Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-08

price, pretty generally, Though every day an Of.
ncer Is detailed to attend to the prices of things
brought to camp to sell } then they require Nor
thing for the Mormons to have the troops out
here to eat all they want to sell.
AZ to Brigham, he fares sumptuously every
day. His house is very, fine; II is said to have
bee hive, beautifully carved In wood In this
house he attends to business, receives visitors,
aud here resides Mrs. Brigham No. !. In the
house next to this all the other Mrs. Brighams
live--say lily OF sixty, and over the portico Of
this house Is large Hon, carved from stone The
lion is finely done, and 10 in a recumbent posi-
ton Around these two houses is an immense
wall, built Of stone, enclosing the entire square,
(about large as one of your Washington
sQuares.) The gates are heavy and strong, like
the sally port of fort. Within this wall al Q al
a domestic man perhaps he is IsttIs afraid to
go at large, and then he has, no doubt, hne So
ciety at home He must. be, literally, a lion at
one OF his wives soirees
Salt Lake city Is beautifully laid out and the
approach to 1t Is very fine. 1t Is laid out In large
squares, and the streets are very wide; and every
house has an acre Of ground about it, which is
We'll cultivated The houses are all built Of
adobe. Every street has water running through
tains.
One Of the officers met in salt Lake city an old
acquaintance, turned Mormon. The Mormon re.
ceived the officer kindly, invited him to his
house, was anxious to renew the old acquaint-
ance, and even bore kindly the oficer's laugh at
that pile of stones, the officer called the cele-
DRAFTED Echo-canon defence of the Mormons,
raised to prevent the approach Of troops to the
city. These defences could have been easily
taken, without the loss of a man.
The view Of Lake Utah from the Army camp Is
very fine; but this is a miserable country, worth.
less without immigration. In short, 1t is only 1t
for Mormons. In passing Brigham's establish.
ment to-day, from every window Of the house
with the lion on 1t a female face looked out
longed to step in and ask those ladies what they
thought Of Utah; but the armed Danites restrained
my curiosity. Yours, PKREGRINA.
NAvAL.-A New York exchange paper says ::
-, "a very interesting event took place on board
the revenue cutter Harriet Lane previous to her
departure for Paraguay to CO. operate with the
Naval fleet ordered there. II was no less than
the presentation to Captain Faunce Of a splendid
headed canes from Hon Howell Cobb to Captain
john Faunce, Lieutenants A. ID. Stanford, D. c.
Constable, Wall Wilson, Chief Engineer I
Dfyburg, and Assistant Engineer Walter Scott,
who were attached tOthat ship in July last The
presentations were made by the Hon. Augustus
Schell, collector Of the port Of New York"
The New York Neps says:
The U. 8. storeship Supply. OF the Paraguay
heet will sail for Rio de Janeiro on to- morrow or
"The stoTeship Release came up to the navy
yard yesterday.
:" The following officers have reported for the
memphis, one Of Cromwell's steamers: Com
mander, John b. Marchand; Lieutenants, Chas
w. Hays and Augustus Pendergrast; Assistant
surgeon, Edwin Ii .-Dewby; Second Assistant
Engineers, William Roberts. George w. Rily,
and Jackson McIllwelI
The L. 8. brig Dolphin has been thoroughly
overhauled and renovated, and is now one Of the
prettiest craft in the Navy She is expected to
arrive at Norfolk on Friday; she has on board a
large twelve feet long Paixhan gun weig hing
over hve tuns, together with her usual armament
The following is a list Of her officers Com
mander, Chas Stedman Lieutenants, l.. Pauld-
Crossman, Acting Master; Assistant Surgeon, A
F. Guyhon; Purser's Clerk, - Clark: Cap
tain's Clerk, ID. Could
The ITALIAN OPEnA.-We had barely space
yesterday in which to announce that Manager
Tayleure has effected an engagement with the
Max Maretzek troupe, now performing at the
Philadelphia Academy of Music, where they
are literally carrying the public by storm
Madam CASTER, Miss Phillips, and Madam
Maretzek, are there winning such applause as
is rarely bestowed in that quiet and compare
lively quaint city-to say nothing of that be-
slowed upon the famous Amodio and Brignoli
As the troupe embark at Charleston, on the
4th proximo, for Havana, their stay here is
necessarily limited to three nights, on each of
which the Washington theatre will, of course,
be crowded to it's utmost capacity; for in no
other American city is a larger portion of the
community competent to appreciate such music
as they render.
ENrNEScE.-An exchange paper noticing the
decease Of pugilist, who had acquired consid.
cradle notoriety, styles him the eminent pugil.
ist, Mr.. So-and-so. This is giving the word
broader Specification than usual. and We shall
not be surprised after while to hear of the
2,st,nguished assassin, the celebrated incen-
diary, the renowned murderer. The distinc.
ton between fame and notoriety is a broad
one, and it is sad evidence Of bad taste to
confuse applications belonging respectively to
the two classes-the famous and notorious
COMMODORE SHUBRICK.-We are informed
that Com. Shubrick, the flag officer of the Bra
iii Squadron, will leave this city on Monday
next for New York, where he will sail in his
flagship, the Sabine, on the following day,
perhaps. The Commissioner to Paraguay,
Judge Bowlin, will also sail from New York in
the Sabine, having received his instructions
from the Secretary of State, and left here for
New York last evening.
The FIRE-FLY.-We have just received from
the Coast Survey Office letter in relation to
the FREELY, which was supposed to be lost at
sea, of which the following is a copy:
Editor of the Star
DEAR SIR: Some Of the newspapers having
given circulation TO the rumored loss Of the U s
Coast Survey steam tender FREELY, I am happy
TO inform you that have Just received notice OF
her having been in Beaufort Harbor, N. c., on
the eoth OF September, and that all fears for her
safety may be dispensed with.
The WYANDorr REsKRvArIoNs.-On the
10Th ult., patents were issued by the General
Land Office to DR.. Grey Eyes, Henry Jacques
and John NJ. Armstrong, for reservation of $40
acres each, granted to them under the treaties
with the Wyandott nation of Indians, entered
into on the 18th of March, 1912, and on the
3lst of January, 1856.
TREASURER SrArEMENT-The statement
Of the Treasurer, for the week ending last Mon
day, shows the following results: