The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-03-09

adjourn 20 the lth Of April. AN excitIn
debate arose upon the proposition, an,
(. therr was . prospect Of its adoption
INDIAN WAN hills.
IN The Senate on the 23d, The bill 70
u the payment Of the expenses incurred i
the suppression OF Indian hostiIitics Il
California was taken MP and passed.
Az tho same time; the bill making nav
ment for the suppression or Indian hosti
lities In Utah, in 1858, was passed
/ In che House, on the same day, I'll,
\ Oregon and Washington war bill wa,
\ passed.
i MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Brown, late editor of the CoHsti
tation, had been deputed 10 inform III,
Federal Government Of the election d
Genl Davis, TO the Presidency Of IN,
Confederate States The dispatch says
He viii not be recognized a
Capt. Meiggs had returned from FIori
/ da TO resume the charge Of the Washing,
ton Acqucduct, leaving in charge Of the
Qualifications at Tortngas, Msjor Arnold
OF the artillery. Troops in good condition
and prepared to resist any attack.
Capt. Armstrong was to be censnred
Tor not turnSsg over the troops to Lieut..
Slemmer at Fort Pickens. .s.,
The Southern mail contractors were
anxions about pay, and for their comfort
the Postmaster General stated that drafts
would be issued to them on the post.
masters Of the seceding States !, IN. 4
A convention Of the old soldiers Of
1912 Of the Black Hawk, Florida and
Mexican wars, was held in indianapolis.
on Washington's birthday. Resolutions
we're passed expressing readiness to throw
themselves into the front rank. TO meet
treason In any section oE the country. and
TO sustaln the flag Of the Republic, the
government as NOW organized, and the
President elect, without regard to party.
" hen the resolutions were pnt to tie
vote, the old soldiers Of 1912 and the
other remnants Of the field got divided.
The Republicans Of Mr.. Kellorr,s dis
tTict met in convention and resolved to
enter their protest against the resolutions
offered BY him in. Congress, to amend the
Federal Constitution, believing them Is
be subyersiye Of enlightened faith, the
party honor, md the spirit Of national
institutions Mr.. X, was urged to unfsl-
tering support Of Republican principles
as enumerated in the Chicago platform.
Grounds Of policy saved Mr.. Kellogg
from the request 10 resign. IS
r The Boston Common Council had CEN
sured the Hon. Charles Sumner for his
remarks made in the Senate respecting
the sgners Of the petitions for the passage
oil the Crittenden compromise.
II Hon. Win. Il. Niblack, member o. Con
gress from Indiana, had been confirmed
chief justice Of Nebraska. .5 q. HI .5s ri
The motion to take up the nomination
Of judges Black aud Petit. was rejected
IN the Senate by three majority. ..sa;.
The resignation Of Capt. Tatnall, OF !
Georgia, had beer accepted. a. :..=
! A special agent had been sent to- take
charge Of the Galveston Texas1 Post
Office. 3: .-.. 81. -.,. ~. 8. .ss. 4.
: The administration had been advised
that agents were in the north purchasing
steamers for the Southern confederaey. !:
The Democratic State Conyention at
Philadelphia, on the 22d, unanimously ad.
opted series OF resolutions for the State
sovereignty and union, the rights of the I
South in tho Territories, &c. A COM
mittee was appointed to convey the reso-
lntions to the President. .5 ID.
The bids for the eight million loans we're
opened by the Secretary Of the Treasury
on the 23d. There was about I0G bids. !
and the average amount offered was q
fraction over 30 cents on the dollar.
DIR. Loring, OF Massachusetts, had de-
ciined the Sardinian mission.
+ Vice. President Hamlin had visited the
Senate, and was cordially received.
"A man named Gibson, without any |
known proyoeation, had attacked three
men in Cardondale. Pa, with bowie
knife. One was Instantly killed, another
fatally stabbed, and the third dangerously
.-.r :''z 49,, 80 :
Young Armstrong was sentenced to be
hung in Philadelphia for the murder Of
Robert Crawford. 4. ~. /: =.
. At North Bridgewater, a man, named
0Brien had cut his wife's throat and at
tempted to shoot himself. y. .5s.":
A man and woman tried to kill them.
selves by taking. laadanum in the City
Hotel, New York; mysterious case.
Rnmors OF warlike dispatches from the
South were in circulation. The South
arc looking TO the bayonet as the FINAL
lrbiter ofthe dispute. r..
The returns from Arkansas are report
ed favorable to holding a; convention: Sc
cession delegates Id the majority. .@s
The Indians had attacked aud caused
Interruption to the overland
mail. A driver had been killed aud con.
siderable stock run of. .= (, -. :,
i..i 2. IoREIGN.
In the House Of Lords, Lord Derby, in I
abiding to the Queens speech, said the |
illusion to the United States was the
most important topic. Every one viewed
with the deepest regret the events Of that
country, on which the manufacturing in
terssts Of England so greatly depended. |
He condemned the course Of Sardinia in
Italy, and expressed dissatisfaction ut /
Napoleon's speech. +. !
Granville responded, deeply lamsnting
he disruption in America, but felt conf /
lent that the results to England wonld |
rot be SO serious, as the resources Of In |