The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-05-04

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"A lot o. uniforms for the southern army |
had been seized Al q store In Dey street.
IL appeared that's 'diabolical attempt
had been made to poison the Massachu-
seats volunteers aboard the State of |
Maine. while at New York, by sending
them poisoned brandy. One man died |
four or i've others had been under lis In
fIuencc, but would probably recover
The perpetrator q the outrage was mn |
known
i The State authorities Of New York i
had decided TO muster, Into immediate |
service, the whole Of thirty thousand vol.
unteers, as authorized BY the Legisla-
tnre.
The common council Of New York had
voted one million dollars 10 arm and equip
regiments, and t5OO,OOO for families Of
volunteers
Major Anderson had an Official recep-
| ton on the Esd. In reply TO an address
from Mayor Wood, he saidi n
"Mr. Mayor: II cannot be expected Of
me, soldier, 10 talk as | would like 10,
and ~ l feel desire TO- 1 have oily 10
say that have tried to do my duty, hum
bly, and truthfnlly, and faithfully, in de-
Tending the Union flag. God grant that
we may maintain the honor Of that Gag
and our country, and in Him LET US trust
and all will be we'll !"
The Boston, Massachusetts and Colo
lFad0 wood SHORTLY tBTeHdy for sea, and
the Nicaragua, from Spain. had arrived.
THE eelebfated bask Grape Shot was
living Ia the New York basin, an object
4 Of suspicion. The captain had asserted
his determination to defend his flag to.
the last, government would look sharp.
after him
| An attempt had been made by the
captain Of the surveying steamer VGrina
/. to run her of south from the navy yard.
The crew suspected something wrong and
Informed the commander Of the North
CarOlina, who put her out Of commits
sion "a
i Several steamers had sailed from New
York with troops from various points. E.
Il A regiment Of riAemen was forming IN.
d New York City. Of Italians, Swiss and
! lIuugnrians. to DO called the Garibaldi
Eguards s- Il r.. d. 4, - I = ri. 4:
!: The british residents were forming n
regiment Of light infantry, one company
was completed and the second was form
ling. !. .s. .;. 5;:s. F 6. 6.
n Hon. Daniel e. SickIcs contemplated
raising regiment to serve during the
: war. @g s,,. Is .,5 s.s
Commodore Vanderbilt was said to
have informed the government that they
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manned and equipped without the charge
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The steamer Catawba had arrived with
!, Havanha dates to the 18th inst. The
reduction Of Fort Sumter caused great
sensation az Havana; business was almost
suspended. .:= <. u .@.:... , n .
: Major Pollock, q. S. A., had been APP
pointed by the Governor, Adjntant.G enc.
raj Of New York. ~ FAN: F..
E DIR. Robt. Sabo and Daniel Fish had
heen arrested for treason. The former
for enlisting troops, aud the latter for
= furnishing arms and munitions for, the
Southern CoRfederacy. - : g. /.
= TyRnty-three Southern cadets had left
2 Wet Point, Ia consequences Of fefasliig Il
!: trenew the oath Of allegiance to the United
: States ,,z i.
General Wool hard received informa
tion that two priyateer steamers were fit
!. tug ont at Norfolk before Virginia Sc
I fceded; one had single riaed gun, and
the other four large guns. ID: 1 Z Il
. The New York Associated Press had
? sent three reporters TO go as near Balti
!. tmorc as possible, in order to send tb,