New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-21

has lived in the most precarOus since tins last
outrage having regular abiding place, but general
getting lodging at night the express condition
that che should leave early in the morning
She staid at one time for two days at the house OF
a friend Of mine who believes she contemplated end
ing her troubles il suicides grave, as he had found
bottle Of laudanum in her possession, when lie took
from her. At last in her despair, she vert to Brig
ham Young and appealed to his sentiments OF com.
passion He has agreed TO permit her TO go aud live
In the family Of very rigid Mormon, designated by
him. on condition that no Gentle shall visit her. Her
persecu,ors think that if she is kept entirely under
Mormon influence, now that she has drank deeply
Of the waters Of bitterness she will be reduced to sub
lection, and consent to be sealed to some one Of
them. Language is too poor to describe the indigna
ton with which we view these maddening wrongs. /
certainly never expected TO be compelled to witness
respectable and refined woman hunted to death, and
feel myself poweress TO render her any aid.
On the l9rh January, Mr.. Burr, United States Sur
veyOr-General, was called upon at his office by J.
Cummings, the Clerk Of the United States District
Court, Hosea Stout. acting Distrct-Attorney, and
Mckay, the Territorial Marshal Cummings read
copy Of official letter which Mr. Burr had sent to
the Department Of the Interior at Washington, ap-
prising them Of trespasses committed on the public
lands here and asked him if be wrote it, He replied
in the affirmative. Cummings then asked if the Nor
mons did not every stick Of timber which they
got 2 Mr.. Burr replied that that was not point for
him to decide; that when he trespasses committed
upon the public lands it was his duty to ap-
prise the Department. Having done that, the
matter rested entirely with the Government, and if
the latter chose to give away the timber in the cahons
and the whole territory beside, it nothing to him.
He should endeavor to fulfil his duties regardless of
consequences. Cummings denied that the timber was
monopolized by auy particular favorites as the Sur
veyor had stated in his letter. Mr. Burr answered
that the fact was too well known here for dispute,
that when he Burr sent wagon into the
canon for timber to make " cOrner-posts" to use
in the public surveys, his men were ordered back
and told that he could have as much timber as he
chose By paying for ii. Cummings then said they
the Monnons) had earned the country and the timber
and would have both lie said further, that this writ
ing letters about them to the States would be put to
an end-that Mr.. Burr could not write hence without
their knowing the contents of his dispatches and that
if be did send private letters in cracker sacks they
found them. Finally, they sneeringly advised him. if
he sent letters by private hands to be to send by
men who would not betray him.
We have for long time had the strongest circum-
mails, are violated and have consequently resorted to
various expedents to get them out of the Territory by
private hand.
On the night of the Goth January, attack was
made upon the house of inoffensve old Frenchman
who keeps bakers shop on East Temple street, and
whose only ofense is that of having abjured the Nor
mon religion. He had been endeavOring for some
months past to gather sufficient to enable him
10 tho Stata WAS an
donabe SIM The rufiaDs broke in his doors and win
dows, and, after maltreating him, stole and carried
away his little stock of flour, amounting to some 1000
or s, 900 pounds which was carried to the tithing
Office The authorities take not the lcas. notice of
the affair
Friends recently in from one of the southern settle
ments state that have been most bitterly denounced in
the meetings as an enemy of this people, and the
cause .f their present disfavOr with the national Gov
ernment 1t was proposed to raise party to come up
here and cut my throat. Indeed, scarcely day
passes that do not hear Of threats against or lives
In all the southern settlements the doctrine of cOnse-
Grafton of property has been proclaimed, and the
Bishops are compelling the people to come into 1t.
This conservation consists in giving mp as the CON-
mon right of the Church all their property their wives
and children the owner only enjoying the temporaryuse
of Them but having no right to convey away anything
or carry it out of the Territory. The object of this
system is to prevent the Saints from leaving the coun
try Certainly nothing is more likely to prevent man
from leaving the country than this method of taking
from him all means of departure.
But must close this hasty communication, as an
opportunity to smuggle it out of the Territory safe
from Mormon espionage offers. Had | time, might
fill ream of paper with incidents similar 10 these
have related but these win suffice for sample. The
more violent threats against us remain unexecuted
thus far doubtless because Brigham hardly feels strong
enough yet to precipitate collision with the United
States until he can be assured of support by the Indian
Tribes of the north, whom he is now endeavoring to
educe into his plans. God only knows what the
end here will be unless Government speedily seeds us
officers of the law with force to support them.
We last night received files of TIE DcScrd NerS to
March 25 or nearly one month later than previous
avics Nothing is said in these papers OF any differ
erce between Brigham Young and his people. We
extract whatever is of interest in our FLEE.
Big CoTToNwooD CASAL.-On the Eth inst, in
comnany with Gov Young Lieut.. en-. II. ID. Wells,
SmvevGr- General j. w. Fox, Bishop +. keSler and
Elders George ID. Grant and Joseph a. Young, We
participated in very pleasant tTp FOL the purpose Oi
viewing portion Of the heavy work done 81 and near
the head of the Big Cottonwood Canal where the
Governor had been invited to lend the Superntend-
ents the aid Of his counscls and suggestions. We
were much surprised at the great amount OF work
done at the deep cuts heavy grades aud wide raw
ines and highly pleased with the zeal and energy
manifested by the laborers from the different Wards,
and trust they will not cease in any reasonable efforts
until the canal is in condition to afford water for fields
and gardens and to float boats laden with granite for
the Temple and other magnificent buildings,
IDe.erct News, March p
Fort BEIpGrR-OtD MAILS. l.. HAYWOOD,
1ATy MAKsBAL OF L. t. &c.-Elder Lewis Robson
arrived from Fort Brdger on the 2jd inst, having
made The trip in -four days, and informs US that the