, 1862-09-27
News from AM puarters.

erection of town at the new port of entry
at Port Angeles on Puget Sound. The
land in the vicinity is being rapidly settled
and taken up. The Custom House is to
be moved there on the first of next month.
THE organization of three new counties
in Oregon is contemplated by the leglsla-
duced for the organization of Baker county,
including the Powder river mining district.
GEN WRIGHT and the u S. Marshal
of California have received orders from the
Secretary of War to arrest all men found
guilty of uttering reasonable language
against the Government. We presume the
order will be extended throughout the Pa
cifc division.
THE military roll of the city and county
of San Francisco numbers $4,000 names.
THE new steamer in course of erection
at Vancouver is called the Col E. D. Ba-
ker. She is so feet long-2O feet beam,
and capable of carrying 100 tons. She
will be launched next week.
EVERY State and Territory on the Pa
cifc coast IN their late elections have given
decided Union majorities.
FINANcIAL difficulties are anticipated in
the east on occount of the issuance of shin
plasters-a species of currency issued by
tradesmen generally, as is alleged, on ac-
count OF the scarcity of change, resulting
from the premium on gold and silver. They
are of the good-for-one-meal'' order, and
doubtless more frequently issued to save
change than from necessity.
The supreme court of Illinois has deci-
ded that legal treasury notes can not be
received for State taxes in that State.
TEN thousand dollars was lately sent
from California to Ireland, for the relief of
the suffering poor.
CONSIDERABLE excitement prevails among
the people of Nicaragua on account of the
circulation of report that the freed ne
groes from the South will be sent there
The people express determination to re-
sist their entrance.
The northern press generally commend
McClellan's evacuation of the Peninsula as
g wise movement. If the press and Off
ciaIs of the north were more disposed to
leave Mcclellan alone to fight his battles
in his own way they would have more fire.
quent occasion to commend his movements
Halleck's plan of concentration is also uni
versally approved.
THE Kentucky legislature has reported
a bill for drafting, and also proposes to
place in the hands of the Governor of the
State five millions of dollars as a secret
service fund.
The Morning Call says, Demand Notes
are gradually finding their way into cir
culation at par in San Francisco. The
dealers in Washington market have signed
an agreement to accept them whenever of
fered
THE steamer Pacific took 100000 in
gold dust from Portland to San Fran
cisco on the 10Th. % ~
A BILL to organize the county of Una
tilla has been introduced into the Oregon
legislature, and will doubtless become a
law.
THE Grand Lodge of Masons of Oregon
contributed $1,000 to the u s. Sanitary
Fund At last accounts the fund in that
State had reached $7,371.
THE death of Gen. Sam Houston is de-
MED by loyal citizens of Texas, and the
Rev Mr.. Clark, who wrote the pathetic
account of the last moments of the old vet
eran, is denounced as an impostor.
TwENrY-FoUR thousand six hundred
and sixty-seven ounces of gold dust were
received at the U. S. Mint in San Fran
cisco from Oregon during the month of Ju-
ly-less s, ,522 ounces than was furnished
by California during the same period.
While Oregon has all the credit, we pre-
sumo the principal amount Of the dust
went from Washington Territory.
L. A. HOLMES, late editor of the Mari
posa Gazette, died in Stockton on the 9Th
ct