Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-31


WoMAN's LECTURE ON MORMoNIsM. -
Mrs Rev. DR.. Newman or Mrs. Newman,
wife of Rev. DR.. Newman, who recently held a
discussion with the Mormon Elder Pratt at
SAT- Lake City, has been giving her views of
lille 10 Utah. The Washington Republican
says:
monday afternoon, at clcck. Mrs. Rev.
Dr. Newman, the accomplished IA ly OF the pas.
ter Of cur tashiorat!c metropolitan NJ. E.
Church, delivered lecture on Mcrmonism, to
ladies' only. in Lincoln Hall
Mrs. Newman said she had conversed with
several of the Mormon women. They had
come to her to tell low dissatisfied they were
With their condition. They were disguised
enough with their way OF life, but how 10 bet
ter it was question they could not solve. Ii
they leave their husbands roct, they have no
means of sustaining either themselves on their
children. ...... +.
The first wife OF Elder Pratt, said the lee
turer, was abandoned hy that worthy pillar OF
the Mormon Church because she refused to
admit OF other wives in her husbands house,
hold. Pratt is over seventy years OF age, and
yet, short time ago, he had married young
pirl only sixteen years old. Pratt is gray
headed grandfather, has moro wives than he
knows what to do WITH and seems on the look
out for more His first wife refuses to live
with him. Brigham Young has a iavorlte
wife named Amelia, who rules him with rod
of iron, ard one morning while in Gisagreea-
bic humcr, overturned the breakfast table and
spilled its contents over the pronhet.
Before Mrs. Newman left Utah she assist,
ea in organizing an anti Mormon society, with
Mrs. Holistcr. formerly Miss Carrie Matthews,
The sister Of Vico President Co'fax, as the
president. At the organic lion OF the society
several Mormon women were present, and
seemed to take deep interest IN The move
mcnt.
A, III. STEPHENS OF GEoRGiA.-ln recent
letter written by Mr.. Stephens to friend he
says: My great object in the works to which
YOU allude was 10 vindcate net only the truth
Of history but 10 so doing to vindlcate the
cause as wcli as the public character OF the
pcopc of the Southern States against the
many false and malicious charges which have
been brought against them. This think L
have done. The record has been put up more
with reference to the future than the present:
Sill, am not without some hope that good
nav he effected by my abors even in this gen
GRAFTON. BE that as it may, do not know,
how could better subservc tho great OBJECT CT
Gfe-that is, usefulness to mankind ln tho Gle:
va,ion af their principles social, political, ana
moral, than in the labor | undertook -,
| have long since looked upon my bodily
;nictions in the light presented by you. with
rcrfcct and patient resignation 10 the Will or
Him, who is the Lord oil all, and unfa!tertng
isith in His justice and mercy through the
;toncment OF the Redcemcr, | bear without
murnur whatever sufferiDes may fall to my
lnt uudcr his diSpcnsatouS.
MlsER.-O Il John Bannister, the co'ored
man who was drowned in Jennings Creek,
Botetourt county, during Tic late food. was
in many respects wonderful specimen OF Eu
manry. lie lived entirely alone, and c7u'd
never be Induced TO touch any article OF food
prepared by woman. He was very ioud OF
cows and cAlvcs, and kept several as pets. tie
was pcnurious to the last degree, and though
he made good crops every year, be was never
known to spend anything. He had no couf
dence in paper money. which he always con-
vcrtcd into specie at the earliest POSSIBLE mo-
mcnt, and deposited nobody knows where
Some months before his death he IVES known
TO be in possession OF more than thousand
dollars in gold. Since the flood some of his
relatives have employed their time in search.
Dg for tic hidden treasure, but with very sim
rosoccts oi success Thus, this poor old man
.pcr, long lie OF untiriog labor and self
denial to hoard up gold which will probably
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