New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-30
UTAH.

We have received kles Of The Deseres Ness 70 June
a. three weeks later than our previous sfvices The
papers contain DO important neSs In addition 20 our
ls,.srspsic dispatches from ST. Loais on Monday.
With regard TO the psgue Of grssshoppers, full details
are given At Crest Salt Lake City st the last date
the rasshoppe ed the sky for three miles dep, or
a. Car a. they could be seen without the aid Of tel
escopes, snd somewhat resembling snoweto,n,
which latter would have been very acceptable 20 he
psrched grass and cattle. The FIVE and ten sore lets
south of the city visited with another legion Of
srasshoppers within few days previous, deyosring
The third planting OF young corn. Letters from dinsr-
ent parts Of Utah County state that fresh arrivals coz
trve TO destroy the young crops nearly fast ss they
appear. A bug heretofore unnoticed By the farmers,
is doing considerable damage among The potatoes.
Nne-tentbs of the wheat crop are destroyed a, FIJI
more Chalk Geek very loS, fresh recruits Of grace
hoppers Matching on the benches. The fields OF Nerhi
City look like q seat OF Oscillation
TIE grasshoppers have destroyed sill the grain az
Psrseoonah nine-tenihs st Parowan; sl the wheat s
Fort johnson. and about one tenth of the grain al
Cedar City; the gTsin at Harmony is unpjured
In places the orickets are coming 70 the aid Of
the grasshoppels and being much the largest require
more at a meal, which has tendency 70 discourage
further efforts; but the people carefully watching
the movements Of the depredstors, Destroying them
laying new plans for their destruction, and taking sd
vantsge of such localities as they have vacated
The grasshoppers increase in des,ractiyeness stoey
increase in size and bes5ether alice the crckets the
locusts are reported Matching out quite numerousy
at the eastern base of the west mountains. Should
the three classes of kindred devourers league against
The present efforts of resolving and replanting fields
and gardens and destroying them, the crops will no.
only be very late, but will stand q slim chance Of
coming to maturity.
In addition 10 this, within few days rintek's oand
of Utes are becoming very sauey and troublesome a.
Provo turning their hersss into the fields TO eat up
what little the insects had not destroyed, and endesv
oring to dive of and shoot cattle.
Letters to President Brigham Young state that
Elder p. p. Pratt in San Francisco, and enjoying
good health Bro. VIM. Mcbride TO start from
California May lst, with company of saints bound
for Great Salt Lake; brother Redoick N. Alfred, who
had arrived from the Sandwich Islands, will probably
return home in the same company. Since the new
years conference, about 20 persons have been bsp-
tized in San Juan.
Letters to President II. c. Kimbah state that elder
Daniel Spencer was in London on the 2d Of March,
on witt to that Conference and enjoying good health
and spirits. BY the counsel of President F. ID. Rich
ards ne VIII tArry IN EnSidnu dnOtnef teof.
Elder G. ID. Grant writes from Liverpool, Feb. 81,
that his health and spirits good sndhe was blessed
and rejoicing in his mission. He adds that he bad
heard elder Joseph A. Young preach four times, aud
that he spoke by the power of God, being filed With
1.-THE light and intelligence of the Holy Spirit
The correspondent of The 81. Louis Republican,
gives son particulars of Judge Shavers death:
The Hon. l.. Shaver one of the United States Judges
of this territory found dead in bis bed yesterday,
atlPM He had long been in miserable health,
could lot sleep at night and his custom was to ST up
till lear morning and sleep tl noon When discovered
he presented the appearance of person ia natural
sleep with eyes and mouth closed AID no distortion OF
features or limbs; from which il is inferred thai he un-
consciously expired while calmly sleeping.
BY combining himself to his official duties and pur-
suing an independent course Judge Shaver command
ed the respect and confidence of these people, and his
death sincerely regretted by all who knew the many
good qualities that show conspicuously in hun.
Az urst, his equal has never been IN this Territory.
" Requescat in pace"
His remains were this morning removed 70 the
Council Houfe, where a euogy was delivered oy
Chief.Justice Kinney, funerel sermon by Mr.. orsop
Pratt and an appropriate and most beautiful prayer
offered up to the Throne of Grace by Governor Young
His funeral took place at r. NJ and every respect
was shown to his memory and to the office he hned.