New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-19

60. f.ov. IA cities and sold often - low - 80
cents for 100 pounds
Thu CIV Of the Saints 10 fortified with wall Of
und tu.ke feet high, with broad, deep ditch in
front of it, and semi ba,tions at bsl mu'lst range
rhs.e arc pierced with loop h.les to afford front
and aapk fire in case Of attack. Il il pretended
that this wall was built protection against the
indians but in the opinion Of the author ts design
was TO keep the people busy, and thus to forestall
impairment inquiry and leave no time for rebellion
Entering through gate Of the wall, We find the
city divided into blocks often Of ten acres EACH in
tersected at right angles by streets one hundred
and thirty feet wide, running due north and south
and east and west, and in wet weather almost i'm
passable. The houses in the suburbs are scatter.
ing, and consist mostly Of mud novels with dirt
roofs, and log shantes. The center of the city is
more tbckly settled, and better built. The side
walks are of respectable width, often with stream
of water flowing through them. on which are
planted cotton wood and other trees Of rapid
growth Everything bears the impress of industry
and toll. Improvements are visible in all quarters
which no drones could have effected. The number
of inhabitants is about fifteen thousand. Most Of
them are English and Scotch, few Americans,
many Welsh, and some Danes. The Americans,
who are principally from the western borders of
the United States, although composing less than q
third part of the population, possess a complete
monopoly Of political power, fill all the Offices, &C.
clesiastcal and civil, and receive all the emolu-
ments Almost without exception, they are
polygamists, bitter in their hatred Of the Genties
and full of religious zeal for their miserable faith.
Arriving at the center Of the city, we come upon
Temple Block and a street full of stores. The
premises are favorable to business, and the mer-
chants make enormous profits, often amounting to
from $50 to 600 per cent. Large stocks of mer-
ehandise are yearly imported across the plains In
huge wagons drawn by oxen. The stores are built
of adobe, sun.dried bricks, and their white color
gives lively appearance to the streets. In this
portion of the city reside the principal dgnitares
of the Church. Their houses are generally COM
Portable, though with slight pretensions to elegance
You see large barracklke house on the corner.
That is the residence of Elder Benson and his four
wives. Brother Grant, with bis five wives, lately
occupied the pretty house you see on the east side
The celebrated aDchOrite, Farley 2. Pratt with
bis nine wives, lived in more ascetic style, and was
content with that mean. looking house you pass on
the west. DR.. Richards, with his eleven help
meets, lived in that long, dirty row Of single rooms
half hidden by very beautiful orchard and garden
Looking toward the north, we see whole square,
covered with houses, barns, gardens, and orchards
Here in serene domestic bliss resides the great apOs
tie II. c. Kimball, with bis eighteen or twenty
wives, their families and dependents. Here is q
pompous ediice, with fierce lion in repOse sculp.
tured on its 'front.' 1t can only be the dwelling of
the champion of the faithful the Lion Of the
Lord" as he is sometimes called, the world.re-
nowned Brigham Young. Here, with his seventeen
wives, he watches over the welfare of his charming
colony. This house was erected at an expense Of
over $50, 900, in addition to the shingling, which
was performed by all the carpenters in the city at
the command of Brigham, Gin the name of the
Lord, and by the authority ofthe holy priesthood
But we have not arrived at the grand seraglio Of
our Occidental Sultan. This is o large, snowy,
adobe building, finely plastered, brilliantly white,
baconied from ground to roof, an observatory on
the top and the whole surmounted BY the Mormon
symbol of industry beeh 1t cost over $65, 900,
and is the most splendid building in the Territory.
1t is occupied by the senior wife of the pa.
triarch and her family. Orchards and gardens lie
behind it and around it. Near by is the Social
Hail. devoted to dramatic representations and to
the dance. This last is great institution with the
Mosmons, and Brigham himself does not disdain to
to initiate the unenlightened into the mysteries of
Terpsichore He is an accomplished dancing
master, as well as an inspired prophet. The Nor
mons show discriminating taste in their choice
Of dances. They especially affect cotlons, contra
dances, and reels, but show no favor to the polka,
mszurka, schottshe, and similar ambiguous per-
fOrmancer being ayerse, as they say, to seeing
their wives and daughters in such close proximity
to other men. An original genius among them,
equally bent on piety and pleasure has invented
double cOtisn, giving two ladies to each gentle
man, a necessary arrangement, as the ball room
generally numbers from three tofour women to one
of the ruder sex. The Tabernacle is an imposing
structure on Temple Block, square containing
ten acres, and surrounded with wall and
handsome shade trees. The Tabernacle will seat
over 1000 persons, and here Brigham and the
other leaders give the word Ofth Lord every sab.
bath to the people. They have an instrumental
band which plays marches, waltzes, and other
lively tunes, beside a choir who sing the
original productions of the Mormon muse
TO the air OF Old Dan Tucker, Bach's
chants, and IIandels oratorios. Their re-
fgious meetings commence with singing
and prayer which are followed by discourses on
adobe. making, clothes washing, house cleaning,
ditch digging, and similar instructive topics, the
whole service winding up. with announcements of