, 1869-10-14
UTAH
Vice President Colfax and Party
In Utah.
Reception Of rr. Colfa1 By the Order Of
Odd Fellows,
He is Serennded and Makes a Speech.


6lLI LAKK CIT, Utah, Oct &
For the last few days the town hns been tull Of
vis,tnrs from the Statea. Now It Il
ia aiming with Mormuns, come up 70 The Tempie
O vo.shlp. A very interesting exhibition Of the
ptlastr,aI products Of the country opened Ia the
Ehiyteenth Ward Assembly Eo9gns nDd grounds,
alder thc AUSPICES Of The pcseret Agricultural
lid Manufacturing Society. The thtEty.nlRta |
conference ol the Church began to.
.as. Last ercniog the era Of FREQ thought aud
,peeeh here EaA inanRurated 10 Utah b5 Vice |
President Colfax. os folluws, to wit:
With The friends who have heen travelling with
hin on the PaciGc coast t.o taonths-hls vile an.i
s,le.e sister, Governor and Mt.a BToas, 3lr. anil
Mr. tau Bow,ea, Mrs. J. G. Calhoun, Of the New
York Tribune, nE,t Nj. It. Swain Clifford, OF New [
Yolt, he urrised ut Ehtnu, en- rpats East, last
1unilhy. hns!1 Teen tlctnined at ffomnntorT ~
change ln the railroad tlue.tabte. There ho was
met ny Colonel @. ". Frost md family,
Of Omaha, and several gentlemen from
this city, co1c 10 do him honor, |
mr. nm tht u Ncasss. Richards and Nckeau, a7. |
po,uteu committee by the city Council to meet |
him there onu tender hiIn the hosrtalties Of SAT-
x&e cscotttrE him hltheF. These he CGurteously |
4,eclued, on grounds that xl1i appear hereinafter.
A,estr, Utl,ncr Salisbury had pscsd ono Of their
couchca Ut bis d.sposaL Thc weather was srtpeFb.
rccent storm haslqg cleared tho sT OF all inpuT-
nv and lait the tho dust. with the entire Eslt
later Irusiel t5 tc fresh breath Of wlaser: with
Tho lake. that inHprtfsblc mJstery, aud ,ts rnonn-
tslnous I'll aLls IL, fu.I vlew tla ribs tioHu Was
yrry pleasant.
Aceucvursq Of cltizens awaited their asrtvnl I.
the TUwn4end Muase. Az Sir. CutfAx sftRhtct
f1cn the coach, lion. VIM. Il. Hooper and COM
nliscc appotoIed by tho cllJ Council, 3l1a ton.
.1,Icd LIN tho hnslitatsIea OF the ut.y. lie.
elil cd thcn ~ heIorr, and ~ aopn ~ opportunity
usnt I'm frtt natn
"sALT taxEcTr,}
"tlkErLrAtx: ha1 tho homer ef Receiving N,
my afrs.sl At tihtah ~! tloFs. she rc.ollltthna
ot t0nr tuundn tHunc. prultFrIn4 ttlr Ipsi'ltnI;'
tHs of tah 1.skn City 10 tnJ self aL patty MI uar
tttrIl tsl.. stsi t1ertrc ttM 70 tAEe's my ssAhk+
chs jtifta,. rnlcasofs ID NV nvtli ii ollela Frscp.
i,oht+ ahh snuRht 10 IEhsrl ~ n rE1yA!n tAElxen,
!Ios ~ pu@tC Ofcrr. II Would not In t4ht t.. 81.
lu~ 3uur rUsIsrAtl'lA u lntaI lHa nxtMsH IT tAt
ssll u lnt9v Part, Au uufs. has nsc q "Atnt II
H. t'n,lc lltG. AIu That onu cntlag ha,har 1a no
UTllr,n tttsIslt4s. uni ~ no otjlrla. chafactcs,
rccttag Tue ErtulutluGB ,tsn hxsa Fueanlg A.tplt
hu.LMi&c.I lnenn 10 clGase Iuo1ts iur u. aal IL
AEsnngr how W snou!t nt'cn!a lac oF1cl ltsne w
ha.r !ut fill yslt ssrsr. shtFtr1t' ~ much ~ It
tiAn lNth tIt tho delay t lhu ruah EAttset W tho
rcsnt cnanRe ~ tbu taIrUail tnn'tsAla. ] haaI
tr tu hai1 LaAE A0n1a, sti Tn.sla1, and ahAl' oc
ptht1itIi 10 Ill nf your 0ftscefa aud cIt!xrhs
who Lay a.o ut u Gull informally. With E,h.
ss.e ntpt,e'as,or of aour Ssn1,s,y; an an; very
'f:'1I1,; xisrsa w. chss. saa Soaa:iior
ThtNIort Nckeatt, C9uInttcu-"
II waa too sate foT The assesuoer scSTlcs II sha
Tabernacle, ~ thry attended evening aety1ce IN
the Fourteenth War1. and feAfa the Gospel ex-
pounded. according to the Prophet Joseph. BY ono
ot The .weisc npo.tlts tWoodruul, and Two other
preachers. McDdaJ norulpg they spent driving;
visited the Tabernacle, and hrael tho oresn when
afc among the #ordera Of Ctah; the Territorial
tsl1, very Interesting in MI liz derar,menta,-!ne
pleducls Of skilled labor, bi hotnr.1naue |0oIlen
as"i eotttn Eoodf FIX lhTead aud coc0ouz leather
saddle uul harness, gloscs, needle md fancy
work, lorcelaip, furniture, the ro1ks OF Utsh
aFt,en, produce Of the ko. due frts Of MI ratis-
ties, vegetables and brcadstu1., home. male way
tns. tl+tgns aud agricultural implements; stock,
4htep, nest caIt'e md hurses. The display Was
creLtshle to the people.
The Vice President found tt1.e 70 LOOK IN at St
Mnras Grammar School, carried on by the Epis-
cornl rector, Nj. Foote, and matte = few encouTs
aging remarks 10 the +cnulars. In the afternoon,
he WIS entertained by Ar. VIM. Jennings, the Lead
! Ing Mormon merchant, Wh0 was generously So
| I.rifous Of Ills comfort and entertainment on his
tpsutr visit 10 the asty.
Toward evening he visited Camp Doustts was
| .rceiyed with q sasnic Of seventeen Ruus; Wit
! ressea and reviewed The para4,c, was sercnaded
by tho post band while the ot!1cets Of the garrison
nn, tpclr fAtEIcs Wcrc presented, Ird SAW the sun
| fet ard tHilghs Gtcal over q scene Of natural
| glory and peautJ hardly surpassed IN the world.
| AID 80 hack N town tn stcoc for reception and
party under the aufpices Of lhe Odd FelIowa This
| wne attended b} A.! the Gcnttscs in the place,
shout twenty Of the Grand Representatives OF the
| cs,ltr on ther why East from The recent meeting
OF the National Grand Lodge IN San FtancliSo:
nea,1y fcoEe Of members Of Congress, aud grea,
| many other strangesa- There never Was a 1aost
brilliant assemblaRr lii Salt Lake City, aud a. hal,
TIC latiles we're In travelling costumes, "fns
feathers - hal rothtrg to do With It. The hal
WAS richly decorated, ab'aze with light. aud twt
tnsli hy great many hundred per cent.
The Vice President WAS escorted from his hote
| to the hatI AMI Introduced By committee Of tnt
order IL 1'ast Grand Representative He tnet
tok hts station a. the heal ot the hsl whc to soft
| glow music these present paasetf in procession
and were pretented hy General Coanas. Then
inr about twenty minutes, he spoke In his hes
vein, finished sentences falling from his ~ easi,
as ra!u from lhc CLOUDS lie spoke of his snuame
sonr nui lta ohJe +, Of bis grat1cas!ou ut tenl
received 80 cordially here and everywhere, pass
snc Gracefully 10 comprehensive summing mp q
t:'r trGs and aims OF Odd Fellowship then to III
pat.or III banner It'll whtcn the bail was sestnor
I'd, rsstng tribute 10 tho Mstes:y and E1andcu
ot law which II stmholzet1, and atlsmlug she nj
ces.isy Of III good cItzcRs eohmitung to It's CT
uctneAts~ He was frequently app:auIej, An
when he had lrl.he1 had won nj The hearts
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! dust 1,y midnight the en!lre party had rcturne
. 10 their hotel, leaving the moor to ihoae VII
"wouldnt 20 hone TIL alarni11."
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= tHahhsd from inc asa" 'ns-F"'u1 I" tee SHtn'
N MI Lurtrty there can hc 10 SOCIETY," Ana sae1o
~ fter aho1R 1nc Hotmosta. ~ oas scors W y