The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-08-20

fences. baildings. etc.. are slso leing de. |
stroyed by the ravsgcs at the flames. All
along the Cowliiz, Lewis and Chelsalis riv- |
e,s everything co.nbostibIc 10 being con-
sumetl. a.t @ar ..wf t5.''
Ono Wools, = notorious character. having |
he'd some dispute with Mr.. Duffy, met
Duffy in Deming's ssloon, Lewiston. kI"l'o,
July :. and cut HIM with knife, in6ictiny
some terrible wounds, fr,n, whicl, he died
in about five hours. lie leaves wife and
= large family. ""' ..-" T.
The Tidal Wass, Of the 6ais. says IN inhu.
msn wretch by the name of Shu,crt, cross
ing the plslns from one Of ti,e Western
States to Wallis Walla, with wife and two
step daughters, the eldest about II years,
fell out with his family last week near the
mouth Of Sinkcr Creek, took the wagon and
team. with all their effects and drove oil.
leaving the woman snd two girls on the sage
plain cLtircly dct,u s' ."h. .4.
Quite an excitement has grown up ut
Vancouver about the lately discovered
mines on the hcatiwatcrs of Lewis river.
They are distant about tifty milcsfrom Van.
couver. Several parties who went out have
returned, reporting that they found psos-
poets ranging all tho way from ono t" fifty
cents to the pan. Everyln'ty in Vancouver
is getting more or less excited, and It is
thought that several hundred smcn will be
in the new mines within few weeks. Par
tics are preparing T. open "ut tho Old Sim.
coc trail. by which the advcnturcrs travel.
During difficulty between Bart Maize
and Charley Downey, in SALOON in Silver
City, Idaho, Frank R.bb showed them botl,
out Of doors. There Maize called Babb a.
pet name. whcrcupon Babb knocked him
down. Maize soon after got his pistol, re.
turned to the saloon, and shot at Bs5l, The
lall missed him but entered the breast Of
William Albion Johnson, and killed him
almost instantly. johnson knew nothing
OF the row between the parties, and was
walking toward the place without suspicion
of evil. lie formerly lived in Canyon City.
Oregon, and wss last from Elko, Nevada
The officers Of the st. Joseph Agricultu.
raj and Mechanical Association have issued
catalogue Of the premiums offered by the
Society for the Great Central Fair. to bc
held in that city during the week conmen.
cling on the eth day Of September next.
Tho officers Of the Association are Rohcrt
Wilson. President; J. H. Willis, Vice Pres
ilcnt; A. N. Saxton, Treasurer; Charles b.
France. Secretary. The Board Of Directors
is composed Of the following gentlemen !:
Robert Wilson. A., NJ Sax,on. James X.
Willis. w. l.. Cunliff, Thomas 3. Weakly,
David Pingcr, Hugh Lewis and John g.
Fitch. The premiums offered amount In
in the agsres gate 10 over $4,000.
- A Mormon SeNsati0n.
Tie Sans If Joseph SasilA Proposs TO Dises.
tablisA Briaham's Pet Znsf:tutton--J3riQ-
ham NaspI9emes tie ''E!ecs Lady If God. u
.. (Fro0 the Utah RcporterJ
Afew days ago We mentioned the fact
| that William Alexander and David lIyrum,
the younger sous Of Joseph Smith. the Nor.
mon Prophet, were ON their way 10 Salt
Lake City to set up the standard Of the rc.
organized or anti-polysamy church. Asia.
gular interest attaches IL the name Of David
Hyrun,. A few months before Jnscph's
dcatl, he stated that . the man was not born
| who was 10 lead this pe~.plu, hut Of Emnu'
Smith should be born s0n who would sue.
cee,l in the presidency after . season Of dis.
turlsncc." Joseph Smith WAS killed June
27. 1914 and the son nametl frvm his fathers
direction David Hyrum. was Lorn at the
Mansion House, Nsuvoo, ON the 18th Of the
succeeding November. This prophecy il
secretly dear 10 thousands Of MOrmOns who
are weary of the tynnnyof Brigham Young,
and yet hold to their faith in Joseph Smith.
A few days ago the young men reached Salt
Lake City, and soon called upon Brigham
Young and announced their Intention t0 or.
yarize their church ss once, asking permits
sion to defend their faith In the Tabernacle,
proposing to argue with the Brighanites
from the original Mormon b,oks. ,Ia .
W. have scant reports of the interview,
but it ID sa,d 10 have been very warm
Brigham Was very angry q their prcsump'
tiOn, and denied them the use Of the Talxr.
dacls. sending word At the same time 70 tht
Bishops To shut them out Of The ward meet.
INK housea Tho brolhcn at one point oi
the cunversa,ion, denied that their fsihei
ever psac,iced polyga.ny. citing il,ci,
mothers testimony; ~ whicl, brigham rc-
torted that their m,shcr was y = liar and had
been proven thief" with much more Of tho
sort BE il remembered that tho lady thu,
spoken of Il the = Electa Cyria," Or Elcc,
Lady Of God. In the AosrnOn theology. wiz
IVES the glory Of their ear'y history. Lille
Pope Pagan, of the .'Pilgrims Progress, :
Brigham doubtless gnaw. lie nails In vain
rage THAT Nc canDOt, 10 IN fDrs.es tjn,cs, III
Loose the vengeance Of his NauvoO Legion
upOn theae scclarians and crush the rebel
lion il hlOod. II Ills powcr were now cqns
4 ~ his fselimgs, we shOuld have repeated u,
| story Of tho u ,ristss, wheu high civil
| functi0nnry Of Utah led the Legion In brx,t
day 10 slaughter men and women who had
sorrenl)crU<S = themselves pvioOMera t"s. BstI