The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-09-01

/ sent nttn SprRWHnE IN ttit uHsIs lAA 80
on exhibition All Mr., Jennings Yesterday
E.inorniug, where lie attracted considerable
attention. Hewefghetl about three han-.
Atdred pounds and evidently had enjoyed
good living duh & summer. AnotheE Of
I The same tribe was reported about fhes
same neighborhood, bat d hunt yesterday
morning failed 10 discover bis Mha NJ.
iabouts FL. 3.. ..ss. B
AKRrv 1T on EHIGRaNTs Tile q
fhantl-eart company from the States DIS.
season arrived in the city ot, Monday ~
lterhgon. There were two hundred ttii
thirty persons in the company; thirtysniie
Hhandcarts, accompanied by six Wagons
for the transportation Of the heavy ltak
gage and the general allowance OF rio.
visions. A large number Of the citlzsns
went out toineet them Is they descended
H the bench and proceeded 10 the caaiI
ground Capt. Baifo's brass band ~
agliyened the scene by the performances AZ
II choice pieces ef mnsic. One death orb
4 Teported--.a child Of two years Of aks
II Two waggousof Capt. Franklin BROWN
company came into the city very late on
i Tuesday evening The greater portipn
II of his company struck OF for Ogden aid
Eotbsr settlements when they arrived ~
1.-The Weber On Thursday ataoon, Cspt1
i Jesse Murphys company arrived at the
camping ground, The eniigrants looked
j well, the cattle were Id good condition,
mo sickness or deaths reported, two birthS.
ZONE of them shortly before they came into
Y the city lii a,few hours after the A.
Il rival of the company, nearly one half Of
/ the elnigrants were dispersed in various
I directions among their friends BY CHS
j time there are few Wagons and hand.
d carts left on. the camping ground.
ATTEMPTED RognERY .-On the night Of
Thursday, August 23rd, the men engaged
lin hefiling Messrs. Miller & RnsselEG
n stock, on Provo bottoms, between Provo
and Pleasant Grove, were attacked by q
/ band Of r1fians. Firing was freely in
obliged in By both parties, and during Tie
Il nelee, an attempt was made to run Of
Il the herd; the attempt proving Intellectual,
i and the herdsmen pressing too hard upon
> the aggressors, caused retreat. Two
i lIuiseA DeiUhglng 10 tie thieves were seen
! dashing away without riders from the
scene Of conflict Ii is supposed that
st some Of the rufians were wounded, If not
: : killed. as the herdsinen were well armed
!: !. and fought eooIly @: III ii.
Boy EIi1.Rp while SrF4tlxG. AT
: Provo City, on Monday, August 2oth,
9 aetipg coroner Edison WHippIe held an
inquest on the body Of Levi S: York,
= aged Is years, who was found dead ID
the garden Of Mr.. T.. Watts. The inry,
after hearing the evidence returned d yer.
8 Idiot TO The effect that deceased was killed
!. by Edwin Watts, on the night Of August
d 10th. On "Wednesday, the .22nd, Mr..
e Edwin Watts, of Provo, was arraigne6
ii before the Hon, SilaS Smith, probate
j. Judge for Utah CO., charged with having
St. killed Levi S. Y ork. The facts in The
!. lease, as brought forth IN testimony, ap
d Epcar: TO be as follows Edwin Watt,
Towns a garden IN Provo. His principal
al support is the: product Of this garden, a,
!, he cannot labor ike other men III conse
IS quenee Of having but one arm. Some q
]. the badly disposed boys have been In Oh,
+ ! habit Of stealing his plums, currants and
= other fruit; and wishing to make an ex
i ample Of the delinquents, he was watch
81 ing GU the night OF Sunday the 18th ult.
3, 81 When; about 10 o'clock, he. saw SOM
,persons leap over his fence into his gar
] den. He had gun leaded with duel
>. =, shot with: him, and aiming low, with tn
- intention Of shooting their legs, he dis
:, charged the contents in. the direction o
7 the iotruders, He saw two persons emery
=. from the gloom md run away. He, i'm
: mediatcly went TO. q neighboFs, and, q
- speaking Of the matter, said he could res |.
! ! for that night as he believed he ha'
:" electnaliy scared thestboys IRON his gar