Daily national Democrat., 1860-06-01

FnoN SALT LAKE-A correspondent at Salt
Lake City, writing to the Alta under date of
May 10Th, says:
The army Of Utah has commenced TO
march. Companies b. G, and G., with the |
regimental staff and band forming the first
squadron, moved on the 10th, two others !
moved on the 18th. and the remainder will
follow in order. The usual camp-folowers
will be the last, they lingering for plunder to
the latest moment Since the advent of the
army into Utah, both soldiers and campbell
lowers have taken unto themselves wives,
who now suddenly find themselves widows,
much to their grief, and to the rejoicing Of
the Saints"
Several small trains from California, by
the southern route, have arrived. They re-
port plenty of grass on the road, and the
Indians civil and peaceful. With the last
mail from California came Mr.. Z. c. Tilton
he was fI urteen days from Sacramento He
remained here about one week and started
for Denver City on the l1th inst
| Migration to Carson Valley has commenced
as also small trains, loaded with flour, eggs.
butter, ect also several small droyes of
cattle, and many stolen mules and horses.
RETURNED VOLUNTEERS. The Sacramento
Standard Of Thursday says: "Nine members
of the Sacramento volunteers to Washoe, re-
turned to this city from that country yester,
day, having made the journey on foot from
Camp Hays, which is about twelve miles dis
tant from Virginia City. Daniel Morgan
was one of the party and was Lieutenant of
Capt Curtis company. He says that the
disposition made by Col HAYS of the horses
left the company on foot, and they did not
relish trip to Pyramid Lake in that shape
The condition of mining affairs in Carson
ising.7
The other members of the company who
have not returned to Sacramento, are scatter.
ed about Virginia and Carson cities.
WRITER in the Alta, who left New York
May 9TH for California on the steamer
Northern Light of the Vanderbilt line, states
that that vessel had over one thousand pas
sengers, and adds:
How these were accommodated at all is q
mystery-but they were. All the state room!
and berths were occupied Mattresses were
strewn over the vacant spaces on the upper
cabin and lower decks The tables. and mn
e'N' NV t'NiNS ohS ottbSGog ana unuef the
settees, became repositories of beddings. TC
procure accommodations, many of the cabir
passengers were forced to pay the second
steward S25 for the use of mattresses he
claimed as his private property, the shin.
supply being, it was alledged exhausted
One gentleman, who had already paid S225
was, on payment of liberal fec, accommo-
dated with the soft side of the extreme upper
deck, under one Of the ships boats.
Such crowd, with such treatment, ere
ated peculiar community. Whilst every
thing outwardly was quiet-whilst they pa
hently and unmurmuringly bore all their
troubles, revolution of a peculiar character
was noticeable. All feelings Of delicaey-
all notions Of deportment-all manifestations
of respect-all modesty-was thrust aside bv
a large number, and the few who from birth
and education, could not, nor would not so
lower themselves had to close all the aven-
ues to their outraged sensihilities. y
/ Children were piled in on their parents
men and women who, but few hours pre-
| ylous, were utter strangers, now in the very
despair ftheir helpessness, made common
cause aud humanity, irrespective of sex eour-
ted the drowsy god-oblivous of present
woe in sleep, packed "heads and tails" like
good Scotch herrings. The facilities for
cleanliness may be imagined-the filth beg.
gars description.