New-York daily tribune., 1854-04-26
OREGON.
wehayo Oregon pspsrs to March is-seyen'een da,

We have Oregon papers to March ls-seyeaieen dsu
lster.
Lieut. Grover and party, belonging to Gov slsyens
Sur,tyirg Esreduon were lett by the m in body IN
August hast the esst side u the Rocky MOuniSias 70
suyey tie Upyor Miss 1.Ii during the auamn aRi 70 O.
uore in mid Ninter the northern passes Sni rsNoft TIE
tcuh Of SHOWS in that region aud The winter obs,ru,
tios il any Of which much has been sail agaos, tie
southern Owing 20 The great time that al elsi
without any ,ws being received az The parry Il
ported in Oregon that 10y had been lost ia the s1os'
hat ihoy bad all arrived in ssftfy
IMPROVEMENT BCslNE ,s.-Business was increasing
PoItlard since the weather had become settlei
ELECTION IN PoRTLaNU.-A municipal election took
place recently in tbe tosn Of Portland, at which iso
votes were cast W : Ladd was elected Mayor sal
the whole Democratic ticket was suceessfu by ioorN
Cocsi R,y-Scren W,a Drorrcd TAe Spectator says;
A gentleman from Goose Bay informs us that there
great nun bels II people there and but ttle gold rOs
wlo have gone are wishing hem-elve, back again. The
exciitmCut which was rase1, caused many 10 be hum
bucgtd letter received iom the same place. saysthM
l bark Louisiana bad got in safely aud all were vel
There were six or drowned in empting 70 70
10 her while outside OF tho bar by the capszag OF their
bost Business dull at Scotsburg.
FIGHr NIIH THE lNpIAEs AT WAsHiNGTos TERRlroRf
NseCms from late number of TIE Pioneer aai DIN
ocrot that there has recently been difficulty with
the Indians in Washington Territory. maa named
N,utg he'd been murdered by them whereupon W.. Rus
sell tie Sheriff OF Kings County DIR. Cherry and some
Others wet in pursui, Of the murderers 20 do mes M
bor Island County tfey were attacked by large band
~ aud a.Oa wound to the Sheriff aud Mr.. Tyson Nias
OF the Indians were killed aud the rest fed DR.. Cherry
died shortly after his auivsl at Seattle.
IuE AROMA BALM ihis beautiful and highly aromatic
tree. fnys lie Spcctor, is nariye pl,nt ot Oregon
The leaf is scmcwhat Ike the pear the trnnk and
branches resemble the orange the lower the white
icssaune IL il found in small quantities in several 10
caies of the Willamette vale bn, IN greater abundance
az the foot of the Cascade mounns, northwest OF Noun,
Hood IL destined 10 make of a stir among tho
che mts snd botaDsts Of sa age than might a, hssi
imagine. What o attract the most atte entDn is
p,cuaIly pleasant AMI odoritrous SMELL few branches
of Il giying ghtul fragrance to the puor or other
auatiGeuts The Leaf has swcetish slightly plngent
taste aud the branch differs lite In this respect ls
medicinal properties have not yet been tested, but We
learn that steps have been taken by persons in this ct
tosard having this done imnt datey by scientific In
New York City. The tree grows to hight Of eigh. or
nine eet but is frequently found of smaller she, II
il beautiful evergreen and will Oe OF intrinsic yaae to
place around our homes as ornaments.
lhe legislative Assembly OF Washington Territory con
vened at OIL mpia on the z3h of February. The COun
oil organized by olecing g. n. MoConnsha, Presidenl-
the House, L. A. Chenoweth Speaker