The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-06
THE DAILY DISPATCH
Monday Meruins. July q, 1887.

ANIMAL OF M0RM0Ns.-Ths ship Tuscarora,
With a37 passengers, arrived At Philadelphia Fri,
day morning. All on board except one woman,
| who was Irish, were Mormons The Evening Bull
| ietin. speaking Of them, says
The smigrants were principally families, and
every age. from infants at their mothers casts
to tot,eripg old men. was represented. The stran-
gers were igenerslly hardy looking people and
they had the appearance of being persons In toie-
| rabe comfortable eircumstances from agricultural
districts Al! hands seemed happy at the prospect
before them, and they were generally free from
the appearance of concern and AMI xety which
usualiy distinguishes enigrants when they first
| reach strange land. This is to be accounted for
from the fact that the Mormon agents here and the
officers Of the colony shipboard took upon
themselves the task of obtaining lodgings ashore
for the party. A great crowd collected upon the
wharf but they were kept of of the ship, unless
they had business ou board. 4 his course saved
the strangers from the hsrpes who were always
ready to pounce upon newly arrived emigranis
The great majority Of these newly arrived Nor
mons are Welsh and Danes but there are also
among them Swedes, English and Scotch. Ii is
curious that there was not single Irish person
among them. An Englishman, named Harper
| exercised pa.Iiarcbal authority over them The
passengers moral and correct In their dsport-
ment during the passage, and strict In the obser-
vance of their religious forms There were reli
gisus services three times each Sunday, and at
given periods during the week. The passengers
were generally quite intelligent, and well versed
In the Scriptures.
The strangers will remain in this city until Mon
day when they will start for Utah.
DEAN SWIFT AND THE TAILoR.-A tailor in
Dnbin near the residencs of the Dean took it into
the ninth part of his head that be WAS specially
aud digineiy inspired 10 interpret. the prophecies
and especially the book of Revelations Quitting
the shop board he turned out preacher or rather
prophet, until bis customers had left bis shop
and his family were likely to famish His mono
mania was well known to the Dean, who benevo-
leatly watched for sn opportunity to turn the cur
rent of his thoughts One night. the tailor as he
fAncied, got an especial revelation to go and cons
vert Dean Swift, and next morning took up the
line of march to the deanery. The Dean, whose
study was furnished with glass door, saw the
tailor approach and instantly surmised the nature
of his errapd. Throwing himself into an attitude
of solemnity and thoughtfulness with the Bible
opened before him. and his eyes fixed on the 10th
chapter Of Revelations, he awaited his approach
The door opened, and the tailor announced In an
unearthly voice
Dean Swift, am sent by the Almighty to an
nonnce 10 yod,-
Come in, my friend" said the Dean, al am in
great trouble, and no doubt the Lord has sent you
TO help out of my difficulty
This unexpected welcome inspired the tailor, and
strengthened his assurance in his own prophetic
character, and disposed him to listen to the dis
closure
My friend" said the Dean, az have Just been
reading the 10Th chapter of Revelations and am
greatly distressed at a difficulty have met with
and you are tie very man sent to help me out
Here is an account of an angel that came down
from heaven, who was 40 large that he placed one
foot the earth and lifted up his hands to heaven
Now my knowledge Of mathematics, continued the
Dean. has enabled me TO calculate exactly the size
and form of this angel but am in great difficulty,
for wish to ascertain how much cloth it will take
10 make him pair of breeches: and as that is
exactly in your line of business, have no doubt
the Lord has sent you 10 show me"
This exposition came like an electric shock to
the poor tailor He rushed from the house, ran to
his shop, and sudden revulsion Of thought and
feeling came over him. Making breeches was ex.
acty in his line of business He returned to his
occupation, thoroughly cured of prophetical reve.
lation by the wit of the Dean.