The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-08

Spectator man, we the former one for ne Is no
longer tator having Resigned the quill I'd ssis
We take occasion to remark that there is no law
In the territory regulating marriages. most oua
exsisisnt OF on. sage Legislation. moment. rea'c
be come permanent record made of that i'm portant
trsnsacton In the absence Of all regulation the
subject, would suggest the propriey of having all
marriages announced in the paper thus securing at
least partial record
The advance party of the overland immigration have
arrived In this valley Another company we learn
In the Cascade Mountains and will be here in
few days These parties can give us little nforms
tion rs TO the amount Of immgra coming in this
season Some estimate that it will be large, while
sthers make a lower estimate.
count OF the immigration, which shall transfer to
our columns. There are thousands of persons in Cali
fornis who feel deep interest In thing touching
the interest OF Oregon and especially nog that so
many Of their acqusintancss, snd friends and rela
tivss are seeking In that lsud, home.
The OREGON IMMIGRANTS.
The news from the i'm Snake river, Is of
rather sad character Some packers, who arrived
here . few days ago report about one thousand wa
number OF wagons between Fort Hall the allies:
the rear part OF tbe California immizr having
great deal Of Suffering and rSs1
have been SO long on the road that they have gene
rally exhausted their supplies OF provisions many of
them have scarcely been able to keep body and soul
togsther The government, from the Dailes post has
been quite active In fur nshing supplies. The early
portion Of the immigration Jared much better, al.
though they were not met the way, yet they could
obtain plenty upon their arrival Mt the post. We take
this occasion to return our heartfelt to Major
irwin for the kindness and attention shown and
for the interest manifested in behalf in procuring
our early conveyance to the Cascades.
When We lett about the frst Of August, expedi-
ton was preparing to start for the Grand Round val
ley with -four and provisions but upon their arrival
In order to do justice to all they had to limit the
quantity for each mefs The apportionment was
small that It afforded but temporary Ieef And since
that time We learn that the Dalles post had been
eaten cut" An express came to Fsrt Vancouver
few days since with orders for additional supplies i'm
mediate that the stores at the Daes post had been
exhausted We fear that those in the vicinity of
the paiies must be in great want The army officers
and they Viii not b. able to rrach II. bass uai.T
ten or twelve Days large portion Of the im migrants
fell into common error this season that OF Loading
States that nearly all the i'm migrants had
last year and that heaps OF asur pro visions all
stated that II any thing was wsnted that Il could be
obtained AZ Fort Hall and any amount of -four could
ford 70 ssul Il .naS any person could a.
large quantity taken out there for the express
pnrpose Of modating the immigration but they
all having overloaded last season bought little none
n consequence of this, there announcement
to keep 1t up this The nour had been all pack
Hudson's Bay Company, stationed at that post
Our friends In Oregon 1t would by the accounts
IN their papers have among them set Of violent men
like those that infest California Murder and robbery
occur there too Sften although not to the frghtsu
t.nt they do in the latter place. We hope that the
On Friday last, learn, alteration took place
between Mr.. jenkins, wagon master, formerly In
the employment Of government, and a half breed
which resulted in the death Of the former The cir
cumstancts Of the affair something like the follow
ing The dispute arose as to the proprietsrshp OF
house. belonging to person In California each claim
ing to be agent Of the absentee melee ensued where
upon the halt breed plunged knife into the side his
apisgonist.-dsath followed In an hour after.
The half breed Is under arrest to avail. hearing at
the next meeting of the court
The Oregonans have their eyes open and wing.
Says the Spectator =:
The Umpqus that hitherto unknown region IA wax
pgup settlement Is last growing up, and business
houses being built TO modate the demands Of
trade. The Advertisement OF Sloan, Frederick & Co.
makes known more fully what they prepared TO do
in this new district.
THE MARKETS.
oRrGoS CRY MARKsr, Sept. 10 Apples, dried, per
ID. csc peaches do, 81; beef retail at market l5a
Ise pork per Id l6 2ec butter per lb, 81 cheese,
do, 200 -four. per owt., 81 SO; do, per bbl. SIS.
Grain ut, per busbe 81 so 81 oats per bushel
50 co; do shesf per dos 81 Groc eries-Cohee, per
10 20 Csc sugar brown per lb 30 S5c.; do loaf
55e tea 81 81 90; molasses per gal 81 20; tobacco
per ID 37hca 81 Is; rice per Id l6c czgs per doz
90 &c., lard per ID, 40c salt, per cwt., SO So;
oil, lnseed per gal S5 glass. per half box. TO- So
do, 10 IL 81; iron. per ID. l2H 2o. nails per ID
10 zoe cooking stoves, $50. slie; lumber, per
so q 6Oc.