, 1858-01-15
ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA!
Latest From the Atlantic side.
STAUPSE OF FHE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE, etc.

NlAUfOlN W fhh fkEDlDENTN AEDNA6b, ttt.
The steamer Consolation, DAII, COM
mander, made her appearance in the port
cf Olympia on Monday morning Of this
week, with the u S. mails, freight and pas
sengers. We are indebted to the purser for
Giles Of Atlantic city papers up to Dec. 9Th,
and from San Francisco, as late as January
6th. We understand that it is the inten-
ton Of the P. NJ. S. S. Co. to place a stea-
ner in the mail service that will hereafter
run regularly between this place and San
Francisco, and have heard it suggested that
il was the design of the company to place
the steamer Paaama in the service contrac-
ted for as above by the company, and that
the steamer COlMmbia would be confined in
her duties to the Transmission Of the mails,
(supplying intermediate ports) between
San Francisco and Portland or Astoria.
We hope that hereafter the mail service
for this Territory win be performed with that
"sseHrity and oslsritV' contemplated in their
contract, to the end that the just complaints
Of our citizens may be discontinued thus
superceding the necessity required Of US as
q duty Of taking cognizance Of repeated
failures as heretofore-an unpleasant duty,
and one which, in the future, we would fain
wish to avoid.
We observe by the Alta California, Of
Dec. 5th, that the Columbia narrowly es-
capped destruction on her former passage to
San Francisco, in crossing over the bar,
(Outward bOund) Of the Umpqua river, in
consequence Of the roughness Of the wea-
theE and the huge rollers prevailing at the
time--one Of which swept with great viO-
lence over her from bow to the stern. For
tunately no lives were lost, but the steamer
sustained considerable injury, and 1t was ne.
cessary that she should undergo repairs on
her arrival at San Francisco. Another sea
Of like force. il was apprehended, would
have resulted disastrOusly. As it was, the
water, pouring into every hatchwuy (which
the roller had Wrenched up in its passage
along the decks) was some four feet deep in
the hold; another would have reached and
eKtinguished the fires; and then good bye
to hope.
We are mainly indebted for the following
summary Of news, to the New York Herald,
Fornsy's Philadelphia Press, the San Fran
cisco Herald and the Ala California In
the last named paper, we find synopsis Of
the Presidents message, which will be found
in another column. We will publish the
message in full as soon as It is received, and
room will permit, Our friends in the Leg
stature win observe that we have not only
crowded out, until next week, much Of the
Legislative proceedings had since its re-as-
sembling, but that VIC have surrendered our
editorial columns in order that the most i'm
portant portion Of the news received might
obtain publicity.
y We obserce by the last Oregon Standard
that ALoxzo LELAND, Esq, has vacated
the "chair editorial" Of that paper, and
that in future, the quill editorial, !" will be
welded by JANIS O'MEARA, Esq, hereto
fore connected with the Office Nof the San
Francisco Herald. We find the following
in the last No. Of the Standard:
E hn..,-. A ,.on4lo,,,.,, f.o.o VIyo.oo
county, informs us that Stock Whitley, the
Indian chief, who has recently been out to
The Snake country, reports that the Snake
Indians are determined to join with the
Mormons in q war against the Americans.
1t Is also reported that the Clickitats at the
mouth Of the White Salmon river are deba-
ting much Of late in private, giving strong
indications that some new plot is being con
c0cted by them. Stock Whitley, for him
self and his people, still processes the great
est friendship for the Americans We give
these items as we receive them. A few
months viii deyelope the intentions of the
Indians in relation to the contest between
The Mormons and the government"
aaA A democratic State Convention, under
the Constitution recently adopted, will as
semLle in Salem, Oregon, on Thursday,
March 10th, 1883, for the nomination Of
candidates to iiIl the different State Offices
sa From the San Francisco Herald Of Jan
6th, we learn that the greater part Of the
town Of Downieville was burned down on
the lst instant The total loss is estimated
at $4s9,OOO.
There was an anti-Mormon meeting in
Los Angeles on the 9th inst, and they ad-
dressed memorial to Gen Clarke, in com
mand Of the Pacific Division, praying him
TO send Eve hundred soldiers down to their
county, for their protection
PRonorED.-Elias Yulee, ESQ, of Wash
iugtOn Territory, has been promoted to be
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