Marshall County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 27, Plymouth, Marshall County, 27 May 1858 — Page 1

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THE MARSHALL DEMOCRAT, rUBLISHEO EVERT THURSDAY MOR3IXG, T JlcDOA ALI) fc BROTHER. TERMS: If paid in advance 1 00 At the eml of six months, 1 I0 If delayed until the tnd of the year, 2 00

ADVEHTISIXG: One square (ten lines or less,) three weeks ,. 1 00 Each additional insertion, Column three months. Column six mentis. Column one year, 2 Colnmn three months, n Column six months, Column one year, " Column three mondis, .. 1 Column six months, ....... J Column one year, Yearly advertisers have the privilege hange free of.charge. . 5 00 . 8 00 ..12 00 ,. 8 00 .15 00 .25 00 ..14 00 .Ü4 00 .45 00 of one Democrat Job Office! PLAIN RULES AND BORDERS. &c, Sec. AND ÖRML TYPE Our Job Department $ now supplied with an extensive and well selected assortment of new styles plain and fancy J"3 Which enalAos us to execute, on short notice and reasonalb terns, all kinds of Fhin and OrnamenJOB PRINTING! NEAT. FAST AND CHEAP; SUCH AS CIRCTLARS, HANDBILLS, LABELS, CATALOGUES, FAMrHLVtS, BUSINESS CARDS, BLANK PEfcDS mortgages; And in short, Clanks of every variet and description. Call nd see specimens. "The Wee White Rose." The following poem, by Gerald Masf;ey, will lie new to the most if Dot all our readers It is one that wiL' go home to every parents heart. All in our marriage garden Gre, smiling up to God, A bonnier flower than ever Sucked the preen warmth of the sod. Oh! beutj nnfathomably Its little life unfurled; Life' crown of bw ciiwa ou wee White Rose of all the world, From out a gracious bosom Our bud of beauty grew; It fed on smiles of sunshhv.', And tears for daintier dew. A)e, nestling warm and tenderly, Ojr lea res of love were curl?! So close and closo about our wee White Rose of all the world. Two flowers of glorious crimson Grew with our Rose of light; Still kept the eweet Hcavcn-grafted slip Her whiteness .alntly white. I the wind of life they danced with glee And reddenM fs they whirl'd; White, white and wondrous grew cur wee White Rose of tho world With mystical faint fragrance Our house of life she filled Revealed each hour some fairy towr " Where winged hopes might build, Wc saw though none like us might see - Such precious promise pcarl'd Upon the petals of our wee White Rose of all the world. But evermore the halo Of angel light increased, Like the mystery of moonliglit That folds gome fairy feast. Snow-white, snow-soft, snow-silently, Our darling bud uncurled, And dropt i' the grave God's lapour wee " White Fo5 of all the world. Oer Rose was but in blossom: Our life was but in Spring; When down the solemn midnight . We heard the spirits sing Another bud of infancy, With holy dews impearrd," And with their hands they bore our weo i White Rose of all the world. , ! . fori scarce could think so small a thing I Could leave a loss so larre; Her l:ttle light such shadow fling ' ' From dawn to sunset's marge. In other Springs our life may be 1 In bannered bloom unfurled; Hit never, never match our wee White Rose of all the world. The Flag of our Union. J BT CEOUCE F. MOROIS. A sonf for our banner! The watchword recall YVliith gave tho Republic her station; Unite! we stand divided we fall ! It rtfide and preserved us a nation! The tfiion of lakes the union of lands Tlii union of States none can sever The i nion of hearts the union of hands Ar 1 the flag of our Union forever j And ever, ; Tljc Üag of our Union forever! Wlia God in his wisdom and mercy designed, - Ar I armeiTwith his weapons of thunder. Not dl the earth's despoU and factions combined, llare th power to conquer or sunder! Tte ciion of lakes the union of lands Tli union of States none -cap sever The lion of hearts the union of hands An tho flag of our Union forever And ever! Th flag of our Union forever, Ck k ep that flag flying! The pride of the Tan!' Y- 11 othpr nations disDlav it. . V J.. 1 1 . lies lor union are an io a mani aot " the man who'd bctrarit. - the union of lakes the union of lands I anion of States none can sever of hearts the union of hands the flag of our Union forever! A id ever; flsg of our Union forever.

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SITIILES FOR HOME.

BT T. S. ARTHUR. "Take that home with you, dear," said Mrs. Lewis, her manner half smiling half serious. "Take what home, Caddy?" And Mr. Lewis turned towards his wife, curiously. NowMrs.Lewiß had spoten from the moment's impulse, and already partly regretted her remark. lake what home?" repeated her husband, "I don't understand you.' That smiling face you tuined upon Mr. Edwards, when you answered his question just now.' Mr. Lewis slightly averted his head and walked on in silence. They had called in the store of Mr. Edwards to purchase a few articles, and were now on their way home. There was no smile on the face of Mr. Lewis now, hut a grave expression instead grave almost to sternness. The o words of his wife had taken him altogether by surprise; and though spoken lightly had jarred upen his ears. The truth was, Mr. Lewis, like a great many other men who have their own busi ness cares and troubles, was in tho habit of brinirinsr home a sober, and too often, a clouded face. It was in vain that his wife and children looked into that fac for sun shine, or listened to his words for tones of cheerfulness. Take that home with vou, dear.' Mrs. Lewi3 wa3 already repenting this suggestion, made on the moment'fl impulse. Her husband was sensitive to a fault. He could not bear even an implied censure from his wife. And so she had learned tD be very guarded in this particular. 'Take that homo with you, dear! Ah rae! I wish the words had not been said. There will be darker clouds now, and gra cious knows they were dark enough beforeU Why can't Mr. Lewis leave his cares and business behind him, and let uus see the old, pleasant, smiling faca again. I thought this morning that ho had forgotten how to smile; but I can see that he can smile if he trios. Ah! Why don't he try at home? . So, Mrs. Lewis talked to hersef, as she moved along by tho side of her husband, who had not cpolian a wrud FlnfA llPT reply to his inquiry. Take what home?' Jlock after block was passed, and street after street crossed, and still there was silence between them. 'Of course,' said Mr3. Lewis, speaking in her own thoughts. Of course he is offended. He won't hear a word from me. I might have known before-Land.that talking out in this wav would only make things worse. Oh, dear! I'm getting out of all heart!' What then, Caddv?' Mrs. Lewis almost started at tho sound of her husband's voice, breaking unexpectedly, lipon her ear, in a softened tone. What then?' he repeated, turning towards her, and looking into her shighly upturned face. It would send warmth and radiance through the whole house, said Mrs. Lewis, her tones all trembling with feeling. You think so?' I know so! Only try it, dear, for this one evening. 'It is'nt so easy a thing to put on a smiling face, Caddy, when thought is oppressed with care. It didn't seem to require much efr" just now,' said Mrs. Lewis, glancing up .t her husband with soraethingof an archness in her look Again a shadow dropped down upon the face of Mrs. Lewis, which again partly turned away; and again they walked on in silence. 'He is so sensitive!' Mrs. Lewis said to herself, the shadow on her husband's face darkening over her own. I have to bo as carefuVofmy words, as if talking to a spoil ed child.' No, it did not require much effort on the part of Mr. Lewis to smile, as he passed a few word3 lightly with Mr. Edwards. The remark of his wife had not really displeased him; it had only set him to thinking After remaining gravely silent, because he wa. undergoing a brief self-examination, Mr. Lewis said: 'You thought the smile given to Mr Edwards came easily enough? t 'It did not seem to require an .effort,' replied Mrs. Lewis. Oip, not much effort was requited,' said Mr". ' Lewis. His tongue was slightly dc pressed. ' Cut this mustbe taken into account; ray mind was in a certain state of excitement, or activity, that repressed sober feelings, and made smiling an easy thing. So we smile and are gay in company, at the cost of little effort, becaus all are smiling and gny, and we feel tho common sphere of excitement. How different it often is when we are alone, I need not say. You, Caddy, aro guilty of a sober face at home as well as your husband.' Mr. Lewis spoke with a ter.der reproof in his voice. !

But the sober face is caught from vours oftener than you imagine, my husband,' replied Mrs. Lewis. 'Are youcertafn of that, Caddy?' Very certain. You make ttics sunlight and the shadow of your homo. Smile upon us; give us cheerful words; enter into our feelings and interests, r.nd there will be no brighter home in the land. A shadow on yoür countenance is a veil for my heart; and the same is true as respects our children. Üür pulses strike too nearly in unison, not to be disturbed when yours has lost its even beat. Again Mr. Lewis walked on in silence, his fice perfectly averted, and again his wife began to fear that she had spoken too freely. But he soon dispelled tho impression, for he said: I am glad, Caddy, that you have spoken thus plainly. I only wish that you had done so before. I see how it is. Mv smiles have been for the outside world -the world th:U neither loved nor regarded rae; and my clouded brow for the dear ones at home, for whom thought and cares are ever living activities.' Mr. and Mrs. Lewis were now at their own door, whero they paused a moment, and then went in. Instantly on passing hh threshold, Mrs. Lewis felt the pressure upon him of his usual state; The hue of his feelings began . to change. The cheerful, interested exterior put on for those ha met in business intercourse, began rapidly to change, and a t-ober hue succeeded. Like most business men, his desire for profitable

result, was even far in advance of the slow evolutions of trade; and his daily history was a history of disappointments, in some measure dependent upon his restless antici palions. He was not willing to work and to wait as he should be; and, like many o his class, neglected the perils that lay here ar.d there along hi3 life-paths, because they were inferior in value to those ho hoped to find just a little way in advance. The con sequence was, that when the day's busi ness excitement wa3 over, his mind fell in to a brooding state, and lingered over its disappointments, or looked forward with smiling hope in the future for hope, in many things. Lvl been deferred. And so he had smiles for his home. Take that home with you, denr.' whis pered Mis. Lewis, R3 they moved along the passage, and beforo they had joined the oth ers of the family. She had an instinctive consciousness, that her husband was in danger of relapsing into his usual state. Tho warning was just in time. '.Thank you for the words 1 said he, I wil not forget them.' And he did not; but at once rallied him self, and to tho glad surprise of Jenny, "Will and Mary, met them with a new face, covered with fatherly smiles, and with pleasant Questions, in pleasant tones, of their day's employments. The feelings of children move in quick transitions. They had :;ot expected a greeting like this; but the response was instant. Little Jenny -1! 1 1 ? 1 r .t t lirn cumueu into ner iairer s arms. in came and stood by his chair, answering in lively tones hi.? questions, while Mary, older by a few years than tho rest, leaned against her father's shoulder, and laid her little white hand softly upon his head, smoothed back his dark hair, just showing a little frost, from Lis broad manly temple3. A pleasant group was tliis for the eyes of Mrs. Lewis, as she came forth from her chamber to the sitting room, wher she had gone to lay off her bonnet and shawl and change her dress. Well did her husbaud understand the meaning look she gave him; and warmly did her heart respond to the smile he threw back upon her. Words fitly spoken are like apples of gold in pitchers of silver,' said Mr. Lew is, speaking to her as she came in. 'What do you mean by that?' asked Ma ry, looking curiously into her father's face. 'Mother understands,' replied Mr. Lewis, smiling tenderly upon his wife. -. Something pleasant must have happen ed,' said Mary - Something pleasant?' Why do you say that?' asked Mr. Lewis. You and mother look S3 happy,' replied the child. And we have cause to bo happy,' answered her father, as h. drew his arm tightly around her, 'in having three such good children.' Mary laid her cheek to hi?, and whispered: 'If you are smiling and happy, dear father! home will be like Heaven.' Mr. Lewis kissed her; but did not reply: Ho felt a rebuke in her words, but it did not throw a chill over hi3 feelings, it only gave new strength to his purposes. .'Don't distribute a i your smiles. Keep a few of tho warmest and brightest for home,' said Mrs. Lewis) as she parted with her husband on "the nxt morning. He kissel her, but did not promise. The smiles wero kept, however, acd evening saw them; though not for the outside world. Other, and many evenings saw- tho same cheerful smiles, and tho same happy home. And was not Mr. Lewis a better and hr.p

pier man? Of course he was. And so would nil men be, if they would take home with them the smiling aspect they so often exhibit, as they meet their fillow-men in business intercourse, or exchange words in passing compliments.. Take your smiles and cheerful words homo with you, husbands, fathers, and brothers. Your hearts are cold and dark without them. Lady's Book.

3Iis$isiiii ailIiii. . We clip the following description of gambling on the Mis-i:ippi from a letter to the Toledo Blade. The weather was too raw and cold to admit of our taking a tune on shore, so we must needs take. a tune at cards on board. Various games had succeeded each other and the interest began to flag, when, one who had not before participated, at least not in that portion of the boat where I was seated; Came forward and taking up n pack of cards, offering to bet any mau 850 that he could 'cut a jack' from the pack every time, let who would -"shufhV them. The passengers gathered around the table to see the trick, but .lotextreme'y forward to take tho bet, I can do it, gentlemen, every time, jutt as easy,' said he. 'Who will go fifty on it?' No deception about it gentlemen; its all done fair and above board. Here are the 'Jacks' you see, now any one of you, or any two or three of you may shuffle tho pack and yet I'll cut a 'jack' every time. Dont b-j bashful, gentlemen. Here's 50, as good money as any man has got; who'll cover it?, 'I will,' said Mr. Grei:, from Mud Hollow, famblirtg with hi3 greasy leather pocketbook; 'hcre'a the money; hand me the keard3 till I shuffla 'cm.' Mr. Green accordingly took "them kcards' in his huge, horny hands, and after several ineffectual attsmpts at shuffling them, in which he spread them promiscuously about the floor a number of limes, finally laid them before tho gambler with, -Now lot's see them 'jacks'. Tho gambler rose from Iiis scat, and iiuloing so drew from hi3 sleeve, a long, glittering Bowie knif', and with ono motion cut the p.nck through to the table, while vnh the other hand ho swept lho money into his rocket. A murmur of indignation, ran round among the passengers, while tha unfortu nato Mr. Green denounced tho author o his misfortune as a swindler, and a knave announciug wih tears in hi3 eyes that it wai the last money ho had in tho world, being all that was left fromtln proseads of this trip to market; his pocket having been picked of the rest while at New Orleans When the hubbub had somewhat subsided, the clerk of tho boat stepping from tho bar-room, carelessly asked tho gambler, what about that trick. The swindler ex plained what he could do. 'Pshaw,' said the cleric, You, nor no other man can do that. 'I'Jl go you 53, I can do it.' 'I'l double the stakes,' said the clerk, for no man on earth can como that game; so down with the rags;' at the same time call iug, 'Hero bar-keeper, bring me a deck of cards, I shant trust to this rascals pack ' All right' say3 the gambler, 'I had much rather use your cards, and'then you can't accuse me of cheating." Tho cards were then brought forward, carefully shuffled, and laid on the table before the operator. As before, out came the bowie-knife, and the cards were cut onc3 more, but the hand that proceeded to- grasp the money, was arrested, and the clerk with a revolver in his hand, requested the trickster to show tho 'jacks' he had 'cut.' He hastily turn ed over the severed cards, but unfortuntely he found no 'jacks;' the clerk had them re moved before he ventured on the bet; and taking up the money he handed S50of it to Mr. Green, at the same time warning him. never to bot with a black-leg on a Missis sinni steamboat. At the next landing place, our friend of the bowie-knife, found MM it convenient to leave and he was seen no more on our boat, during that trip. DisTRESsixa Accident at Indianapolis. - Tho Indianapolis Journal, of the 15th inst. has the following: Ono of the most heart rending.accidents that ever ocdured in ozx city, took place at the Ünion Depot,at l.rlf-past seven o'clock thi3 morning. The Bellefontaln train had discharged its passengers, and was just starting to back out of the depot, when an old lady, who was eitharort the steps of one of the cars, or standingon the floor bstween the cars, was catlght by the whsels, drawn under tho train, and crushed to death in an instant. Two of the cars were thrown off the track; the wheels and track were cover ed with blood and fragments of flesh. The Tho body was so terrible mangled that scar cely any resemblance to the human form was discernible." It was certair.ly the most horrible sight wc ever witnessed. The name of tho deceased wa3 Jeannette Sherwood. In company with her husband, son ia-law, two daughters, and three grandchildren, she was traveling. from Scotland, their native home, to St. Louis, Mo., where she has a son living.

Mormon Intelligence—Highly Interesting Details. The St. Louis Democract has a very interesting communication from an intelligent gentleman of that city, well acquainted with the Mormons—"one who has seen the elephant"—a portion of which we publish. He says the statements of Mr. Loba are not strictly correct; that he is a very "disgusted," satisfied and genuine apostate from Brigham's fraternity, and that, now, in a crusade against the sect, "pursues it at the expense of all honor—and, in short, has painted facts until no one can believe his story, and all have justly set it down as a bug-bear." We make the following extracts, the communication entire being too lengthy for our space: "It is reported that the mormons have no effective means of resistance. This is an important point, and requires investigation. From personal observation I think the following is a pretty good estimate of their strength. Great Salt Lake city contains from 12,000 to 15,000 inhabitants; Provo, 6,000 to 7,000; Ogden, 3,500; Nanti [sic], Nephi, Cedar, Farrington, Grantsville and Fillmore will average about 2,000 inhabitants each; besides which there are some twenty minor settlements, and numbers of isolated farms. I think that the total population of the Territory, including the Carson Valley and San Barnardino [sic] Mormons, all of which are now ordered to Salt Lake, would reach near 75,000 or 80,000. Oat of this population, I believe it possible to raise twelve or fifteen thousand tolerable militia, who, tho' not so well equiped as the United States Army are, nevertheless, as a rule, pretty good shots, and generally at home and expert in mountaineering. For firearms the Salt Lakers are more generally supplied than any other people I know of, not by any means that they have a supply to carry on a war, but gunsmiths are numerous in the different settlements, some of them being first class Birmingham mechanics, and I reckon them quite capable of making a screw for Mr. Loba's pistol, if not of making a passable revolver. Pistols something like Colt's, but with an inferior appearance, were being made at the public works, at Salt Lake city, last summer, and I understand the manufacture

of them has been pushed briskly. The militia of Salt Lake city is about 3.000, one-third of which is mounted and well armed, and the remainder but poorly armed, with the exception of one or two rifle companies. Of the population of the Territory about thirty per cent, are Americans, fifty per cent British, and twenty per cent. Contincntal Europeans. It must be remembered that the Mormons have a thorough knowldge of the mountain passes and roads throughout the whole Wahsatch Range. According to my own observation, the easiest and safest way to get at the Mormon settlements is, by Sublett's [sic] cut off and Malad and Bear River valleys, entering Salt Lake valley at the northern extremity. On this road there are no Kanyons, and Bear River, except at very high water, has good, fording places. The distance is about one hundred and fifty miles further to Salt Lake city, but the improved roads reduce this to fifty miles, or about one day's drive with mules. Brigham never tells one of the "<angels>" to commit a depredation straightforward; but a wink, a nod, or a "you know, Porter," or whoever it may be, will settle the matter as easily as a sermon on the subject. Lorenzo D. Young. Brigham's brother, is a finished scamp. He scarcely ever pays his hired men. to collect a debt from him is about impossible. Daniel Wells, Brigham's second counsellor and superintendent of the public works, very often keeps the wives and children of the operatives, (who get nothing for their labor, but a bare subsistence,) waiting for their hard-earned, miserable daily pittance, from 9 o'clock in the morning until the tithing ofiice closes, and then tells them they should have been there earlier. Heber C. Kimball, as Mr. Hyde in his excellent work on Mormonism has said, is the grossest, most ignorant, most tyrrannical and most licentious of all the Mormon leaders. His discourses in the tabernacle are not fit for decently inclined men to hear, much less females. He curses, swears, and is generally quite forward in such Mormon customs as are "more honored in the breach than in the observance." He is in an eternal war with his nineteen or twenty wives, and on Sunday publicly de nounces them from the stand. Ezra T. Benson & Lorenzo Snow are of the Lorenzo Young stamp, shrewd traders and con sumate rogues. The principal object these leaders see to have is the entire estrangement of the Mormons from the United States government. They are continually painting their old Missouri and Illinois grievances in fresh and vivid colors, and telling the peo ple that the present expedition is set out to circumvent their liberties and uproot their religion by force of arms. With this view of matters, the Mormons will, no doubt, be rather obstinate. As a general thing, the European Mormons have little or no knowledge of the United States government and people. There are some tolerably well informed men among them, but the majority are but indifferently educated, and numbers can neither read nor write, which is the case with Heber C. Kimball. The existing government of Utah is a theocracy, and is conducted as follows:— Salt Lake city is divided into twenty wards, each ward has a bishop and two councilors, who report to the presiding bishop of the church. A ward consists of soma 12 or 20 blocks, and over each block are two teachers or spies, whose business it is to report everything they can pry out, at a weekly council meeting. In one ot these meetings it was reported that a family of Gentiles were living in the eleventh ward. The next morning their house was pulled down by the bishop's instructions,

and the poor Gentiles had to camp in snow three feet deep, or risk a repetition of this treatment. This is a fact; I heard the case brought up in the meeting. The judgment was passed by Bishop L. W. Hardy's first councillor. The next morning I saw the house pulled down. This is only one case out of some dozen familiar cases that occurred in. the winter of 1856-7. Each ward in every city has its school house, or rather, meeting house—for the authorities, who, with the exception of ill-conducted Sunday schools, never allow schools to be held, but when the snow is too deep for the children to get there; any how, it was managed so in 1856-7. In every settlement of any size there is a theater. The one in Salt Lake city is the best. The stock company, who are all amateurs, are generally better up in their parts than in many places of greater pretensions. The great defect is their want of stars. Theaters in Utah are conducted on an improved and entirely novel principle. The actors find their own dresses, &c., and get nothing whatever in the shape of pay. The best actor, one that "does" Virginius, Othello, &c., a star of questionable brilliancy, gets one benefit during the season. With this exception, the gross receipts of the house go to the church (Brigham's) coffers, and the actors take it as a high privilege to be allowed to play. The population is generally supported by agriculture. There being no rains of consequence, the land has to be irrigated by the mountain streams, which, in the spring, afford a copious supply of water. There are many good mechanics; but as a general rule, they do not find any suitable employment, or, if they do, find it extremely

difficult to get the pay. There is no specie in circulation, and the only money is the Territorial and city scrip. The former goes at par, and the latter at a depreciation of 40 per cent. There are some factories for the manufacture of woolen cloth, a similar article to Kentucky jeans. A large sugar factory is at Kanyon creek, a ward four miles from Salt Lake city. Its total cost has amounted to nearly half a million dollars. The machinery was made in England, after the pattern of the French machinery for making sugar from beets. It was bought up with moneys raised out of the "Saints" in different places, as well as large sums from persons designated stockholders. A certain Mr J. W. Coward, a Liverpool merchant, became a victim to this swindle to the extent of $30000. After the machinery had arrived at Salt Lake, Elder John Taylor, Mr. Crawford and ethers, were notified that it belonged to the church. Since then several men, a French sugar maker and Mr. Loba among the rest, have tried to make sugar, but the saleratus in the beets would not allow it to crystalize, so that up to this time they have been able to mike nothing but a miserable article of molasses. Mr. Loba, in 1856, introduced the raising of hemp and French rope oil plants. They both thrived very well, the oil plants yielding more than the average of those growing in France, but no attempt to cultivate them has since been made. There are several small disiilluries in Utah. The article produced is generally from bad vegetables, and it is wretched trash, but sells readily at six and eight dollars per gallon. It is the only thing besides cash, cattle and butter that will purchase groceries and dry goods. The mountain benches are well adapted to grazing stock, consequently cattle are plenty, but the prices rule high, except for cash, in which case they are as cheap as in Missouri. But few hogs are raised, and sheep are only raised for wool. The wild mountain sheep are coarser than the com mon. The flesh is a medium between beef and mutton. In the winter the country abounds in hares and rabbits, which, with an occasional grizzly bear, help out the poorer families. Fish are plentiful in the Weber and Jordon rivers and Utah Lake, as well as in several of the smaller rivers and streams. Groceries are out of the reach of all the classes; tea $2 per pound; coffee 40c, candles 50c, dried fruit 50c, and so on with every article, and only cash, or cattle, will buy them; and these things but few of them have. Their main subsistence is flour, corn meal and vegetables, and not always enough of them. The grist mills are driven by water power, and owned by the authorities, who grind for one-tenth. The church also takes one-tenth of what a man makes, or one-tenth of his time. Add to this the heavy property-tax, even if the person's property be not worth fifty dollars, a watch, a gun, a stove, a cow, a hog—all taxed separately; and when all these demands are paid, as well as the free offerings they are obliged to make, there is but a small margin for a man to support one wife and a family. As for polygamy, Mr. Loba has given you a picture of Orson Pratt's family.— This description holds pretty good with plenty of others. So rife are vice and degradation among them, that young girls of twelve or thirteen years of age are frequently solicited for wives, and marry. Brigham has the best conducted harem in the place. His wives have all their separate duties assigned them. One is a teacher of all the children, others do the housework, others work at weaving in his factory, while the original Mrs. Brigham superintends the destinies of the mansion. Brigham has wives and female. appendages of his family in other parts of the city, all of whom get an occasional visit from their lord and master. Fuel is very scarce at the present time, and every year getting worse. The canons or mountain gorges are fast getting cleared out. Quite poor wood sells readily at. ten dollars per cord. There is a plentiful supply of wrought iron, on the hundreds of wagons in the vacant square of the city.— The larger class would average three hundred pounds of tire to each wagon, which would be sufficient for all present requirements. Of cast iron there is none. I

have seen some pigs of lead, said to have been made in the outhern part of the Territory. It is a poor article, and there is but little of it. Coal has been found in San Pete and Iron counties. It is a poor article, and scarce. Springs are numerous, at all temperatures, from ice cold to boiling hot. There is a very large boiling spring one mile north of the city, which supplies a range of bath-houses. The principal buildings of Salt Lake City are, first, and most magnificent, the Governor-President's mansion, and lion house, quite a grand idea for a large family; next, the "Tabernacle for the people," a long, low, adobe building, quite neatly fixed in the inside, capable of seating 4,000 or 5,000 persons. This place is crowded every Sunday. In summer, when the people turn out more generally, the meetings are held in Bowery, an adjoining space roofed over and supplied with seats. This will accommodate an indefinite number.— The Great Temple is being built upon the same block. At the north-west corner of the block stands the Endowment. House, where the faithful receive "<washings and anointings, and get endowed from on high>," until the temple is finished. These buildings, with the public works at the northeast corner, fill the temple block, which, like all others in the city, is twice as large, as a St. Louis block. In the west part of the city is a plebeian-looking court-house. The council-house, the oldest public building, is opposite the temple. There are several large stores and importers in the place, but Messrs. Livingston, Kinkead & Co., and Gilbert &Gerrish.do the lion's share to the trade, notwithstanding they are Gentiles, and the Saints are always cautioned against patronizing them ----- THE PRESS IN PARIS.— Publishing a newspapervalways an arduous task—must be peculiary distressing about these times, in Pans. The government enjoys the right not merly [sic] of strangling the publication of a journal for offensive expressions used by it, but also of making its intentians [sic] the

'cause instant suppression, on the vague pretext of "public security. Se do not learn that this extreme has yet been resorted to, but ft has been threatened in the aüthorative quarter. The actual condition of journalism, in the French capital is dismal enough. Thus the" Press lias, indeed, beett permitted to reappear after three months, suspension, at a loss it i3 estimated, of 200,000 fraKcs; but it is not allowed to ba sold in the streets, and its insecurity has reduced it to the lowest stage of mediocrity: The Steele, the ablest organ of republican tendencies, his also just been deprived cf tha privilege of being sold in tho street; The Dclats has been compelled to banish ,t3 --.blest writer irom its coJamns, simplt !on lhe ground that lua articles wara not agreeable to the government, lie kept strictly within the letter of tho law, but tho journrd was given to understand that hi retensio.i would do it no good. Even religious deussiens are forbidden the proprietor of the religious journals having been invited to the department of the Interior, and there distinctly so informed. These things are hard to realize in this 6lage of tho world, and in a country so enlightened as France.' Our Diet. Here is a little eiiaightforward, common sensa from tho pen of Dr. Hooker, of Neiv Haven. It i3 taken from his report before' the American Medical Association." Tho abominable unnatural doctraines of Graham an Alcott have been the murderout couse of tens of thousands of deaths by corfsumption. Th results given below by Dr. Hooker were obtained by personal inquiries among his patients and acquaintances, and were carefully tabulated. They concide with the general opinion of the medical profession, which now offers no treatment to consumption except a well ordered diet and regimen: 1. Of all the percccs between the ages of fifteen and twenty years, more than onefifth eat no fat meats. 21 Of all persons at th age of forty-five, alj, excepting leas than one in fifty, habitually use fat meat. 3. Of persons who, between the agei fifteen and twentytwo, avoid fat'meat; a tew acquire an appetite for it, and live to a good old age, while the greater portion dia with the phtUic before thirty-five. 4. Of persons dyiny with the phthisic between the ages of twelve and forty-five, nine-tenths, at least, have never used fat. meats. Most individuals who avoid fat meat, al souselittla butter or oily gravies, though many compensate for this want, iti part, at least, by a free useof these articles, and also milk, egjjs, and various saccharine 6udstances. But they constitute an imperfect substitute for fat meat, without which soön er or later tho body is almost sure to show the afiects of deficient Glorification A gentlemen was recently on a visit to New York city, and on one afternoon, whila there, having an engagement up tort n, and the sky threatening rain, he took an uptown railroad car. Tho car was well filled, and the gentleman could not helr but notice that the majority of the seats were occupied by men, and that the half dolih Ii dies who bad seats were handsoffi&Iy dressed, magnificently toileted andgood looking; while some dozen caltcoed and mualind shop girli were standing in tX-centr of the car. While he was thinking of th pronauie cause of tins, the car stopped, and a very pretty, finely dressed young lady entered. In an instant a dozen mala biped sprang to their feet, each one anxious to r Hnquish hii seat. "Tho lady stood a moment, then beckoning each, porly dr?sed girl to a seat, she took one'herseX tmiply remarking: "We thank you ?crjc r-;il lautry, gentlemen." Some men live sis if thty " their lives, in order t j 1 3 rk w i - cease or jrathe. as if heir itches with

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