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Year: 1866

THE IMMIGRATIoN.-Thus 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,
able land open to presumption. 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 east of the mountains.
Advice is thrown away upon them, and they
hurry on down to the land of web-foot.
There they vegetate for year or two, expe,
rlencing the Inconvenience incident to a
wretehed climate, and living in a country far
removed from market for its surplus pro>
ducts. A Ibrief period of this kind of life
eHectually cures them and then they are only
too glad to find homes east of the mountains.
The immigration of this season is no excep-
tion to the rule, and of the hundreds who
are now rushing to web-loot it is safe to say
that large majority of them will be back
here inside of a year.
Year: 1866

kooTENAI MINEs.-The expressman in
forms US that this season will about let the
white men out of the Kootenai mines. The
majority of the miners have already sold
their claims to Cinnamon, and with another
year the Z" Johns" will hold undisputed
sway in the KoOtenai country.
Year: 1866

SALT LAKE FLOUR. Our Salt Lake
exchanges state that the mills in that Valley
are being provided with improved machinery,
and that the intention is to turn out -four
fully equal to the best Oregon or, Eastern
brands. Salt Lake Valley produces an
excellent quality of wheat, and with proper
milling facilities there is no reason why -four
from that locality should not take rank with
the best in the market We mention this
fact for the benefit of our own producers
In future about the only competition we
shall encounter in supplying the mining dis
tricts with -four will come from Salt Lake,
and hence it becomes important that cur
millers should sustain and even improve
upon the present high reputation of Walla
Walla -four.
Year: 1866

STORING THEIR CRoPs.-The Oregonian
states that very many of the farmers in the
Willamette Valley will store their grain
crops rather than sell at the low rates which
now prevail. The conviction is very general
that the present depression in the grain mar.
ket cannot continue for any length Of time,
and that those who hold on to their stocks
will realize an advance
Year: 1866

A "prcsto change" comes over them
BOTH Dcservedly anonymous.


4 year elapsed, and 10 what change
The young grocer now going up hill with
the power Of n steam locomotive, costom-
ers fockcd to his store from all quarters,
and even many had loft the old establish.
ed stand on the opposite corner, for the
young favorite. There was n mystery
about it which puzzled the old grocer
sorcly, aud which he could not unravel
lie at length became nearly sick with
losses and aggravations and with vain at
tcmpts to discover the secret of his neigh
boris success.
Year: 1866

A MODERN CoAT OF MAIL.-The Par
is Nord says that the trial of light coat
impenetrable to musket shot, invented by
NJ. Charles Bernard, was made few days
ago at the Belgian Tir National. The
experiment was made with cavalry car
bine, after having been tested and regu-
lated, was placed upon stand pointed
at the level Of the breast. Mr.. Bernard
placing himself at the distance of a hun
dred metres, commenced by taking of his
coat, and showed that between his breast
and bis capote there was absolutely moth
ing but his shirt and his waistcoat. He
then put on his capotc, which is flowing
garment falling to the ground, and COW
cred his head with steel casque, the
shot was then fired. The public were
greatly moved when they appeared to see
NJ. Bernard stagger aud fall. Happily
he had only made false step in STOPPING
to pick up the ball, which had struck him
a little above the waist and to the left
side The ball, deadened against the
stuff, had fallen at his feet, and he came
running towards us to show it. At a
short distance he threw the ball to the
marksman, crying to them not to approach.
Not yet having taken out patent NJ.
Bernard absolutely refused to let the gar
ment be examined by which he obtained
SO marvellous result. The ball was on
ly slightly beaten out of shape, and bore
on its point the impress of the stuff. The
inventor offered to renew the experiment;
but, in presence Of the result obtained,
those present declareda a new experiment
unnecessary. the coat is said to weigh
very little, so that there can be no objec-
tions to it on the score of its burdensome.
ness.
Year: 1866

No CARRIAGE.-"Does your officiating
clergyman preach the gospel, and is his
conversation and carriage consistent there
with Z" was circular from a bishop to a
church warden of his diocese. A veteran
near replied: "He breaches the gospel,
but does not keep carriage"
Year: 1866

The above enigma, which should be
studied and practiced by all, we saw post
ed in one of the windows of store the
other day. That no one may lose the
meaning of it, we give the explanation,
"Hand over what you owe."
Year: 1866

The Atlantic cable, from the point
where it leaves Valontia island to the spot
where it was landed at Hearts Content,
is precisely 1866 miles in length. It's a
queer coincidence that it should have been
perfected this year.
Year: 1866

The shipment Of Oregon salmon to
Eastern Atlantic ports is becoming quite
feature of the export trade there. A
single firm on the Columbia River, it is
said, ship on the average 500 barrels an
nually to the New York markets.
Year: 1866

and speaks in behalf of majority; and ne
appeals for and against an armed minority


In the cases above supposed, the usages Ito
the law of primogeniture, the entalllng OF
estates and the establishment of rehgion)
are assumed to have been effected peaceably
and to express the viii of the majority. No
call therefore, emanating rom majority,
can reach the Federal Government, and in
the absence of such call it has no authority
to interpose. The rule of the majority Is
the fundamental principle of Republican
ism; and where it prevails, it matters little
under what forms the government is essen
TALLY republican. Besides, such changes
would be mere matters of domestic polity,
il no way affecting the proper execution OF
the laws of the United States, nor changing
the relationship of the State or its citizens
to the general government or to the other
States, and so there would be no pretext for
interference on these grounds The other
two topics representation and taxation, and
the question of Suffrage) will be discussed in
another communication If.
Year: 1866

THAT "MosBs. Persons that are
opposed to the policy of the President in
restoring the Union, says the Cincinnati
Comercial, ,quote often and unctuously the
speech made in Washington in which he
promised to be the Moses of the negroes
of the South. if they could not find bet


ter leader Perhaps some of them will
favor US by making known wherein the
inconsistency which they assume to ex-
ist in the Presidents course is shown.
Have not the negroes passed through the
Red Sea, or war of freedoml 1t is true
they have not got out of the wilderness /;
and that is the very situation in which
Moses left his followers. When and
where did Moses confer upon the chill
dren of Israel the right OF suffrage !!
Were the Mosaic laws submitted to those
over whom they were established for
their approval or disapproval? If the
right to vote is to the negroes ofto-day the
equivalent to the entrance of the Jews
upon the promised land, remember that
the latter wandered forty years before
the were found worthy the fulhlllment OF
the promise. So that guns spiked :,
Year: 1866

Nothing was asked of us inconsistent
with our selfrespect, or with our convic-
tions of the duty of a journalist at this
juncture. We shall publish nothing in
consistent with public order, and We de-
fy any one to show when we have ever
done so. , We stated that we intended to
support the Constitution and the laws,
we simply reproduced the positions al
ready taken in the Examiner We sup
port the Constitution-the old one hand
ed down by Washington and Madison
as it now stands"
Year: 1866

The veto Of the President, and his speech
made in justification of his course, and ap
pealing from the radical element in Congress
to the people is receiving from the radical
press throughout the North hearty condem-
nations All the vituperation that disap-
pointed ambition can command, all the NAL
ice that defeat of faction can inspire, are
hurled at him. 1t is often the case that the
last'kicl of dying monster is his most fu-
rious one. There can be no doubt but that
every effort viii be made 10 improvise meet


ngs whose object will be to denouncc his
policy and array in opposition to him a strong
party But we have 50 much confidence in
the iuuJiassed verdict Of the moderate and
conservative men Of the North, that We have
little fear Of the result In two States, Mas
sachusctts aud Wisconsin, the Legislatures
have already pronounced against him But
we must recoIlect that these Legislatures
were elected long before the questions
which have divided the President and the
radicals were opened. Elected before OF just
after the close Of the war when party
feeling. and all the sectional auimos-
ity engendered by the war, had but
been exaggerated by the assassination of
Lincoln, we can but express the belief that
they do not represent that feeling Of the
people which time has softeued down to
more just and humane principles.


New Jersey has already refused to censure
him and by this act alone, a tacit endorse
ment Of his policy is made. The people can
have no fear Of his course. In his own Ian
gLage, they may yituperate, they may SLAM
der and condemn him, but he viii stand by
the Constitution and the right. Some old
writer has said that in every just state one
Of the departments Of the government should
always be impartial to the people The
course of the President in thus carrying out
this principle cannot fail to bring to his sup
port that great body of the people, who, d s.
carding all party ties and sectional animOsi-
ty, will have for their object only the good
Of the whole country and the prosperity of
all the people. Let us weigh well the words
of the President when he said: This gov
ernmeut can only be administered upon
those great principles of Cancellation and
concession that gave it birth
Year: 1866

Capt Semmes will be tried by a military
commission, assembled under the order on
the President. He will not be tried as pi-
rate, or for treason, but for cruelty to pTis-
oners. But his high humane character is
the strongest kind of evidence that he is not
guilty of such an ottense. But it is so easy
to find swift witnesses, to testify as their
prejudices or passion or supposed interests
may prompt. l see already in the public
prints an invitation to his crew and officers
to come forward and testify against him, of
the assurance OF personal amnesty to them.
Wash Corr. n .. Crescent.
Year: 1866

The GREAT EUROPEAN CGRCUs.-The street parade
Of this establishment which took place yesterday
morning was by far the finest Of the kind ever seen
In this city, and attracted an immense gathering of
tho people, who thronged all the streets through
which it passed. 1t far exceeded our expectations
and even old "showmen" were obliged to confess that
1t was far ahead of anything in the show business
they had ever seen before. We have not space to
give full description oft but we can assure all who
did not see it that they missed a treat. The per
formances within the canvass yesterday afternoon
and evening gave much satisfaction as the outside
display, and were witnessed by as many persons AZ
could be packed into the immense canvass The
riders are good; the ladies pretty and graceful;
the acrobats tumblers and trapcze performers agile
and skilled the performances of Mr.. Pierce with the
lions, are daring and thrilling; the programme is
excellent, and all the departments are well managed
so that it has all the elements and requirements of


first class circus twill remain three days on Belair
lot and on Thursday will open the corner of Green
and Columbia streets There will be another parade
On Wednesday.
Year: 1866

BURS1NG OF AN ORPHAN ASYLUM AT SYRACUSE
On tuesday evening the Orphan Asylum and School
by hre Several buildings in the vicinity were also
totally consumed. Part of the main ediice of the
Asylum was saved, but large part of the furniture


alsQ quantity Of wood, coal and tobacco, wv
Year: 1866

DAVE JoHNsToN's REoPENIEa-Dave Johnston,
whose well known hat store under the St. Charles
Hotel G went up = during the war, while Dave was
travelling in the country for his health is going to
reopen tonight Heisnot exactly at his old stand,
but he is just opposite, and can walk to his door
any time and look his old stand square in the face.
We are advised that he viii have something on
hand tonight besides hats, and we acknowledge
the receipt Of polite invitation to assistn at the
entertainments. Tomorrow he will speak for him
self in long advertisement to his old friends and
the public generally.
Year: 1866

Somewhere near Camden lives q man
who is not smart enough for Jersey.


Last Fall he wanted to leave hone for a
nsoash or more, but had to take
charge of his pig so he proposed to neigh
Dor that he should take the animal home
and fatten it, and then keep one half when
it was time to kill.


The bargain was agreed to. The pig was
transferred to Smiths pen, and off went
our friend on his journey.


He was gone fly week, and the day of
his return walked over to see his pig.


He found Mr. Smith with his shirt sleeves
rolled up, hard at work dressing hog.


''Halloo - cried our friend, and slight
suspicion entered his mind that he had been
sold. What have you been killing?'


Our pig" answered Smith, as cool as
an iceberg.


"Our pig?' faltered the victim


Yes l thought it fat enough to kill
But you needn't be alarmed; you will get
your hall. -


Our friend returned home sadder and a
wiser man. He had paid about twenty-five
dollars for a week board for his pig.
Year: 1866

sipated the next morning by letter that
came to her in the first mail. 1t contained
cheek for five thousand dollars, together
with these words:


The boy that you SO generously received
ten years ago, and have so tenderly cherish
ed since, will never be taken from you. The
mother. forced to relinquish the babe, dear
er to her than life, is now in heaven. The
father, who so basely torsook his child, and
her whom he had sworn to cherish, is un-
worthy of so sacred trust. In the s.
Bank you will find the sum of twenty thou
sand dollars deposited in the name of your
adoptt son, of which he is to come into
possession when he is legally of age, and
the interest of which is to be appropriated
to his support and education during his
minority


To this singular letter there was neither
date nor signature. There were various
conjectures- in regard to the stranger, who
had been in the village for some days, and
from whom it was evident this letter came,
as well as the package received the night
before.


But when Arthur recalled to his mind the
look Of sad, remorseful tenderness with
which he had regarded him, he felt that it
must have been his father Yet he often
ed mother, that he wanted no dearer friends
than those he had already had. And as for
Mrs. Williams, among all the blessings that
surrounded her, there was not one that
brought her purer joy than he whom she
had taken to the heart, when friendless
babe, as her New Years Gift.
Year: 1866

''Let me look at some collars said a
gaunt, rough looking fellow, addressing the
proprietor of country store not hundred
miles from Montreal.


with pleasure, sir, was the response
and the stock of collars was shown to the
customer who fumbled them over, and then,
with gesture of contempt, turned away
with the remark that they were not the
kind he wanted.


What kind do you want?'' queried the
shop keeper. I'VE have almost every
kind ~


"Well it's secesh collars-thems the
style for me"


walk right this way; we have that
kind too, was the response, as the shop
keeper unrolled about eight feet of hempen
cord, and quickly twisting it into a loop,
held it up before the astonished gaze OF the
''secesher.


He had no more to say, but quietly took
his departure.
Year: 1866

A boy whose honesty is to be more COM
mended than his ingenuity, once carried
some butter to merchant in exchange for
goods The butter having beautiful ap-
pearance and the merchant desirous of pro-
curing such for his own use, invited the boy
to bring him all the butter his mother could
spare. II don't think she can spare any
MORE. said the boy, ''for she said she
would not have spared this, only rat fell
into the cream and she did like to use it
herself
Year: 1866

Jennie Hamilton, a fast young girl of Mil
waukee, was lately married to her burglar
lover, John Craig, by the Chief of Police,
and together they started on bridal tour to
the State Prison, where, after honeymoon
of two years they will be set at liberty to
commence the labor of life and love with
new views
Year: 1866

The threatened cleansing of Dauphin street Of
the class Of inhabitants by whom it has hitherto
been occupied, is awakening the usual amount of
opposition that might have been expected from
the dozen property-holders who lease this prop
erty, and various impediments to the execution of
the ordinance are thrown in the way of justice.
One of them is to.aiect ignorance as to the real
ownership Of the property, or to attempt to shift
the responsibility upon some other male party to
whom it has been subleased. AS the plea of
these parties will be that there has not been sui
cient notice, we are authorized to state that the
announcement which has been published in the
city papers will be deemed sufficient warning,
although the parties have in point of fact been
individually served with the notification, and that
on the 10th inst. the law will be rigidly enforced
UOrOner's Tnquest@-Death by Fan From a


Gallery.


Yesterday morning, before daylight man by
the name of Charles Ludwig Honold, of Germany
was found dead beneath the second story gallery
in house at the corner of Bourbon and Custom
house streets. The deceased had but one leg, and
perhaps his death was to some extent, influenced
by this fact. We give below the evidence of The
only witness whose statements were taken


Robert Reimer s,oorn-Liyes at the house





Have known him for twelve months, and during
that time he had been much addicted to drinking.
On Monday night, at about 70 O'Clock, he left the
store of Mr.. Wenger. He was drunk, and had to
help him to his room Arrived there, l told him
to go to bed but he did not do it. WhenI left him
he had taken his pipe and began to smoke.
heard in the morning that he had fallen from the
second story gallery and did not doubt that his
fall was accidental.


The gallery from which he fell was protected
in the usual manner by railing and how he sue
ceeded in falling over them is a little singular.
a medical gentleman who examined the body
maintained that he must have been oyertaken
with an apoplectc fit after he retired that he
had come upon the gallery for fresh air; and that
he must have died before ne fell. We have to
again complain of the careless manner in which
the evidence before Coroner Burthe is taken. If
the inquest is to be turned into farce, and ver-
diets are to be pronounced upon the evidence of
any one witness who happens to present himself,
the institution might at once be abolished. No
better instance can be given ef the value of
such investigations than the fact that at the in
quest upon the body Of Hern, although police
officer Johnson had delivered himself up as the
author of the deed, the ceronef's court could not
discover by whom the killing had been com
mittsd.
Year: 1866

A punctual man is rarely poor mar, and
never man of doubtful credit. His small
accounts are frequently settled, and he new
er meets with difficulty in raising money to
pay large demands. Small debts neglected
ruin credit and when man has lost that he
will find himself at the bottom of hill he
cannot accaDd
Year: 1866

Out among the sunny meadows


With the sunshine in her hair,
Binding into sheayes the shadows


That are falling here and there;
Singing through the dusky'valleys;
Chasing echoes up and down,
Goes the little maiden Lucy,


With her locks of shadowy brown.
Four sweet summer-times have risen
From the green lapbf the spring.
And the beauty of their garments


Has been over every thing;
Four times have the autumn meadows
Been with golden fruitage ripe,
Since the angels left her lying


Meath the pearly gate of life.
Down and down the sunny future


Lies the way that she must tread,
Very fair it is and pleasant


With the sunshine overhead
May the white hands of the angels


Guide her gently where the light
Reaches to the far off glory


That is never dim with light,
Year: 1866

Returned to the County Commission
ers by the Collectors of the several town
ships and boroughs for the taxes due
and unpaid thereon for the year 1865
and previous years, in pursuance of
the Act of Assembly in such case made
and provided. In pursuance whereof
the said Treasurer will expose the said
property to public sale at the Court
House. in Clearfeld, on the. I'd Monday
of June next, (the l1th day.)
Year: 1866




ALBANY, March 30, 1865
THE RUSH LEGISLATIVE COMMENCED.
The business OF the week has been rush Of various
important measures TO a maturity which should bring
them all TO issue Proporoned 10 the advanced stage
OF the session, Is OBVIOUS that there well regulated
system o. information maintained between tho two
chambers, that such to be killed are
passed from TO me other for that purpose Is
deemed expcdient large number Of heavy matters
have thus been forced through the Assembly TO get them
out OF the way Combinations being formed in either
house the measures they had blocked all local and
necessary laws in the chamber where they happened
be The last Of these-except, perhaps, the Capitol
bnl-wll pass through the Assembly this week. fhen
will tho crash. The Senate has also cleared It's
calsndar In the same way The effect OF these tactics
win be the passage Of all necessary measures the out
Of all the Jobs and an adjournment fully within tho
hundred days-say In fortnight


BROADWAY CRossrows RAILROADS. DISPOSED OF.
The Broadway and Cross,own Railroads bills up
tonight motion 20 make them special order,
when the motion lost for want or the necessary two
thirds vote. The vote-53 TO a2-lays the schemes
aside aud substantially quets the apprehen5ions OF tile
opponents OF Broadway railroad





Tho passage OF the Pro Rata bill begins 10 have
alarming aspect TO the rHroad Interests OF the State
The formal decision OF the managers OF the Central road
Is declared here by Dean Richmond TO be that they will
not oppose H. they have an important measure rela
ing 10 their rates OF fare pending They WILL therefore,
let tho pro go into effect the Legislature want IT,
They then have their fare bill with rish In this
event The Central has fought pro rata for years, with
out aid from the other roads, and, having
found themselves the only concern saddled
with fare restriction, they propose 20
settle that immediate interest regardless
OF the freight question this year This conclusion Is OF
the most momcnious importance 10 all the other roads
The bill regulating freight which has passed the Assem-
bly,, will cancel every prospect OF dividends on the
through In this state, II not suspend OF them
The Central managers have any ntes for passengers
they may desire II they will concedo the question OF
equality approach 10 q compromise way freight.
Senator Foger and the strongest In the Senate talk
of notifications In the Assembly b aud then its
immediate