The Nevada journal., 1854-03-03

A@~ BY the arrival of the Southerner.
at San Francisco, we have news from Des.
eret, from which we take the following ex.
| tracts
The Drama Among the Saints.--Not-
withstanding the sanity professions of the
Mormons, they have dramatic representa-.
tions in their city, which are largely atten-
ded. They have organized Dramatic
Association, among whose members are
numbered many ladies. The Association
had what they called Grand Picnic on
the evening of December 5th, held in So.
cial Hall-a somewhat curious place for a
Picnic at which considerable sum was
realized for the benefit of the ladies'.
Among the company were Gov. Young
and all the dignitaries of the Territory
dancing, comic songs, ETC., enlivened the
entertainment. Gov. Young himself con-
descended to sing Mormon song.
Native Maaufacturss.-The Saints are
manufacturing sugar and molasses from
beets. The Neacs says their molasses fac,
tory is making much better article than
last year.
Halker Suing for Peace The Nescs
says that Ammon, an Indian we presume,
visited Messrs. Snow s. Richards, at Par
owan, on the 2Sth November, and sued for
peace on behalf of Walker. the Utah chief.
and his clan. He left apparently perfectly
satisfied.
Polygomy-1he Turks taken to Task.-
The Saints have come to look upon Po-
lygamy as the sheet anchor of their hopes.
The Nea0s, commenting upon the statement
made by Chistian writer that the Turks
are gradually abandoning the demoralising
practice of Polygamy, lays elf Polyga-
my is on the wane, as the editor AYERS, we
venture to infer that this circumstance is
one manifest cause of the present imbecili-
| ty OF the Turkish government. When any
people begin to change the ordinance and
transgress the Abrahamic laws OF marriage,
that moment sexual corruptions and vices
like the evils of Pandora's box, are difused
abroad to the weakening and undoing Of
any nation.
Increase Of the Nauvoo Legion.-GD
Daniel H. Wells has issued, through his
Adjutant, an order, dated "Head Quarters
of the Nauvoo Legion" requiring the Or
ganization of a Company of Minute Men
to be attached to each Regiment of Infant
ry. He further orders the organization of
Battalion of Infantry, with company of
Minute Men, in each of eleven different
settlements mentioned. In Provo an addi-
tional Battalion of Infantry and one of Cav
airy are ordered. The military organisa-
ton of the Saints, unlike our militia sys-
tenn, is thorough and efficient.
Resignation Of the Pilot who lost tie
San Franciscs.-Immediately upon hear
ing of the loss of the clipper ship San Fran
cisco, the Pilot Commissioners cited the
Pilot, Capt. Chas. II Domet, who had her
in charge, to answer for her loss. Owing
to some informality i'll the proceedings, and
desire to give time for preparation, the
matter was not disposed of finally until
yesterday. Meantime, the af6davits of
Capt. Letter, of the San Francisco, and
several other witnesses, were taken, copies
of which were served on the Pilot in
accordance with the law The substance
of the charge preferred against the Pilot
is as follows. At $50 A. NJ, on the 9Th
inst, made the Heads, and at 10 AN.
took the Pilot, Capt. Domet; anchored
until 5 A. NJ. on the 9th, when we COM
menced beating the ship up the harbor,
standing towards the north shore at A.
NJ. Capt Letter came on deck and said to
the Pilot that he thought the vessel was
getting rather too near shore, but as he
knew the ship to'be in good working order,
under good working canvass, and fresh
breeze blowing, he apprehended no danger,
although he discovered the vessel was in
cove, the land jutting we'll out to leeward.
The vessel was then but short distance
from the land. AS soon as Capt. Letter
heard the Pilots order of hands up with
the helm, and to =" brazil up the spanker, ;"
he asked the Pilot what in the name of
God he meant by working the ship in that
manner" The Pilots reply of" all right"
caused the Captain to say, " it may be all
right, but the vessel is lost in spite of all
you can do" Scarcely had he uttered
these words when the vessel struck on the
rocks with so much force that the concus-
sion carried away the starboard cat-head
and anchor attached. with all the forward
tackling. Such are the facts. BY way of
explanations, it may be necessary to remark
that the order given by the Pilot took the
vessel about in way the very reverse of
that which the Captain supposed would
have been adopted, and brought her direct
ly on shore.
The only excuse offered by the Pilot,
was in an informal conversation with the
Pilot Commissioners, on Saturday week
last, when he pleaded the want of suffi-
cient number Of hands to manage the vessel
with requisite haste-the set of the current
and sudden flaw of wind from the north
striking her-all of which causes combined