Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-23

| hand and caused the great seal of the Territory
to he affixed, at Great Salt Lake City, in the Ter
TtOry OF Utah, this 18th day CT June. ISIS
by the Governor
JOHN HAKTSET r, Secretary.
The INDIASs IN FLoRIDA-We have to-day
seen letter from Col. LOOMS, of the Florida
Department of the Army, to Col L. Thomas
Assistant Quartermaster General, dated Fort
Brooke, July 9, 1873, in which the writer SAYS.
:" have this morning received an express from
captain Mcneil, commanding company of boat
men, tTdllerS, &c lie has succ -edpd in comm
nIcdtlng with Echo Emaih la Chopka chief OF
The Tallahassee band pf OutsideTs-ihosr Colonel
Rutherford and his party could not find Capt
Mon eNpres-e$ the hope that he will I've able to
bring the chief TO this place to talk with me +,
a few day If only had one two of the
friendly Indians 10 assist me, have little douht
thiS Tallahassee band would br induced To- i'm
migrate II the cLIrf comes in, will do INV best
l." accomplish that desirable object Capt Men
deserves great praise for his eXrTIiOns, aud has
displayed great Shfrydaess Echo EmatLIa-
Chopka says he has hecn bs afen by him IT hi,
own game now want Capt kilburn, and hope
the General viii order him To- return. il he IS not
already on bis way L. Join rs -
We are told that Capt X will receive orders
to Immediately rcjoin the forces under Col
Loomls. The 1allahassecs have. il is said.
some seven or eight warriors and about twenty
women and children. They occupy the coun-
try on the upper part of tie kSsimmee river
about the head waters Of the ST Johns, and
on Fish Eating creeF This is an extensive
range, nearly east OF Tampa Bay, and north of
the range Of the other Indians Besides this
band, there are still in Florida Sam Jones'
Dahd, Numbering some six OF eight old men
and few women and children and the Boat
party, with probably an equal force
The POSTAL RBvEyUE-The following is a
statement exhibiting the receipts and expen-
ditures Of the Post Office Department during
the quarter ending March 81, 1853:
Receipts
Letter postage. Observation-Disclosures. @l26 Isl l.
Newspaper and pamphlet Postage I6l :s2y Is
nes !s,erfa letter postage 49,. 7,27I =
Postage stamps and stamped envel-
OptN SoId Observation-Disclosures. IlSi PIG %
ulpIus elh"iuntnis from box rents. ~ tr46 -
io'Hi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SO, ia 3
E|PtHdifureS.
Compensation allowed pOstmasterS SGl3 PSI -
incidental expenses of poStotiices 2s] 81, IL,
Fad iOr ship, steamboat and way
ItttcIs Observation-Disclosures. , 30 Il
Total Observation-Disclosures. 5000 sol Il
Net revenue, sI,ooi-;3 70. Amount Of postage
prepaid IN stamps, ~, 81 2ju So
JUDGE CRAWFORD. - Our District readers
especially, will regret to hear that Judge Craw-
ford was quite indisrcsed this morning while
presiding at the trial of Heissler and johnson
Tor the murder Of Stops so much so. as to
nave 10 reure to and remain in the Marshal
room in sight and hearing of the cOurtroom)
during portion Of The argument of the counsel
Judge CrawiOrd's duties for the last two or
three terms VI the court have been very arlu-
Gus, indeed. Though evidently taxing his
health and strength to their utmost. ne has
perseVercd In their thorough and INCREASING
discharge thus cXi'cLiIiug tho business Of the
court wonderfully, and greatly to the public
interest The public have, therefore. n very
sub stantial interest, indeed, in lis speedy and
entire recovery.
EX-rREsIDENr PIERCE ANDLADY.-"Aga,"
OF the Baltimore SHH, says:
"a letter Las been received Inv -, ,,.,,ro.
I'm, city Iro& -x-prrsident PIERCE He states
tnIt lie lett fSnchal in sailing weasel on tbs
i2th June, and anchored IN the Fagns ON Tho aoth
t,,, Tue VOYAGE Mrs Pierce suffered severely
'rll Sea-Slckness, but recuperated rapidly aft.r
DelhS Installed in comfortable quarters R,rinq,
MS s2Jonrh AT Madeira, (Which was emirHntIv
si1I MIS- Fierce, though feeble, was en-
a"ied 10 rde out and enjoy the inyi0oratin.y g.
nurnces OF the balmy air almost eyerv d.,s o.
was to leave Lisbon for Cadiz about The "a In
thence In ten days for Marseilles thence for W.,
way IN Switzerland TO enjoy the last of snm,nsr |
and early Autumn, upon the shores OF III.
Leman'' va iiAe
IHE ASIATIc SQUADRON.--Dispatcbes from
Hong Hong, April %, have been received -
the Navy Department from Com. X. L Piazza
OF the sloop-of-war Germantown Actin, Sail,
maker Henry Stremmell, of that vessel dad
on the 2lst of April. The health of the o,,i.ars
and crew was good
ihh NE" WAR srEAMERs.-It is said that |
an order has issued, or is about to issue. di. |
recting that two of the new war steamer, sbal, |
be built at Philadelphia Navy Yard 1be
machinery will, most likely, be built by con.
tract