©N&IUAL &RNCIC£.
Fur lite Guzcllt.
THE WHITE WAVE OF ELUE.
BT MART OF MIFFI.IV.
When the pale spring heguile<l
The wild wolf from hi* manger,
From a far western wild
Came a sorrowing stranger.
Hr step, like the fawn's,
Cross'd the eagle's high eyrie,
As she wandered forlorn
By the white wave of Erie.
When the shrieking pine® bent
O'er the Aztec's lone daughter,
Her wild song was blent
With the wail of the water;
For she sang 'mid the storm,
Through the night, long and weary,
Till the blush of the dawn
Kissed the white wave of Erie.
" In a wild mountain home,
Belted chieftains are grieving,
While the chaplet of gloom
Dark-eyed maidens are wreathing.
Their bonfires are dead,
And their wigwams are dreary,
Since the vVhile Dove has fled
To the white wave of Erie."
" They have traced the lone bird
O'er mountain and meadow ;
I have list to my wierd
'lVeath the council oak's shadow :
But my footsteps were light,
O'er the vast rolling prairio,
And my watch-fire is bright,
By the white wave of Erie."
" I have trailed the fierce Sac
To his murder-staiu'd dwelling,
I have crossed the red track
Where the Otwas were yelling,
I have passed through the lair
Of Sioux so wary,
To my white love's cold bier,
By the white wave of Erie."
Ere the autumn winds rushed
To the breaker's loud thunder,
Her songs were all hushed
in a long dreamless slumber ;
When ihe spring's pallid sheen
Crested wild clilfand eyrie,
Her lone grave was green,
By the white wave of Erie.
Kishacoquiilas Valley, Junu, 1 c 40.
For the Gazelle.
MK. EDITOR. —In my article of last
week relative to Failures in Business, I
burrowed some sensible statistics relative
to expenditures, and endeavored to im
press them on the minds of the young
and giddy who will, in the course of ten or
twenty years, become the active poition
of the community. The weather being
almost too warm to mdtte an entirely
original article this week, and being with
al a lit tie lazy or a little sick—l don't
know which—l purpose interlarding this
communication with an occasional extract,
i must request, however, that if any of the
extracts, or remarks <t mine, should suit
Mr*. Fop, Mrs. Fool, .Miss Slump or Miss
Goose, thev need not think I mean them
particularly. So here goes. YOUNG MAN,
Never marry a girl who is fond of being
always In the streK—who is fond of run
ning to night meetings, who has a jew
eled hand and an empty head—who will
see her mother work and toil while she
lays iu bed and reads novels or feigns sick
uess —who is ashamed to own her mother
because she dresses plain, never learntgram
mar, or was accustomed to thn etiquette of
the drawing room—who is always com
plaining that she cannot get money enough
to dress like Miss So and So, or go to par
lies like Such a one, who wears her shoes
(dtp*hod or has a hole in her stockings and
is to lazy to mend it. Should you get such
an one, depend upon it you will have a dir
ty, untidy, miserable home and life of it.
But the kind, affectionate, tidy girl who
helps her mother, is always ready and anx
ious to accommodate mother, father, broth
ers and sisters ; who i 9 kind to the poor ;
who dresses neatly and according to her
means ; who is always cheerful and fond of
accommodating others; if you can, get such a
treasure and your home will i>e a paradise.
*• Boys do you hear that."
If you do, relTct and profit by if. It
matters but little whether the giil of your
choice is rigged up in fip calico or twenty
five cent gingham, it the hooks and eyes
are' together, and the dress at least in
part free from dirt, grease and holes. I
know full well that those who have to la
bor from morning till night cannot well
avoid soiling a dross sometimes or prevent
a stray ringlet from slipping out of the
comb, but, lor all this, there is no necessity
for being always in that plight ; and hence,
if you find a girl in such a condition more
than once a week you'd better cast a sheep's
eye somewhere else, lest instead of finding
an angel,you discover that you have got hold
of one of the other sort. So much for
this matter.
On the subject of Behavior in Company,
LEIGH RICHMOND gives the following ex
cellent advice to his daughters :
"Be cheerful and not gigglers. Be sc
rioiH, but not dull. Be communicative,
but not forward. Be kind, but notsurvile.
Beware of silly thoughtless speeches ; al
though you may forget them, others will
not. Remember God's eye is in everv
place, and his ear in every company.—
Beware of levity and familiarity with young
men ; a modest reserve, without affectation,
is the only safe path. Court and encour
age serious conversation with those who
are truly serious and convertible; and do
not go into valuable company without en
deavoring to improve bv the intercourse
permitted to you. Nothing is more unbe
coming, when one part of a company is en
gaged in profitable and interesting conver
sation, than that another part should be
trilling, giggling, and talking comparative
nonsense to each other."
With Leigh Richmond, 1 dislike these
gigghr*. We have those among us who
laucy they are the big bogs of creation,
but who giggle and whisper at home, in the
street, in stores, in cake and ice cream
shops, and who can't even put a decent de
meanor on their fly-Irap mouths >vhen at
church ; yet if any one were to rata* a
whisper -that these are not accomplished
ladies ! patterns for poor young ladies and
inrad girls who cannot sport their silks and
' sjtins daily in ihe streets!! tlie elite
of society!!! at least a storm or whirl
; wild of" abuse wouid pour down upon his
'or her devoted head. But reader, it is
nevertheless true lor all that, and sorry am
1 to say it, only too true.
Having now given something for the
. O
j girls to read, 1 intend to give some of the
1 boys a rap or two across the knuckles
the very fust time 1 (eel in the humor —I
will, by jingo.
PETER PLAINDEALER.
For the Gazette.
MR. FRVSINGER —The designing por
, tion oi the locofoco party ullect much as
tonishment at tho appointment of the pre
sent Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia.
: To us this seems to be as uncandid as it
is unfair, as it is not unknown that the
Surveyor himself is rn >re of a locofoco
than a whig. He was the Aid de Camp
of Cov. Porter, and voted for him. He
publicly expressed his preference lor Jas.
Buchanan for President. Besides, as we
are informed by the best authority, five
out of seven letters addressed to the Head
of one of the Departments, in favor of his
appointment, are from prominent and lead
ing locofocos, and two of them from loco
foco Directors of that well and ably con
ducted institution, the Bank of Lewistown,
of which Board of Directors the Surveyor
is saiJ (for the short time in which ho
officiated as a Director,) to have been an
efficient member.
If the public interest should suffer by
this appointment, the locofocos are alto
gether to blame for it, because they have
asked for a share of the appointments.
Tliey recommended Wm. B. Norris, and
upon their recommendations he has been
appointed. If, on the contrary, his ap
poiotment be n good one, the locofocos are
certainly entitled to the full credit of it,
nor will the whig party of Pennsylvania
bo disposed to dispute their claim.
FAIR PLAY.
THE GAZETTE^
LEWISTOWN, PA.
SATURDAY, JUNE iO, 'S49.
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The paper will be continued to our subscribers who
twice regularly furnished wood in payment on the
'awe terms as heretofore.
Persons uith whom we hare running accounts,
■ su<A as merchants,mechanics, beware charged *1.50
per annum.
EDITORIAL STATE CONVENTION.
The undersigned publishers of Newspapers in the 17th
Congressional District, concurring with their editorial
brethren generally in the necessity of having an Edito
rial late Convention in Pennsylvania, for the purpose of
correcting numerous abuses now practiced to the josilive
injury of Country publishers, respectfully recommend to
the Fraternity, Ih.at they meet in Piste Convention, at
flarrisbnrg. on TUt fIdDAV, rf.iy •/ .Yovember,
1349, and earnestly urge a general attendance.
The Postage Reform mu.t be effected during the next
Session of Congiess A Law whose practical effect i
110 make the rich richer and the poor poorer, cannot he too
soon erased from our National Statute Book ; and we
; deem the time recommended for a State Convention an
; auspicious one for urging effectually upon our National
Congress the necessity and expediency of a speedy and
permanent change This arid other Reforms immediate
-1 Iv affecting the interests of the Country Press, demand
the prompt and serious attention of the Fraternity, and
j we rail upon our brethren Ihioughout tho Htatetoaet
I w alt us harmoniously and energetically, feeling confident
! that by so doing the Country Press can be placed upon a
proper platform
J h £IIOESAKER, Bell* fonts Whig,
II J 44 ai.reus, l.swislow ,i Democrat,
• Jao FBYMNOES, LEWISTOWN GAZETTE,
\V P COOPER, Juniata Register,
A K MCCLIRR, Juniata Sentinel,
IJAMS* CLAKK, Huntingdon Journal,
WM LEWIS, Huntingdon Globe,
J. PET JONES. Ifollidnyeburg Register,
l> A. Tim OH, Hoilidaysburg Standard,
WM T Wilson, I „ . , ....
GEO. RAYMOND, \ B,ALR COMNTY W
W. 11. RI.AIB, Bellefonte Democrat,
WM. J. PARSONS, Centre Bcobachter,
l.VDwio SHI'ITI, Centre B. richter
EXTRA, containing eightcolumns
of advertisements, accompanies to-day's (ia
zctte.
Notices of Advertisement!.
Messrs. W'EISER &. JOHNSTON have opened a
Daguerreotype establishment in the room over
C. E. Jones' new store, where they exhibit uiul
take beautiful specimens of that art. Those
we have seen are certainly as perfect as any
heretofore brought to our notice, (live them
a call.
Colonel BROWN announces the Staff' Ap
pointments for the Brady Regiment.
ERKELAND &. CARVER, contractors on Sec
tion 70 I'a. Railroad, have dissolved.
The IxEuiaTER publishes a number of notices.
F. J. lIOFFM AN and WATTSON &, JACOU hnve
been appointed agents for the sale of Dr. Mur
tin'ri Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry and
Martin &. Whiteley's National Tonic.
MORRIS, TANKER &- MORRIS, Philadolphia,
inanufacturers of Steam, lias, and Water
Tubes, invite attention to their stock.
N. S. LAWRENCE, Agent for the South worth
Mills, offers for sale a large assortment of
Writing and other Papers. Mercliants deal
ing in the article will find it their interest to
gi/e him a call.
A new subscriber, a few weeks since, paid
his subscription with one of Uncle Bum's Gui.o
IJOI.LVRS ! We should like to have a few more,
but at the same time will not refuse Relief
Notes, whether old or new issue, Bank Notes
of other States—in short, anything that passes
current will be taken in payoieHt.
Si iißEVDEfiF.ii. —Col. Braxton Bragg, of "give
tin m a tittle more grape" notoriety, surrendered
i his hand aud heart to Miss Eliza IJ. Ellis, in
New Orleans, on the 7th inst.
R(II) M FOR MORE.
We have, within the last three weeks, re- j
ceived a large number of new subscribers, and
the prospect is fair that our list will within the j
present year extend far beyond what it has at 1
any time reached. Our friends in the country
can do much for us : a single word, spoken in
due season, has in many instances procured an
additional name on our books, and if every one
were but to exert himself a little, the benefit to j
us would be equal to" the employment of an
agent for six months. Let each one remember
that prompt pay and a rapidly increasing list
are the main stimulants to editors to publish i
good newspapers, and hence it is as much the j
interest of subscribers to add. to the list and pay
their indebtedness as it is to the publisher.
Send on your DOI,I.AR then, at once—it will pay
for the Gazette for a year—and he who is so
poor that he cannot spare tiro cents a week for a
county paper, must be poor indeed. Come
along, gentlemen, there is room on our books,
and receipts ready at all hours of the day.
Declaration of Indcpcntlenee.
That immortal document which, seventy
three years ago, declared our country free from
the yoke of British tyranny, appears on the
fourth page ol to-day's Gazette. On the an
nual approach of that sacred day, let every
American citizen, every son and daughter ot
our fair land, whether native or adopted, give
it an attentive perusal, and long na our fore
fathers are revered, or its principles instilled
into the minds of those in whose hands will
rest the destinies of tins great Republic, nei
ther the machinations ot tyrants nor the vault
ing ambition of men who may seek eelf-aggran
di7.ment rather than their country's good, vvil',
for centuries to come, either shake or subvert
| the noble fabric erected by those who pledged
their lives, their f.rtuncs, and their sacred
honors, Yo maintain the work of their hands.
-
Tnr. SEASON. —Some of our farmers took ad
\ vantage of the warm weather last week and
; secured a portion of their hay in excellent con
j dition. On Saturday afternoon a heavy rain
passed over the upper part of the county, and
| on Sunday some seven or eight thunder storms
| traversed our valleys, no doubt visiting every
i portion of our territory. During one of them,
| the electric fluid struck a tree in a garden in
j town, which it shivered to pieces, but did no
j other injury. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday, though warm, were still pleasant
j compared with the hot days of the previous
; week, and excellent weather for making hay,
j most of which is no doubt housed by this time.
The grain is rapidly ripening, and a number of
fields will be ready for the husbandman at the
, end of the ensuing week, should the weather
j continue favorable.
CHOl. ERA —Reports, we understand, are in
I circulation in various parts of the country that
\ cases of cholera have occurred in Lewistown,
but our country friends may rely upon it that
there is no foundation whatever for such re
. port*. A somewhat sudden death occurred at
j the end of last week, which has been tortured
into cholera, but wo learn from good authority
( that the disease, of which the lady c pokcn of
; died, bore no resemblance whatever, nor par
i took of the character of that scourge. Not a
' year elapses in which sudden deaths do not oc
' cur, and the eases are looked upon as no more
; than ordinary occurrences—why not so now ?
We can assure our readers that no diseases are
prevailing here at this time except such as are
incident to the season. Should the Asiatic
Cholera come here in reality, we shall not be
; slow m making the fact known.
DROWNED. —An inquest was held by GEHROE
DAWS, I'sq., Coroner, on Wednesday last, over
the body of an Irishman, name unknown, who
was found in the Canal, near the Three Locks,
in Granville township, on the morning of that
day. He bad on a linen roundabout and cassi
nct pantaloons; red whisker*; hair slightly grey;
was about o feet 7 or 8 inches high, and proba
bly 4o years ol age. One cent was found in his
pocket, but no papers or marks which would
afford any clue to his identity. The jury ren
dered a verdict of "accidental drowning." The
Overseers of the Poor had his remains enclosed
in a coflin, arid intered on the berm hank of the
canal near the place where he was discovered.
COTTON FAITORIF.S. The succcs which
crowned the establishment of a Cotton Factory,
at Lancaster lias induced others to embark in
the same enterprise, and there arc now two
inorc in the course of erection in that city.
Ilarrisliurg, York, Reading, and other places,
are also moving in the matter, and from present
appearances every town of note in the State
will in a few years have its own Cotton Factory,
lake every other business, the manufacture of
cotton goods is no doubt profitable when pro
perly managed, hut we should much fear that
the establishment of such a number, within a
short period of time, would overstock the mar
ket, ar.d cause serious loss to those who embark
their means in tiiem, unless peculiarly favored
in location. Lewistown, we believe to be one
ot those places which, despite of panics and cri
ses, would afford an ample market for a factory
of the kind—the trade of an extensive back
country centering here—with water power in '
abundance—and facilities for transportation
equal to any town in the State ; and if some of j
our own citizens will not soon embark in an un
dertaking of this kind, w have no doubt there
are keen-eyed capitalists in the eastern cities
who will ere long discover our advantageous i
position and eagerly secure it.
AN UNFORTUNATE LAO.— The Carlisle pa- j
pers mention the dentil, by drowning, of u lad, j
named LIIAKI.km LA1.1.10, aged 14 years, SUII
of respectable parents in that place. A few
years since he lost his hearing almost entirely
by scarlet fever. Six months ago he wis run
over by the cars, and one of his legs had to be j
noiputnted close to the thigh. His recovcty
was almost miraculous, but, though maimed
tor life, he participated as far an he could in j
the active amusements of boyhood, until lie has
finally ended his melancholy career by being
drowned. l*oor boy !
The Clearfield Banner has changed its litl to
" The County Dollar," and is now published at
one dollar per annum. Though heretofore the
locofoco oriran there, it now professes neutral
ity in polities—-a state of betwixity and between
ity our brother chips will find it difficult to
maintain when the tug of war again comes on.
We wish them success, however, in their un
dertaking.
The Hon. James Buchanan has placed $4OOO 1
in the hands of the City Council of Lancaster,
the interest of which is annually to bo appropri
ated to the purchase of wood and coal for the
uso ol' poor and indigent females of that city
during the w inter season. Pretty well done for
an old bachelor ! Would there were some of
the same stripe in Lewistown.
A writer in tlie Bellefonte, Democrat is push
ing JOHV 1). MEEK for a third nomination to the
Legislature, and thinks the principle of chang
ing representatives every two years is not a
good one. Our "democracy" understand these
things better—they are one term, two term, or
three term, just as it suits, and don't care, a but
ton about the principle—or if they do, they
change it to suit the man.
Bitsvnv AMP WATER are recommended in some
of the papers as a cholera preventive. The
New York Tribune tells us how to mix the in
gredients, as thus:—To a bucket full of fresh
spring water take three drops of brandy, mix the
ingredients, then take out a tea-spoonful of the
mixture, rinse out the bucket and fill it again
with water, adding the tea-spoonful saved from
the. fust bucket. The liquid is then ready for
use!
The Philadelphia " Bulletin," which has a
: strong leaning towards the Anti-Administration
Party, in speaking of the Removals making by
President Taylor, makes use of the following
emphatic language :
" We do not think that President Tay lor has
shown either w ant of talent or want of fairness
in turning out men who, previous to his elec
tion, abused him in the most libellous nod Jisgraee
ful manner. On the contrary, we lament the
want of decency and highminutdncts of these of
. fire-holders who, while slandering a candidate
before election, would stoop afterwards to retain
I office under him—nay, WHINE FOR IT."
and deallisare published gra
! tuitously in the Gazette, but to prevent mis
takes, such items ought always to be furnished
by the officiating clergyman, or some friend or
relative of the parties.
! TIIK CHOLERA continues its ravages with
great violence in the west, in St. Louis the
deal!i9 are said to average 100 per day, and
it prevails to an alarming extent on the Upper
Mississippi—22passengers on board the steam
er Uncle Toby having died with it brfv en
that place and Oque Awka. It i.salso making
fearful etudes among the Shawnee and in la
ware tribes of Indians. They ure deserting
and burning their villages.
A despatch from Cincinnati, dated June2s,
says : —Our city still continues to be in a very
unhealthy state, and the number of interments
reported by our cemeteries, are frightfully in
creasing ; to day they reported 121 burials
for the preceding twenty-four hours. Busi
ness of course, is little or nothing thought of
the transactions that are made are to supply
our immediate wants. We have had consid
erable rains, but the atmosphere is still oppres
sive.
On the preceding day the Board of Health
reported cholera interments, and 26 from
other diseases.
At Pittsburgh, on the 25th, there was one
case.
At Brooklyn, New \ork, during the same
period, thero were six cases and three deaths.
At Hoboken, N. \ , there have been six
cases and three deaths.
At llergen, N. J., live deaths have occurred.
At Camden, N. J., during the 24 hours end
ing on the 2Gth, noon, there were twenty cases
of cholera and four deaths
lu New York, tor the week ending on the
2kl mat., 474 deaths are reported, 152 of which
ure cholera cases.
Two deaths have occurred at Haddonfield,
and one across CouperV Creek near Camden.
At Richmond on the'2s'h instant, there were
ten rases and three deaths.
At Richmond, on the 20th, ten cases and
four deaths.
At Warsaw (Mo.) on the oth there were
seven cases and four deaths.
The whole number of deaths in St. Louis,
during the week ending on the 17th inst., was
402.
There were 20 deaths on board the steam
er Sultana, on ficr passage from Cairo to St.
Louis.
At New York, during the 24 hours ending
mi the 20th inst., at noon, there were severity
three cases and thirty-eight deaths, oil the
27th, Id cases and 24 deaths.
At Philadelphia on the 26th, there were 21
cases and 10deaths; on the 27th 44 cases and
12 deaths.
Sr. Lous, June 27.
The interments yesterday in 12 cemeteries
were in ull 121, of which Kit) were of cholera,
and the residue of other diseases.
The interments for the week ending the 24 th
inst., were in all 766, of which fCr'J were vic
tims of the prevailing epidemic.
('ASSIES M. CI AV is not dead—though badly
wounded, he is mending rapidly.
A lire occurred on the 21th at Danville, Pa.,
by which the Montour Iron Company was in
jured to the amount of s6,(Kit) to s*,ooo.
Loss covered by insurance.
RESTRAINT ON MARRIAUE. —-The Supreme !
Court of Pennsylvania has reversed the recent
decision of Judge Lewis, in the ease of the wi
dow of William Geigley, of Lancaster, and has
decided that a testator cau prescribe credentials
to his widow in reference to marriage, iu devis
ing real estate to her.
Hints* of General Scot!.
W AsitiNOTON, June 27.
A telegraphic despatch was received
hero this morning stating that Gen. Win
field Scott was ill at West Point, from an
uttack of the chronic diarrhma, which he
contracted while in Mexico.
1
FROM GAL IT CRN I A.
The New \ork Courier eiv i the particulars
of an interview with Mr .James 1,. Goring, who
has ju-t returned from San Francisco, Califor
nia, whither he went some months since on
commercial business, from which we make the
following interesting extracts -.
The number ot fore ■'■•• err*, < hicflv from l'eru.
Chili, Mexico, and tin Sandwu h Islands, who
are pouring into California, is almost incredible.
Seventy or eighty vessels were lying in the har
bor, Completely deserted by officers as well as
by men, left with no one to take care of them
and rapidly falling to pieces at tl- wharves.
The Peruvian government has sent a portion of
its navy to San Francisco to bring away the
Peruvian merchant vessels lying thc-re, and it is
only by similar action on the part of our gov- i
eminent that any portion of the American v<s- ,
srls now there can he saved from entire destruc
tion. From 3000 to -3000 foreigners, chiefly
from South American ports, arc supposed to
arrive in California every week. The procla
mation of Gen. Persifcr F. Smith, forbidding
them to come, excites no attention whatever,
and is not regarded in the least.
On the I Q tli of April, news tea Tied rfan Fran- .
cisco that 3ti attack had been made upon the ;
Americans at the mines by the Indians. !t
proved that such an attack had been made, and
that five Americans had been killed. It is sup
posed that the Indians were set on by the Mex
icans. The miners immediately formed a strong
party and started in pursuit. They soon over- ,
took the Indians, attacked them, ami killed fif
teen oil th< spot. They a.l- > took tivenlu-ftve pri
soners and brought them into the ramp. Ac
cording to the usual forms of proceeding, steps
were immediately taken to give them an ex tem
pore trial, which would, of course, have L-en
followed by summary punishment. The In
dian prisoners made an attempt to escape the
first night after they were brought in. They ,
were detected, however, and twenty-four of
them were killed on the spot.
Judge Lynch is the only magistrate known
throughout the mining region, and his de- j
crees are pronounced with all proper judicial
forms, and executed with relentless severity.
There is no law, of course, for the district cx- ■
cr-pt such as is created by the emergency of the '
case.
As to the extent and wealth of the gold re- j
gions, Captain Loring says the truth cannot well
be exaggerated : the only deceptions practised '
are in regard to the ease with which it is often
represented that it may be gathered. He saw
several old miners who had crossed the Rocky
Mountains and settled in Oregon ; but on the :
first report of the discoveries of gold they had j
left that country and -gone to California. They }
state, that, judging from the volcanic formation
of the country and the appearances that every
where meet the eye, they have no doubt what
i ever that gold will be found to be equally abun
dant on both '■iik'- of ihe Rocky Mountain chain, .
tor a very great extent. New mines were dis
covered within thirty miles of San Francisco, a
few days before Mr. Loring left. He brought
wiih him some beautiful specimens of the gold i
found in the dry " diggings." Some of them |
. weired five or six ounces, and had the appear- '
ance of having been incited in an open lire—be- j
ing irregular ir, fortn, and slightly discolored by ;
ashes or dust. These diggings are mainly be- j
tween the North and South Forks, upon ele
vated ridges in the mountains. The earth is ;
very hard clay—requiring strong blows with a
pick-axe to break it. The miners go into this !
section and strike at random. If there is gold i
there, it will soon be evident by the appearance :
of pieces, large or small, mixed in with the
clay.
On seeing ihese they immediately fill their
bags with the dirt and carry it, either on mulea
or on their shoulders, leu or twelve miles to
the nearest streams, where it is washed and j
the gold separated from Ihe dirt. Even with !
this tedious and hard process three ounces a
day is a lair average for a strong and hearfy
man. Frequently, however, from lack of
proper tools, men dig with their hands—after
a hole has once been made: and their fingers i
soon become so sore that they are forced to :
give up. *
The great increase in tlm number of miners •
was diminishing, ot course, the returns to in- !
Hividuals: and it was believed that ft om half i
an ounce to one ounce would be a fair average
during the season. About 10,000 persons
have been digging during the past season, but
more than twice that number are expected to I
arrive before the next season opens. Just now j
very little isdone in the mining district, owing
to the stormy and unhealthy weather. Chiifs
and lever were very prevalent, and the district
would no! bo considered healthy for digging i
until September. The miners live mostly in
tents. The iiilie town of Stockton, near the !
mining region, is composed entirely ol tents.—
Hie miners generally bury their ore until thev
can take it into San Francisco and exchange it j
for goods or slop it for home.
All accounts agree that the Mexicans man
ifest anything but a friendly feeling towards the
Americans. It is stated that great numbers i
of Mexicans, many ol them in organized com- j
panics, and well armed, are leaving Mexico
for California, and the writer, noticing the ill |
feeling which manifestly prevails, expresses
tin- opinion that war will be renewal within a i
short time between the two countries.
Mr. I Airing says that Col. weller, who was
appointed by our Government, Commissioner
to aid in running the boundary line according to
the ia'e treaty, was to meet the Mexican Com
missioner on a fixed day at Los Angelos at tiie
day appointed ; and it was very generally an
ticipated that the Mexicans would takeadvau- I
tage of the failure, to disregard the treaty, and !
attempt to tegain possession ofllicir former ter !
ilory. rhit, of course, was mere conjecture,
but it was thought to be rendered probab.'e, by
what was known ot the state of feeling among
the Mexicans. It has been suggested, mnreo- i
ver, that foreign governments wouid not be
unwilling to see liio war renewed, and tiiat
they wouid aid the Mexicans m rcgciniiuv nos- i
session of the Western Pacific Coast, since the
Americans threaten to deprive the English al-,
most entirely of the extensive and profitable
commerce which they have hitherto enjoyed.
OREGON.
I lie New \ ork Commercial is in re
ceipt of Oregon papers to llirSCd February,
u contain the li.test news from that ter
ritory, ,
1 he Legislature of Oregon brought ils
session to a close on the Ifith of February,
having passed fifteen acts ami one resolu
tion- Among the acts passed wero the fol
lowing:—
# l*
In establish a mint ; to regulate the
manuiaeiuro and sale of ardent spirit? a- |
mong the Indians ; to prevent gaming ; to '
provide fill ihe pay of ihe commissioned
officers employed in the recent \fr with
Cayuses.
1 ho Legislature bail appointed the ne
cessary h vtvutive, Judicial and other offi
ce rs.
Iho message of Governor Abernethv,
tlHivurfcd nl the opening of the Legislative
session, occupies a column and a half of
the Spectator, b binary 8. It refers, with
gratification and warm hope, to the organ
izslion of a Government for the forii
bv Congress, and iheri pre.ceefj-t to , '
lion the ©special business tor whu h t S( .'
ston wis firefly called—ihe iteiesMiy re
making arrangements, financial a,„t
w i-e, attendant upon the Indian w 3r '
The expense consequent upon trii-i war
estimated at $109,311 fur the tronns a! or „'.'
other expenses could not yet be a-ca rtain
I In- Governor propones the issue ofscr,
beating interest, to parties liminor d^in,-"
inliuuiMig ins behel that the hill wifj i,,
ultimately paid by the Federal Goreo
rnent.
lie recommends legislation to prnhihjt
sale of liquor and tiie arms to the Indi i
and investigation to ascertain whether < •
may not be found in the territory, 0 |
right quality and in sufficient quant,t\ i -
the use of the mail steamers.
It was apprehended that nearly all t i lp
male population would leave to the .Sp r ; n
for California, unless gold in great abm"
dance should he found in Oregon.
V letter from Fort Kearney,
of the California emigrants passing that
place, sa\ a :
Not a man hut what has a gun and a re
volver or two, tinri one fellow 1 baa-, actu
ally had no less than thrtc boicie kniees
stuck in his belt. Many of the parties as
originally lot med in the Stales, have had
dissensions, and are broken up. and each
fellow is striking out for himself. It r Jia! ,
ters but little whether a man is in an oig;-
nized company or by himself, for it is mi
! possible to get cut of sight of wagons. —
Such an emigration as is now passing over
the plains, has not had its parallel in any
age. Composed, as it mostly is, of the
• best material of our land, the country that
receives it must necessarily assumes com.
mamling position.
The last arrival from the frontiers is a
solitary foot traveller, who says lie lias
come all the way Irorn Maine, without the
assistance of either railroad, stage, steam
boat, or telegraphic wires, fie is accom
panied bv a savage looking bull-dog ; has
a long rifle over his shoulder, on the end
of which he C 3r r ies his baggage, consisting
of a small bundle, about the size of your hat.
He has no provisions, but gels along pretty
well by sponging on his fellow travellers.
He says he wants but a hundred meals to
carry him through, and he rather guesses
; he'll find Christians enough on the road to
i supply him with that number. I think that
I the ratio between men and wagons, is three
and a half to one.
The Statr Treasurer ot Pennsylvania has
made an arrangement with tour of the Phila
■ delphia Banks whereby the Slate interest due
in August next will be paid in par tends.
Official notice basb?en published bylhe Col
lector of Tolls on the Pennsylvania State
Works ot Pittsburgh, under direction of the
State Treasurer, that he has been directed not
to receive the notes of the Bank ot Susquehan
na county, the Honescale Bank, and the West
Branch Bank, in payment of tolls due the Com
monwealth. He adds: All the: other banks in
the State have officially informed the Treasu
j ry Department that they w ill redeem their
notes in specie in Philadelphia. The follow
ing notes ot other States will lie taken : State
of Delaware, New Jersey, and the City of Ba -
timore, which may be marked par in the city of
Philadelphia.
MEIAVCHOLY DISASTER AT NIAGARA FALL?.—
Hie telegraph announce?, under the date of last
evening, that Miss De Forrest, daughter of one
of the most respectable citizens of Buffalo, fell
into the -dream at the '-Ilog's Back," on Thurs
day evening. Mr. Charles C. Addington. a
young merchant of Buffalo, plunged in to saw
her, but both were carried over the Falls, if
our memory is correct, there is generallv a
plank thrown across the stream, to enable vis
iters to take a view of the Falls. It is proba'als
that Miss De Forrest fell in the attempt to
cross. Mr. Addington must have plunged in in
a moment of almost frenzied excitement, as
there could be no possible chance of escape
lrom death.—,V. ¥. Com. ,Idc. of June 23d.
PHILADEIPIIIA, June 2'X
The brig Ida, ("apt. Foulker, arrived here
this attcrnoon. She brings for coinage fully
three bundled thousand dollars worth of Cali
fornia gold. About two hundred and sixty
thousand dollars ot it belong to eight of the
passengers alone who returned on board of the
Ida.
Another account says the whole amount ia
possession of the passengers does not exceed
*s->O,OOO.
OLD W lIITEY. — We received a despatch
yesterday at I'd o'clock from Evansviile.
announcing that old Whi ley passed ihere
yesterday morning, aboard steamer ( • en
coo, consigned to Dr. Thus. E. Wilson el
this cily.— Louisville Journal, June 19.
DEATH or Cot.. JACK HAYS. — The
Memphis Eagle publ ahes u letter front
Galveston, dated on the 2d iust.. which
announces the death of Col. Jack H >ys, ot
cholera, at San Antonio.
COFFEE A DISINFECTANT. —It MAY HE
well to remind people, in these times, that
tiie odor of roasting notice is the most pow
erful disinfecting agent. Take a red hot
shovel with a few kernels of coffee uponib
and it will remove entirely the most often
sive odor arising from decaying animal
or vegetahlo matter, or from any other
source; a fact worth knowing where the
cholera picvutls.
Rev. Charles A. Hay, late of llanover,
iwid formerly of Gettysburg, has accepted
i call from the Lutheran Church atlDr*
risburg.
It is rumored that the Hon. I rattcis
Granger, of New York, will receive the
appointment of Minister to Russia-
Sheridan Knowles, Hie dramatist, has
entered the Church, and is preaching iU
Londoq.