The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-10-08
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

WARRINGTON ITEMS.
A letter has been received at the State De.
partment, from Fort Ksarney, dated September
s, which states that two companies of troops
arrived there on that day. en- route to Salt
Lake, and that the 5th and 10th regiments had
reached Fort Laramie. Colonel Hoffman had
seized five hundred kegs of powder in Nor
mon train. Returning Californisns informed
the writer of the letter that the Mormons were
making preparations for fight, and did not
conceal their hostile movements. Elder Kim
ball, in sermon which he delivered in the
Tabernacle at Salt Lake, had said he could
with his wives whip the $500 troops, and after
wards do good days work on his farm in the
afternoon. He further remarked that the pro-
visions for the army would reach the valley, but
that the troops would never enter Salt Lake
City.
Orders have been sent to the New York AS
say Office, for the transfer of the bullion there
to the Philadelphia Mint, to be coined into
small pieces.
Large amounts of U. s. stocks have been
redeemed here during the past week.
We clip the following paragraph from let
ter in the National Intelligencer
"PARIs, Sept. Z, 1857.
Great indignation is felt here by the public
and the personal friends of his Excelency Mr..
Mason, United States Minister at this Court, in
consequence of a paragraph said by some
American papers to have originally appeared
in the London Court Journal. have found il
published in the Richmond Enquirer of Au.
gust s, where, reproduced without any com.
ment, it reads thus: His Excellency Plenipo-
Tertiary Mason, having been reprimanded for
throwing his arm around the back of the chair
of the Empress Eugenie, is making up his
pack to fly to some retirement, where he means
so says report to study the afinities, in order
to behave better next time
"When first heard ofthis piece of unfounded
gossip, could not believe that any journal in
the Union would be unwary enough to publish
a report 80 transparently false, and was there
fore astounded to find it admitted into the col
umns of the Enquirer. The matter is beneath
the notice of his Excellency; but an Ameri-
can, loving his country, and honoring her
through her representative, may be permitted
very best authority, that no such report was
ever published in the London Court J0urnal.''
We have noticed the gossip alluded to in
nearly all the leading journals, but did not
suppose any one was so silly as to credit it for
truth.
The following, from the Star, is important to
those of our friends in the Territories and new
States:
"Twelve months pre-emption is allowed
from the date of settlement in which to prove
up claims on offered lands. The question has
been raised, whether, where parties have been
misled by erroneous information at the land Of
fees in regard to the period of time in which
they are bound to establish their claims, that
fact will exempt him from forfeiture
at has been decided that he is bound to
take notice of the legal inception of his claim,
and to keep within the Limitation provided by
the statute. Failing go to do, he forfeits.
Had he presented himself in time, and there
had been any delay or refusal of the local of
fees to adjudicate his claim, he would have
done all the law requires of him. In that case.
he could consummate his claim at any time
thereafter"
Inv OOSAOSoAJ Vi tAC TREASURY HAS won muCn
credit among the business men of the country
for his conduct during the monetary crisis. He
has evidently sought to disburse the specie in
the Treasury at such times and places as
would contribute most to the relief of the bust
ness world. The ~ r Times says:
son the oath of August, when the panic be-
gan in this city by the failure of the Ohio
Ir11of fho \ LII n
and a half of dollars of gold of the twenty-five
and a half millions in the city, the banks hav.
ing lost heavily the previous week by export to
Europe. Seeing that our banks would be great.
y strengthened by concentrating the Govern.
ment disbursements at this point, and by
promptly auditing and paying the special and
general appropriations of Congress, which were
made to take effect after the lst of july. Mr..
Cobb has reduced his balance in New York to
The amount of $2,75O,0OO nearly every dollar
Of which went into bank. The conseo uence is,
hat to day the position of the specie held by
he sub-tressury and the banks is complete
y reversed, and the latter afforded the utmost
relief the Secretary could arrange for under the
aw.
" These disbursements will be rapidly con-
lnued. Mr.. Cobb determined few DAYS since
% reduce the premium which he is paying on
he public stocks, unless they are sent in forth
With for redemption. His desire is to distrib-
ate his balances, as far as they can be sppro-
priated to this object, to the best public ad
vantage, and at the earliest day possible to af.
ford relief to the money market. The new or.
der is, that up to the lst of November, he will
continue to pay sixteen per cent premium and
The accrued interest for the bonds and certG.
Gates of loan of l867-'68. After that date, he
will reduce the premium to fourteen per cent.
One or more of our leading savings banks, we
earn, will avail of this notice at tohce, and,
having the opportunity to reinvest in New
I ork State stocks to advantage, will send on
heir United States bonds and certificates for
he higher premium. The operation will be
equal to so much gold transferred from the
'ub-treasury to active banking use."
The KnckerbOcker. New York Samuel Hueston.
The October number of the Knickerbocker
Magazine contains several interesting sketches
md stories, and the Editors Table," as usual,
'verAows with fun. This Magazine has an in.
lividuaGty which renders it popular, and appa-
emily unaffected by the "hard times" or by
he brisk competition of the publishing world.
The Methodist Quarterly Review New York: Carlton
Porter.
A carefully. prepared number for October,
md containing variety of sound and ably.
written articles, two of them upon Slavery.
The editor is the Rev. DR.. Whedon, and the
contributors are from the Methodist connection
throughout the free States.
slackwood's Magazine New York: Leonard Scott &
Company