The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-06-17
WASHINGTON, June 10.

WASHINGTON, June 10.
Official information has been received from
Governor Cumming Of his arrival at Salt Lake
City, and favorable reception there.
Brigham Young formally delivered to him
all authority. and counselled the people to
obedience. There was not the slightest DEM
onstration of hostilities. Brigham and prom
inent Mormons were to have left Salt Lake on
Tuesday last.
ken up. and the inhabitants were moving
south, or in the direction of Sonora. The
scene is represented 10 have been most dis
tressing and inournful, as the men, women and
children, poorly clad and lily provided for un-
complainingly took their departure from the
Territory.
A message was read in the House to-day
from the President, inclosing copy of dis
patch from Gov. Cumming, dated May 2, and
received at the State department yesterday
From this the President says there is reason
to believe that our difficulties with Utah have
terminated, and that the laws are restored.-
He congratulates Congress on this suspicious
event-expresses the opinion that there will
be no occasion to make the appropriation for
the three regiments Of volunteers recently au-
thorized for quelling the disturbances in Utah,
and for the protection Of the emigrant trains
and supplies, aud says that Texas can be de-
Tended by the regular troops now within her
limits. The President is more gratified, be.
cause the event in Utah will afford some relief
to the treasury, and moi require loan and ad-
ditional taxation of the people.
The dis patch states that some of the Nor
mons are yet in arms, and speaks of the mis-
chief they are capable of rendering as guer-
rilIas.
The way for the emigrants for the Pacific
was open.
Gov. Cumming would leave for the South
on the Sd Of May. He says he will restrain
all the proceedings of the Military for the
present, until he shall receive additional news
from the President.
A sudden outbreak between Senator's Gwin
and Wilson this evening caused profound as
tonishment. Mr.. Wilson was speaking of the
way Government was plurdered in California.
Mr.. Gwin intimated that Mr.. Wilson talked
like demagogue.
Mr.. Wilson replied that he would rather be
demagogue than thief, meaning to apply
the term thief TO the plunderers of the Gov
eminent in Calfo1n MIA.
Mr.. Gwin asked for an explanation.
Mr.. Wilson said be had none to give, upon
which Mr.. Gwin said he was calnmniator,
liar and coward. There the coloauy ended.
The Ocean Mail Steamship Bill was dis
cussed. The House agreed with the Senate
in striking out $50, 900 for contingencies in
the mail services between New York and
Europe.
Amendments were adopted increasing the
rates of postage to cents under 5000, and 10
cents over 1900 miles; abolishing the frank
ing privilege of Members Of Congress, after
March 4th next; that Tire printing of all stamps,
warrants, &c., be, from March 9th next. given
to the lowest responsible bidder; to pay the
Collins Line S147,73O for balance withheld by
the Post Office Department, less S11 900 due
the United States; repeating the present ar
rangcment OF advertising the letter list in the
largest circulation, and offering the advertising
to the lowest bidder. Finally the bill was
passed-30 against Ia.