Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-05-11

The Utah Expedition
sr iout MAY 3 Major ticucal lcr.
siGt n smith hos issued elaborate otdets
relative 10 lhc movements oi the ualns
ami troops vi The Utah iorccs,
Tho trains are 10 bc divided into two
di,isions ol yo hundred aud twcnty-siN
wagons each.
me troops are TO be organized into coll
rmns, each column constituting oh ''co''
Of division.
Tho general supply train Is to be escort
cd bv the first column, under the coms
mnnd of Lieutenant Colonel Andrews
This column is alrcod organized, and has
been ordered 10 march.
s.Thc second column, under command OF
Colonel Monroe, will be composed OF an
escort and the first division of supplies
The column will march from Leaycnworth
on the l5 Inst, go
The third column, under Col. May, will
march on the 10th.
The fourth column, under Col. Morrison,
will march on the 25th.
The fifth column, under Col. sumner,
will march on the SOth.
y
will march on the 4th of June.
The columns, for the present, constitute
the first brigade of the Utah forces, under
the command Of Gen. Elarney. Each col.
umn will be supplied with four months
provisions, which will be replenished on
passing Forts Koarncy and Laramie.
General Smith is yet in this city, the
state of his heath being such as to require
his remaining here a short period
Four companies of the Sixth Infantry
left Lcavcnworth on the 9th inst, ano
one company from Fort Riley is to JOIN
them at Fort Kearney.
Hon. John Hartnett, Secretary OF Utah
left here yesterday for Lcayenworth.
Miss Mary Culp, beautiful and accom-
plishedyoung lady, who was much beloved
bv a large circle of acquaintance, wa'
drowned last week in the Little Chiques
at Mount JOY, Lancaster county, Pa She
in company with Miss Mary McNeel ven
turcd out upon the stream III a skill
The boat unfortunately, upset, precipi
tating them both into the creek, which
at the time, owing to the recent rains, was
quite swollen and rapid. Miss McNce
caught limb and supported herself until
she was rescued by Mr.. Albert Jackson,
the Associate Principle in the Seminary
After dredging the stream for some time
Miss Culp's body was found with her arm'
clasped firmly around floating log, and
was looscncd with the greatest difficulty
The CREyAsSE IN New ORLEANS.-The ere
vase in the Mississippi, just above New
Orleans. which has caused such vast de
struction of property, is still unchecked
The New Orleans Bvi'chm complains that
"thc work done at the crevasse is nothing
to talk about" No effort had been made
to repair the mishap 10 the piling.-
All the mischief that the water can do, We
are afraid. will be done before the crcvasst
is stopped. We had up to this, INDUCED
hopes that the work would he carried
through with energy, but appearances re
bukcd us for being so sanguine."
THE Detroit Advertiser of Wednesday
states that a disastrous fire occurred fOul
miles out on Pontiac plank road on Tues
day morning last, at one o clock, which
destroyed the barn Of James F. Canniff
with nine valuable horses and other prop
erty 1t was the work ofan incendiary.-
Mr.. Canniff had several valuable horses
in his keeping, which he had wintcred fol
their owners. The most, if not all, of the
horses were high-bred stock, or valuabl,
for their speed or for breeding The tota
loss was $500.
Is Cincinnati, few days since, a man
who resides within twelve miles of tha
city. walked into the Citizens Bank fol
the purpose of obtaining sum of none!
which he deposited there several year,
ago Imagine his feelings on learnin!
that the bank had failed six months ago
He had not even heard oft the panic whicl
recently swept over the country with sucl
levelilng influence.
I THE sultan of Turkey expresses grea
qualification at the reception given to Mo
hammed Pasha in this country, and de
clarcs that hospitality rivals that of ou
ancient Arabs"
! CONGRESS has granted to, and for tn,
sole use of, the Milwaukee and Mississippi
Railroad Company, small island in tn,
Mississippi river containing about thirty
five acres, lying opposite the town of Prai
ric du Chen.
Expectation of Western Lumber.
DErRoIT, May S.-The brig Black Hawk
Can't. Taylor, sails from here this eveninl
for Liverpool, England, direct, with car
go of slaves and lumber. Other vessel
in the same trade are loading, and vii
soon sail.
San FRANCIsco is supplied with 10,
from Sitlla, in Russian America, as New
Orleans is with the same article from
Boston.
/ Cor. JOHN HoRRELL, of Loyahanna
Wcstmorcland county, died on the 2Itl
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