New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-21

CHARACTER OF THE OREGOS SRr1LERs-Rev
George Gary, q TIE mssicnsfesof re Methods Eps-
copa Church arrived this City the 18Th inst from
OREGON Al a meeting u the Missionary Board OF that
church. yes fda,. DC made stsemef the condition Of
the missions in that territory and gave ihs,
OF Interest % The general reader lie thinks that The entire
population Of he territory when he cft On July lssi) xas
aud eight thousand Tls population con-
sss Of engiznis from this country, French Canadians,
native Indians and those In The employ o. the HGdson Boy
company TIE population o. OREGON CITY ne stated
81 about Eve hundred. No census however hss yet been
taken lis estimate Is made ron a kn0s edge n the
number 10 The territory previous TO he eDgf4uons o. 1888,
aud o. those WHO have arrived IN the various conn ans
since Of enc oes o. Tho tlrriior. are very thniy
ui4tct ye, the COS 81 Asfil, Tor Instance contains
op sx dwellings AM four vile families Nl1c.pger
Is and contains twenty vtie men. clerks ard 1lh2rs
in the employ or the Hu1s. Say Company. ard not
while woman. The principal settlements are uqon tne
Willamette This portion, be thinks Is The sadeu Of he
ieutory.
Emisran,s who settle IN oregon make calm 10 tract
o. land Of hundred and foTfy scres-one mie
squsresnf many q hen being single men, n leave
bat sparse p0;ulatiou in he country The number u
white women thst have euigrated 70 Oregon. City
has caused much dsilclnalon 70 the marriage o.
red women than Imeriy. Not more than enc ihlfd Of
tie population are la2rr.eI.
At aud ia the rcish1orholl o. the tse, hErdred
40 eighty nj IS above lie mouth Of Columbia, there
qIle number o. Indians. The NOR. character Of
hce Incans has been much injured by the conduct Of the
emg-anis who arrived since $50. The enter the
D@e quite DESTITUTE OF provisions and clothing and bcg1
% cf from the natives, and the Indians have learned 20
folio" her example when an opportunity Is found,
they steal h0 and II INJURY Is made fCr ne
animal iost they sag a coz. Shirt other article for
which iheJ have occasion IS given them, they viii Try ~
End H. When they have returned the animal and fectiv-
ed The reward, they vii steal the another
he Indians entertain stron. suPersons u he charac
ter and Influence % the missionaries They suqIose TIA,
they posses power over Tie elements. Tue Winter o.
1886 very cold, ard unusual quantity q snow fell
Many q the cattle died. The Indians demanded many
0ulhe Missionary they hadlo BY the severity q the
weather declaring that he had caused the extreme cold
house ia The Indan settlement ha1 taken FIRE on sun
day, and was burned down. They demanded eompansa-
the Missionary declaring that he had blown the
horn 10 get them u meeting AID That that was the cause
Of {. fire.
Mr. Cary does not give hatering account Of the moral
character " the population. lie links that II they do
nJt become an Instructed people, they viii he very de-
PRAYED community There Is and mus be much leisure
time, and science anc Religion DO no extend heir ff1-
clcc, residence there viii not be very desirable Inte
pfralce prevails 10 considerable extent. After the pas
sage Of the License law ia 1886, they seemed for while 70
indulge more freely Ia Incorporate habits The question
OF Temperance entered into the excltcmeDfs Of the lest
election for Governor. Mr. ADcfneihy, The temperance
candidate, was elected by very small majority. Sab
bahbfcakrg has prevailed extensively, bat there has
been considerable reform during the three past years IN
the MIDST Of much prcfgacy much respect paid to The
ministers Of religion
There are now number ofcergymen Of the Methodist
Episcopal, Presbyterian, Baptist and Catholic Churches
These exert healthy influence upon many Of the iuhab
tants The sandwich Islanders many Of the Indians, and
the persons employed By the Hudson Bay Company al
tend the Catholic service II these religious missions had
been established there, che half q the emgrans
irving these who had hecn attached various religious
communities az homo would aot have exhibited any evil
cence Of their religious proicseions
There is comparatively no money 10 the country.
Wheat rs been constituted legal tender, and merchants
sioreOfders and scrip worth abOat forty per cent
ccpng Ia Vancouver the orders from which place
considered Of value than the cash az other
This place /, the principal depot Of the Huoson Bay Com
papy. Evening Post, 2OtA.
FIRE AT KIsGsTOS, C.W.-Tbe Montreal Herald
Of the 18th has Geographic dispatch from Kingston gving
account Of fire at that place the previous day Il
broke out tho premises occupied by Robert Jackson,
aucOneer cOrnero Of Clarence and Ontario SIS The sui-
Mr. Jackson, Mr. Elder who kept saloon next
door, Mr. Simpson and Mr.. Alexander. Mr. Jackson hac
whole valutbe stock Of goods consumed, valued Al
&c 900 $1,000. and is books and papers burned Mr.
der and his family barely escaped with their lives AL
he possessed consumed, among which was 200 In
cash Mr. simpson and Mr. Alexander have lost princi
pty By having their goods destroyed In the removal OF
tem The latter will probably be, beside. the loser CT
$500 on the house. Dir. Jackson was insured 70 the
amount Of 5000, and Mr.. Simpson 9T00. Mr.. Elder and
Mr Alexander had 10 insurance..
DREADFUL VILLAIN Hudglns
and Armsteai Burroughs, residing in Matthews County,
we're engaged quarrel when Robert Hudgins attempt
20 to prevent their coming TO blows. Az that moment
John BoTum placed dirk IN the hands Of Burroughs who
plunged IL into the heart Of Robert Hudsin who fell and
expired In about three minutes. Borum made his escape.
Burroughs committed TO jail. Dir. hEdgns has eil
a widow and six children, two Of whom were by former
marriage Norfolk va Beacon, 18Th.