The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-04
Our Salt Lake City Correspondence.

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The Weather-Mormons Resuming Religious Services
Camp Floyd-hs Fine, Comfortable and Healthy Ar
REORGANIZATION Of the Grand Jury-7ae Morrnoas
wa Not Investigate Criminal Charges against Their Ooa
Observation-Disclosures Prices Of Groceries, Dry Goods, dc.
There s nothing OF great public interest stirring in Utah
at present Every thing appears TO be peaceful and quiet
The Tabernacle in this city opened for public worship
by the Mormons Sunday last for the first time
the disturbances the Territory. The house was well
filed with the 90 Saints"
The weather continues very cold in this region. It
considered by the old settlers here OF the coolest
winters known The snow in the valleyss deep
yet and this preserves the stock which fee the
bunch grass growing tbs trenches and sides Of the
mountains This bunch grass grows through the winter,
and very nutritious Its growth commences about o.
tober and continues until May when the heat and absence
of water moisture cause it to wther and die 1t is
wise arrangement of nature to have this grass grow in
winter Otherwise cattle in these sterile regions would
perish for want OF nourshment.
The army is finely housed in winter quarters
Camp Floyd. The camp presents quite city like
dried brcks) They are larger than the ordinary brick
being twelve inches in length, between five and six
inches in breaoth and three inches thickness They
are laid with mortar or cement in the
bricks joints broken and the wal carried up the
way. They are Of light slate COLOR ana substan-
ta wall when well cov.red-he houses being and
dry. Nearly million and half of these adobes we're
made at Camp Floyd since August last, by Mormons
poyed for that purpose city seems almost 10 have
been raised BY magic 80 rapid and so effective have
the operations Of the Qnsrermasers Department been
Besides the houses for the officers and men, there are
workshops, stabng, corrals for STOCK hay and straw
suffers and immense stoFehousss in which all the
army supplies government property &c housed and
protected. The workshops are divided into apartments
Tor the different trades There carpenters black
Smiths wseelwrghts, tent makers harness makers tin
smiths painters, oil mandatory, &c In fact,
pete are all these arrangements that everything
manufactured IN the camp which the necessities of the
army require The camp laid of n streets and squares,
like city, and quiet and well conducted is every thing
within and without IT, that one would suppose in walking
through it, that ne was in city, differing from others
only in The military garb Of the inhabitants
Gen Johnston and Deputy Quartermaster General Col
Cosman deserve great praise Tor the mastery
which Camp Floyd has been built, and despatch in
having the work completed before the winter get in
There is now larger body Of troops here than has been
collected at any point In the United States snce the
Mexican war being three thousand rank and
lille, which, with the men IN the depart
ment and other attaches, make about four thousand souls
We received the Presidents message in Salt Lake City
the evening Of the 25h Of December brought
by express eleven days from ST. Joseph Mo. was
INTENDED to be put through 70 California days
The message far IL relates to Utah affairs we'll re.
ceived by the Normons least their ogau-the Dsser
Nears-spesks OF ii in very complimentary manner.
The United States District Court Is still IN session his
city. The Grand Jury ignored the bill of indictment
charging Mormon policeman named Christians0n with
the murder Of deaf and dumb boy named Bernard by
cutting his throat alleged by the defendant, In self
defence. This action thought proves forcgone con
cus the part Of the Mormons STOP when in their
power all Investigations Of high criminal charges against
persons "A their sect but the officers Of the
determined TO do their duty and gheD the wheels Of jus
tee are oogged rot 70 stop but to grease the machinery
and 90 on again.
The Territorial legislature is still In session, but
nothing OF interest has yet transprcd In their sngs.
To give you an idea Of the high price OF living hcre,
suhlon LET Of the "arii" subjected 10 by The
merchants 10 this city
6RocEmfsTea, SO per pound; sugar, CSC. SOC. per
pound coffee SOC 81 pound rice, SOC per pound
candles, uouds i5c Soc per pound ctron 81 25 per
pound; rasns 81 per pound dried apples peaches
60c per pound; green apples SO per dozen. commo,
wblskey, IS per gallon; common Madeira wine, 5tZ per
aoni cognao brandy, $50 per gallon; IS per
Gallon; vinegar, Sc per gallon canned fruits So a 81 per
can butter, 81 per pound lard Soc. Coo per pound
cheese, 7sc per pound pork 60c per pound beef
&c per pound -four, sl2 SIS per BARREL wood, SIS
$50 per cord.
DRY Goors-Bleached shifting muslin 45c SOC. DOR
yard: domestic unbeached 40c Goc per yard dornes.
tic checks, 40c. per yard; ticking, Soc 75c pr yard
dfillngs, Soc rc0c. per yard towcliDg 75c 81 per
yard common calcoes, 40c. Soc per yard nannes rcd
and white, 81 rs 81 per yard sane 81 81 90
per yard, common cloth, $40 SIS per yard rnernocs
So 80 SO per yard linen, 81 so So 30 per yard: com
mon silks, 50 SO n 81 per yard common deanc 81 a 81
rs per yard mems boots, Sl2 per pair Hne do
$40 per pair; gum shoes, SO So so per pair; ladies
CATERS, IS per pair common ingram carpetDg, So a ~
per yard.
Wages here about the 10 the States 80 you
Judge how the people make their meet