New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-03

Ihe New York Times publishes r letter from Salt
Lake City dated September rs, from which we ez-
tract the following
There, has been very litdeof interest Transporting
during the past week. The absorbing topic with Is
has been the sudden increase Of the police force Of
inc city-one hundred and twenty special policemen
having been sworn in. This sudden transition from
one extreme to the other from the apparent nonex-
lstence OF single policeman 10 the cr0Wdinr of every
Store and thoroughfare with these gentenany foaers
VINO although decorated with brass stars are any
Gnng but ornamental-has taken us quite by surprise
upon lnquring into its cause, we are informed that
h8 step has been taken by the direction of Governor
cumming; what however, appears to us most sin
lunar, Is we iaGt that each member Of this police
ioice Is renewed from duty every other day and an
other man summoned to fill his place and that those
persons VINO nave generally figured most extensively
as Prg ~ 2, .eaItpaws" now act as policemen
~ Wno vas IN close confinement by
the mormons during the whole of last winter for no
other crime tnan that Of being an American citizen
and who was otherwise shamefulIv treated nv sbs,
az appeared IN the letter Of your special corespond
ent in this Territory, dated June 2g I8ssFEbsa
brought a suit against Brigham Young and other
for false imprisonment. He lays his DAMAGES al
SIS 900.
The parties against whom this prosecution has
been commenced are very anxious to make a COM
promise with McNieli II a compromise ia not e.
fected the case will come up before Judge Sinclair
in this city, at the next term OF the United States
District Court, which meets on the 4th day of next
month.
If Mr. Wilson, Of Pennsylvania, the newly ap
pointed District Attorney for shs Territory, does moi
arrive in the next mail from the East we fear that
Court will have to adjourn for the want of a Prose
cutting Attorney, without trying any of the many
criminal cases now awaiting investigation and which
it is highly important should be tried as soon az
possible.
Considerable excitement has been created in this
city by the reports received from the newy-discoy
cred gold mines on Cherry Creek in Nebraska Terri.
tory and parties leaving daily for these new dg
g1ngs" We have seen several fine specimens Of
scale gold, which we are informed were taken from
the bed Of Cherry Creek.
This creek lies within short distance of Pixies
Peak, about $50 miles due south of Fort Laramie
and is tributary OF the South Platte It is reported
that gold has been found in considerable Quantities
not only in the bed of the creek but in its banks on
either side.
The whole Of the plateau which extends eastwardly
from the base Of the Rocky Mountains between the
head waters of the South Platte and Arkansas rivers
has for several years past been reported to be rich in
gold and other minerals. 1t remains only to be de-
termlned whether these mineral resources can be pro-
titably developed, to fill this whole country with an
enterprislng population.
The valleys in the neighborhood of Cherry Creek
are reported to be FERTILE afording abundance of
pasturage ETC. The winters generally quite mild.
In addition to the numerous Gentle stores already
established in this CITY, we learn that the firm Of
Land d Hosmer, merchants in San Francisco, Cali.
tornIa, have now on the road here thirty heavily
loaded mule wagons destined for this market. The
market is not as yet oVerstocked as merchandise of
all sorts sell readily at extrayagant prices Coffee
and sugar now sell at IS cents per pound Ordinary
domestic and other cotton fabrics from Is to 40 cents
per yard. Whisky, common, IS per gallon, and
everything else in proportion.