Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-06-25

Eco mn
mons. derived from the party OF Col Kane,
,,hicb arrived at st. Louis from Camp Scott
on the day previous
"The party left Camp Scott on the 10th OF
NAV Gov. Cumming had returned there
from Salt Lake City. He stated that almost
instontlv upon his arrival at the Mormon city
he found the population moving OIL The
,,,oyoment had indeed commenced, and short
is increased till the entire people OF the north
arm settlements were in notion Brigham
Young formally delivered into his hands the
.',rcat seal, and all State records. The Nor
mon chiefs appeared particularly solictious
that Gov. Cumming should take possession of
these momcntous documents, relying upon
This measure as the only one for their preser-
walton. They we're urgent that the Governor
should at once deposit them in a fire proof
safe.
The reason of this soon transpired with the
discovery that extensive preparations had
been skillmlly made to give the city TO the
flames, n la the Russians at Moscow. Large
quantities of dried fence wood had been ar
ranged in many houses which match would
have kindlod to conhagration. Happily bet
ter councils prevailed among the leaders, and
strenuous endcavors were successfully made
by the major part of the population to pre-
vent the catastrophe.
Having received the capituation Of Brig
ham, and taken efficient means to prevent the
still dreaded burning of the city, Gov. Cum
ming deemed it proper. if possible, peacefully
% prevent the emigration southwark, and set
off after the trains The whole population OF
the Northern settlements were on the road
a few guards alone being left in the villages.
The number Of men, women and children
could scarcely be less than 25,00O. Many
were far advanced, so that it was useless to
pursue them The forward trains were 800
miles southwark down the valley. The Gov
ernor counted seven hundred and fifty wag-
ons laden with families They were album
dainty prsyisioned Many hundreds had
"hutted' by the way. e., had built adobe
houses of the road mud. The cold and hea-
w rains had disappointed their expectations
Of the dry weather necessary to the permanent
cy Of such structures. aud had washed away
their walls They were thus left exposed to
the winds aud rains. But there appeared no
very serious suffering. though much and try
irving Inconvenience The attempt to pro-
cure a general abandonment of the march was
Of course futile.
There is uncertainty about the destination
which the Mormon leaders now propose to
themselves. They keep their own counsel in
this respect with remarkable closeness.'
- What Lous Kossuth thought privately
of the style of his reception in America has
just been made public, through publication
of private letter, dated at Pittsburgh. 1852,
and addressed TO David Urquhart, VI p. He
wrote.
"Deor SIR You have heard what recep-
ton have met with in America. They have
bored me with triumphant entries, and inyi-
tadous and addresses; but by submitting To
this annoying part Of my mission, | had the
opportunity of drawing their attention to
their foreign policy
CooE1NG OLD PorAroEs. - The following
method Of cooking old potatoes at this season
of the year is recommended by Mrs IL. y.
W., Of Frocport, Illinois
II pare the potatoes about an hour before
boiling, and then soak them in cold water un-
til they are to be cooked. Tho water must
be boiling before they are put in, and little
salt is added when fully cooked the water
is poured off, then the kettle or pot is placed
on the stove. with the lid removed, TO allow
the moisture TO evaporate. BY this method
of cooking potatoes, have never failed to
render them dry and mealy.'
A BAsHFuL BRrDEGRooM.- following
account Of the marriage of young man to a
woman twice his age, in New Orleans, we re-
commend to be read after the opening prayer
at the next womans rights convention:
The guests were assembled, the minister
was ready, the happy pair stood up to be
tied, and-the young man bolted. He ran
into the street, but was pursued and caught
by the crowd, foremost Of whom was the
bride Again they stood forward, and again
the minister began, when away went the
youngstor the second time He was pursu-
ed, caught and brought back as before, and a
third time the minister began the awful cere-
mony But, would you believe it, the young
man once more stampeded This time the
bride alone gave chase. caught, brought him
back and held fast TO him. The fourth effort
of the minister was successful. He made tho
twain one, blessed them and left After be-
ing married, the young man became perfectly
docile and permitted his antique bride to
lead him off like sheep to the slaughter
A Coon ONE.-Sitting on the piazza Of the
Cataract Hotel was a spruce, foppish looking
young man, his garments very highly scente,
with a mingled odor Of cologne and othei
things. lean, solomn-faced man, after pass
Ing tne utnuy scNeldl tltnca WIN loVh %
aversion which drew general notice, suddenly
stopped, and, in confidential tone, said t'
him:
stranger, ! know what'll take that al
scent out of your clothes; you
"What do you mean, sir p said the ex
quisite, with indignation
80, get mad, now--swear, pitch moun'
and fight, because man wants to do you
kindness, won't you;' cody replied the stran
ger "But | tell you do know whatll taxi
out that smell-phew You must bury you
clothes bury EN- day or two. Uncl
Josh he got foul of a skunk, and
At that instant there went up from th
crowd a simultaneous roar of merriment, an,
the dandy very sensibly "cleared the coop.
and rushed up stairs.
READ AN IoUR DAY.-There was ono
lad who at fourteen was apprenticod TO
soap boiler. One of his resolutions was t.
read one hour a day or at least at that rate
and he had an old silver watch which h
timed his reading by. lie stayed seven year
with his master. and his master said when h
was twenty-one he knew as much as tn
young squire did Now let us see no,