American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-13

and some are elegantly and handsomely finish
cd residences, such as would adorn any city.
Or these two thousand five hundred houses,
| think about one-twelfth are tenanted-some
by Mormons who have not yet got away, the
remainder by Anti-Mormons, new OF old set
tiers, who have been permitted TO stay
Col. Geddes, of Fountain Green, in this
county, was left in command of a small force,
when the army was dsbanded, and has been in
command during the past week. He has now
returned to his home, leaving twenty or thirty
men at the Temple, under command of Major
McAuley and Mr.. Bratte. A small force
will probably remain in the city as long as
the Mormons remain on the otker side Of the
| river.
| No event of importance has transpired dur
ing the week. A certain DR.. Oliver Dresser,
who halls from Maine, and who was somewhat
conspicuous in the late difficulties, as a friend
and companion of Pickets', ventured over on
| Wednesday from the other side. He was taken
INTO custody and kept in the Temple till morn
ing, and then marched to the river in double
quick time, between two files of men, where lie
took passage for Iowa. A few other scenes of
similar character, to some of which the cere-
mony OF dipping was added, is all that occurred
during the week, of an exciting character.
Several cases Of deep distress, mostly lone
widows and orphans, came to my knowledge
during my stay. In all of these aid was freely
given. One Of these cases is a peculiar one
During the preparations previous to the flight,
one of the horsemen of the city, while riding
through the street, was thrown from his horse,
and his gun discharged, the ball from which
entered the body Of Mrs. Haywood, who was
in the door at the time. The lady was badly
wounded, but not killed; and was unable to be
removed from the city, at the time the posse
entered.
Her husband being a rabd Mormon, ran over
the river, leaving her and young child on this
side, where she fell under the notice Of the
Anti Mormons Provision was Immediately
made for her support-medcal aid procured,
and every care and attention bestowed which
was in the power Of the commander or his men.
She is now doing well, and will, in few days,
be removed to some place in the interior until
she will be able to 60 to her friends in Yer
mont-as she has decided not to follow her
husband into the wilderness. What renders
her case more ptiable is, that lie has posses
sion of her three children, all under ten years
old, and is making use of them to induce her
to alter her determination. She never was a
Mormon, but in that confidence which woman
only reposes in the object of her regard, she
followed him to NauVoo. Since that time, her
confidence has been shaken, and she has now
determined never to cross the NJ issssppi, to
swell the tide OF war which Mormonism is
destined to carry in its train This accident,
which she doubtless regarded as most unfor-
tunato one, regard as one of the most fortu.
nate circumstances ofhc life. 1t has been the
means of separating an interesting woman from
brutal and ianatlcal husband who would else
have dragged her into the far wilderness to suf-
fer unutterabe woes.