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Two letters I have received from my brothers at Bangor, for which they have my hearty thanks. - one dated Jan 31st the other Feb 9th. - much obliged for the items respecting Bangor people and news of the place: it is far from being true that such will be uninteresting almost any thing relating to that region I shall be glad to hear about. I see no Eastern papers except N.Y. Evangelist and little eastern news. therefore do not excuse yourselves from writing I beg. As for me, you can take no interest in the people or scenes that surround me, - I have nothing new or striking to relate of myself and all the information I can pick up of the West will soon be exhausted. I can tell how they elect a mayor out west: there were four candidates - two proposed themselves and made great efforts in their own behalf - their friends paraded the streets on election day, in a great cart with a flag containing the name - with men in masks tin trumpet and triangles one took pains to stop at the Seminary door at recess and give cheers to the girls assembled to the door to look. Another a worthless fellow was nominated in sport as the workingmen's candidate, the nomination was carried: he felt himself insulted, vowed he would be elected if money could do it, bought over the grogshops to his interest and reported that he had 150 dolls. to spend if successful: he actually received a large number of votes; but was defeated: was burnt in effigy in during the day. Happily, worth, probity and good principles prevailed and Judge Bryan is mayor, a firm friend of temperance. A party of twenty or thirty have gone from this region to California by land - several teams with cow for oxen conveniences to live by the way, expect to join other parties at Independence on the borders of Ind. Ter. to proceed under the guidance of Kit Carson the Indian woman who was guide to Fremont. There has been quite a flood at Chicago: it is but few feet above the level of the lake in any part the ice was dammed in the river there the water carried a vessel from its place which in its way capsized two more