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4 INTERESTING FROM UTAH Signs of Permanent Peace in that Territory. Memorial of the Legislature to Congress for the Admission of the ‘‘State of Deseret’ Into the Union. An Epistle of Orson Hyde, the President of the Twelve Apostles—The New Mormon Alphabet Introduced to the Public— Great Emigration from the States and from Europe—A Letter from a Disciple, with Some General News, &e., &., &o. The Utah mail arrived in this city yesterday, with ad- vices and papers from Great Salt Lake City upto March 9, at which date the Mormon world was moving along in peace and quiet, “marrying and giving in marriage,” on the monogamic principle, like the ‘“‘rest of mankind.” ‘Tho Deseret News had resumed its original dimensions— twice the size of that organ during the war dificully—and announces a new editor and publisher in the person of “Brother Elias Smith.” Elias, in mounting the tripod and assuming its responsibilities, says:—‘‘We shall at all times be governed by the circumstances that attend all enterprises of the kind, reserving the right to do and say what we please, at all times and under all circumstances, and to express our opinion of men and things as we under- stand them, or pass them in silence, just as we please, re- gardless of consequences, so as we tell the truth.” A very plain intimation that the new editor calculates to stir up, without any particular apprehension of ‘“colfee and pistols.” The Utah Legislature bad prepared a number of memo- rials for presentation to Covgress, notably the following for the admission of the ‘State of Deseret’’ into the Union :— MEMORIAL FOR THE AD! (ON OF THE STATE OF DES! ET INTO THE UNION. To HE HONORABLE 7! Are AND Hovs OF REPRESENTA- avs OF Tue UNITED STATE ‘ONGRESS ASSEMBLED :— Your memos the Legisiative Assembly of the Territory of Utab, respectfully represent that in the year 1856, on the 16th day of February, the qualified electors | of the Territory of U net at the usual places of holding elections in their severai precincts, and did unauimously elect, by vote, thirty-nine delegates to a Convention, which Convention met on the 17th day of March, 1856, in Great Salt Lake City, aud appointed a President aud | Secretary, and di? proceed to form and adopt a constitu. | tion and a republican form of State government for the Territory of Utah, under the name and style of the “ State of Deseret,”’ and prepared a memorial to your Honorable body for admission into the Union, and appointed dele. | gates to transmit the same to Washington City, D. ©., | which constitution and memorial were submitied to the people on the 6th day of April, in their several precincts, and by a unanimous vote approved; and whereas said | constitution has been presented to your honorable body without receiving that favorable action which our con- stituents desire; and whereas the people of the Territory are abundantly able to support a State government; Therefore your petitioners respectfully pray your hono. rable body to admit the State of Deseret into the Union on ‘an equal footing with the original States, thereby to avoid, in a great measure, the difficulties which naturally hinder the advance of the glorious principles of true republicaa. ism, or goverpment by the peopie, the only sure basis of permanent goveroment and true liberty. And your me- morialists, as in duty bound, will ever pray. Following this are memorials for the construction of a magnetic telegraph from Sacramento, California, via Great | Salt Lake City, to Iowa City; for the establishment of a daily mail from Omaba, N. T., via Great Salt Lake City, to Sacramento; for the unpaid expenses of the Legislative Assembly of their Territory for the sessions of 1856-7 and and 1857-8; for the construction of a vational central rail- | road from some eligible point on the Missouri river, via Great Salt Lake City, to Sacramento, Cal.; for a donation of lands to cities, towns and villages included within their | respective surveyed aud recorded plots, aud which are ac- | occupied—the right of soil to be secured by patent | sing from the Land Office to trustees, appointed for the | purpose by the inhabitants of their respective cities, towns and villages; the right of soil to be conveyed by said trustees to the settlers upon lots on equitable terms, the proceeds of which shall be applied toa fund for the support of common schools. Finally, and evidently with a view to the possibility of Deseret’s admission into the Union being for the time de- he followivg memorial has been submitted: — TO CONGRESS FOR THE ELECTION OF GOVERNOR, JUDGES, SECRETARY AND OTHER TER- RITOKIAL OFFICERS BY THE PEOPLE. | Your memorinlists, the Legislative assembly of the | Territory of Utab, respectfully pray your honorable body | to 20 amend the org: act of the be Tog A of Utah as to extend to the people of this Territory the right of the elective franchise, authorizing them to elect their own | Governor, Judges, Secretary, as well as other oilicers. Your memoriaiists would respectfully desire your early | Attention to this subject. Your memorialis's believe that the appointing of stran- gers as officers over the citizens of the United States in ‘Territories (though a time honored custom), is, to say the Teast, a relic of British colonial rule, and a direct infringe- ment upon the rights of self. government, and opposed to NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1859.—TRIPLE SHEET. herding. If there were no legal protection to this class of men, few could be induced to evgage in this indispensable branch of butiness, The grantees do not expect poy for the grass or water that animals eat or drivk. They lay no claim to the soil by virtue-of their grants, but they expect pay for watob- ing the stock—for seeing that it goes pot estray——thas i¢ ia not driven off by white or red ladians—thas their young are properly cared for; aleo, the weak and the fee- dle, the lame and the diseased, Gur bitterest complainers about monopoly in this matter are generally those who never raised so much a8 a pig or a chickeu in the Territo ry, Bor yet anything elso—except the devil. Theee grants intended to be given to men who aro considered responsible—whether to bishops, apostles, priests, presidents or laymen, The interests of stock raisers require such selections. These grants are usually made to continue in force during the p\ ire of the Le- gislature. If the grantee or his employe shall not do right, bis grant may ve repealed at the next session of the Legislature. No person is prohibited from the privilege of settling upon these grants for agricultural purposes, nor from keeping his own stock thercon, provided he guards them himself. Tbe right of herding on these grants for pay is all the right which the grantees do or cao claim. It is my opinion that if the army had let out ite stock to these grantees to be herded, the work would be done with equal care and attention, ant’ much eheaper than it now is. The grantees would not have felt themselves in- truded upon by other men’s herding stock upon their grants if the foregoing plan had been adopted. S» much for monopoly in the matter of grants for herding pur- poses. THE CANON GRANTS. Timber and wood for fuel are very scarce» in this Terri- tory, or, in other words, not in a bigh state of preservation. They are far up in the mountains. During the first years of our eettling’ in this Territory every man made his own road, or went without one. What were the couse- quences? Broken wagons, broken legs, heads, ribs and arms; also, horses, oxen and mules killed or ruined, This was a sorry business, Experience and necessity, how- ever, suggested a remedy. To construct good and safe roads into the canons would cost from one hundred dol- fars to ten thousand each, The inquiry was, how shull these roads be constructed? If we had made tt » voluata- ry affair many would have turned out and made the roads, while others would have done nothing; yet 60 g00n as the roads were made, the drones would be first and foremost to haul out wood and timber. Volunteer labor would not divide equally the work among the people. It was there- fore agreed that some individual or individuals who pos- seesed the enterprise and the means to construct the roads should do it, and charge toll on the same. This plan would cause every man to pay according to the beuefit he re- ceived. Grants of canons have, therefore, been made upon this principle by the Legisiature, and also by the county courts, which are empowered also to act and to hold supervisory contro! over tbe same, to see that wood and timber are not unnecessarily destroyed. Toll ia not charged on wood or timber, for these belong to the soil and are the property of the United States; but the roads are not the property of the government, but of indivi- duals; hence they have tbe right to charge for the use of their own priv: investments, By us these are consi- dered “rightful subjects of legislation,’ and we have acted accordingly. The worst wish that 1 cherish towards those who complain of movopoly in this respect is that they be | compelled to get their own wood aad timber without roads, and they shat! have them toll free. We care not what President, priest or apostle makes the roads, if they are only made; and instead of such persous being regard. | ed by usas monopolists and oppressors, we think them entitled to praise for their enterprise. We also think, far- ther, that if many of the reverend divines in the States were here, making roads into the canons, they would work out a greater salvation than they will where they are. But enough on this subject. Respecting water and water courses we have a word to say. There are laws now in force in various countries upon this subject, differing widely from ours. They were framed for States in which seasonable rains fall from the | heavens. Such laws would not suit Utah, where it sel- dom rains during the season of crop growing. Our crops here all have to be watered by artificial irrigation, and if y subject inthe Territory requiring legislation, Bat as our citizens live almost universally in corporate towns, the municipal authorities thereof geno- rally regulate the water. The corporate limits of our cities are usuall, tensive. ‘wo reasons may be assigued for quite ex- ‘is. First, the owner's residence in town. This naturally suggests extensive gardening in tne city, as it would be quite inconvenient to go or send ten miles for amess of cucumbers in the morning before breakfast; also, for peas, beans, onions, lettuce, radishes, cabbage, melons, corn, potatoes, squashes, tomatoes, asparagus, and for other vegetables. Besides, the Indians, emigrants and travellers would strip the flelds of all these smaller | crops where they cannot be under the immediate eye of the owner or that of his family. This requires no small area. Fruit likewise, of every kind, must be raised in the | city where it can be protected. Secondly, the municipal authorities must have jurisdiction extensive enough to command the necessary supply of water for irrigation. To effect this they must often control entire streams, even from the points where they issue from the canons. It | would an act of liberality in Congress to donate to | the ens their entire town sites; an act of justice to | cxtend to them the right of entire pre emption. Upon the foregoing subjects I have read some speeches of members of Congress, seen maby communications from Jetter writers, and read some editorials. They all remind me of my child’s attempting to teli’ me about the various countries and governments of Europe, being but five years old, and never having been there But I, having often visited those countries, could readily ciscover that the child had little or no correct knowledgo of that quarter of the globe. peculiar people I will not attempt to deny, but most will- ingly endorse the charge. MORMONISM TO FLOURISH. If I mistake not Goi hath somewhere sail that he would raise up unto himeelf ‘‘a peculiar people’ in the latter days. Now, should the Latter Day Saints, amid the Rocky Mountains, in the Great Interior Basin, who are every where spoken against, and in whose favor few dare speak, on account of jeopardizing their popularity, what- ever may be their secret convictions, prove to be that | very “peculiar people,” how sadly the world at large will have proved theit mistake. We have a peculiar origin, peculiar history, peculiar institutions, a peculiar spirit, and peculiar views. A peculiar Providence has | been’ exercised over us, and still is; and while we | have been opposed, and till are, opposers become surrounded with ‘peculiar circum- stances? And do they not exist in their midst? | The wise and discerning may sce and answer. We aro not like other people. Weare not of the world, but are the genius and policy of republican institutions. Your attention to this important subject is respectfully requested. As your hovorabie body are well aware that no persons can be so weil qualified to administer justice, make laws and execute them, ina Territory, as those citizens of the United States who have reclaimed it from a wilderness, the consummation of this valuable reform is respectfully desired. Aud your memorialists, as in duty bound, will ever pray. THE NEW MORMON ALPIRABET. One prominent and striking feature connected with the News just received is the introduction into its columns of the new Mormon alphabet. It is clearly the intention of brother Brigham to have his people go to school again. Every number of the paper is to contain familiar portions of the Bible, sothat the people may the inore easily ac- quire a knowledge of the new language. As the apostle Hyde says in his epistic, that the Mormons are ‘“‘a very culiar people,” with many peculiarities—and none deubt ino—the language now introduced is calculated to make the faithful still more peculiar than anything that distin- guishes them from other toortais, Gentiles are not likely to take much trouble to acquirea knowledge of the new | characters, s0 that in course of time we may expect to be cut off from much that we have been accustomed to receive from the Rocky Mountains. ‘The characters ceem covgiomeration of the Celtic and the phonotypic, and are intended, like the latter, to repre- rent distinct sounds. No ¢ fication is made into vowels and consonants, as that is by them considered of little | consequence. “The student is, therefore at liberty to deem all the characters vowels, or consonants, or start- ers, or stoppers, or whatever else he pleases.” There is bo perfection claimed for the system, but the projectors “are sanguine that the more it is practise’ and the more intimately the people become ac ith it, the more useful and beneticial it will appe: EPISTLE FROM ORSON HYDE, THE PREST T OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES—DROTHER ORSON EXPLAINS UTAH LEGISLATIVE BNACTMENTS, MEETS CHARGES, WALKNS THE WOKIM AND BEARS TESTIMONY TO THE DIVINITY OF M MON ISM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD, Greet Sat Lace Crry, March 5, 1859. Though personally a stranger to you, yet a communica- tion from me touching some matters in Utab may not be unacceptable to yourself, neither to the readers of your widely circulating journal. Fauit is found with Mormon legislation on account of ex- tensive grants being given to such ag are termed “ a fa yored few.’’ Monopoly aud usurpation are charged home upon the gr ers, avd con neatly the Legislature is considered es acting the subordinate part onty, to legalize the avaricious designs and wishes of those y and envy denomwinate “ usurpers of the p Experience, in every country, is the best guide of {ts Legislature in the framing of laws adapted to ite wants. Many persons are apt to complain of Mgisiative enact. ments, mote especially while the jorant of the facts and circumstances that gave rise tothe laws of which they complain. For example: A herd ground is granted in Utah to A. B. He is, therefore, projected therein by law It requires some little investment to prepare for herding ina proper manner; cabins for men, sheds and corrals for stock muat necessarily be erected. The citizens of this Territory are compelled to dwell together in towns, Jor mvtual protection againet Indians, They cannot scat .er xbroad with safety as in other countries; and hence the necessity of providing for growing stock. Many largo herds cannet be sustained in the neighborhood of any one town. The quantity of grass is insuilicient; and, there- fore, herdamen tust be employed to take away all sur- plus stock—that is, al! not required for coustant uso, Men through the country and select their herd nds. ey sometimes find barely water enough on reir locations for the amount of stock which the contemplate herding, They engage their herd at so mucl a head month, jnove off to their designated locality, erect ir cabins; sheds and corrals; but they have no ant, for instance, for their location; hence no protection. ‘and by along comes another herd, more numerous and moro strongly manned than the first, and the second de- clare that Lys fot just as good a right to that rection of country for ing a8 those occupying before them; consequently, having tho will aud the herdsmen ay, they “pitch in.” By this operation the herdground is soon ruined for both parties, and by the time that winter sets in the grass is all eaten up, when it should be flush, Moreover, strife and contention eusue ‘between the herdsmen, and often something worse, as in the cage of ancient Lot aud Abraham. But whoratepisla tive grants secure to the occupant or occupants the riyht of any portion of the country for berding purpose: unhappy oconrrences are avoitet, and herdamen fort set fa Waking al NECEBORy AF AUgeWUCH ANd Ly yolulens tor ability, as the chosen out of the world; therefore the world hate us. | earth, We may be killed, bat we cannot be changed. | The apple tree may be cut down and burned, but it. caunot | be changed into any of the trees of the forest. What will Congress do with us? of stumbling and rock of offence. To sustain an army | here to watch us is rather an expensive business. -Some fay, however, that expense is not to be considered. This will do very well for talk or verbosity. But a constant | drain of the treasury must be considered and felt. Some think if the army were withdrawa we would ‘turn up Jack,’ and knock the bottom out of Great Salt Lake | and drown the Chinese. But what shall be done, | or, in other words, what is best I can answer the question; yet who will believe me? Every body, ‘after the horse is stolen.”? It | will be best for Congress if they admit us as a State. This is the cheapest and best method to dispose of Utah. | Will they believe it now? Probably not. {t will prove better for the Latter Day Saints if they shail not be ad- mitted. Will they believe this? Not likely. Yet time, that eloquent, logical expounder, will demonstrate the fact. Suppose the government do nothing at all with us, | Gnd subsequently wish it had? ‘Then suppose it should do | Something with us, immaterial what, and afterwards | Tegret that it did not do different!y? Would this prove anything? To the wise and discerning it would, but wo tho jealous and biind it would not. ‘Time, however, reveals all things. We have no disposition to turn up jacl army go or stay. We wish to do right, aud serve our God. The praige and honor of this world we novitner covet nor desire; neither do we wish to do anything to unright- eouely offend mankind. Yet we rather offend man than God. | Suppose the Supreme Ruler of all hag given us a dispen- sation of truth, light and knowleage, and we prove re- creant to the bigh trust committed to our care; and for lack of moral stamina we succumb to worldly influences, should we pot be like salt that has los: its savor, and thenceforth good for nothing? Heaven would reject us, despise, yet possibly pity us: and all our opposers woul curse us lorever for yielding to their spirit, by reason of which they are forever lost. But if we stand to our in- tegrity, come peace or war, come {amine or plenty, come riches or poverty, come chains, prisons or liberty, or, in short, come life or come death, heaven help us, an- gels honor us, glorified spirits welcome us, and devils will fear us. If this article shall not produce some singular thoughts and feelings in those who may read it, it will fail to be a faithful medium between the writer and them. Though an apostie in the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- ter Day Saints, I feel it a heavy tax upon my modesty to claim Ube title; yet duty urges me to stand up to it, and to honor it in bearing a testimony that shall prove a savor of life unto life, or of death unto death Thoagh many persons among u may apostatize, and turn away from the church, yet they are lke so many parks or scales flying from beneath the of the smitu’s forming hammer, Mormonism ig true and faithfal, and it will abide forever. The seeds thereof are sown, by abors of our faithful elders, in every jand. All the truths and falsehoods pub- iehed by letter writers and by apostates, by priests and by peopie, serve only to make the subject notorious. Well did the sacred writer say, ‘‘ Ye can de nothing againstthe truth, but for the truth. | ifevery Latter Day Saint upon the earth were butchered to-day (a thing not likely W eocur) the Almighty could as easily jay his inger upon a second Joseph Smith, upon a second Brigham Young, and upon @ second Twelve Aposties, as he did upon the firat, and charge them with | the same spirit, only more abundantly, A fresh commu- nication from Heaven upon the seeds of truth already sown, but lying dormant in the heartsot men and women, would produce an effect similar to that produced upon the | sleeping vegetation of earth by the gentle showers of | spring. When God gets out to accomplish a work among men, mortals, with all their power, skill and wisdom, op- | Poke bin in vain, Joseph Smith was a prophet of the living. God. He was His servant, not rs, except for Jesus’ sake; and who are you that condemn avother man’s servant? Brigham Young is a faithful witness of that troth which will judge the nations. The Latter Day Sainte are the poopie of God. Hear it, oh, ye rulers, aud ye tbl a togetuer! | May God, in mercy, incline your hearts to consider! He who or vexes God’s people makes thorns for his feet and beards for his eyes. Although a failibie being, ig flesh and blood, yet my testimony must be wish well to mankind, and deeply sympathize ‘with them in their condition in this world of sin and woe; yet this sympathy must not be allowed to weaken my tea- Umony of the truth, I am, very ey, your obedient servant, ORSON HYDE, LETTER FROM A DISCIPLE. Grnat Saut Lake Crry, U. T., Feb. 26, 1859, ‘Bho past you know and with the present you are not altogether a stranger. Even now, though some flad room for complaint, I will not Vignal for, in philoso. phical moments, I am forcibly ted to the conclision that, © apite every contending element and giant effort to misrepresent, abuse and force us into trouble, we shall yet provall and take the position to which a righteous © cyuriy aud Gorreoy principles igad us We feel Want te our farms are situate from one to ten miles distant from | Lord is with us, avd will inspire our leaders with all the ‘wisdom necessary to keep us out of the snares laid for us, ond that He will also raise up men in the nation thas will eeek for justice to us and treat us as other citizens of the Union. THE NEW GOVERNOR, Governor Comming seetus to be doing as well as any Stranger to the Territory Could reasonably be expected do. Ho bas Lot passed through the hardships of the tirst settlers, and probably does not feel as keenly as we do ob many matt Nevertheless there is coaflence ex pressed in bim by those who should know him, that be will set bis face agains) cliquciam; and that is about all that we care about. He showed no lack of pluck when tome of bis brother officials tried to dodge bim on one im- portant oceasion, As SOON as travelling is good he goes to Carson Valley to settle thi there. He is bound wo sus- tain the ruling authorities in that valley, if their course bas been on the square, in apite of clamorous partisans. He sees clearly enough that it would be risky policy to urge the remova! of Mormon Probate Judges on account of Gen tile prejudices, while, at the same time, all the superior federal offices are filled by strangers to the Territory, con- trary to the wishes of its iubabitanta, THE JUDGRS AND THE COURTS. We did expect that when Judge Eckels left tho Territory his associates ou the bench would be a little prudent, ana, however badly they might feel towards us, that they would bave sense enough to keep from openly avowing it; butalas! his back was scarcely turned ou the city before the only Asgociate Judge them in the Territory commenced to operate with the same hostile clique. “The President's pardon was, fortunately, in the way. The Judge had not been honored—had not been consulted—and, therefore, the President, the Commissioners and the new Governor and their performances were only so much bal- derdagh; and but for the timely arrival of the Prosecuti Attorney be would already have entered upon the exami- nation aod trial of all the inhabitants of this Territory for treason. The plan was too clumsy; the most blinded could not fat! to see that it was never intended for aught else than to create excitement and to ioad to difficulty. It was rumored that the Presidency would never go to court to submit to any trial, and this proceeding was intend- ed to force an issue and bring in the army as, comitatus. ‘That would have been very interesting—no doubt of it; but the good sense and logic of the Attorney quashed that plan before a writ was issued, ‘The next operation was to go back to 1857, to try and raise an excitement over the charge preferred against Lawycr Ferguson for intimidating the ex-Mormon Judge, G. P. Stiles, in the discharge of his duty. Stiles is not here; and, to enable this affair to take shapo and come into court, another official had to link some paaoant family difficulty which existed between him and Fergu- son, and with the two charges togetherthey managed to Start the examination. Ferguson disavowed the charge of alleging aught against the oflicial’s family, as he never knew them, and offered to make as full a statement to that effect, as the charge"had been made public. Aer atime, evidently, this could be taken no further. The great pout aought, hdwever, was partially obtained. President Young was this time summoned to court as a witness, and whilst the greatest pretension of courtesy was made to the ex-Governor betore and on,the occasion, M was their fullest expectation that he wouid disregard the summons, and the whole army, if necessary, was tocommaud bis attendance. Governor Young was early in the court, ac- compapied by Governor Cumring, and, the busiuess done, retired in peace as he came, to the great mortilica tion of those who had counted on a scene. ‘fhe Court was opened on the 4th of October last, but not construing dis term of sixty days according to “Ban- vier,’ Judge Sinclair adjourned it from week to week, and only gat a little over thirty days, averaging about one hour per day. During this time the lawyers did considerable squabbling, and manifested no little tact in pettifogging. The only persons benefitted were the ‘limbs of the law,’” the jurists and some ofticiais, who, with nothing better to do, were glad of the support it furnished them. The people were sick of this brawling, dodging and mancuvring, and but for the annoyance it caused them would have taken no notice of its existence. The Judge ruled that the United States Marshal and Attorney were the proper officers of the Court in all the counties of the Territory, and that ho would recognise no others, thus setting aside the sherifls, county and Territorial otticers, and placed the sclection of juries and executors of judi- cial edicts entirely out of the reach of the citizens of the Territory, who are thereby reduced toastate more de- grading than colonial vassalage. This decision is in di- rect violation of the laws and precedents of every Terri- tory during the present century, as far as my knowledge extends, and has its precedent alone ina similar decision during the administration of the elder Adams, which caused the Territory of Kentucky to threaten rebellion and apnexation to the Spanish, which was, however, pre- vented by the administration *‘backing down.” The Judge stated in court, as ia generally understood by way of threat, that if the Legislature did not furnish the funds to support the Court, he should immediately apply to Congress, and it would'do it. Judging from the man- ner in which federal courts have made expenses in this Territory, it is my candid opinion that one year’s courts would be sufficient to bankrupt every county in the Terri- tory, and if the Legislature should attempt to support by That we in Utab are a | have not our | | The power to make us like other people does not exist on | to be doney | whether the | taxation the court expenses, that it would be their ‘ politi- cal grave.” The most ri; onomy and careful industry is neccesary to support a civilized existence in this desert couniry , atid the Judges that have been sent here have made | pills to nearly the amount of balf a million of dollars, on United States business. Rich and liveral as the federal government may be, it has, up to the present, left that | Unpaid, and the judicial paper is not worth one cent on the doilar,and the whole Territorial revenue would be insufficient to pay one-fourth of the expenses incurred by one term of Judge Drummona’s court in 1865, Iam no lawyer, butataxpayer, and cannot help specalating on | these things, ana cannot see how matiers are ty be | mended. We do not know how our affairs hero look to you folks in the East, but we think it would do our bitterest oppo. nents good to look at us; I mean those who are opponents from priaciple and conviction. There isa fatality that attends the men whp seck to bring trouble upon us. | Every move to make disturbance fails, and these efforts | “are the evidence that we now present to the nation for our | former discqptent. The officials sent to us, with few excop- ptions, instead of breaking down our prejudices against them, irom the bad behavior of their predecessors, associate with our vilest unprincipled enemies, who stop at nothing | to calumniate men who have been their best friends. In- stead of this, had they associated with our most respected citizens, and made no difference between Jew and Gentile, | they would bave shown a disposition to allay feelings an to establish peace and good feeling among the people. While we sec evening gatherings in the upper room of a weil known liquor store, and know that the ‘oil of joy” is | freely used by men whom we see elsewhere during the day, ond whose positions we are expected to respect, it takes a considerable amount of charity to conclude that all is right, and that the game played by Drummond & Co. to get the urmy here, is not played over again to keep it here. It is a signiticant fact that every sutler of the army ig a merchant, and every merchant a ‘iquor dealer. The We seem to be astone | atmy gone, their plunder of the treasury is over. | ‘TUE PREACHING AND EDUCATION MOVEMENT. After nearly seven months silence we again hear the voice of the aposties in the Tabernacle, To avoid all pre- text for difficulty, it was deemed prudent to discontinue public meetings. Now that the feelings of the inhabitants | have calmed down, since their return from the South, and the strangers have had time to sober down and not be able to plead ignorance when meddling unnecessarily, there will be preaching now every Sunday. The first | meeting was held on Sunday, January 2. After the open- ing by the choir, Bishop [ley wood followed in prayer,and President Orson Pratt delivered the first of a series of lec- tures on the Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon, The Tabernacle was filled, and strangers numerous in the congregation. The opening cauged general rejoicing throughout the city. President Orson Hyde preached last Sunday from the text: “Come out of Babylon, oh, my people, lest ye partake of her sims and receive of her plagues.” President Orson Hyde is teaching grammar school President Orson Pratt is teaching elementary and higher mathematics, Judge Z. Soow ts keeping evening school and teaching arithmetic, grammar and geography, A Ger- man school is opened by KE. Schonfeld, and a French schoo! by Octave Ui sh. Social parties are becoming | frequent. There is a ci in the city, and the outsiders have their soirées, What with them all and the continual | effort of the Valley Tan to stir up strife, you will perceive | that our city thiz winter has been greatly changed from that of last year. We expect a large emigration next summer, and not improbable the elders will be sent out again in large numbers to the nations of Europe. This shaping of things for peace and the ordinary routine of business yexes the enemies of Utah and leads them to the course of which I have written in the commencement of this letter.‘ Trath will prevail.”” THE MORMONS IN THE STATES. When the first intimation of trouble reached Salt Lake City, in July, 1857, messengers were immediately de- Spatched to this city and to Liverpool, to the presiding au- thoritics of the Mormon church in both places, to stop at once their emigration. The Mormon paper, thon published in this city, announced the arrival of the messengers, inti- mated a lively sense of coming danger, told the faithful to give up preaching, stay at home and “mind their own business,” and then announced that its own end had come. Those who had “sold their possessions” in Europe, ‘to gather to Zion,’’ were told to stay at home if they could; but if not, to come over to the States or to the Everything in Europe where the Mormons had their ganizations was thus placed on the war policy. The el- ders were “released to go home’’—~a kind of ambiguous phrase corresponding to‘‘let those who are ignorant be j | borant still”’—and every man who was free and could car- ry ®& gun and use it was invited to rally round tho standard of liberty, and be prepared, if required, to aight “for constitutional rights, made sacred by the blood of the heroes of 1776.” All this was, and all this has paseed away, and we bave now SIGNS OF PERMANENT PEACE IN UTAH. ing the last few weeks there has been au agent of Mormon chureh in this city doing every kiad of busi- ness for ex-Governor Young and the people in that Terri- tory, of a peaceful character, and, to some of our mer- chants, business of a very agreeable character. Gon. 8. Eldredge, the Mormon agent, informed our reporter 2 now paid every bill that was due by Brigham Young as ‘Trustee in trust’ for the Mormon chureh atthe breaking out of the difficulties eighteen months ago. On cash matters it would seem that the Mormons have agood name. During the darkest hour of their troubles last year, Gen. Eldredge, who was then in St. Louis, was . under no consideration whatever, to purchase any paper against the Mormon church for less than 100 certs per dollar. Some of the merchants in this city who had very heavy bills unsettled would not even take 90 cents per dollar for Brigham’s paper during the panic, They had confidence in the Mormon chief, aud this time evidently not wrongly pidced. In addition to heavy purchases of goods made in the city, Gen, Eldredge has been around and bougut up con- siderable machinery for the manufacture of such things most in demand in new settiements of a domestic character. The rush for powder, ball and firearms of last year has given place to &@ demand for cotton yarn, “spinning jennies,’ and other fixings of a more social order, and things that will tell better 1n the end than the combination of charcoal and brimstone. Just before the General left Sait Lake City the Mormons had got their first steam engine fm motion. Tt was an affair only of some twenty horse power; yet the novelty of anything going by steam in their mountain home had created quite an interest, of a fayorabie charac- ter to home manufacture, GENERAL EMIGRATION FROM THR STATES. At the commencement of the Utah dificultics there were inany Mortons in the States realy to go ‘ home;”’ but, a8 before observed, the order to stop emigration came, and put everything ton stand still, « President * Yousy uae QuW oped uv dow vi emigranou.”’ ALL We “Saints” are to set their faces wostward. Tho old stock of Mormons eer pepe arog Dear from goiog to Utah are expected to shake ‘their dry 7”? sell their lous, ‘apd go on “ta beautify’ Ziou.”’ Instead of selling their garments to buy swords, as aforetime, they are expected to take the axe, the hoc and the shovel, and gather at Florence, Nebraska Territory, thoir rendezvous, about the commencement of May. ‘Active preparation are now going on out West aud ta this Ce 4 tion to push the Mormons through to Utah as soon as tho a8 OL the Plains will serve their oxen, 0 that they may ¢ early enough there to plavt in the fall, and not drop in upon their neighbors in the midst of snow and bard times, ‘This order from ‘Brother Brigham" will make conside- rable stir among the faithful. There is nobody exempt from it, and “buying oxen, lands, or even taking a wife,” is, in the language rj our informant, to be no excuse for lingering behind among the Gentiles. THK MORMONS TO BK NATURALIZED, Among other things the foreign portion of the Mormon community pow in the States ure expected to take out their naturalization rs und become good citizens of the Union. Tue frequent charge against the majority of the Utah people, of being of foreign origin and not citi- zens, will thus be remedied in future, and all who intend to be Mormovs must observe the injunction to link their destiny with Uncle Sam. MORE COMING FROM EUROPE. We are not, however, by this gathering from the States, to be deprived of the society of the fai:hful, for those is considerable of the peculiarity that distinguishes the man from other mortals about his ¢ , Wo give a por- tion of that which touches this of the water. gota back manifestly better for all fu the world without than come here pray them, that the Lord will so order and direct affat that they may be delivered trom bondage and brought to an. heritance with his people. But the Lord’s willbe done. We feel perfectly clear of baving done. our duty to the utmost in their behalf, and expect to continue to ald them us fast as it is consistent for us to do ao. ‘This we consider the duty of every Saint—to help the poor Saints to gather home to Zion, and use the means with which the Lord has blessed them to ‘promote the cause of truth and righteougne#s upon the earth, We are id expect, when this persecution flows past, as it ir way of doing, the enemy having failed in ail compiishing their objects, that “Mormonism’” will e more respected, and'extend wider in power and influence than ever before, allis right in Zion, - What sifting we are getting will do us ne harm. Itonly illustrates the great truth that none but the humble, sincere and obedient Saint, who lives bis religion and serves God, because he loves righteousness and truth, and hates iniquity and wicked- ness, wilt stand and finally enter the celestial gate, It is understood thatthe Mormon emigration will be very large this spring from Europe, to this, and probably to other ports, but principally here; so that it may now be fairly concluded that the Mormons mean to profit by the past, and cultivate the arts of peace. The first com- pany of European Mormons is now on the Atlantic—-be- tween six and seven huodred strong. Last Monday a small company of the New Jersey Mormons passed through this city en route for the frontiers via St. Louis. do #0. open before News from the Southern Guano Isiands, OUR SWAN ISLAND CORRESPONDENCE. Swan Istanp, W. I, March 14, 1859. Guano Export—Natives Blown Ashore and a Friendly Talk—Trade and Exchange—Arrival of a New York Ship—Contiguity to the Bay Islands and Value of th: Setllement, fc. The Golden Lead sails to day with a full cargo of guano. Since my last a bungo, which was blown off the coast, arrived here from Patook river, where the British have a settlement of mahogany choppers. The natives thought they had fallen into the hands of the Philistives when they found the island occupied by the “+ Yanks,”’ as they call us, and saw the terrible stars and stripes floating in such unwonted contiguity to their shores. When they found out that we were not filibusters, they landed, and astiff horn of the Company’s Cognac soon made us good friends all round. The bungo was bound to Wavx, but we traded with them for their plan- tains and chickens, giving them salt beef and pork in exchange, and they set off on their return to Patook well eatisiled, and promised to come back aud bring usa load of turtle shell and sarsaparilia. The pa- troou, who had his wife and two muchachas along, and seemed well informed, gave us quite a flourishing account of the Patook, and says the goveroment of Honduras has offered a premium of twenty thousand dollars to whoever will first navigate the river by steam. So here is a chance for some of your enterprising steamboat men, if ae! like the security. e ship Robert Center, Capt. Arnold, arrived from New York on the 19th ult, She is the largest vessel the company have yet sent out, being 1,200 tons burthen; but she rides securely in Loud’s Bay, within a few hun. | dred yards of the shore, Capt. Arnold says he thinks | this the finest roadstead in the Gulf, and suggests that Jobn Bull would soon have a naval depot here if he had the chance. In_view of the impending difficulties with New Granada and Nicaragua, would it not be a good move for Uncle Sam to look to this?' Weare within twodays sail of the Bay Islands, and have a better harbor and better climate than either of that group, In fact, from its geographical position, its extent of domain, and salubrity, it may be called the southern key of the Gulf, as Key West is the northern. If any of our naval ships feel inclined to make us a visit we will give them plenty of turtle steak and stewed iguano, and show them piles of the organic elements of countless future harvests. Health good. Guano plenty. Southern Convention at Vicksburg. TO THR PEOPLE OF THE SLAVEHOLDING STATES, Fritow Cmzkns—A committee consisting of J. D. B. De Bow, of Louisiana; Hon, John A. Quitman, of Mississippi; Hon. Guy Bryan, of Texas; Hon. W. L. Yancey, of Ala bama, and Major W. H. Chase, of Florida, was appointed at the late Southern Convention in Montgomery to invite the people of the Southern States to be represented at an adjourned meeting of the Convention in Vicksburg, Miss. , on the ninth day of May next. The lamented decease of Gen. Quitman created, soon after, a vacavcy in the committee, which was filled with the name of Gen. J. J, McRae, The commitiee cannot believe that an argument is necessary to demonstrate to the people of the slayehold- ing States the importance of union among themselves and of mutual good understanding in the origination and dis- cussion of questions essential to their security and repose. Of this nature are the questions which come annually before the Convention; and whatever diversity of opinion existe in regard to some of them, it cannot be doubted that the light which the discussions elicit exercises an in- fluence most salutary, and keeps alive a spirit favorable to patriotism. € fn The presence annually at the Convention of a large number of men of position and character, from every tion of the South, and of a large representation from the masses of the people, not under the restraints of party, and in no wise obligated to do its behests, and the free interchange of opinion which takes place among them, is iteelf an important feature of the Convention, and, in the absence of every other, should insure its perpetuity. It is only from such assemblages that, in periods of great public peril, the hopes of the patriot can be realized, as the colonia! history of the country evinced, There is no name honored in the councils or re- vered in the bearts of the South, from the earliest period of its history to the present, that may not be claimed as authority for everything that is sought by the Convention. From such patriot sources have come warnings of danger, against which the Convention would provide, and appeals for action to which the Con- vention would respond; and if any of these are now to be found in conflict with it, or interposing discouragements, common place, yet sincere, men may find it difficult to understand the peculiar influence in establishing the secu- rity and repose of the South which has been exercised by the recent triu ‘4 8 of black republicanism ‘in every free State of the North, and its seemingly secured majorities in the Klectoral College. Fellow citizens of the South, let us not be lulled into sleep and dreams of security, which experience teaches can only prove to be tilusory—for opposition to slavery has entered into the head and heart of the people of the North, and can alone be met by wisdom and firmness on the part of the South. ‘The power which threatened us in its infancy and weak ness, unless met and rebuked, is not likely to take a step backward in the hour of its highest triumph, whatever to the contrary it may be the interest or the want of nerve in politicians to teach. bere is much for the Convention, however, to do beyond the discussion of political questions, important as are these, for within its purview comes everything that relates to the intellectual, moral, educational and indus. trial developement of the South, To create opinion is to create things. The executives of the several States and the various municipal bodies of the South are earnestly requested to send stich delegates as will best represent the opinions of the body of the people. The ninth day of May will be a favorable time to visit Vicksburg, and the citizens of that hospitable community invite to the waters of the Mississippi the people of the Atlantic States and of the Gulf. Delegates to recent conventions are invited to this, J. D. B. DeBOW, of Louisiana, JOHN J. MORAE, of Mississippi, W. lL. YANCEY, of W. H. CHASE, of Florida, New Orurans, March 21, 1859, Naval Intelligence. A letter from an officer of the United States steam fri- gate Powhatan, dated at Hong Kong, January 29, states that Lieut, Charies W. Place, of the Germantown, died at Manilaon the 9th of that month. “The poor fellow,” he says, ‘got bis foot mashed between two gung while trying to have them moved aft in a gale of wind. His leg was amputated, and he died a short time thereafter, much regretted. Tis wife resides in Portsmouth, Va.” The officers and crew of the Powhatan were in foe health. Tar Biack Puagur.—The Calhoun (Misa.) Inde- pendent of the 16th ult. eaye fourteen persons have lately died in the southern portion of Calhoun county of a disease PeseMUUg VINCE plague, a ‘The Alieged Expedition Against Cuba. The Courrier des Elats Unis pretends to have correct information on this subject. The following is from its issue of yesterday :— The expedition of which we bave spoken is not an imaginary one; it exists; it is organized; and what is more, while we are writing it is already in a state of partial realization. At least one ship bas left the port ef New York with an assorted cargo of “emigrants,” and further departures are only waiting for the sigual. The plan of the filibusters is to land on the southern coast of the island, then toreach Puerto Principe, and to establish thomselves there with the aid of the conspirators of that place. Qace that point ia gained, they will remain inside of the town, and, without venturing in the open field, will await the expio- sion of insurrectionary movements, upor which they rely in several districts of the colony. It is a second edition of the abortive attempt of 1854, which cost so many tears to some of the first Cuban families, But it is now affirmed that to incite the ulterior hopes of the coup de main, there exists @ secret understanding ind connected with the government at Washington. It is said that the lead- ers of the expedition have received the assurance that as soon as the flag of the Lone Star shail have been hoisted in Cuba, the United States government will con. sider the conflict as a war of independence, and openly Es vent to the “lively sympatby”’ of the citizens of the fnion in favor of the “insurgents.” It is then that the Preparations vow going on in the dark will be more fully perceived, and that the bands of filibusters, transformed into ‘“reintorcements for the liberating army,’’ will simul- taneously leave the principal American ports, ‘Visit of a Prussian Frig: to New York. EXPECTED ARRIVAL OF THE GKFION—HISTORY OF HER MEMORABLE ACHIEVEMENTS, ETC., RTC. Our advices from Havana yesterday informed us of the departure from that port for Now York of the Prussian frigate Geflon, having « prince’on board whose name was not given. It is stated that the prince alluded to is Prince Adalbert ot Prussia, and that he designs visiting our na tional capital. A correspondent, whose attention was attracted to our notice of the expected arriva!, sends us the following his_ tory of the vessel: — TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Reading in the reports from Havana that we are to expect a visit of the famous Prussian frigate Getion, I cannot help addressing a few wouls to you in relation to this ehip. About ten oreleven years ago the Geflon was one of the finest vessels of the Danish navy; so much so that hor sailing qualities atthe time were considered superior to any vessel in the British navy. During part of the Danish war in 1848-'50, the Goflon was one of the ships blockading the rivers in the North Sea. Later again, she served in tue Baitic. Annexed is the newspaper report of that time, giviag an account of the attack of a Danish naval squadron oa the town and bay of Eckernforde, in the Duchy of Schleswig, in which the Gefion played a prominent part, she being captured by the Schieswig-Holstein army, and the splen- did new line-of-battle ship Christian Vill. catching fire, blew up, and with ber hundreds of human beings. Few vesseis of war that have entered this port, have seen such terrible bloodshed as the Getion. Three days atter the gurrender—which is just ten years to day, the 6th of April—I visited the ship personally, the first and probably the last time I shall see such a spectacle as presented itself to my eyes. The sides of the ship were Iterally dotted with grape and round shot, the decks and wood- work were washed with gore, and the bammocks appeared to me as if dipped in blood and dried im the sun. Bunches of hair, pieces of human skulls and skin were scattered over the sides and railing of the ship. Such was the view I witnessed, while I was assured that the crew had done everything to do away with the worst. After this horrible strife the Geflon was enrolled in the German navy, thoroughly repaired, and named after the place of battle, ““Eckernforde,’”’ being the first German frigate that ever existed. In course of time, and after the revolution in Germany, the navy being dissolved, Prussia accepted the Gefion asa part of her claims for tbe expenses she had incurred, and ever since she has saiied under Prussian colors and by the old name. The paper alluded to—the Borsen Halle of April 12, 1849—contains the oames of the officers of the Gefion at that time, as follows:—Commander—J. A. Moyer; Second Com mander, Assistant Captain—C. Meyer; First Lioutenant— W. Skibsted ; Second Lieutenants—W. Petersen, W. Mictel sen, J. Tegner; Cadete—Schoeider, Mourier, Garde; Chief Pbysician—Hornemann; Assistant Physician—Rubsa- hen; Victualler—Boggild; Storekeeper—saagensen; Chief Helmsman—Rielsen; Second Helmsman—Ditzel; First Gunner--Kirkebne; Boatswain—Nieisen; Purser—Holm; Chief Carpenter—Jacobsen; Sailmaker—Bjorn, Army Intelligence. Captain T. J. Rodman, Ordnance Department, is assigned to duty at Watertown Arsenal, Massachusetts. He will accordingly repair to that station and report for further orders to the Chief of Ordnance. Orders have been issued from the headquarters of the army directing that Companies F, Third Artillery, and D, Fourth Artillery, now serving in the department of Cali- fornia, be broken up, the men to be transferred to other companies of thoee regiments. The officers and non-commissioned officers are ordered to proceed to Fort Columbus, New York, where the com panies will be reorganized, and then tobe detached to Fort Monroe, Virginia, to join the Artillery School ot Practice. The following officers, recently relieved from the re- cruiting service, are ordered to join their respective rogi- ments:—Brevet Captain T. Seymour, First Artillery; Lieut. J.-A, d’Lagnel, Second Artillery; Licut. A. Merchant, Se- cond Artillery, and Lieut. G. W. Carr, Ninth Infantry. Leave of absence has been granted to the following lajor H. Brewerton, Corps of Engineers, fo aptain. G. H. Evang, Second Cavalry, for eigh months, and Lieut, J. P. Major, Second Cavalry, for fou menths. Guxgrat Onvers, No, 1. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, New York, April 4, 1859. I. AGeneral Court Martial, instituted by the Colonel commanding the district of the Platte, by virtue of au- thority granted in General Orders No. 11, Adjutant. General's office, of October 29, 1858, and which convened at Fort Kearney, N.T., on the 10th of January, 1859, having erroneously, and, for the first time, decided that a mihtary geographical district is not substantially the same thing as amulitary geographical department, within the meaning of the 65th article of war, it is ordered, to prevent farther cavil, that the district of the Platte shal! hereafter be known as the Department of the Platte. Il. Requisitions for ordnance and ordaance stores, made in accordance with paragraph 1,238 of the General Regu. Jations, will be forwarded by Department Commanders to General Headquarters, instead of being sent, as is often the case, direct to the Colonol of Ordnance. By command of Brevet- Lieutenant-General Scott. L. THOMAS, Ass’t Adj’t-General. The Fugitive Slave Case in Philadelphia, {From the Philadelphia Press, April 5.) We published in our paper of yesterday an account of the arrest and partial hearing of a negro, named Daniel Webster, for the past few years a resident of Harrisburg. The excitement, that barely smoked on Saturday, burst out into a flame during yesterday. Before the hour ap- pointed for a continuance of the hearing the neighborhood of Mr. Longstreth’s office, on Seventh street, near Chest- nut, was one crowd of animated and excited human be- ings. There were men and women, black folks and white, slavery folks and anti-slavery folks, and all turbulently zealous in their comments upon the topic of the hour, It was soon diecovered that it would be utterly impossi- ble to proceed with the hearing at the office of the Com- missioner, and the latter announced that the caso would be adjourned to the United States Grand Jury room, at the corner of Fifth and Chestout streets. This announcement was followed by arush, and as the crowd poured dowa Chestnut and Sansom streets and across the square, the ru- mor got afloat that the prisoner had escaped. The rumor fanned the flame. There was great joy and rejoicing among the sympathisers accordingly. The republic wae free, our nationality was vindicated, andthe star spangled banner floated in triumph over Independence square; but these congrat,ulations were hardly more extravagant than transitory, as was quickly ascertained by the swora lovers of universal man. In legs than the time it would take to sharpen our pencil the multitude had thronged the streots adjacent to the State-house, and all the aisles aud avenues leading to the Jou, e crow# still kept increasing, ken, the prisoner was brought in amid many symptome of an attempt to rescue, aud the excitement still Kept boiling ata fearful pace. A great many priviloged ladies smuggled ip amid much damage tocrinoline, La Mott occupied the right hand of Daniel, and Marsha’ kine the left, while that celebrated gentioman, ara: fi suit of working clothes, looked with a sort of sorrowful complacency upon the efforts of his mnititude of new-coin- ed friends who througed the halls and highways 8 get a glimpse at his person. The hearing which was hel! was terminated at nine o'clock in the evening, and four I’, M. to.day fixed for tho hour of the final hearing st the District Court room. The excited crowd of peopio, of both sexes and com- | oro -el who had kept their stand on Fifth street for five long hours, with the hope of catching a glimpse at the unfortunate man as he was removed from the building, were forced to depart to their homes with their desire ungratified, as it was deemed advisable to retain him at the building until the hour appointed for the final hear- ing this afternoon, and at ten o'clock the strect was al- most entirely vacated. Several arrests were made during the day of extra tur. bulent turbulents, who were, as a general thing, locked up until their sympathy simmered down, when they were released, —_————_— Supreme Court—In Chambers. Before Hon. Jadge Roosevelt. A MATRON MARRIRS A RICH MUTE, Avni, 6.—N. Denton Walkin vs. Harry and James Moore.—This is a curious case—a motion to set asido a de- fault, It appears that a deaf mute, who was in one of the institutions of this city, was bequeathed by his grand- sonal property to the amount of $200,000; fatten ba died and left him $60,000 and an i ome or peut 10,000 ayoear. It also appears that in a very short time after the mute attained his majority he married the assistant matron of the institution, who, it is all |, Was some nineteen yoars older than himself, It is stated that the relatives of the mute's wife induced him to make assignments of property for thelr bonefit, and the proent motion is to sot aside the assignment, The case is stillon, - Police Intelligence. Passinc Counrerret Movky.—A man named Goorgo Burns, was arrested on Monday last, charged with felo. pionsly passing a countorfoit $2 bill on the Merchants’ Bank, of New Redford, Mass., at the store of James McOluekey, in payment for some liquor. Jastige Quack. eudusd COMmMmilied Lue prigoner tur exXMmnabion, the windows were bro- Another Affair, A ROUGH AND TUMBLE BETWEEN COBURN, MULE GAN AND MATHEWS—MATHEWS BLACKENS g BURN’S EYES AND BITES MULLIGAN’S NOSE—muLE GAN BITES MATHBWS' LIP. A few bours after the great sparring exhibition Hoym's, on Monday evening, some of the admirers of great artists got into a regular “rough and tumble,” bad quite a lively time. It appears that after the exh tion many of the ‘fancy ,’’ instead of betaking the toreet and to dream over the glory of champio gathered in the leading sporting houses adjoining Bro way, up town, and consumed fredly the ardent, makes little men great and cowards desperately brave. Two of the well plenished—Joe Coburn and Mathews—met acckdentally about one o'clock at Floreao and talked over their accomplishments, which termini in a few passes and # knoce down, Joe i highly crimsoned in the eye. Friends antagopiets, apd Pat cleared tracks for nov r leading in the direction of the “Leroy Rare Hotel.” P reacbed there and found his friend Wm. Mulligan, Mulligs and Pat exchanged back handed compliments over son subject of disagreement, and the next moment th hugged, tu; and measured lengths on Platt's salo floor, Mi was under-sawyer, and Mathews the most of his adv . Which his mouth and eiemaren dibtemion; and will likely lead to a fight b tween the partisans of each; firstor second, however, matters but little. Pat one time, while on the floor, Billy’s classical projection between his teeth, and ch it nearly off his face. Billy in turn, or Grst in the got Pat's upper lip within his tusks and extra opening ne.ther beautiful nor agreeable. « again hime nea bull dogs wore separated. atten gE keep the cold out, and o andaged and strapped Pat's wounds. There is every kind of rumor about ‘‘ U which, after the nose operation, either was tempting; butas far as learned both with “friendly shake’’ narrated. The police came—of they did—but faccomplished nothing. Such disgrac affairs between men claiming the name of pugilists eternally contending for the manliness of fistic weapons: defence is pertectly ridiculous. Court of General Sessions, Before Recorder Barnard, As soon as the Court was opened on Tuesday, the G Jury panei was called,and the following gentlemen s1 to discharge the duties of the Grand Inquest for the enguixy term :— Homer Franklin, Foreman. Henry S. Terbell. Lewis Atterbury, Jr. James W. Underhill, Tsaac H. Bailey. William Wood. Fulton Cutting. Benj. F. Wheelwright, Benjamin Fil John H. Abeel. . Henry B. Ee! Charles E. Anderson. Harrison ), Hunt, James H. Banker. Frederick R. Jeuksns. ‘Ambrose K. Ely. Robert Leonard, Kilis B. Harned, David Ogden. James G. Jacobus. Alexander Rankin. The Recorder did not delivera formal charge, but sim) called the attention of the Grand Jury to the usual topid] which he is required by statute to enumerate, remar! that there was a large quantity of business awaiting action. ‘m. Johnson and John Fietcber, who said they sailors, indicted for poraary in the firet degree, ple guilty to the third grace of that offence, and were sent to the State prison for five years. John Dolan, jointly indicted with Charles Laghey an John Manstield, for burglary in breaking into the prd mises of Isaac Van Kieck,on the 28th of January, wa] placed on trial, but the evidence was very slight, and thi] jury rendered a verdict of not guilty. 1 Patrick Burke, indicted for mayhem on John McArdiqy pleaded guilty to assault and battery, and was remandeJ for sentence. Joseph Vonwossy and Antonio Ferrino were tried for asgault and battery on officer Wilsey, ina Baxter streq rocery store, On the 8d of March. A host of Baxter st {talians swore that the officer was not assaulted, City Intelligence. Svretying Tus West wit Books.—The State of Ohio nually appropriates about $82,000 to the purchase of schog] apparatus and books for her school libraries. This amonnt is raised by a tax of one-tenth of a mill on the dollar of the entire property valuation of the State. Umg der this law tho Hon. Apgon Smith, State Commissio 3 of Schools, conciuded a contract, last September, with thi] Megers. Appleton, of this city, to supply tho State wi her library books for 1859. According!>, alt the Fpace on the floor of the immense salesroom at Applotons is now occupted by great masses of these books, pilelj solidly, like bricks, ready for packing and shipment. [| bulk they measure over twenty-five solid cords, and th weigh seventy-eigbt tons. Piled on end on a shelf, in thay usual manper, and as close together as possible, the, would extend from the City Hall to Union square, or distance of two miles. We understand that the Me Appleton have made arrangements to have the entire Id sent by a special freight train, to be run straight thro from this city to Columbue. The binding, which is un form, is beautiful and substantial. Esch volume is tered on the back with the title of the book, author’ bame, and the mark of the ‘Ohio 8. Library, 1869. selections have been made exclusively by the Commi sioner, to whom great credit is. due for the intelligent judicious manner in which he has discharged so impot aduty. This can be vest appreciated by an inspection a his list, from which the following titles (with the num! of copies required of each work) are taken random 1,€50 Goadby’s Physiology, 1,500 Walks and Talks of American Farmer in England, 1,600 A Woman’s About Women, 1,400 Bryant’s Poems, 1,000 Halleck’ Poems, 500 New American Cyclopoxlia, iy Mrs. Kirkij 1,650 1ossing’s United States, 1,650 Louis’ Schoo! Days, ees Life of Charloteg] Bronte, 1,650 Heroes and Hero Worship, 1,000 Dana’és Household Book of Poetry, 1,650 Minturn’s Deibi, 1,000 Buckle’s History of Civilization, 1,650 Micha clet’s France, 1,000 Downing’s Landscape Gardening, 60 Stores of Venice, 100 Moore’s Americah Elo: ce, 160 Benton's PDE aint of Congressional De: , 1,650 Youman’s Household Science, 1,650 Elliott’ Fruit Book, 1,650 Flint on Grasses, 1,650 Youatt and Mar. tin on Cattle, 600 Darlington’s Agricultural Botany, 1 Norse Folk, 1,650 Educational Biography, 1,650 Incid in American History, 1,500 India and her People, Fig in West Twenty-EichTa Srreet.—Between one ans two o’clock on Tuesday morning a fire was discovered the dwelling house 126 West Twenty-eighth street, occa) by Thomas Keller. The flames were soon extinguished.' Damage about $200. The origin of the fire is under invei tigation by the Fire Marshal, | Fire in Granp Street.—Shortly after 12 o’clock on Tues day noon, a fire occurred in the blacksmith shop of Jamea#] Mulligan, in the basement of 127 Grand street, The fire-?| men were quickly at the premises, and goon extinguished The damage to atock will be about $25; not in The building is owned by Mr. Mulligan. It | damaged about $25, and is insured for $8,000 in the Paric| nl Insurance Company, The first floor is occu-| ied by J. A. Cudney as a concert room and drinking sa- loon. Stock and fixtures damaged about $60. No insu-' ranee, Free In NorFotk Street.—About one o'clock on Tuesday afternoon a fire oecurred on the roof of the dwelling house No, 154 Norfolk street. The firemen promptly ex- tinguished the fire. The building is owned by Dr. Ver- mule. It is damaged about $50, and is insured. Tho first floor is occupied by Francis Meyer; his furniture is da- maged about $10; insured for $200 in the Brooklyn Insu- rence Company. The second floor aud attic are occupied by Mr, Reed and John Palmer; their furniture is damagod | by water about $25, and is not insured. The fire no doubt | originated from a spark lodging under the shingles of the dormer window. Ixcenpiary Fine 1x Wast Forry-rourtn Srreer.—Shortly | after one o’clock on Tuesday morning an attempt was made by an incendiary to burn down a junk shop at 336 Weat Forty-fourth street, kept by Dennis Murphy. The police- Tan on that post discovered the fire, gave the alarm, and with the agsistance of Mr. Murphy, put out the fire with two or three pails of water. Ping in Nunta AVENUE—Tiram Horses Borwgp 10 Dearit,—Between one and two o’clock on Tuesday morn- ing a fire broke out in the frame stable, rear of No, 640 Ninth avenue, owned by James Curry. The flames were Orst discovered by officer Schuck, of the Twenty-second ward. Tho officer gaye the alarm and endeay to ex- tricate the horses. He succeeded in getting one outside the staple, but the poor animal was sofar overpowered by the smoke and fire that he dropped to the ground, and the 4] officer was compelled by the fire to retreat. The stavies were totally consumed, together with three horses. One be- longed to Mr. Mosier, worth $100; one to Henry Schron, worth $175, and the third belonged to Mr, Cofly, also va- lued at $175; no insurance. The damage to the stablos amounted to about $75. Tho firemen arrived just in time to prevent the flames from taking the dwelling. The fire ig supposed to have been the act of an incendiary. Fras in Broanway—Loss Avour Twetve THowsann Dor, - LAns.-About half-paat eight o’clock last nighta fire was discovered on the third floor of the building No. 547 Broadway, in tho furniture warerooms of G. Herter. The | flremen were promptly at the premises, and extinguished the fire before it extended beyond the floor on which it originated, The damage to Mr. Herter’s stock of furni- ture will be about $8,000; insured in the Firemen’s Insu- Firth; Pou 2, Oo. dealers in mario en sion ot eety. 7 . lers in music. about $1,500; fully Insured. The ‘building is owaed by Childe @, Post? It ia damaged about $1,500, and is ingured in city com. panies, The alarm of fire for the First district, about eight land’s Memoirs of Washington, ! ( o'clock jast night, was caused by the w of a cam- age Jatop im the miniature boat shop of Mr. ‘ington, jo. 46 Kast Twenty-third street, The Lames were quickly extinguished ; damage trifling. Bunatary.—The store No, 288 Front street was onterod by burglars on Monday night. The iron safe was broken open, but the thieves, it was supposed, alarmed and fled before accomplishing their object. ere was $116 in the safe, which was left undisturbed. FaTat Fatt.—Coroner Jackman held an inquest yester- day at No, 108 East Thirteenth street, upon the body of Michael Riley, a native of Ireland, forty-four of who was accidentally killed. by failing from the top of ps wa hay. A verdict of “ Accidental death’ was ren- ered. Frem Reoment, Jerrerson Guarn,—Compantes B, G, E and F of this regiment will assembie at the Division Ar mory, corner of White and Elm streots, this afternoon, four o’clook, fully uniformed and equipped—without over- conte—nccording to the new regimental bill of dress, for reviow by the Brigade tnepectse, Companion A.D, Ef Bnd | Wi Mee Ab Lie emiuy plaoe, Gu Pillay wie advil.