Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-26
Frem Oregon.

By Tho arrival at New Bedford, from the
NJ. W. coast and the Sandwich Islands, we
harsa ale Of the Oregon Spectator extend
ing from..hs 29th Of April to the 9Th Of
tJulysis47. v hssa
ee. The subject Of temperance, or rather in
tefnperance-- -the manufacture and sale Of
alcoholtc liquer-appears to have been
prominens in the minds ofmen, the several
numbers OF the Spectator being largely oc
.cupie4by Communications relating thereto,
/. she proceedings OF public meetings. sc.
So far asa jpdgment can be formed from
shese, public sentiment among the Oregon
aians ID strongly on the anti-alchoiic side.
hF'ii The election had been held at the date
OF our latest paper, but the returns were not
!. all ia. lt,was believed that Mr. ,Abernethy
had been reelected Governor. :. So
/. The Spectator announces the arrival OF
Jim. Stanley, an artist, for the purpose OF
setstransfersing 10 canyass some portions of
the sublime and beautiful scenery with
which The country abounds. He was last
from California, having visited that region
a. ons Of Gen. Kearney's typographical
corps. .sf9Ee SsEss4ssE9
!. The Ash Of July was celebrated at Ore.
ron city and other portions OF the sterrito-
ny. IS An sora,ion was delivered by Rev.
Williaa Roberts,, superintendent OF the
Methodist mission. $, 7si'z5 s7s1T 81 q
'zsss From the Oregon Spectator, July 8.
The. bark Wilton, Captain Gelsten, ar
rived 10 our river on the 22d ult having
had.a passage OF one hundred and forty
eight days from New York to San Fran
cises. baIn her came passengers the Rev
WIN. Roberts and family, and Rev. J. Fl
aWilber aud family, who are attached to the
Msshodist Epis coPal Church in this terri-
Captain GelAsen reports the entrance to
our noble river feasible and easy with prop
rer cars, and speaks in terms of commenda.
> ton Of Me. Reeve, our bar pilot, in justice
TO whom we ought to state that he brought
she Wilton and Mount Vernon the latter
q srst class ship, safely and easily into Ba.
ker,s Bay with head wind. Let no one
harp about the dangerous mouth of the
Columbia hereafter - The Mount Yer
non came up from Fort George to the
mouth OF Willamettee in 20 hou RS sailing
y time. +esrSat ',ss S*=.'fssf z-s''s'<$
Law seems to flourish in Oregon, for the
Spectator of June q gives number of
decisions rendered at the June term Of the
Supreme Court, In regular form
The Spectator danies the truth Of a par
agraph tnow going the rounds of the At
lantic papefs1 which recently appeared in
the Honolulu Polynesian, TO the effect that
, the Winter had been terribly severe in Or
eeon, causing loss Of 5000 head of cattle.
The Spectator says the w inter was indeed
severe, but the loss of cattle was no more
. than 600 head, and the price OF -four was
only % per 100 lbs at retail, instead Of
$I2 per barrel rs reported by the Polyne.
sian.
The Oregonians had received tidings Of
ihs battle of Buena Vista and the taking Of
The annual examination Of the Oregon
institute was one OF much interest to the
friends Of education 7s..t'
= Tar CRops 1t is much feared by the
farmers that unless there is an immediate
fall Of rain. there will be o failure Of crops
generally. s It has been an unusually dry
seaaon. thus far, and by no means favorable
for the growth of wheat; the plant is now
about forming its head, and requires rain to
give il fullness and perfection, otherwise ii
will be but Of stanted growth.
YAMH,LL County PRODUCE. Mr.. w.
T. Newby assessor for Yamhill county,
furnishes US the following Information re-
iative to the prodactions of that country,
fcr the year tS46: Wheat 4,546 bushels;
oats 5,2l7 bnshelss peas 1000 bushels, Mr.
Newly places the population Of this coun-
~ ut 76S souls. .z.s
Thn
Oregon daring the month of April, ls47,
have been as follews:-H. B Company's
bark Columbia, 600 barrels of -four; A
merican bark Tculon, 3s6 barrels of -four,
$4,000 feet of lumber; American brig
Commodore Stockton, $50 barrels Of -four.
1000 feet Of lumber; American brig Henry,
40, ,0OC, feet Of lumber and $4,000 shingles
s-showiug a total OF, exports Of 1886 bar
rels of. .Hour, Ill 200 feet Of lumber and
$4,000 shingles. la as cals
- independent of this, the Columbia COM
pleted her cargo with lumber and shingles,
the precise amount of which we do no,
know; of lumber it could not have been
much short OF 20 900 feet. The foregoing
at least shows that there is something te
ship, from Oregon. In a few months
when harvest time will have passed, we
shaal have nearly ten thousand barrels Q.
-four TO export. sss s,Sl<s -
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sd TExAs.-Gov Henderson.in his messag.
10 the Legislature, ,recounting the part which
that state has had in the Mexican war, de,
c,nres TINT "when Texas consented to ente1
tho Union, it was fully understood by bott
contracting parties, that the Rio Grande
froinsits mouth to Its source, formed the
righiful boundary between Texas ant