The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-06-09
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I. 49, yong May The Hsrdldts
III i ..a;nrton correspondent says the defnl-
Y ~. so alluded toiulast nights dispatches.
u sa, ~ New York Post Office amount to
fl55, 900
\, AnottrIoNIsr BuKNT All riIE STAKE.
~ York. May The correspoii-
-. n II tIo Tribune, writing from Buchan-
!. Y. Texas, gives the particulars Of the
s Nv al tho stake Of o young white
San t.sn I coIporteur. and supposed Yankee,
~ had with him q Wagon load of books,
,.asistina 81 Bibles and standard religious
n ssorLs ma i few copies Of Helpers I'm.
!. ssadiar Crisis The victim was. stripped,
Sssvsred with tar, tied to q tree over his
4 svn wagon. which was then filled with
iarrots and tar and set on fire.
. {. ,,pr1r FIRE At NEnRasKA CRY On
. satnrday, May 18th, about 2 o'clock ID.
;6e afternoon, 4 great Gro commenced III.
Nebraska City. IN an Incredible short.
.nsse 81 tinle building after building fell
. SsIoTa The elerouring element, until a
SIaeEsued ruins all that was lett Of those.
narni6ceFt establishments occupied BY
tbe bank. inv Offices, banking Offices, drug
,tores insurance Offices, District Clerks
oaics County Clerks Office, Probate.
Jpdees Office, Office Of the Meas and the
diBce of tho Press, thu NnckolIs House
gi.h its Guo stabling, the land Office. post
Gfice, recorders Office, and nearly oil the
business Offices iii the town The total
joss by this, the first fire in the city, will
uotbe less than 500, 900. l@ss
Il Tar TEEEGRArH is CoMINc NyEsr The
Br6easrille Adrutisef, says that n com
pany Of telegraph constructors are about
putting up d line westward from the Mis-
souri river, via Fort Kearney. Thepoiut
At which they now propose leaving the
Missouri river. is LeaYenWorth, or oppo-
lite ST. Joseph
EaiGRATIoS. The Nebrasktaa Of the
| l2th uIt., Says The Pixies Peak, Cali
fQruia, Oregon aid Utah emigration con-
aGaes to Increase III numbers, We are
anpelied TO omit the ferry register Of
evertl days. it would gill almost an on.
IRE paper" .@: II. IA.
MoRE MoRNoss Costtsa The Hanni,
laI & St. Joseph Railroad Company have
4 received notice that a company Of Eve OF
liz hundred Mornions, from England and
other European countries, are now OH
tGeif way 10 Salt Lake Valley. and will
pass over theroad sometime during tliis
nouth. " rs As:.rt4 Ls
.PLATrE CoUNfRY RanRoAD -Atehison,
Nay TO- The first locomotive belonging
to the Platte Country Railroad arrived
atthis place yesterday, bringing q mum
terof distinguished guests, who partoek
d d handsome entertainment at the Mas,
sssoit House. The contract for q portion
dtne Atehison and Pixies Peak Railroad
viii DC let on the 18th inst.
HooD,-Tsrone, Pa, May l0.--Tht
heaviest freshet which has occurred fol
Years now sweeps the waters OF the Blue
Junistta. Half this townis under water
The bridges over Bald Eagle Greek have
been swept away, and stages have beer
turned back. sS,.4 .E . &, 4. I. III. n n
SCARCITY OF RaI.. Boston, May E.
The excessive drought throughout New
England is causing much trouble to farm
ers,.whoin some parts Of New Hamp
shre have to drive their cattle miles foI
water. Fires in the woods are also rag
ing IN many Identities. At Hyonis on III,
-saper Festerdayia fire spread over. on
thousand acres Of wood land, and is still
extending. ii .s..: Il: E, .3 If: IF !:
Rev, Jacob Harden, CONVICTED at Bel
Mtre, y, j., recently, Of causing til,
aeath 9f bis wife BY poison, was sen
%neealp be executed OH tile 2Sil o
June. ...:.s 81 8.
.AqeusTA, Ga, May Twenty men
Eils and boys, who were on a picnic AM
lsaiag party, were drowned Id Beriken'
.5iil pond 1near Camden, S. G., on Satur
eaE Inc bost:sHnk IN the middle Of tn
PS Sal Inc. waiter has been drawn Off nnl
Hbodies recovered.
NEv YoRr, May s.-Despatehes fror
Washington say Calhoun Benham. S,
coma Tor Terry in the Broderick duel, ha
teell nominated for District Attorney 70
California. .7
Al ameeting at the Metropolitan, las
Tsat, strong resolutions recommendin
osas houston for the Presidency. WEI
Saan'moasly adopted, and committee
ny appointed to get up q mass mee
ela+SE = i 49, ~ =. $50 Il