Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-04-19

and no questions asked"
Ore1oa.-Dr. White, " no has recently removed
10 Orcron. writes 10 his friends near Ithaca, n.
Y. thu, colony is rapidly settling at the ia''s OF
" ,IIameltc " here Oregon city has beeh iouhdeu'
containing population of several hundrcd,i isiores.
3 3saw.mils, and lout-mllIs, one OF which haso
run Of stone, and cos! Sl5OOo. They have
REGULAR colonial form Of government, h'e coun'les
being represented by IL members. The Legs
ature had Just closed a session OF days, during
which 25 bills were passed. Dr. W. lhoush ho'
member, by pay ing $40. purchased the pr''''
lego of speakng upon one OF them proposing 10 .
-, - ..,a ~ fnrinra intrnlUciinn or sale OF
ardent spirits into The territory. II passed unnn.
mousIy and became a law. Attempts havo been
made to introduce liquor, bu: they have been
rhwaried, once by imposing heavy bonds and once
b throwing iistiIIcry into the Willamette rv-
er. Tho Executive is composed Of Il committee Of
three; the judiciary of Judge with probate pow.
ers supreme in his department, who visits each
county twice a year. This governmen, answers
all the purposes of the country. Everything is
prosperous; the crops are good and DR.. White ey.
presses the belief that the region Of the Willamette
is one Of the most healthy, delightful and prom.
IsIng regions on the globe.
The Iac foreign news reports the death of the
Rev. Sydney Smith. Poor man, be perhaps died
Of modification TO find that after writing his abu.
sive letter, and selling out at depreciation. his
Pennsylvania Stock, after all has proven good
and has risen to par.-T Ticksburg Sentinel.
A Horrible Deed Our community was bor
ror.strcken on las. Thursday morning by the re.
ported death Of Mrs. Mary West, rect of the
late Wm. West, aged about 50 years, and her
grandson, Henry Sunk. aged about IL wears.
living four miles roth of this PLACE, whose half
consumed bodies were drawn ou, of the flames Of
the burnngand DESTROYED dwelling of the deceos
ed. The tire was first discovered by the neigh.
bors about daylight, bn. i. had so far progressed
that ii was impossible to arrest the entire des,ruc
ton of the dwelling, smoke house, ami crib. to-
gcthor with all their contents. The bodies of The
unfortunate old lady and her grandson were not
discovered until late hour; indeed, for while i,
was hoped they had escaped from the burning ed.
Ificc. A jury Of Infues, having been summoned
- :hc spot, after due examination found that The
deceased had come TO their deaths by the violence
of some unknown person or persons on the NOR.
nIng OF thursday. and that the building was then
fired. Mrs. West was known 10 be in possession
of several hundred dollars in silver and paper
money; and there IS 10 donbt but the perpetra,or
OF the horrid deed Just related was in pursuit of
this, and very probably oblnined the whole Of it.
NJ {. Waichman, March %.
Three Men Shot.-An affray occurred IN the
town of Hanover, Mass, on St. Patrick's day,
which resulted in the death Of three Irisbmen
named James StaPIe,on, Patrick StapIeton and
Dowlan. These men, with u party of others,
were luborers on tho Abingdon Railroad, and had
repaired to the house of Seth Perry, where they
dra nix freely, and became noisy. Perry at last
refused them more liquor and ordered them from
his premises. A scufle ensued between James
StapeIon and n man named Enos Bates. who as.
sisted in removing the party, when Perry seized
a gun and shot StapIelon through the heart.-i
Perry again fired Two other guns in quick sue.
,esson. killing the other StapIeton and Dowen.