Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-08-13
Dsecription Of the towns OF Utah.

the populstiou Of tbs territory, and has .
great many fine and some elegant buildings,
the principal Of which are the iabei a:'sle,
where all religious meetings are held; the
council house, sndowm ment house, the temple,
(nov in course Of erection,) court house,
| Youngs two mansions, nineteen public school
houses, together with the costly hoasss erect
cd for the elders.
The next settlement north is called Sessions,
eight miles from Salt Lake City, and contains
several fine houses. Ii is situated on the
main road; the houses are not compactly built
but extend nearly five miles. This settlement
contains the richest lands in the territory.
Farming city comes next, very pretty
little town, the county seat of David county.
1t &C atains about 900 inhabitants.
Eight miles north is keysvilc, containing
about tho same number OF inhsbiiInts-hsre
is some excellent arabic land, and a fine stock
range.
Weber river is about eight miles further
north. On it have been built two forts, call
ed East and West Weber river, containing
about five hundred inhabitants each. They
arc very pleasantly situated.
Ogden City, one Of the principal cities Of
the territory, is about three miles from We
Der. 1t has many costly buildings.
North of Ogden City, about two miles, is
large we'll built fort called Brigham's Fort
1t has about 1000 inhabitants.
Northeast of this, three miles, is Ogden
Hole-a very pleasant locality, surrounded
on all sides by mountains, with the exception
of the entrance. 1t contains about five hun.
dred inhabitants.
North of tho "IIole," twelve miles, is n
well located fort, called Willow Creek Fort
In this vicinity there is fine agricultural land,
and the heaviest crops Of wheat in tho terri
tory are raised here.
Five miles north is lox Elder, or Brig
hams cty-belng abou; eight miles south OF
Bear river. This city is very handsomely
situated. 1t is built upon a plain, abou, two
hundred feot above the level Of Dear river
1t is inhabited principally by Danes AMI
Welsh, whose houses exhibit considerable
skill IN their construction and taste in arrange
ment.
On Bear river there arc two small settle
ments, and further north two others. These
are in Cache and Malad valley, where the
stock belonging to the "church" generally
were kept.
All these cities and forts are 10 be laid in
| ashes at the command Of the church, and the
poor people have given themselves to the
work of destruction with all the confidence
and firmness of faith which ever clraracterzcs
religious tanaticism--Cor. Aita, California.
Tea to be Cultivated "a. this Couatrv.-
A letter writer from Washington City, saws:
! Tho Agricnltura Bureau Of the Patent OF
! iice Is making prep aratIons TO test the cult.
vation of tea Iu this country. The seed will
! be preserved in China specially for the pur-
| rl1 mt. Ia -
October. by the time of their arrival here
they will have sufficiently .prouted TO be set
out in beds. After bsing tested here, tho
plants, if successful, will be distributed among
the southern States. An order for a great
variety Of seeds will also be srnt to Egypt in
a few days through house in London
! his list includes wheat, barley, rice. clover.
| Crrlfolium Alexandrnum,) etc, etc. Ar
rangements are also making to commence a
nursery for the growth of ornamental trees
! for the public grounds in this and other cities.
| They can be supplied from a public nursery
at one twentieth Of their present cost. Such
is the estimate OF the Interior department"
| 4 La1y Dccisioa-IaicrcSiiag 10 Bu.Elcra.
| The case Of Dunlap VS.. Walingfcrd ,E Sin
! ger, just decided in tie Districr Court =.
| Pittsburgh, settles 4 point o. law :ntcresting
| TO builders. The decision is that
One who crects house IN city, near the
line OF neighboring property, must make hi,
tundatIon with proper regard to the probable
future use of the property adjacent.
| The owner OF adjacent property who builds
subsequently may excaya;e the earth for his
foundation deeper than the foundation Of the
first erected building, by giving timely notice
OF his intention SO TO do and in such case il
become the duty of the first builder to take
proper measures to avoid any evil conse-
| quences, and the duty of the second to use
ordinary care and diligence in the pro>ecu-
! ton of his work, and To afford the first build
er an opportunity 10 come upon his lot and
underpin his walls. Il, instead Of giving such
notice, he undertakes to underpin it himself,
he must do 1t with care, and is responsible
for negligence.
Salaries Of Nc,O York C2cryymea.-Thc
New York Herald of Tuesday, says:
Some one of the small papers has been
giving the world valuable information as to the
salaries ofihe metropolitan clergymen. From
this authority we learn that Henry Ward
Beecher has yearly salary Of So 900 and a
parsonage rent free, and that, with his Htera-
ry earnings, his income is $4,000. Ell.
Chapin has $4,000 per annum, and makes
as much more by lecturing. DR.. Bethume
has $500, but is possessor Of fortune out
side of bis professional earnings. DIR. Adams.
says oIr authority, has $4,000 aad rich
wife. DR.. Hawks has $4,000 a year and a
house. DIR. Taylor, Of Grace church has
$4,000 and the fine parsonage adjacen, TO
the church. Rev. Messrs. Tying, Bellows,
| Osgood, Cheevsrs, and other leading clerpy.
men, receive from $4,000 to SC, 900 per az.
| mum.
Carried the Fun too Far.-In Princeton.
Ohio, Daniel Elliott, respectable butcher,