Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-04-08
WAsnlNeroN. April 6!h, 185s.

WASHINGTON, April 9Th, 1853.
Tn the S,nate yesterday, the bill providing for
new "AuXiiiary Guard" for Washington City,
was passed bya vote of 81 to 9. A bill for the
admission of Oregon Territory as a State was
reported from the Committee on Territories.
In the House of Representatives, the Senate
amendment to the Army Bill, reducing the num-
Der of regiments from four to two, independent
of the Texas regiment,) was concurrcd in by
vote of ] IL to l02. y slight amendment of
unuTIeT ameuuuenL requires the bill to so back
to the Senate, before it becomes a law. A bill
providing for new "AuXiliary Guard" for the
CITY, identical with the Senate bill, for the same
purpose was reported from the Committee on
the District of Columbia, AMI made the special
order Immediately after the disposition of the
Deficiency Bill 4 resolution was adopted call
ing on the Secretary of War for information re-
garding the contracts for the Utah army; also
one of enquiry ~ the eXpcdiency of dis
continuing the printing of books heretofore or
dercd by Congress.
| The UTAH ExPEDITGoN.-It is said that Gen
Pcrsifer F. Smith and Gen. Harvey have been
ordered to Utah, the former to take the chief
command of the expedition. And also, that
Commissioners are to be appointed to go ahead
and endeaVOr to induce the MurmOnS 10 weld
obedience to the laws, in order TO avoid, if pos
I sible, the shedding of blood the Commission
ers to represent the determination and ability
| of the Government to reduce them to snbicc.
! tiOn aud to ende0ver to Impress upon them the
} uSeieSSneSS OF opposition Alr. BernhlSel, the
! Utah Delegate Ill Congress, has been solicited
| to aid in this beneticent policy. And, so amx-
ious is the Administration to bring this unfnr-
tunate affair to proper termination without the
eftusion of citizen blood, that it has has even
been suggested, in the proper 9uarte to solicit
the original Joe Smiths son, who resdes at
/ NnuvoO, Illinois, and is said to hav. great in
fluence with the Mormnns, 10 accr ',rany the
Commissioners, for the purpose of eN. rting his
influence as last resort, next to tl.i of Mill
/ tary force,-it being preferred to saw this de-
/ ludcd people even by the power of their own
superstition, rather than to testroy them 10y the
sword.
| In regard to the murder case that we mention
/ ed yesterday, are glad, for the sake of human
nature, to be enabled by further developments
to state that the parties, instead of being entire
strangers, as at first reported, were acquainted
with each other, aud that II grudge existed be-
tween them.
| The President has issued his proclamation for
the sale of public lands in Nebraska, to COM
lnence on Monday the 9th Of September next
| The quantity To be offered amounting in the
aggregate to 2,25s,976 acres, as follows: Al
Brownsville, 9O5, TSG; at Nebraska City COS, ESQ:
and at Omaha City, 653, 534
1t is stated that the Government has made
contract with citizens of Texas, for supplying
! $25, coo worth of Cames for the use of the army
Commercial arrangements, it is said, will be
made with some point in Africa, afTording the
foeSsl suitable
our climate and for expectation hither.
The Old Board of Directors OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal have had meeting and unani-
mUuSly endorsed the course of their President
toward the Board. An action of injunction
against the new Board is now pending in the
Circuit Court of this District
The cOlnred servant of the Hon. \. H. Sterl-
ems was officially logged here the other day, FOR
nSSaulting another colored individual with an
axe.
Apricot and peach trees are now in full bloom
in this city and vicinity, promising good crop
of both
The city price of the Union newspaper has
been reduced from FIVE 10 two cents per copy,
the same as the States"
The weather here at the present time is re-
markably line and warm VtRGISIus
AT Ripley, Ohio. the proprietor of a gambling