The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-05
IEtorosttng from Utah.
OUR SALT LAKB CITY CORRESPONDENTS.
CpyAr qArr LAW Ctrv III r


dancing is fairly over and going strong leo
lures and propositions for intellectual Improvement
While federal officers wire pulling at Washington, and
the menbes for Vermont is preparing 10 introduce
thing for the punishment Of the Patrarchs for daring 70
profane modern history with the lsraeish domestic
nstituton there the surface Of things here per-
feet calm and noAdlance that perfectly refreshing TO
look at often think would be treat TO Eastern folks
70 how things along here. Hfrequenty happens
when there is every knd Of ripping and tearing Don
Fast about Mormondom here things just ther hance
TO be quiet, and every body seems indifferent horc
was no controversy with them and the world Bat my
Items
THE LECTURNa SEASON.
previous correspondence noticed the presence here
OF Captain Walter n Gibson, whose name Ass figured 30
prominently In tho States In connection with Dutch pr
sons and the islands OF the Indian Ocean What he thinks
Of accomplishing BY cannot divine; but presently he
iectured in the Seventies council Hall and had 70 big
audience 10 accommodate bigger audience he deli
vered second lecture in Social Hal-that also
small for his would be auditors, he has, in . third
change arrived at the Tab srnace where he has had
two oocasions three thousand people to hear him. On
the evening that attended at the Tabernacle he gave
ekech or he chief navigators and discoverers in the
Pacific and Indian Oceans but the burthen Of his re-
sec.ea 70 or the great Indian ArchpeA
bic and mineral kingdom, the fauna and fore Of Malay
STA. were novel and startling As the captain speaks
from personal observation OF the pecuarites OF this
remarkable region, little known civilized world
his statements awaken the yeest interest He has pre-
of Of the inferior OF tho Archipelago Hs evil
IDENTITY aims 1t destroying the prejudice against the Malay
character from It's old reputation for reachery blood
every thing he advocates COLOMBIA
ton and beuefcent civizng enterprises Sin the beautiful
islands Of the Indian seas" As the captain informs
that he expects to continue his lectures will probably
make Synopsis Of what is interesting and really for
the HERALD, and forward by another mail.
Professor Orson Pratt the Mormon Apostle and Phioso
pher also lecturiDg twice week to Jew and GENTLE in
the Tabernacle "Nstural Philosophy So betweenthe
learned apostles Developments in science and the cap
of the Archipelago Mormondom is enjoying something
better than what they anticipated in the winter Of
81, when "sheepskns, goasakins; dens and caves
and largely anticipated. BY the by, as q peculiar-
~ of our situation, admission to either Of the lee
turee Is reduced to the very moderate figure OF .
candle. Brother Brigham furnished the use Of his
own hal! gratuisousy, and the hearers were only
CURED TO furnish the lights in doing which hardly think
audience was large and the lights few.
This candle admission is another item of Western ife
where the "goldcn eagle silver dollar and copper cent
triune deity-is seldom New Workers. would hard
y fancy another country fashion OF shoudeIng wheat
or LADIES, should have said But, am informed such
has been occurrence during the past winter In
some Of the country settlements, before the lords and
their ladies could exercise Themselves in the terpscho
rean art
TIE ANTICIPATED DEPARTURE OF THE ARMY.
Unless General A: s Johnston has been detained
route, II Will scarcely be news to say that he left Camp
Floyd yesterday week for Washington Every arrange
ment entered into for expeditions travelling west
ward In the expectation that he would meet the first Pa
cc steamer for the Isthmus and, pursuing the usual
route arrive in your city about early and much better
through the mountain gorges and over the sage plains
and the sand hills which intervene between this and the
Missouri On the departure Of the General the
der Of the Post at Camp Floyd, Colonel c. F. Smith, as
sumed the command of I" the Department of Utah"
There yet nothing definitely known, it said, in
and no viewer great the moral certainty Till "orders are
published, officials have nothing to report The instruc
tons received by Col Crossman of the Commssary De-
Of move For some time back that officer hiss made no
purchase Of supplies here and specuators in the conf
dence of "the powers that be" manifestng great
earnesness In the purchase Of mule nesh and are busy
barterng cacoes teas and coffee for The sequel Of
the distance and oil that said about the
tomato prices that will have to be paid for mules to
the army will be fully reazei Well don know that it
matters great deal-the squandcrng Of few scores Of
thousands-the nation is rich.
The visit Of Gen. Johnston to Washnton accompanied
least possible delay The day before bis departure there
fine review at camp. he ID not expected
here VI consultations with the Cabinet at Washington,
Of course you will be posted; here however 1t s under
stood that ne goes to deliberate on 'the Mexican inva
sion.''
perfectly Indifferent about the troops going staying
Without abiding to the complaints about the corruption
that has increased since the army came nothing more
by the money brought the Territory through the
ence of that army.
The short Of the whole Utah difficulty can be summed
up in that fact which am authorized in stating The
Mormons want State government they believe that their
will keep nibblins at everybody and eyerytspr that
stands in the way Of the attainment of their rgh,s
ANY other citizens Of equal number nhabng this Terri
tory would do the same thing. Ny word for it, the Nor
mons will keep knocking at the door Of Congress
for admission the State OF Deseret and they will never
and the Genules till Deseret is added to the galaxy
Of stars that embazoned the national "srpes'
RESIGNATION OF JUDGE ECKELs.
His honor Judge Fckes has been in the city for the last
eight days. and moving about with his friends. under
stand that he cent letter Of resignation by last mail
poses vacapg the office Of Supreme Judge for this Ter
rtory next July. Ipresume he is about tired out. By
the same mail, if am rightly informed, his Exceency
move all the Judges. believe his objection to these
federal officers their constant running away from
wards of ten months last year he had however per.
mission for leaving IL he had not much for such
lengthy absence. But now the Associate Judges, Sinclair
and Cradlebaugh, both absent wire working Wash
PETITION FOR THE LIBERATION or YOUNG M'KENzIE.
The Governor forwards by this mail to President Blu
chanar petition Tor the pardon OF Thomas Mckenzie,
whose name figured SO prominently last summer a
orger Mckenzie prepared plates Us an engraver,
ployed by others for the purpose of initiating sub Trea
sury drafts.
SEVERE wINTER.
Heavy storms this winter have been few; but the
cold hard frosty weather has been continuous and has
been cattle and fruit trees. The peach is the
principal fruit here, and report has that the greater
portion Of the trees destroyed throughout the Terrific
five or six weeks back there has been and again
every indication Of spring, and when the genial rays OF
the sun was leading us to anticipate agreeable
season, suddenly, ''Boreas wi his blasts sac bod,'
would drive back again to extra clothing and winter
wrappers notice in the last eastern papers received
here tina. dscred thrown upon the report Russell
Waddell's grea. loss OF cattle in Ruby Valley The
statement was too true. ! a gentleman yesterday,
who has just arrived from that valley, and he informs
that of the $500 head Of cattle belonging to those
tractors sent there TO winter he fully satisfied that
more than the odd five hundred still alive and f they
live through to MAY II than is presently expected
Funeral Of Governor Townsend.
The funeral Of Governor Isaac ownsend who died Of
sneursm Of the heart, at his residence Twenty fifth
street. on Sunday morning last took place yesterday
from Grace church. large number Of influential cis
zens among whom General Scott, attended to pay
the last tribute of respect whose loss will long DO