The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-26
LATER FROM UTAH TERRITORY.
Death Of a Prominens rformon-Dreadful
Sudering and Destttution.

letter from Great Salt Lake City, dated De-
cember 4th, which we find In the New York
Tribune, contains the subjoined interesting news.
The Mormon church has lost one of its main
pillars by the sudden death of Jedediah N. Grant,
second counsellor of Brigham Young, mayor of
this city, and member elect of the legislature
He died en- the night of December, j, and was
buried this morning with all the honors or the
church.
Mr.. Grant was q native of New Hampshire,
and was about 40 years of age at the time of his
decease. OF moderate literary attainments in
which he enjoyed somewhat the advantage of his
associates in the presidency, he was one of the
most talented men among the Mormons. Very
sarcastic and abusive in his discouTses, and per-
rect adept in the school of bilingsgate, he was
always noted as the most bitter rever of the gen.
tiles. 1t was only few Sundays ago that he de.
nouneed them most violently, and said that he was
ready to take his bowie-knite in hand and chase
them out of the territory but he has now gone to
MS last account, leaving seven dsconsolate wi.
dows and severa! children, four nfIwhem are under
weeks of age, TO mourn his loss
1t is not known who will succeed Grant his sue.
cesser beiog appointed by Brigham
Another of the hand cart trains arrived here
last Sunday iu a condition which beggars all de-
scription. Winter caught them in the mountains
destitute of clothing and provisions and had not
the relief which was sent from here reached them
every one Of them would have perished. AS it is
out OF the 500 which started, one-fcurth have
died, and more than 100 of the remainder have
lost their hands or feet from the effects Of the
cold When they reached here there were not
oO In the train who could help themselves; the
rest were slowed in the bottoms of the wagons
which had been sent for them, "a gged and filthy
beyond conception; helpless and despgiring, they
could or would not get out of the wagons to at
teDd TO the calls of nature and IL the weather had
not been Intensely cold, it would have bred a pes
thence. never imagined such scene Heaven
preserve me from Witnessing such another. And
yet the Deseret News has the effrontery to tell tae
world that they came through well.
1t rs said that there are yet hundreds of these
poor deluded wretches In the mountains A few
days ago an express reached here from an OK
train, which is camped on Green river Their
cattle had given out, and they were bare Of pro
visions, being obliged to feed on their dead cattle
Some forty wagons, with provisions have gone
to their relief to endeavor if possible to get them
| into Fort Bridges.
The weather has been very cold for a month past
and great deal of snow has fallen The winter set
IN ct least month earlier than last year and has
en- az yet more revere. If it continues so there
VIII not be much stock left in these valleys next
| ipring.
There have been already more than fifty applica-
LIONS tnede 20 Brigham for divorces, by women who
arrived In the hst EN- grant trsins 1t that on
iiislr arrival hele, when they yet ignorant of
tiemen came to them, and picking out those of the
women which suited them imm sdistely n ade them
their sprifua's;' but these poor girls soon found
out whet 1t was to live with this saints as slaves ard
now enoeavor to obtain divorces This will simply
se jump ng "out of the frying pan into the fire."
for they viii be compelled to take or to be taken by
some ether man, and their condition will not be bet