The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-10-07
Interestinp From Utah.

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In July last. Judge Sinclair, of the United
States District Court. after mnnv unsucctss-
fuI ntt,nn,s to find "A room in Salt Lake City
Iit for the Court to sit in. was forced To
accent an apartment in Mormon Council
House. For the use of this room he was
indebted to the Territorial Marshal, Nor.
mon; but he soun found that this courtesy
was ot small account. No sooner was tho
Court organized than motions were filed by
two of tho Mormon attorneys Oh behalf oi
clients to quash the array of the Grand
Jury, upon the ground that they were not
summoned according to tho statute OF the
Territory, which provides that tho Grand |
Jurors shall he selected by tho Clerk of the
County Court. These motions wero over
ruled by the Court. and the statute thus
declared by him to be invalid
A Tow days after tho Judges found it nee
gssarv to issue II writ of habcas corpus for
Dclos GipsUn. who had been tried and sell.
fenced to death for murder by the Mormon
Probate Court. This tribunal was therefore
rnioned to abstain from the future exercise
OF its powers in cases of such character.
Notwithstanding his illegal conviction aud
subsequent liberation by Judge Sinclair,
Gipson has been re-arrostcd Oy the Nor
mons who are determined that bo shall be-
executed, as his crime was tho killing the
son of bishop of their church.
A few DAYS after Gipson had beod released.
n large number of civil cases came before
Judge Sinclair. Among them was suit
which hat been brought by Franklin E. Nc
Nell against Brigham Young and several
others for false imprisonment. in which the
damages claimed were $4,000. McN'oll
was imprisoned during the winter OF 1857
5S. and kept during that time in chains as q
prisoner nf trdr, for no other otfense than
that of beng an American citizen, opposed
in sentiment to tho Mormon rebellion.
On Tuesday night, tho "a day of August,
the "Gnniile" community were Shocked to
hear that McNicll had been brutally assas-
sinated by some unknown person at the
door of his boarding house, on Main street.
(tho most public thoroughiare in tho city,
at about 10 o'clock.
1t appears that McNioll having occasion
to step out on the sidewalk for minute.
was there met by man who advanced
towards him, as h0 thought to shake his
hand; iustoad of his hand, however, the man
presented pistol aud shot him through
tho abdomen. He dud from the effects of
tho wound tho next day. Just before
diving ho made declaration, in which ho
named ono of tho DANTE band as his mur.
dcrer.
Thus BY the murder of McNiell was this
suit against Brigham Young ended. The
action being brought for personal damages.
! abated with tho plaintiffs death.
During :he session of tho Court, beside
! those above mentioned, numerous instances
| of malice and insubOr dinaron on tho part
of the Mormons were constantly being
exhibited. Witnesses whose testimony
would niure the cause of the Saints, were
run off. iuries composed of Mormons Obsti.
nately refused to bc shut up while duliber.
ating Oh the cases they had been trying, and
sought in every way 10 prevent the continu'
nDco of Judge Sincar's labors.
AT latest accounts, murders were OF almost
daily occurrence in the streets of Salt Lake
Guy, and tho Gentle inhabitants were
forced to undergo every species of petty
persecution and annoyance. Judge Sin
clair. discouraged and disgustcd, was about
TO leave tor Washington, to represent the
deplorabIe condition of the Judiciary, and to
suggest measures for its reief at the hands
of tho Administration aud of Congress.
Reporters Challenge to M. Blondin.
The local editor of the Mexican Citizen
throws out the following challenge TO M
! B.ondin
"a single telegraph wire shall be ex'
tended from the American TO the Canada
shore, without n single guy, directly over
the cataract at Niagara Falls. The local'
OF this paper wearing pair OF cowhide
boots and dressed in the costume OF a
Dutch cook, will proceed to the middle OF
The wire, with common clay pipe rs a
balancing pole, driving before him hog
and COW, and carrying on his back Il
cooking. stove, a coop OF chickens, II bed
and bedding, a keg OF lager beer, bar
ber's ckair, and various cooking utensils.
He will then unload himself and immedl-
ately 90 10 bed. Alter snooze ol fifteen
minutes he will rise, dress himself, take
glass OF beer, milk the COW, kill the hoy
and dress it, cook fresh pork for break
fast, after which he will eat a VOLTS meal
He will then throw one hundted anC
= thirty sommersaul s, sucking an egg
while in the air at each evolution, aliShl
ing the last time on the lip Of the cows
+ horn, and while in this position will take
the chicken, coop. and alter having takel
the chickens out one at IA time aud wruns
their necks consecutively, will balance
the coop on the tip end OF his nose, bal
ance the cooking stove on his right.hanc
thumb, balance the bedstead on his let
thumb, at the same time finishing the bee
and making a Dutch speech 10 the ad
mirng crowds on either shore. Ate
which-afier the manner OF Levi North
celebrated one.horse act--the local will
perform the one cow act. The iorman 0
= this paper will then come out on the wire
= bludfolled and shackled, walking on hi
:, hands. Then there will be representa-
J, ZION of Heenan and MorrisseY's prlze.tigh
: in which the local and foreman will ex
change suudry knocks and kicks ant
r black eyes. The last scene will be boil
}. parties standing on their heads, and will
in this predicament, play rub OF twenty
. one games Of old sledge for the treat o
: all hands. The whole to conclude wit
I a representation OF some of the loVlni
# scenes in Romeo and Juliet"
DEATHS By STEAM TRAvELING.-It ap
pears from tables that have been CAREFUL
y compiled, that since 1853, some seventee
r railroads accidents have occurred in th