, 1864-07-01
MORMON EMIGRATION,
Transit of EeTen Hundred "Salnts,, through
Chieago-Appearance of the Compa-
ny-Rttruitt1s Agencies,

The tide Of Mormon emigration Is On the tu-
crease; fro1n all rarse Of the old world the sants
fthe Latter Day. arc oeking TO the land Of prom
tse lie doves to their windows. One hundred and
eighty passed through Chicago on Monday, eight
hundred On Tuesday. and over one hundred yeater-
daJ, en- soAtk towards Utah. The bulk of them
came to New York on the G. 3. Mcclellan being
@ the fourth cargo thst vessel has brought They
three days; on:J one death occurred on board, and
they speak OF the pa sare AZ being very picasaut
one They came through On he Michigan S Cen
9fal +. H., and have gone hence On the G. 3. o.
ltoad TO Quincy: thence to Wyoming, Neb,aska
.r Tesfis2ty and thence in WAGONS to the abode Of
NATIONALITY.
The persons composing the Mcclellan compauy
and The rama average doubtless holds WITH the
rematnde1-sre Of several na.loualitiee There are
tainy Or iofty Danes and swepes among them
about one hnnu. ed and dity Scotch, and IN suual
number q Nelch i.nr hundred ard ffty are Eng
lsh and 4 few Of the ealfgraDts are Of Irish eS-
traction, but at the time ofjuiuiAr The Marmona
they Lived IN Scotland o. Wales while two or
three Of the faithful we're unmi*,akaoiy Irtsh-an
are found 20 averse to tho doctrines Of he Ssfnts
and therefore 30 dfaicat Of conversion 10 the in.
hshitants Of The " Gem Of the Sea-" It is report
one 11tshman who, on arriving in New York, was
discoyersd bJ number OF mis- countsymen, and
who declining to be convinced b{then tha, lis a.
hefion TO MoEmoniem waa dls:rlcefol to him and
to Old Ireland. narrowly escaped with his life,
AFPEARANCE Or TIE sA1NTs.
Ihe company comprises persons Of all ages,
and nursing children. The nnmbef OF unmarried
dred nearly ali of whom, however, are with tneir
who have embraced the faith for lhe love OF It. and
Rho expect to realize In Utah the enthusiastic
hopes ~ TIE! have been led By the Mormons to cher
1sh. The majority are far from being well drezsed.
G&DE$&IT n %nt
Glars Of Iarope: 4 few Of ;de Joung Wcnen.
however, were clad in Deat-hstIng and tasiefGlly
Of flowers On their Eesds. The principal company
is under the care OF Elder Thomas <. Jeremy.
who hold the Office Of conductor. aud ie assisted
Joseph Bull, Geo. @. Bswater, John G. Grah1n
Moses Z. FarnsKorth, William Gordon and Geo.
Swan.
aoR1oN n1eHos IN xunopE.
The Mormous obtain the large yearly acceseious
to their numbers from Europe, to which allusion
has been made. through their mission Tork, which
y s1ts1e'5s 4 md in II, examination complete.
1nons az one Of the '-Twelve ApostIes,n Is Freel-
dent ol the Mission Of tie East. ais Jurisdiction
IA divided INTO districts; then there arc coneren-
ees, o. which several form district: and there
are aleo branches Of the conferences. The branch
ea comprise small villages the conferences. togns
Or dtist; 7nd The disslictt considerable areas Of
each district also Presfdent; but nll the Pfesi-
dtnts o! The conferences in district n1e subofd-
pste T. the President Of the Districts and ali the
t1e4ldehle OF GeI1cB arc subject to the Pfeaident
Beside.. there are travelling elders who 20 from
heaf them 4bes visif pastcularIy he ] iowiy "a 70
whom they declare the .g1orIes Of the western
home Of the saints: and when the bearers are
the journey hithef; though they are adrsed to re- ro
main where they may happen to be until theT can
sesFs ai ihe vslas Of dapy property they bare
new tAtth they lave EgpopEed.
The operations Of the elders In the British Is-
tanda and on the continent Of Europe, nre more
The elders cay they would be highly successful
among all classes Of the people OF those countrfes
but TOR TIE sentltirenesa Of the men Of position
Mormon filth fs to cut themselves Oh ffom socie-
II and 10 face an Indignant and iutolerant COM
Mnnit5. But the eldefs are not dirheartened or
clfcon1nEed. They say that great and good
men In al times have experienced like opposition:
ana strangely - snongh they refer to the Christian
19 s s15 e the
the Ao1mons, it shonld b observed, reject Christ
and adhere to Joe Smith the only representative
The mode Of Mormon preaching Is similar to
mt q the Bible reading oE mission work 80 con-
on etrees corners, when mobs DO not interfers
whose minds are impressed By their representa-
iyeamy hey do not cxp!ain; bnt It Is andsrs.ood
that this point The head. OF famil!ee disposed
otherwise to favor the Mormon preachers are easi
Sometimes perzons remain for years In Europe
alter their conversion to Mormanisn; but 1heae
eases a5e 1are. except when the pertons are ap-
the spread ofthe tatth.
On THE wA1 uoxx.
The Moruons generally leave their homes in
Eeth1 for convenience and protection, for they
much persecuted, and sometimes exposed TO vIo-
1ence; but the elders rsnaly arrange fpr the jour-
selves ltad the companies. Arriving 1t some cen
tral poiat1usually Liverpool Or Lundon-they EN-.
bark together. The utmost harmony prevails, as
see to II that there IL wrangling. There IL neT-
er On this side the Plains any particular trouble
With she Tomen ios no n NAP A. has mote 1han one
ham Young th.t he should be permitted to take
add :ttDnal ones.
The journey across this country is generally per
formed In about two months and halk Two
weeks OF this time are empl oyed in reachlug Wyo~
ming where the emtRronts are transferred to
@ miies o1ss tbe % pa,ns D are accomplished By tSe
oxen in eight weeks. It is . most dreary jour
ney: but the spirits Of the saiats are constantly
1nleed land; and ihey never Yield to despair. The
deeertion BY. u Mormon once arrived In Utah Of
hs home and faith is rare ocenr1ence.
An 1xsAxE sTnAxexR:-The Rochester Ezprsss
Of Monday last has the following: One day Last
week. man 1aboring under alteration Of mind
was taken rom the depot Of the Central Railroad,
and sent to the Lnnatic Asylum OF this county,
where he stin remalna. II was supposed that he
has escsped from fome other Asylum. bnt the facts
IN his case have not Jet been asce1taned.. BE had
in his posse:sion tmau book In which are en-
which It II lL'erred thst be Is q droyer. He had
also railroad check, No. 7te, from New York to
Chicago, but no baggage to correspond has been
found. Be gives biz name a. Edward WIIliams,
bu, BIZ sb,E1a are marked s. Anson Rozcse.' The