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, 1867-08-16

GRAssHoPPERs This curse has fell upon
the farmers Of Lemhi Vallry. Nearly all the
vegetables in the valley have been DESTROYED
We 5ave witnessed them in large numbers
in California, Oregon, and other portions of
the Parific coast, but never in such nbund-
anee as in this section of the country for the
past week. We hear ofseveral acres Of veg
etables, below on Salmon river bottoms,
entirely demolished in twenty minutes! and
at the same time number of men trying to
keep them moving, BY using brush whips
his will be heavy blow upon the farmers
OF this valley. and also upon some Of the
merchants who have trusted to the crops to
turn out well in order to get their pay for
goods and supplies furnished What few
there 10 saved will command good prices.
so it is san i'll wind that blows nobody
good. ."-LrmM Ners.
, 1867-08-16

BOULDER REDIvTvUs--lt will be recollected BY
the Older inha habitanis, who were in the Territory
in 1868 and early in GA. that considerable ex,
citement was occnsi"nrd by The discovery of gold
on The above named stream, and number Of
stampedes took place to that section. Work to
limited extent was done, hut the returns were
not as large as those who were after placer Dig
gnVs wnnfed--in fact not considered as a "big
thing and was, therefore, abandoned. Atten-
tion has, however, lately been directed to the
region, Prospecting has been done more carefully
and thoroughly than formerly and the result has
been that good pay has been struck The bars
are extensive. can he worked by hydraulics, and
will give employment to large number of men.
The diggings are situated about eight miles
above the road leading from Helena to Virginia
City. and on the new road leading to Silver Bow
and Argenta. There is large Mt of ground
remaining unclaimed, and TO those wishing to
engage in mining operations we know of no bet.
ter locality to try their fortune in than the Boul
der.-HOntdna Post
, 1867-08-16

The lMMIGRATIoN.-Thu far this sea-
son comparatively few Of the immigrants
have come into this Valley for the purpose
OF settlement. This, notwithstanding there
still remains large amount of most desira>
Ole land open TO pre-emption. As rule, the
immigrants start for Oregon, and with them
Oregon means the willamette Valley. With
their heads thus set it is useless to talk with
them of the superior advantages offered to
settlers cast OF the mountains. Advice is
thrown away upon them, and they hurry on
down TO the land of web.foot. There thew
vege;ate for year 1.-TWO, experiencing the
inconveniences incident to q wretched CHM
a'e, and living IL country far removed from
a market for its surplus products. A brief
period Of this kind of life effectually cures
them, and then they are only too glad to
lind homes cast Of the mountains. The i'm
migration Of this season is no execution N
the rule, aud Of the hundreds who are now
rushing to web foot, it is safe to say that a
large majority of them will be back here
Inside Of year
, 1867-08-16

SWEETWATER MINES.-The Tedetie NJ
July 3lst says the new mines are at tbo
heads of Strawberry aud Willow Creeks
near The South Pass That paper gets its
Information from men of The editors long
acquaintance and are men not given 10 70.
mancng. That paper says the existence Of
numerous gold bearing quartz edges on the
north side OF the Sweetwater is demon.
STATED fact. With ordinary hand mortars
selected rock was being pounded out at
yield of7from S25 to $40 day to the mortar,
and even as high as Sl0O The existence
Of placer dggings had not been discovered to
any great extent; some two or three guch>
es only. Lite prospecting for placers had
been done. We have seen a great many
specimens OF the quartz rock, and they are
exceedingly rich in gold. Parties, also,
found silver quartz and copper veins in the
same range. The course of the veins is
northeast southwest The country is slate,
so far as known, with plenty of water and
delightful climate. Lawrence Corrin,
known as Capt. Lawrence, and Tony Scholl
were killed by the Indians about noon of
the 22d, and Orrin Taylor was killed the
same day. The Indians are numerous and
very hostile, There are no miners or pros.
pectors in there now The Indians commard
the situation
, 1867-08-16


THE FIRST OF THE SEAsoN.-On Fridav
evening and Saturday morning, three emf,
grant wagons arrived in Virginia from the
States, being the only ones that have yet
arrived. One belonged to some Iowa men,
another to Rev. Chas. King. and the other
to Mr.. Vim. Lewis. The latter left St. Joe
on the 2lst Of April, accompanied by G. D.
King, and in travelling along they finally
found themselves portion of train Of 60
wagons, destined for Colorado, Utah, Idaho,
Montana, Oregon and California They
were repeatedly attacked by Indians, but
lest only one man. A large portion of the
train stopped in Denver, fearing to attempt
the trip to the localities they started for, and
the balance journeyed on until they reached
Fort Bridger, where they divided up. The
immigration is light.--MontGna Post
, 1867-08-16
TaXatfOn.

While our Congre,smen, politicians, and
statesmen g are bOthering their brains in
order to solve. the problem of How Not to
Do 1t in the matter of reconstruction while
their energies are bent on carrying out vis>
ionary theories for elevating The new y made
"freedmen" to the rank of rulers, or plum.
dering the country and pocketing the spoils,
the people arc staggering and grooming un.
der what the New York Post properly styles
as absolutely The worst tax system known
among civilized nations" The poorer and
middling classes, especially, are being actu
ally crushed under the weight of their 6nan>
cial burdens. Their energies are crampcd,
their industry hampered in every way by
the most oppressive, and, because unneces-
sary, the most unjust system Of taxation
ever imposed upon people. A man cans
not put forth his hand in any direction to
labor, 10 create, to produce, without being
met by on army Of tax gatherers, who stand
by ready to crush him. With unprecedenl-
edly high wages, lahoring men still do not
live so comfortably as when they apparently
ma Ie far less money; with real labor FAM
inc, we see, strikes all over the country
onr foreign commerce is crippled many of
our most important home industries are dis,
ablei and languishing; the people are suf-
fering, and growing constantly more discon,
tented Taxes are so levied as to fall heav
lest or those who are least able to bear them.
BY system of taxation which Tor stupidity
cannot be excelleJ, cottons and all domestic
goods have been increased from one hundred
to two hundred per cent in value To llusr
trate how taxes are heapcd upon taxes for
articles of family necessity, we will refer to
canned fruits, etc. For the privilege of pul>
ting up these articles the manufacturer is
taxed; he is taxed on the amount he mann.
fac'ureS he sells to retail grocer who is
taxed for the privilege of selling them, and
who has to pay tax on the amount Of his
saes; and finally, before the can or package
can be taken away by the purchaser, it must
he taxed again. and a stamp stuck upon it,
Nearly every article of necessary consump>
ton is subject to this sort of septuaccsimal
taxation, by which It's cost to the consumer
is increased a hundred per cent or more.
What more mOnstrouS than the tax on match
es! The manufacture is taxed for making
them, the seller is taxed for selling them,
aud when the purchaser buys twenty-five
cents worth Of the matches, seven cents of
the purchase money goes to pay nuuther Tux
tho stamp tax. The system works the
same everywhere in relation to every thing.
What makes it worse, is that this taxation
is absolutely unnecessary. The country is
at peace with all the world and the revenues
OF the Government are hundreds Of millions
IN excess OF its necessary expenditures for
the army, navy, civil service, interest on
deGts, aud respectable sinking fund. The
truth of the matter is, that if the immense
burden of taxation under which the industry
OF the Nation is now staggering, is not soon
relieved, the country will fall beneath the
load
, 1867-08-16

The MErEoR.-Montana papers of August Sd
nave full accounts of the meteor OF the st ult.
They all agree in describing it as a most brill
liant exhibition of heavenly fireworks. Victoria
papers also speak of it in the same general
terms, and say that "its brlliancy was unequal
ed BY any previous msteoric display in that lat
itude." From the accounts received, it.would
seem that the meteor was seen all over the Pa
eiic coast, and allowing for the difference in
longitude, at almost exactly the same moment
of time.
, 1867-08-16

ORo FINo.-This mne is yielding richer ore
than ever before. The last run of seventy tuns
cleaned up $40 .00O-over Sl4O per tun and there
is much more of the same class of ore in sight in
the mine and some out. 1t is placed beyond
doubt that the Orc Fino stands at the head OF
rich quartz mines. The Company is in perfectly
easy circumstances and has the ready means to
meet all just demands against it, and with the
rich ore in sight will pay the stockholders fine
dividends this year. The value of this mine can
hardly be exaggerated. few weeks more work
will enable the Company to supply compile OF
mills and the Morning Star, toO.-0Vyhes Ava
ldHche.
, 1867-08-16


NissoULA MAIL. - Tue Department is paying
$4,000 per annum for tri,weekly mail from
Wal'ul" TO NissOua City, Moatana Territory
oFing to the out-ofthe.way route followed, and
the character of the service. little or no mail
matter either comes or goes that way, and the
Government is literally left in the position of
paying out this large sum of money IN order that
one or two solitary horsemen " may have the
pressure OF passing over the road between the
points named. The miR, as originally carried
oy Mr.. John Altman, was a convenience. and So
regarded by the public tut uadsr the present
arr"ngementit is simply worthlsssl Postal Agen;
D'ooKs has been looking into this Missoula mail
ou''ne'', aud has asked the permission of the
Impairment to make such changes as the public
convenience demnnds. Meantime, the contractor
~'' eO0''nne to draw his s2o ,Ooo, and plunder
the OoTernmSnt to just that amount.
, 1867-08-16
NOTICE.

TN THE MATTER OF THE CoPARTNERsHIP
Il Of JOHNSON g. BESSE1TE. Notice Is hereby
given THAT the undersigned has been duly authorized
by order OF the Probate Court Of Wa:la WaIa Coun-
w. TO settle up the copartnershiP business Of the ate
nrm. All persons Indebted 10 said firm are request
ed to come forward and settle. All persons having
claims against said firm required 10 present the
same. properly verified, within year from date
or be forever barred. A. BESSETTE.
Walla Walh, August o 1867. s5-lm
, 1867-08-16
WARREN's CAMp.-M, 1.i,

WARREN's CAMP.-Mr. Leland
the Lewiston journal, under daIs Oc S'tHs .'M to
ren's Camp August 4th," as follov" war.
ters 10 this camp are still in fou,;.I;aa'N Ia'N
condition mining is still condno,os s"ning
vigor and good returns: Some psw with
we're opend 10 June upon the be;ab, o'alns
Summit Flat, where most b.va S near
there could be no gold. The hat,;e' opposed
q Co., consumed about six weeks i, I..,fd ward
their cabin, opening their claims SSunrGing
sluices, washing down and cIeon;"n ;uu0lng
To-day they brought down their ooISs 7 up.
and weighed IT. and found they had Ios gGss ~
o., worth sl3 per OF. equivalent to 90 90 sau 10
60. This is not near an equal to so"-" ,o%'
old claims in camp, but is worth no.: SovieS oil
an instance where new gropnd ug as
miles out of camp has turned out well S slt
eral claims along the creek below Tho oe''
average regularly from 81 900 to 81 9OO OtOWn,
week. Hardly any claims which ara pea
worked, yield less han their Sc nsr do Uelog
the hand, and nearly every man not srs say %
on the quarlz leads, is employed in Iseu eif
mining. 1t is estimated that full 500 men 1ost ost
now In the camp. Business in the tOwn %e
active and much money is constantlv oh..
ing hands. The season of this activ;," %
but short during each year, bu, is vs,n :!
tractive while it lasts. In quartz s.y, ~
new discoveries have been made dnr;Ua .,Si ga
past week. One near the keystone ahon. .oe 'oe
inches wide, which yields some yerv oooS
looking ore of silver. 1t is called ~.
Mountain Monarch. Another vein of sinon,.0
red and yelioT quartz, four feet wide h..
been found near Summit Flat II con,.;a |
gold, and is supposed from its position anS
the character of gold it yields, to have sIr- T1
plled from Its decomposition, the gold Obtain.
ed by Ward d Co., before alluded to. tn.
shaft on the Martinas vein has been deensnaS
and some remarkably rich silver ore mo-
duced. The rich strata is not large Tbaso
is also gold strata of shout two incb., in
thickness. The vein is full twenty incbs,
wide at the bottom of the shaft. In sinking
this shaft some very rich samples of silver
ore have been found apart from lbe vein. and
there is doubt Of their having come from tbi.
vein. Some are fully of the belief that sp>
other reV rich vein is in the immediate vi.
cinity, which has produced these specimens
Considerable work has been done on the W
b. Knott vein near the discovery. The vein
1t Is now thought will prove to be two and
a half foot vein. Most of the claims on ,be
tllc Jacet vein to about 25 East and 35
West, have been fully represented. The
Bamboo vein is beginning to attract atteu,
ton: It's about three feet wide, and is pro.
ducing some very good ore.
, 1867-08-16

THE WHISKY LEDGE is being put in the
condition Of paying mine, and SO far as
worked is really profitable mine About
five and one half tuns of the ore we're sold
at the mine. and the buyer made money on
the Transaction. We are not accurately in.
formed, but believe it 10 be no ezaggeration
TO say this lot of ore gave a gross yield Of
near two hundred dollars per ton. The
vein is improving as it is deveoped-bofL
in size and richness. The owners manage
the working and recently built new house
at the mine and are putting the works in
better O,cyhee Avnldnche.
, 1867-08-16

EASTERN NEWS Late dispatches state that
the jury in the Surntt case failed TO agree they
stood for conviction and for acquittal. The
President has notified Secretary Stanton that bis
resignation will be accepted the latter refuses
10 resign and most likely will be suspended from
the duties Of his office. The President has de,
eided to remove Gen. Sherifsu from his com.
m"nd nt New Orleans; Genena Grant opposes
the change.
, 1867-08-16
LEGAL NOTICE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. that the under
IN signed will apply TO The Board of County Com
m'ssiOners. Of Walla Walla County, w. T., at their
next meeting. which shall be held twenty days or
more after the 10th day Of August, 1867 for license
to keep and run Ferry Snake river, at the juno
ton Tucanon and Snake rivers at the point known
es Kellogg Il Caldwells Ferry landing.
Walla Wnlla, W Ta j W. GROOM.
August Is. 1867. r35-3w1 A. MORRISON.
, 1867-08-16

STILL RUNNING. We notice that Charles
"es'moreland, a lawyer of the Fargo stamp, il
candidate to represent Humboldt Bay in the
california Legislature. Charley used to hang out
MS sninGle at Dalles, Oregon, where be played
the role OF "bilk," and finally run away, car.
rying with him the money of too coufiding eli.
ent'' He is what is known as a mean Southern
man. and Of course is of the radical persuasion
In politics. An accomplished Jeremy Diddler,
the people Of Humboldt Bay will be badly sold
II they eject Charley to represent them in the
Legislature.
, 1867-08-16
NOTICE.

A IL PERSONS knowing themselves indebted to
"A the firm Of FRANK & WEI THEIMER are
houfrd to come forward and make settlement, on
or before the 18th September. All accounts remain
ing unsettled after that date will be put in the hands
Of an officer for collection. Grain taken in payment
S-tf FRANK e. wERTHEIMER-
, 1867-08-16

ExPEDITIoS.-0ur latest dates from San Fran
cisco, per U. S. mail, are to tie 27th July or
tWeniy'one days to make distance of less than
one thousand miles. This may be fast country,
out the mails are any thing but fast.
, 1867-08-16

GREEN RIVER NISEs.-A gentleman writing
from Salt Lake says he has reliable informa,ion
that the Green River mines are among the ricbest
ever discovered. The party that went from Salt
Lake were driven out by the Indians, and three
Of their number were killed, sealped and nor.
ribly mutilated.-Aontaaa Post.
, 1867-08-16

DELiseUESr.-Miehael HeAly, who for nearly
two years has had the STATESMAN sent to bis ad.
dress, at Pioneer City, l. T., has gone of and
len an unsettled newspaper bill. Pass him
along. = IL. -'''
, 1867-08-16
WHITMAN SEMINARY.

TINE FALL TERN OF SCHOOL. in whitman
i Seminary, will commence on MONDAY the ID
Of September next. under the instruction OF REV z.
EEll.S and MISS NJ A. HODGDON. 35-u
, 1867-08-16

In Walla Walla (ity. August llth, 1857, by W. r
Horton, Justice of tie Peace, at the residence Of the
brides father. k. MACK. Esqr to Miss S. N. Cook.
At the same time aTd place 6y the sume J. l. Cook,
Esq to Miss Eta PARRISH.
, 1867-08-16

a COOP THING. - The Salt Lake Tele7rdph
announces that hereafter it will charge So each
Tor the publication of marriages and births !;
dealhs Tree. Considering that the Mormous are
mnehly given to marriage, aud that as a conse-
1uenee the responsibilities" are numerous. the
SAINTS organ evidently has a good thing.
, 1867-08-16

THE SoUTH Pass MINES From gentlemen and
private letters from Utah. we learn that the In.
diaus have gotten the best of the miners in the
Wind River Mountains, and have driven them
out. It is generally understood that there were
not over l5O or 200 men in the mines, and the
Indians killing two or three of them, the rest
packed up and are returning to Salt Lake The
plscers are reported to prospect well. and one
quartz ledge discovered was very rich. The
mining region is situated near South Pass. OF
its extent we are uninformed, but experienced
miners are pleased With the appearance of the
country and believe it abounds in the precious
etals.-Aontand Post.
, 1867-08-16

iHt Idaho h'Jid devotts a whole column ,o
"e purpose Of urging its readers to sappou The
" regularly nominated candidates for ron,,.L,-
~. ana justice Of the Peaeer' This is playing pol.
care 10 60; EN0P'e "0uId
, 1867-08-16

OVERLAND MAIL.--lt Is a small bit of cousola>
tion TO residents this side of the Rocky Moun.
tains TO know that those on the other side are
getting walked up to the fact that the Overland
Mail as now pretended TO be carried is a fraud
upon the Nation. The New York Tribune has
been tefegraphed from Utah md advised mot TO
send papers overland as the bags are used to fiji
mudholes." We should have had several hur.
dred PHpers-exchanges- New York thus
Tar In 1867, and as yet have not received over
twenty-five numbers all told. Exchanges and
papers to bonHide subscribers are ns much re.
qulred by law to be carried overland as are let
ters, yet Washington dispatch shows that an
effort is being made to convince the Department
that only transient matter is not carried nd tha
'be law interdicts the admission of such matter
in the Overland Mail without the payment of let.
ter postage. This is the dispatch to which we
refer dated August I'd:
The Postofice Department is in receipt of continual
complSlnts from Idaho. Nevada and Utah that tran.
sent newspapers and other printed matter ure not
delivered by the Overland Mail unless prepaid at
letter postage rates. This il in accOranca with the
law, for which there is no remedy but tho repeal Of
the obnoxious law by Congress.
The "ohnoxious law" ought TO be repealed
and the obnoxious mail contractors must be pun.
ished in some way before the evil will be RENE
died Every well posted traveller or person who
has papers or letters due from the East, knows
thAt Inc ABOVE dIsphtch is only intended an
excuse for the swinde, and indicates a determi.
nation 10 not amend the "old thing" In this
one Camp Of 0wyhee, we know of scores of per>
sons WHO are bona6de subscribers to Eastern
papers, and have not received one-tenih of them.
If the Department officers have not made I'M
their minds to have their sense Of duty forever
blunted and themselves become purchased tools
Of the "ten million capital" Company, We NAV
yet hope that a beneficial reformation will be
-I-,As eks
siton Of clearer demonstration, than that The
Overland Mail is not carried according to law.
and that there is no reasonable excuse for the
failure.-Owyhee .ApGidnehe
, 1867-08-16

THAsKs-To s. P. Denny, Esq, for box Of
very 6ns blaekberries.
, 1867-08-16
The Grave of Whitman

NOliOH STATESMAN On my way up to Wala
"alla, a few days since, as wa were passing the
o'd whitman Mission" +" my attention was call.
ed 10 Inc fact that the graves of DR.. Whitman
and bis wife are enclosed with only the pIainest
kind of board fence, and have no tombstone or
mead board to mark their resting place. think
that the Inhabitants of Walla Walla Valley. and
also other portions of Washington Territory and
oregon, would readily contribute toward the
erection of some suitable monument or tombs
stone over the graves of those early pioreers, 10
whom we are in no small degree indebted for
tne privilege of living to,dAy on American soil.
have, therefore, to ask that YOU call attention
to this matter, and suggest that some proper
person be appointed to receive snbscriptions
hoping that you will lend your aid in this mat.
ter, | remain,
Yours truly, J.H.D. GRAy.
We cordially second the suggestion of our
friend, Capt. Gray, and trust that measures may
at once be taken to carry it into effect. The
people of this Valley, as well as of the whole
North Pacific coast, owe DR.. Whitman A deb, of
gratitude, and will contribute literally toward
erecting monument to his memory. DR.. WIS
old pioneer friend and asso ciate Rev. Mr., Eells
would seem to be the proper person to lead off
In this undertaking, and we have no doubt that
be will lend his assistance in the manner cons
templated by our correspondent
, 1867-08-16
Daiies corresnondence.

DALLEs, August IL, 1867. !
EDITOR SrArEsMAE With this letter you
correspondent will cease writing from the Dallel
It is his intention to pay visit to the Atantk
States, stopping several months at San Fran
cisco. Having been a resident Of the Dalles fot
several years, and shared 10 its prosperity ani
adversely, he need scarcely say that be leaves Il
with regret
, 1867-08-16

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RufYianism Checked In virginia.

General Schodeld seems resolved that ruff
flanism Of every description shall find Old
Virginia hard road to travel during the ex.
istence Of his military rule over the District
Lewis Lindsey, the negro conventionist who
uttered such seditious and violent language in
Richmond o day or two since, has been
arrested on the charge Of melting an insurrec-
ton, and win be tried by military court. At
the same time we learn that large crowd Of
DULLES and ruffians, black and white, assembled
TO witness brace Of prize fights, one between
two white pugilists and the other between two
negroes, were surrounded by the military at
Fort Albany yesterday and two hundred OF
them taken into camp The radicals will
no doubt be as highly indignant 1t one Of
these arbitrary acts Of the military commander
Of Virginia as the crop-hared bruisers in gen.
eral will be at the other.