Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-06-25
Dnteresl,nu from Wash inyton.
PREPARATIONS fol 1HE CAMPAIGN IN trAi-rHE
CALIFORNIA OVERLAND MAIL coNTRACr-DAM
AGE Blythe RECENT STORM. ETC, ETC.
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PREPARATIONS foI ItiE CAMPAIGN IN tfAfl--lHE
CALIFORNIA OVERLAND MAIL coNTRAcr-pAM'
AGE Blythe RECENT STORM. ETC, ETC.
WASHINGTON. jane ~, 1857
General Scott is here. having been seat for by
the President IL arrange matters with reference
10 the movements Of troops for Utah. Their IL
nal orders are now being prepared, They ar"
IL act while in the Territory as II posse eomefa
fas. The Iniied State, laws are TO be enforced
and strictly carried ont. and the troops are not to
interfere III any manner with the Mortnons or
their religion. Ii j. the intention of the fresi
dent TINT the Governor, judge, Marshal. &c..
shall nll proceed Ia Utah together doubtless with
the United States troops
The charge, preferred against Mr.. Phillips,
Sixth Auditor which were CA file in the Treasury
Department Mere furnished him to-day. He is
bound 10 Swing-Nrginia cannot save him.
j. Madison Cults, senator Douglas father in.
law, has been designated for one OF the bureaus
IN the Treasury OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Brod
heads place.
The Postmaster General will decide upon the
route 10 morrow for the overland mail To Califor
min. The contractors will not he selected before
Thursday. Governor Brown says he is deter.
mined there shall be no tallare-when the route
aud contractors are once fixed the enterprise
shnll succeed To the fall expectations Of the pub
lie.
The range If the terrible hail storm Yesterday
has not been ascertamcd. but sn lar a. il did
tend no doubt great damage WIS done. Tie Pre-
sldent- greenhouses IRE nearly destroyed. The
mansion itself sustained the brenkage Of windows
and the roof WIS also damaged Glass three
eiehihs of an inch thick in the skylights at the
Capitol were broken The library was thus ex-
posed 10 the pelting storm. Every greenhouse
or conservatory in tho city is very much damag
ed, except those of Mr. Corcoran. which are pro
teeted by strong French plate glass, The Pres
hyteriHn Church, Rev. Mr. Carothers, corner Of
Fifth and streets has two hpndrcl broken win
dow puues. Three churches on the Island have
about enc hundred md thirty onch. Other
churches and large "dlces generally, IN like pro
proportion, including Wiiia,d's kirkwood's, and
Browns Hotels. Col. Forces valuable private Ii
brary at Tenth and ID streets. has also been some
what injured. The Winder Buildings suffered
much in the des'rnt ton Of window glass. The
rem portion Of the FL Dorado liou-e, On Penn
sylyana uuenue, between Third and Four nnd II
half streets, was unrnofcd, as also smnll
brick house on Capitol Hill, owned by Mrs. Con.
molly. The tin roofs of dwellings of Mr.. Dove
and Mr. Moore, in the FIRST ward, were injured.
Rev Mr.. Finkles horse, attached to his buggy.
was stunned and knocked down, but recovered
after a time
The Cumberland, the flag ship of the African
squadron has dropped down 10 President Roads,
near Boston and will sail Immediately for the
coast of Africa. the Water Witch has lief, Nor.
folk, and will be ut Philadelphia on Tue day, tor
the purpose of receiving and conveying MIR.
Reeds stores. &c. to the Minnesota, ut Hump
ton Roads, where he will shortly take his depar-
ture for China.
Messrs. Maclay aud Ward members of Con
gress from New York, arrived this evening" aud
are stopping at Willard Cor. N. Y. Herald.