The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-10
News from OrcvOu ,

STEAMER FIREFLY WITH ALL ON BOARD.
We have dates from Oregon TO March The Oreoona~
OF Feb. 25 says-The crater of Mount ST Helens has
been unusually active for several days past Those
have been in position to obtain view Of the noun
trim represent clouds of smoke and ashes constantly
rising from it. The smoke appears to up in pulls
which the when visited it in August last.
There is smoke issuing from ii than there
then, which indicates that the volcanic res rapidly
increasing within the bowels of this majestic mountain
The business OF this city be correctly inferred by
passing along the street about two O'Clock the after
noon, when you will hear the merchants and clerks
either whistling '0ld Hundred" yankee Doodle"
1t is reported that and rich gold mines have just
been discovered this side of the CaapOoya Mountains
about forty miles south of what used to be called Marys
Indian difficulties at the South still exist We hay.
private letters stating that party Of whites recently
captured seven eight squaw6, with thoir children
and put them to death.
Twelve different vessels all bound for San Francisco,
and loaded principally with lumber crossed the bar at
the mouth of the Columbia river Tuesday morning
last These vessels had been windbound for long time
We learn that the stock east of the Cascade Mountains
has wintered well It is sad the winter not
we're there as it has been on this side
The citizens of Clatsop Plains were to hold meeting
Valley to the mouth Of the Columbia. "''''''''
The Columbia river is frozen for thirty miles be-
low the mouth Of the Willamette
The steamer Belle has been chartered by the Falls
Company to in the lower trade in connection with
their steamer above. This completes their line
Portland to the head Of navigation the Wllanette
river.
The election Of Judge Columbia Lancaster as delegate
to Congress- Washington Territory reported as
certain, by majority rising 200 The people, think,
will have caute to regret having sent him their first
delegate to Congress Though Profcssed democrat. he
is not one who has ever been willing to sacrifice his
independence on the platform of Durhamism.
The steamer Freay was swamped the 25th February.
III the breakers OIL the bar Mt the mouth of the Columbia
All hands pershed except the fireman. The names OF
the unfortunate persons who drowned Capt.
Thomas Hawks, Engineer swasy, Van Dyke wiesenthai,
deck hand, (name unknown,) and an Indian boy.
The following particulars Of the loss of the Freay il
from the Crescn,dn-
Our little town is again startled by an awful calamity
The steamer Fire9y engaged in towing raft OF logs
from the nor side Of the river to the mills at Astoria
carried by the tide down as far as Tansey point ami
there anchored When the tide turned she was aground
and Mr. Wecb, the raft with small boat, left her.
expecting when the tide the steamer would over
take the raft and tow 1t up along with the tide. The
Good tide causing some sea, the steamer commenced
leaking badly and before she could be ashore
in about three fathoms water The engineer driftcd
away some doors and matches which he had nailed to-
geIher Mr. Wiesenthal the purser, drowned almost i'm
mediafcly Capt Hawks, the fireman. and Indian boy
cung to the smoke stack until about IL O'Clock when
the Indian, becoming exhausted, sank. Capt Hawks,
having taken of his Clothes cold and very much
excited and helped by the fireman the top of the
pipe or stack and in few minutes sank in the stack and
drowned The engineer has not been heard from and is
The Clacksmas Railroad Company incorporated by the
last legislature were to open their subscription books
on the 18th March
In Portland, Feb. ~, by Rev. II. X. Hines, Abram
Waits to Miss Martha NJ. Graves.
On Feb D. in Marion county, by Rev. j. d. Boon Perrin
Whitman to Miss Prccia, daughter Of Hon. Samuel Par
ker.
Feb s. in Yamhill county, j. s. Smith to Miss Rachel
Weston.
Feb. H. at Salem, II. NJ Wilson to Veronica Manning
DIED.
At Lafayette the 10th of Feb, Stephen Shortess
aged 25 years.
In Chehalem the 22d of Feb, Capt. Philip Thomp-
son, in the 43d year of his age.
Lost, by the melancholy destruction OF the steamer
Freay on the Columbia river the 25th of Feb, Van
Dyke Wiesenthal, aged 81 years and days
In Forest Grove, Jan 80, VIM John, only OF lon
and Mary Iuttie OF consumption. aged 1S years and
months.
At Astoria, on the 10th Of Feb, Capt WIN. N. Meloy,
formerly of New York city
In Pacific county, the I'd OF Jan. last of inAamma-
ton Of the bowels j. Leonard Brown Esq at the ago
90 years. Mr.. Brown a native of Warren yt where
his parents still reside.