The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-14
LATER from Oregon.

The Pacific Mail Steamship COmpanys steamer
Istbmus arrived at San Francisco on the l4th ult,
three days passage frsm Oregon. Mr.. Culvert, sub
Indian Agent, together with his interpreter, Hill
Imam, stopped at Port Oxford. to appease the dis.
appointed Indians. Capt. William Tichenor and
family also stopped there, with the intention Of re-
naming for some time Capt Tchenor designs inves-
tgatiDg the road that has been opened by Lieut.
Stanton to Rogue river the success of which is Of
great interest to the citizens IN that region Lieut.
Williamson, who has been residing fifty miles back
Of Port Oxford, was passenger on the Isthmus, on
his way to tho States He says that gold is plenty
in that neighborhood.
1856 wagons have passed the Gate the other
side of the mountain and with Thorn 700 persons, of
whom lG0 were females, and 600 males. They had
1000 head Of cattle, and 400 head Of horses and
mules. The health of the emigration was good.
The Times has heard Of mach actual suffering
among the imm grants in the mountains. From
party who have been out as far as the De Shutes
river from this city, we learn that in different places,
the teed for stock is very scaree-and that teams
give out, and stock dies to q considerable extent
from exhaustion and starvation. Many Of the immi
grants said to be scarce Of proyisons-and some
actually in need Of assistance.
RESPITE. We learn that O'Kelley, convicted last
July, in Benton county, of the murder of MShony,
and who was sentenced to be hung on the 9th of
August last, has been respited for a time by the
Governor. Times.
We learn from M. S. Kennedy, Esq. of Dugan &
Co.'s Express, that the body of man was found in
the Coast Fork of the Willamette river, in Lane
county, about ten days since. There was ball
hole in the breast, leaving 10 doubt that he had
been murdered. He was apparently about 40 years
of age, heavy set, with blue eyes His horse lay
upon the bank Of the river with his throat cut. No
trace Of the murderer could be found and suspicion
rested on one.-IStateSmdn.
LARGE LUMP-I. N. Bronson s. Co took out on
Monday last, from q creek two miles from Jackson
ville Rogue river, lump OF gold weighing 81 ,272.
1t contained but eight dollars in weight Of quartz.
The above named company took out upwards Of
~ 600 the same daV,
ADAMS s Co s BANKING HoUsE.-While at Port
land this week We noticed large and elegant build
ing, nearly finished, which Adams s Co. are erect
ing for banking and general business house.
MARRIED.
On the lst Of September, at the rssdenceof Col.
w. w. Chapman. in the city of Portland, Oregon,
by Rev J. Il. Wilbur, Mr.. Simon B Mayre to
Miss Sarah Eveline, daughter Of Col. w. W. Chap
man.
Intelligence from the Sandwich Islands.
Our advices from Honolulu are to the 18th Of
August. Our files Of papers are from the Offices Of
The Friend and Poiynesiaa.
The Polynesian, in summing up the news, remarks
thus-
We have absolutely no news of q domestic nature to
present readers this week: the whole atmosphere of
the sands-ciyl POLITICAL and physical-seems to have
had the fever" and to have become stagnant from in
antion.
The Legislature has adjourned, the argus is dead
suspicious characters are scarce the business COM
Treasury, which for ten days closed account Of
the Of connected with it, has again
opened its doors The stores auction rooms, Offices
shops closed for the same are all open again ex
cept the Police Court whose magistrate yet down with
receive and despatch the mails.
A French ship, the Courier DIES Indies, has paid
q visit to Honolulu. She was to leave on the 14th
ult. for Calcutta. The clipper ship Reindeer was to
leave for Hong Kong the same day.
The P0iynesi1n states that the epidemic which
has prevailed in the islands is nearly identical with
the Par ANA fever. 1t is much more mild, however
not having proved fatal in single instance. 1t
generally ran two or three days with severe palms,
and debility for q week ten days. accompanied by
sixty or sixty tive pounds loss Of flesh
chants, from the same paper
We happy to learn that there is movement in
produce for export at Maui, this month. About two
thousand barrels Of Irish potatoes and considerable
quantities Of syrup m0asseS, and sugar have been ship
ped thence during the pact fortnight From Honolulu
also several vessels loaded for San francisco but pnc
paly with foreign merchandise Some coffee and sugsr
have. however gone forward from this port and much
more might find purchasers, fitwas to be had.
The Poiynesiaa contains an account Of the loss
of the c0asting vessel Marianne, on her passage,
loaded with miscellaneous cargo, from Hanalei to
Honolulu she struck with squall, and sunk.
She had on board fourteen natives, one Frenchman,
one Portuguese, (the captain,) and the son of the
except the colored man. The cargo was total loss
also
In Honolulu. August 9Th, Alfred Theodore, infant
Of Mr.. John Baxter, aged IA months.
In the same place on Wednesday morning 18th inst:
Monsieur Paul Alexander FontaiDe, medical doctor OF
aculty Of Paris, aged "a years.
News from New Granada.
We have received by the Illinois, advices from