The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-06-08

faces are the peculiar institution SIEVE
81 large forts are now being constructed |
,tssse The 6gth have thrown upa bank |
,n;Ie long and seven feet high II Is |
astafmined 70 order twenty Thousand
!. more volunteers TO Washington,
i J, The relief commits for Che Ellsworth
,lnnd has received since It's formation, last
evening abont $500,
i nv Sn6wde6. Of the AIexanJria UNioa
,sfascd 70 publish Col Wilcoxs procIa.
nation, and squad Of printers from the
regiment vas detached 10 take the Office
and publish the paper. RI. g il.
AeUIUneI of one Of our Zouaye regi- |
hlents has not been heard from for ten
days and $4,000. raised for the rcgi-l
h ulent. IA also missing.
I The Oh and Sth regiments lenye for
washington tonight. The 10th Scotch
regiment leave Tomorrow morning
Al merchant was arrested to-day byl
Superintendent Kennedy, for usihg sedi,
tious language.
ss4, CaAMBERsBrRa, May 2fth.
The Virginia troops at Williamspott
are reduced to Eve hundred Heavy de-
aeftiohs take place daily.
EXC oyernor Thomas has been nonin-
a.ed Tor Congress at Frederick, MARI
Z land .s.. til X. Il. &.
!. IA II, wasInSGroS, May 2Ttb,
The New York 9th md 23th regiments
are TIVE niles beyond Alexandria on the.
line 81 the railroad. A car loaded with
!. nroyisions and having eighteen secession
soldiers on board II citizens dress, has.
beeb brought 10 Alexandria A man
Who was seized BY the Zouaycs three
miles from that city, carrying . secession
llae. was made By them 70 carry il on q
noIe 10 the Marshall House, and there
srample on Ii. The man was then placed
NJ in custody. 4. II. II IL. !.
The steamer Minnesota was expected
10 leave Fort Monroe today to blockade
Charleston. Two or three vessels will
. soon follow. M wv Y. IN ...,
A passenger who left Richmond yes.
ierfnv arrived here this morning by way
Manassas Gap. lie says the train on
vhirh he travelled brought one thousand
South Carolina troops 10 the Gap, and
that the cntirc number Of Confederate
troops there was estimated nj five thou
sand: They were tolerably well armed
Z and equipped, and werc throwing up en-.
/. trenchnents In anticipation Of an attack
The belief there was that Federal troops
von,d move toward Harper's Ferry by
that route, s. .z5
Tho SVsr Department Ii much annoyed
Il ~ irresponsible persons attempting Il
draw reauisitions for various things anG
incur expenses on account Of the Govern
r,ent. under pretence OF patriotic aid. &
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MErHASIcsyiILk, May 21,h
The funeral Of Colonel Ellsworth tool
4 +. place here, to-day, and was attended b.
=.,s n, immense concourso or people and mill
tary and Iitetnen from various parts o
die State. impressive ceremonies wery
( held nj the grave. 5-: III: III: =.
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f.. :' ;>..= . FRXsk F0RT,. May 2Tth.:
The border State Convention met Il
lay, John. j. CrittendGp appointed Chair
- -: man. ~ and Orlando Brown, Secretary
Delegates were present from Missotil
and Kentucky. ~, s. s ,-.: -. !.
..:. n. b t. ! ST.. LOFTS, May aTth.
4. Orders wcrc received al The arsenl
Yesterday, from the Department al ANasi
E. ingtnn. for the transfer Of one reginle,
! =. or United States volunteers 10 Bird
Point. Mo. opposite Cairo. The At
regiment ii Gen. LYONS brigade, undC
command az Col. II schpttneF. will u,
cordinvIy be sent to tho above name