New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-01

Marshal of the camp, and to-day be has eute,sa
npon the discharge of the duties OF that odice. A.
Is to Mr.. Grover that the credit belongs of haun.
shed the first blood in the Mormon war. On Oct
l6. while in command OF detachment a
Csptsin Dunevant's company OF the 10Th In.
Sntrv h. fred upon party Of Morno.
marsnders on Hams Fork. The distance, mora
than zoo wards, was too great TO allow the sol.
lev 20 do serious damage; but We have just learsaa
tbs, tvo shots took effect one killing horse ao3
the other passing through the foot OF its rider.
The circumstance that Thompson wa disguised
in soldiers clothing when he was arrested induces
me 10 allude 10 the necessity OF some further mess.
ure. whether by law or military regulation Of
checking the assumption OF the army uniform BY
civilians which is 80 universal on the Plalns. In
tho present state of affairs in Utah il is MATER
deserving serious consideration. Almost every
teamster and camp follower OF this army Is clothed
in An oyercOat and in pantaloons fraudulenty sold,
either 10 himself or TO third party, oy some ss,.
der. One principal purpose oil a nniiorn-'o estah.
ish distinction between the CIVILIAN and The solder,
which shall be palpable TO the eye-is thus frus.
,rsted might alude to the various embarrass
ments which arise from the practice, aud 10 iu
preiudcial effect upon the discipline, and IN soma
measure the esprit Of large army but they viii
readily suggest themselves to you. The simple fact
that Thompson had bis face escaped recognition,
might have passed for teamster or an artlheer
with more ease than if he had worn the usual garb
Of a civilian, Of itself relieves the subject from Us
reproach of triviality. The sale Of the garments
BY the soldier is already punished by military rega.
laton. but this regulation is not sufficient, as the
frequency of its invasion proves. The purchase Of
them from deserters by civilians is punished by law,
and believe that circumstances Jusniy the extea-
sion of the penalty to the purchase from any ssder
whatever, and the making the possession OF tie
clothing prima facie proof OF the oiiense.
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expedition by the Mormons has been complete and
,uccessfiil. Not single detachment oftroops, nor
a train. nor hardly even party OF civilians travel.
ING across the plains either on business or for
nlessure left the Missouri border during the Sum-
mer without being accompanied by Mormon Spy
IN some subordinate capacity, such as teamster or
cook. do not know what additional precautions
could have been employed against this system. Inc
boqpsge of a suspected person might, II searched,
furnish means OF detection. Every Mormon who
has undergone the process of endowment 10 e1-
pected 10 wear thenceforth species OF under-gar.
ment. which has been described to me as y shlrt
and pair of drawers knit together 30 as 10 form one
niece of clothing This is put on by means OF long
Slit cut IN il behind and tied together with strings.
On the breast and on one If not both arms, piece
hi the shape eta lozenge Is cut OUT, and Then He
serted with broad seam.
Our greatest priyation at present is the iack OF
news from the States. Our latest dates from the
Fast with the exception of haf-a-dOzen newspa-
pers forwarded to Col. Johnston from Fort Lara.
mic bv express), remain those received by the man
which started from Independence, Mo-, on Oct. l,
and reached us on Nov. 90; more than three weeks
behind the time stipulated in the contract The,
marty which brought in the salt from Laramie at the
close of last month, report that the November man
had stopped at the bridge over the Sweet water,
on the other side of the MOUNTAINS TO Craze It's AMI.
mails and that there is no probability oil lts arrVai
in camp before the middle OF February. IN me
nqeaanhile the MOrm0ns are az possession 81 later
u,,rs from the States than ourselves, as appears ny
the newspapers brought from Salt Lake CITY py
FedmanD.
This negligence on the part Of the mai contrac-
tors, shameful thought it would be under any err
cumstanees, is peculiarly aggravating at this time
when we know only generally that great monetary
crisis exists at the East without being informed as
10 particulars. The army has certainly discomfort
enough in the hardshps OF its position and OF the
season, without having also TO endure prolonged
anxiety as to the health aud social and pecuEiary
welfare of friends in the States. The Admilistra,
ton owes il to the expedition to remedy immediately
such an evil as this, for the Postmaster General hsx
the matter entirely in his own control.
The back mail which accumulated in the States
during the Summer months, and was started by the
contractors from Independence about September
IS, was brought up to camp only yesterday and has
been distributed to-day l know OF one instance
which is, however, not sOlitary-in which gentle
man has received from it letter affecting him
pecuHiarily to the amount Of more than SlO,OOO,
which was mailed in Washington during the month
Of MAY. He would have received it more promptly
if he had been living in Cochn-China.