The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-01

sand square miles The boundary approaches within
about one hundred miles OF Salt Lake City, and takes
about fifteen thousand square miles from Washington
Territory and small portion Of the corner
/of New Mexico.
Idaho, "the Gem Of the Mountains" ID adopted a.
the OF the Pixies Peak Territory The boundaries
II hs Territory viii be folio ~s-rhe forty third para
lei a north latitude the NORTH the hundred and
second meridian west longitude the east the thirty
seventh parallel Of latitude onhe SOUTH and Green River
on the west This will make the Territory 10 consist
Of about hundred and fifty thousand square miles.
About half OF this taken from Utah, small portion
from Nebraska and New Mexico, and tho remainder from
KAnsas.
The committee have agreed that the balance Of Utah
of the Green River about twenty thousand square
miles, shall be attached TO Nebraska This will
reduce Utah 70 about ninety thousand square
miles, which win be surrounded by the territorial
governments Of Arizona, NevadA Idaho, and thar por-
ton q the old Territory Of Oregon which attached
Washington last Congress. II this does not br ng the
Mormons nearer civilization and good government Il
will bring civilization and good government nearer
them
Daootah 70 bs oompossd Of part OF the present Ter
ritory Of that and . portion OF Nebraska, and
bounded foows-rhe forty sixth meridian OF north
latitude the morrill, Minnesota and 10 ~ TO the mouth
Of TIE Big Sioux tho east, the south following the
Mssoun river from the mouth OF the Big Sioux 70 the
mouth Of the NobrArAh and along tho Nobrarah 10
hundred and second meridian Of west LONGITUDE along
The hundred and seoond meridian 10 the forty third
parallel north lAutuds, thence along the forythird
parallel to the crest OF the Rocky Mountains, and the
wea by Washington Territory. This Territory will con-
s az about ons hundred and thirty i've thousand square
mlss. This include interfere with any Of the
Bst1sed portions OF Nebrasks
Chippswa entirely Territory imposed Of the
nosthsrn part OF Daootah and Nebraska and bounded
foioNs-rne British POSSESSIONS the north, Mime.
sofa the east the forty sixth parallel Of north latitude
the south. and Washington the west. This will
make "a area Of about hundred and thirty tbousaad
square msies.
The UTAH ARMY TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS
The House Committee Public Expenditures will OK
suse OIL Ruggles Of the army, TO morrow the sub
jeot of anspotng army stores 10 Utah. Judge Sinclair,
who hss arrived here from Utah, will be subp@nAsd,
also Gen. Johnston, who expected daily.
APPOINTMENTS.
ohsrss Fernad has been appointed postmaster OF A.
kinson New Hampshire, vice L. p T. Richards, removed
upon charge Of being engaged In the sale OF lottery
tcets The Department have to believe thAs the
lottery huainess carried extent by country
postmasters, and will promptly remove all caught
AryARs.
The House Post Office Committee have agreed on an
amendment 10 the Post ofce Appropriation Bill, autho.
rzng the department 10 every quarters for
the payment OF transportation expenses only without
waiting foe the enactment Of special law the annual
appropriation bin, leaving for Congress the existing
peryisiou over the salaries Of officers &c. and the
nual deficit to be paid out Of the Treasury.
DECISION A
Tbs Supreme Court 10 day decided against the Luoo
land clam, involving t~o ndred and seventy thousand