, 1868-09-04
WalIuIa Correspondence.

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| EDITOR STATESMAN Time still rolls on we
commence to-day, the "sear and yellow leaf "
of 1868 Since last l wrote you, have travelled
some; seen some things serious, and some things
that were really amusing, all of which have
made note of, and shall in time, portray them
in their true colors. Now to business: For the
last month we have had unprecedented fine
weather for the time of year, only two or three
hot days, and even these exceptions of but two
or three hours duration each our evenings.
nights and mornings, always cool and pleasant.
The Columbia is slowly but surely dropping out.
The Government vessel is at presen. (under com.
mand Of Lieut.. Huber) engaged in taking phre.
biological survey of (that is, examining the
bumps ") Homlie Rapids, about four miles
above Walluls. Lieut.. H. expects to get through
this week. Two of the Boise stage robbers
passed through here last week, in charge of
Sheriff Seitel, and yesterday five more passed
through Umatilla, from Grand Roude valley, in
charge of Sheriff Gregg. This makes seven in
all there is still nineteen more of this gang,
skulking round in the mountains between Uma>
tilla, Wala Walla and Boise. By confession of
one of the parties, the band consists of twenty.
six persons, and 1 am assured that that if they
are not too quick, at least majority of them
will be taken, perhaps before this reaches you
They are all known, and will have to leave the
country, or take their chances at long spell of
cheap boarding, by command of Judge Deady,
of Oregon, for robbiug the mail. One of the
| narties in cbor0a Of CbariH Ca;toI no;J -.
a short time after the stage was robbed; he was
dressed in the height of fassion so much so,
that to us poor dark and benighted people, be
at once became the observed of all observers"
He remained here three or four days The day
before be took his departure he solicited situ.
alton as bar-keeper in one of the saloons in this
place; not succeeding in this, he proposed to
take drink; this proposition the " boss" could
not quite see clearly, without something to make
it manifest, when the aforesaid " hombre " drew
forth twenty-five cent piece, and volunteered
the information to the " boss " and the bystand.
ers, that, that his last cent" thought
it rather singular admission for man to make,
dressed as fine as he was. How he reached
Walla Walla next day l have not heard but
will venture the cover of that last piece of his
that be did not walk, and that the Stage Com
pany did not lose anything by his travelling be-
tween here and Walla Walla.
Newspapers seem to flourish now days to an
alarming extent, but whether the proprietors do
or not, l can't say. Olympia, the Capitol of
this Territory, seems to be the Matching place,
as well for newspapers, as intricate political
humbuggery, and per consequence, every polit,
ical aspirant must have his paper Only think
the little town of Olympia, town of two hotels
and three saloons, with an actual voting popu,
latiOn of about 300, (not counting the whole
precinct, Olympia only constitutes portion of
the precinct,) having fve nepspapers! One,
straight out democratic paper, to four repub,
lican. A lively time must John Miller Murphy
have to contend with all these, but then, John
will have an advantage in having four locals to
Gull from, and can thereby make his the best
paper (as it now is) of the whole batch. We
will name these heavy vets :" First on the list
is the Democratic Standard which represents the
democracy of that section Of the Territory no
mans organ, but a party organ edited by John
Miller Murphy. Then comes the Tribune
would be party organ, on the republican side
were IL not so contoundedly held in chancery by
the four contending factions for "posish in
that little precinct. This paper is ready to fall
into the arms of either faction, hence don't al
low itself to say much in favor of, and nothing
against either faction it is ready to become
an organ as soon as some one sends it the oil to
grease its machinery. The Tribune is edited by
Charles Prosch. Then comes the Transcript. 1t
is an organ; but not organ of the whole of
the republican party of Olympia. There is
man living in that precinct that can tell YOU
HoUe much of an organ it is, and who it does
its grinding for. Next in order comes the Ter
ritoridL Republican. This is another organ dc.
tdeto, but, like the Transcript, one. sided organ,
run in the interest of Garfield, and established
to gobble up all the small fish to feed that great
expounder of democracy, Johnsonianism, con-
servatsm, republication, and lastly radicalism.
The next in order is the Temperance organ, but
as it has not yet appeared, cannot call it by
name, nor give the name of its editor. CUMrUx
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CHARLES BEN DARwIS.-This modern Prinpus
has left this Territory at last, and suddenly, too
When the Anderson arrived at Seattle, on Thurs
day last, Judge Dennison, who was on board.
sent note to Judge Darwin, stating that he
was going to Olympia to qualify as Judge
Darwin immediately adiourned his Can't ,ooL