New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-25
OREGON.

dates nom Oregon 10 Dec "a, twelve dayslaier
hsn previous adViees' r.., .o;,
r,xrtse OF THE LEGIsLATuRE.-The Territorial Legs
,,, On the 5.h Of December and the Council was or
- nv the election Of Mr Ralph Wilcox as President
sthe House Bishop. Of Warrington Co. was e'ecleu
s.<ksr The Legislature has adopted memorial PrS!l"S
rerefs for the speedy payment OF ine a. the nav
xe,s engaged in the Rogue River war anu o m o Va
ent ofhe claims OF merchants and Others "Ho
sxvries for the came. - rrS,oS - A writer in
- S.otl,,c. "a odvocstng the immediate edopu'n 81
.rs 40 Obtain admission into the ohion as o'ano;
az in Jeply 10 those who object that ulo St..
TO small and that the tszea "h 10 N'''A0N -
she noDsjsOn otbe Territory may be set down at tls
moment az 10000 Suppose the Lesap,c taNe tne nlss
~ hore,t period likely. before we can be formally
S;,,eS bv Congress into the Union At the lowest pos
ibIe estimate the Territory wo9d men contain 'nS illl
represen number Of inhabitants Who
IN cav tba Oregon will then be too poor to support
gste Goyernment Let the Legislature during the present
session pass bill submitting the question OF Convention
~ No Convention to the people at the coming June esc
,or II they shal vote Convention lei the same bill
oyide for an election Of delegates 10 form State Con
yentop, to which delegates may be elected end meet as
uleted in time 10 submit the Constitution 80 prepared 70
he session Of Congress This course viii ave US
voice in the coming Presidential election more 1t Val
rive ne the control Of affairs a. nome and aVOice
h the national councils that will be heard -, o.
HAUL oY THREE THOUsASD DoLLARs-ihe C1s.om
House Astoria, The IfD9es, was toDos" ~ a."
m,n who vns in The employ of the Collector, Gen Adar
The General had left the room for lew inaes sua He
kew of the safe the lock the in'hman renewed e sa
GOO An Investigation did not take place for several
49, Int suspcjon rerted upon the Irishman lie was
6nav sezed by come Of the Collectors iIonds who en-
da,cd ~ effort confession from him He was taken to
The woods al the back Of the town. and with rope around
hjs neck suspended to limb for reasonable time.
and then let down but he persisted IN his Innocence, aud
ys again swung up for few % M, w9en let T do%R s
made was then called for aud hole dug in the ground
preparatory to bis burial cap was then drawn over his
eyes after the hangnans fashion, this proved too much
a. the IrishnaD etermnacn-hs resolution faedh him.
and he yielded the secret to those who had him in charge
The money ali recovered aud restored to its former
Keeping ard is under more vigant eye. Mr. Butler
Anderson, we learn, conducted the ceremonies.
MURDER-A Mr. Summers shot a. Oregon City, on
Tuesday December by Cornelius Sharp the husband of
woman who keeps house Of ifame in the lover part
of town Summers and Sharp got into dispute about the
charge for entertanme whente latter ordered hun from
Inc house and while he was in the of obeyng the Ordor
he received the contents Of musket in the abdomen
dying about hour Gerward Summers was mate ottde
steamer Eagle and formerly painter at Portland Sharp
and hiswife have been arrested.
Az IEpIAN KiLLED-Wo loarn that Mr. Mccormick
shot an Indian called Cr0oktnger on Thursday near
Oregon City The circumstances arc az follows The In
dian came 10 Mr. McCormicks house during his absence
and conducted himself with great improperly Mr.
McC coming home learned tn facts and ordered the
Indian away fIe refused To 60 Upon being put out Of
the bouse he broke down the door and snapped gun at
Mr. Mccormick, wheeupon the latter shot him
Escape OF THE IEDIAN MgEDTRERs.-The Indians who
we're in custody In Jackson County for the murder OF Mr.
Kyle effected their ESCAPE receDuy by the aid Of the In
diaps When the murder committed tho Chiefs gave
up The Indians upon promise By the Indian Agent ha they
should have trial the November term and not found
guilty returned 20 their tribes In the meantime Judge
Deady was removed and, ibis Immediately quail
flying SUI seeded him Bui not going south to hold the
November term the Indians could be tried ding to
promise. When the tme pas ed, tho Chiefs demanded
their liberation and reminded the whites Of tho promise
Of the Indian Agent Tie unoDcipa'ed neglect Of the
Judge 10 hold the Court, aed them, and trial at
some future time PROMISED. rhe Indians said that they
bad been once deceived and that the whites lying to
them again that thoy intended hanging their without
trial Therefore they procured their escape We in
formed that much feeling and excitement prevails in tho
south, respecting the matter.