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OREGON FREE PRESS. Geo. L. Curry, Editor and Proprietor. OREGON C!TY.STUT)Y JULY 1, 18f8. ONE O" THE Ml'RDERKKS Hl'NG. I'll.' murderer Said tO have been hung by Serpent Jaune is called Lelou lkl')U one of Ou die's tribe, on the north side of the Columbia river. The n-pnrt rests upon the authority or a letter from Wm.MeBean,Esq., Fort Walla Walla. Indians say (hat S rpent Jaune first intended deliver- in? him up, but one or his young men being slabbed plcte them. The expense of this work will amount to something like 600 dollars in scrip. The Supervisor of Dis. No. 1, was directed to open the road leading from Oregon City to Cummins' prairie, as located by a previous order of the Commissioners. Job Work.VVc have been favored uith considera ble patronage in the way of job-printing since the es tablishment of our office, and hope for a continuance of such favors yet we wish it born in mind, that for the sub ect matter of such printino we consider our selves in nowise responsible. We never, however, by bi n in aliening to lie him, he was o.deied hanged evon i j ,his w.a' vvo,,,.d Prinl a,,y lhinS indecent in its on the spot. uiaiucirr, or nuujunii in us tenuency. It may not be generally known that Col. Lee, Supt. Ind. Affairs, before hf left the Indian counliy, offered a reward for the appr hension of the murderers. The reward was offered on the failh of a subscription got up among the volunteers, after becoming satisfied that the murderers had escaped beyond pursuit. DR0W.NED.--0n last Friday evening, weck,aboutdark, as Dr. Thomas .McBri.le, Jr., was crossing the Ferry at this place, som" cattle upon the boat became frightened and in his efforts to keep them on the bo it he was kno cked overboard a id drowned. We publish this melancholy intelligence with the sinceicst regret, as the d ceased was a mol estimable member of society, every where respeclel, and has left a large family to mourn his unlimelv death. Unimportant. We got a glimpse of "The Oregon American" yesterday, but had not time to devote to the reading of the large portion of the sixteen pages devo ted to us. Mr. Griffin appears to be most terribly af flicted about something. Mr. Editor Will yo i be kind enough to inform me, in your next, whether, under the (toad Law of lal winter, thj Governor an. I government officers, are lia ble to p iy a ro.id tax ? and much oblige Clackamas, June 29. A SUPEItVlhOR. We have n.il a copy of the Itoad Law allud.d to, by us, and therefore cannot speak as to its provisions. The 7ll s.c. of art. 2d, of an Act on Koads and H'gh ways, passed on the 22d of June, 'H, reads as follows: That lb. Ju Ige of the Circuit ( ourl, Sheriff, Clerk, Justices of lb Peace, I he. Extculive, Constables, and Members of the Ex 'cut vi Committee, (legislature,) shall b.; exempt from working on roads while in i nice. We are not aware that the Itoad Law'ol last winter, in any of its provision-!, conflicts with or repeals this section of the. old law. To the Editor of the Free Press : In searching the country from the head or the Cal apooia river to the Cascade, or McKenzie's fork of the Willamette rier, for Indians and tbeKlamet trace we discovered an admirable rout for a good road, from Scott's Falls in canann, (a valley described by Dr. While,) to Oregon Cily; Ihe distance, as computed by the rangers who live in Ctiampoeg county, to be 75 miles, shoitening the distance from the rout now trav eled on the wesl side of the river, SO miles. This road, when opened, and il can be done from Ihe Calapooia to Scott's Falls with very little labor, there being a htaulifu! valley on an equally beautiful creek called Milk and Honey, which enters into the Cascade fork oppesile Ihe plains of Canann, which heads north and int. clocks niilh the south fork of the Calapooia, thenco up Ihe north lork of the Calapooia, through some low gaps, to Kee's mill on lh Santiam, through the forks linn of, and the eastern portion of Champoeg county, to Oregon Cily will be of greal public utility (o the travelling community, to and from the upper valley and the Umpqua, and Oregon Lily and Vancouver and notice is hereby given thai there will be a petition pre sented lo the next Legislature to have said road located and marked out. A HA.NGEU. June 28, 1848. FOUNT 1 1 OF JULY. In consequence of the lale and important news, wo are obliged lo condense the announcement of Ihe ar rangements made by Ibe committee for the celebration of the fourth. Salutes are lo be fired at day-break and at sunrise. County Commissioners' Court. At the last term of this court, the follow. tig Supervisors for lbi several roid districts in Ibis cou.ity were appointed. District No. I, J. D. Holinan. Dis. No. 2, William C. Dement. Die. No. 3, Harrison VV right. Dis. No. 4, Hiram Philips. The procession lo form al the City Hotel at 10 o'clock, J. M. Wair, Esq., w is appoint! d Presiding Judge, a. m., undi r the direction of Gen. Lovejoy, as Marshal and consi quenlly Jud ,e of Probate. or the day, and n.ove from thence lo the Bouer, win ro Messrs. Hiram Phillips,.!. B.Mills.and Hichard Howe, t' order of exercises lo be obsrrvi d are as foll..vvs: were appint,d road vi, w, n to vh ul a road from ,.' J'J l t . .. . aft.? rl a . J j lU.t i'lAylaMitn I iKn i I m I k o t r i I k It I V' t unfit I if it t r inu uiarnuiuan t wiuiuwiu wjiiomhi. . nuuu , songs, Dy a iauy anu gcniicmuu oi inib ..iiy urauon, in conformity to a petition from citizens of that section by Judge Laneash r Poem, by Gio. L. Cuiry Benc- nf ih,. rnnniv noinomiislv signed diction music. 'J be piocession, re-formed, will then of tne count), numerously sigmu. -.,:- In n... r.;u iini..i win n iiinnrp null tin i.n- a . A number of proposals for the construction of the v rkl ,s ,r V huh can be procund at the stores, or of three bridges on Main street, were received, opined Mr. Magrudir pi ice, one dollar and a hall for each and examined, and the building or Ibe first and third g nm man uiun.s iree. u n u mhu wiui an nose Lt.n ii'iv i , . ;im,.;ir nim,.c ih. nr ho can, w ill pi rchase the ir tickt Is as arly as AJon was given to John Bojle; Shenir Holmes was the sue- . j d M m , av a d cessful bidder for the building ol toe seconci. These improvements are urgently required, and an i t 1 aft ...!! uav evennm. jo)ous celebration. order passed the bjard giving the contractors until the We are requested to stale that the Brig Eveline, Capt. expiration of Ibe first uaek in August next, lo com- Goodwin, will sail for the Island immediately.