, 1854-06-17
News by the Exnresa.

l ork papers to May 4th-New Orleans TO
May 9th, and California and Oregon pa
pers to June 3d-six days ahead of the
United States Mail.
To the n. Y. Herald, n. 0. Delta and
San Francisco Herald, we are mainly un-
der obligations for the following news from
the Atlantic States and Europe.
We have no deH.lite news of the result
OF the recent election in Oregon, other
than that the Wings carried their entire
ticket in Washington county. 1t is sup
posed that the balance of the territory has
gone largely democratic.
Gen. A. L. LovEJoY has been removed
from the office of Postal Agent for Oregon
and j. c, AVERY appointed in, his stead.
1t remains to be seen whether the change
will operate adyantageously to the people
of this territory in a more prompt trans
mission of the mails However, there are
hopes that We will have postal agent Of
our own ere long
The military road from Myrtle creek,
Umpqua Valley, to Camp Stewart, Rogue
River Valley, is about completed, which
will consume the $4,000 appropriated by
Congress for its construction.
A new paper has been established at
Scottsburg Oregon-D. j. Lyons, editor,
and VIM. j. BIGGs publisher, the fifth No.
of which is before us. 1t seems to be un-
derstoOd that it will advocate division of
Oregon on the south.
A treaty with the Umpqua Indians of
Oregon, for the purchase of their lands has
been ratified by Congress The annuities
promised them, are to be paid in goods,
81 900 the first year, and $3.50 every year
thereafter, for twenty years.
A treaty has also been formed with
the Rogue River Indians of Oregon which
purchases their lands for $6O, 900, of which
SIS, 900 is to be retained to pay the DANA
ges done by them in the late war. Three
dwellings are to be built for the chiefs Of
the tribe.
The Secretary of the Interior has con-
frmed the decision Of the Commissioner of
the General Land Office, that settlers un-
der the provisions of the Oregon donation
law Of 1850 had no right to locate their
$40 acre land claims so as to cover the
sites Of settled towns. These decisions re-
verse that Of the Surveyor General.
We will publish the law under which the
decision was made when we have more
room. The decision, of course, applies
equally to town sites in this Territory.
Judge J. o. WATERMAN, Of the Oregon
Times has sold out his interest in that es-
tablishment to Messrs. WM. d. CARTER &
russell. D. AUSTIN, both excellent prac-
teal printers-the first named former
partner of Judge W. BE-,
We congratulate our friend Waterman
on his release from the perplexing cares Of
the business department Of the establish
ment, and hope his future editorial career,
in which capacity he has contracted to
continue for two years, will be pleasant and
beneficial to himself, the democratic party,
and the territory Of his adoption. May
success attend the Times.
The San Francisco Herald thinks it not
Improbable that a nautical engagement
will take place ere long on the Pacific, be-
tween the Russian frigate, Diana" and
the English and French men-of-war on this
coast Such an event would attract hith-
er the Russian feet which has been active
ly employed on the coast Of China, Japan
&c, consisting Of two war steamers, sever
al large frigatcs and two or three corvettes.
The only Russian settlement is Sitka,
which is strongly fortified and withal is so
insignificant and bleak a spot as to be
scarcely worth the trouble Of reducing and
garrisoning it.
A FIRE had occurred in San Francisco re-
Gently doing much damage. Yreka and
Marysville have also suffered severely from
conlagrntion-at the latter place it is sup
posed to have been the work Of incendia-
ries. One half Of Yreka is in ashes Loss
estimated $l47O 900,
The steamer Falcon lett New York on
the 18th ult, with portion Of the United
States Artillery for California, and after
being week at sea, put into Norfolk dis
abled. The Falcon is an old steamer, and
Major Wyse, in command of the troops
destined for Panama, demonstrated and
protested against her use for the convey