Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-11-08
Ettter from Otab.
Correspondence Of the New York Herald
IMPORTANT FROM UTAH.

irmed Interference If the Saints wiM the
limited States lIaRS-.4nempt 10 .issassi-
nate a United States OHcer-7Ac Perpe-
traitors IF the Outrage Encouraged by The
1mhoritieS-E EJhortationS in tie Temple to
to "Go and do LitepiSe"-EBortS Made
By the llormons to Propitiate the Indians
Sc, Sc.
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 81, 1856.
When the United States mail was prepa-
ring to leave this place on the I'd of the
month, we were much astonished to see a
body of fourteen horsemen, with arms secre-
ted about their persons-amonG whom were
Bill Hickman, Hiram Clauson, j. G.. Little
aud Brigham Young, Jr.--rde down to the
United States mail carriages and follow them
wherever they went, and forming in line
alongside Of them whenever they stopped.
They escorted the mail in this manner until
it reached the mouth of Emigration kanyon,
when Mr. Maxwell, the conductor, stopped
the carriages, and riding back to the posse,
told them that he would proceed no further
until they gave him the reasons for their un-
warrantable conduct.-They gave him as an
excuse. that when the mail came into the
city, the mail carriers had shouted and made
a great deal noise, aud that to prevent them
from doing so in going out they had been
ordered to escort them. They then returned
to the city, and the mail proceeded on its
way. 1t was, however, rumored in the city,
and generally believed. that there were per-
sons who intended to go in the mail carriage
whom they wished TO prevent from leaving
! the country.
The following Sunday Brigham Young
| t,,ll hn Il, IN, tl. tnl,n hat
man who would sell bushel Of wheat to O
Gentle" would have TO give ;he same a.
mount for the benefit of the church, and that
if they persisted in doing so his property
should all be con6scated. Again, he said
! II you owe anything to the Gentle mer-
chants, suffer yourselves to be sued, and your
| horses, cattle lands, &C., to be taken from
you, before you allow bushel of wheat to 20
| from your granaries." Thus simply telling
them that il they did not pay the merchants
the wheat, which many Of them are under
! bouds to deliver for debts which they have
incurred, iu anticipation of the harvest, that
| he would see that they would lose nothing by
being sued. Also, in speaking of the Gen
tiles he said that he hated the very sight OF
them, "and if you were all" said he, "real
good Mormons-such Mormons as should
| like to see you-not a single Gentle would
remain in the place minute. 1t would be
too hot for them here. You would make it
hotter for them than the southeast corner
Of Il Methodist hell"
But the event which has created the
greatest excitement in this city, was most
outrageous attempt at assassination, which
was made upon United States officer in the
public streets under the sanction and coun'
J tenance Of the authorities OF the Mormon
| church. The facts are these About dusk
one evening, Mr.. Joseph Troskalawski, q
United States Deputy Surveyor, went to the
store OF Messrs Hooper Il Williams to make
a few purchases. Here he met Bill Hickman
u notorious member Of the DANTE Band, who
engaged in conversation with him in friend
ly manner, no one having any suspicion that
he had the least unkind feeling towards him
Mr.. r. then left the store alone, to 60 to his
lodgings. lie had gone but few steps
when three men, associates OF Hickmon
stepped up behind him and knocked hin
down. One of them commenced beating hiu
about tho head with the butt OF hcav!