The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-01-01

BRIGHAM YouN0 ON UTAH AFFAIRs.-This
chieftain Of a Mormon harem writes a very
pious letter to the Western Standard, his Cali
fornia coadjutor. In it, he refers to the safe
arrival of the OK and handcart trains and re
joices in welcoming the hocking thousands to
the fold of Christ.
| Bother Brigham also refers, in his commu.
nication, to the extensive lead mines discovered
near Los Vegas. Brother Jones is engaged in
mining and smelling the lead. The leads are
represented to lie in desolate and barren
country, but are considered to be the most i'm
mense and rich ever known. The Putes pack
the ore to the furnace for ample remuneration.
President Young says that the wheat crop,
| the past season, was very good corn light, and
| potatoes about an entire failure.
In regard to the difficulties on the Lower
! Platte, with the Cheyenne Indians, the parson
| gives the following details:
"We learn by our brethren that the Chey-
enne Indians are somewhat troublesome on the
| Lower Platte. They have killed Thomas Mar
gets and wife, and James Cowdy, who were
on their way to the States, a little in advance
of Jonathan Grimshaw and family, who tarred
at Laramie. William Ward, our sculptor and
artist, is also on his way to the lower world
all OF whom are, or rather were, leaving the
tents Of Israel for the fesh-pots of Egypt. The
scarcity, together with the cold weather, froze
or rather crushed, them out. 1t is also reported
that Almon w. Rabbit, Thomas Sutherland,
| (HoWard's clerk,) and two or three of his team
sters, and probably the mail party are killed
by these Indians This, together with the
Kansas affairs, viii probably detain the United
States troops from visiting US, perhaps another
year or two"
! TIE STEAMER TENNESSEE DIsABLED-PRo
EIsIoses, &C., FOR G EEEFAL WALI,En DEIAYEn-
! The steamer Tennessee, which sailed from New
| York on Wednesday, for San Juan de Nicara
| qua, with about one hundred and seventy men
and large amount of provisions for General
| Walkers army, was disabled in gale by the
! breaking Of her water.wheel shaft, after which
she was worked into Norfolk on Saturday
Several of her passengers arrived here yesterday
morning and some Of them proceeded to New
York last evening, for the purpose Of engaging
another steamer to proceed to Norfolk, and to
take the men and provisions to the place Of des
| tnat0n. Among the passengers were Colonel
Anderson, Captain John Creighton, and Cap
tain Francis O'Keefe, all of the Nicaraguan
army; General Wheat, formerly of Louisiana
and Captain Lewis. The latter gentleman is
now at Barnum's Hotel-Baltjmore San.
HIGH Prices FOR SLAvEs.-A statement OF
the sales OF the negroes belonging to the estate
of Alexander Moore, deceased, Of Halifax coun
ty, shows that the prices were almost unprece
dentedly high. One man, aged % years, brought
| $l,46G; another one, of the same age, 81, 425
one 20 years, 81 ,48S; girl, II years old, sold
for $l,26O; boy, years old, 5000; one lC
years of age, $3.50. The number sold wa:
tortysix, varying in age from 1 to - years
The sum of the sales was 1872. 324, making an
average of SOB. 70.-DGaUaLe Va Register.
LATER FROM KANsAs.-A correspondent Of
the st. Louis Republican furnishes the follow
ing news from Kansas:
major Buford, the celebrated protector o.
the Einigrant Aid Enterprise from the South
Is here. lie will leave ina few DAYS for 4 la
bama, but will return IN the spring. He bought
some Of the Delaware lands. The Major hal
prepared report of the receipts and disburse
meats of his enterprise, which will appear If
the Westport Star Of Empire for this week i
shows loss, on his part, of ten thousand Sjl
hundred end odd dollars.
" At Tecumseh, on Tuesday, the 9th instant
| q gentleman named Norton was fatally wound
ed. He received o stab at the hands Of a man
by the name OF Cushion. Norton died on
| Thursday, the llth. Cushion is in CUSTODY
This is the only death of the kind in the Terri
tory since that of Glanviile, who was shot at
Bull Creek Still, the Territory is remarkably
peaceful.
d" The Delaware land sales we're concluded q
few Gays since. The sale Of town lots in LeayeG.
worth city did not take place IL il nostnonf
| tiir r'one future day, and many hungry spec
ulator has had to leave without sthe satisfaction
| OF his craving. The postpouoment viii retard
| the progress of the city greatly
j learn that at Council Grove, and in and
about that region, there IS snow. one and q hall
| feet deep"
MARRIAGE OF GrIzor TO THE Princess LIZ.
wEN.--From a private source we learn thar
the celebrated Guizot has finally married the
! Princess Lewen, lady not less celebrated In
diplomatic and social circles 1t is stated that
the affair is kept a secret or rather that it is &
public mystery. The Princess still wears her
former name, and the happy couple do not live
under the same roof Guizot is nearly seventy
| years old, and his lady.loYe is but a few years
! younger. The friendship commenced in 1910.
! when Cui2ot was the French Ambassador at
| London, and while the Princess, once the cele-
brated beauty of the Congress of Vienna, and
for eighteen years the ackn 0wledged leader of
| the highest hant ton in England, was reaiding
there with her husband, then Russian Ambas-
sador at the Court Of St James.
Ne,g lorE TrjJaqe.
ANOTHER SLAVE EXCTEMENT.-Ihere was
great excitement at jackson, Mississippi, on
the list iust IN consequence Of a ccntempa
ted rising of the slaves, twenty-seyen of whom
had beer arrested. The Mayor had called
upon the citizens to organize, to protect them
selves. There was also a similar excitement
at Canton, Mississippi.
New CITIES IN KANsAs.-The Boston boot,
oh u, I'll ..}A m Il
to establish two towns in Kansas, during the
| ensuing spring. They are to be called Batch
elor and Ciafn. Bachelor is the largest man
ufacturer CT shoes in the United States. Cianin
is in honor Of Horace b. d Allen ClaAin. New
ork, and Of Lee and William ClaA:n, Maesa
| chusetts. Preparations are in progress for
founding another town, still, By prominent
members o! the Rev. Mr.. Hale's congregation.
THE KANSAS EMiGRArIoN, &C.-A letter from
Westport in the St. Louis Republican, says that
Colonel Buf)rd publishes a statement showing
his loss in the Southern emgraut enterprise 10
be upwards of $4,000.
1t is feared that the mails across the plains
have been greatly delayed by the deep snow
West
INTERESTING FROM SOUTH AMERICA AND
THE IsTHMUs.
Ne,c York, Dec. 28.-The steamer Illinois.
which has arrived to-day from Aspinwall, re-
ports that the revolution in South Peru was
spreading. Two of the national vessels had
joined the insurgents. The Convention was
about voting Castillo extraordinary powers, to
enable him to put down the revolution.
Trade in Chill was dull but the markets well
sustained.
Nicaragua md the Lstbmus-The Greytown
advices are to- the 9th inst. There was nothing
new regarding Gen. Walker, except rumor
of further reverses.
A complimentary banquet was given at Pa