The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-11
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Tho Nominations-Jack Mormon-Gentles o.
fersd Places-Military Ssght-seers-
The Union Pacific Flooded.

SALT LAKE CITY, March 10, 1877.
The nominations by the MOrmOns in the Tabernar
Gle last night IN the Old style held out bait for tue
Gentiles Fuller, al exescretary of Territory, now
or the committee carving constitution for WASH
ington-wh0se permanent notoreiy In the Territory
rtsts OH his action as Acting Governor In ordering
out the Nauvoo Legion by request Of Brigham Young
TO slaughter the Morrlstes which Is now q subject
for Grand Jury investgation-was nominated for
Congress; Hampstead, Young's attorney and once
United States Attorney, was nominated for the
State Senate; Colonel Acres and ex-Secretary Mann
for the Legislature
ALL JACK MORMONS
and not accepted as representative OF the GentilS
and law.ablding Citizens. The Genties will not
stulty themselves by voting for the Church ticket
ana theOcratic TOOLS Apostle Cannon, OF the COM
mittea to Washington, has been oversaughed BY
Delegate Hooper for the Senate Fitch has promise
OF the other seat The Gentiles will not 90 to the
polls on election day, as the game is TOO well ar
ranged to give them any show They prefer to trust
to tue Integrity OF Congress to keep out the Terri
tory.
MILITARY TRAVELLERS.
General Ord. who has been somewhat Ill., lefS
yesterday for Omaha, to return again IN May. He
was much better. Generals Forsyth and Sheridan
leave tomorrow for the south OF the Territory.
THE UNION PACIFIC Is SUFFERING BADLY
from floods aud land slides washing away the
track. Trouble will continue until May or June.
General Maxwell, Register OF the Land once il
understood to be appointed prosecuting attorney,
with Baskin Us counsel The appointment IL gener-
ally well received. Strickland Is holding Judge
McKeans District Court. The latter Is soon OK
pected to return
The mormon ProsecufioDs-au Antt-poly.
gnmy LAW.
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1877.
Chief Justice Mexican. or Utah, Is still IN WASH
ingt0n on business connected with the judiciary Of
that Territory, and has had several interviews with
the President ana Attorney General williams.
There IS no probability whatever that the crtm-
inal suits already commenced and pending
Will DC abandoned. measure will sOon
be introduced In Congress supplying the
necessary pecuniary means to meet the expenses or
The prosecutions. Some Of the members OF Congress
are considering the subject OF supplemental anti
pOygamy BILL In order to ODvatc present Obstacles
The act cannot be enforced owing to the secrecT
with which pOygamic marriages are contaminated.
A remedy Is suggested by making proof OF coflab-
tatioD. or acknowledgment OF the same sufficient
to sustain the Indictment.
The Mormon Delegation ON It's Way.
OMAHA, Neb, Marcn 10, 1879.
The state constitutional delegates passed here 60.
day on their way to Washington. They assert that
the reason why the Mexican party have decided noe
to vote on the question OF adopting or rejecting o
State government Is that they may not expose sAetg
weakness They also say that OF the 10000 Gentiles
In Utah not more than 100 are opposed to STATE
government.
THE FLOODS AND THE RAILROAD
No train from the West arrived at CHEYENNE res.
terday or to-day. The melting snow in the mSuu-
tains has caused Numerous wash-0uts along the
road.
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