The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-10

mento resuli512 ~ for the Wings. Both
parties claim ~ x9gislhture. That body, it ia
asserted by soEb of5l6 members. win be adjourned
70 this city. Two a. three Marine Insurance COM
panies have bean formed here-a pretty sure sign
Of confidence In commercial transactl ions. Some
i'll feeling has arisen In consequence Of the abduc-
ton Of the M.rquesas girls BY Captain Snow. lie
atres in full blast. Balls in abundance And 20
ends our summary, amidst the sounds Of a kind
Of "wake" which the boys are having around the
dying year.-S'ockton Times.
ANTHRAoIrE CoAL.-A gentleman, who has re-
Gently returned from an excursion to the country.
informs us that he visited extensive bed of this
coal some forty miles from Sacramento city. Ii
had been thrown open by miners searching for
gold; and he assures Us that the vein 10 extensive
and the coal Of the very best quality. Whether
any attempt will be made to mako this vein availa-
BILE, we cannot-say. as our informant had not de-
cided upon what course he would take, if any,
when we saw him. Sacramento Times.
Later from Oregon.
BY the arrival at San Francisco Of the steamer
Gold Hunter, Lieutenant Blunt, u. s. NJ, COM
mander, Oregon papers had been received to the
4th December, including the Oreg0nian, the new
Wing paper established at Portland by Thomas
j. Dryer. esq, formerly connected with the Cots-
rier, Of San Francisco.
The Legislative Assembly Of Oregon organized
on the I'd instant.
The next morning the Assembly met and ap-
Speaker Of the House, DIR. Ralph Wilcox; Clerk,
Asabel Bush; Assistant Clerk, b. Genois; Sergeant
alarms, William Holmes Doorkeeper, Septimus
Hueat.
For the Council, the following officers were
Chairman, w. w. Buck; First Clerk, George
L. Curry; Assistant Clerk, James d. Turner; Ser
geant-at-Arms, Heman Buck; Doorkeeper, not
elected.
The two houses having completed their organi-
zation, the Governor was duly informed of their
readiness to hear any suggestions he might have to
make. At half past two O'Clock the Governor APP
peared and read his message to the two houses, in
joint assembly. II contains variety Of recon-
menda tons OF local nature in regard to the affairs
Of the Territory. The Governor recommends an
immediate organization of the militia, "the coun-
try's strong arm when danger presents ITSELF" and
urges upon the Legislature the establishment of
roads throughout the Territory, so as to connect
the different sections of the country, that they may
be easier Of access to each other" and also the
opening of roads for the purpose of aordng relief
to immigrants, with the necessary trading posts,
&c. He says:
"The great suffering endured this season should
not fail to impress you with its importance, and
not leave it, heretofore, to private charity. To
connect Puget's sound with the Columbia river,
some point on the Willamette with'thc mouth of the
Columbia and the Willamette valley with that OF
the Umpqua, are among those would name for
the present. Commissioners should be appointed
to view, locate, and mark out the principal roads
at the expense Of the Territory, and the counties
through which they pass required to keep them
open, and in good repair"
Awritcr in the orsgonidn states that articles of
association have been drawn up for the Portland
and Valley railroad, with capital Of $500, 900,
and that within two weeks nearly 100000 were
subscribed, mostly BY persons along the route of
the contemplated road.