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INTERESTING FROW ORGEON TERRITORY. Our Fort Lane Correspondence. Forr Lane, (0. T.) Sept. 29, 1853. Termination of the Rogue River War—History of the Campaign—Origin of the Strife—Charac- ter of the Rogue River Indians—Defeats of the Whites—Arrivat of General Lane—Battle of Evans’ Creck—Massacre of the “Grave Creeks" —Their History—The Taylor Slaughters—Last Battle Since the Treaty—I's Stipwlations—The Bearded Chief—Departure of General Lane for Washington. “\ The Rogue River war having, like all other wars heretofore, come to an end, it becomes the part of an impartial historian like myself to transmit to pos- terity a true record of the glerious deeds performed in the short but brilliant campaign so nobly begun. I doubt whether any one has had the generosity to give honor to whom honor is due; and it is to rectify any partial statement that may have gone abroad, of he heroisms enacted in this valley, that I send you this brief but impartial synopsis. It taxes the ingenuity of the inhabitants of thiq valley to the utmost to assign @ cause and a com- mencement to the sanguinary conflict. Each indi- vidual has his own story cf how and where the war first began; and though all aim to, none succeed in fixing the commencement of hostilities upon the In- dians. Last winter seven successful miners down on Rogue river, near Gallows creek, were murdered by the Indians, it is supposed, and a large amount of gold dust is thought to have fallen into the hands of the murderers. There is no positive procf that the deed was committed by the Indians; but they were immediately charged with it, and the desire to reco- ver the captured treasure, rather than to revenge the murder, eet on foot many desperate expeditions, composed of reckless and abandoned men. John Taylor was the chief of the Taylor Indians in that vicinity. He was caught last spring, tried, and shot. Before his death he is said to have confessed to the massacre, and to have implicated quite a number of his own people, and two of the Grave Creek Indians also. The latter, as well as quite a number of the former, were brought to death; but no outbreak fol- Towed these troubles. For some years a rumor has existed that a white ‘woman had been captured and her husband killed by the Indians of this valley, about seven years ago, and that she had been, kept in bondage by them ever since, in the mountains, out of sight of the whites. Last summer ar Indian came to Jacksonville and gave a fresh impulse to the ramor. He stated that the woman had long persuaded him to go and report her bondage tc the whites, and that he had finally consented to do so, and if the whites would go with him he would show them to the Indian camp where she was 4 prisoner. A party of eight or ten white men joined in the expedition, and, guided by the In- dian, after some trouble came upon the Indian camp in the mountains where she was said t» be kepta prisoner. They positively denied the si of the white woman, but admitted a similar one with regard to a foreign equaw captured from a half breed Span- iard. She was brought, and proved to be a Klamath Indian woman. The white men considered this a subterfuge, and insisted on having the white woman jiven up, or they wou'd kill them all. The Indians Became alarmed and endeavored to make their es- cape; the white men fired upon them and killed six of them. No outbreak followed this affair, though it is said to bave had a serious influence upon the war. The following having preceded the outbreak but a | sbort time—one or two days only—is most gene- | rally regarded as the immediate commencement of hostilities, Last summer a aisha and gambler in Jacksonville, by the name of De Bushay, bought a squaw of Jim, ove of the chiefs in this valley. The Squaw was the widow of a Shasta Indian, and had returned to her people. Her husband’s brother claimed her as his property. De Bushay having fail- ed to comply with the purchase, Jim stole her a vay from him. De Bushay raised a ty, and by threats aud arms recaptured her. ‘he ‘Shasta Indians, who had come for her, were witnesses to her for- cible ubducticn, acd were highly incensed. Tney went away threatening vengeance on the whites,’ In a short time afterwards Edwards, Gibbs and others, were killed under circumstancas that strack terror into the hearts of the people of Jacksonville. A perfect stampedje followed. The inhabitants, without reflection, concluded that a league had been formed against them by all the Indians in the coun. try; and the war commenced. The whites began the campaign by killing all the pet Indians about town—a term applied to Indians engazed in families in a domestic <apacity, and necessarily perfectly innocent of any part whatever in these murders, They then extenced operations against the Indians employed in families in the count who protested against the hanging of his was brave men went scouring about the country, killin, and hanging these inoffensive creatures, instead of following the real perpetrators into their mountain haunts, A little boy, practicing with his bow and arrowon the plain, was thus disposed of. An old man ond woman have met with similar fates. No matter how peaceably disposed the Indian might be, he was either killed or driven to the mountains in self-defence. ‘The Rogue River Indian is brave, and will resist when impo:ed-upon or mistreated, and will endure no'maltreatment submissively. These Indians have aever been friendly to the whites, from the earliest travelling by them through this country. Up to 1850 scarcely a party passed through the valley without ‘experiencing some depredation from them. They servant white men, and never were a’ peace with them until Gen. Lane concluded a treaty with them in 1850, which they faitbfally adhered to until broken by the whites. They are noted for their trathfulness, Joe, Sam and Jim are the principal men amon; them. Until the inconsiderate and base retaliation of the whites, neither these chiefs nor their people took any in the outbreak, 1or had they done anything to Fistity the mean attack uy eir people. But, ‘driven by these acts to self defence, they fough’ with desperation, for the whites threatened them with extermination. They went to war with a megna- nimity unknown among savages. It is true they waylaid the roads, burnt houses and grain, and car- ried their depredations almost into the streets of Jacksonsille. But there was no scalping, no killiag of women end children. The whites were terrror- stricken at the boldness of their acts. The fact im- Seat ha forced itself upon their minds thai the Indians had Mane illicit and abandoned trade on the of the whites obtained possession of nearly all arms in the country ; the whole country flocked to Jacksonville, and the town was thronged with unarmed and helpless men. Expresses were sent off much damage had been done, the farms and dvell- igs of ivdustrious farmers had been laid waste, and many valuabie lives were lost by a war brought on by desperate and unprincipled miners, gamblers and jaws. The whites for some time were driven in on-every qvarter. About the 15th of August Griffin's party of eoy men was d.iven in with the loss of a man. On the 17th Lieutenant Ely lost nine men killed and wounded, and ie ie reinforced did not think it Ee to pursue the enemy, thongh they had with- wn. It was not until the arrival of Gen. Lene that the whites began totriumph. On the 2ith he brought the Indians to terms. Of this fight much has been said and published that is calculated to ccn- | vey & wrong Seen A party of ty men under Gen. Lane, Capt. Alden, U.S. A., and Capt. Armstrong of ‘Yacblil, surprised the Indians on the head waters of Evans’ creek. The position of the Indians was very strong, at the bead of a defile or bayou, behind a belt of fallen timber that extended across the defile. In the early of the action Gen Lane ordered a charge, in order to drive the Indians out of the brush, To this order Capt. Alden and his ten reguler soldiers, Capt. Armstrong avd a few others, alone ener -Gept. Armstrong was killed inetantly~shot through the right breast. Capt. Alden received a dan- eres ‘and remarkable wound; the ball entered ‘the neck, and passing hetween tiie jugular vein and ‘windpipe, came out under the right der. Gen. Lane was shot through the it arm, near the eboulder,joint, Tus all the officers who led the eharge were shot down in the carly part of the ac tion, in cansequenoe of not being supported. For three or focr hours the firing was up from be- hind the Lome at sui aa daalle the ladi- ans Fropone ‘waar,’ -) General Lane | posed it, and wished.to continue the fight; but tte men urged an armistice—; & vote was en, and nearly all deckled for a parley. The araiistice was barely entered into wher.Colonel Ross arrived with a veinforcement of one hundred and twenty men. 'T' reinforcement raiced the valor of some of the men, and they wished to renew the fight. The General consented, but said that he must send Joe aud Sam word to say that the parley wasended. To this they would ‘not concent, and the General then said they must abide by the treaty, and so they did. ‘enty minutes after the firing ceasei, whites and Hudians were mixed up inthe same camp in the | most admirable confusion. The squaws carried wa- | for the whites, who were suffering from thirst, the Indians offered to carry in the wounded to | here they could be attended. The Indiana were t) | ¢ in in reven day enter upona treaty of peace i the sale of their Jand, But before the front try, and any master | reatened with a similar fate; and thas these | ‘have ever been jealous of the encroachments of the | im every directiox for aid ii but before it could arrive | ; tember Williams could be entered into, other circumstances occurred he said no, that deterred the Indians from coming in at the ap- ointed time. If they did not come in, the war was 0 be renewed. Gen. Lane thought the Indians were excusable in not nee in; some of his men thought otherwise, and were for renewing the war. facts, unprecedented in the history of American wars:— ‘The emigration of '46 was the first that ever passed the southern route into the Williamette valley. An account of the origin of this route may be found in Thornton’s Notes on Oregon and Oalifornia. A small party of that emigration encamped on a clear, beautiful little trout stream, about forty miles from where Jacksonville now stands, down Sees river. Muss Croly, a member of this party—a young and in- teresting girl—had, in spite a her frailty and the bardsbip of emigration, succeeded in getting thus fay on ber way in search of s home in the Far West. But, avictim to consumption, here, amid the bol hills that are the aiost pnerring chatadteristle 0 this mouptainous country, she breathed her last, and under the shade of an oak, not fifty de from where Bates and Turgood now keen, they bY ied her, and called the creek that tiows moar by Grave Creek. Her remains were “ag up by the Indians a8 s00n a8 her friends left ‘he grave; and though passing stran- gers bur‘-q them again and again, yet they were a3 o’ven removed, and no one hasever passed by and found the grave closed until the affairlam g to relate closed it up for ever. A or Indians, formerly thirty or forty in number, but since reduced to ten or eleven, have owned and claimed this valley from the time it was first known to the whites, and have, since the nam- ing of the creek, been called the Grave Oreek Indi- ans. They were an outcast bond, made up of the outlaws of all the other tribes in this country. In early times, when the country was only visited by trappers, they were a great annoyance to the peo- le sent out in that capacity by the Hudson Bay lompany. When the emigration took this direction they were a terror to all small parties, killing and stealing the cattle where they feared to attack th men; and this constant war so reduced their numbe- that bet had but eleven warriors previous to this outbreak. Tupra Bill and another of their party were implicated by the confession of John Taylor Bates raised a party of whites, and, guided by his pe Indian—aleo a Grave Creek—ho came unon them in the mountains, and succeeded in capturing all of them except Tupru Bill. The impticated Indian was hung, and the others released oncon jition that Tapru Bill should be given up. His head was brought in soon after. A treaty was then entered into by Bates with these Indians: hewas to protect them, aad they were to disturb the whites no more. They came and settled near him, and were quietly and peaceably disposed, when a man by the name of Owens infring- ed upon the treaty by wantonly shooting one of them one day as he was paseing, having occasion to dis- charge bis gun. Owens is a miner, but has had suffi- cient influence among a set of his own stamp toraise acompany of thirty men. In the interval between the death of this Indianand the outbreak at Jackson- ville, a house on Low Creek was burnt, and the bo- dies of its two inhabitants were found in the smoul- dering ruing. As the Grave Creeks hud moved awa; from Bates, they were charged with this affair, as it occurred only twelve miles from Bates’ stand. Either they were not guilty, or to lull suspicion, perhaps, they returned and encamped near Bates again. Bates and his party, under pledges of friendship and protection, succeeded in taking tour of the remaining eight Grave Crecks prisoners. Owens raised his Sompany, of thirty men immediately on the alarm at Jacksonville, and came down to Grave Creek on the same day, aud soon after Bates had taken these four prisoners. He immediately took the matter into his own hands. He sent his men up, surrounded the In- dian camp, and shot the only Indian in it—the other three were out hunting. Their return was patiently awaited, and as they came in with their e upon their backs they were fired upon; one was killed, and the other two ran away, though supposed to be wounded. They uttered the war cry as they escaped, and thus communicated the state of affairs to the risoners in Bates’ house. One of them burst his nds, and, seizing a shovel, attacked the guard, and seserely injured a man by the name of Frizzell on the hand. Frizzell finally shot him through the body with a revolver. The other three were shot, tied as they were, among them Bales pes, who had been in in his employ all summer. The six dead Indiaas were then thrown into the oper grave where Miss Croly was buried, and covered up, and as they were undoubtedly the de:ecrators of her tomb, it is closed forever, and they have had the satisfaction that is allowed tu few—of digeing their owngraves. A man by the name of Adams, one of the participators, bought a little boy of ten years, for $50, from one of | Owens’ men, and has taken him into Williamette.val- | ley. The women made their escape that night, and | they, as well as the two Indians who escaped, have not been heard of since. This is the story of the Grave Creeks, as [heard it from Batesand Turgood, and others. Whilst I stopped at Bates’ a man by the name of Johnson was pointed out to me as the leader in this affair, He was a very unprepossessing person, slo7- | enly dreseed in an old hickory shirt and ragged pan- | taloons, and shoes without socks. His old slouched | hat concealed the principal part of his unshaven coun- tenance, in consequence of a very low receding fore- head; either his eyebrows porded very much, or his cold gray eves were sunk very deep inhis head — | Leould not tell which. Without passion, without ex- | pression in his dark featares, he stood with his hands | in his pockets and his back braced against the wall, and told his story:— | _ News of the outbreak at Jacksonville reached the mines on Ilinois river, twenty or thirty miles below Bates’, and they immediately “forked up” at John- son’s house, on Regue river. About thirty whitemen were collected there, and, directed by Johnson, they convened about twenty-five warriors of the Taylor Indians at their fort, under pretence of making a treaty with them. They gave them plenty to eat, and, to lull suspicion, the whites hai concealed their arms under the beds in the fort. When they were all busily eating about the fires between the fort and the river, tbey fell upon them, and eighteen out of the twenty-five were killed. These are the simple facts, as related by Johnson. He did not enter into ea Tasked him it they had done damage below, and it appeared that they not participated in the outbreak at all, but it was feared they would, so they killed them. Joba Taylor bad a som named Jim, who separated himself from his father’s speaple, and had joined the Irdians on Applagate Oreek, leaded by Old Man John. Previous to the conclusion of ‘the treaty Capt. Bob Williams with his company was sent, to hunt up the Indians on this creek and bring them to an engagement. Wiliams is a man very much after Capt. Owens’ stamp, but has also the reputation of being a great Indian fighter. As soon as the treat; was concluded General Lane sent an order to Capt. W. to report himvelf at headquarters. For some reason the erder never reached him. A second order was cent, but the bearer was bribed by the oppo- nents of the treaty not to deliver it. Williams con- tinued in the mountains notwithstanding that the treaty was concluded, a fact that ho knew, though he may not have known it officialiy, for he was in daily communization with Holstead’s ferry, where the disbanded troops were rey day passing with the news. Meanwnile the Indfans were making every effort to get on the north sidé of Rogue river, to General Lane’s headquarters, ¢o be present at the | treaty. Finally the Indians brought the news that Williams had killed. Jim Taylor. Their account made | it an infamous affair. Williams had an interpreter and guide, who passed | by the soubriquet of Blick, who knows the country | and the Indians, and is conversant with their tongue — he isa half-breed. With his assistance they found the Indians, but could not get at them; they were high up in amountain side, and Williams was in the valley. Elick represented the party as miners, that oy come fom General Lane with power to treat them, that they wanted them to come down and do 80, 80 that they could go to work, and they might carry on the war with all other whites ifthey chose. They offered them plenty toeat; but the [ndians were cautions and would not eome down; they knew the fate of the Grave Creeks. For many hours they parleyed, but finding they could not be induced to ceme down, they desiredthat a might come,and then they asked that three should come, and finally ef entreated that one man might be sent te treat with trem. Their entreaties were so earnest and kept up forso long atime that at the lengti Jim Taylor yielded. He came down, and was t- | ly sized and carried -off to Holstead’s gerry where they weat through the form of a trial and tried to convict him of some of the in- juries done to the whites but nothing could @ proved against him. Ee was then threatened | with death, if he did not confess to the part he had taken inthe war. He admitted nothing, and was condemned to be shot. They took him into the woods | ‘below the ferry, amd tied a rape about his neck and | fastened it to the limb of @ tree above his head. | ive men were selocted whe,fired upon him, two | balls passed through his head and the cthets entered his back. His body was left dangling to the limb. An old man from the Williamette by the name of | Yates was at the ferry, bat would not go down to | Witness the deed, but efter they came back he pro- posed fo bugying him, bat no one would yoluateer to | assist him, Watil finally tvo men weat with him and dug s grave for the dead Indian, and placing his sealp—which some white man had ¢aken offin the meantime and i Ahead the bushas—on his head again, they buried him. Finally Old Man John succeeded in dodging Wil- liams; he got across the river and wes present at the signing of the treaty, and received his first pay- ment. He ceported all his warrious present but tive, though quiet a number of his women end chil- dren were atill about. On the 15th of Sep- returned and reported that he had had a desperate battle on the 13th. He had found the Indians in tke bush and at- tacked them, and after four hours ly at ar came on and interrupted the conflict. He had and wounded twelve Indians, and had but one man killed. | The news of the fight reached camp through the whites before the Indians knew it. It was told to Joho, and be was agked if they were his peolpes , | | reader may form his own opinion from the following | they could not be his, as they were all nt but five; that it must have been Tupsu Ty- Rees band. On the evening of the 15th John’s five men presented themselves to Gov. Laue ani told their story. They had been attacked by Williams as they were endeavoring to get across river on to the reserve, with the women ard children. They had but three guns, and with these they kept them at bay until night, when they made their escape. They lost one woman andtwo children killed. This is the last battle with the Rogue river Indians fought by Capt. Williams, Owing to these contradictory transactions, the treaty was pending about three weeks before it could be concluded. In the meantime, many volunteers had flocked in, eager for the contest. Disappoiated with no Brospess for a fight, much dissatisfaction was expressed at the state of affairs. Gov. Laue, having full confidencz in the good will of the In- dians, H<cuarged all the men thet h3 been called mmté tétvice as fastas possible. He went into the fight in which he was wounded without knowi anything about the cause of the war, or any know!l- edge of the state of affairs; he took it for ated that the Indians were to blame. When he came to treat the true state of Sage pees themselves piece- meal, and finally all the facta threw the blame on the whites. That he was much disgusted with their con- duct is proven by the way he carried out the treaty, in spite of all opposition. " The people of the valley are much in favor of Lane's measures; but they are inthe minority. The majority is made up of miners. gamblers, and outlaws, t have fled be- yaa the restraints of the law, and they cry against she treaty because they would luse nothing by its re- newal, and they care nothing for the wives and children of the good settlers, whe must be the suffer- ers in the main. These men do not hesitate to threaten to break the treaty whenever an opportu- nity may offer. Though they dare not openly resiat the General’s authority, yet he has been detained here, though all operations are at an end, because he fears that the moment his back is turned, the war would begin again; he has been waiting the arrival ofregular troupe, that the treaty may be enforced and theze vagabonds held in check. According to the conditions of tae treaty the In- diang are to receive sixty thousand dollars, to be aid in sixteen annual payments, for their land in Rogue river valley. Fifteen thousand of this, how- ever, is to be retained to reimburse the settlers for the property Serres A small reserve has been set aside unto which they have retired, included be- tween Rogue River and [{vans’ Creek, and a line run- ning north from Table Mountain to it, intersecting with Evans’ Creek. For this reserve they are to receive fifteen thousand dollars when the whites see fit to remove them. During the entire pending of the treaty the In- dians have shown a patience and forbearance, and a desire for peace that would hardly be expected from them, in consideration of their success aud their in- dependent character. The mediati of communica- tion was the jargon in common use in Oregon and Washington territories, and Sondedtnenty explana- tion was slow and imperfect. All the Indians concern- ed in the war were present at the treaty, except the Taylor Indians and Tupsu Tybee’s band. The form- er Dare only been warred upon in the manner rela- ted—they have not retaliated. The latter are Shasta Indians, and they were the ones who committed the first depredations. Gen. Lane, havin; fate concluded this treaty, set out in search of Tupsu Tybee. Confiding in tae honesty and trath of these Indians, he set out with only an interpreter and a guide. High up in the mountains, on the bead of Applegate Creek, he found them, near the summit of a lofty peak, beyond the reach of white men, living on the mansineta berry. They were in an impsnetrable jungle, cay Sy warriors in all, with their women. They had but fourteen guns. 2 Tupen Tyhee is superior to any of the chiefs in this valley. He commands his men like a tactitian, and they obey him implicitly, and without dissent. He reigns in these mountains like a brigaud chief- tain. He isasmall, heavy set man, with little eyes, piercing and dark, and quite a growth of hair on his chin, from which he takes his name. The General found him disposed to peace. He said he himself had taken no part in the war, but that one of his tribe, a bad man, had pursuaded a few of his men away, and they were the ones who committed the first outrages on the whites. As soon as he had learzed the state of affairs he had gathered his peo- ple together and moved them into the mountains, where he had remained ever since. He promised to deliver =p, the leader of his party and such property. as he had in his possession that had been captured from the whites. He lays no claim to Rogue river valley, and eaid he would return to Klamath river valley, where he belongs. The present of a few clothes were offered him, which has concladed the last act of the treaty of peace; and it only requires that the whites adhere to it, and peace will be es- tablished and maintained. Col. Wright, with three companies of the Second Infantry, arrived here on the 25th. The evening before his arrival Jim came in and reported that a arty of whites, passing down the river the day be- fore, had fired upon his people fishing in the river, and also into their camps at different poiats—that the bullets had passed through the clothes of some of their people, but no one had been killed. The In- dians had formed an ambuscade through which these white men had to pass, and that they would all have been killed had not Joe got wiud of the affair, and, mounting a horse, reached the ambus- cade before the whites, and dispersed his men. On the 26th, Col. Wright,with Capt. Smith’s company of First Dragoons, accompanied by Gen. Lane, made an appointment with Joe and his other chiefs, and metthem at the mouth of Evans’ creek, to talk the matter over. Col. Wright says that he was much impreseed by Joe’s bearing and dignity, and, like Gen. Lane, is fully impressed with his integrity. Joe satd that he was fully convinced that the white men who had fired into his people were cultus tel avm—good for nothing people—and that he had for that reason prohibited the people from firing on them, because it would have beenan excuse if they had killed them to renew the war, and he wanted peace. He seemed to comrretens the state of so- ciety in that region well. It appears that the out- rage was committed by a pi of Bob Williams’ men, who had been discharged and were going back to Althouse creek to work. Measures will be taken by the Indian Agent to bring them to justice. Tnis outrage decided Col. Wright to establish a fort here. He approved of the point selected by Capt. Smith, and called it Fort ie, in honor of “ distinguished services rendered by Gen. Lane in the recent disturbances.” It is situated abot three tmailes west of Table Rock, on a beautiful spot, with sofficient trees, oak and pine, for shade trees, and about halfa mile from the river. Its plan will be about eighty yards square, with the buildings on three sides, and the side toward Table Rock and fronting the river open. The buildings will be tem- porery log cabins. The post is to be commanded by Capt Smith, and garrisoned by three companies of the First Dragoons and one of the Second Jofantry. The troops having arrived, and _a prospect of the peace remaining unbroken, Gen. Lane took his de- parture for home. He expects tobe in San Fran- cisco on the 15th, in time for the steamers for the States. He takes with him to Waskiogton one of Joe’s sons, named Ben, an interesting boy of fifteen or sixteen. Hewill create a sensation equal to his own astonishment at the Bostons, (Americans.) Morprr oF a MAN BY HIS Srer<)arLpREN.—An awful deed was done on Saturday night, 5th inst., in the town of Vestal, about eight miles from this vil- lage. The hearts, not only men, but of women, seem to have grown harder and more callous. It appears that a Mrs. Winans, an old resident of ‘estal, after a widowhood of some years, married a wan by the name of Stephen Crane. Soon after their marriage, a disagreement occurred, and up to the fata] hour of Crane's death they continued to quarrel. It is ramored that at one time Mr. Crane was “ bought oft” by bis generous wife, and then told that he might de rever. Mrs. Winans had a daughter who ly got married also toa young man whose name we couki not learn. To this daughter, Mrs. Winans, (alias Crave,) assigned her interest in the home in which they reside. Mr. Crane, afer an ab- sence of some time trom home, returned on Saturdey, and attempted to enter what he considered his own house, but was warned off by his son-in-law. On persisting to-enter, he was told that if he did, he would be peel shot. He then left, but returned again in a state of intoxication, it is said, attempted to enter the house, and was again repalsed. He pecsnacsoy toate in his design; then the wife ook, primed and charged a pistol, and told the young man to co his duty. In another moment, cd Crane was numbered among the dead. The ball passed through his head, entering his forehead and lodging behind the ear. At first, it was thought this was the only wound inflicted; but after examining the body, his head was found to contain several severe gashes— indeed, horribly mutilated. The murderer is now in custody.— Binghamton Republican, 7th inst. Tux Inptan Cuamm TO Nortnexn Vermont— The Indian claim to a portion of Vermoat is no new affair. It was presented first in 1786, and has been senewed at frequent intervals since. It embraces all that portien of the State north of Otter creck, aud between lake Champlain and where the water be- ing to flow into the Cosnecticut. This territory be- fi caigioaly to the tribe now laying cla‘ne to it, and they insist that they have never ceded it away. They ask thet their im should be fairly investi- gated, at any rate. The deputation now in atend- ance on the Legislature at Montpelier, are awaiting the arrival of Fieazer Willlams, of “ Dauphi ” no- toriery, upon whom they rely for a proper presenta- tion of their case. ‘The Norfolk Beacon erchant in Portsmouth, Cuance or Fonaxr states that Isaac Goodup, Virginia, char, with forgery, was brought before Justice Grice, on Wednesday, and sent on to the county court for further examination. Twenty: one notes, amounting to $3,000, were produced in evidence, on which were the alleged fraudutcnt sig- natures of several of the most prominent citizens of Portemouth, Our Kentucky Correspondence. MaysviLzs, Oct. 30, 1853. Maysville—Its' Population, Location and Early History—First Name of the Town and Subsequent Baptism of the City—Progress and Railroads— The Churches for White and Colored Folk~ Spiritual Warfare. To my astonishment I find myself spending a few days in this delightful little city. The population of Maysville proximates to 5,000, and is steadily increasing. The people are, mostly, original Kentuckians, but embrace people from nearly all the Northern States. The latter class have become identified with the State and its peculiar in- stitutions, It would not be fashionable to entertain other notions in this region. This place, in olden times, was valled Limestone, and was a noted locality in the days of Clarke, Boone, Kenton and other pioneers, all of whom have long since passed through the “ valley of the dark shadow of death.” This was the great landing place for all the war equipments during the revolution. Limestone is the name of a small eight-by ten creek, that empties into the Ohio at this place, and formed @ good harbor for‘ flats,” they being the only boats that navigated the Ohio river at that time. The “armed” men sent West under authority from the Virginia Assembly, during the revolutionary war, to protect the le of the frontier from the savage invasions, landed here and marched by land, carry- ing their “lead and powder,” to the respective sta- Son, tis as Boonsboro, Bryant's station, Blue- CKE, XC. ‘After the place became settled, it was named Mays- ville, and that is its present corporate name. Energy and a liberal enterprise have pushed it forward, and it now ranks as one of the important cities of Ken- tucky. The Lexington and ‘Maysville Railroad ter- minates here, and will be completed early in the »pring. The Maysville and Big Sandy Railroad is in apid progress, and will be comple’ next year. This road will be, continued, connecting with the Virginia roads to the east, and also the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Parkersburg. A road is also being surveyed from Maysville t> Newport, there connecting with the Louisville and other roads. The turnpikes radiating from Maysville extend into the rich sections ef northern Kentucky; and thus this place has been, and will continae to be, the great shipping mart of this end of the State. The coun- try back from the river is upland and rich, highly cultivated and well settled with intelligent farners, The churches in thts city are handsome, and occu- EE by eminent divines. “Nearly all denominations ave their places of worship. The negroes have their own neat little church, elevated on the side of the hill, and they worship there under their own “ vine and fig tree.” They have no fine flu‘ed or- gan, but every man and every woman is an indepen- dent organ, each capable of overpowering the musi- cal sounds emanating from your Trinity gallery. Last evening I heard their rejoicings some half a mile distant. The Methodist church divided upon the negro question—the South and the North. The former is the strongest. The latter act on principle. They are all “ruaning the race, and fighting the good fight for salvation.” Both expect totriumph. They engage in strife here below, but unite in the opicion that they will ba as one after passipg through the “straight way and the narrow gate that leads to life and eternal peace.” It looks a little remarkable that men san quarrel on earth in a race to peace. Some churches go it in the Tom Hyerand Yankee Sullivan style. They may not emberk in hard licks, but the tongue of slauder is ever on the move to injure and abuse. These church quurre 8 may be all well enough, but they are de- cidedly offtnsive to the world, and a disgrace to those thus arnapecs I have no partisular reference, by these remarks, further than on charch quarrels generally. Iam now hotelling, and puttiog up at a very nice house. We have every good thing which can be wished for, and the beef is excellent. HERALD. Frayxrort, Ky., Nov. 4, 1853. Frankfort—Seat of Government in Kentucky—The Governor and other Oficials—Government Howses Banks and Public Buiudings—New Hote— Cemetery, Sc. I wrote you within a few days past, letiers from other places as to news, and now I give youafew lines from the seat of government of Kentucky. Frankfort is considered a city by its inhabitants; and I presume they are right. They have water works, gas, steamboat landing, railroad, and a fine cemetery. Now all these are essential to make up acity. The population is about 4,0¢0,and rather on the decline. The railroad from Louisville to Lex- ington passes through this place, and it has greatly injured the town. The government machinery sus- tains Frankfort as a place of note. The town is well laid off, streets wide and paved, houses Jarge and comfortable, fine Court House and fail, The State House is a fine building, made of cut stone, and stands in a large yard, with an iron railing around it, The Governor's, Laud, Auditor’s, and Ireasurer’s offices are also in this square. The Governor’s mansion is a large two- story stone house, and has all the old style work about it. Governor Powell is a fine looking, clever gentleman. Everybody feels at home in his pre- gence. He treats you well, aud proves himself a full | bred Kentuckian. As a governor, he is never foand wanting. His official career has been dist ‘ished a3 fairand just. Governor Crittenden, Powell's pre- decessor by election, was popular, and his adminis- tration was popular; but everything that Crittenden does is popular; and it is very much the case with Powell. He is, like Crittenden, really beloved. If be was a whig, his career would be as rapid in pro- motion and as brilliant in splendor as the comet, but more enduring. Mr. Metcalfe isa tall and polite gentleman, and fills the office of Secretary of Sia‘e with ability. Thos. 8. Page, the Auditor of the State, is one of the greatest men of Kentucky. He has held the office for many years. ‘The various other officers of the State are so-so men, and their labor as well as their pay is light. ‘mere are two banks io Frankfort. One is a branch of the State Bank, snd the other the Far- mers’ Bank. Both are doiag a good basiness. A very fine hotel is in course of erection, and when completed will add greatky to the town. It is mo- delled after the Burnett House in Cincinnati. The cemetery is one of the handsomest in the United States. The military monument erected by one of your distinguished sculptora, Launitts, is a wonderful piece of skill. On another occasion [ will fe you the particulars. The monument erected yy the State to the memory of Col. Richard M, John- son is a beautifal thing, and was also puilt by Mr. Launitts. The remains of Daniel Beone, and other pioncers of the “ dark and bloody ground,” are here, and add to the interest of the place. To morrow I will give you a few tines trom Louis- ville. RANGER. Loursvitte, Nov. 5, 1853. Louisville—Its Approach, Accommodations, and Population—Building Improvements—Progress of the Court Howse— Colleges, Public Institutions and Newspapers—Editorial Progress and Jowr- nalizing Profits. I arrived here last evening, in the train from Frankfort. The railroad needs considerable manage- ment to make it rank with other roads of this age. Five hours to run sixty miles is no run for a railroad. The hotels here are old and behind the age. There is not a good hotel in the city, thcugh the charging | 8 equal to the St. Nicholas, the Astor, or Metropoli- tan. The houees are poor and old fashioned—four | beds in a room, with many other olden time arrange | ments. The ci#y of Louiavil'e has about 60,000 inkabi ants, and steadily advancing. Several of the popu: | lation have died within a few yoars past, and the | | hotel, reflecting on the incidents of the town, an old } the cannon gir) of the revolution. They weat baci For the first year took charge of the’ ps tronized. ‘. a the second year would have ended its days, had not Mr. Prentice taken Mr. John N. Johnson as a partner. Mr. John- son wasa good, financial manager, and he put into the concern some money. From this to the present day the fiscal affairs of the Journal have been managed by Mr. Prentice’s partners, he devoting himself sole- ly to the editing of the paper. Mr. Ji remaia- éd in the Journal eztablishment afew years, whea he retired, and connected himself with an extensive firm in New Orleans, known as Fellows, Johnson & Co. He wasa victim of the cholera in 1848. Mr. George Weissenger succeeded Mr. Johnson, and roved a successful manager. It has been said that in 1840 the net profits were $25,000. The Journal has made money for many years An unforta- nate connection with a pee mill broke the whole concern about 1846. . Weissenger died in 1848 with fever, and thns a multitude of troubles were thrown on Mr. Prentice. At the same time his health was very poor, and his friends considered his days nearan end. He braved through hia troubles, and now heis about, free from all embarrassments, and the Journal continues te divide a handsome Foote. Some three years ago, Mr. Prentice took Mr. am Henderson into partnership. About 1844, Walter N. Holdeman purchased the Courier, then known as the Dime, and at an early day tarned it into a native American . Adthe demise of that one idea, which had rt breeches nor even a figleaf, he made it a whig paper. The Courier has not been a paper of much talent, but it is the most enterprising and best newspaper of the city, though i's news cannot always be relied upon. Mr. W. D. Gallagher is now associated with the paper. He pre she vals and sated with the energies of leman, ill prove a per. 4 Louisville Democrat was established i 1844, by Kent & Co. The democrats were hard run for a aper, ard, after divers and sundry efforts, they nally got up the Democrat. Since the days of Shad Penn, the democrats have never felt they had an organ in Louisville. Professor was eul- ployed to edit the Democrat. He wasa whig, and a sbort time previous he taught school, with a whig flag floating from the top of the house. Harney is a learned man, but he unfortunately keeps his learning in his own cranium. He is slow, too. He can’t keep up with theagé. Bold, and like an iceberg, he goes through his life. His paper has a very fair patronage. The Louisvil'e Times is more modern. It started about two years ago. and is edited by Thomas O’Harra—published by William Tanner & Co. Mr. O’Harra is a fast man. Went to Cuba, fought, bled and did not die. He is regarded as a fillibuster, and goes for Cuba. He was inthe Mexican war, and is known to be brave, smart and accomplished. He writes well, and will make the Times one of the leading papers of the West. He is ably assisted by James Birney Marshall, an old editor, and one of the most ready and fluent writers. Ihave now extended my letter, I fear, too long; but my personel remarks, I hope, will not be regarded in any other light than friendiy to the parties re- spectively. ° L. Our Ohio Correspondence. ABERDEEN, (Ohio,) Oct. 30, 1853. Aberdeen in America—Its Population, Socvety, and Newspaper Literature—Dhe “ Gretna Green” of Our Union—Its Ceremomes and High Priest— Incidents of his Legal and Clerical Functions— A Go-Ahead Marriage—Short Questions and Quick Replies. Have you ever heard of this place? I guess not. This is atiny town, opposite Maysville, Ky., and has @ population of about ore thousand. This is Ohio, and no negro servants crowd around the table. Everybody looks out for himself. The place is improving a little, but only a little. Mays ville does all the improving, and this little town is only on the road to that thriving city. They talk sbout railroads as they do at other places, but it will doubtless all end in talk. While seated inthe | wag is wading ioto the murder column of the New York Heratp. Every few moments he takes a rest, and exclaims that ‘‘ New York is a — of a place; if it isn’t 11 be d——d.” The fact is, the Heratp gets everywhere, and everybody reads it. Itis a news: paper and in it the reader can find the news from ‘all the world and the rest ot mankind.” Newspapers obtain a notoriety, in many instances, through the Breainees of the editor. The Heraxp, though one of the greatest newspapers of ths world, is known as Bennett's Heratp. The world considers Bennett the man who makes the paper. The Louisville Journal is a great paper, berause Prentice is the editor. His Dutch locum may say a | smart thing, yet Prentice is the man. The Philadel- hia Ledger is notso. Swain is a great man, bat it 3 not known as Swain’s Le/ger, but he is known as the Ledger man. The Boston Courier is still the Courter. Josevh Tinker Buckingham, for many ‘ears its publisher, parted with bis arm chair in 1848. He could not support the hero of Buena Vista, and hesold out. The Cowrier remained in its greatness for sound and reliable writiags, although Mr. B. re tired to his quiet home in Cambridge. * I must go back to wherelam. Aberdeen isa con siderable place, though not for railroads, couimerce and trade; yet it is the Gretna Green of the West. Here ‘is’ where people marry. They have a Gretna Greeen over the ocean; but we have one here that surpasses any other Gretna Green on the face of the earth. Jonathan generally goes ahead of all the rest of the world, and in honey-moon risiogs the old man stands number one. Here young and | | old come to get married in a hurry, to ‘'go-it” | cheaply and independently. There is an old squire here Ags has married over two thousand people, and the ery is “still they come.” He fixes them just as they wish. If they wich to “ go-it’ in private or publie, light or dark, he “does it up brown.” He says he will accommodate them any way they wish. He has a room fixed for the purpose, and no pryiag eyes can enter that sanctam until the deed is done and he pronounces them ‘‘ man and wife.” On one occasion the justice was engaged in an im- rtant trial, amounting in value to some four or five jollars; the jarors were duly seated, witnesses examin- ed, and the lawyers energetically engaged in deliver- ing brilliant speeches. While one of the lawyers was descanting on the hardships of the soldiers of the revolution crossing the Delaware, &c., the justice received a nod from a member of his family, that there was a cups on hand. The lawyer was re- quested to suspend for a few moments; aod off the magistrate went to marry the couple who had fled from offended parents over in Kentucky. The affair was soon over, and, the wheels of justice being freed, were permitted to glide on. The lawyer that “ rest- ed forafew moments,” gained the suit. Many are the like scenes of this noted place—the Gretna Green of the West, I can’t omit noticing another fact that recently oc- curred on one of these marraiage occasions. The bride and bridegroom had travelled ali night, through rain and mud, over hill and dale, never ceasing in their flight from the girl's ir papa and mama, who were then probably on their track. Ar- riving at Maysville, the ferry was too tardy, and a skiff was seen dasuing over the Ohio to the Gretna Green. They safely landed on Ly Ohio shore, and proceeded at a rapid march to thé good old justice, who was ever ready to join them as one. There was no time lost, and soon the Mag taeitch was standing before » going through his laconic ceremony, which was as follows, viz:— Our Toronto Correspo dence. Toronto, Nev. 5, 1853. Descent of the St. Lawrence Rapids—The Thousand Islands—Bilt Johnson—Railway Communication —Kingston—The Penitentiary—Fort Henry ~ Last of the American Steamers Navigating the St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario, §c., Se, FC The view of the Long Sault Rapids from the upper lock of the Cornwall cana! was so Grand and impos ing, that on my arrival at Ogdensburg, nt vithatance ing I have bad my share of roush and. tumble through life, I de’ermined to deasend them, and ace cordingly took my passage on the Jenny Lind, the only river boat on the American line sufficiently high out of the water to pass through them without having everything on the upper deck washed away. The entrance of the passage is indicated by three high poles on the Canadian shore, immediately after passing which the vessel was flying alony among the breakers at a fearfal rate. In about five minutes, however, they were passed, and we were in com- paratively smooth water. The next we encountered were the Conteau de Lac, at the foot of Lake St. Francis, which, although inferior to those we had previously passed, caused considerable excites ment among the passengers, who were chiefly Amer- icans, and whose object was to view a acene of which er had heard so much. Ve then came to the Cedars, a short distance above Lake St. Louis, and the vessel passed so close to the land that the trees on the shoreabsol touch- ed her sides as she swept along. But by far the most dangerous were the Lachine rapids, near Montreal, evious to Coir 3 which an Indian was taken on toad asa pilot. e steamer then proceeded on her course, steering directly fora rocky island on the left side of the channel, and when within her length of the shore, port went the helm, which she instantly obeyed, aud as we passed the sland one could have jumped on shore;*on the right, equally near, was a shelving rock, over whish the river pre- cipitates itself, and had the slightest secident hap- pened to the machinery at this juncture, or had the steamer refused to obey her helm, instant destruc- tion would bave been the fate of the vessel, and pro- bably of allon board. After spending the night at Montreal. I embarked on board the Lord Elgin, Capt. Feringion, a very gentlemanly man, aod who is partieularly aitentive to his passengers. We left Lachine at two o’clock tn the afternoon, and I land- ed at Prescott about nive on the following morning, one hundred and thirty-four miles from Montreal and nine from Lachine, and immediately crossed over to Ogdensburg. The railroad company have made very extensive improvements at this place, and are about e1 a large store house, into which the cargoes of vessels may be discharged. The wharves, also, are capa- cious, and the depot is as large a buil: as I have seen of the kind anywhere io the Uni‘ed States. In the evening I took passage on board the Northerner, avery fine boat on the American line, and which ig fitted up with great elegance; her menor Hid are even more commodious than those of State, which plies between New York and Pall Ri- ver. Between Ogdensburg and Kingaton the Thou- sand Islands are passed, offeriog one sf the most de- lightful sails on the St. Lawrence. There is an incident connected with this locality which occurred during the troubles of 1837-38, which possesses something of romance. A person of the name of Bill Johnson, having burnt a steamer on the Britisn side, took refuge am ng these islands, and escaped detection till peace was restored. He was supplied with fd by nis daughter, who con- cealed the boat which she used under the house at French creek, on which she resided, and which was situated over the river. Oa one occasion, however, she was discovered, and pursued ; but as the party approached she drew forth a pistol and titteloned with instant death whoever should attempt to molest, her. She was then allowed to proceed, and both her - father and herself are still Jiving at French creek. Immediately opposite Kingston is Wolf, or Long, Island, which is about twenty-four miles in length; around which, either adove or below, it is m for steamers and sailing vessels to pass on their way to and from Cape Vincent. A canal, however, nearly completed across the island, and a steamer will be launched in a week which will convey passen- gers directly acress, by which eleven miles wiil be saved, and New York, which at present is reached in fifteen hours from Kingston, will be reached in thirteen. On her passage up the Northerner stopped at Clayton, on the American side of the river, swenty- four miles ‘below Kingston, and about half way bee tween that city and Brockville, whence it is pro- posed to construct a railroad to Bytown, on the Ottowa. The Black River and Utica Railroad, which is now in progress, will have its terminus at Clayton. There will, therefore, be three points on - the St. Lawrence at which Canadian produce can be shipped for the United States—Preacott, Brockville and Kingston ; and from Clayton and Cape Vincent. it will be forwarded direct for New York. I did not remain over a few hours at Kingaton, which’ possesses few attractions for the tourist, from whom twelve and a half cents is demanded for wharf- age on landing and embarking, although no exac- tion of the kind is thought of on the American side, The sum charged is of no consequence, but it is one of those little annoyances whith should not exist, and sometimes occasions detention when the boat is ubout starting. a It was my inten‘ion to have visited the Provincial Penitentiary, but as it is two miles from the city, and it being necessary to procure an introduction, it wou'd have detained meanother day at Kingston, which I had notto . T understood that tuere are at present 450 convicts there, thirty-five of whom oniy are wo- men. One of these I saw land at Quebec about three months since, with a man who was her partner in guilt. They bad been tried at Kamaraska for the murder of his wite by poison, of which they were convicted, but so strovg was the feeling in-that part of the province against capital punishment, aad some- law nts having been mooted by their counsel, that the Governor-General commuted their sentence to imprisonment for ioe Ate poodeps remo on. their way to tge tent 7, & Bl of r was drawn Ks on the re, to salute Lieutenant General Rowan, who was about embarking in the steamer for Montreal; and the poor wretches, as along in front of the soldiers, were eviden' the impression that they were to form their escort. Although I did not visit the penitentiary, it was in my power to view Fort Henry, whish defends the navy got and harbor, a pass haviog been iptly furnished me by Major Bouverie, formerly of the Twenty-third regiment, who asts as Town Major. This is a very strong fort, and commands the river and outlet of Lake Ontario. It is surrounded by a dry ditch, and has two heavy batteries of Libdeh pad and thirty-two pounders. A ixty-elent under is about being erected at one of the ang) veral of the guns were dismounted for the purpose of baving a newly invented sight attached to them, with which theyare all to be supplied. There is also a bomb-proof barracks, capable of Shemorery a regiment of troops, and where » detachment of Canadian Rifles is at presen’ stationed, which corps is composed of soldiers who have volunteered from other regiments, many of whom are evidently mar tied, from the number of females I saw, and which at Neo the impression that I had entered a convent. The lation of Kingston is estimai . cf Aiteen thousatid eaouiy here mae rely wards the seat of goveroment, and it is decidedly th central situation. The public bi ‘and 1 of the private houses are built of stone; the market Justice—" John, do you take Nancy to be your wife?” Justice.—“ Nancy, do you take Johm to be your husband 7” Nancy.—“ Yes.” Justice-—‘‘ Then I pronounce you man and wife, and may the Lord have mercy on your souls. ‘Amen.’ Thus ended the ceremony. Ali satisfied. The fee was paid, and off John and Nancy went back to Kentucky, looking as brave as Daniel Boone,or Peg; 0 heme, like the boy passing the grave yard, Kes yin | and looking straight abead, perfectly confident t! they were not “ afraid.” HERALD. city improves by such misfortunes. They held pro- waiting for advancement in price, and never ui ding. Since their deaths the lands became scat- tered and built upon, and thus the eity is benefitted by individual loss. | Improvements are going on in every direction, and the people seem fired with new energy and enter- prise. @ old fashioned houses are being torn down, and new ones of modern style erected in their places. The streets are being repaved, and ere lot the ety will be made new. The Court House, 5 nally gotten up Last fo the favor of Mr. Guthrie, the present Secret the Treasury, is a splendid monument of tolly, About $800,000 has been ex- pended on it, and it is not half done. It was com: menced about 1836, and will very likely remain a’ it is until old Time removes it. The jail is a fancy con- cern, rather after tbe prison at Hartford, Coan. It is substantial, and keeps people safe. There two medical schools here. One was established in 1838, and is a branch of the University | of Louisville. The other was organized three years | ago. The former is well arranged for its purposes, and tecures an extensive pesronsee, The law depart- ment {s probably the + in the West. The aca- | demy has never been organized. The building is used for the blind. since their beautiful structure was ARREST OF AN ALLEGED ACCOMPLICE IN THE Sugrvorn Murpsr.—The Traveller states that a man by the name of anes Mann, formerly a near neighbor of Mr. Reuben Coazens, ef Sherborn, (who was murdered last September,) was arrested on the 10th inst. at the Long Pond Hotel, in Natick, on ed mia of being an aczomplice inthe murder for wi Chapman & now in custody. A few days ago he put up at the Mansion House in South Fram- beth when he left the next morning he ac- cidentally left behind a vest, on which were several spo of blood. Qjmpman’s an en exam- ined it, went to Chapman and said, ‘‘Why didn’t you tell me that Mann was connected with you in the murder of Mr. Cozzens?” He answered, without hesitation, “‘ Beqause we took an oath, each to the other, that we would not develope our doings.” Chapman now says the murder was planned the night before, that he called Mr. Cozzens out of the house, and Mann etruck hig with the axe, and thet he (Ch then ot what hes Tan aWay, and knows nothing Marriages x Lovrsvitts ap, rime Courty— During the month of October one hundred and five marriage licenses were iesued by the cart the county court. This makes a grand total for first nine months of 1853, of eight hundred burned down, some three years The new Blind | four, distributed as follows:<- persion Institute will be a besutifal edifice, and well adapted | January. +. 92 July... eye to the wants of such a class oh a | February. 71 Angust. There are four daily papers in Louisville—the | March 72 September. Journal, Courier; Democrat and Times. The two | April 100 October... . former are whig, and the two latter democratic. | May 4 ome The Louisville Journal was established about 1832, | Ju +. 97 Total............804 and was known then as the Focus. After pening |. Du eight days of November, already passed through many scones, 1+ came ont With its prevent © by, seventeen licenses have been issued, house is said to have cost $100,000, but the walls I Be Sere pre way. Hale upper portion of is ‘ost office, the Mercl the reading room. ’ Soon aa The lake boats formerly semen A their eargoeg into the river craft at Kingston, but since densborg Railroad was cont leted ae ceed thither or transsbip their car, The Americen line of eteemers gcrs, on their way up to Lewiston, apd on their return receive those tend proceeding down the river. of this line are the New York, of 1 Bay State, 1 Northerner, “600 = Ontario, 800 450 a Cataract, 600 360 ie Nisgara, 500 #900 in 7 Lind 3a Tay jenn: » 800 tons, 150 horse fe British Empire, 240 “ ° 100 iba The lop of te lak stea era a e len; e steamers is 225 feet; of hold, TL feet; breadth over all, 90 ae; for first class passengers, 400; seeond That of the river steamers is 180 feet hold, 10 feet; breadth over al!, 45 feet. for first class passengers, 200; This kine of lake boats touch at Oswego, and Rochester ; and it is so arranged they connect with the hlander, Mayflower, (British boats,) which call at ports on the Canadian side of Lake Ontario, and are favorably knewn tothe travelling public. W. fer their paseen- , at Cape Vincent, ‘on board who in- The lake steamers ,000 tons and 800 horse ve (0000 759 eon 1,000 from cari @ grea ber than is ‘allowed be the rate of her tonnage Te ponahy is a sum equal to the passage oroney, and $10 » tor each supernumerary passenger, which in this case will amount to $1,700. Connecticut EDITORIAL CONVENTION.—A second editorial convention has been hed at Hartford, Twenty-four delegates, representing more than half the papers in the State, were present. Various lutions were adopted tcuching the conduct of the press, and the convention adjourned, to meet again at Brldgeport at the call of the President,