The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-30
The Latest from Oregon.

liioIn the sdn FRANCISCO Herald, Oct IS
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company s steamer Col cm.
ba arrived at this port last evening with later dates
from Oregon.
Among the passengers by the Columbia were Col Nc.
We extract fom the papers the following items Of
Tie Times rays that wimple whose arrest on the
charge OF numbering his wife We mentioned short
time since was tried before Judge Nelson in Clack
county found guilty and sentenced to be hanged
eth of October.
read has been cut out between Port Oxford and re
ka. Report says that wagon road be easily con-
structsd. Packers travelling IL with great
Several changes in public Office have been made recent
Milwaukee Is superseded + Holland Postmaster az
Oregon city. is removed, and w. W. Buck appointed;
aud 7. b. Powers Postmaster at Astoria learn has
received notice that his services longer wanted
WREcK OF THE BrlG EAGLE This vessel was wrecked
on the coast Of Vancouvors leland the night Of Au-
gust eth We learn from Mr. Edward Tharp, one OF the
crew. that the Eagle havng cargo Of goods for Indian
trade endeavored to get into hsrbor on the Hand
with which no one on board cqsainted and there
suddeniy coming up strong southeast gale, she went
ashore and struck The ashore as best they
could but no sooner lad they landed the In ians
stripped them ofoyerytbng they had provisions blank
cts &C., and their lives being threatened by the natives
they made their escape In whale boat the second day
after the wreck For five days they coasted along the
undertook to land and subsstng muscles and other
shellfsh until, in passing through Nootka sound they
were attacked and the mate (Mr Powell and a m an by
the Bame OF Hancock taken prisoners Fortunate
~ however the Ill fated nj Ter this fell in With
another trading vessel on which they afforded shell
ter and protection Some friendly Biackwood Indians be-
ing on board learning their late disaster armed them.
selves and going ashore effected the reease Of the pris.
oners by the exchange of fe blankets All the crew
reached the Sound In safety The Eagle Il will be recol.
lected started from Portland last spring with load of
passengers for Queen Charlote's Island - Columbian
THE lMNIoRAlIoN-The tide Of overland immiur,tion
continues to roll into valleys with Increasing randty
and Plumbers. This years. immigration Is
in The history Of Oregon both in regard to quantity and
quality. In 80 large an immigration mot ess thon
lOcoO and many say much larger 1t il not at all sur.
prhiDg that much suffering Is experienced among nor
ton Of them from the shortness OF feed for and
scarcity Of proyisions aud learn with much regret
that some have died and many others suffered from
cholera and ether disorders consequent upon the sudden
change OF diet and the fatgues Of 80 long n Journey
Those making the overland journey however should not
expect IL without some hardshps COMPARED with what
they have been use d to experiencing when at home
hearing OF the destuon Of many who are ON ne wav
the citizens OF Portland held meeting ON "wednesday
evening last appointed committee to coecct subscrp
lions TO purchase provisions and distribute them among
the destitute on the road There was come 500 raised
on the spot and considerable has raised since The
steamer Flint took portion Of the supplies ON rburs
day morning. to the Cascades.-Times.
man named James Cleves an Epelishman sixtv four
years OF age committed suicide in Cackamas county by
hanging. -
The rcrmer J Flint, lnadcd with -four s.-u,k ON a
rack several miles below the Cascades ON the Columbia
liver, and Immediately sunk The cargo about twenty
cps, wiz prcyea total ,osG