The New York herald., 1845-11-16
Sr. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. ., le46.

ST. LOUIS, MO-, NOV. =, lUeo
Growth and Prosperity Of the Cay-G General Excitement
-Mormonism, &C.
The business of st. Louis this fall has yet fell far
short of general expectation. This, however is in a
great owing to long spell of warm dry wea-
ther and the low stage of the water. In fact though
the is nearly passed in the calendar OF time the
fall trade has rot yet commenced Tho stock OF goods
on hand is immense. 1t though the attention
of the whole world is directed to this point and what
will be the extent of its growth the of its
prosperity time only reveal Reality has cut
pectation far short the present year Some sixteen
hundred buildings expected to have been erected
the present season But am informed from knowing
source that the number will hardly reach thousand
have lust learned from of the main architects that
the business building looking up That with in the
past week he has received orders for the drafting OF two
churches convent hospital and five fine brick dwell
ngs Real estate and rents do not vary far from New
York 1t seems these prices sitting trade
to serious extent One thing is worthy Of notice. !
have yet learn of merchants to any extent who have
accumulated fortunes in st. Louis.
At the present moment every thing is on tip toe in
relation to the great Memphis Convention and the &C.
tons and final result Of the Mormons. Missouri will
send full and able delegation to the convention and
many important trusts will be conferred to its charge
The largest of which will be- the river improvements.
If Benton in attendance, is said he will hear much
from the lips Of his neighb0rs that will not only be
pleasant for him to swallow, but moryiog to have the
This city is now filled with Mormons- the num-
ber is the great Patriarch" William Smith the only
OF lectures last evening in this city At an early
hour procured front seat, and sat the performance
taught by twelve" apostles, headed by Brigham Young
The Patriarch" commenced his discourse by giving
stated that the 9th of April 1880 the Prophet jos
resided in the town of Manchester Ontario county New
road about three miles from his house, the bunch Of
golden plates upon which, through the aid Of inspra
on he was enabled to trace ., and translate the great
the Church Of the Mormon Saints establish
ed In 1889 they founded the city Of Nauvoo At the
present time there about 10000 Mormons in the Uni
tod States $4,000 Of whom are at Nanvoo At the time
of the murder of Joseph and Hiram, William the " Pa
tarch" in the East presiding over the Eastern sec
ton Of the Church On his Nauvoo he found,
his great SURPRISE that the twelve apostles had con-
cluded to take upon themselves the management of the
Church, without the aid control of Prophet-thus
robbng Joe Smith, Junior the Oldest son sfthe deceased
teen years age and is reported to be very intelligent
The twelve also concluded to abandon the old Nor
faith, and henceforth preach the new Mormon doc
trne the leading charm and feature of which ia "Sprit
ua Wifery" ''Ths" said the Patriarch they preach
in this wise God had two wives-rom one he brought
twelve, plurality of wives recognised and prac
tsed the Creator Of all things They next that
through the wet misty clouds deeper and still deeper in
sin, until he reached this world Of Gentes, he turned
black as mark Of his sin This then is their reason
For the last six months he said the Bible, or the old
Mormon doctrine, had not been preached at all IN Nau-
voo That every Sabbath their stand which in the
open air presents the most disgraceful scenes Here
letters from the foreign countries are distributed to Nor
mons description Of lost horse read, dog found,
and general exhibition made of the implements they
preparing for the California expedition. These ion
pleinens he described thus: They take their walking
canes and faste the ends Of them huge spears of
iron. These they will every Sabbath flourish from the
stand their preparations Of the Gospel of Peace
Their next symbol Is barrel revolving pistol This
they call the "key to death and hell" They have al.
ready got league of twenty tribes of Indians, and
their intention to locate themselves along the pass
recently discovered through the Rocky Mountains But
conclude Mormon will ever reach California for
six months previous signing the clearance treaty.
with Illinois they the twelve" have been sending out
their circulars to call together the Mormons for their
expedition But the whole Smith family totally refuse
20 inch. Josephs widow and mother yet liv
ing and their influence will finally break up the present
org of the Saints, and they will scatter
through the world other denominations. Brigham
Young is the Oldest apostlehencs his action Presi-
dent The general impression is, that he and the other
eleven apostles will keep hid to avoid the present
rants that out against them, TOR few weeks and
they will then take the first opportunity to flee into Ca
nada. some other point.
James Arlington Bennett is among them, and although
he was baptsed in the blue waters Of Coney Island by
Brigham Young the dead hour Of night, yet he has
not the least influence at Nauvoe.