Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-26
TEE NEWS.

TEE NEWS.
Patrick Slane's glass factory at Will
liamsburgh, N. Y, was destroyed by n storm
on the afternoon If the 2lt There were
so persons in the building at the time, all of
which were buried in the ruins, but only two
were killed, and but six or eight wounded.
The killed are Bernard Slane, brother of the
proprietor, and the engineer. Mr.. Shines
loss is $4,000. The same storm did consid-
siderable damage in New York city, entirely
demolishing, among other buildings, Ralph
Hert's new church., which cost $4,000.
Intelligence from Camp Scott to May
22d has been received. A letter from an
officer high in command expresses the opin.
ion that the troops would not be employed
against the Mormons. A letter from F.
and the principal Mormon Elders had con-
scented to deliver themselves into the custody
of the U. S. Marshal, and await a trial, pro-
vided they were tried by a jury in no way
connected with the army. A party of Nor
mons had arrived al Camp Scott, half
starved. They belonged to the portion who
were opposed to Young, and represented the
Church rs being dis,enlious, and wished to
return to the States. The Mormon troops
had been entirely withdrawn from the APP
proaches to Salt Lake, though the people
threatened to return it the army advanced
before they secured their wheat harvest.
Gov Cumming says that it may be regai ded
as safe for emf srants from the United States
to proceed to California via Salt Lake, the
road being entirely open.
"A dispatch from Washin ston of the 22d
saws: ':lt is understood that the Cabinet
to day have under consideration the affairs
of Utah which are so mixed up as to require
great caution in their management. From
the present indications, all the troops now
on the way will continue their march to
Utah what additional measures will be
pursued, will depend on the character of the
next official dispatches from that quarter
The charge of Judge Eckles to the grand
jury againet polygamy is considered as being
calculated to endanger the pacitication of the
Mormons."
FoRElGN.--Th steamer Persia, from Liv-
erpool, 18th, arrived at N ew York on the ODD.
The official advices received bv this arrival
from England are of more favorable char
acter than has been received towards this
country, and disavows intentional offence
against our flag, and mentions the fact that
prompt orders have been issued to discon-
tinue visits which have given rise to the
present difficulties. Her maiesty's govern
ment does not insist on visitation or search
as right, but as both nations are striving
to put stop to the slave trade, it desires a
mutual understanding or agreement as to the
proper and most acceptable manner of ascer
tanning the character OF suspected slavers.
This is the mooted point. The differences
between the two countries are not such IS
cannot be amicably adjusted.
The Washington correspondent of the
n. Y. Times of the oath says supplement-
airy meeting of the Cabinet was held on the
23d, the dispatches from Mr.. Dallas
and Lord Malmsbury were read. The Brit
ish Government apologies for the recent
outrages, and intimates that any injuries
proved to have been suffered through
them will be rcdrcssed. Several captains
whose vessels have been boarded by British
cruisers in the Gulf have been at Washing
ton, asking advice of the Govern ent and
their best means of redress. Among these
was Captain Bartlett, Of ship Clarendon,
whose ship with her cargo was totally lost
off Key West, after she had been boarded
and detained. by the Buzzard. The Secre
tary of the Navy has expressed to Captain
Bartlett, in the most positive terms, his
opinion that the owners Of the Clarendon
have solid claim On the British Government
of 100000, the value of the ship and cargo,
and that they are determined to prosecute
the claim.
The news from Utah is still unsatisfac-
tory. he Washington correspondent of the
N. Y. Tribune of the 24th says much doubt
is still entertained as to the final purpose of
the Mormons, and the unpublished dis
patches Of Gov. Cumming convey some
apprehensions which Col. Kane's repeated
conferences have not removed. At last
official accounts, they had possession of the
mountain passes, and the ulterior design of
the exodus is matter wholly of speculation.
For this reason, and others that may not be
disclosed, it is deemed most prudent, if not
absolutely necessary, to maintain show of
effective force to second the civil officers in
asserting the Federal authority: