The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-05-25
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A rtiL brigade Of Irishmcn, 1000
strong, is being organized 10 Boston.
Father Quinn, a Roman Catholic priest
IN Providence, r. i, has enlisted in Gov.
sprague's regiment
JonS BeiL ron rnk SoUTH Tho Nash.
vile, T5ua., papers Of the 23d, contain .
speech OF Hon. John Bell, advocating a
strong military league between I'LL the
Southern States against the common In
yading foe. l.a. r.
CENsUs. Theiate census returns show
that the free population Of the Confete-
rate States amounts TO 1856, 4sl souls,
including men, women, and children In
order 10 raise the proposed loan Of
SIS, 900 900, q taxof s. Ga per capita must
be levied on each individual.
| THE TERRIToRfRs, There remains now
not one foot Of unorganized territory 10
! the Republic. The organization during
the last session.of Congress Of the three
new Territories, 10. wit. Colorado, Ne
ra1la and Dacotab, has wiped out all the
unorganized territory II. H. f.
/ EyastYE --The Boston Transcript pub
fishes a letter from a lady in New York,
(which giyesa1 account Of a conversation
with Major "A nderson. The correspondent
-sys, that hi reply to an inquiry rs to
what he would doif Kentucky seeded,
4 the gallant in9ior sRid: Bit Kentucky
4 will never 90 out Of The Union,e
i NEARLY CAuaIfs The schooner Lucas,
hound for Philadelphia, while sailing ~
tCheaapeake Bay, was fred into on the
1 gath ult by two sehooners, wllilh showed
mo colors The captain Of the Lucas ran
\ up The stars and stripes, and the pirates
continuing tile IRE, be crowded his sail,
and they chased him, but he oatsailei
them. His sails we're completely riddled,
end several shots took effect ii the hull
i He and his men only saved their lives by
ldodging behind The bulwarks
AeRcvLtrRaL Matters IL Iowa. --Let-
4 tiers from Iowa speak despairingly OF the
prospect Of the wheat crop. The unfa-
EYorable condition OF the weather has pro
vented the farmers from sowing as much
as usual Stock raising is carried on ex.
ItensiRely and with good success OF the
currency, arofrcSpondcut writes: il Is an
lawful condition, Nearly every man in the
country has some Of the deprecated paper,
land the losses to onr farmers and me
Eehalics must be immense.
CEKRIcAL Rev. DR.. West
brook, Of Philadelphia, we learn. has de.
lclined the unanimous call Of the Stite
Street Presbyterian Church, Albany,
N. II, fer the purpose Of taking part 10
the great patriotic struggle FOR the main.
tenance Of our national government DR..
Westhrook iswidoly known as one Of the
NEST eloquent and popular preachers 10
the PRS yterian Church. III bis services
are not accepted as chaplain he win enlist
as private soldier, aud exert the hest
possible Influence AMONG the ycnng med.
A SAVAGE DESGxcArtoN,--Mr. Ogilyie
Byron Young, formerly Secrssionist,
has parted company With kAefn, and ID a
letter 10 q lady Of Louisville gives one Of
his late companions, Jefferson Davis, the
following parting slot: s x +. 4:
>"lf there is rolled upin. the CuIiglnouS
sheets Of he'll a more exquisite piece of
EeoIa.bloOied, black.hearted treason than
Jefferson Davis, the devil himself would
abdicate his throne, and Geuds would run
bowling from the Internal shades to cs-
cape the presence Of monster Of de-
iprayity too hideous even for the damned
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