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, 1869-09-10

A MAN who came from ''across
the water" relates the following anec.
dote. 1t seems that his father in early
youth displayed an uncommon genius
for the art of painting, and was stren>
uously opposed in his desire to adopt
it as his profession, by the grand
father of our friend By dint at first
of stolen hours of devotion at the
shrine Ofhis souls longing, and finally
Of open study at the Royal Irish
Academy, the subject Of our auecdote
acquired a degree of perfection in his
execution which enabled him to shape
out iuto tangible form, before the eyes
of his admiring friends, the dim crea>
lures which had "flitted ore his
fancy's mind before" Upon an occa.
sion it happend that the family moved
their place of residence, and as there
wss no hat and umbrella stand to be
placed in the hall of their new house
the young artist determind to paint
one, which he did with remarkable
force and accuracy. The old geUtle-
man coming in soon after and seeing
as he thought the hat stand, deliber-
ately took of his head covering and
hung it up, as be supposed, on one of
the hooks, when as a matter Of course
the hat fell to the floor. A second
and third trial resulted in the same
manner. The old gentleman then be.
coming impatient, exclaimed, "D-n
the hook, I'll try another" He did
so and was deceived. At this junct.
ure his daughter stepped from the
parlor into the hall, and observing
the Intellectual efforts be was making
remarked to him. "Why, father,
that's no stand it is only one of our
Mikes tricks" "D-n the fellow"
said the old gentleman. IL was al
ways opposed to his painting. Now
| see what it has coma to-"
, 1869-09-10

OREGON INvEgTIoN.-Mr. g!
Howe, of Astoria, showed us last
Saturday, an invention Of his which
will doubtless be highly appreciated
by all equestrians. 1t consists of
rings for girhs which are SO made
that the rider can tighten the girth
without dismounting from his horse
BY merely pulling upon a strap pass.
ing through the rings. This strap
is held in its place BY tongue work
ing upon the principle of a lever, the
lower end pressed upon the horses
side, and is held the more firmly the
the tighter tho girth is drawn; Mr..
h. has fled a caveat in the Patent
Ofice and applied for a patent. His
invention is simple and destined to,
become of general use, as the cost OF
manufacture will be comparatively
small, and the convenience Of the
thing very grest'-OregOnidn.
, 1869-09-10

GETS A NoTICE.-It will be seen
that Philip Ritz comes in for favor,
able notice in the report of Mr..
Claxton, one of the Pacific Railroad
Party. The writer of the report lit,
tie dreamed that in thus referring to
little Philip he was giving promin>
ence to one of the greatest hum
bugs-so far as his ability goes-in
in the country Here at home where
he is known, be is so uoimportant
that the Assessor of taxes failed to
make even a return of his name, but
abroad, by means of blarney and i'm
pudence, he manages to have him
self regarded as a great man. Verify,
humbug is great, and Ritz is its
prophet.
, 1869-09-10

CHINESE SUFFRAGE. - Bakers
Onion denies that the radical party
is committed to Chinese suffrage.
Senators Sumner, Cameron, Yates,
Morton, and all the great lights of
the radical party say that it is. The
question arrives whether we are to
accept Baker or the Senators we
have named as the exponeuts of rad
icalism. Most people, we take it,
will accept the Senators as authority.
and leave Baker to the business OF
"shaving" his customers.
, 1869-09-10

ApLEAsExrstOry,W which does credit
in small way to woman's honesty,
has come to light. In 1856, a
Southern lady, spending a summer
at the North, became Interested iu a
moor seamstress. Sewing machines
Ters not as at:ainable as they are
now, and the lady bought one for her
protege, telling her she might pay for
il in time, if she chose. Nothing was
heard of her till the war, when the
bepefactress came North, in the con-
dition Of many refugees. almost pen.
niless. To her surprise, she found
the money for the sewing machine 10
the hands Of friend waiting for her.
, 1869-09-10
ourcK rnrr.-Mr. B. Dusenberr, form.

Quick TRrP.-Mr. Il. Dusenbery, form
erly 6 partner in the firm Of Dusenbery
Bros, but for the past few years residing
in Europe, arrived here on Friday last,
and for the future intends to make WAlla
Walla his home. Mr.. D. informs rs that
he made the trip through frOm Hamburg
Germany, to San Francisco in eighteen
days travelling time, Mr.. D. is accom-
panied BY his brother, Mr.. N. Dusenbery,
formerly Of WallA AWalla, but more latterly
ofSan Francisco, where be is engaged in
mercantile pursuits. Both these geutle>
men express themselves well pleased
with the growth and general healthy
appearance Of Walla Walla.
, 1869-09-10
A BARGAIN.

He asked me for the choicet gift
Twas in my power to give;
| could not say my lover nay
And so bade him live
Within my heart !
o, loving heart
Thy faith on faith was stayed;
On bended knee, be promised me
A price-he has not paid
He pledged his honor, and his truth,
To love till death should part;
With love b e bought the prize be sought
And thus obtained my heart.
o, happy time
o, happy cline,
Through which we idly strayed !
What Joy was ours, as through the
flowers
A fragrant path we made
But soon we reached the outer edge
Of this our Eden land;
Where love had reigned, aod haprS
feigued
To do the Kings command.
o, loving heart
o, trusrful heart
How was thy trust betrayed !
With love be bought the heart he
sought,
But has the price been paid!
i'll should live a thousand years,
ne'er again should know
The same regret, or could forget
Those days of long ago.
When first my heart,
This foolish heart
Its choicest wealth displayed
With love twas sought, with love
twas bought,
Bet has the price been paidF
The careless tone-the unkind word
The changed and chilling mood,
Are these,the things affection brings,
To prove its promise goodF
o, foolish heart!
Be 10th to part
With love, though love euticei
So sharp a trade with hearts is made,
That few will pay their price
, 1869-09-10

New SroRE.-We learn that Mr.. Wer~
theimer has leased the store lately oc>
cupied by Messrs. Phillips & O'DOnuell,
and that be intends to open the same in
a week or two with a general stock Of
assorted merchandise. Mr.. W. has long
been engaged in the Walla Walla trade,
and know how to accommodate GUS
TONERS.
, 1869-09-10

FUGIrIvE FROM JUsTIcE.-A man nam-
ed Perry Heron, was arrested at Walla
Walls, on Saturday last, on the charge
of being q fugitive from justice. The
arrest was made By Sheriff McAuliff, and
is based upon an indictment found 10
the District Court for Marion county,
Oregon. The accused is charged with
having assaulted a brother>in.law, with
intent to kill. The Sheriff of Marion
county is understood to be now on his
way here with a requisition for the ac>
cused. The prisoner was released on
giving q bond of $500, to await the arr
rival Of a requisiEiou from Oregon.
, 1869-09-10


Items From the Territorial Capital,
We are permitted to make the fol.
lowing extracts from q private letter /:
oErHriA, W. T, August %, 1859.
Business is quite lively here, OIym.
pia and Seattle have made more pro-
gress this year than any one year be.
fore.
The radicals are in pretty wrangle
and jangle just now, about the Pub.
lic Printing. The Secretary brought
out a nephew with him named
Rodgers, who is reported to be
wealthy, and who, it was reported,
came to start a bank. This man
Rodgers is the Poblic Printer9 and
be in turn has let The contract to
Messrs. Sam Coulter, Rice, Kelley,
Randall Hewitt, and one or two 9th
ers-Gar6elde's strikers - none Of
whom, excepting Hewitt, ARE printers.
The consequence will be somebody
will be swindled, "to make it pay"
even if feverything goes smoothly in
the Legislature, which is doubtful.
Prosch, Gum and Gale are ter
ribly exercised about the matter, but
dare not say anything, hoping that a
crumb Of comfort may be thrown to
them yet. There is fun ahead. Prosch
was ''disloyal' about the time Gar
6elde was nominated, and received
assurances from the Gar6elde party
that be should have the printing.
Thus may such mercenary "cusses"
ever be rewarded.
, 1869-09-10

REPLENisHING tbs CRY TREAsURY.-
During the month of August Special
Officer Blampied made arrests of num-
ber of individuals charged with violat~
ing city ordinances. The fines imposed
upon these parties footed up $27 so, all
of which goes into the city treasury.
This is doing pretty we'll considering
that Mr.. Blampied is paid exclusively
by private subscriptions.
, 1869-09-10

ANOTHER ARREsr.-Sheriff McAultf
yesterday arrested q half>breed Indian
who escaped from the Umatill" county
Jail, some three months since. Walla
Walla is scarcely the place for fugitives
from Justice.
, 1869-09-10

JAMES O'MEARA has retired from
the editorial control of the Idaho
"World." Reason l-health. Uu-
der bis management the World, has
been an able and efficient exponent
of democratic principles, and we re-
eret that he is compelled to retire
from a position be is SO we'll fitted 10
adorn.
, 1869-09-10

'DocToR, what do you think Is the
matter with my little bcyf Why
it's only a corrussti6ed exegesis anti
.pasmodically emanating from the
germ of the animal refrigerator pro-
ducing prolific source Of irritability
in the pericranial espidermis Of the
profunity. sAh' that's what / told
Betsy, but she lowed it was Wurrunss.
, 1869-09-10

TIE ANNUAL MEErIEG of the United
Baptist Association will commence on
Friday the Gath of September, at Fields
School House, on Mill Greek. A genee>
al Invitation is extended.
, 1869-09-10

WARN. - The thermometer at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon, marked 90
in the shade. This heat after the late
cool spell was anything but unpleasant,
and caused even lazy people to sweat.
, 1869-09-10

BUSINESS. - We noticed the Colley
Bros, loading up their teams yesterday
at Jordan l. Co.'s. Their freight was
mainly -four, and an assortment of gen.
eral merchant
, 1869-09-10

In one of bis plays, Addison makes
an undertaken thus upbraid q mute
who had laughed asA funeral: "You
rascal, you. l have been raising your
wages for the last two years, on con.
ditiOu that you appear more sorrow-
full, and the higher wages yOu receive
the happier you look"
, 1869-09-10

Brass BAND BALL.-The Walla Walla
Brass Band will give ball on Friday,
the oath of September, the proceeds of
which will be applied to the purchase
of new music. The gentlemen compos-
ing the Band have exhibited great liber.
ality in profferiIg their services on public
occasions, and our people should signify
their appreciation by generally patroniE-
ing the ball.
, 1869-09-10

HEBREW New YEAR.-The stores Of
Messrs. Sch xabacher Brothers, N. L E.
Brown A. F:auk, Dusenbery Brothers,
and J. Bauer, were closed yesterday in
honor of the Hebrew New Year. With
the Isarelites New Years is one of their
most important and holy days, and all
good Hebrews faithfully observe it.
There Is only one other day, the day of
Attonement, that is held in equal rever>
euce BY this remarkable people.
, 1869-09-10

Two countrymeu went into q
hatter's to buy one Of them a hat.
They were delighted with the sam.
pie, inside the crown of which was
inserted q looking glass. What is
this glass for?' said one Of the men.
The other, impatient at such a dis.
play of rural ignorance, exclaimed !:
What for? Why, for the man who
buys the bat to see how it FITS him.
, 1869-09-10

ONE by one the cherished ideas
which we have held about public
characters Of "ye olden times" are
being swept away by the rude hand
Of the seeker after knowledge, and
the antiquarian. Having learned
that William Tell is a myth, that
Mary, Queen Of Scots, was a much
less character than we have beer led
to suppose her; and that Washing>
ton was a hard>swearing and gruff
sort of a character, we are now told
that our estimate Of John Hancock
is an erroneous one, and that bis
ideas of honor we're not Of the very
strictest nature. Or this Western
paper says: A recent writer, the ven,
erable DR.. Tappan, is cruel enough
to cast from the pedestal on which
American patriotism has placed him,
one of the chieiest of our revolution
ary idols. "No man" he writes" has
probably been more overrated than
John Hancock. He was rich, lived
ostentstiously, aud was very geuer.
ous. Almost everybody with whom
he traded was obliged to sue him.
My father told me that one could
seldom pass the Court House in Bos.
ton during the time, without hearing
the crier of the Court proclaim from
the doors:eps: "His Excellency,
John Hancock, come into Court,
make answer to A. B., or you will be
defaulted." He would present to
clergyman, for example, on election
day, a suit OF clothes, and the tailor
would have to sue the Governor
for payment, and so in numerous
other instances. His widow, Madame
Scott, who married Captain Scott,
master of one of Governor Haneock's
packets, told me in my youth that
on one occasion the Governor invited
the whole Senate of Massachusetts to
breakfast with him without giving
her any notice. She said " We have
no milk for the coffee for so many
persons" And he replied, send the
servants out to milk the cows on the
common 1t was the custom then
for the inhabitants to send their cows
to crop on the public common, so
that this was one of the most dis
honorable tricks imaginable This
testimony of our severe old iconoclast
will surprise many, no doubt, and
grieve many, too, who have grown
into veneration of this illustrious man
as one of the fathers of this country.
1t is not unlikely that Mr.. Tsppan
may find himself subject to a fierce
persecution, for thus exposing the
faults of an idolized hero, at the
hands of his decendants, just as
Bancroft did when he ventured TO
to question the military capacity of
General Green. However, Hancock
is not tue only man 10 public life
who 10 those days dishOnOred his
position. 1t may do those good who
are continually moralizing on the de>
cline aud decay of public virtue iu
these degeDerated days, as compared
with the good old times, to con
the testimony of true tradition,
touching the characters Of the mem>
bers of orr FIRST Congress. The late
Judge William Jay related that
while he was boy he heard Chan
cellot Livingston say to his father:
Jay what a set of id rascals there
were in the old Congress i We
may rest assured that there was about
as much human nature in man in
the good old times as there is now,
and perhaps we are Aot so degenerate
as the crokers say.
--~~~~-~~-~--aos-~~~~~--~-
, 1869-09-10

FArHER BRoUILLEr will lecture on
"Spiritualism," on Sunday next, at 7
P. NJ, in the Catholic Church. Subject
The Origin and cause Of the spirit
NANTES tations.
, 1869-09-10

BoQUEr.~We return thanks to Master
Eddy Dugau for Gsupurb eoquet, which
be has placed upon our table. 1t is COM
posed of % varieties of flowers, most
conspicuous among which, are the mag
ni6cent dAhlia, and beautiful aster.
May the pathway of the donor through
life be as bright and beautiful as the
colors of bis boquet are rich aud varied.
, 1869-09-10

ABEL HAWKINS, IL in the country, Is
requested to call at the SrArEsxAH of
fee, on business that requires his attsn.
tion.
, 1869-09-10

PAY UP.-Those interested will read
Mr.. P. NJ. Lynch's card, 10 another
column.
, 1869-09-10

MoNrANA.-late accounts FROM
Montana represent the crops as fair,
but still the production will not By
any means be equal to the demand.
, 1869-09-10

Why is the road of transgressors
so hard ? Because it is so much trav'
elled.
, 1869-09-10

TIE GRAIN TRADE.-We notice oats
and barley coming in freely, and being
stored away by our merchants. Tue
price paid for good, clean barley or oats
is If cents; inferior, II cents. The SELL
ing price for barley and oats is 2 cents.
The barley crop this year has turned out
much better than the wheat, and as a
consequence is in fair supply.
, 1869-09-10
NE North Paciic RaIIroad Parry.

Jay Cooke & Co, have kindly
furnished as with . copy Of the re.
port made BY Rev. R. B. Claxton,
one of the gentlemen composing the
"RailrOad Party"thas passed through
Walla Walla, in the latter part Of
July, on their way to make a rscOn>
noissance of the route for the North
Pacifc Railroad. It will be recol.
lected that Mr.. ClaxtOn only accom-.
panied the party as far as the cross
ing of the Toucanon, and then re-
turned and proceeded home, travel
ing by way of Boise, aud reaching
the Union Pacific Railroad at Indian
Greek, whence be jourueyed the
balance of the way by rail. Mr.. C.'s
report is quite long, and tracing the
whole history of bis journey on the
Pacific coast, he is everywhere pro-
fuse in bis praise of the country, the
climate and people. 1t would Occu-
py more space than we have at our
disposal to give the whole of this
most interesting report, and SO We
must be content with extracts. Hav,
ing described the journey overland
from San Francisco to Portland, and
thence TO Puget Sound, where he
goes into extacies over that most
magnificent sheet Of Warer," the
chronicle is continued and an inter,
esting account given of the return to
Portland, and the subsequent asceut
of the Columbia River. The parry
reached Wallula on the 18th of July,
and here we let Mr.. Claxton speak.
, 1869-09-10
ION pRINTING of every descrip

TOB PRINTING oil every ueschiP
lion dome to order and on reasonable
tsrms, Orders for any of the following ar
ticies will be promptly filled:
RooKs. BLANK CHECKS,
p.NPuLErs NOTES OF HAND,
EINDRILLs. ORDER BOOKS,
pIIrtcVErs. STEAMBOAT BILLS,
oivcrIIRs STEAMBOAT CARDS,
Inv;totions. Bills of Lading,
aus,Srss oARps. cERTIFICATEs,
n,,,uvAns SHOW BILLS,
CONCERT BILLS, CHECK boOA''
pposRAGNEs, RL'K RECEIPTS,
ADDRESS CARDS, DRAFTS,
BLANKs OF ALL KINDS.
, 1869-09-10

oeciaou was reached with unfeigned,-
indeed, with painful, : reluctance.
trust that it was, 10 your opinion, justi>
ned BY the facts Of the case, for | still
believe, on careful review, that my re.
turn was for the best interests Of the
expedition.
GRAIN AKIN GRASS
Returning TO Walla Walla. In Mr.
DuRau's = carriage. | had new opportun.
ity to admire the vast hills covered with
grass on which millions of sheen and
cattle might be fatteued. but which
were vet almost untouched. Fifty Years
hence, a crowded population will end
ample subsistence, where now ALI is
solitude.
In the valley Of the Touchet and oftbe
Walla WailA, the bottom,lands are al>
most all taken up; perhaps oue.ha of
them cultivated, and the yield Of grain
is enormous. Trees grow readily, Wber
ever pains is taken to plant them and
near the little streaulets there is aiways
an ample growth of cotton. wood, alder.
etc,
IDAHO AND MONTANA.
In Walla Walla, while waiting for the
coach (which would not leave until FRI.
l.
, 1869-09-10
sTeekIp StatestaatI.
published EVERY FRIDAY EVENING, BY
WIN. H. N r. w ELL, ,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
.,aace Statesman Building, Third
Street, near Main Street.
TERMS INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
RATES OF sUBsORIPrIoN:

'One square (ten lines or less) four in
For each additional insertion. LOO
One square per year. .'''''.'' '''''ooo'00OV ~
Two squares or more per square. 'zO'0O W
alfyearly per square. .'.'..''''''' low
Advertisements Of one-fourth Of column
or more viii be inserted by special con-
tract. -.i..,.,..
nT To insure insertion, advertisements
must be handed in as early as Thursday
and the number Of insertions desired shoula
be noted on the margin, :therwlse tney
will be continued until forbidden.
, 1869-12-18
Notice Of Distribution.

TN the Probate Court of the County
l. of Walla Walla, Territory Of Wash,
ington.
In the matter of the estate of Samuel
R. Moss, deceased:
On reading and filing the petition Of
R. Jacobs, Administrator of the estate
of Samuel R. Moss deceased, setting
forth that be has filed his final account
as such Administrator 10 the matter of
said estate, and that the same has been
duly audited, alloTed aud confirmed,
and that a portion Of said estate remains
to be divided among the heirs Of said
deceased, and praying among other
things for an order Of distribution Of
the residue of said estate among the per-
sons entitled.
Itfs ordered that all persons interest.
ed in the estate Of said Samuel R, Moss,
deceased, be and appear before the Pros
bate Court of said County Of Walla
Walla, at the Court room Of said Court
in the City of Wa!la Walla, on Tuesday,
January 25, A. D. 1870, at ten o'clock
A. NJ. of said day, then and there to
show cause why an order of distribution
should not be made Of the residue Of
said estate among the heirs and legatses
of the said Samuel R. Moss, deceased,
according to law. 1t is further ordered
that a copy of this order be published
for four successive weeks before the
said 25,h day of January, A. D. 1870,
in the Walla Walla STATESMAN, a news,
paper printed and published in the City
and County of Walla Walla.
..... R. GUIcBARD, Probate Judge.
Walla Walla, Dec. 3, 1869. 5l>4w
, 1869-12-18

To THE FARHsRs AzD PUBLIc IN GEN
ERAL.-Your attention is called to the
new and eomplsts stock lately received
from San Francisco, consisting Of the
finest and best beaver and cashmere
business suits, overcoats, Gericks,
French black beaver and doeskin pants,
aud dress coats, . 6ne and complete
stock Of Gents under garments and
cashmere over shirts. Our stock OF
boots are from the frst Eastern and San
Francisco manufacturers. A full as.
sortmeut Of blankets for family use.
Our stock Of Ladies' dress goods, con>
sists Of the newest patterns aud latest
European importations, together with a
full stock of Ladies', Misses, children's
and infants shoes. A full assortment
Of groceries aud .crockery- We call
the particular Gttentiou Of Farmers 10
the fact that we are prepared 70 sell our
stock 10 exchange. for their produce,
butter and eggs. Give Us a calf before
you 90 elsewhere, and examine our
stock. WERTBEIMEa BRos--
At Phillips Tinsmith Old Stand. =
, 1869-12-18

VIsIToRs.-We acknowledge the com.
pliment of calls from a number of es-
teemed friends 0Et5cse who are from
abroad, we name Messrs. 7. Mansfield
and A. Theodore, two young gentleman
who have been engaged in merchaudis>
iug on the Spokane for several years,
and are now on their way 10 San Fran.
cisco for the purpose of purchasing a
new stock. Also, Mr.. ". Whitcher, the
mail contractor between Walla Walla
and Montana, and q clever, courteous
gentleman. And last, though not least,
our old friend THEODORE, of Umatilla,
who in company with bis wife visits our
Valley for the purpose Of recreation.
The friends named and all others will
End that the latch >string of the STATES
NAN Office always hangs out.
, 1869-12-18

U. S. LAND OFFICE, VANCOUVER, W.
T., November 18th, 1869.
COMPLIANT having been entered at
~ this office by Jacob A. Keuoyer, of
Ealla Walla county, W. T., against Hen
ry Smith, for abandoning his homestead
entry, No. $50, dated August 18th, 1864
upon the Sc of the SW /, and the s
of the Sc ! of Sec. No. 20, aud the SW
I of the SW I of Section No. 81, Town.
ship No. North, Range No. 81 East, in
Walla Walla county, W. T., with
view to the cancellation of said entry:
the said parties are hereby summoned
to appear at the Office of ]. II. Blew.
EFT, Notary Public, in the cily of Wal.
la Walla, on the 4th day of Jannary,
1870, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said
alleged abandonment, and we do here,
by set apart Monday, the llth day Of
January, for the bearing Of this case
at this office.
JOSEPH NJ. FLETCHER, Register.
S. W. BROWN, Receiver nov2Ow6
, 1869-12-18

services from the county, and provided
further, that IN the county Of Walla
WaIla the Probate Judge ofsAid county
shall be paid out Of the County Treas,
ury OF said county, an annual salary OF
seven hundred dollars, 10 lieu Of al
fees above allowed; and that the fees
above provided shall be collected by
the Probate Judge and by him be paid
In kind 10 The County Treasurer Of said
county for the general fund. and take
duplicate receipts therefor, one Of which
shall be flsd with the County Auditor
Of said county.
, 1869-12-18

JOIN SNELLINs, a half.breed, confined
10 Fort McAuliff, on . charge of grand
larceny, was detected a day or two since
in the attempt to cut bis way out OF the
Jail. Immediately on the discovery, be
was ornamentsd with q pair Of Gard>
ner'S ShGckles, weighing IS pounds !;
With these bracelets on, be is not likely
TO make very fast time even IL be does
manage to get out.