Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-08-05
Late and Interesting from NJ

Advices from Salt Lake 10 JrIn
been received The army entercJ = % ha
the 26th, the column EXTENDING ,"' c1!
length. 1t was all Gay passing ir tI,,s nile
city ard not soldier left the rorl' ,I.Oug1
army got outside to the temporarr ul
ground. A correspondent of tho y ssG
Times says - W" Id
The scene was magnificent and u,
Gentle eyes, but exceedingly hpmi;s,a' frs,'''!!
the few Mormons who witnessed if '-,-s r,-s
had repeatedly prophesied in tho r. m@ V
IsraePs God" that the army should nora uaa'
the Valley and whose private corr,s nr,s' els
and public speeches for months mast 'b5..2.oe b....
full of brave declarations of their nv. na'e oss
determination to see that the proyI'e rI"T ~
fulfilled. y
In the army the facilities Of tbo "
for defence against the troops is a --.'~a ta"i
general mirth, and especially the defs,E
Echo Canon, understood to have been br'D.9 .I
by Major S. NJ. Blair There are in *. ?'l2s
many officers who served in Meyico ny S'a
whom declare that Echo Canon, even u, :.
been crowded with Mormon militia won,I- 10 I1l
presented not quarter of the diffcni+D D''
General JohnstoH's command that .0
brilliantly overcome at Cerro Gorloo,WS9
del Rey. The heights of the Canon n ,la9a a.gt
deep dells constituted nothing more :. - !
than trap for those who might at,sn..
dispute the passage of troops for thew !.
require far greater resources to defend "
than to assail
The army lies encamped on the Jo,,.
stretching for a mile or more along its L,.t
General Johnston on the 28th. made s ,''
noisance, with a view Of selecting a sira ~. =.
military post, which he is to establish "
During the absence of the Genrr, 4
command Of the camp on Jordan dsz,.
upon Col. Alexander, of the 10th Lf,rS
under whose orders the troops moved O, r.
day to Brigham's Canon, twelve mile, 80
of the City, and on Wednesday six nia, a..
er to West Greek Canon, for the prrrr,.
obtaining the necessary feed for their r,..
herds, the grass in the Valley being opf,s p, |
sufficient. The army will propably remain
its present neighborhood, its permanent i.
tions are decided upon and designated e.
eral Johnston manifests considera,e Al.
that his command should incommoie the r.
pie as little as possible. And although o.,
foot of land in the territory still belongs n~
United States, he is not disposed to Gsr.n
| the citizens of their pasture ranges for eat.
They do not give him credit for anY such :,
timent, but some Of their leaders indicate 4.
bitterest and most capti0uS spirit towarBG-
speaking Of him as ID hound &c. l.
cause lie did not 60 at once with the eL.9
army to some point distant from the cit7.
The correspondent visited Provo IS MS
South where the great body of the M5rg
are at present congregated. There be fo1l
some living in houses, some in tents, in Va.gy
and lodges Brigham Young's house here
a square block, with a close fence around
and no windows to the street.
The Gentle stranger witnessed a nr-5
scene as he walked down the inner frontdls
range Of family " shambles," amid the Din q
crying children too numerous to mendo1.- 6
he passed the long row of booths standing q.
| by side, each with a wife at its door. sla,.
be guilty of an objectionable sin Of oni&a
did fail to say something in regard to @
appearance Of Brigham's spirtuals H
very little opportunity, however, for o,av.
tiOn, as | found myself within the precincts
the Prophets home sanctuary by accident, a-i
was not warranted therefore, in paus1s .'
inspection. Such glance as obtained, lF
ever, showed me that Brigham is ua- d
some taste, and that his s}irituals are ggll4
ly fnelooking womea-some Of tltm aia-
quite pretty, and all Of them, so far as I.o..
Judge, intelligent | suppose | saw in ,l
! Shanty quarter some thirty Uomea-E
whether they were all of them wives dl
Prophet, or whether these constituted bis u''
| household, Of course | am not Informed L
general impression here seems to be that
has nearly or quite fifty wives. lie cn! c.1
to have forty children living having had tr
seven altogether. This, doubtless, is the l:
est figure he can claim, as the Saints Cd
slider a large number of children subject
pride and boast. These wives are still t.
| own servants, and the nurses Of their 0Tnc-
rcn. To. see them sitting under the oyeG---
lag caves Of the shantieS just at dGSk, vi
/ their numerous children hanging around t-a
all crying, chattering or teasing at once, VI
certainly suggestive of q founding LOSp.lA