Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-31

LATER FROM OREGoN.-M has been
SAID recently in this country IN relation
to The esabtiS hment of newspaper in the
Oregon Territory We can now set the
matter at rest. We have during his week
shipped for Oregon one of Hoes best
pruning presses, severui fonts Of type from
White and Shelf Id, and printing ink from
MIR Malher's lac Org
IL may be asked why those articles are
sent 10 that remote region. Wereply that
some eighteen months agoa government
was formed " by the white settlers. SINH.
lar 10 that OF tue territory of Iowa, aud n
sum OF money raised 10 establish PRINT
my Office AT the Methodist missionary sta
hon at the Willamette.
We perceive that The editors Of the Sun
have received files of The Sandwich ia
Pers OF the 4Ih Of September, which con
'din Intelligence from the Oregon territory
10 the I'd OF August.
The Legislature Of Oregon adjourned
Few days before the Sd OF July, having
passed some important laws. One OF their
acts is ANY person who shall make, sell
or give away ardent spirits in the terrific.
ry OF Oregon, South of Columbia River,
shall iorlei, and pay 500 for each and
every such offence" The Legislature is
called tho Legislative COMMITTEE, and
consists of nine persons ee, ted by the
people.
The officers OF tho Oregon Territory
CONSIST OF three Governors, called the Ex.
7ruuvc Committee, Supreme Judge and
"A Leg slaiive Council. The laws are the
same as those governing the Territory Of
Iowa. The Government is purely Demo
cratic Republican. Dr. Batcock is the
) prone judge. The name of only one
OF the Govern1rs. DIR. Biiley,i is mention
ed. On the first Of August Belgian brio
arrived at the O'cgon City, having on
board number Of nuns and several Ro-
man Calhoic priests, from Antwerp, sent
out To Oregon by the Church of Rome
Since the arrival IN Oregon Of the
Rev. Mr.. Garay, some important changes
have been going on at the Methodist mis-.
on, OF which he is superintendent The
Indian school has been discontinued. and
the building lately occupied by it has been
sold TO the Methodist EpIscopal Church,
Iuicly organized, for a literary institution.
The mission has a so par ed with IFS mills,
herds OF cttle and uenr'y all its properly.
which the tiers bought Of good priccs.
The lay missionaries were about TO
[. be dismissed. but would remain i'm tho col
ony as settlers. The colony is in n most
encouraging condition. The crops were
giving promise OF an abundant harvest.
4" People were coming into he territory
IN Ilrge numbers, and The country is iilinp
up wrh ibrvlng and en,erprising colonisls,
One OF the settlers writes Come
on, brother Yankees, and make OREGON
another New England
DIR. l}nb"ock. "the Supreme JUDGE {"
went to Oregon as Physician IN the Meth
odst mission family. d. Bany was from
dis city, wberc hs fmiIy now reside"
The Sheriff Of Wyoming county. "a.
received ~ Saturday last The doalh war.
rant Of Francis Baslcr, nov in TAIL at
Tuckhannork, convicted Of murder --
Ba.Isr IS TO bo executed on the g n Of
\arch neNt
a WHALE OK OUR COAsT.- our cor.
respondent ai Provincctown informsns.
that ON Friday, about noon, right
Whale showcd his mead ~ that harbor
ammgsl The shipping twenty wha,c
/ boats puj out at er il and after a chase
oG ono nou5. TIC cnlsman Of one If
them hove ia his horpoon, and soon
| killed ~, and took II on shore. Sbc viii
I Nicld 90 barrels Of oil and her hone is
three fee lJug. The capture was made
! by a crew Of six young whalemcn.
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