Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-05-27

into them. They then repaired to the cham
bers, where they also built fires, burning the
furniture and clothes of the family. Some fc-
males who attempted to give the alarm were
set upon with revolvers and knives, and fright
ened into silence. Having made wreck of
everything, the ruffians left, carrying away all
the portable property. The fires which were
smouldering on the floors were finally extin-
guished by the females, though they were
much burnt as well as personally injured by
the demons.
Mrs. Sutherland, s'Gentile" lady of great
responsibility, and widow Of Mr.. Sutherland
who was killed on the plains with Col. Bab-
bitt, had been driven from her home by threats
of violence, and had fed to Mr.. Jarvis's for
| safety. She was in the house at the time of
the attack, but succeeded in making her es-
cape therefrom; some of the gang saw her
when in the street and gave chase. In turn
ing corner she fell in the deep snow, and
feeling exhausted did not attempt to rise the
man happily not seeing her passed on, and she
sped in another direction, wandering through
the streets all night, covered only with her
night clothes, barefooted and bareheaded, and
afraid to ask fo- shclter--the snow being at the
time over two feet in depth and the mercury
below zero. 1t is almost needless to say that
Brigham was at the bottom of the affair, and
| that the Danites committed the deed by his
direct orders. He had previously said in the
Tabernacle that Jarvis should never leave the
Territory, or if he did he should not take one
particle of property with him.
On the 18th of last month the house of a
man was torn down because he had presumed
to disobey orders and refused to turn away
some Gentiles who were boarding with him.
Attempts have been made to fire the dwellings
of L. S. W illiams, the Attorney, ard Judge
Stiles, the United States Judge, for the part
they took in the Hockaday Tannery CASE
Both have been cut off from the Church, and
denounced as apostates. for daring TO do their
duty and trying 10 enforce the laws of the
country. 1t was the anxious wish of the Nor
mons to destroy the records of this case that
induced them to burn the books and papers of
the United States Circuit Court. The L. S.
officials, Gen. Burr, the Surveyor General ,and
Dr. Hart the Indian Agent, are now in a very
dangerous position. Open threats of burning
or tearing down their offices and killing or
maltreating them are daily made, and in one
of the southern settlements at Sunday meet
| ing it was voted TO raise a party to come and
cnt their throats. Unless the Government
| sends military force here Immediately, it
will be impossible for any officers to remain
through the Summer, and it is constantly said,
in the streets and in the meetings, that all the
Gentiles must leave in the Spring. At Social
Hall few evenings since, theSpeazcrs, Messrs
Wheelock and Clinton, declared that it was
the intention and purpose Of the Church to
drive out the Gentiles in forty days.
The contract for carrying the overland mail
has been bought by Brigham from Hiram KIM
ball, the original contractor, but will be run in
Kimball's name. So the Government. altho'
it appoints Gentle Postmaster to protect the
mail from depredations, intrusts il TO Brig
hams emissaries to carry distance of ], ZOO
| miles, on any one mile of which they can find
| a spot where, completely hid from mortal eve
they can destroy and suppress such letters as
they please. The fact of their opening letters
is too well known to dispute, and it is openly
avowed. The Territorial Marshal, Mr.McKay,
the Clerk of the Court, Mr.. Cummings, and
the District-Attorney, Hosea Stout, all mem-
bcrs of the DANTE Band, called not long since
on the Surveyor General and told him that
they had copy of letter written by him to
the Department OF the Interior at Washington.
and moreover that he could not send letters
from Utah without their first seeing the con-
tents.
An immense quantity of snow has fallen this
Winter, promising abundant water the coming
Summer. mill was destroyed by an ava
lanche of snow in the Big Cottonwood Canon,
and many roofs have been crushed by its
weight There has been great deal of suf-
fering among the hand-cart recruits, and they
continue to die daily. Not one-hali of those
that left the States are now alive.