The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-11-14
LATEST FROM UTAH.
Interesting News from an Inter
esting Country.

they contain items differing from all
other papers; as that people differ from
all other people. They read more like
the Arabian Nights entertainment
than any thing els in print. Brigham
Young is Supreme Ruler in temporal as
IN spiritual matters.
The migration for the season, to Sep
TENDER 18th, foots up about three thou
sand, with their attendant horses, wag-
.ons, oxen, cows. and mu.es.
w elliptic following items from the
last Deseret Ne,cs, the official organ of
the government:
On Thursday last a few thousand
million ~grasshoppers decsended in the
settlements in the north of Utah coun-
~, destroying every green thing intheir
way the last prospect for bread in that
region is therefore suddenly snapped
asunder.
Bishop Evans on Sunday informed US
that they were continuing their ravages
when he left Lehi the evening previ-
Gus.
. The Hon. Ezra t. Benson Informs
us thai the county of Tooele is also visi-
ted by a similar plague, cutting
off the last of hope for the farmers,
as about forty ~grasshoppers were at work
on every stalk of corn they destroy
the silk first, which prevents the ear
from filing and entirely destroying the
crop, even if they remain on a patch but
. short time.
COMPLIMENTARY DINNER.
" On the evening of the 3Ist ult., His
Excellsncy Governor Young gave a
complimentary dinner to our Delegate,
the Hon. John II. Bernhisel, at which
Presidents Kimbsll and Grant, Elders
Parlop p. aud Orson Pratt, George a.
Smith, Ezra T. Benson, and Bishops
Edward Hunter and Lorenzo d. Young
were present, with their ladies. After
being shown through the Governors
splendidly finished and elegantly furn-
ished mansion, from the lofty cupalo of
which the guests bad n fine view of the
city, valley, and lake, beyond whose
western range a darkly rising storm
cloud was viyidlystreami G with light
ming flashes, and brilliantly illuminated
with the bright rays of the declining sun,
they repaired to the library, and were
entained With music on the piano by Miss
Charlotts Cub. At z p. M. the com
pany we're seated at the dining table,
which was loaded with a varied abun-
dance of ~substantials aud luxuries.
crowned With a rich dessert of luscious
grapes and peaches from Ills Excellen-
cy's gardtna
The evening was passed in social con-
rersation, IN which the Hon: John NJ.
Bernhise. afforded much entertainment
and instruction by short details of men
and matters at Washington.
MEETING OF THE SNAKES AND uTAHs.
By bro ID. B. Huntington we learn
that Ti-be-bu-tow-ats meaning the
white mans son so named, by being made
a chief by the U. s. agents at Laramie
in 1852 one of the chiefs Of the snake
Indians, and Ka-tat.o, Chief of the
Northern Snakes, had eomeinto this
city, for the purpose of making a treaty
WITH tho Utahs they were met on Sun
day. Sept. 2 by t saar-poe-c-ent White
eye, Anta 70 Chiefs of the Yalnpa
Utes, Tiueck, the Ieriditary chief of the
Timp-uo-quh.t baud Sow-i-ett's SOL
represented his father and band, Tab ba.
a chcif of Ar-ra-pecnts band, aud Pc
teet-neet, chef of the Spanish Fort
Band, accompanied by s~ubordiuat.
chiefs and braves oa each side.
The Utes met at the Governors Office,
fully armed with bows, arrows, and guns,
at 10 A. M.
The Snakes formed a line opposite
abe Tabernacle, unarmed.
A messenger vent from the Utes to
tell the Snakes to stop where they were
they tarricd awhile and then muved east,
opposite the Deseret Store, led by ID.
b. Huntington Utah aud Sho-sho-nee
interpreter, where they encountered the
Utes, who had formed a line painted
black. as if for battle, and completely
armed, in violation of the usual Indian
customs on making peace.
Huntington went over aud told the
Utes to put away their arms, they dis
mounted, and all placed their guns
against the wall, except Squash aud
IONA, and Catieste retained his war
.tneir guns, many of them commenced
,concealihg their bows and arrows under
aheir blankets, which Ka-tat-o saw,
when he lifted up the pipe of peace to-
wards Heaven as high as he could raise
his arm, and shouted in a loud voice,
- is THE WEAPON / COME TO FIGHT
-wrTHn At this time Batieste, the COW
ard, commenced dancing the war dance
and singing the war song in front Of his
men, aud thrusting his spear to the Garth.
Huntington told the Utes to come and
meet the Snakes in peace, When Old
Pe-ieet-nect started, followed by the
other chi. is and braves. On approach
ing the Snakes, Pe-teet-neet offered T.
be-bu-fow-ats,his hand, who refused to
take It.. He then raised his own hands
UPWARDS the Heavens, whereupon Pc
4~eet-neet did the same, they then sol
EMMY lowered their hands low towards
fhs earth, then raising up, looked ca h
other in the eye, eagerly grasped each
other BY their hand, aud then embraced
zach .other in their arms. The sever
nj chiefs then gent through tic same
solemn ceremonies.
The Snakes maintained their position
in the line, when the Utes pas- ed along
the line, measuring arms, shaking hands,
and s@braciug each other. When this
portion cf Tie ceremony was done, it was
agreed Tint they should adjourn to the
-ercampment 81 the Snakes, on Union
Square. They went promiscuously, and
the Utes encamped fu D. y. Hunting
toms door yard. /,
The Snakes and Utes formed tEo
parallel lines, about two rod apart. aud
sat down on the grass Ka-tat-o and
I'll. be-bu-two-ats then filed two large