The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-17
INTERESTING rsrrnrrauscr FROM osraox AND


whale ship at New Bedford. we have received
files of the Oregon Spectator, published at Ore
gon City, from the 18th Of May to the 2llh of
June, inclusive, and also file of the Poiynesian,
published at Honolulu, to the 3lst OF August.
from which we have extracted such items of in
telligence as appear to us likely 10 interest our
readers.
Oregon being connected with the United
States, and being inhabited chiefly by our own
people, we shall pay our respects first to the
Spectator, which, by the way, is neatly printed
and we'll conducted little sheet, evincing much
talent and tact in its editorial management We
shall take up each paper seriatum, and Gull from
1t as we go along
The editor gives some advice to emIgrants
who are DESTROYS of settling in that part of the
world, which we insert for the benefit of such
OF our readers as have any idea OF going thither.
lie says
We would advise the immigrants. after recruiting
Bear River valley, by doing which they will de-
tour OF several days journey through rocky ravnes al
miss destitute or grass suS water AFTER re.Dg ssye
Is called Big Sandy, they had better commence the
"cut OFF, about four O'Clock In the afternoon and they
will reach the next water about noon of tho next day
Some forty miles this side Of fort Hall they will strike
what termed the Southern Route into the Willamette
valley; they will exercise their pleasure about taking
this road the old after plain narration Of facts
The old road to the Dalles Of the Columbia and
the Cascade Mountains, is difacut with scarcity Of
grass
1t must be borne in mi md that the kegs must
be filled at the last watering place. Note that:
A Mr. S. G. Reeves has been appointed pilot
for the month of Columbia river.
On the 18th of May last, party of nineteen
left Tor the States, by way Of the Southern route
The exports of Oregon for the month of April
last, were l,736 barrels of flour, III 900 feet Of
lumber, and sc, 600 shingles.
Nalp cfo 60 orI NharS oTf he
Legislature, took place in Oregon In June last.
The way such matters are conducted there, Is
worthy of note. There were two. candldates-a
Mr. Lovejoy and Mr. Abernethy-and they
went into the field in the following fashion -
TO rHE CITIZENS OF OREGON.
At thu request of numerous friends place myself as
candidate for reelection to the office Of Governor Of
Oregon Territory. GEO. ABERNETHY.
May ID, ls47.
TO THp ELECTORS
In consentng to bs candidate for the ofase Of Co
Of Oregon Territory In the ensuing Canvass
place myself wholly in the hands Of friends satisfied
that they will do me justice. with the utmost conf
10 ays tn issue to my fs0" citizens ovrJoy
The voters were encouraged and stimulated to
go to the polls by the Spectator, in the following
Before another paper is issued the people will have
at the polls and chosen their Governor members of
the Legislature, and county cfi,ers We hope every
coun ty manifest becoming interest In important
should feel that the Of tbs elective Franchise
time and consideration upon the business to
good and faithful functionsries
coun,i:.. .ass,n.tsy. Lou. joy Scattering
Clackamas. l36 liz
Cnampoeg lSS maj.
Yambil ............ mel
nus@t'u ''....' ixS W
Vancouver 80 maj =,
J NJ WAR, 8 white Justices OF the Peace olum.
bus Wheeler, A Cornelius, Jos Hull. Asse.sor-E. B.
Comfort Treasurer-John H. Couch
AZ Nauva
Chamberain. w H R-es, w H Rector, A Cox. JUS
tees Of the Peace-F X. Mathew, r. Dunbar, Morgan
Reese. Assessors. c. Morris. Treasurer-Dsaie
Waldo.
Ya~hiH Csunfy.-- Representatives - Messrs. Rice,
Hembree. and Rogers
Tuala.in -Representatives-JosephL L. Meek,
David Hill and Ralph Wilcox.
Vancouver County -Representative-H. w. Peers
Justices Of the Peace--Meesrs Thompson, Lane, and
White. County Clerk-Mr Covington. Treasurer
Mr.. Lewis.
A very important meeting was held at Oregon
City on the Ii III of MAY, for the purpose of OBJ
tanning expression of opinion relative to tres
passes on land claims. Suitable resolutions were
passed, and the proceedings OF the meeting were
signed by some two hundred of the citizens,
That will not give votes to any man for any
public Office who is IN any manner, shape form,
We do not exactly comprehend what is meant
by this "claim jumping;" but in order to give
our readers all the light possible, we insert the
following advertisement, which we clip from
them TO understand 1t -
hereby caution all persons, particularly Gen Alan
son Hustsd) against trsspassing in any manner Whist
upon my Land Claim situated the bank of the
day
all persons from purchasing any part parcel the
from said Hustled he has lawful title any
Of said premises bLlJAH BUXTON
April 27th lsa7.
This ls done in very off handed, plain kind OF
way, at all events.
The editor of the Spectator says, that by fit
of the ague, genuine shake, his ideas have been
shaken into next week
Great preparations were making at the last &C
counts, to celebrate the fourth of July in an ap-
propriate way
The people have suffered recently nom Indian
disturbances. Under this head the Spectator
writes -
Complaints to us Of Indian disturbances in vsri-
Gus parts of the country. Near the mouth OF the
Lackamute they have been destroying cste; on Tuaa
ting Plains they in trouble with thu settlers and
here In midst much incomnoded by them
Indeed recently at the Cacksmas, citizen fred
ardent spirits is the che not the only occasion of
trouhls between the whites and Indians.
In consequence of the want of rain, it was fear
ed the crops, particularly cereal crops, would not
turn out we'll.
They have some rare amusements in Califor-
MIA. An extract from the Californian says -
We were not little surprised, few days past, on
learning That egg smells In This country exoesd IN their
value that eggs tho times in rca the
former being at the present worth six and q quarter
cents EACH whilst eggs with all their natural substance
may be bought at the rate OF nve for shilling
But Their, is for this inconsistency, which
will here try to explain 1t customary in California
to preserve all the egg shells by blowing out the sub
boys blow birds eggs for the purpose of string
ing the shells The shell thus emptied filled with
logne other scented water or ribbon Of various
colors cut up into very pieces and then the bos
at end Of the egg shell s stopped up with wax or
should this article b. difficult to procure which IL very
often the case, small piece Of tallow will the
purpose
The egg shell thus prepared enhanced in value; and
we have heard Of their having been seld high q
dollar each more of these are broken the
bead of any person who may happen to BE- on friendly
with the possessor, without any distinction OF
age or quality and dances or fAndangos are often
got I'D BY the young folks for the express purpose Of
breaking egg shells the heads Of the opposite
A Mr Nafhaniel lanes Putnam son of Inse nh