, 1862-01-30
PUGET SOUND Herald.
s' sTETLAcooM ". T.
Thursday Morning. Jan. 80. 1862.


FHSDsH ATTEHPT TO PoIsoN.-A fiendish at
tempt was made on Monday evening last. by
some person or persons yet unknown, to poison
. number Of people in one Of our hotels. The
poison was adroitly introduced into a paatable
dish, Of which all the victims PartOOk freely,
little thinking Of The penalty they were so soon
TO pay Tor the pleasure they had in the eating
o. IL At a late hour Of the night, when every
body else was wrapped in peaceful slumber, the
occupants Of the hotel in question were almost
simultaneously aroused BY feeling Of sickness,
and immediately Afterwards some half dozen
chamber dOufs opened and gave egress to as
many boarderS who, without waiting to don
their coats, rushed preeipately down stairs and
into the open air. One, less fortunate than the
others, cen upon the steps and-expl0ded. The
Others found their way 10 convenient positions,
and speedily evacuated the unwholcsOme dish.
At the breakfast table the victims al appeared
8 usual, bot looking rather pale. None had yet
died. An Investigation disclosed the fact that
Poserial purgatve had found its way into the
THEWEAEuEa-AEw bright rays Of sunshine,
hst wssk, deluded us into the belief that hOary
ed Wiaser had departed, and that all traces Of
him wouid soon depart. he tempest Of Wed.
nesday night Cs2D We regarded as his parting
saluie. but i sesms to have been the IOrerunner
q uIoIe snow and Ice. On the night named,
such hurricane raged as We have seldom wit.
nes.sd. L Knocked into fragments a couple Of
small unoccnPiOd buildings in town, and alarmed
our citizens 10 such degree that 4 number Of
them aed from their houses in alright Daylight
On Thursday saw il subside, but strong winds
continued until Sunday evening last Several
Sight SHOWS occurred during the week, and on
Tuesday last about two inches fll. The mild
weather oi the early part Of last week removed
nearly AZ Of the snow which had previously
hIlsn, and exposed the earth in many places
but the last SHOWS have again hidden the ground
everywhere. According 70 the prOgnostieAiiOns
q the weather-wise, We are to have fouIteen
days more Of winter. We shall see.
TaE WEAfHER ElsEwHEnE. notwithstanding
ths severity q The weather bsrs, il is still more
severn IN other quarters We learu that there
b more or less Ice in ell the bays shout vaneOu-
yur's Island. ard Fraser River has been frozen
W ior some weeks, while there has yet bvvn not
spaEtieie Of Ice vibls N this part q the Sound.
A private letter. received last night, states thai
an the cattle IN ths Fraser River section will die
apd one man, Dawson) well known 10 this eoan-
y, had loei = hundred head Of bseves The
steamer Brother jonathan was still locked Up in
thelce On Saturday last, IN Columbia River, which
was sid to Be frozen over nearly 70 its moolh.
Tho latest intelligence FROM the waIla Wuua 70.
gon Iuprsssnts the snow 20 BE- from two 70 four
81 deep, and he cattle dying from hunger and
TnE MAnx-We SIN Gail 20 get any mail
matter beyond Olympia en- The south and Vic.
tsria On The north. Il Is said thar Tie ocean
sieansra Win bring up The mail for our English
neighbour below; Il 50, Why not the Puget
suu1d mail alsoi Surely Il would b assuming
vssy lisls responsibility. on the pan Of the San
fnneisco postmaster, TO employ the steamers
temporarily or this service, when ne cannot but
know that our communication BY land is en-
tirsly suspended, and has been for months.
Win not some Of the friends Of Puget Sound in
San fEuncisoO endeasOr to prevail upon the Post
master tbeTs % ssnd our mail by seal Lei
thsn make trial, at lsast
Tm ProET souxD RAlLnoAD.--The bin iucor.
poutns he Puget. Sound Railroad Company
parsed The House yesterday, and is now q law.
Ibo salmon River end has been eut oG, which
laases The rad to terminate at Vancouver.
W'at vas wanted was . Railroad connecting
the Sound viii the Columbia River; lis ex,en-
non beyond that point VIII follow in good time.
Tns 0vEnLAxD PaEsA-This uapep came 40
u1, lasi week, enlarged and much improved in
appslinnre We congratulate the publishers
I'D ths readers Of the Pres upon this svi.l-Rre
Of inpFOapoTisy, and hope to witness still fur
her proofs q Il
ADIounssn.-Ths legislature adjourned last
esssins. Tia steamer this morning brought
down he sOaad nembers the Columbia Riy,r
membcIs started ior their homes this morning
Overland
hon GoOBs.-A sloop arrived here on SAT.
uIiay ailh smother %. Of goods S. Mr.. Keach.
nnouni1si n value % about q much ss sho.s
blu1shi up On the steamer some days bssars.
HsisnoE rrlparni ipsupply thS wants of every.
10y,
AcEsovlndnr1.--Pnssr Finch, q tie
sisamer Enfapri.s. has our finnku fbr pspers
lItII..i lli. a. =, A. Id tns ,si,,. H..