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s r tTV i7ivp nnpcc the people for any loan. No charter to issue or cir ii x U J fftfcft 1' lH 3 cnlal0 notcs ig aiioroed, or to exercise any of the du- Geo. L. Cubry, Editor and Proprietor. ties of a bank. Every law shall embrace b"nne onjeci, aim inai snail uo expru!i:u ujjuh mc huu. .OREGON CITY, SATUHDAY OCTOBER 28, 188. Xno mh seclion establishes a supreme court and T-TbeomcersoftneShaveourthanks Cls bf a for late papers. New Dress. Our neu material we will endeavor to The tOth section appoints an Attorney and Marshal usemoui next issue. Tfie lnh scJclion fixes lno salary of the Governor Stopped, the Oregon papers" Cause gold fever, at 8000 dollars, the Judges 2000 dollars each, mera- iCalifornian. hers or the legislature each three dollars a day, and Not so Mr. Sheldon, you arc much mistaken, the 3 dollars for 20 miles travel, cold fever has never troubled the "Free Press,' at The 14th section grants a delegate to the House of ? . . . Representatives. least, so seriously as mat. Thc 21gl secU(m estabUsnes a porl of entry al Ag LATE AND INTERESTING NEWS. toria and a collector of cuslomes to be appointed by By the arrial of the brig Samnk, Capt. Crosby, from lne President, to reside al the port of entry. That all California, ve have our file of the ''California,!'' to the Prts, babors, and vyateis or the mainland of the oftn i. r . i i i.. . i ,i ,h!A;,i Territory shall constitute a collection district to be 30lh ul!., fro.n lurh w.; have extraclid as M.bjomed. dislricl nf 0f( It is reported that Congress had passed a bill extrnd- The 22n(, S(Tlio,i proudes that the President is ail ing the jurisdiction of the United States over Oregon, i,orized to establish ports of delivery in thc district and that Col. Fremont has been appointed our Gover- created bv this act, not exceeding two in number, nor. We hind nothing of this in our exchanges, and The 25th section approprfales ten thousand dollars think it needs confirmation- not that we care so muih for the construction of light houses at Cape Disap about who our Governor is, if we could only get one, pointment, and New DungenesB: and for the con lliat's the idea. It is further said thai fifteen thousand l"iclion of and anchoring of the requisite number of dollars have been appropriated lor the construction of b"?s .lo !ndicale d,u,inels al lntJ mmrth of ,e n ix . i . t . coiumoia river, anu Hie approaches to lne naroor oi ;e on Cape Disappointment it is real Iv to . . . "- "u -fi"""- Astoria. Concerning the Gold mining operations, we learn a lighthouse on Cape Disapp bejfrjd so,,HJre3mrHasiWaifed long and patiently. The following abstract of the 'Oregon Bill' ac U was 4nfrnilPPrt nf fnnrro nn Ihn Oflfh nf Inst March. lhat tb( haVU DlM 11 checked Considerably by the In- , r ri:r ' s.t termitlent and Bilious levers, which are said lo pre- we make from the 'Californian: ... ...... . ..i Tl .., , ,. . , . , nnn . . ,. . vail extensively in their region, attended with a mourn- The Bill, vvJuch is a verry long one, establishes a , , . . . , . , tentorial government in Oregon, preserving the rights ful mortality; but the 'precious stuff is found even oC persons and property appertaining to the Indians, more abundantly than oversaving been discovered as The Government also retains the right of dividing the rar -Norln a the o( latitude, and also as near country into two or more parts, as it may choose. Ibe coast as Sonoma. Relative to the sickness the fol- The 2nd section provides for the appointment of a loiuing letter, from the 'Californian partially reveals Governor for four years, who is to fulfil the duty of the stale of affairs other territorial executives. John S. Williams' Camp, The 3rd section provides a Secretary for five years, jCBA Uiver, Aug. 29, 1818 to record, preserve the law, and proceedings of the Al prcsent lhunMS milch sickness on the river, nor .Sal.u!fe" , . , . is lt confined to an) particular spot. We are daily The 4lh section provides for the legislative assem- S(,,;ing pt!rsoMS from al)m(, and belovv u)0 invaria. bly, to consist of a Council and House of Represenla- bly rijporl ,non. u,ss sick SSf andsome severecases. tives. The council to consist of nine, and the house d lhjs h . suppose that the 18, uhicb number mav be increased by the legislature, . ., ... , J . . . 1 1 , provided the number shall not exceed 30. Previous to !:om,u mull VN,U bl more s,ckly tha any Proceed- the first election, the Governor shall cause a census ,uo ono bas been. or enumeration of the inhabitants, and ualified oUrs Two men have recently died at this camp, whose of the several counties and districts of the territory, names 1 sent to your paper some days since. to be taken by such persons and in such mode, as the So far as the gold diggings are concerned, I cannot s3KStfts?s& suss'" ,D "n!r??bi? !-' "i bui r t? .uf u,u ' M11J ., . , .. . sickness, it detracts trom the merits, and if 1 lucre The 5th section provides that every free while male aufay ( do I10t lhink , s,,ould my way Jlil)t,r inhabitant over 21 years, residing in the territory at A great inany ,rsons ave eft and miluy ,U01V arc the time of the passage of the bill, is entitled to el- about leaviilg UiroUgh fl.ar of the siuknoys igibility to any office and to a vote. XXf v . e . . .. C . . . . . The 6th section prohibits the legislature from inter- We aie ,,lfomiu(1 thut 11,0 bal)M,,i brins so,n' tll,, l' fering with the primary disposition or the soil. No Plungers, a',l,,)g nhoiu is Uapl. MmuI, tbf aKvnl of tax can be imposed upon Government proper!), and l,e Oregon ,iu.i . k4.. m.. sieainn. all laws are to be approved by Congress. Power lo 1 ,u t.uiuoriua in;.iKcl ia iportcU over stucked with incorporate a bank, is prohibited, or to borrow money Chilian Flour and rales low. in UlQ name of the territory, or to pledge the faith of Dates from the States lo the middle of July last, had