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 tuition of his father, Hon. Hamilton Boyd, whose knowledge of that art is second to none North of San Francisco. Mr. Boyd, Jr., has the record of standing among the first on the list of underwriters, and we bespeak for him a long and successful career. We can cheerfully recommend him as one who will be fair and impartial in settling his losses, as a manager of his branch; he is also the adjuster, and parties deal direct with hinm, both in effecting insurance and in getting their money shomld they be so unfor- tunate as to require it. HON. JOHN C. CARTWRIGHT, Collector of Internal Revenue for the District and State of Oregon, is one of those quiet, unassuming gentlemen, whom we sometimes meet in the walks of public life, and realize the fact that in his case at least the oflice has sought the man, not the man the office, as is too generally the case. He is a native of Michigan and was born in 1837. He came to Oregon in 1853 and read law with Hon. Jos. G. Wilson, afterwards Represeutative in Con- gress from this State. He was admitted to the bar in 1860 and opened an office at Salem. He was a member of the House from Marion county in 1864, and in 1866 was elected State Senator from the same county. In 1867 he received the appointment of United States District Attorney. At the expiration of his term of service in this capacity in 1871, owing to failing health, he removed to Eastern Washington Territory, and there engaged in the stock business until 1873, when he moved to The Dalles, and, in part- nership with Hon. R. O. Dumbar, resumed the practice of law. In 1876 he was elected Presidential Elector on the Republican ticket and was a parti- cipant in the memorable Electoral College of that year, when poor Cronin -peace to bis ashes--was so prominent a factor, and when Oregon's vote elected President Hayes. In May, 1877, he received his present appoint- ment. Mr. Cartwright is a gentleman who is highly esteemed by all who know him and is regarded as a man of sterling integrity. He is tall and spare built, smooth face, save the mustache, sharp features, clear peaceful eye, and black hair. forgets a favor. He is courteous, genial and generous. As a public officer, he is attentive and obliging and in every way efficient. He was married at Salem on Christmas, 1861, to Miss Mary Helm, only daughter of Rev. Wm. Helm, of the M. E. Church. He is a warm personal friend and one that never JAMES HENDERSHOTT. This gentleman is a son of David Hendershott, Esq., one of the most eminent lawyers of old Kentucky. He was born in St. Clair county, Illinois, in the year 1829. His parents moved to Iowa when young James was but six years old, and there he spent the years of his boyhood and received his educational training. In 1852 he set out for Oregon, and, after driving the historic mule-team five months, he had the happy satisfaction of setting his foot in our beautiful little city of Salem, where he remained one year. Like every other young man of nerve and ambition, Jim took the mining fever and used the pick and shovel with good success in the northern part