The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-09

uou, positivey declines 70 accepA Ex-GovernUf W. r.
johnson, OF Pennsylvania. = nov nssnsa with some
PROBABILITY OF ssccsss The frsD.z q Mr. johnson are
assured he gets the nominsti,n he win be confirmed
by the Senate.
soas'- nises tne -sepsrs on the Moassais
Ms.sow Atnssacre In 1857.
al - ~aa offcia transactions Of the several
aspArsnsn" = ne government service are supposed
~sd With jealous care for the purpose ofsdd-
- national archives; bus sccaslonally some &C.
" ether reveals the fact that public enssn are
!" urues guilty IL remissnsss Of dsy not altogether
assbls with strict o1oisl integrity. An example Of
~sid failure % record public documents or great i'm
portanos has juss come 70 iight here In 1887 when
serious difference Il opinion between The govern
msnt Of the Unitsl States and . foreign governments
which sprung sp In the valleys Of Utah Territory win
DO remembered mat the Governor OF the foreign STATE
question, Brigham Young and his subjects, the Mormon
saints received revelation from Heaven 70 destroy
very wealthy GniFant train tina. passing through
their country - California They hardened to the
voice Of the SPIRIT and smots the train Staying mon,
women and children, at place called Mountain Meadow;
and the slaughter Of these smigants has since been
known - the Mountain Meadow massacre" The
government about the close Of the next year. thought
proper 70 order A investigation and Major H. Carleton.
u. 8 A., was instructed 70 proceed TO Utah. make
thorough investigation Of tho facts connected with the
massacre, and pport the result Major Carleton
executed his ntnion in the early part OF 1859, and
made fall repeFt Of the to che Secretary Of War;
In that report MAJOR Carleton mentioned the name
Of William Hooper. thsn as now the delegate in
Congress from Utah, in connection with the
Mormon attack "a the wagon train Al Mountain
Meadow. few days ago Judge Waite
counsel for Mr.. NcGrorty who 10 here eontes,ng the
seat Of the delegate from Utah. began search for this
ptof Main Istv Ak~
has been unable 70 discover it, whereabouts After
searching through the Congressional Library and all the
records Of Congress he found resolution calling upon
the President 70 furnish al the Information In his pos
session In relation 70 the Mountain Meadow
In reply to this request vouminous budget Of docu
ments was submitted, but Carletons report was not
among Thorn. At later date resolution was offered
BY Senator Latham calling upon the Secretary OF War
tor Major Cartoons report the Mountain Meadow
massacre The returned to this resolution was
that such document was ON ale in the War
Department and thai At the period referred Major
Carleton was ON duty In Pennsylvania. Judge wai.e
determined TO ferret out this mystery thsn applied TO
Secretary Stanton for permission to search the records
Of the War ONCE Mr. Stanton directed him 70 put his
request in writing end promised that tho mysterious
document should be diligently sought for and copy
furnished him II found As before stated however the
search has yet failed TO discover the report General
Carleton, the ofcer who mads the report is In the
city, and states positively that the report written
by him and sent 10 the Department The parties in
terested in seeking this report pushing their
searches with great energy, in the hope Of eithr
obtaining the paper proving that the Secretary
War; who held the Office in 1852 and the delegate from
Deseret, have the secret Of It's fato in partnership
The Great Telxraph Job.
The lobbyists and other outside operotors manifest
uvha N ho n
exposure Of big job thsy have had IN view for
time past namely the sale Of the Western Union
Telegraph lines to the government They admit the
thing is on the tapis but unwilling to dvuge any
details A bill, now in course Of preparation by the
washburnes Of Illinois and Wisconsin, looking to the
establishment Of teiegraphic postal communication In
the United States gives color to the proposed sale Of the
Western Union lines, and is great lever in the pre-
lminary operations Of the Lobbyists The majority Of
the members or the House entirely ignorant Of what
brewing, while others look and say nothing The
matter is already creating great deal OF talk.
Tho Weekly Financial Statement of the
Treasury Department.
The fractional currency issued from the Printing
Bureau Of the Treasury Department during the week
ending to-day amounts to $3.50, 5o0 The shipments Of
fractional currency during the week follows
To New York. 500 900: 70 Boston, 800 00O to tho
tonai banks and Shers, and and two dollar
notes 10 the United States Depos,iary at Pttsburg Pa
$60,OO0 Total SAL, 037.
The United States Troaaurer holds trust for the
national banks In government bonds, At this date the
following amounts-As security for Circulating notes.
s34l, $50 $50, and for deposits of public moneys
S37,s07, $50. Total $37s, 900.
The national bank currency issued during tho week
amounts 10 $l52,0s0 and the total amount date is
$780, 3oS3 From this 10 70 be deducted the follow ing
Mutilated bills returned, So 1877 1885, notes
Of insolvent banks redeemed by the erasure OF the
Omitted States" $3.50. s6o-leaving in circulation
$22o. co.. Jig.
The fractional currency redeemed and destroyed dur
ing the week amounts to $57l, 800.
Monthly Statistics Of Trade.
The TELEGRAM states that the monthly report OF the
Director OF the Bureau OF Statistics has just been issued
II contains table showing the value Of commodities
all the warehouses OF the country which, since July
was as follows:-
August L.. $4S,OOO0UO
Octouer H.. sloWoW
November
Specie values
The tonnage statistics show some dminu,ion Of our
foreign trade, but in the coastwse Tho specie
value Of goods shipped ward during the quarter
ending September g. 1867 Is stated to DO s. 800 000
The value OF foreign tansIt trade was during
past fiscal year, over $1,000 600.