New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-10

uu5er skies of wonderful blue. Behind us was tho
Great sllt Lake, ana the greater mountains VI JIG
rigt was the shining JoTdan-to ile liorIhohs az io'
better than ALBANIA aud PharpGr or all the oihef waters
II Damascus. Beyond it strip OF valley then smooth
.oyp,,, stones blending and intermngiing sea-green
'' -, haze dark slate toward tie sumiIiis Before Us
." civ. with rs f'shing streams iis low draD
,.ses. with tfellsed yerandas. its green gardens
,ooo an de trees Of locust, mf9n pophr n''p''
,r eide. aud cottonwood its bpstling marts oftrade
clustered retreats fog the offices Of strange re-
Ioon. Beyond It for many mile stretched the green
eowery valley, with It's blue lakes shimmering IN the
sun and bounded at last by abrupt wall of mountain
And on our left still lowered the range rough gasled
and iargod-with creyces that would conceal Ne"
York snd all its enyroIsis solid base green ana gray
its rugged SUBMITS white with eternal snow SIDE by
all. btornea aud blended, were Sumner and WINTER
Italv and switzerland. tic dreamy Orient anu inc 'eS
less heart Of the West.
In the afternoon No attended Mormon service nj the
powerv Great arbor with seats Of rough pine boards
and low fat roof Of branches with withered leaves
supported 6y upright poles. For the warn season Is
far pleaeAnter han any buildinga good artificial SD
sti,to for the groves which we're Gods FIRST temples"
The congregation numbered fully 5000 in which women
MAINLY dressed kid gloves few, silks and satins
we're far between Hoops abounded In al then anli
tudc AZ frs as I an told, .he preachers denounced
them very bitterly from the pulpit But female per-
sistencey tramphed as it generally does and crinone
proved more potent than the thuIdcrbos OF the Church
Among tue apostles, elders and bishops on the plat
form were Heber Kimball ei years old, tall and Stou
with bald massive head and rudy. sensuous face and
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Venerable looking with mid countenance, bald crown
and thin Slvered locks. The sermon was by Elder
Samuel Richards. native Of Massachusetts, who ct
present rcloices IN wives, and has propagated the
Mormon doctrines in nearly every quarter Of the globe
II was rambling conversational discourse OF three
quarters Of an hour claiming incidentally that his
Church is The Church. because ia organization ana
mode Of working are Biblical and its teachers directly
inspired by the Almighty With these exceptions his
remarks were on life and duty snch form the staple
Of orthodox disconrccs ia New.Engiand. Willie re
smoke the saorament was administered 10 tho entire
assembly bread icing distributed upon metallic plates
and wafer instead Of wine from porcelain pitchers.
Many infants at the breast present and all per-
mied 20 quail The water freely Tho poor babies were
Airstv enough. bat II deiracted q little from The
solemn y Of tic ceremony. After prayer by Eide:
George d. Watt the choir sang Daughter of Zion.'
without any instrumental accompaniment. bnt with
more beauty AID impTessiyeness tn0n any music which
ever heard at religions worship. Then wii1 the
Benedction the people dispersed
Nv chief inieres! was in tho faces Of the congrege-
ton. / saw only two women WHO could be called
comedy both SAT IN the choir and ore VAS daughter
OF Brigham Young recently married. Fow, u any
counteuanoes i'm pressed vicious All were Plain'
many extremely 81. Az one might expect 81 humble
people gathered from every nation Of to earth trey
bear tue ndoblo impress Of poverty, hard labor ana
stnted living. L. those flces 1 could read little
breadth thought or selfgeant reasoning; bat r7ucl
narrowness grave sincerity and unreAecng earnest
ness.
Ia the evening We attended TIE service OF The Rev.
Norman Mcleod lIe is "a ongregationaisti but al
Ito anti Mormous worship at his church. Tho cougre'
CATION WIS small. but one Il unusual intelligence. en-
bracing citizens officers from Camp Douglas, and -
or 90 ladies' Tho Gentle population Of this city.
exclusive Of the soldicrs numbers from 90 70 300 This
includes the merchants of Abrahamio descent for j.
oee Of the anomalies Of this anomalous community that
al the jews ore Geniiles.
Yesterday visited the theator. which Il owned by
Brigham, agd win cost. when completed, $4,000. IL
is o. brick and rough stone be covered Tt stuooo
IL Will seat go persons and IS the largest building Of
tie Kind west OF NcwYork except the Cincinnati I'D
Chicago Opera Houses. The lroscenium is 90 feet
deep in tie middle Of tie parQuette is an armed rock
ing chair which Brigham sometimes occupies though
his usual place is IN Of the two private boxes. The
scenoryall painted herois excellent; ard the paint
ing gliding aud carving about the curtain. thc boxes
and the fronts OF the galleries exquisite. Want ~
Gas is the most serious drawbacks kerosene Is used es
the best substitute The wirdrobemadc up here from
materials purchased in New York and Phladelphiais
very Ia &c aud rch and varied enough for anything
the standard and minor drama from the sabes Of Ham
let TO the Tutoring dropery Of the ballet girl The
groen.room, largo and elegantly furnished, contains
one Of Chickering's grand pianos; and instead OF the
usual dngy little dens neat airy and ample dressing
room.
On the whole, the theater is tie greatest mechanical
triumph of Salt LIKE. In view OF its location, 1900
miles from the steamboat ard the railroad It Is
deral. curing the the performers play twice
week During the day they engaged in their regl-
lar pursuits clerks. mechanics etc. and rehearse
only in the evening. How well they enact We shall
learn tonight. special performance IS announced
in honor of Mr.. Coax and his distinguished compon.
ions" Ills hitter adjective which seems TO be stereo
typed for party. has puzzled two members Of il not
little II Is natural enough that tho Speaker and the
Governor should be "d.stingaished" but Mr. Bowlcs
and myself long At loss TO discover its appl ca.
ton - two plain journalists. Al last have solved
the problem. Having long done good by stealth" We
now blush TO find it fame'
ALBERT u. RICHARDSON.
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