New-York daily tribune., 1844-07-08
p.,,b Of jos smi,n the Mormon.

Our Western papers reccivcd yesterday orinE
=. accounts of a melancholy tragedy enacted At
Carthage, ILL., on the 2Gth ult which resulted IN
A.. d..tb of Joe Smith and his brother Hyrum
A,Lar io,d;no Mormon named Richards was
severely wounded at the same time. Inc paf''c-
n,ar, Of this bloody affair are thus given IN
the Quincy Herald, Extra, of Friday morning
June %; .,.;. o,.,o,t
De.ru OF TIE PRoPHET-J0c ana Hyun'
Sn;,s are Dead.-The steamboat Boreas Just III
from Warsaw, brings shocking intelligence rom
the scene OF the Mormon war. The following
ain from the Office of the Warsaw oighai eA-
plains the dreadful tragedy
1ne , ,he Nnn,ns expected every hour WIN not the
.nnouDd @ ng COUNTIES rush INSTANTLY To our rescue
- WarsGIe, Jaue 2'th. lc'4' nm
7, ,.eu. ,bot IN. circumstances attending the Kilt
~ he Mormon Prophet aud his brother t,ruu are
ss follows: Ga Yesterday Gov ford lei' Iar'lage
with about 100 soldiers for the purpose o, teNns pos
s.sson of th,, Nauvoo Legion " and their arms
They arrived al Nauyoo about noon, and called Tor
the assembling of the Legion.
About 1000 men win arms inmedIateiy resPo"e-
al m its emil. These troops were put under com
mand of Col. Singleton. of Brown county, VINO ac-
compaurd GOV. Ford 10 Nnuvoo.
Tbe Governor finding all quiet left Nauvoo about
X, I.M
The purpose OF enca'ip'uS "oou' se''' ''''' wa Wv
city. IT,; yoG Nan.
yoo the Prophet and his brother were Killed al Oarh
uuder the following circumstances, as near as we
can aSce!tan ihen' ll...,
, or ,hs t,>rthage Jail, awaiting their trial on
charge of treason. The Jail was strongly GUARDED
bv soldiers and anti-N tnrmons, who had been placed
there by the Governor ,,, ,,,o,a ,or tho
Mormon attempted TO run ~ ue S""'u WI W,
purpose of forcing his way into u' la ne .t was
opposed by the guard, and fired piston Sl one Vi 'c
guard, giving him slight wound ,,l
cenerai confusion ensued in the crowd aroS"o
the iail. Joe and his Mormon fellow prisoners !,
seems had provided themselves WIN pis'1,S' ana
commenced firing upon the guard within; re the''
attempted 10 escape from the window, wneh a hHH-
dred balls entered his body, and he Tell h'eiess
corpse. p;L
His brother Hyrum shared the same fate Rich
ards a leading Mormon, was badly wounded. mere
onr ;ptell;gcnce ends what took place alter tins.
Cd only knows Mormons immediately ielt ior
Nauyoo 10 carry the news OF the death OF the frn,
nhet IL is feared that the Norinons al NauVoo VIII
bs SO exasperated rs 10 exterm'na'e ue "o'e''o'
and his small force ,.,,,. .,..,,,,,. .,l
children tlom Warsaw. 1t Is feared iheir 'o"h Is III
ashes before this ,.; b,. ,,,
,;np;ns of bell. and call 10 arms Oar thtee inue
pendent companies are aiteeuN vi t'ioi' ',,'"S '
M. Flood has ordered out the mllii'a oil ms resl
gnent and the steamer boreas Is waiting 10 'o'''
chem 10 the scene oi acton -.
'rber,, is no knowing where this drehu'ui "''''
will end Many have expressed iestS '"a' ""l ~,
- in danger because most oi The Narsa" '"'.""H
have taken refuge here, but we oeie'e '''
ds,c,r az we are too Tar from the scene OF ae"o"
messengers have lust lett for 'iannsat an' .''
towns b-low Tor the purpose OF arousins the 'ils
.ourlans. The excitement in our ciIy Is intense;
and the anxiety To hear the late OF No'' roi" "'"
his men is very c'eat.
An extra from the st. Louis Evening Gazette
of the 2Sth adds the following:
xyLsn we left Nauveo about daylight tins
v,,o-,,nn iTudav 2Sth} all was quiet The Nor
,,ons had not nsard of the death OF the SmithS'
80 GOV. Ford, who was encamped lew ml'es
hack had las supposed intercepted the meSseh-
gers from Carthage r,, ,r,s,
At Warsaw all was excitement i.le "o,i'."
and children were all removed, and an i;uIie"is'e
attack was expected from the dormons.
Wn met the = Boreas," just above Quincy
with 800 men armed and equipped LOT "arsa"'
ea er ior G4ht. -;
morning, containing the particulars OF oih''h
death.
In haste yours, &c.
gr The Wings OF LENAwss county, Michi
gan, held convention at Adrian On the 2Sth,
and were addressed BY Hon. LEVI BgAR;sLEf
formerly Van Buren, Senator OF this State
4. way he exposed the swindling pTs,ences o.
so.e Northern Loco Focos, that " Polk is as
much of Tariff man as CLAY" was thorough
a-F The Wings Of MADISON County will hold 3
Mass Meeting a, Morrisvile on the l2.hins En-
dsvl when Gov. Seward and other eminent
sneakers will address them. There Will be rah,
ar a tall gathering We have advices OF decl.
ded Whic gains in that County.
N Ion. TnADpAus orEvaNs of Pennsyiva-
n; r.ss1d through this city on Saturday on his
way to Vermont