OREGON F11EE PRESS.
Geo. L. Curry, Editor and Proprietor.
OREGON CITY, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25, 1848.
CJ Tlie County Commissioners Court of
this county, meets, according lo adjournment,
on Monday next.
ELECTION TO KILL VACANCIES.
The election to fill the existing- vacancies in
the representation from this county in the en
suing Legislative session, occurs, as we suppose
every body knows, on the day after tomorrow.
Indisposition, and he very severe weather
of the week has kept us within doors, where
every one that could he, doubtless, were glad to
be, and we have therefore not been able to get
even an "inkling" of the popular mind in regard
to who shall have the honor of "running" in
the canvass.
We have no doubt, however, that on the day
of election, the people will select good and suit
able men to serve hem, and as the time for em
ploying them the law-digesting, law-expounding,
law-enacting, law-amending, law-repealing
season is so near at hand we feel safe in he
assertion that they will neither "slope" lo Cali
' fornia nor else where.
Lucky Man. The Washington correspon
dent of the Philadelphia bulletin, says hat
-Senator Cameron, of Pensylvania, has-realized
so.me $300,000 by he sale of his lands in Vir
ginia to some English company.
ICP We are at a loss to make up for our defi
ciency of news this week we have not been a
ble to get an item of interest any wjiere. Even
our last batch of exchanges have already be
come "stale, flat and unprofitable." How we
long for those steamers for mail facilities
when we shall hear regularly every month from
the great world when we shall no longer be
like the old woman who lived "up the alley,"
who expressed crrc t astonishment upon being
told of the death of the Redeemer' and, to ac
count for her ignorance of the fact, concluded,
"that one might as well live out of the world as so
far up an alley) for they never would hear any
news."
To Correspondents. Somebody sent us "The Irish
man's Prayer," but, it is rather too coarse for publi
cation, and seems destitute of point. We are remind
ed of the "Atheist," who, living according to his be
lief, would never alio v himself lo enjoy the conso
lation of prayer, was shipwrecked without hope of
rescue, and, as lie was about to sink finally, into "the
bosom of the mighty deep," he fervently ejaculated
"O Lord, if there be any, save my soul, if I have
an'. .
,.:s."3 rcvvivi il, unfortunately, we can't make
out. Original poetry is a scarce article in the market
just no at where is "Janues?"
MEETING OF TIIE LEGISLATIVE.
On the Slh of next month, that is "on (he first
Tuesday in December," the Legislature is to convene,
according to law, lo exercise ils accustomed functions.
It will be a session of considerable importance, for
there are matters of general interest and consequence ;
full of "grave consideration," that will necessarily
occupy much of the attention of the body.
Let there be a short session by all means a great
deal of business, however impoilant, can be transacted
as well, and if anything more satisfactorily with a
commendable despatch, as by the slowest delay. In
order to secure this, let there be a prompt attendance
of tho members, on the day of organization.
The names of the members, who have not u. t. c'd
(gone to California) arc as follows:
Chami'oeg Win. J. Bailey, A Gains, Win. Porleus.
one vacancy.
Linn Anderson Cox, II. J. Peterson
IIenton Two vacancies perhaps but one.
Polk Harrison Linville, two vacancies.
Yamhill William J. Martin, A. J. Llembre, Levi,
A Nice.
Tualatin Ralph Wilcox, Samuel It. Thurston, one
vacancy.
Clackamas Geo. L. Curry, two vacancies.
Vancouver A Lee Louis.
Cla rsoi' l hompsou.
Lewis One vacancy.
The Weather. The weather for the past week, has
been out of all reason and character. On .Monday
and Tuesday it blew "great guns" in fact it blew it
self completely out several times, and then rained
countless feet of rain 'gewitlaker' how it did blow and
rain! As a consequence of all this, and singular as it
may appear, the Willamette is running up faster than
it run down. We shall have a slop put lo that when
the Legislature meets.
Gold on Powder Hiver. Eery day increases the
certainty of there being gold in Ihe Powder river coun
try. The first parly who went in that direction, have
been absent nearly sixty days. Time suliicient has c
lapsed for them to have explored well and returned,
had their search been unsuccessful. Therefore we
look with confidence lo an early confirmation of our
opinion, that there is gold, plenty of it, in thai sccliou
of country.
Marine. The bark Sarine, Capt. Crosby, has left
Portland, within the past week, for California, laden
with provisions and lumber for the "gold-diggings."
The Sabine, wo believe is to be a regular trader be
tween Oregon and California. She is a fine craft,
and admirably adapted for the trade.
Dig, wash and search. Not many uceks ago, on
the bank of "Clear creek, four u-orthy citizens might
have been seen, armed with a .shovel, a wash basin,
and two or three tin cups. Occu. . u.ully Ihey would
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