The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-16
INTEREsTING ABOUT The HON

| Advicss from salt Lake City to July 10th repor,
su suss 'ns Mormons are returning there, being -
sascu % nos osing moiested. They are described
On all hands As destitute and povsrtv strick IN
people Women were travelling barsfooted snd
tnc men were almost without sarments. Rysrv
snlng witnessed BY the 0sntilss goes 20 oonflrm
s.e' ,nss tns .eeounts BY the Mormons
| powet and ability to contend with the o. g
| troops were the most idis And ridiculous boasts
| meent 10 deter the President from ssnding NJ
mso sorcs into that country. correspoudeu,
.ne cincinnati Enquirer gives the foliowina
| "A piteous spectacle was witnessed on this road
.nicn pointed indnbitabiy 70 the vile derrndation
VI he mormon people ~ Q mass We saw two
tbrnnsh .cseo ,hs 70 cart dragging it slong
language Of Hebsf Kimbsli, like scows.; whiIe ths
barbarian, their husband, walked beside the chi
ariving them on. We looked to see the brute ge,
.ms me eart and BE- hauled BY his wives but for
be did not, 90 long AZ We observed him. ISe 10Y
mankind In the Christian world pity woman IN
OtAn. No where IL woman 80 degraded 40 tram
n,su ,,,1 upon as In this country. Women here are
little else than mere chsttels bought by the hish.
sst oidder; or what is Tho same thing, com called
,or many reasons Of necessity to marry persons 81
koowa ndelity to the church. Many industriou,
young men cannot get wives at al.
"Aii the women have seen arc poorlv .1.d
many OF them barefooted, and destitute almost o,
( clothing. Asse passed along the Provost road
meeting hundreds OF these poor dspIorable 70
men, many bright eye gazed at rs imploripgy y
aud hopefully, as il expecting from us the mean,
Of their melisratiou am satisfied that bpt com
Parstively few Of them voluntarily submit 10 The
plurality system at frst. They have been decoy.
ed here by the honsyed words and deceptive pro
lnlses OF Mormon emissaries abroad. Many wo
meo, the best and most enlightened 10 Mermou
don practice all this from necessity who do not in
| their hearts believe in Mormonism, with ali ftl
vile aud sbsurb doctrines. They think Brigham
ters."
The weather 10 intensely warm during the day,
but the nights are cool aud pleasant. The troops
Will IN a few days move fourteen miles further
west. Tine Of daily stage coaches, between this
cty and the camp has bsen established and il lib
orally patronixed The volunteer battalion is to
start on Monday next on the march for Fort Lea
venworth, where it will be disbanded. Those
members OF the corps who prefer to be discharged
here, and be employed In the quarterm asters de-
partment, are to be provided for in that way and
those who desire to 90 to California are to be dis
charged at camp with two months rations
A market place has been erected in rear of the
/: camp, where the Saints may bring their notions
aad sell them under the protection of q guard
Milk, butteTmilk, butter, eggs, cheese onions and
potatoes are the staples, milk at 25 cents per
quart butter 60 cents per pound eggs 60 cents per
dozen, cheese so cents per pound, onions Is cents
bushel are the usual prices.
Notwithstanding the people in this city have
quite settled down in their homes again, we had no
public service last Sabbath, and il 10 said there
to De no public assemblaee Of the people sgain
until winter. The church leaders, however, are
almost constantly ia council Brigham remains
constantly confined to his house, and has not been
seen cut OF doors since his arrival in the CITY, All
the gates in the walls which surround his block
are locked aud barred, except the one directly ia
front OF his own private Office, at which guard of
Ave men is stationed continually, and no one is ad.
mtted, even within he outer gate, until his name
has been sentin, and Brigham ha(D Donsented to see
him.