The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-03-03
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EASTERN NEWS.

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The first Paraguayan embassy 10 ths
United States arrived, hy the Sonthamp.
ton steamer, Fuiton, ut New York on iEe
S2Sth Of january. The embassy consists ii
| Ills ExeelIency Senior Don Jose Berges.
ESpecial Envoy and Commissioner. Senor
Don Bernardo Oftellado, First Serrtiaiy
III Legation; Senior Don Antonio Sayas
Second Sccretary; Senior Don Martin
+ era, attaclie Senior BeFges IS the.
same Commissioner WHO, some years agO
I'm Ills mission to Rio Janeiro. So success.
fully adjusted tile boundary tlisn1te be.
laass,ss Hnasii and PssrStrns,s, iIa ~,
comes to exchange Tatiiications 81 IN
Bowlin treaty. aid 10 arbitrate the ques
ton Of indemnity to tie Unitcd STATE,
and Paraguay Navigation COMPANY.
whose claim Is TO be tried before 4 com,
mission to be organized within twelve
months after the exchange Of qualifications
The embassy is expected to pass 1860 ii
the States, as President Lopez wishes
them 10 bestow attention onilc institn.
tons OF this great republic.
The Senate's Harper Ferry inyestirat.
ing committee has Summoned before them
Thadilens Hyatt, Pfrsident OF the Ma,
tional Kansas Committee. Mi. Hyatt,
under the advice OF his counsel, informs
the Committee that lie will obey their
summons and appear before them; but be
disputes the legality ol their organization,
and declares that he will not answer their
interrogatories. L.. #:
The trial Of STEPHENS and Hazlett. two
OF Browns associates In the Invasion Of
Harper's Ferry, commenced at Charles
town on the Fad OF Febrnary. The
grand jury presented 4 bill charging
Stephens with murder and treason, and
eonspiring with slaves to create q rebel.
lion. They subsequently brought in .
similar indictment against Hazlett.
The Hon. Joshua r Glddings Is again
restored to health and mental equilibrium
Heis travelling about as before. s
The New York Ledger publishing Of
fee was recently burned to the ground.
There was considerable destruction Of
paper and presses belonging to several
publishing firms. Losses, were $I70, 900.
mostly covered by insurances.
The packet ship John ]. Boyd was alto
recently destroyed by ERE, while lying IN
the North River with cargo. Loss on
vessel and cargo $3.50, 900.
While the Democrats and Republic.
ans seem TO have had full satislaction
from each other ut Washington during
the eight weeks Of contention over tho
election Of the Speaker, and in many
cases seemed thoroughly fatigned With the
over slavery and the 'irrepres-
sible conflict. : the abolitionists appear 20
have better stamina and still eyince the
possession Of the gift Of continuance. The
New York Animal State AntiSlaEsry
Constitution was in session the day ofthe
Speakers election, on which occasion
Wendell Phillips madea violent Abolition
ipeech, which was followed by 4 series Of
resolutions. the frst of which was: RtsOired
That ID the irrepressihlc conflict now
aging with the power of despotism IN
his nation. so CALAMITY led forward By
harrison, Greely, Parker, Seward. and
Phillips, We behold o full and glorious as.
nrance that the milIenniaI deliyeranee Of
'ur ensiayed millions on tie Southern
plantations draws nigh, and may even be
i the Doors 3, &. E, =. IL.
Tie remainder of the resolutions were
I the usual character, denoancing slave
elders as robbers aduIfaraya. ,,irafes and