The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-07-22
Utah News.

at Echo Canon, fifty miles from Salt Lake City.
The army was in excellent health and spirits.
Brigham Young and his followers we're still at
Provo city.
Young had been to Salt Lake City to con-
fer with Gov. Cumming and the peace com
mssioners, but the results of the conference
we're not known. 1t was the establish he'd opinion
that the Mormons would offer no ~ sistance.
Col. Hoffman left the command of Fort
Bridger to Capt Marcy, and accompanied Gen.
Johnston.
Everything regarding the future movements
of the Mormons was yelled in mystery. Rumors
were still rife, however, that they mediate an
occupancy of Sonora.
The conjectures are numerous - the valley,
that the United States Government intends to
purchase the Mormon improvements.
The South Platte river ia very high, but the
neither met nor saw Indians on the plains, but
met great many traders at different points on
the road. The mail was nineteen days out
from Salt Lake City to St. Joseph.
The same dispatch says that Judge Sinclair,
recently appointed Associate Judge for Utah,
would leave st. Joseph on the 10th of July, &C.
companiad by Mr.. Dodge, the District Attor.
ney for Utah.
Fort LeacenUorth, July 8, uia. 81. Louis,
July IL. An express arrived at the Fort this
morning, from Fort Kearney.
The express passed the Utah mail for St. 10.
seph. 1t is said that Gov. Cumming and the
peace commissioners had concluded treaty of
peace with the Mormons.
Gen. Harvey was in camp, nine miles be-
yond Fort Kearney, on the Sd of July. The
express with orders for him to halt must have
overtaken him on the 9th.
The U. s. steamer Mink leaves the Fort to.
morrow, with Captain Lovells and Lieutenant
Lees companies I'd infantry, for Fort Randall.
She also takes recruits for the same regiment.
Col. Mays command was met thirty-6ve
miles this side of Fort Laramie. A large body
of infantry was at Ash Hollow. Major Emory
was encamped on the Big Blue.
The provision trains were progressing finely.
The Sioux Indians were scattered all along the
route, but were friendly. A heavy snow fell at
Fort Bridger on the 10th of June. The garri.
son at Fort Bridger consisted of Capt. Hen.
drickson's and Lieut.. Smiths companies of the
sixth infantry, and Capt. Stewards troops of
the first cavalry.
Later from California,
NeU York, July l4.-Tbe steamer Star of
the West has arrived from Aspinvsll. with Cal
ifornia dates to the Goth ultimo, aad ST. 40O, 900
in specie.
Business at San Francisco during the fort.
night was quite active, with large sales of pro.
visions, mining implements, clothing, firearms,
&c at advanced prices.
Sales of Haxall -four at auction OF heavy de.
cline-$ll 9 Sl2 for superGne. Small lots
sold at $l4.
The Frazer river excitement still continued.
A line of six steamers and ten sailing vessels has
been formed.
Owing to the scarcity of laborers, wages in
California have advanced 80 per cent
The Hudson Bay Company have stationed
an armed vessel at the mouth of Frazer river,
to prevent emigrants from carrying goods into
the interior. An American vessel with mer
chandise is reported to have entered the river
in spite of the blockade.
The defeat of Col. Steptoe is confirmed. His
troops fell into an ambuscade, and we're at
tackled by large number of Indians, and
forced to retreat, with loss of seven killed and
fifteen wounded. The troops we're not suf
fciently supple with ammunition at the time
A general Indian war was expected, and
Gen. Clarke had dispatched troops from San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
The Cass Herrsn treaty was still under dis.
cussion in the Granadian Legislature, and
joint committee of the two Houses had been
oppOiutcu w m6hc bOuc compromise
Belly's contract with the Central American
Government had reached Panama, from Eu.
rope, and caused great astonishnent
From Brazil.
By The barque Roebuck, at New York, the
Journal de Concrete, of Rio, to June 9, two
days later than the news received via England,
has come to hand
The company for the construction of the rail.
road between Ntheroboy and Campos, near
Rio, has been informally authorized and incor
porsted, and the first instalment on the sub
scriptions called for. The contract would prob.
ably be awarded to the American engineers,
who had undertaken part of the Pedro Segundo
Railway.
The report of the failure of the Srs Llavalos
and Sons, of Buenos Ayres, and their house in
Rio de Janeiro, is contradicted by the Journal
The exports of coffee from Rio during the
month amounted to 1912 bags. On the 9th
inst, there were dispatched by Rostron, 1900
bags for the United States by j. B Thomp.
son, l,lO5 bags for New York by Ker Col
lings, 5000 bsgs for New York by Phipps,
500 bags for Baltimore; by Coleman & Co.,
5000 bags for New York.
Dreadful Accident on the New York and Erie
Railroad-The Killed, Wounded, &c.
Neso York, July l6.-The dreadful accident
last evening to the express train on the Erie
railroad, which leaves Jersey City at o'clock,
2. NJ, creates much sensation. The train had
arrived within six miles of East Port Jervis
when the last two cars we're thrown from the
track by broken rail, precipitating them down
an embankment thirty or forty feet deep.
The passengers in the forwsrd cars were
thrown into the greatest disorder by the sudden
hroo md snsr To-. e. 4
the windows and doors of the ears, and heard
the shouts and means of the dying and wound
ed beneath them. The greatest confusion pre-
vailed, some running to and fro, calling on the
conductor to stop the train, while others rang
the bell attached to the engine 10 rapid success
sion. The engine soon stopped, and the pas.
sengers ran to the spot where the walls of the
dying and wounded we're truly heart.rending.
The train was Immediately sent on to Port
Jervis, for medical aid and in an hour, four
medical men of that place were on the ground
In the mean time, the passengers had been
busy at work, taking out the dead and wounded
from between the broken fragments, and laid
them upon the grass.
a passenger who was present says the scene
was beyond description. Children were crying
for their fathers and mothers, and husbands
seeking their wives.
Six persons we're killed, and one 80 badly
injured that he cannot possibly survive forty.
four others were injured-some severely, others
slightly.
The Steam Fire Engine.
Three fre-ergine or hose companies in Phil
adelphia have already procured steam FIRE sp.
paratus, the value Of which has been made ap-
parent to the public; and, az soon a. the City
Councils shall have made the requisite provis.
len for the expenses of these engines, they will
become permanently part of the FIRE depart.
ment of Philadelphia. Three other companies