The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-07
& EN- ERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
Fnos the PLARs.-By the arrival oil the steamer San
Gloon, from Council Bluffs in receipt Of the follow
ing items OF interest The memoranda have been kindly
furnished to us BY j. NJ Mcintyre esq Of the officers
Of the boat
Among the numerous passengers on board there d
rect from Salt Lake which place they left the
May s. Blair esq, United States attorney for Utah
James Ferguson territorial attorney and also Messr
drews, Wheelock Dunbar and others missionaries of the
Mormon faith. t8
They bring cheering news from the plains and report
the health OF the route and of the emgants being
markably good with little or sickness They the
first emigrants the crossing of North Platte the
18th May They made the trip through Fort Leaven-
worth Coming with the maiD in twenty days
cling time The emigration this year will probably equal
two-thirds Of that last year.
On their trip in they found buffalo the The
Indians thus far have been peaceabe but threatening
to levy black mail the future elngrants The citizens
Of Salt Lake healthy with prospects of excellent crops
vegetation is said to be far advanced that they
joying cucumbers, radshes &C. before leaving From the
number of merchant trains that met destined for Salt
Lake City, it is thought that goods Of all kinds will be
plenty in the valley this season. but at the time of their
leaving there were none in the market although money
was abundant The Utah Indians reported to be
friendly.
Major L. A. Bredel, Indian agent for Utah, died at
Green river ION his way honey the 9th ultmo Grass
good the plains the low for the
and the erection of good bridge the North Platte
and Laramie Fork progressing. The Cheyenne Indians
said to be in the habit Of drilling daily and begin
ming to make considerable preensons the exercise
military discipline. #- a@@
Captain Norris of Gunnisons party the point OF
leaving for California having completed the surveys Of
Tppenougos and Weber valleys and reported fayoraby
Mr. Blair learn, remains in city for few days
81. Louis Democrat, June /.
SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT SouTHoLD, LONG IsiANp.-South-
old, Long Island, the Of horrd tragedy on
Friday night the particulars of which,
ascertain follows: ,seE ... y. n as-.. ..
About IL O'Clock the night in question, servant
girls in the employ of Mr. James Wickham at Patchogue
in Southold town. awakened by the cries of OF
the inmates Of the house. and listening heard repeated
blows as If somebody was being struck on the head and
also heard Mrs Wckham eaclam, Nicholas, don't kill him,
don't kill him. Upon this the girl supposng that Mr. Wick
ham being murdered got out of attic window and
fed to the nearest neighbors, and gave the alarm
Tho house Immediately visited, and presented an
awful scene. Mr. Wickham, who formerly merchant
in this city and wealthy farmer lay weitering in his
blood his head cut literally 10 pieces and apparently in the
last gasp of his existence Mrs Francis Wickha his WIFE,
dead she having had her brains completely knocked
out which together with her blood scattered about
the Mrs w was but IS years of age negro boy,
about is years old who living in the family, also
beat and about the head TO such extent that be
survive his injuries and he too is in such condition
to be unable TO give any account OF the murderer The
deed committed with post axe an implement used
for the purpose Of holing posts for fences.
From the cries Of Mrs. Wickham, which heard by
the servant girls it thought that rishman named
Nicholas Dane and who had been in the employ Of Mr. W.
but was discharged Wednesday, Is the murderer bu,
no traces of him have yet been discovered.
II is the opinion Of the inhabitants that he sought to be
revenged upon Mr. w. for dischagng him. and determined
murder his whole family He sometime since desired to
marry one the girls but her refusing to have
bim he swore vengeance against her Nothing in the
house was carried away which indicates that revenge in
stead OF robbery nsgaed the monster to the perpeson
Of this horrid crime.
Accounts later than the above state that Mr. Wckhan
and the negro boy still alive groan escaping from
them at intervals but hopes entertained for Their
recovery The fend was foied the two servant girls
who slept in the upper part Of the house bearing the cries
OF murder proceeding from below escaped from window
out upon back shed, and alarmed the neighbors Th'
murderer upon going TO the girls and finding they
had fed escaped from the house without punderng The
persons alarmed by the girl Joseph Corwin William
Belts and Dr. Carpenter who immediately TO thu
house but the murderer had fed leaving behind him bis
hat which has been recognised belonging TO Dane
Up 10 The latest account arrest bad been made.
New York Erpre.s june 5.