, 1862-05-08
PUGET SOUND HERALD
sTEILAcooM. W. T.
Thursday Morning May Q. 1861.

Slow PAH.-Our cotempofary Of vancouver,
he Telegraph, complains Of not yet receiving
pay far papers furnished the members Of the last
Legislature. We have not yet been paid for Pa-
psrs furnished the members Of the Legislature
of the year previous, nor for advertising for the
Government prior even 10 that time, much less
for papers supplied % the last Legislature; and,
until thcse claims ere settled, UAcle Sam might
q Sell attempt TO whistle jgs TO milestone, and
expect % see Il dance, Is hope to get rs to per-
firm like services for him again. That game is
about played out Uncle Sam has heretofore
enjoyed the reputation Of being . prompt and
sure paymaster; We are sorry 10 say that that
reputation Is being sadly Impaired, nowadays.
We have waited patiently for period Of sigh
teen months iOr he payment Of an advertising
bTl authorised By act Of Congress, and still con
tinue to wait Cor it and calculate 70 keepon wait
ing Or it until We have an administration that
pays some regard b just claims against the Gov
srnmsnk Under such circumstances, Il Is any.
thing but IN advantage % have Government pa
lronsgs, and our eotempOraries elsewhere are
welcome to The wholeof II We should refuse
Il c offered, unless payment were deposited in
advuncs Win some Responsible party. n our
DsIsEils would lay aside hiS pipe iOr awhile, he
could lad . lsu uomsnts of leisure to.devOts TO
the settlement of thsss and Ike IOng-slandiNS
claims q his epnsd.lenlA
sufnsBr6s-we rssFst % zee. n the last b
sue q The Vancouver 7slsgsspk. prospect o.
tie ismporary o. permanent suspension of that
Journal lor want q patronage. Should the 70
quisils means Be subscribed % carry & on, q Il
proposed By lsg fiisndS Ils publication VII b
resumed; olhsfuiss h must stop. AZ an advo-
catsof ne inisrsasof vsneoussr. TIE TSle0FlpA
has ben Whrsa. earnest, and able and lhs cid
suns q lhit promising town orc L % themselves
q sg6rd lhs "a required y Sas.Aiait Il
snArt-Pox n vIcFonA.-This disease was
conmiiling terrible tavaEss smong the Indians
e tlsst ACCOUNTS. and Threatened 10 totally sxtin-
gaiIh ssssrnl aribea Il does not sssm 10 prevail
Smong The whites Who are YEA protsclsd By
the sanitary measures adopted. Many hundred
q de slvlgss have been vascinatsd, nOtwith-
SANDING which thsy are dying IKE rOttsn sheep.
wethink The whites. guidad by their superior
lnialllgsnos. have liltlo 10 appFshsnd from this
droad diseasA ags a Egss IS 7gl o. ~
scPrasEbrD. Major lattsn, : veteran Il some
thirty year IN the regular army, very oppor-
tnnsy arrived 4 this pod on last Thursday night
and On DE allowing day took command Of he
elrEison, supcrssding he he commandant, Capt
Crouninshisld. We believe tkis change WI
prove bshsasial both 70 citizens and soldiers
The Major, ws understand, says that Col English
vill soon coma % Fort stsIlaeoom with three
companies q sssiubsrEsr's regiment sgd
Dnowzl5. "A man ven known ID thiscounty
asSsFgsant Whiis, formerly q he o 8. Amy,
vss drowned ll1i week N lhs PayaIIup River.
He attempted 70 ford he river On horseback. 4,
Ne bad frequently done befbFe |; but he water
bting higher thanus1al and the current very
rapid, horse and rider Eers both carried away,
and Whlls H,s drognsa ~
WAlnarr .-On tks complaint of NJ.
Duiteaeld, Who vns inksn from bis house Il
nishi and confined IN he gnaSd.hoaus Il Fort
e,silaooom. by Capt Crowninshisld, warrant
has bsen issued for the Captains arrest But
tsT6sd elaim, damages for hlss imprisonment
and would 10 doubt obtain them if The Get Uers
thai q sans man, sq,l ssia. is,1a aaas.
LurI. MriEax AND ms waooE RoAb.-ws
lairn from ne 0rsgosiaH Of ths sob 'ult that
Lieut. Nolan has rocaiEsd orders 10 suspend
vosk q he Port Benton MililaFy Rad, md re-
turn % walls wana imnsdiatsly. The ruld i
nslrly anishsd; snd u pasabls travelling condi-
tlon % Fort Benton. Lieut. NuIIan has ben pro.
motsd . Captainey N the 9d Artillery.
NBw 0RLRAn TAKEE.-By references % our
noEa summary. On he nsxt page, it win b sssn
thal Nv OHsans has been without doubt CAP
tarsd Though W have no details, the tSie.
grph s6ssks or |, inpositiss tsrnA : - ays.
0H1sos NannAnosA- The Dsmoeratie party
q Oregon have nominated Gen. John p. Miller
g. GevsnoF. and Hon. Z A Waii lbr Congress.
Ihe Republicans have nominated A. @. Gibbs
~ 0osefuos. ia ~ Yff tEa1s q 4
InE cAnisoa-Ths laissi news from fhs Car
-, SO ApEa 81 Ths rod uasopsu Ghroush
. |hsnlnrs aha niners usss going ana eunisr.
Ilo.sb a. gEouni ms slll dssply fsonsn, pro-
prrdng 4,1 bllns doas Eith a1iisling rs.1llA
Fnnuln-ls C1111-Iieul ana xs- H.np-
shiIs. ~ risl.r ~ r'lg . n uuu-u.i h,i.h,l
ailr acssnnn. ln1 lulrs poIlisna e lluus sl-lu,
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