The national Republican., 1861-08-12
NEWS ITEMS.

Our aivicss from Utah are to the 22d nit.
The sale Of Government property, at Fort
Crittenden, preparatory 10 the entire evacua-
ton OF that post, was preceding from day TO
day-the property bringing but Indifferent
prices. Fort Bridges was to be di.mantled In
the same manner, the sale being already adver.
tised in the Mormon newspapers. The build.
ings comprising Fort Crittenden were sold for
mail aud express purposes, for less than three
hundred dolars-not one tenth Of what they
cost originally. The first detachment of the
troops WAS expected to leave the fort, for the
Fast, on the 22d. A caucus Of the Saints had
been held at Great Salt Lake City, for the NOM
ination Of candidates for delegates to Congress,
and some Of the Territorial Offices. Hon. John
NJ Bernhcisel, the present delegate, was again
nominated for Congress, and will of course be
elected.
The President haa nppoint'd W. T. Smith, ESQ.,,
(son and confidential secretary Of the Secretary
to be acting Secretary Of the Interior during
the temporary absence Of Caleb D. Smith, who
leaves Washington this afternoon for short
visit to bis home In Indiana, made necessary BY
the state of his health, which Is suffering some.
what from the laborious official duties he has
been performing.
A letter from Manassas Junction, written on
the 2Sth ult, states that at that date the wounds
Of Col. Wilcox and Capt. Ricketts, were doing
we'll. The former received Gin the battle OF
Bull Run) q severe wound In tho arm, und the
latter one In the thigh. Neither was then ex-
pected to lose limb. Both were receiving
| excellent medical and other attention. and were
| expecting to be forwarded to Richmond as
| soon as they might be able to stand the Journey,
by rail
A letter to the Star, written at Richmond,
July 20, says:
"There are now here fftysix of the First
Michigan Regiment, prisoners.
Col. Wilcox, Capt. Butterworth, and Lieut.
Monk are prisoners at Manassas; also, Capt.
Wilmington, who Is not wounded. Among
those here are Lieut. N. A. Parks, and Geo.
| Phillips, Murray Baker, and Geo. Baker, all
four Of Company II, LIST Michigan Regiment
Advices from Havana report the arrival
there of the following resigned United States
officers, en- ro,de to join the rebels, 1t Is sup
posed. Their names are Commander John K.
Mitchell, late commander OF the steam gun
boat Wyoming, of the Pacific squadron Mid
shipman G. W. Averett, Virginia Engineer D.
Lanning, South Carolina and Captain Garnett,
cousin Of the Southern general, Robert S. Gar
nett, who was killed at the battle of Carrick's
Ford
| A PATRIOTIC BosToN LADY.--One of our mer-
chants ha, ing recently sustained loss by fire,
asked bis wife, on returning home, II she had
heard the newss 80, Thdt news" "Why,
karnt you seen the paper?" mo, no. "Iiav ut
you heard anything?' "No, what is its DO
burnt to the ground this morning" "Oh, is
that all? thought you were going to say
Washington was taken. Transcript.
DEATH OF AN Ex RAILROAD PRESIDENT
David A. Neal E.q a wellknown citizen Of
| l,alo n laet
Monday evening. Mr.. Neal was much respected
In mercantile circles, as man Of great energy
and business tact He had great experience In
railroad affairs, and was ut one time President
of the Eastern railroad
An ILLINOIS FARM.--The largest farm In
Illineis is that OF Isaac Funk, who resides near
Bloomington, Mclean county. The total mum.
ber of acres occupied and owned by him Is
50, 900 aores--one farm $1,000 acres, said TO be
worth $50 per acre, and three pasture fields
containing respectively 5000, 5000 and 900
acres. His great crop is corn, all OF which
he consumes at home, and Is thus able to
market about $4,000 worth of cattle per year
at New. York. His stock on hand of horses.
mules, hogs, and fat cattle Is said to be worth
$l,000.000- Chic,gO Times.
II Is said that Hon. Lewis Cass Is writing,
and intends to publish, the history OF the events
which, in his knowledge, have produced the
present STATE of things with the slave oligarchy.
A State Convention Is called to meet at st.
Paul, Minnesota, on the 5tb OF September. The
call ignores all party lines, and looks only to
the integrity OF the Union.
We learn from the Pacific Squadron that the
steam gunboat Wyoming had been ordered to
the coast Of Mexico by the cJnm Indern- chief
of the squadron.