, 1858-12-03
News from OregOn.

Murder IN P0TtlaBd-About The Steamer
Cotsm6ia-Gsn. Harneys Order, 8-c.:
Our dates from Oregon, by the last mail
from the south, are up to Nov Gath
In the Times of the goth ult, is isrecorded
the following particulars of rather singu-
lar and eold-bloOded murder, perpetrated 10
the city of Portland, at the ferry landing,
foot Of Stark street, by DANIEL BALoH,
who shot and killed instantly, man named
MORTIMER STUMP on the 18th ult:
alt appears that Stump, the deceased, had week
or so previously married the daughter of Bach with
out bis consent, and on the day of the murder had
taken her from her fathers residence and had pro
ceeded to the Ferry boat the wife and her mothern
law in the wagon and the deceased standing near by
when Balch came up armed with a shotgun and de-
liberately fired upon Stump The charge took effect
in the lower part of deceased's chin and neck when
he fell dead upon the spot Previous 10 this however
the day Balch and the father OF the deceased
bad an angry controversy upon the subject Of the
riage ut Stars Store when the deceased interiered
and pat stop to the quarrel. In less than an houi
afterwards deceased was shot above stated Balch
having evidently made up his mind TO do the deed
and take the consequences.
Another relation Of the murder Of Stump, has II
that Stump had eloped with the daughter Of Balch
than fortnight previous n the day Of the mur
DER that he had married her in Washington Territory
and that Balch, her father, had seen neither his
daughter or the deceased her husband until the day
Of the killing have above stated Balch had Il
seems previously uttered his determination to kill
both Stump and his wife but was seized before be had
time to fire the second barrel"
The Tines of the same date says, we
are glad to know that Mr.. HENRY SHIPLEY
Of whose seious injury by the fall Of horse
we furnished an account in our issue of the
9Th inst, is now in hopeful way of re
covery. The Dalles people, where the &C
cident occurred, have ministered to hil
wants with that kind and hospitabe treat
ment for which they are justly famed"
The same paper is crediby informed thai
Messrs. BRADFoRD & Co., of the Cascades
have it in contemplation to run a separat,
steamboat line between Portland and thu
Dalles; aud that arrangements are now be
ing made to put into active execution thi
third and separate line. Also, that " Tz
Dalies Journal is the title Of new Demo
cratic paper proposed to be published a
the Dalles, and to issue on or about th,
first Of January next Mr. A. J. Price
publisher and proprietor"
On the 18th ult., the body of drowned
man was picked mp in the Willamette river
directly opposite Portland. The body wa
identified by Mr.. D. Hokes as that of Johl
SchoHner
The Stark street Theatre, between FRS
and Second, has been finished, and was t,
have been opened on the 23d ult. Tn
Tines says that it is an ornament ant
credit to the city of Portland, and one o
the neatest and handsomest theatrica
buildings on the Pacific coast 1t is repre-
sented as being a frame building, one hun
dred feet deep and thirty-six feet in width
handsomely finished after the Ionic style O
. architecture; that the stage" is forty
Eve feet deep. fully supplied with all tn
necessary scenery, fitted up with convenien
machinery, trappings, &c, and that tn
/; Dress Circle and Parquette are elegant
cushioned, and, including Pitt space, tn
Theatre is capable of seating six or seve
hundred persons comfortably.
: 1t appears that the steamer Columbia
> Capt. PATTERSON, was not wrecked, as W
had it last week, neither was she very ser
> ously injured; in reference to which, "
, find the following in the Oregon Standdr
of the Gath ult.:
= The cause Of her detention, as we learn from T
liable passengers just arrived, is as follows: That
} crossing the bar at the mouth Of the Umpqua, 81
struck on a spit, or new made sand bar, (as assertt
by the pilot } and after being exposed TO the brea
ers, which at times were quite heavy, she hoated
was forced safely into the bsy without any materi