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From hs Lssrsnisoyfh TIMES. Nor. Z.
Startling News from the Plains!

Three Trains, Consisting Of S<peniy: fr,
Wagons, containing Government Store.
for Sail Lake City, Destroyed byhe Nor
mons.
We have late intelligence by express,
sent by Messrs. Russell L. Waddell, tina,
three oftheir trains, consisting Of seventy
five wagons in charge Of Dawson, Samp'
son and Barrett, containing Government,
stores for the army, en- route for Sail
Lake City, were captured and burned BY
the Mormons at Hands Forks Of Green
River on the 10th OF October. Five
wagons and sufficient rations to reach
Fort Laramie were allowed the drivers
and those connected with the trains, and
ten minutes given them to leave.
They have burnt all the Government,
stores, but did not offer to hurt any ot
those connected with the trains, saving
they did not wish to spill blood, unless
one Of the saints should be killed, and
then they would annihilate the whole
United States army.
They have burnt off nil the grass for Q
distance of two hundred miles around
Salt Lake City, for the purpose Of starv'
ing the stock with the Government trains
Jesse Jones, one Of Russell L. WaddclT'
agents, had gone to Fort Bridger for sup
plies; he was detained there as prison.
or, and Is supposed to have been killed
as it is known that he was well acquaint'
ed with all the roads and mountain passes
leading into the city.
How facts like these show the folly Of
our Government! Had tie troops al
Fort Leavenworth, under Gen. Harvey,
been pushed on early in the Spring in.
stead of being forced to play a political
part in Kansas, Utah might have been
awcd into submission, without the sacri.
flee OF life aud property. Now, We may
look for both-and q long and bloody
fight besides.
P.S. We have unofficial intelligence
that the advance trains consisting of $50
wagons are with the troops, and are safe
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Thrice-weekly Kennebec Journal for
1858.

During the approaching session Of the
Legislature the undersigned will continue
he publication of the THRICE. WEEKLY
Journal, being the XIyth Volume Of the
same.
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iul account ofth deliberations and actions
of its Legislature. With the reports Of the
legislative doings, We in end also to publish
the proceedings Of Congress. rs they are CIV
en- in the best reports from Washington.
The administration Of Mr.. Buchanan Is
to define its position and develop its purposes
in the coming session Of Congress, and will
be watched with lively interest. The fnan.
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SouarrEx SOVEREIGNTY DIscARpED. The
Richmond Examiner finding that popular
sovereignty dos not work well fo' in party
in Kansas, contemptuously rrjects the whole
PRINCIPLE Speaking OF the troubles grow
inc out Of the Oxford fraud, 10 says:
"It is all the legitimate result OF attempt
inc to make, 30 To speak, "a silk purse out
of a sow's ear Of attempting to constitute
a sovereign State, u hw-ohser'ing, order
loving, Constitution-resIe Getting Common,
wealth out Of Heterogeneous motley OF
SPECTATORS, backwoodsmen, rowdies. and
cut. threats. Kansas ought to beruled with
a rod Of iron and the strong arm OF imperial
power for dozen years yet TO come. with
out ~ much a. constable being elected ny
the people (God save the mark , during
the whole time Then the polls might b
opened and people LETT perfectly Tree &c
frame their own Institutions IN their own
way Ten there might an orderly, JUS,
and satisfactory settlement OF all yexed
questions by competent suffrage. Thers
cannot be until then"
Fist rate modern democracy that. The
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gsthsr. Down went the throne ct Delhi,
and up sprsng . crop Of viosroys, Ni.oms,
Kings, Shahs, Rajahs, Nswsubs, and Nsbobs,
all Over the provinces About this time hi
Britannia Msjestys East India Company
cAme to trade and stayed TO rule. By ca.
joling one prince, threatening another. in.
vading third. and protecting fourth,
they got the whole concern into the hands o.
John Bull. and the lion and the unicorn. -
II the Sepoys succeed IN securing NATIVE
Hindoo dynasty now, IL will be the 8rst the,
ever had"
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An INCIDENT OF THE TINES. The changes
in fortune which are taking place around us
are replete with instances Of most mslan-
choly character. The following is one:
Two years and halfago, u lawyer Of this
city was summoned ~ the bedside Of sick
and apparently dying man-also one Of our
own citizens. The invalid had large pos
sessions-his wealth was computed ut $500.
900, invested in business, stocks, and real
estate Of such u character rs would Mt that
time have realized the sum named, If sold,
under any circumstances. With this wealth
its owner was preparing to part company TO
"set lis house in order" and 10 die. The
legal adviser, under the direction Of the sick
man. drew up the last will and tesam, mt,
making the required disposition Of the lat.
ter's property, and the instrument was duly
completed in conformity with all the require
ments of law. This over, however, the
shadow Of death passed away. The testa-
tors health improved, and he gradually re-
covered. All was fair and bright again -
Tie walked forth among men as one having
"much gold, and as wealth aug,nents it.
self, he seemed to increase nightly in rich
-.
But the panic came, there was cry Of
many failures. Riches, which have always
had wings never before had - many or such
swift ones. He was amongst those who wen,
down. A second summons came TO the
lawyer. lie was FIRST called to act for the
end Of his life he was now ~ advise for the
end Of fortune. This was but three weeks
ago weare dealing simply with facts now.
The ruined mans accounts showed asssts oil
about seven hundred thousand dollars against
abilities amounting to more than one mil.
lion
How fortune fools Us all at last. Worse
than penniless, rs assignment was drawn
up. How tins document contrasted with
the will Of two years and half ago! He
Who was thus bereft Of all. thought too oil
thai fir,t instrument, and ~ad.y wished tina,
all psrtained To IL had been fulfilled. Then
he bad bcen beyond the chance or change oil
this unsteady planet. This Is but one oil
the many instances Of the working Of the
times.-Phiiadeiphia Psnnsylrdaian.
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TnE WALKER FILLIBrsrER EXPEDITION
The statement that Walker took arms and
munitions of war with him from New or
leans. il believed to he erroneous neverthe'
less, a disposition il manifested 10 blam. the
federal officers at that port for permitting
him 10 elude their vigilance II was admit.
ted TINT the government could take addi
tional steps for the arrest Of Walkers e1pe-
ditiOn. and il was hoped that he would b.
INTERCEPTED ON the high seas by either the
steamer Fulton OF the sloop.of.war Saratoga.
The President maintains the right TO seize
him anywhere at sen, but will not order his
mOlestatlon IL once he gets within any ioi-
eign jurisdiction.
The only American vessels watching for
him are the Fulton and Saratoga, the latter
at San Juan, and the former at Chiuqui.-
He expected to proceed to the mouth OF the
Colorado branch Of the san Juan emptylng
thirty miles below Greytown, where no
force is stationed except IL be u British YES
sci, which is not anticl pated I. Once within
the harbor he can land Mt leisure and pro-
coed to the san Juan river, up which he Is
e1, ected to force his way, taking the week.
ly garrisoned forts, aud pushing his way to
the Pacific.
Reinforcements from California are sup.
posed "a BE- now on the way; If successful
an opening the transit and getting the ex'
pectcd achievements together, the intention
Is 10 proceed to Costa Rica, and strike nj
once nj San jose, the capital, thus carrying
out the original plan Of the campaign.
The New Orleans despatch that the steam
or Fulton was in the Mississippi river when
Walker embarked must b. an error. The
last letters received from the Commodore,
dated the LIST Of Nov. announce having full
filed his orders there and that he would de-
part Immediately from the Chinque. IL Is
scarcely possible that she still remained in
the river on the llth There Is little doubt
that the tulton was on the Costa Rican
c,as, at the time. and that consequently
Walker is in no danger from her. He has
M least nine hundred men with him. and
his rendezvous, instead OF being near Mobile
as was supposed by the President, Is In the
CARR can Sea. and has never been suspect
81. HIS friends here are confident now that
the way is perfectly clear.
August Belmont is to be appointed Amer
icnn Minister at Madrid. mainly for the pur-
po.e Of prosecuting the negotiation for the
nurchase Of Cuha. President Buchanan
secms determined to push this projcct.-
Nee York Tunes.
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INJUNCTION on TIE SANFORD BANK
An Injunction was placed upon the San.
ford Bank on Thursday, on application Of
the Bank Commissioners, and there is no
doubt the bank will be put into the hands
Of receivers. The name was originally
the Mousam River Bank, but changed to
Sanford by the Legislature. In the lis,
of discarded banks both names are used,
though there is but single bank. The
bills were selling in our streets yesterday
at so cents OH the dollar.
The Bank Commissioners examined
the Bank the present week and immedi-
ately placed an injunction upon it. The
assets on the Bank are thought sufficient
to pay the bill-holdcrs and depositon.---
These amount to only about 800, 1000, and
the bank assets are nominally sSl ,000.-
About $4,000 of worthless paper has
been discounted, aud is now held by the
Bank.-Portiand Argus.
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shun the Intoxicating Bowl

The fate Of the gifted HASKELL Of Tsunsssss
should be q warning to all young men. He
pased through Louisville last week, In
charge Of friends, on bis way to the Lunatic
Asylum ut Lexington. While on the Frank.
fort cars he aross. and in the most eloquent
and pathetic terms appealed 70 the gallant
Kentuckians, among whom he was, 10 pro-
tect him from the RELENTLESS enemies he i'm
a,ined were pursuing him. He became ~
excl ed and violent that his friends were
forced 20 confne him. The career OF this
gifted but unfortunate son OF genius should
be known for the Lessons which 10 teaches
FrOm he earliest boyhood, says the Nash
willie Banner, he has shown himself possess
ed OF the highest order Of talent. While al
college he distinguished himself rs = poet
and AN orator. His graduating speech il
spoken Of by those who heard IL as worth,
OF the immortal Prentis in his pslmiesl
days. He served his country on the hattie
Geld and In the Halls Of Congress. IL VA
his residence at Washington that conhrmec
upon him thuse unfortunate habits which
finally blasted his intellect.
He OF one time broke the frey serpan
from hls hhndo ana uAsnoo u W tns oaI1h
To make his own reformation complete, sn'
aid in lifting up Others who had fallen, hk
himself, he went through the State lectur
Ing on Temperance. The four was IN EN-
inent.y successful and brilliant one, his Ice
lures being fully equal to those Of Cough
whose eloquence has electrified thousands /
this country. and in England. But his oil
habits gained the mastery Of him again. an
his subsequent life has been but fcarfu
struggle between h,s appetites and his an
bitlon-a struggle in which il must DO COT
iessed, his appetites have generally triumph
Cd. 81 great, indeed, was his craving 10
artificial stinulants at even while deliye'
ing his temperance lectures, he made use {
drugs, sufficient in quantity and potency
burn out the vit,ls Of an ordinary man.
Tnere was no subject whether ancient 9
modern, grave or gay, upon which he di
not converse with huency and eloquencs :
He passed, with the most careless ease, irol
the prOioundest disquisition upon the do
trines Of the Bible, the religion Of Coniue
us, or tie Baconhn philosophy, to q
lightest literature Of the day.
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FATAL ACCIDENT. Mr.. Asa W.Leavitt
a contractor for the mason work on the
County Jail in process of erection in this
city, was instantly killed y cstcrday after.
noon at the site Of the new building
He was standing upon the wall. supcrin-
tending the raising AM laying of heavy
stone, when the support Of the derrick
in usc gave way, and it fell, striking him
upon the head, and literally crushing the
skull to fragments. One guy Of the der
rick had been fastened TO u post driven
insufhccntly into the ground, which be-
Ing wet and soft, yielded to the strain,
and the post was drawn out, giving rise
to the accident. Mr.. Lcavitt was an en-.
tcrprising and highly respected citizen OF
Saccarappa, where he has left wife and
family, and whittier his remains were re-
moved last evening BY the o o'clock tram
of cars. His age was not far from SO
years.
An inquest was held upon the body by
Coroner w. Z. Kimball, and the verdict
ofthc jury was in accordance with the
melancholy particulars which we have
statcd.-POriiand Adsrtiser.
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A FEpERAL OFFICER REMOVED FOR ACTING
As TRrsrEE OF CoLoRkD School Last
spring, ON the mourning OF the administra-
ton. ex.Mayor Lenox published an article
in the National Intslligenor against Mis-
Minors school for tree colored girls in this
city. and denouncins DR.. l.. ID. Gale, for
being one Of the trustees OF this school
This was the first intimation that the ap
pointments Of Examiners OF Patents were u
b. regarded Us spolls Of Office. The Patent
Office is the guardian OF the rights OF in
yentors and OF capitalists purchasing patent
rights. The capital to be protected amounts
10 hundreds Of millions Of dollars, and this
sum rests upon the integrity and capacit,
and industry of those men in the Office
known rs Chief Examiners. These have
heretofore been educated TO their Office dutie-
and have gone up regularly, having served
an apprenticeship as Assistant Examiners
But all this Is changed now, and DR.. Gale
has been removed from his position, to give
his Office to gentleman FROM Missouri. who
has had NJ experience in the Patent Office.
DR.. Gale has had eleven years service in
the Patent Office. during which time he has
acted upon upwards Of four thousand ap-
plications for patents in the various branch.
o. Of applied chemistry, agriculture and
medicine. as we'll as other branches OF man
ufactures and of art. He was for ten year.
Professor Of Chemist y and Geology in the
University of New York, and for five years
n manufacturing chemist in that city And
now, after this long service in the Office, h.
has been removed, only because OF lis sym
patty m Miss Minors effort tn elevate the
daughters Of the free colored people OF
Washington. This could not have haPren-
ed under the late administrati N, for Mis-
Minors schom was warmly patronized by
the ladies Of the Presidents household.
We number DIR Gale among our friends
We know him To he devoted To every good
word and work-a man Of open-handed he
neyolence. eminent for hls intelligence, in
tcgrity. and industry, and we are glad To
say o. all concerned IN obtaining patents,
that DIR. Gale il now a Patent Agent in this
city, as we'll a. an analytic chemist and We
hope and believe his skill and ability will
Command the confidence and pitronac, OF
all who may read this article.-NGii mai Era.
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Gov. Stewards Prophecy.

In March, 1855, VIM II. Seward, in .
speech made n the Senate uttered the fol-
lowing prophecy which Is now being full
filed:
The troubles with which We are contend.
ing arose from excessive importations. The
project before Us tends TO reduce duties, and
~ To encourage and stimulate imports still
more. IL is fever Of which -s are SICK
You propose TO add fuel to the fame that 10
consuming US.
"Let us look backward for instructions.
In 1884, by excessive importations, BY an
unexampled enlargement OF credits, We had
brought on great fsell embarnAsments.-
Property Of every kind was deprecated ;
every boy wanted relief luans: crcdit was
panilyred. The Bank of the United States
exrted itself and gave relief: the crisis
seemed TO have been passed. Inspirations
were Immediately resumed, credit was again
expanded. Wheat rss to two dollars per
bushel prices Of all description Of property
ere inflated. The relief obtained was only
temporary. The embarnssments Of 1884
returned in 1887, aggravated teniold. And
then came that fearful convuision which
carried distress and ruin throughout the
broad land-distress and ruin from which
we have required twenty years TO recover
Sir, we, in 1854, just passed through the
premonitory symptoms Of crushing pres
sure. which is to come on in 1857, or some
year not long thereafter. Let this not bs
thought strange. IL is near twenty year.
since the last revulsion. Commercial revul-
sions come once in twenty years. The cir.
cumstinces Of our condition now correspond
exactly with our conGition previous to the
last revulsion. Government then refused 10
stimulate production by u tariff OF protec'
ton, and, on thecontrary stimulated impor-
tation. IL went on to the bitter end.
"Goyernmeut refuses to stimulate produc-
ton now BY a tariff for protection, and
gives fresh impulse to importation. The
results must, unayoidably, be the same
Those who think otherwise rely upon the
fresh contributions TO our currency which
are derived from the gold mines Of Califor.
MIA. grant that those contributions may
delay commercial reyulsion for q time, and
may modify and break its force when il shall
have come. But they can neither postpone
il indefinitely, nor can they break its force
50 that il will leave the country harmless
What will he the limits IF the influence OF
those contributions upon commercial revul'
sions is mere SPECULATION. Alter the severe
rcyulsion Of 1887, produced by excessive i'm.
portations, Government returned TO q sys-
TEN Of protection in 1912. and 30 restored
the prosperity Of the country. We shall re
turn to the same policy, for the same pur.
pose, in the present case. The only ques-
ton is, whether We shall adopt that policy
~ preventive, or wait until the distemper
has become otherwi incurable. am for
applying protection now. Congress is not
prepared TO raise the duties upon imports.
All that remains tor me is, to do all that
can to prevent the reduction OF those du-
ties"
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Highly Iapsrtaas frea Utah.
MORMON HosrILIrIEs COMMENCED
Is q. .. Wagons Captured

WASHINGTON, Nov. l3. IN. Y. Herald
Corrspondenos.) Dispatches were received
by the State Department to day from Chiei
Justice Echol, Of Utah, dated ut Camp
Sweetwater. q miles East Of the South
Pass, Oct. 18th. 1857. Judge Echols ssy,
an express has just arrived from the Green
River, and reports that on the night Of Oct
5th, train of 26 wagons was captured BY
the Mormons Is miles from the Pacific
Spring. Al the sme time two other train.
were taken near Green River-in oil rs
wagons and loadings. The Mormons said
they had 700 men there, and 500 more o,
Salt Lake Lake City. Col. Alexander ID
encamped ut Hams Fort, 40 miles in advances
Of the lrunt train which 10 destroyed. liz
sent Capt. Marcy, with 400 men back u
Green River to enable the teamsters TO col
lect their cattle.
The Mormons killed no one, for the rea-
son that NO resistance was made. Col
Smith will collect the trains TN this side and
escort them forward. One train Is now DO
fore US, and two behind. We are in good
spirits and that is great help to all. The
Mormons will, likely, attack us in day ol
two, and may rue their imprudenee. We
have AZ men in this command but Col.
Smith IL host within himself. We have
determined to use the rifles in the lines
We shall most likely take the route on Bear
River for Salt Lake City. The want Of Cor.
age for our mules is the greate-t hindrance,
but viii 20 on II We have to walk and carry
our provisions.
The above despatch, showing the first
over act Of Mormon treason, was immedi-
ately laid before the President Of the United
States, who summoned the members Of the
Cabinet for CONSULTATION upon il contents.
The intelligence was considered in cabinet
meeting in the afternoon, but no definite
action was determined on. The Secretary OF
War thinks it would be hopeless to attempt
to send re-inforcements or supplies % Ia 70
in the season as this.
Washington. Nov. Is.
The Secretary Of War failed u receive Of
fetal dispatches to-day from Col. Johnston,
in command Of the Utah expedition, but
private advices le.ve no doubt on his mind
Us ~ the truth Of the statements contained
in Judge Echols' dispatch about the destruc-
ton Of the government trains.
Gen Scott is absent from headquarters,
and us Col. Johnstons dispatches would 20
there, they are no doubt in New York.
The Utah expedition was supplied with
full provisions for one year. The trains
destroyed constituted only one-sixth part Of
the whole, and were transporting those ar
ticles which could be most easily spared. l
am authorized to say that the expedition
will not suffer the slightest Inconvenience
from the loss of the destroyed trains, and
that the force under Col. Johnston, two
thousand men oil told, are in no peril what
ever, either from the Mormons or the sea-
son. Col. Johnston is AZ well of at one
place as another, as he has everything with
him necessary Tor the winter quarters eI-
cepting wood and water. The administra.
tlOu are undecided what course they will
pursue,