The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-06-16

present voting ~ INC negative,
N. III. PosT OFrIcn DkyfrlENcY. ~.
| The delinquent III the Now York Post
Office deficiency casc referred ID in our
last weeks issue, Ii Mr.. Isaac " Fowler,
who II d defanitcf to tile extent of not less
than $3.50 900 One of lis safeties il
George law and tho other q A. Con.
over. Tho whole amount Of securities Il
only serenity. five thousand dollars, Sc that
Ithc Government Win lose ST5 900, unless
mfr Fowler friends can make the amount
rood The defaleattoa consists III Bis
| failing 10 deposit III The Sub Treasury iii
| New York the Full amount II postal reye-
niue collected Tor tho government.
Tie excitement about the New York
Post Oaice delalcation continues una
tbated. An investigation ii going into
the afTairBof thoolIlcc, which promises TO
EdcYelopc additional frauds and inlplicate
scseral employees Of the department. Al
idehcieHcy has been discagered in the ne
counts of tile Stamp Clerk. amounting 10
about $4,000. Mr. Fowler had rot been
arrested on The 10th, ind his whereabouts
Is not known.
The HeralIs Washington correspon-
dent says President buchanan always dis
trusted Postmaster Fowler and doubted
whether hc was q proper mon for the
place.
During the proceedings Of Congress on
the 18th much excitement prevailed, es
EpeciaIly among the Republican, in the
House, concerning events at Chicago
Every fresh telegram served 10 Increase
the comnotion. The Presidential noni-
nation occasioncd much surprise, and WINS
notla once credited, tits said the first
intelligence on tho subject was received
ID despatch from Mr. Haskins to Mr..
Douglas. IT 81 3,5
Col. Forney, in aleader ID tho lotsss, of
May 10th, states that Lincoln was non1i,
mated by the Republicans because tliey
considered that Douglas would be de-
feated at Baltimore, and that Lincoln
therefore would carry the whole North
west, and be elected, X Douglas was not
nominated. #
Before Mr. Seward left Washington
on the l9th.it was understood lie would
not resume bis scat in tie Senate, for II
nominated he intsnsled to resign, and if
not, no proposed closing his political
career. When his speech was delivered
he indicatodit would be bis lases il the
Senate, His friends still entcrtaia the
hope, II this decision was really taken,
that it must be reconnidcred,
ANorHER FBIuD -On the 10th rumors
were aaoat in New York Of fraudulent
over issue Of the stock Of 1.-THE Pacific Mail
Steamship Company to an amount, ii Il
said ranging frein $500, 900 to $A00, 900,
and the Developments hare not only ,ssri-
oualy deprecated the market yalno Of the
Steamship Company, but stocks have
been seriously affected for the past fow
days. The Secretary Of tho Company,
whose duty il was to prepare an account
Of stock week ago, had bsen missing
since the preceding Tuesday.
On the 2lst the bark WIN. Lake at |
New York, was taken into Key West
with $50 negroes on board, having been
captured by the U, S. ship Wyandotte
of tho Isle Of Pines.
Tho Rspublicda (Sayaunah1 Of Mayf
"a reports an accident. On the Florida
railroad, on tile 10th inst, killing I'll. II.
Bryant, cashier Of the bank Of st Johaa
aud Stephen Martin, OF Palatta, break.
nan Several others were badly injured
The young ladies of Hopedalo iii I
net TO trim church for some festival
'eeasIonJ and two men, named FfndIeyf
nd Mcdowell, getting into a FIGHT rc1a,
i've TO an alleged insult toward ono. OIL
he ladies' Mcdowell drew knife and
,illed Findley on the spot. ..t .;..1..'
J. EIREIN LEhyENwoRrH,-- We learn TINT !
IoaTehworth has again been visited nv n
destructive frel A livery stable and Sd, {
erat stores we hear were destroyed. it
NEDnAsKA CIrY.-From a private Ict-
er from Nebraska City, we learn with |
leasnFo that that town is rising from its
shes With renewed life, eYidencine again
this trying hour the fact that there Is a
'al basisteit growth, not To be DESTROYED I
J any Fictitious circumstances or unto, !
ard accident. = 50. Jo Gaxetfs. e. r. II
PtEE's PEAk From the Daily Rocky
fountain Herald, we CLEAN tho following
ems Of news concerning affairs in the min. 4
g regions: Mr. ID, G. Collier returned 4
ON Gregory's yesterday. He roports h
sw diggings discovered in the Middic n
arb, over the snowy range Information c
rs also been received from tho Arkansas
lat the miners are doing well. Bat fhe
ostlmportant news is the discovery Of n L
az OF eInnabar, one hundred aud 6ftT s
CO wide, and lead of cinnabar and sii. c
7; These mines are situated northwest
dFegory's, near the snowy range. 4 O.
w road has beeR discovered to the .BIne fe
akinS the distance from Denver 90 miles W
nc ROAD passes across the head of Grand al
yer A company has been formed TO- J,
road IL Tth -