The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-09
Further from Utah.

J B0OnrlLe, Sept. S.-1n Salt Lake county, at
the late election for he Legislature, the Gen
tiles received only Sc votes.
Col. Candy, of the tenth infantry, with two
companies of the second regiment dragons,
and two companies of the sixth regiment of
infantry, are to garrison Fort Bridger.
The following officers, on leave of absence,
left Utah on 9th ult Col Cook, Lieuts. Blu.
ford and Pegram, of the second dragons
Coils. Waite and Chapman, Capt. Marcy, Lieut..
Rich, of the fifth infantry; COL Alexander,
Capts. Gardiner, Gore, Donovan, and Lieuts.
Grove and Msunder, of the tenth infantry.
Nine hundred head of cattle were met at the
Big Sandy, of which number nine had died OH
that day.
Col Williamss command was met at SCOTS
Bluff. The seventh infantry, of 1000 men,
under Col. Morrison, were met at Platte Bridge.
The returning volunteers, under Col. Bee, were
passed at Fort Laramie.
LeaUenporth, Kansas, Sept. 2.-Sherman's
battery left the fort this morning for Minneso.
tn. The board on the subject of the inspection
and price of the mules purchased for the army
adjourned this afternoon, and the members
leave tomorrow.
| Lieut.. Chapman, first dragons, arrived here
yesterday from Arizona, on sick leave.
| The Pixies Peak gold excitement is on the
rapid increase. Two old Californians came in
yesterday to make arrangements for working
the mines successfully. One company left for
the gold region yesterday, and others are now
organizing.
| Albany, September 2.-As the train of the
Northern railroad was coming in, crowded with
passengers last night, freight train on the Gen.
tral road was backed down at the crossing, and
ran into the last car of the passenger train, up.
setting it The following persons were in
/ jured:
Edgar Odell, probably fatally.
/ Mrs. F. s. Ares, shoulder dslocated.
| Moses Craver, arm broken, and injured in.
ternally.
Captain Washburn, badly cut over the face
and head.
Mrs. c. Powell, badly cut over the face and
head.
Ali the foregoing were from West Troy.
| Pittsburgh, September "A terrible accident
occurred last night, at eight o'clock, on the AL
leghany Valley railroad, near Hutton's Station,
twelve miles above Pittsburgh. The Kittanning
train coming down, stopped at Tarentum Sta
ton, and hitched on car containing large
party returning from camp meeting. When the
train reached the point mentioned, the Taren.
tum car was thrown from the track by the
breaking of the cross-bar connecting the
brakes.
The car rolled down a steep embankment,
roof was torn off, and the passengers scattered
over the ground, mangling the bodies of some
of them terribly. Miss Mary Anne, daughter
of j. T. Kncaid, of this city, was instantly killed,
and large number more or less injured, in
GLIDING j ohm Rockley, whose skull was frac.
tured, and j. M. McCready, whose arm was
broken.
Among those slightly injured are Mr.. and
Mrs. Kincaid, Mrs. r. Donaldson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carver, Mr.. and Mrs. John Slidell, Mr..
and Mrs. James Wright and daughter; Mr..
and Mrs. a. Soemsn, Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer, e.
Hazleton, DR.. John Parchment, Mrs. K Altman,
b. Lynch, and Mr.. and Mrs. MAR.
The killed and wounded resided mostly in
Pittsburgh and vicinity. They were brought
here last night.
A coroner's inquest, held over the body Of
Mrs. Kincaid, exculpates the company and EN-.
ployees from blame.
August 9Th, the day the last steamer left San
Francisco, there we're two Democratic State
Conventions in session at Sacramento-one
Administration, and the other Anti Lecompton
The latter had 1872 delegates, representing IS
counties. Of the numbers in the other we have
no accounts; but the Alta California pub
fishes a long list of Federal Office holders in at
tendance, showing that the Convention is re
spectacle in numbers. great many people
we're at Sacramento, and several fights had oc
Cured
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser denies
that Elk Governor Hunt has joined the Repub
licsns; he is only opposed to the Administrs
ton.
In the 10th or Chillicothe district of Ohio
represented by Joseph Miller, Democrat, Car,
Trimble has been nominated for Congress b,
both the Americans and Republicans, and il
therefore sure of an election. Miller was elect
ed two years ago by vote of ,4O3 agains
5,633 Republican and 1926 American.
DIR. Banks, the sutler at Fort Monroe, sus
pended from Office for selling liquor, has proved
that his predecessors violated the army regula
tons in the same way, and has been forgiven
and restored, and told not to do it again.
Post Captain Shubrick has been appointed
to the command of the Brazil squadron, which
the Paraguay expedition, to the highest acces.
sble point Of the river La Plata.
Soule, at Washington, denounces the course
of the Administration towards Douglas with
contempt, and says the extreme Southern party
has destroyed itself by laundering about Kan
sas and neglecting Central America.
Mr.. Butter6eld, one of the overland Califor
MIA mail contractors, has arrived in St. L,ui,
for the purpose of completing his arrangement.
for putting the contract in operation by the
18th of September.
Advices received from Leavenworth to the
29tA of August, state that there was a great ex
element there relative to the reported gold dis
coveries at Pike Peak. A company that start
ed in June have been successful. Gold has
been found in similar abundance to that of Cal
ifornia and Fraser river. Two men have
washed out $500 worth in one week.
By the arrival of the brig Lsdy Chapman
we have Bermuda dates to the 18th ult. The
ship Salsette had arrived at Trinidad, from
China, with a cargo of coolie emigrants, OF
whom 120 died on the passage.
smart shock of earthquake Was felt at st.
Kits on the 18th July.
Three prominent Haytens, the object o.
whose presence in this country is to induce free
negroes to emigrate TO Hayti, have arrived in
St. Louis. |
The steamer j. Il. Oglesby has been sunl
near Glasgow, in the Missouri river. No lives
were lost The boat had full freight or
board, and q large number Of passengers.
The guns have been placed on the bastions
of Vienna, and any day nov the Atlantic cable
may be expected to announce that another roya
baby has been born in Austria.
Lord Brougham cut the frat sod on the Eden
Valley railway, few weeks since. He threw
the sod into Q barrow, wheeled and dumped it
and took the barrow back, amidst deafenine
cheers."