The Nevada journal., 1854-03-31
Later from Oregon.

Later from Oregon.
The steamer Peytona from Portland,
Oregon Territory, March ls, arrived at
San Francisco Tuesday afternoon.
The Oregonian recommends that the
Willamette Valley Railroad be undertaken
at once. A charter had been obtained,
and the papers say there is capital enough
lying idle in the country to build it.
Goose Baby letter received day
or two since, written to gentleman in this
city, we learn that the bark Louisiana had
got in safely, and all were well. There
were six or seven men drowned, in at.
tempting to go to her while outside of the
bar, by the capsizing of their boat.
Great numbers of people are at Goose
Bay, and but little god. The excitement
which was raised deceived many.
The papers are agitating the subject of
State organization. The Portland Times
says:
Shall we have State organization We
have sufficient population. We are wide
ly separated from the Central Government.
The Americans have interests on the Pa
cific which need to be fully and powerfully
represented in a substantial manner. II
will foster emigration, secure us larger ap-
preparations, make us more independent,
and secure the integrity of our territorial
limits, with but little increase of taxation.
Our government is our own burthen, and
soon as we arr able we should bear il :;
while our relations. commercially and DO
litically, require acting and voting repre-
sentatives in Congress.
An election of municipal officers was
held at Portland on the 18th inst. The
entire Democratic ticket was elected-W.
S. Ladd, Mayor. Business is increasing
in Portland.
A military company, the Guards" has
been organized at Salem.
With view to keep peace and quiet
with the Indians, many goods, suitable for
Indian presents, have been shipped to Port
Oxford.
Nothing has been heard of Lieut.. Gro
yer and party, belonging to Gov. Stevens's
surveying expedition, ) and they are sup
posed to have been lost in the heavy SHOWS
in the mountains.
From Washington Territory.
Gov. Stevens message to the Legislative
Assembly of Washington Territory has
been published. 1t contains many valua-
BILE suggestions.
Gov. Stevens has had leave to 90 to
Washington, D. c., should he deem that
the interests of the territory require his
presence there. The Pacific Railroad is
one measure which he is expected to ad :
vocate.
The death of John Scudder, member of
the Assembly for Pacific county, is an
nounced.
Commissioners have been appointed to
prepare general code of laws.
Indian Dificulties.-Serious appre-
tensions are entertained of trouble with
the various tribes between this place and
Cape Flattery, and fatal demonstration
has been made by the Snohomish band on
a party of whites, the reception of the
news of which on Thursday last, created
quite an excitement amongst the citizens
and sojourners of Olympia. The origin
of the difficulty and the facts connected
herewith, seems to be somewhat as fol-
lows:
1t seems that young man by the name
of Young, an engineer in the saw mill of
Mr. c. G. Terry, of Alki, engaged party
Of three Indians of the tribe above refer
red to, to accompany him in a canoe in
search of claim. Several days having
elapsed, two of the Indians returned with
the clothing, watch and, as was supposed,
money of Mr.. Young. Suspicion being
entertained that they had murdered him,
they were about to be apprehended, when
they fed to Holmes Harbor, Island county.
They were at once pursued by party OF
four men under the direction Of the sheriff
of King county, and secured; but before
the canoe which was to convey them had
been fairly disengaged from tie beach an
attack was made upon the party by large
band of armed Indians, which resulted in
fatally wounding DR.. Cherry and the
woundng of sheriff Russell and Mr.. Ty-
son, and slaughter of nine of the Indians
amongst whom was one of the murders of
Young.
The Indians were effectually repnlsed,
and the party succeeded in returning to
Seattle with the other murderer, who plead
guilty to the charge, and acknowledged
the murder of the third confederate who
started in company with Mr.. Young, in
consequence of quarrel about the divis-
ion of the spoils. DIR. Cherry died at
Seattle shortly after his arrival there
The wounds received by the others are
not of very serious character.
In less than an hour after the reception
of the news of the above outrage, Governor
Stevens, as Superintendent of Indian AT.
fairs, with that promptness and energy of
character for which he is so proverbial,
embarked in a revenue boat for Fort Steil-
r IL &c