The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-07-12

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On board the Steamboat st. Croix,
Friday Evening, June %, lSi4. }
From the Quincy Herald.
! FRIDAY MORNING, 3o'clock.
DEATH OF THE EPRoPHET-JoE AND HI
RAM SMITH ARE DEAD!!!!
The steamboat Boreas, just in from Warsaw
brings shocking intelligence from the scene OF the
Mormon war. The following slip from the office
of the Warsaw Signal explains the dreadful trage-
dy:
| Joe and Hiram Smith are dead-shot this after
noon. An attack from the Mormons is expected
every hour. Will not the surrounding counties
rush Instantly to rescue?
WARSAW, June ~, 1874.
II seems that the circumstances attending the
killing of the prophet and his brother Hiram are
as follows: Onyesterday, Gov. Ford left Carthage
with about l2O soldiers, for the purpose OF taking
possession ofthe "Nauvoo Legion" and their arms.
They arrived at Nauvoo about noon, and called tor
the assembling of the Legion
About 1000 men with arms Immediately respond
eu " lls CALL hCSC uooPo WV Pes ~"~~, ~'''
mand of Col. Singleton of Brown county, who ac-
companied Gov. Ford to Nauvoo.
The Governor finding all quiet, left Nauvoo
about o'clock, P. NJ, with company of GO men,
for the purpose of encamping about seven miles
from the city.
About the same time that Governor Ford left
Nauvoo, the Prophet aud his brother were killed at
Carthage, under the following circumstances, as
near as we can ascertain them:
Joe and Hiram are both confined in the debtors
room ofthe Carthage Jail, awaiting their trial on
charge of treason. The Jail was strongly guarded
by soldiers and anti-mormons, who had been placed
there by the Governor.
A Mormon attempted to rush by the guard Tor
the purpose of forcing his way into the Jail. He
was opposed by the guard, and fired pistol at one
of the guard, giving him slight wound.
A general confusion ensued in the crowd around
the iail. Joe and his Mormon fellow-prisoners 1t
seems had provided themselves with pistols, and
commenced firing upon the guard within. He
then attempted to escape from the window, when
"a hundred balls euteredhs body, and he fell life
} less corpse
His brother Hiram shared the same fate Rich
ards, leading Mormon, was badly wounded
There our intelligence ends-what took place al
, ter this, God only knows. Mormons Immediately
left for Nauvoo to carry the news of the death oi
the Prophet. 1t is feared that the Mormons al
} Nauvoo will be so exasperaed as to exterminate
. the Governor and his small force.
E The Boreas Brought down most of the women
and children from Warsaw. Itis feared their town
E is in ashes before this
Our citizens were aroused this morning by the
: ringing of bells and a call to arms. Our three in
: dependent companies ale already in marching or
r der. Mai. Flood has ordered out the militia o.
this regiment and the steamer Boreasis waiting tt
y convey them 10 the scene Of action.
e There is no knowing where this dreadful affa
will end Many have expressed fears that our city
is in danger, because most ofthe Warsaw families
= have taken refuge here-but we believe there is M
danger, we are too far from the scene of action.
i Messengers have just left for Hannibal, and h'
It towns below for the purpose of arousing the Mis-
sourians The excitement in our city is intense
and the anxiety to hear the fate Of Gov Ford an'
Il his men is very great.
: The western mail of this morning brings us bu
Y few additional particulars, and they of not mucl
importance. In the course of few days, we hop'
to lay before our readers all the facts connected
with the affair, and, until then, we forbear giving
an opinion upon it.
The Cincinnati Atlas Of yesterday says.
;. 1.-THE Mendoza left Nauvoo on Friday last, at 4
;, o'clock. Capt. Riley furnished the New Era will
many partic liars, not given in the extract from th'
; Quincy Wing, and published in the postscript to yes
terday's Atlas. He says he stopped at Nauvo'
. for several hours, and talked with number of h'
Mormons; and that while there body Of Mormon
came III, bearing the dead bodies Of Joe Smith ant
- Hiram Smith. Mr.. Phelps was not killed, bu
was in Nauvoo when the Mendoza lett, making
speech to the Mormons, and advising them tc
: peace. No Mormons were killed except Joe ane
Hiram Smith.
1.-The Mormons all express determination tt
keep the peace, and not to resort to arms except
> necessary self.defence. They state that, at Car
thage, the Mormons were confined; that about 81
or 100 men, disguised, suddenly rushed on the jai
house; that the guard fired on them, and. wounded
three of them; that the men in disguise fired inte
the Jail and killed Hiram Smith before the doo
was opened. Joe Smith had revolving pistol
and fred it two or three times without effect, bu
was himself soon killed by the assaiants; that Tay
or, the editor of the Nauvoo Neighbor was in jail
and shot through the thigh, but not seriously inur
d ed-Richards was not injured. After the assault
the disguised mob retreated, and it was not ever
o known who they were. Theguard that had beer
stationed at the al consisted Of fifty men, lett By
Il the Governor, Of whom only eight or ten were OF
duty when the attack was made on the Jail house.
It In the Cincinnati Gazette, Of yesterday, we fin'
n the following:
NAUvOO.
The reports about the Mormons, and the death Q
d Joe Smith and his brother are various and contra
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