H. W. Mason, a wealthy citizen of Worcester, Mass., who visited Oregon for a brief period last year, writes to Ira Jones, Esq., of this city, that he intends making our state his future home. Mr. Mason is now on the way to the Pacific coast accompanied by his family. Mr. Tomlinson, the venerable father of N. P. Tomlinson, of this city, who arrived the other day from Le Mars, Iowa, is confined to his bed with serious illness. Mrs. William Schmeer returned yesterday from Salem, where for several days past she has been visiting her brother, Ervin Burke, a student of Willamette university. The little one is not expected to live many hours.
Malarial fever is the ailment.
At twenty minutes to 6 o'clock last evening the pure soul of sweet little Hattie Campbell passed from earth into the bosom of the Infinite Father. For a week past the dear girl has been lingering upon the verge of the dark precipice, conscious of all that was transpiring but unable to articulate. The name of the fatal ailment which took her away is tubercular meningitis, or abscess of the brain. Hattie is one of the twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell, and had nearly reached her 14th year. She leaves her twin counterpart, Sallie, one older sister, Miss Annie, three brothers and a father and mother to mourn her demise.