The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-10-01

NIGHr PRowIISG Several persons
have informed lis that at unusual hours
4 81 the night they have seen and heard
rersons around their dwellings, and on
\ more than one occasion our neighbors
and friends have been asked for. We
Will, if permitted, suggest d remedy,
VIZ, eighteen buck shot from the two
barrels Of q good shot gun.
STEALING.-0D Monday night some
unprincipled wretch robbed AIr. W..
Woodruff Of eight gallons 81 sugar cane
molasses. We hear oil similar occur
reflces almost daily, and We sng-
rest remedy-a blue pill. Call
on Col. Colt for the same
ARRIyED. Col. Stambaugh and
suite arrived ID our city on last Monday.
evening We learn from some gentle;
!. men OF tho Col Is party, that they had
pleasant "trip across the plains, meet.
ing with only one accident By the way.
IA Nh. Wentz was accidentally shot,
from the effects De which, We are told.
lie Inns recovered. The Col. travelled
some days In company with u aii. Paul.
of the u. 8. Army, who will arrive in.
q Few days. Col Stalnbaugh, d our
readers may have learned, s the Sur
peyor General for Utah. His instrltc-
tons from the Secretary of tile Inter
Tor in relation to the surveys male mn 4
der The late Surveyor General, We have
!. published These q. instructions we
have not the least doubt, will be- fully
observed aud carried oylt. The Col.
has already entered on the duties of
his office, and his headquarters may Be
found Mt our Old friend. DR. Farney I.
The Col informs us tlfat he pllrp6sscs
\ TO Immediate Commences the execution
Of his instructions Tor the examination
Of the surveys made BY HIS Predecessor.
. We believe the ol. tn &c i gentleman
OF the old school, 4 strict cons factioll-
Isl, d practical man, and i friend bf
: the administration. :
DRsERnr AeRIr uIHrRaL Asp .fASU.
FAcTuElNe SaciKrY The bogrt of al.
]. recters mel ii the house oi Prest Hunter,
4 in g s. II City, Sept 2ss u; at q pm,
aud conyefsed about making proper ar:
4 ralgenlents lor the State Fair Id Be held
next Merk The treasure Nies sent Tor
Win eame m lrepofted the state DC The
funds of the society rest Hunter re.
ported that The people We're very spirited
In Utih county. and that llleiir best prize
artirles ta BE- exliibiiefI ia l'gi,oy5 %
Friday next would be jnafneIi9teIy for.
Il wardrd :tothis ffir. accompanied BIZ tilf
4 Provo band. Who had kindly volunteered
their services for The occasion. Mr..
Little reported that in Davis county
4 they intended To send articles and AMI,
mails for compotifion and were al4o viii
ling To send the FgHmiggton bald :ni
.m1sic The board drcided that William
Rldington ind Henry Iaiben colointly
1 take ch9rge nf=tle flfiif in The Social Hall
superintend i'd and make it as interestirs
as possible. Mr.. Staines was requested
TO witt upon pfost. Brigham Young; ans
solicit the use Of tie Church attic yard
for the exhlhitien Of prize cattle. on Tues
I day, Theaxtibitors III cattle are pafti
culrly requested 10 bring their stock Il
the committee, in the yard, by 8 o'clocl
on Tuesday morning, TINT the show ma,
open 10 the public at noon precisely
L All of the awarding committees are re
quested TO meet Ia The Social Hall q
bilors are eqiested ID bling their afti
Giles, that they intend for competition i
I The Social Hall, on Saturday ftbissday I
: IN order that the same may be placed b,
Messrs, Eldington and Maiben IN Tho
+ appropriate p.isttion for exhibition. Ad
Jpllfned TO meet in the Soeiill Hall D
Saturday evening at o'clock II I'D
Hunter, president; T, Bullock, secretary.
CaMp FLnYp. Mr.. r., recent
from Camp Floyd, says he visited til
place for the purpose of purchasin
g mules at the late sale, and that only
part OF the mules advertised we're OF
fered: The reason, Mr.. r.. said, ava
that an order from the war departmoi
had been received, countermandin
their sale. Runor says that d reg
ment Of the troops is ordered to NOV
towards the Mexican frontiers, aud Iii;
= the quarter-master viii have to pu,
chase mules for that purpose. III
cannot be easily done in Utah, exec
the mules recently condemned and so
by the government are reparchasei
Mules or horses, once condemned, Al