The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-09-15
DOMESTIC SUMMARY.

FROM UTAH.-&. Louis, September l0.-A
special dispatch to the Republican says that
dates from Salt Lake City to the 10Th ultmo
reached Atchison yesterday
William II. Hooper, Mormon, had been elect
ed Delegate to Congress from Utah
Lieutenant Gray, with a party of forty-two
dragons, had surprised band of $50 Indians,
who were concerned in the late massacre of
emigrants on the California overland road.
Twenty of the Indians were killed
General Johnston had sent reinforcements to
Lieutenant Gray, in anticipation of an attack
from the combined forces of the Indians.
The store of Messrs Miller, Russell, Il Co.,
at Camp Floyd, had been destroyed by fire.
The loss was estimated at $4,000.
News FROM PIXIES PEAK.-.St. Louis, Sept.
8.-A special dispatch to the Bulletin says that
the Denver City Express of the I'd had reached
Leavenworth. AT a large meeting at the former
city, committee was appointed to prepare a
memorial to Congress-, embracing detailed
description of the gold regions and wants of
the inhabitants and praying for an Indian
agency, a military post, and wagon road
from Denver city to Salt Lake city.
Ne,o York, Sept. 8.-Contracts were executed
in this city to-day, by the Western Union Tele-
Company, and the Missouri, Kansas, and Utah
Telegraph Companies, by which the former
Company had become the controllers of all the
telegraph lines west ofSt. Louis and arrange
ments are now in progress and ample means
provided to extend the lines Of the two latter
companies, under the general superintendent
of Charles M. Stebbins, Esq, from st. Louis to
Fort Smith, five hundred miles on the route of
the Butterfeld overland mail, and from st.
Louis TO Atchison and Utah. The latter is now
in successful operation a distance of about 400
miles west Of ST. Louis, and the line to Califor-
MIA, via Fort Smith is in good working order
about three hundred miles YES, pf ST. Louis.
By the latter line, Wheh will soon open another
section Of ABOUT 200 miles, the associated Press
will receive very full reports of California news
three or four days in advance of the arrival of
the overland mail at st. Louis and within the
next few MONTHS it may be reasonably antici.
pated that the California and Utah lines will
become the most important sources of exciting
public intelligence.
Boston, Sept. 10. - The barque Armenia,
from Constantinople, which arrived here this
morning, reports that while passing the Straits
of Gibraltar she was fred On twice from the
Spanish fort at Taria; The first fire was a
bfank cartridge, and the second round shot,
which passed through her maintopsail.
CALIFoRNIANs KILLED BY INDIANS on THE
PLAINS FURTHER PARTICULARs.-Th San
Francisco Bulletin has the following parsicu,
lars of a massacre by Indians, on the Plains,
already briefly meptianed by telegraph;
Son the 10th April, Mr.. c. II. Hall, of Gin
burg, Pennsylvania David Moore, of Lancas-
ter, Pennsylvania and Captain Henry Flor
ence, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania; left sacramen-
to with the intentien of going to the East oy~-
land: After reaching the Swestwai-.. river IN
the 18th, Moore fell sick, anu the party balted
in caaoR Oh lie banks of the river, about
hftyy miles from South Pass, On the third day
OF their halt, they were surprised by party of
CcroT indians. They were all sleeping, when
the Indians stole in upon their camp, and seiz-
ing the guns, fred upon the sleepers, killing
Stephenson and Moore, and fatally wounding
dali, who was shot through the shoulder and
hip. Captain Elorence sprang upon an Indian
who carried club. AT this point of the affair,
Hall tainted. When he returned to conscious
ness again, he found that the tent was rifed of
its contents, and himself stripped of all of his
clothing. Upon turning his eyes aside, he saw
Captain Florence standing bound hand and
foot about ten yards distant, and the Indians
holding a council in their own language few
yards further Of In short time they led
Captain Florence away, and soon afterwards
Hall heard the trampling of horses.
:" The Indians had gone off with their prison
er, leaving Hall, whom they supposed to be
dead, without clothing or food. Although NOR
tally injured, he managed in the course of
couple Of days to walk half mile, and reached
the main road, where he fell and remained two
days when Mr.. Davis and his party passed and
picked him up.
The party spent some time seeking for the
Indians and Capt. Florence, but without avail
All that could be found was a trail leading in
the direction of the Crow nation. Captain
Florence belonged to the Masonic fraternity.