The New York herald., 1870-09-08
SALT LAKE CITY, August 90, 1870.

! STATES Aurnorlty.
SALT LAKE CITY, August 90, 1870
Unusual excitement prevails at present in this
city. 1t Is the old story OF Mormon rule versus Gen.
tile innovation and Gentle Innovation versus Nor
mon rule. There Ia an 'irrepressible conflict" be.
tween the two styles Of civilization. The Mormons
maintain an anomalous social system and rigid
theocraic rule which serves the selfish purpose of
the few and causes misery to the many. The Gen.
tiles are opposed to social system which they look
upon as nothing less than woman degradation In
the name OF heaven, and to political system which
they claim to be subversive to the genius OF Amer
can freedom. There Is natural antagonism be-
| tween these opposite elements, and either side is
ever ready 10 make the most OF any circumstance
that would answer as pretext 10 "pltch into" the
| other party.
The Mormons boast that this is the most orderly
city Of its size in the United States. They assure you
In their sermons and In private conversation that
while murders, robberies ana outrages Of various
kinds occur elsewhere, persons and property are
safe here among the saints Boasung IS feature Of
the Mormon faith. The leading saints consider that
'humility is swinde'' and believe in 'the virtue OF
assumption" II other people do not praise them
they fail to praise themselves. In the last
mon that Brigham Young preached In the tabernacle
he spoke In q very interesting manner OF the supe.
riority OF the Mormons and their institution ana the
admirable order OF their city. While Salt Lake IS,
generally speaking, quiet rural city, recent occur
rences have shown that persons and property
not safe within the walls OF this New Jerusalem and
thar the trumpet OF Zion has been sounded far too
loudly. 1t was the very night before the prophet
pictured the admirable order that ''regns In War
sawn that the infamous outrage was perpetrated
on Mr. and Mrs. Stenhouse. They are apostate Nor
mons. Four of the "brethern," as their leader
called them, ntly masked, waylaid them at night and
covered them with Nth. Mr.. Stenhouse was once a
prominent elder In the Orthodox Church, jealous
missionary and an ardent editorial defender Of the
faith; but he has committed the objectionable sin OF
doubling Brigham Young's infallibilty and OF think
ing and acting for himself Mrs. stenhouse is one
OF the esimable ladies in Salt Lake City, Is OF
course naturally opposed to poygamy and has
thorough contempt for the 'Iomfoolery" under the
name OF religion that is practised In the Church. ana
of which she has seen much. To LADY Of her re-
fnement OF feeling the insult to her was worse than
death. Indeed she begged the 'brethern" 10 kill
her rather than insult her in such manner. Mr..
StenhOuse openly charges the Church with the
preparation Of this insult, and says he is
satisfied that he knows three out OF the
four "brethern" who were engaged in it. Similar
disgusting outrages nave been committed on several
other parties. stenhouse has just been anony-
mously notified In menacing manner that the next
attack upon him Will be by powder and ball. Such
menaces. however, must be taken for what they are
worth, which is generally very little.
The immediate cause of the excitement which has
prevailed all day, and which is running high to-
night, Is the destruction Of Gentile's liquor estab
lshment by order OF the city authorities, and the
complications growing out Of 1t. Paul Engebrecht
q German GENTLE has been for several years resi-
dent of Salt Lake City. He has kept first class
xboloc or1A oil aoto l.licnvn mt and
within the last four years has paid the municipality
$4,000 for licenses The city ordinance under
to Ak any uniform amount, but leaves 1T optional
with the authorities what sum they VIII charge in
might be applied In one case to make the amount
high as 10 be equivalent to prohibition, while in
another 1t might be merely nomlual Mr.. Engelbreoht,
finding lately that the large amounts he was com.
PEELED to pay for licenses more than swallowed all
cialiy-came to the conclusion that he would be
legally justified IN selling any quantity, large or
The city authorities cOntended that unless he had
retail license also he would not be authorized to sell
less ihan ten gallons at time In order TO test the
continued his business as formerly when he had both
but he has lately been several times arrested and
fined heavily In consequence. Still determined to
test The matter legally he refused to pay the fnes
but gave sufficient bonds, pending decision by the
to pay the last wholesale license but under legal
advice refused to sign some bonds which accom-.
panied IT, whereupon the officer refused to take the
money, but promised to let him know the answer OF
tile City Council The officer never returned and
thus Englebrecht has been left for several weeks
The attorneys OF the respective partles-the city
and Engelbrecht-had mutually agreed that there
we've several Of those cases OF fines they would let
the decision in one case, whicn was to be tried
the 18th Of September. govern them ALL and the
general question. Meanwhile however, the num-
cipal authorities not waiting for the conventng OF
the court, assumed, under city ordinance to de-
clare Mr.. Engebrectt's establishment nuisance
and to destroy all his valuable stock The whole
proceeding was carefully conc0cted. IT must have
e Sai Hey william saf g PnpS ae 81 beor e
Alderman Jeter Clinton that Paul Engebrecht was
unawfuy selling liquor without q license, and the
Alderman must nave been very early at work on that
morning; for after having heard this affidavit which
was subscribed 70 before him on the 9th, he 'invest
gated the charge" and satisfied himself that it was
true ana then issued warrant to the City Marshal
commanding him to proceed to Engebrechrs eslab-
ishment aud seize and demolish everything that he
should find there pertaining to the unlawful sale Of
splrituOus and vinOus liquors, and 10 arrest Enge
regular policemen and three times their number OF
specials and arrived at Engelbrecht's before half.
past seven IN the morning. Then the work OF de-
ing large quantity OF expensive imported cham.
pagnes and Drandies, was utterly destroyed. The
and bottles We're taken out into the street and
broken to pieces. The liquor continued to flow
city claimed the right to do this under clause in
an ordinance passed few years ago. 1t Is uni
M the Cauc
out with homiy on morals, order ana
temperance, and appiauds the action o. the city.
Mr.. Englebrecht was out Of town when his stock
was destroyed, but lie returned in the evening and
this morniag he Went before Judge Strickland and
made AFFIDAVIT that tn, paroles, whom he named, in.
Guiding Judge Clinton and Marshal McAllister, and
captain Burt OF the police, did unlawiuy, wlfuly,
maliciOusly and with force OF arms destroy certain
goods OF his, Of which he gave detailed list,
amounting IN the aggregate to the value OF
S22,5 49, besides other articles, which lie was
then unable 10 enumerate; and he requested the
Judge to issue q warrant for their arrest.
Accordingly Judge Strickland issued the warra MT,
and colonel Patrick, the United States Marshal, has
to-day are ted the Alderman the City Marshal, the
whole Of the regular police and the speciais en-
gagged and brought them before Judge Strickland TO
answer the charges OF rlot0us conduct and
malicious destruction OF property. BY consent OF
counsel thev waived a preliminary examination ana