Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-06
Later from the North.

By the steamer Brother jonathan, which
arrived at San Francisco, Thursday we have
intelligence from Portland, Oregon, to April
2Sth and from Victoria to April 30th.
Renulliean State Convention was held
ut Eugene CITY. Oregon, on the 10th April.
The Portland Advertiser says that upon the
FIRST bauot for a candidate for Representa-
tive in Congress, David Logan, Of Portland,
received fnv four votes of the sixty five in
convention, and was declared the nominee
Dr VIM IL. Watkins, of Josepiue, K. j. Pen
gra, of Lane. and T. j. Dryer, Of Multmonah,
were then nominated as candidates for Pres
idential electors. The Convention reatiirmed
the platform adopted by the Republican
party last year.
The Portland Advertiser Of April 28th has
the following: We learn from a resident Of
Salem, that almost difficulty occurred in
that town on Thursday last, between Asahel
Bush, w. j. Bcggs and a. c. Russell OF Port
land 1t appears that the latter gentleman
posted card upon the building wherein
the Statesman is published, denounclng MI
! Bush as a scoundrel, dc, ana Mi. BegSs
happening to see it, tore the paper down
| Mr. Russell subsequently returning to the
! place where he had posted the first notice,
and finding il destroyed, was in the act OF
| posting a second one in its place, when he
was overtaken by Mr.. BeggS who tore thee
paper from the wall with his left hand, and
presented pistol at Mr.. Russell with ms
right Some words passed between the pc
hgerents, when Mr. Bush, entering upon Ihe
scene of action, desired Nj Russell TO inform
him what was the cause of the disturbance.
Mr.. Russell told him in substance the contents
IL l ! / ,f,if fIgats hpr %
to, which eventually caused Mr. Bush to spit
in his face, at the same time drawing iorth Il
revolver, which example Mr.. Russell tried to
initiate. but was prevented 10y the bystanders
who put a stop TO further sigrs Of war. A
notice was subsequently posted in Salem in
timating to Mr. Bush that Mr.. Russell would
be at certain hotel until Friday morning.
Col Z. d. Baker has given notice that he
will stump Oregon for the Republican cause.
The Boundary Commission will resume
their work of surveying the boundary line
between Washington Territory and the
British Possessions, on or about the lst day
of May. The corps left Harney Depot, II
post northeast of Coyille, on the 20 of April
Capt hunt, who has recently been in com.
mand of the troops on San Juan, has been
ordered to Stelacoom, and the gallant Capt
| llckelt mas Deen Ofuered TO fe-aSSulne MS
former position as commander of the forces
on San Juan Island.
In the vicinity of Victoria several outrages
have been committed by the Indians.
The British Colonist says: Life is not safe
on the Esquimalt road, and we are in daily
dread of some fearful tragedy occurring
which will awaken even the authorities from
their criminal lethargy, and couse thrill of
horror and indignation to run through the
community. The appearance of policeman
in the vicinity Of one Of the lodges is sig.
nal for general attack being made upon
him, and not an officer can now be found in
town with sufficient hardhood to serve a
warrant in the ueighborhood.
The Victoria Gazette says: The Norwc-
gian ship Hebe arrived at Victoria on the
25th April 62 days out from Hongkong. She
brought 255 Chinese passengers, and an as
sorted cargo of China goods, of Sll ,6G9, and
is consigned to the Chinese house of Quang
Lee d Co. Two other vessels are loading at
Hongkong for this port one of them, the
American ship Red Rover, was to leave on
the 18th Of March.