| Show he last eastern mail tame came rolling in to the city only about 17 days out from st joseph and this time we have every reason to believe will hereafter be greatly improved upon mr lincoln head carpenter at CampFI camp floyd oyd had a hard time in ID getting to this cita in the way of break downs and smashes generally he authorizes us to state that he be would like to take a contract to fence the whole road up as that certainly would be a protection to the traveller in all seriousness however something should be done by the authorities towards iowanda improving the road for several miles slow below the city as ag it is IB almost impassable large parties are ar leaving this city almost ever every y day for pikes peak the reports from that region certainly indicate the tb presence of the precious metal but whether after all it is we think very questionable the mountain meadow orphans are now in this city under charge of dr forney and exe excite ite the sympathy of 0 all who see them we publish below two interesting letters in in relation to them and in conformity with instructions dr forney will send on the children which he has gathered and whose infancy has been baptized in blood an orphanage that never from its brutality can claim kindred or kind except what charities the world affords thera them merelin filere yin its kindness the big blow of saturday and sunday unroofed one or two houses in this city in the northern settlements we understand the damage is very considerable |
