American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-30
UTAH NEWS.

FiOm the correspondence ofthe New
York Times, VIZ learn the following
items in regard to Mormondom. On
May 9thit says:--
The carrier of the Southern mail
brings news to day Of an attack On a
patty which left here shoii time since
for California. consisting oi four men
named Pctho, 1J5in. and two others.
They had encumped about 10 miles
below Parowau, the last southern settle.
ment on tho road to San Bernardino
before coming to the new settlement
OF Los Vegas, where they were waiting
FOR the mail to como up. The place
selected for their camp was ut the foot
of a perpendicular ledge of rocks in tho
vicinity Of some bushes.
About four o'clock in tho morning.
the moon shining brightly u, the time,
the attacking party ctept up and fred
down on them from the top of The rock.
T"bin was shot through the head, the
ball entering icloso under the eye, pas.
sing diagonal!y through the nose aud
cheek, aud lodging ia his neck. Flo
was also shot in five other places, and
left for dead. The other men escaped
into the bushes, one of them, however.
having teen shot in the back of the
neck, aud another having had two fin
geis shot off. When The patty return.
ed to the camp they found that Tnbin
was alive, aud with tho assistance Of
the mail party, who soon overlook them,
they carried him along with them
From the reports it is somewhat doubt.
ful whether he RECEIVERS.
John was the son-in-law Of Brigham
Young. but from some misunderstood
ing with the authorities, desired TO leave
Utah. In other words as we say here.
the country became unhealthy for him
Unfortunately, however, he had been
a "eetle" too deeply initiated into tho
mysteries of Mormunism to be permit.
ted to leave the country, afier his close
intimacy with the Governor of Utah.
When the attack was made the party
were asleep, roRed in their bianke cts,
and tho bandits fired at Their heads, but
most of the shots we've aimed too high.
Their boots aud shoes being at their
heads, under their blankets, deceived
the assailants to their true position,
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ty-six bullet holes in their blankets.
aud what was quite significant. the balls
were from revolvers of the navy size.
BAPTISM OF BI.ooD.
A part of Morn creed is baptism
for the remission of SINS" aud this ban.
tism is going on by the wholesale. AS
often as a man sins he must be- bapti-
zed with water or blood. liza mans sin
be very great in the eye ofthe Church.
his blood must atone for it. This is
called baptism with blood. For exam.
ple,poor I1bin was baptized with blood.
The mandate has gone forth that the
whole population shall be baptized,
and the Bishops and Elders are visi-
ting every family in the city and coun.
try, compelling all, old aud young. to
come forward for that purpose. There
are very few-how much sosver they
may dissent-ihat dare refuse, for they
would henceforlh DO looked upon as
"apostates." ... ...... ~. f..
The people assemble by hundreds
on tain block at specified time,
when the Bishops aud Elders march
them to pond or creek, where the i'm,
mersinn is to take place. A person
Witnessing the ceremony would not
imagine that they considered it a ga
cred ordinance. foi they make grand
frnlic Of the OCCASION | saw ono par.
ty the other day Of which over four
hundred were immersed, and of another
party, three hundred. The shouts Of
meriiment strongly reminded me Of an
old fashioned sheep, washing, when the
farmers would drive their focks Into
the water by scores = Cor. ~. Y. Times.