The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-19
News from rrtah rerr,toyv

We notice by the Deseret Neos Of February 10, that
the great wall which is to surround tho Mormon Great
Salt Lake City, is about fvesixths completed
By letter from missionary Mormon in the Sandwich
Islands written to the Deseret Ners, IL that
the island of Honolulu four hundred persons have been
converted to Mormonsm like number on Kanwai and
two hundred in Hawaii in the space of two months The
In the Island of Maui and Molokai there has been
large increase in all the branches the work Of the Lord
conference there have been two thousand added the
church. and many more nquring what they shall do to
lands and they faithful believe he will continue
work till the honest in heart gathered from
among the wicked and the wicked prepared for the judy
ments that coming the face of the whole earth
We have sent elders to island in the entire group
and TO every portion of them, from this conference
the death of its editor willard Richards Mr. R. was also
the Post Master at salt Lake. and has OF the
influential among the Mormons The Ne,us says =
On tie 3ls Of December 1885, at the setting OF the
sun, DR. Willard Richards baptized at Kirkland,
dor the hands Of President Brigham Young in presence
OF Heller C. Kimball, and others, who had spent the
afternoon in cutting ice to prepare for the baptism Doe
tor Richards born at Hopkntown Mitdlescx county,
One feature in the prayer offered at the funeral Of
Hr Rcha rds will sound strange those who look with
horror and disgust upon poleamy The officiating Elder
Bless the widows Of thy servant Willard are called
TO part with dear and beloved companion. Inspire them
with The power of the Holy Ghost and wisdom to bear
with patience and resignation the trials they called
to encounter and to live in such to prepare
them to enjoy his society in the possession of thrones
principsli,ies and powers in the celestial world
The Neos also published an address Of President
Brigham Young in which this revolving ami dis
graceful passage, viz
'.1he expression that Old Zachary Taylor was dead
and in hell and am glad Of it, which the returning Of
fcers in their report alleged said by me- do not
know that thought of it until heard Brocchus
himself mention 1t on the stand in the old Brewery
When he made the statement there simply bore test.
mony to the truth Of It, But until then, do 1t know
that it ever came into my mind whether Tay lor in
he'll any more than il did that any other wicked man was
gone, and where they will continue to 60. The
Bible declares that the Lord Almighty the wicked
into hell with all the nations that forget Cod But did
not suppose that Zachary Taylor could be cassed with
those that forget God for he knew thing about
him. am confident that such thing was never men,
When Zachary Taylor any other wicked man dies,
they go TO hell.n
administration he is secure, for he says
have no fears whatever of Franklin Pierce excusing
me from ofee and say that another man shall be the
governor of this Territory
We have got territorial govern nent and am and
will be Me governor and no power hinder it, until
the Lord Almighty Brigham you need be Co
vernon any longer, and then am willing to yield to
another. / have told you the truth about that.
II came into my mind when brother Bernhsel
speaking, and the same thing strikes now. viz mas
much as he does first rate as delegate in washngtA
wa: going to move that we send him again next season.
understand these things and say rs other people
say, We are Mormons. We do things that neces-
sary TO be done when the time ior to do them
If We wish TO make political speeches. and it is necessary
for the best interest Of the and kingdom of God
tntm on tne SaDDatn. we 90 IL. Br0ther hlmbau
has seconded the motion that Dr. Bernhsel be sent back
to Washington delegate all who in favor of IL
raise your right hands More than thousand hands
were at above the heads of the congregation
This has turned into meeting II is all right.
would call for an opposite vote. will try it, however.
mot single hand was raised in opposition
Will now say, not only to delegate to Congress
but to the elders that leave the body of the church
he Jour delegae thought that all the cats and kittens
were let out Of the bng When brother Pra went back
last fall and published the revelation concerning the
plurality Of wives, II thought there no other cat
m fall all ~f Ia Al
cats that have not yet escaped from the bag Bless
your souls there no end OF them for IL there is
ore thing, there will always be another.
We extract from the Neics portion of letter from
Mormon Of Parowan giving account OF the suerings
Of Col Fremont and party. The letter says
On the eth Of February, the the lookout at
Parowan reported company supposed to be Indians,
coming into the north Of the valley twenty miles distant
from Parowan about ii O'Clock, the morning Of the
It'll. Col. John c. Fremont, with nine white men and
twelve Delaware Indians arrived in Parowan in Of
horse the day previous and several must inevitably
have shared bis fate had they not had succor that day
They reported that they had eaten twenty
broken Gown animals that when horse or mule
giving half to the Delawares, and the other TO
the Colonel and his men the hide cut in pieces and
cast lots for After the bones had been made into soup
they were burned, and carried along by the men FOR
Luncheon. Tho entrais shaken and then made
into soup, together with the feet and eyes, thus using
up The whole mule They stated they had travelled
forty five days living this kind of fare.
Although Colonel Fremont considered by the pco-
pie an enemy 10 the saints, aud had money he was
kindly treated and supplied credit with provisions for
himself and men while at Parowan and fitted out with
animals and provisions TO his journey, and went
his way rejoicing on the Goth Of February.
The Colonel sangune, in his opinion that he had
fouud the best route for the great national railway