The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-06-29
BURLINGTON. IOWA. TUESDAY, JUNE %. 1858.
BY TELEGRAPH.

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Camp Scott mail, Of May %, Ell route for Indc
: pendence.
. The carriers report the roads between there
! and Laramie as very heavy and much cut up BY
trains. The mail came as far "a Laramie under
an escort Of infantry provided by Col. johnson.
? The Utah news is anticipated.
,, Gen. Harvey was met Yesterday 40 miles from
Camp Scott.
Private advces from the army to May %,
mention the arrival Of Lieut.. Armstrong nj
Camp Scott with IS head of cattle. Capt. Hanna
.. . with 1000 cattle, was eight days march from
Camp Scott.
letter from an officer high in command
expressed the opinion that the troops would not
be employed against the Mormons.
The Leavenworth Times Of this morning con
tains letter from Fort Bridges, May 81, which
!. says that Brigham Young and the principal Nor
mon elders had consented TO deliver themselves
into the custody of the u. marshal aud await
a trial, provided they are tried by jury in no
ways connected with the army
party OF Mormons had arrived at Camp
Scott in half starving condition. They belong
ed to portion who were opposed to Young,
and represented the Church as being torn by
dissensions. They wished to return to the
States.
The reception of Col. Johnson's commission
as being General caused much satisfaction in
the army.
Capt. Newton's engineers had reached Camp
Scott and reported that permanent post would
be established at Fort Bridges, at which Col.
Hoffman would take command.
New Orleans, June 81.
Col. Anderson left for New York yesterday
Gerard St. -- was inaugurated Mayor to
day.
New York, June %.
Patrick Slane's glass factory, at Williams
burg, was demolished yesterday by the storm in
the afternoon. There 80 persons in the
building at the time, all OF whom were buried
in the ruins, but only two were killed, and but
8 or wounded. The killed are Bernard Slane,
father, of the proprietor, and Thos. Gill; the en-
/ gineer Mr. Sane's loss is 10000. Rev. Ralph
Hoyts new Church, in this city, was entirely
demolished-loss $4,000. Much other dam
age was done to buildings in the city and vicin.
ity and to the shipping in the harbor, and many
| persons were more or less inju jured. The light
ming struck in some dozen places, but the only
death reported from this cause is that Of Bridget
Farrell, OF Brooklyn, who had rushed into the
street to rescue her child from the storm storm,
when she was instantly struck dead
ST. Johns, N. F., June 81.
The Government will despatch steamer to
Trinity Bay to pilot in the Niagara as near as
practicable to the point where il is decided to
land the cable. The Niagara will be expected
momentarily on and after next week. but from
the fact that the fleet wond use no steamer in
reaching the middle OF the Atlantic, it IS quite
possible that the Niagara will not reach this
coast before the lst OF July. This Office has
been placed ia connection with the Office at
Trinity Bay, and it is understood that tie tele-
graph company will place their wires hence to
New York, at the services of the press and the |
pubic, Tor the transmission OF such communi- |
cations connected with the great event as may
be handed in Tor few days subsequent to the |
arrival OF the Niagara.
Washington, June o.
Sufficient intelligence has been received to
leave no doubt that Capt. Marcy's command has |
reached Camp Scott in safety.
1t was the intention OF GOV. Cumming when |
last heard from, to proceed at once to open a /
trade with the valley. Many Of the Mormons |
were understood to own more cattle than they /
were dssirous OF carrying away, and of which |
they were anxious TO dispose.
Ihe safety and general welfare Of the troops |
at Camp Scott, and elsewhere between that post
and the U. s., may be reckoned on with conf /
dence. The Mormon troops had been entirely !
Withdrawn from the approaches to Salt Lake
City, though the people threatened to return If I
the army advanced before they secured the
wheat harvest.
wv. SuuiiiiiilS says llat IL may De re i
garded as safe for emigrants from the u S. to I
proceed to California via Salt Lake, the road be.
ing entirely open.
The Attorney General, Secretary Of the Treas.
ury, and Postmaster General, contemplate leav-
ing Tor Philadelphia carly next week on busi-
ness connected with the Post Office, Custom
House, and Court accommodations in that city.
Two OF the war sloops recently authorized by
Congress are to be constructed at the PhiIadel-
phia Navy Yard.
The steamer Fulton has been ordered home
on account of sickness on board
Times Correspondence.
Orders have been issued for the iripate Sa-
yanhah to leave Panama and cruise as far as
Guaymas, to investigate the injuries inflicted
on Americans along that coast.
Secretary Toucey has determined to have the
new sloops built of iron, and not Of wood, as
has been suggested.
Tribune correspondence.
Col. Kane was in conference this A. NJ. with
the President and Secretary of War lie ex.
pressed the opinion that there was still cause
for experimenting danger from the Mormons-
His statements are not entirely satisfactory: he !
has certain inexplicabe expressions difficult to
understand. When it was suggested that the
mission of the peace commissioners was too
late, he said that they had still abundant oppor.
tunty Tor useful exertions They meet again
TO morrow afternoon, when the disposition of
Gen. Johnsons command and the advanced rein.
forcements will be determined.
St. Louis, Jone 81.
Leavenworth despatch of the 10th says:-
call was promulgated yesterday, signed by
many citizens, for the organization Of a Vigi-
lance Committee in this city. public meeting
was held pursuant to call to discountenance
such an organization, which adopted resolutions
declaring that no necessity existed for its es-
and expressing entire confidence
in the authorities to properly administer the
laws.
Arrangements had been made to establish
regular communication between Fort Leayen-
worth and the outward bound columns of the
Utah forces. Two expresses leave the garri.
son every week until further notice.
The Kansas City Journal of Commerce extra
OF the 10th, says that mass meeting was held
at Fort Scott, Kansas, ON the l7th, to take into
consideration the best means for the adjustment
of the difficulties ih that region.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted to the
following effect:
We will pcoeeed through the civil organza.
ton Of the county Of Bourbon and the town
ships therein in accordance with the laws. We
agree to refer all past offences against the
laws to the grand jury, and we agree to refrain
from prosecution and yexaious for imaginary
or petty offences, and to discountenance such
proceedings frem whatever source they come.
We agree to exert ourselves to preserve the
peace and assist in enforcing the laws. We
agree to take no part in pre-emption claims,
quarrels, but to leave tho contestants to settle
their claims according to law. We agree to
hold every citizen Of Fort Scott to strict ac-
count for any assault or other unlawful act
against any person whatever. We agree to
afford whatever protection circumstances re-
quire to the citizens Of Fort Scott, travellers in
Bourbon county.
Gov Denver agrees to withdraw the troops
as soon as city aud county organization is com
pleted and he is satisfied that peace il fully re-
stored. Gov. Denver addressed the meeting
and approved the resolutions. John Hamilton
was President Of the meeting.
Boston, Juue %.
delegation Of Masons, from Virginia, arc
expected to arrive here tomorrow night, when
they will become the guests Of the DemaIay En-
campment Of the knight Templars. On Thurs