The New York herald., 1845-11-16
Sr. LouIs, Mo-, Nov. q. le46.
ST. Louis, NO., Nov. 2, lo<6.
Growfh and Prosperity Of the Cify-GensrG Excitement
-Mormonism, re.

sr. Louls, Mo-, Nov. ., ls4S.
Growfh and Prosperity Of the CityGsnsrsl Ercitemsnt
-Mormonism, re.
The business Of st. Louis this fall has yet fell
short of general expectation. This however, is in a
great measure owing to long spell of 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. The stock Of goods
on hand is immense II though the attention
Of the whole world is directed to this point and what
will be the extent Of its growth the permanence of its
prosperity, time only reveal Reality has cut
pecation far short the present year. Some sixteen
hundred buildings expected to have been erected
the present But am informed from a knowing
source that the number will hardly reach thousand
have just learned from of the main architects that
the business building is looking up. That with in the
past week he has received orders for The drafting Of
churches, convent, hospital, and five fine brick dwell
lngs Real estate and rents do vary far from New
York 1t these prices sitting trade
to serious extent. One thing is worthy of notice.
have yet to learn of merchants to any extent, who
accumulated fortunes in st. Louis
At the present moment every thing is on tip toe in
relation to the great Memphis Convention and the
tons and final result Of the Mormons Missouri will
send full and able delegation to the convention and
The largest Of which will be, the river improvements.
If Benton is in attendance is said he will hear much
from the lips of his neghbors that will not only be
pleasant for him to swallow, but mortfyng to have the
world know.
ber is the great Patriarch" William Smith, the only
surviving brother Of the Prophet Joe lie closed
Of lectures last evening in this city At an early
hour procured front seat and sat the performance
out. His subject was the spiritual wife doctrine" as
taught by twelve" apostles, headed by Brigham Young
The " Patriarch" commenced his discourse by giving
brief history of the rise and progress OF the Mormons He
stated that the 9th of April, 1890 the Prophet" jos
Yorkthat said day he. the Prophet found upon tho
road about three miles from his house, the bunch Of
tion he was enabled to trace and translate the great
work known the Book of Mormon" That about
that time the Church Of the Mormon Saints was establish
ed. In 1889 they founded the city of Nauvoo. At the
present time there about 40 900 Momons in the Uni
tod States 10000 of whom at Nauvoo. At the time
of the murder Of Joseph and Hiram, William the " Pa
trarch" in the East presiding the Eastern
ton Of the Church On his return to Nauvoo he found
to his great SURPRISE the tweve apostles had
cuded to take upon themselves the management Of the
Church, without the aid or control Of Prophet-thus
robbng Joe Smith Junior the Oldest son sfthe deceased
Prophet Of his linea honor This boy is four
years Of age and is reported to be very intelligent
The " twelve" also concluded to abandon the old Nor
trne the leading charm aud feature of which ia Spirit-
ua Wifery" ''Ths" said the Patriarch, they preach
forth Adam from the other Eve Thus say they the
twelve, plurality of wives recognised and prac
tsed by the Creator Of all things They next that
through the misty Clouds deeper and still deeper in
sn until he reached this world Of Genties he turned
black mark of his sin This then is their reason
for receiving no negroes into their church, &c. Sc, &C.
For the last months he said, the Bible the old
Mormon doctrine, had not been preached at all Nau
voo That every Sabbath their stand" which is in the
open air. presents the most disgaceful Here
letters from the foreign countries 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 im
plenens 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 six barrel revolving pistol This
they call the "key to death and hell" they have al
ready got in league of twenty tribes of Indians and
it is their intention to locate themselves along the pass
recently discovered through the Rocky Mountains But
to conclude Mormon will ever reach California for
six months previous to 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
to 60 inch Josephs widow and mother are yet lv
ing and their influence will finally break up the present
organization 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
apostles will keep hid to avoid the present
rants that out against them, for few weeks; and
they will then take the first opportunity to flee into Ca
NADIA. other point
James Arlington Bennett is among them, and although
he baptised in the blue waters of Coney Island by
Brigham Young the dead hour of night, yet he has
not the least influence at Nauvoe.