The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-06-19

~ Col. Kane's Account.
The st. Louis Denocrat contains the
account of The procse lings ip Utah as
Communicated b. Col Kane himself to
the rdil0rs: Lt ri
TIE party lelt-camp Salt. on. the
IS IA OF day. Governor Cuinming had
returned there from Sat Lake City. He
stated that almost Instant y upon his or
rival at the. mermopr city he found thr
popu ration moving Oft. The movemeu'
had indeed commenced. and shortly in>
creased Till the entire people Of the
Northern settlements were in molten -
Brigham Yonng formally delivered into
his hand The "grea, a!.'' and all State
records. The Norman chiefs apparel
part 'cOlarly solici GUS that Gov. Cnm-
ming should take possession OF these
momen,ous docunerls. re'ying upon this
measure as the only cue for their preser
vlliOn. They were urgent that the
Governor should at once deposit them IN
F!EE-PRoor sAFE The reason of this
% IN irapspifed with lie discovery tina,
* ensiye preparations b4d been kilfnly
ma e to give The city TO tie fimes,,A Ia
The Russians at Moscow. Lprge guam
dties Of dried fence wood had been ar
ragged ia mlny houses which match
would have kiudled to confihgrarion
Happily better councils prevailed among
the lenders, aad strenuous endea gors
were successfully made by the N .ijr
patt OF the population TO prevent the
catastrophe. "a reElls
Having received the capiinl ,;,on of
Brigham, aid taken efficient means TO
! prev int the still dreaded burning of the
city, Gov. Cumming deemed il prcpe-, il
] possible, peacefully 20 prevent The M.
| graiiJn So,I.hyard. ans set OF if,er the
trains. the whole population of the
! Northern settlements were on the road
"a few guards alone being EFF in the
villsges. The Rumbsr OF men, women
and chiIdren cauld scarcely be less than
| 35, o0o.f Many were far Sadvanced. sn
that II was useless tofursue them. The
fUrw1ri trains Were thrsa= hundred mi
South yard down the valley The G "
.erncr eoanieJs seven handred and iifiy
wagons laden with families They we're
sbuadanily rrovisi med. Many hundreds
had "lIaited" by ihs way; z bad bijlt
ADOBE houses of the road mud. The
cold an J heavy rains had disappointed
their expectd'iens of The dry weather
uecessa,y 10 tie peruianency of such
structures. andh ID washed away their
walls. They we're thus III exposed 70
the winds AMI rams. But there appear
ed no very serions suffering; thongh
muG IA aud trying incouveniepcP. The
attempt 20 procure general absndon-
! ment OF the nirch was OF Course futile.
There is uncertainty about The des in.
alton which the Mormon leaders now
propose 70 themselves. They keep their.
own counsel in this respect with remark
able closeness. The suggestion thai
they were bound for, Cedar City is
rather discredued by the fac that they
have driven la-ge herds oil. their cattle
much southwark of that point. 1t is
feared that they may coalesce with some
Of the Indian tribes of the South, which
ae already Sufficiently vex4tious, and
thus give much trouble TO the Govern.
ment. They themselves complain bit.
terry OF the treatmen; Of rowing parties
of Indiaus, .ho, Fl Iding thom deences
less on the road, cannot resist The
temptation presented by so much booty
The Indians ticicule the Norm oas, says
ing they are squaws, aud can't fight.
Camp Scott remained healthy. The
accounts of inadequate provisions have
been exaggerated. The quality Of their
fire is alone matter of conplairts with
The troops. Gov. Cumming has taken.
eff sient steps 10 remedy all inconvyn
fence, and preclude the possibility OF
suffsring in the the army from this
source. -'.-~
Is About twenty miles west Of Platte
Bridge, Col. Kane met the supply train
of Col. Hoffman, and also the United
States Comm ssiopers, for whose trivial
Col. Johnston has hitherto been eported
as waiting. 500
The departure of the Mormoos ap-
pears to be conceived by their leaders,
and by those in the American camp. as
! probably the best course feasible. The
GOODNESS, address and frmness of Gov.
Cumming in securing the adoption Ut
this alternative. 10 war, a-e strongly at
tested by the eyewitness of bis con-
duet. His management, of the army 10
its critical circumstances also ELECTS.
and we doubt not deserves, warm en-
comiums.