The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-12


quiet place than this city. Not dram shop or a
gaming saloon is suffered to open its pestilential
jaws; and have yet TO see the first drunken person
m Salt Lake valley.
This summer the entire wheat crop in and south
of this city was cut of by the grasshoppers; they
came in millions, eating field bare in a Pew
minutes They also extended their ravages to the
other grains, vegetables and fruit. The drought lent
its assistance TO the grasshoppers and between them
both the crops win come out poorly; but, luckily
enough, wheat has been raised North to supply the
wants Of tire people until next harvest. The small
species OF grasshopper that has done much damage
to the crops bears no resemblance 10 the cricket
of former years, which is a fleshcooged, wingless
insect, with black stripes around the abdomen, aud
greatNgly spider than any species OF cricket found
In tho States.
Herd times, the general visiter, when the earthly
banks refuse to pay reasonable per centage on all
deposits, has visited every workshop and household
within the Territory, and scarcity OF labor and
money is the result. Were not nearly every citizen
In this valley t3ler OF the soil, ON small or large
scale, things would have been worse; but as it Il,
ahere will be no suffering, although considerable de-
privation this winter.
Flour now sells at Sc hundred corn 81 U.s. and
potatoes 81 per bushel, wholesaler before spring it
- likely they will take fnyther rse in value.
The California emigration through this place has
been smaller this year than any time since the dis
cOvery OF the mines.
The overland route this summer has been more
scant of water and grass than has been known
within the memory OF the oldest mountaneers.
This season Mormonemigraton across the plains
will number about three thousand persons. Eight
companies have been fitted out from Atcbison, Kan
sas Territory, five OF whom have arrived unmoleste1
BY the Indians. The emigrants mostly comprise
English families, with sprnkling of Americans,
Danes, Scotch and Irish. Great efforts will be
made next year for n larger emigration from
The British Isles, by means Of the Per
Young has lately donated several thousand dollars
worth Of property. A few Sundays ago, at the Tab
ernacse, he declared his property to be worth two
hundred thousand dollars, all of which he was will
ing 70 donate to the fund.- II purchasers could be
found with the hard cash; for the emigration would
IN few years, make him worth five times as much.
The old gentleman understands how to manage his
OWE affairs, ut least, and safely be placed fl-
turf lists Of American millionaires.
About the 10th OF this month the Governor for
Warded to Washington a bundle OF Official docu-
Of having killed Captain Gunnison 1t is said they
will prove a perfect system Of debanchery on the
part Of the United States officers, who were quar-
tered here last winter, some OF whom are charged
with revamping the accusation OF murder against
the Mormons.
An endeavor will be made to retain all future mails
from this Territory to the East in the city until two
days after the arrival OF the inward bound mail As
things are low managed, the Eastern mail
leaves on the first OF every month and the return
comes in several days after, with many letters that
business interests Of the citizens Of Utah. caused by
the careless management Of the mail is incalcua-
BILE, TO say nothing OF the inconvenience resulting
therefrom. Every mail brings the supreme head of
the Mormon church, on an average, Edlf q dozen
letters from lawyers and physicians in the States,
stating, after cataloguing their accomplishments,
that they delighted with the principles OF Nor
n0nism, and would like to come aud dwell with
such happy people as the Saints" if they could
only establish o professional confidence in which
case they would gladly join the church or late
these letters have been thrown aside unanswered;
but formerly the inyariabe reply was that the only
way for professional gentlemen of their stripe to
establish confidence here would be for them to
do like some predeceasors-go to work tlling the
soil, carrying the hod, or hauling wood from the
canyons. There is no record of these answers hav
ing brought the devout nquirers into the arms of
HOrmOnam. No doubt the Mormon church has one
principle these manufacturers of mischief and
graves would have embraced with great gusto,
namely, the spiritual wife doctrine.
On the 2lst, during rain storm in the city a
shower Of snow fell on the tops of the mountains
few miles southeast There has been but little
snow visible on the mountains this summer--less
than at any former period since the first settlement
Of this section Of country-which accounts for the
small supply of water in all the mountain streams
The fourth company of Mormon emigrants COM
prising four hundred poor fund passengers, was
escorted into the city, on the 18th, by the Nauvoo
brass band, Of which one Of the returning mission
aries in charge OF the train was a member; several
banners, with inscriptions, adorned the train. This
company has had the misfortune since starting, of
losing three women by accidents-two were shot,
and one run over. When one of the accidents oc
CURED, the company was camped at Fort Laramie,
where two thousand Cheyennes were awaiting the
payment of their annuities. In order to intimidate
the Indians, who were careering rather sauclly
around the corral upon their ponies, the firearms
were brought out TO their view when one of the
guns was accidentally discharged, shooting woman
belonging to the camp in the leg. The Indians i'm
nedately, as If by previous CONSENT formed into
straight line prepared to attack the camp, thinking
that one of their own number had been killed.
portion OF the Oath and Snake tribes, under
their respective chiefs, Arra-pine and Tba-tow-ats
met in this city on the 18th, aud formed treaty OF
peace with each other.
The ladies of Utah have adopted new costume,
which seems to be gradually increasing in favor. 1t
consists of loose fitting Dress resembling, in cut
. mans sack coat being battoned in front, and
reaching few inches below the knees, pair of
pantalets adjoining the ankles, and q Leghorn hat
set auntily upon the head, being in fact modifca-
zion of the Bloomer costume. The ladies are thus
relieved Of superabundant load Of petticoats and
their husbands freed from paying for more than
twothirds the usual Quantity OF dry goods no
small item OF expense in this country. There Is no
doubt but that there is AZ much need OF reform in
the articles of mans dress in that OF womans for
instance, what can he more absurd, cumbersome and
useless than that monkey-liAe appendage, coat
tail. ] decidedly prefer the common Utah costume
Of flannel or cloth overshirt, more becoming the
male gender, than any other modification OF the
"lCng tailed bne."
About two hundred and fifty bushels Of peaches
have been raised within the Territory this season;
n few apples were also raised and sold for twenty
nve cents EACH The sugar works have ceased ope-
rstons, in consequence of the failure OF the beet
crop. During the past summer the people OF Provo
have collected and manufactured several thousand
pounds of what the Mormons, in their ecstacy, term
"manna sugar" II consists of the secretions OF
honey dew on the surface OF the cottonwood leaves,
giving them the appearance OF having been glazed
with honey. In many of the leaves, secretions Of
sugar resembling the sugar Of milk formed.
The hard sugar is generally shaken of, aud the
honey coated lesyes soaked IN water, which IL after
wards boiled down. In the trees | have examined,
almost every leaf had received share OF the sweets.
The 9Th Of mex. month the semi-annuai General
Conference Of the Mormon church will be held in
this city. CACHE.
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