The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-14

their appearance In Caate Garden Tho officials OF ttrt In
s,'sucl give ,ne@ she sAala crarac,cr Willis toe snip
Wa lyng OF ST. Georges Backs, about week ago in
calm, THO nosmots "emoraced the opportdrily." snd
presented the folo~pg:--
TESTIMONIAL TO CarrAIS JAMES BuRsEl BrLl coxsAsDER
SIR we are drswns 70 the huston Of voyage, ws
brace this opportunity before se rate OF sSpre
though briefly Aoss ssamen., Of rsssri all
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prospered We would hamSy assure you hat the
and iOts resiIg time which spsu on board 10 VIA
w as we
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for eur comfort and yefre your courtsous arSsai
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ard It's happy association. and heartfelt
bestowed you that your lie may be osperous
Sighed in behalf Hs seven hundred aud twenty six pas
aensers and with their unanimous sRRreysl vps,vv
President q the company Of emigrants
aEoRah R 3 STsilS' Councillors.
ST. GEORGES BANKS. May 7. 1859.
Whatever Captain Bell might think of the faith he was
doubtless well satisfied with the expression OF peoples
feeling and closed up his ackno dgments with the
usual generosity OF seafarDg gentleman
MARRIAGES ON BOARD,
The weather was said TO be very agreeable during the
voyage, which probably in some measure explains the
large number of marriages. The Mormous have hereto
fore very careful contracting alliances on the sea-
and generally have made point of faith TO reach Salt
Lake City before they entered ato the holy bonds of we'd
lock, believing that the Plains excellent school
testing the qualities of lovers. But the Tascott
papy. from some unexplained reason, have broken
through antquated habits, and united less than nine
Of the brothers to equal number Of the sisters
We were informed at the Garden that that number
Qhirty eighty did not quite cover the folks caught in
netsone half dozen others made ap
pca:ion, the elders refusing to oflcate.
The lovers had 70 appear at the public meetings and
make their declaration Of Willingness 10 take each other
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their hands and pronounced them husband and wife.
The ceremony closed with singing and prayer invoking
children, the priest officiating dispensing With the usual
"holy kiss'' to the bride Great folks the Mormons
There three births during the voyage, and one
death-.he deceased an elderly Danish lady.
IN CASTLE GARDEN.
Owing to the large increase of emgrauts this week. the
Mormons had to take up their quarters the gaerythe
Scardinsvisps the side and the British the other
AS they got possession there general time
Of congratulations for their safety the deep and
their fee for the first time beng set the lard OF Zon
As soon as ey bad opened provision baskets and salts
ded the inner with the bread thai perisheh the
agents residing in the city appeared TO give them nstruc
tops Owing 70 their different tongues they mad to hold
voted 10 instruction about their journey Westward anc
other small items about the corruption OF Gotham against
which the faithful were duly warned. The emigrants
generally looked very clean and comfortable TIE Scan
dpsvane, particularly had the wnoiesomest look Of
fRherlaDo upon their races and on tbcr backs CtuOoy
healthy corrtcnances and homespun will please their Utah
brethren.
They seemed all very socabe, listened attentively to
their instructors ard out orders with something
like military promptiude. II is intended that they will
leave this evening for Albany and continue their route via
Suspension Bridge the Great Western ard Michigan
Central route, and arrive at ST Joseph Missouri some
time towards the latter part OF rext week. There q
steamer viii be ready 10 receive them and take them to
Florence, Nebraska Territory their Quitting place.
large number Of the present company viii travel BY
teams but there vii also be goody number initiated
Into the mysteries of hand cartsm The latter class APP
peared in COCO spirits and entertained the notion that
they bad not the advantages CT teams and wagons they
would be epared the trouble. of guarding and watching
the borred quadrupeeds which would bring the rich
the poor something about the share Of trouble
iator and veaations the way.