The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-05

day took Nc out the back Of the city and pat ss on
ms souS OF hare we had 70 take TO the sus ssan
70 escape the guard placed there 70 keep me people non
coming back from the south We s,c.S 40 GA ont 10
the army, but hearing the Commissioner were mere
came here to be protected by them. uou0'. IS ~ ,
Vim had charge of our guard last w1nter w u ON our
sr,vs hare Shook HANDS with u.s. and said he was glad
10 see us back. su,h Mormon hypocrisy: We had
p,en'S lon RocHwood the Oommssary, and Lewis
Robinson he Qusrermasser, treated us very kindly.
These mon though they have arrived here aud are
.ong entiles st they afraid OF their lives, and
esnecsiy AFRAID that they VIII 10 kidnapped by the Nor
mons s:sn taken south and Imprisoned They seem 70
be truthful nonosUe ~ ss consS Sd srS
guarded
SELLING COLONEL KnNEY's GRANT IN NICARAGUA TO
THE MORMONs.
few days since . company OF men recently from Call
fornis arrived here from Provo They have been for
some time past engaged iu negotiation with Brigham
Young, Esq, endeavorng to sell to him grant Of land
made in 1888 to Haley and shepard by the Nicarasuan
government This graut contains, II Is said, 900 900
scrss and lies aor the Mosquito 800 leagues In
tent Ool Il. L. Kinney AND others now claim 70 be the
legitimate claimants 70 said grant Of land Their title
for ten cents acre. So Mr. John Hooper Is
tho sgent to effect and conclude the negotiations
fornia. with Colonel a. Charleston and MAJOR Brooke are
her In connection with Mr. Cooper These gentlemen
think the Saints viii make the pure aso-very doubtful
NEW SOUTHERN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA.
There il q route from here TO California which will
make, II said in connection with the route to Utah.
The best overland junction between California and the
Eastern States The route by Pole Greek, Republican
Forks and Brdgers should be continued to Henrys
Fork, thence down Campbelrs Fork through Provo
the OF the Jordan at Utah Lake. thence
through Cedar Valley 70 the south end of Rush Valley,
de and
direct to Carson Valley. This route ID considered
the mos direct the part OF this continent
said to be about ECO miles shorter via this route 70 Carson
Valley from this place than II by either tue old Southern
Northern route. The only difficulty attending travel
BY this route Is scarcity Of water The largest distance
shed along the route and thus give an ample supply of
that necessary Of articles rne route mas been ex
gers, by order Of Brighsm Young. Esq The distance
between Salt Lake Cy and San Francisco via this route
he. been made in .s. days me nature Of the country
well advised Genres 70 &c: government 70 survey
this route, and 1t deemed SUITABLE TO establish an
Mrs Landon Gentle lady who s endeavoring to get
across 70 California TO her husband, to whom she is
strongly devoted At present in the city GA tbs nrst
night after her arrival the driver OF her carriage stole oil
her provisions and absconded. Other Gentes have taken
OF her. Mr.. Gilbert has been very kind to her.
SOCIAL LIFE AT PRovo-GENTILs ATTENTIONS TO
THE YOUNG AND FAIR sIsTEaS-JEAL0USY OF
THE OLD BROKEN DOWN SAINTS.
AS Ihave before noticed, several California gentlemen
stay there amusing social incidents occurred be-
tween them and the Saints. indebted to one "Cato"
for the following account of there II Is
written rather stylish, but substantial aud resble men
acknowledge the trutufulness Of the narration
"Ihe most amusing incident that has trans
pred during our residence among the p)us
Saints occurred the morning Of the Sd Of June About
two weeks after our arrival Ia Provo the hotel s whco
We stopped became sensely by the removal OF
many people IRON Salt Lake City aud other northern
localities Young aud beautiful ladies' thronged lie ball.
NJ "a 4
times. Ny companions, Captain j. aud Mr. D., are
proverbia for their galsn,ry, 50 here tney pad the
strictest attention 10 their toilets the demand for mirrors
astons hing every hair OF their me dark whskers
and moustaches was disciplined to It's exact aad allotted
place Nothing that renders man captivating to female
eyes was omitted, nor was anything that attracts, in
teress aud epgroeses regard 10 or n
ton dsresarded oar two aspiring iords OF creatoo dis
played their all oonquerng attributes 70 the fullest
50. Az length they informed Msjr B. and myself
that they bad the whole run OF tue house, and stood
No win the pretty young loveable girls particularly
with those enchanting crestures Misses Francis aud Gle
roy, who played the agreeable H tAole by gracefully ILL
ing plates with the lucious suseuance OF fe while
they filled eyes aud hearts with their owa oesutfu
images Our hue galiants uuder full headSAy, and
seemed intent in stunning their old and
mysef-wno had previously determined upon very mo
dest retiring policy voting as two Old foyer, whom
neither beauty tie most embracing nor attentions howso
ever marked, could move vitaze. Concluding our
hopeless they deemed unnecessary TO give
formal Introduction 10 their lady friends. Nor did
they exhibit much unwiIiingness 70 monopolize the
attention aud regard OF The ladies', particularly Of
Miss Francis and Miss CLERGY. they hai ten days
the start Of US, 90 If We had desired, IL would
headway with them We stood back gave gallant
friends full sway Their course was triumphsL The
sweetest smiles and the snderesi ance, Of tue oesu,
them Always, and always see ned ~aung but TO De ten
dered TO them.
Our landlord was long, leau guant gIlled, rheumatic
dried up old man, q. least seventy years oil. Oar gal
lans supposed that he would never notice what they
were about But aas for their calculations The green
had Nv Iald of inn Nth
the grasp OF death. SO one morning al breakfast;
shufng up 10 them, he in the most modest msa
per imaginable informed the chivalric sparks that
the young bright eyed Miss Francis OF his wives
(pe old enough 10 be their great grAndaner) and
the sweet and gentle Miss CLERGY was also married 70
Of the elders OF the charcn He added that a. his first
wife unwell to be presen, 81 tue table, he had
been compelled - let MISS Francs walt uponh
and blue, and red, ana white as,u foey absolutely
wited; they felt snnihs.ed; they knew no. where 70
look, or how 70 look or how 70 keep from looking just
where and how they ought Ut to Poor feiowsl After
they had gathered Strength sufficient To leave the room
they 10 Major b and they dssred TO rcirrn 10
and steady character but we 70 osh them
for past and not 10 admis them e,o fellowship Tor
time, ~ least Our host after this, always took the
charming creatures who had effected all this trouble with
him wherever he wen evea II u vas out into the delds
70 water his horse CO.'S. Our gassuis length nav
ing exhibited the requisite re2sataoce were after due
admoultion, again admitted within the pale OF
may adj in this connection hA, the Gen,lcs who have
been at Provo believe that large numbg OF Tue women
there would leave II they could.
VISIT TO GREAT SALT LAKE.
company Of six Gentles left this Holy CITY yesterday
TO visit Great Salt lake. which lies eighteen miles west
here. Beyond Jordan found the land incapaci
tasd for agricultural purposes There was good grazing
psr1 Of IT, but the plain will bring forth no food
meet for vishcu, irrgsnoo and there b no means
70. irrgs,pg IT, Mountains on the south rise abruptly
from the margin Of the lake. Three several mountain.
rocky Islands alec rise abruptly from out Of The
tire OF the lake. Your readers have been 70 frequently
furnished with description Of these islands that will
not trouble them with another The lake, will be re-
memsered, seventy miles long from north 70 south,
and thirty miles wide from east 70 west On approach
ing blue suphurous mist seemed 70 be hanging over
H. spring Of beautiful clear water issues from the
rocks within few yards Of the margin Of the lake, and
flows In q liberal stream down into H. Following nstu
isthmus proceeded tbree four hundred yards
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