Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-06-07

4 Interesting from Utah.
The following interesting intelligence from
Great Salt Lake City is communicated by the
special correspondent of the New York DAILY
Times, under date of March 3lst:
The Indian difficulties have been brought to
an end for the present, without a further loss
Of stock, or murder of more white men than
those named by me. The body, however, OF
young Huntsucker, who was missing, has been
found, frightfully mutilated.
! On the lst instant, General Peter Conover,
with company of 200 men, left the Utah
Lake settlements, for the supposed rendezvous
Of the Indians; but was compelled to return
without meeting them, though he succeeded in
recovering eleven horses, and slxty.hve head OF
cattle, hidden in the mountains by the hostile
band. The offenders have fled south, it is sup
posed, to the swamps of the Sewer river, still
retaining large number OF stolen horses and
CATTLE
Before leaving the scene of depreciation
| Tingahwah, who, it seems, expected the other
Utah bands to Join him, sent a message to
| Arrapeen, the successor and brother Of the
famous Wankur, stating that he (Tingahwah)
would kill him upon sight, as being leagued
with the Mormons, and no better than they.
Some Of Arrapeen's braves Immediately came
| up to this city, and asked the consent of the
Governor to follow the Timpanys and extermi-
nate them. AS the present necessities OF the
| Mormons will not permit them to spare the
time and expense of pursuing such adept hiders,
| consent was promptly given, on condition OF
| Arrapeen going along to see the war party
| Justly conducted At last accounts Arrapeen
| had donned his war costume, and was prepar-
| ing to search for Tingahwah's scalp.
Seduction Of Mormon Girls.-lt has been
lately discovered that several "Gentile" mer-
chants, clerks, and others, IN this city, have
been enticing Mormon girls to their embraces,
by presents and money. The evidence is quite
conclusive, even to the names of the offenders.
This brought out Councillor Grant, on Sunday,
the I'd instant, at the Tabernacle; he stated, in
very passionate speech, that he had guns and
dirks for all such characters, and, instead of
treating them to the law, would cut them Oft
from the face of the earth. He said that
| such characters are always threatening the
Mormons with the United States troops AS
his sermon is one Of the out-spoken kind that
have before emanated from this city, shall not
fail to send you published copy.
On Sunday, the 10th, Bishop Wooley, of the
Thirteenth Ward, touched upon the same cub
have their heads cut off and preserved in Great
Salt Lake, while their bodies should be left to
manure the cornfelds. Brigham Young fol-
lowed, stating that the "Saints" we're not all
perfect enough yet to lay judgment to the line
and righteousness to the p!ummet; that man
to put away the seducers of his wives and
daughters must be free from the stain of the
same sin, or else he will suffer as q murderer
in the world to come. He stated that he loved
none of his wives SO well but that he could put
dagger into her heart if he found her cohab
iting with another man.
Convention for State Constitution.-On
the 18th instant, roaring cannon and band of
music, stationed near the Council House, and
the numerous flags, with various devices and
notices, displayed from the public buildings
and stores of this city, reminded the citizens
that Convention was about to be held for the
purpose of forming Constitution for the ex-
pectant State of Utah. The Convention organ
lied by selecting j. M. Grant as President,
besides minor officers. Thirty nine delegates
were present.
The debate on the slavery question, in the
Convention, was quite prolonged and animated,
being brought out by section reported by the
Committee on "Bill of Rights" making the in
stitution constitutional. Indian Agent Hurt,
Judge Stiles, j. M Blair, 7. S. Williams, and
Others strenuously supported the pro-slavery
side, while rank Abotionism found not one
speaking advocate. The section was opposed
and stricken out, on the ground that the ques-
ton should be left open for future reception or
rejection by the people of the State, as they
may from time to time see proper. The gen.
tlemen named above seemed to discover free
darkey behind nearly every other section of the
different articles of the proposed constitution;
the latter of the quarto refused, for some time,
to sign the adopted instrument, because he
fancied that the first section of Article seven
allowed electoral immunities to free negroes by
the non. insertion of the word "whte"
The census of Utah. according to the returns
laid before the late Convention, shows a popu-
lation of 76, 1886, with Deseret. Humboldt and
Carson counties unheard from. The complete
returns will hardly exceed $1,000.
Exploration Of the Colorado.-T. S. Will
Hams, merchant, and G. P. Stiles, United States
Judge, are endeavoring to organize expedi-
ton of one hundred persons, each at bis own
expense of outfit, to explore the Colorado and
its lower afluents. The avowed object Of the
expedition is to find and colonize tract Of
country, either in the Southern portion of the
Territory or that part of New Mexico immedi-
ately. adjoining, where cotton, tobacco, and
other Southern products can be raised.