The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-06
UTAH TERRITORY.
OUR SALT LAKE CITY CONSEQUENCE.

n Dccree 1S8ue0 frOul0ltlu8 TRADE Win
"Shnky0 Gentiles-ReasOns Theref0r-What
the GENTLE Organ Says about It--A Call
Decay Of Iwdians-W 0nderful Progrcss-NIil.
itary Items-Pers0unl, &c.
SALT LAKE cnr Dec. 90 1855.
Considerable excitement been manifested here for
the past few days owing to decree prohibiting tho
Saints from patronzing certain Gentle merchants The
decree issued last Sabbath On the evening Of
that day the bishops and elders gave the edct publicity
and the grounds for It's fuminaton They stated that
'certan Gentle merchants" in this city who had grown
rich from the purchases made by the Mormon people
in the habit Of writing private letters to their
friends in the East and the West which contained the
basest calumnes Of the Mormon people, that paragraphs
from these letters exhibited for publication the
papers throughout the country and thus created
wrong and injurious public sentiment creating spirit of
hatred aud revenge, towards the entire body
Of the Mormon people. Tho Mormons had their
faults like al other sccts, but they were mot
the tends ncarnate their enemies represented them 70
be. Since sofpreservation Is the first law Of nature
argued the bishops elders 1t would DO well for the
Saints TO cease patronzing those who It was known
in the habit Of revng and lying about them. To
encourage the incendary who about to burn down
your house, the woudbe murderer who threatened to
take your lIfe anomaly than TO encour-
age those who took pleasure In wfully and malicious
OBTAINING your character The points well put,
and received the Of the assembled saints As
rebutsr TO this manifesto the Gentle organ OF yeste
day morning characerizes the edct as piece OF tyran
ny, ana predicts that the Mormon people will purchase
where they can buy cheapest Thus the matter rests
The Sensational telegraphc despatch to a Chicago
paper from correspondent In Kansas to the effect
that the digntaries IL the Mormon Church held
c the result OF which terminated In the President Of
the Church Indicating his power In favor Of his son.
Brigham Jr., is without the least foundation or this
fact am positive The other statement in the same
despatch. that President Young about to retire
latter his abdcatoul 70 his plantation sixty miles south
Of the city, Is also withou. the least foundation. Brig
ham Young Will die in tho harness, to use popular
though somewhat inelegant expression.
stated In former letter that Brigham Young, Jr
- the Church Of Latter lay saints throughout the
DDnnent and British Isles have confirm this
|statement In his absence the Presidency is filled by
Orson Hyde, one Of the Twelve Apostles.
A cALt-pxcaY o. NpIAys-wosDfRprL PROGRESS
Elder George Kendall thought he would s'ca in
the New YoRx Herald correspondent In the city Of the
Saints Lilo did yesterday, and Of we re-
ceved him In Courteous and hospabe style Is pos
sible. In interesting conversation We cleaned the
following important items Fourteen years ago he was
s'counsellsd" to leave salt treek City and move to
new settlement in process OF creation At Salt creek
distance south Of nIneiyhve miles from this city AT
that time Mr.. Kendall was just beginning TO make
homo here and already had things comfortable about
arrival he four The place perfect wilderness WALK
er's band Of Utah Indians the lords OF creation
thcrea6out. They numbered i've hundred strong, as
antelope or scaped foe. They were tall, athletic,
noble looking OF the forest OF this band, In the
prime OF life only thirteen short years ago. but single
Indian remains TO be seen, and he Is old and de-
crcpid Many OF them had Joined the Mormon church
and we're eloquent disciples Of Joseph Smith.
Their grounds now occupied by the thrifty pale
face. To-day Salt Creek boasts OF q meeting house.
school house. pubic hail. theatre, and many nc private
residences The country about has been made richly
productive BY irrigation, and 10 now peoped by pros
porous and intelligent community OF SAINTS. will add
that friend Kendall would not change bis beautiful
homo In the country where no has peace and every
fort OF life, for all the city residences In the Territory
There thousands In crowded cities throughout the
country who mght profit by hts experience.
number Of descrters from Camp Douglas were cap
tured and brought In q few days ago by Major Benham
and Lieutenant WIN. W. Bell The runaways had pro-
coded SOUTH and representing themselves Transfers
who had lately arrived from across the Plains and out Of
money they easily procured employment They are now
In irons, doing camp duty
Major Andrew s. Buri formerly Of General Thomas
staff In the Army OF the Cumberland Is In command ~
Fort Bridger, Dakota Territory.
fanry with noncommissioned o11cers and escort has
arrived at st. Peters Mission, the mouth Of sun
river, ninety miles from Helena Montana Territory.
Captain de tourcy, with Company II, Thirteenth
United States infantry, ID II Fort Benton, and will
garrison that post during the winter
Lieutenant Bell has just arrived with another squad OF
deserters at Camp Douglas Lieutenant Bell Is dash
ing young Irishman. and never returns without his
game.
President Young gives grand entertainment TO his
Captain Adams, we'll known 10 California and
the southwestern territories for his efforts to make
feasible and profitable the navigation Of the Colorado
RIVER from lis mouth at the Pacific TO Caville, at the
here for time eictne the assistance Of the mer-
chants and business men In the prosecution OF the
scheme Through him informed that boats
drawing six feet OF water have already arrived ut Call