, 1857-09-11


The rumor of the death of Santa Anna
proves to be nnfounded.
Com. Newton died in Washington, July
27th.
State elections have taken place in Ala
bama, Kentucky, Texas, Iowa and Mis-
souri,. The returns received are meagre
and indefinite, but Indicative Of Demo
cratic successes.
Washington alvices aver that Charles
Mason has resigned the Office of Commis-
souer of Patents, and only holds it till his
successor eau be designated.
L. 5. omcIaIs for Utah.
(N. Y. Times Correspondence. WA ASH
ISGroX, Aug 2. The President has deter
mined to retain the following federal Off
GERS in the Territory of Utah, viz Judge
Stiles, Marshal DotsoD, and District At
torney John NJ Hockaday. No charges
have been fled against the late Surveyor
General Burr, and the administration have
entire confidence in his integrity. As,
however, he has become particularly OBJ
noxious to the Mormons, it was thought
advisable that he should return. His son,
d. A. Burr, has already started for Salt
Lake City, to take charge of the books and
papers Of the Office, and deliver them over
10 Col Jack Hayes, or his successor, should
be decline the Office as his friends antici-
pate.
Gov. Cumming will leave in few days
for Utah, and expects to oVertake the
troops at Wabash range, on the other side
Of the Rocky mountains. The Secretary
of Utah has not yet been named.
The instructions to Gov Cumming were
completed to-day. They are brief and
specified. He is to see that the laws OF
the United States are faithfully executed.
No man in Utah is to be affected for his
political or religious opinions, but held re-
sponsible for his conduct. Should the civil
authorities be unable to enforce the laws,
, military forces are then to be employed.
While Gov. C.'s powers are ample for oil
practical purposes, much is confded to his
discretion
: (HeraM Correspondence.) The report
that the military expedition to Utah has
, been postponed, is unfOunded. Orders
have been issued for the recall Of Summers
command from the Cheyenne expedition,
consisting Of lst cavalry, I'd dragons and
9th infantry, together with the company
: Of light artillery now at Fort Smelling
, They will repair forthwith to Fort Loaven-
worth or Laramie, preparatory to their
march for Great Salt Lake city,
SALT LAKE.-The Salt Lake mail, with
dates to the I'd July, arrived at Leaven'
worth on the 10TH The Territory was in
, peaceable condition, and general pros
. perity prevailed. Rumors Of the expedi-
ton fitting out by the Government had
reached Utah, but attracted little atten'
ton. The emgrant trains were progress
ing rapidly. Grass was abundant on the
G Plains. The Indians were friendly.
/, The MORMON DIFFIcuLrIEs.-St Louis
G July 29.-The Republican publishes the
affidavit Of Curtis L. Bolton Deputy CLERK
: of the Supreme Court of Utah. 1t is ad
! dressed to Attorney-General Black, and
S the seal Of the Court is attached to it. MT
D Bolton declares that the statements o.
Judge Drummond are false regarding the
, destruction Of the records of the Court
;, that they are all safe in his custody-no
one missing, and that no person has evel
6 disturbed them.
The tenth infantry, the vanguard Of thC
l. army for Utah, set out from Leavenworth
n Kansas, for Salt Lake on the 18th Of July
). The light artillery and the fifth infantry
were to follow, at intervals of day be
tween each. The entire force, exclusive o
, the dragons detained by Gov. Walker
:. amounts to thirteen hundred men. 1t i;
y doubtful if the dragons can be spared il
time to join the expedition. Our CORES
, pondent states that much dissatisfaction
existed in the fifth infantry. Several o.
Is the officers had rendered their designations
. in consequence of wh... they conceive to be
= the injustice of ordering them upon the
D. toilSome Utah expedition, after the har.
n RAISING service they had so recently per.
formed in the swamps of Florida, while
i, hunting Billy Bowlegs and bis Seminole
= braves.
q Salt Lake News:
. A telegraphic dispatch to the Bulletin,
i dated Oroville, August 22d, announces
the arrival at that place on the Goth, Of
n j. j. Bush, with large train, consisting
of ia men, women, II wagons, SOC
head Of cattle and 500 mules Mr. Bush
came in by the Honey Lake route. He
S reports large immigration on the way.
? His train left Salt Lake on June 9th; and
. reports that Col. Sumner, with SO dra,
goons, Of Company g., U. S. Army, ar.
rived in that city on June 25h, at p NJ
and took Brigham Young prisoner, on a
: charge Of treason and other crimes, and
: started with him for Washington City,
within two hours after his arrival, meeting
with no opposition on the part of the Nor
mons. In reference to the above, the San
Francisco Herald, of August 2Sth, says:
/, In the North Californian, published at
=. Oroville, of the 2lst August, We find the
renort of the arrest of BRIGHAM Yonnp hv