, 1858-09-24
From Oregon and California.

From Oregon and California.
The last mail from the Columbia rivel
brought us Oregon dates Of Sept. 18th
The probability is that there will be nc
session of the State Legislature held. Or
this subject the Statesman Of Sept. l4tI
says :-"But eight members of the State
Legislature are in attendance as we 90 t.
press. 1t is probable that but few will
come here" ..f..-
From the Portland Standard Of the 18th
inst, wO find the following news items:
REPORTED DEATH GEN. PALMER.-Agair
the sad rumor of the killing of this valuable
citizen comes to u.s. and in such manner
that it can scarcely be repudiated 1t wa,
told to gentleman now in this city by one
of Palmer's party, who was fastening home
To Eugene City. He reports that Gen
Palmer was shot dead in the first encoun
ter with the Indians, somewhere near Fort
COlville, and that three others of the party
were killed at the same time.
The editor Of the Statesman says that he
has no confirmation of the rumor of the
massacre of Gen. PALNER;s party, and i,
inclined to disbelieVe it. ...
The handsome dwelling house OF j.
Avery, Esq, Of Corvallis, was destroyed
by fire on the morning Of the 8th inst
Cause e-accidental and carelessnsss.
The SALT LAKE MAm.-There seems to
be no lack Of bidders for the contract to
be awarded for carrying the mails between
the Dalles and Salt Lake. We trust that
no reckless competition will endangsr the
safe and speedy transmission of the mail
through lack of means or facilities to prose
cute the undertaking. afir.-- r .
INDIAN D1FF1cULrY.-S0me chiefs, be.
longing to rival tribes, at the Siletz Reser
Vation had sort Of general fight with
each other week before last, in which two
Of them were killed and some three or four
wounded The affray was finally quelled
by the interference Of the excellent Agent
Mr. Robert MetcaIf.
The OregOaiaH learns uno6ieiaHy but re
lia6ly, that the decision Of Surveyor Gene
raj Preston 10 the Portland city claim has
been confirmed by the General Land or
fce Commissioner, and that United States
patents will be issued in a few days-the
first under the donation law
New MAIL RoUTE.-The Yreka Union
has information from the Postmaster al
San Francisco, that continuous mail route
has been established between Shasta, Cal,
and Salem, o. T., and that a contract will
be let this fall for tri-weekly mail service
upon this route. The mail, we presume
will be carried in coaches.- Stdtesmaa.
California.
or the result of the late election in Cali
fornia, we find the following condensation
in the Oregon Times of the 18th inst.
The ELECTIoN-There is glory enough
for one day in the welcome and brilliant
result Of the California elections. Claim,
ing, as we are q little proud to do, that
Oregon was the first to endorse at the bal.
lot-box the Lecompton policy Of the ad-
ministratien, staunch old Democratic Mis-
souri, the second, we now hail the third,
the addition Of California, to the list, with
feelings Of unalloyed qualification. Well
and nobly done, you, the Democracy of the
Golden Statel
The Herald of the 9th inst. furnishes US
with returns from thirty-thTee counties,
giving Baldwin dem. a majority exceed
ing six thousand. The whole Democratic
State ticket is undoubtedly elected by
piouS and graceful majoritias BrOderick
may snuff his doom in this election. The
pretty little McKibbin, it is alledged, voted
both ways, doubtless in order to preserve
bis reputation as political harlequin. In
San Francisco, though defeated, it is very
apparent that the Democracy are gaining
ground, and, with proper effort we see no
reason why the city should not be redeem
ed at the next election.
In the next State Legislature the Demo,
Gratis command in the Senate 90 as against
IL negro-worshippers, aud in the Assem-
bly, So (Dem.) as against % colored blacks
quite practical working majority.
Over 1000 persons have returned from
Frazer river since the lst September.
The Placerville and Salt Lake overland
mail coaches make their trips with great
regularity
Ferguson, WHO was wounded in late
duel, was slowly improving.