Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-06-25
Appointments by the President.

Appointments by the President.
By and e0ith the adoice and consent Of the Senate
COLLECTORS OF THE CUSTOMS.
Wait Wadsworth, Plymouth, Mass, vice Moses
Bates, jr
Augustus Jenkins, Portsmouth, N. H vice Zenas
Clement, whose commission expired.
Augustus Schel, New York, N. Y, vice Heman j.
Redfeld, resigned.
Bolton F. Strother Chicago, ILL.,, vice Jacob Fry.
SURVEYORS CUSTOMS
Thomas Bennescon Quincy, ILL.,; reappointed.
Daniel Wann, Galena, ILL.,; re-appointed.
T. Jefferson Sherlock, Cincinnati, Ohio, vice s. b.
W. Mclean, whose commission expired.
Philip Ell. Rosson, Shreveport, La, vice Mathew Es-
ties, who did not qualify.
REGISTERS OF OFFICES.
Hugh Brawley, at Stevens Point, Wis, vice Adm.
Brawley, whose commission expired.
John R. Bennett, at Chatfeld, Minnesota reap
pointed.
John J. Lowry, at Bonneville, Mo-, vice Leland
Wright resigned.
RECEIVERS OF PUBLIC MONEY.
John H. McKenny, at Chatfeld, Minnesota, reap
pointed
E. E. Buckner, at Bonneville Mo-; re-appointed
Later from Utan-Return of Gov. Cumming
Mormon Hegira-salt Lake City Nearly Deserted
ST. LOUIS, June l5.-Col. Thomas L. Zane, from
Camp Scott which he left the 10th ult. passed
Bonneville this evening. He reports that Gov. Cum
ming had returned, after making an Intellectual attempt
to arrest the Mormon hegira to the South.
Salt Lake City and the northern settlements were
nearly deserted, few persons only remaining to guard
the buildings Forty thousand persons are said to be in
notion their trains extending fer miles down the valley
The advance trains already three hundred miles dis
tant TO evade answering whittier bound they say they
are going South but it is supposed their destination is
Cedar Greek part of Sonora.
| There mules at Camp Scott.
The party met Col Hoffman train twenty miles from
Platte bridge.
General Johnston intended waiting the arrival of the
peace commissioners at Camp Scott
The Indians were annoying the Mormons whom they
call squaws because they won't fight.
Brigham Young delivered the great seal, the records
&C.. which supposed to have been destroyed, to
| Governor Cumming
The recent heavy rains had extended far west and all
| the streams were full.
| LEAvENwoRrH June 13.-Two gentlemen have just
arrived from Camp Scott, with eight days later news
Gov. Cumming still at Salt Lake City.
Gen. Johnston had provisions to last until June 10th
Nothing had been heard from Capt Marcy.
When near Fort Laramie the gentlemen were passed
by Mormon express from Salt Lake, bound to Coun-
Gil Bluffs He reported that Gov Cumming had returned
to Camp Scott but expected to return to the city
Immediately. They represented that everything was
quiet.
| Further Particulars Utah News.
ST. LOUIS, June ia despatch dated Leavenworth,
the 9Th instant brought by United States express to
Bonneville says that two gentlemen named Masen and
Nickerson, arrived there last night in twentynne days
from Camp Scott They left Fort Bridger on the 14th
of May, eight days subsequent to the last express
Governor Cumming still at Salt Lake City,
These gentlemen reported that General Johnston had
provisions sufficient to last him until the 10th of June
that they bore request from him to Colonel Hoffman
to hurry the supplies forward and that they met Colonel
Hoffman May %, fifteen miles beyond Platte Bridge,
and two hundred and fifty miles from Camp Scott. His
command progressing WELL but had lost fifty mules
in the storm previously reported Colonel Hoff
man, receiving the order, Immediately despatched
twenty-five wagon loads in advance of his column to the
assistance of Gen. Johnston They also met the peace
commissioners at Platte Bridge, who would overtake
Colonel Hoffman The same day they met Colonel An
drews, thrty-two miles beyond Fort Kearney.
On June 5, Col. Monroe was one hundred miles be-
yond Big Blue June !, Col. Hay was in camp at Big
Blue and Col. Morrison was at Nemaha.
On the 9th of Jane nothing had been heard of Cap
| tain Marcy.
The army at Camp Scott were in very good health.
When about sixty miles west of Fort Laramie
Messrs. Malsen and Nickerson were passed by Nor
mon express from Salt Lake City, May H. bound to
Council Bluffs. The express party reported that Gov
ernor Cumming had returned from Salt Lake to Camp
Scott with themselves but that they expected he would
go back again to the city Immediately. They also re-
presented everything quiet and indicative of peace in
the Mormon capital.
Later from Salt Lal<e-News from Capt. Marcy.
ST. LOUIS, June ia despatch received from St.
Josephs the 18th inst by .. S. express at Boone
VILE says that the Salt Lake mail arrived last night
bringing dates from Camp Scott to May 20. The mail
train was seventeen days and half coming through.
At the last accounts, Capt Marcys was on the Che
rokee trail 200 miles from Fort Bridger.
Colonel Hoffman had reached the Big Sandy creek
IS miles from Fort Bridger.
The Mormons all leaving the valley and going
to place called Provo, forty miles from Salt Lake City,
which, it is said they intend fortyng to avoid further
molestaton.
Gen. johnson to leave for Salt Lake City as soon
as provisions reached him. ndependent of the arrival of
Capt. Marcy.
The mail party met the outgoing trains at the follow
ing places The first train at the the Three Crossings
off the Sweetwaer the second train at the Better Cot
tonwood; the third train at Ash Hollow; and the fourth
at Walnut Creek.
The mail train encountered storm in the South
Pass, ITO miles from Camp Scott, and met Col. An
drews column at the crossing of the South Platte and
Colonel Mays column at the Big Blue River.
The peace commissioners were about ten miles from
Camp Scott.
ST.. LOUIS, June l8-The following additional intel
gence has been received from Utah.
Seventy families have applied for and received protec-
ton at Camp Scott
Capt. Harris with $50 head of CATTLE was met fifteen
miles this side of the camp. The troops for two weeks
previous had been living eight ounces and half
pound of beef per diem.
The British Steam Yacht Syren-Her Business-Her
Appearance-Her History, &c.
| The British yacht Syren, now in our harbor says
New York paper of last week. is very pretty little
steamer In length she is hundred and ten feet over
ALL her breadth across the beam is sixteen and half