The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-11-26
The DAILY DISPATCN

iHE MokMoNs AND THEIR PoIye.Nv-
whether the Mormons do or do no, .IIow
poiygamy, has been mooted question. Ths
following letter from a Wisconsin overland
traveller, the Milwaukee News says, has b. en-
furnished for publication to that paper. and
may be relied on:
"SALT LAKE CRY, July &c.
Yesterday Orson Pratt, one of the
Mormon apostles, gave us quite sensible ser,
mon. Brigham Young is the Prophet, Seer
heveiator, and head of the Church. He is
assisted by two Councillors, twelve apostIes
and eighteen Bishops. The prophet and Go.
vernon, was present with some of his wives.
"ho came and went in large elegant open
carnage. lie has living with him in the city,
ih one mouse, sixteen wives and thirty child
rem. Each wife, with her progeny. lives in her
separate furnished apartment, and spins, sews,
weaves, &C., Sc.
"ihe person board with has two wives
Dr. Richards, councillor, has six, and all
OF them goodlooking, healthy women. Thus
you see puIygamy is openly allowed and
supported by these Mormons. mao, having
right TO as many wives as he can find and
| support, takes fancy, goes to q Justice and
swears ne is able to support her, and the
| marriage comes off with due ceremony-and
go 1t goes on. as he grows richer, without
| limit.
There are warm and hot springs here, the
last at boiling heat. Salt is manufactured
| from the lake water. which yields one bowl of
salt from three of water. There are also
mines OF coal and iron. Lumber is scarce,
SoO per thousand. The city is watersd by
| more than one hundred streams, brought from
the neighboring mountains, of the purest wa.
ter.
III his country is certainly as beautiful and
ferlie as any ever saw. They raise all we
do IN Wisconsin, and in far greater proper.
tOn. Vegetables are peculiarly excellent,
and, after the hard bread and bacon of the
plains, taste very well, | assure you.
"The Mormons find quite kind and oblig-
ing. Brigham Young is a fne-looking man,
resembling little Judge II. His wives are
mostly pretty, and the little legitimates, nom
the people here call young prophets, are all
g0od.!ooking and well dressed.''
EXTENSIVE STEAMBOAT DIsAsTERs.-The
Steamer Buckeye State, on Saturday, brought
intelligence of the following steamboat acci-
dents:
the Royal Arch sunk at Buffington's Is.
land, with lee: water in her hold.
The TusCarora swung against the Royal
Arch, and was supposed to be sunk, or badly
injured.
The Envoy was stove in by coming in con.
tact with the Jane Franklin.
The Jane Franklin WAS also considerably
injured.
1t would seem. from the above reports.
that series Of accidents occurred, commenc-
ing with the Royal Arch, which obstructed
the channel in very narrow place in the
river.
The Arrswline sunk at the head Of Pay toms
Island, up to the ladies' cabin floor.
The Cincinnati was aground at Grand
view Island.
Nine boats were in sight at Bufingtons Is
land when the Buckeye passed.
Wheeling Int.
CRIMINAL TRIALs.-The jury in the case
Of Matthew Brogy-uied for rape, as princi-
pal and accessory-being unable to agree,
were discharged by the Judge on Saturday
evening. 1t is understood that FIVE of the
jury were for acquittal and seven for csnvic-
ton. The diff Guilty was as TO Identification.
McTiger and Hallon are now on trial togeth-
er; the first indicted as principal and accesso-
ry and the latter as accessory, in the same
crime.-Stanntoa SDect.
NORTH CAROLINA MArTERs.-A Raleigh
correspondent of the Wilmington Journal
states that an attempt was made in the North
Carolina Senate on the Goth instant, to electa
United States Senator. Mr.. Dobbin, the nomi.
nee Of the Democratic Caucus, lacked nine
votes of being elected. 1t was supposed that
some Of the more stubborn Senators would yield
their preferences, and vote for Mr. D. on the
next trial.
The same correspondent also saws:
Prof Hale. who has figured some little in
this city, as a scientific gentleman, protesting
Electro Biology, figured "more sO," at the
Yarbrough House few days since, claudes
timely having il his charge a Miss AdeIise
Mitchell, who he represented as somebody go
ing to Petersburg, under bis charge, tor the
purpose of receiving a polished education.-
They went on, and the last Petersburg Express
shows the Professor Of 10 considerable disad-
vantage. He has yictimZed some innocent
and unsuspecting female, no doubt. l never
could reconcile them large pewter eyes Of this
distinguished Biologist.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT On wednesday
morning, as the express train on the Sasqne-
hanna railroad was approaching baltimore,
the locomotive came in contact with cow
The locomotive and tender became ,discoI-
nected and escaped without injury; bnt three
large passenger cars were thrown of the track,
and ran rapidly on the brink Of deep preci-
pice to the falls. When all the passengers
had given themselves up for lost, the fore-
most car came in contact with telegraph
pole, which prevented the car from tilting over
into the stream, in which case, many must have
been killed.
The DETENTION OF VEssELs IN HAMPTON
p,.ns-Tbe following letter h q been re.
eeived from VIM. L. Hodge, Esq, Acting Sec
retsry of the Treasury, in reply to commu.
oieaton addressed to him by a committee ap.
pointed by the Baltimore Board of Trade
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
November 10Th, 1852.