The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-13

SALT LAKE, Feb H. 1872
The city elections occurred to-day. and 1t was the
most shameless farce and fraud on the elective
franchise ever perpetrated on the continent. Aliens
and women and children deposited their ballots In
spite of the challengers The judges OF election
fused TO administer the oaths and the ceremony OF
election was mockery and disgrace. The num-
Der OF votes cast was unprecedentedly large and
more than half Illegal the main object being to
show TO the country the large population OF Salt
Lake CITY, view Of the application Of the Territory
for admission as q State.
THE REPEATING DIsGUsTs THE GENTILES.
The entire Gentle and loyal portion Of the popu-
lation heartily disguised. and determined to ask
Congress for law to preserve the rights OF Amerl.
can citizens and maintain the purity OF the ballot
box. without such a law none but Mormons have
any influence in the formation OF the local govern
ment. The streets were flied with wagons to-day,
bringing whole families, and people came by the car
load from the country to vote at the election The
town is lively and animaIed. There only two polls
In the city, not quarter sufficient; but the illegal
votes completely swamped all opposition on the 1air
ballot, without those cast by women or aliens. The
Genes are strong enough to carry the city; but re-
generation Is hopeless without Congressional aid
THE sNow-BoUND PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The situation on the Union Pacific IS more gloomy
than ever. The winter storms are more potent tnan
before. thousands OF Willing MINUS nave Deeu CHI
ployed, and the results Of hours OF well directed
labor OF immense gangs Of men in clearing cuts OF
the snow is rendered nugatory by the pro-
longed blast of the storm, sweeping the snow on
the tracks by theton. Each train must be shOveled
out by itself, ana the progress Is very slow and
despairng. The situation is almost beyond hope
until the spring thaws melt away the obstacle.
ATTEMPT TO INACCURATE A MAIL COACH SERVICE
Recognizing this important fact Superintendent
and Special Postal Agent Barstow, OF the Pacific
coast has teegraphed to Gilmore and Salisbury for
propositions to carry the daily letter mail for sixty
days from Rawlins to Cheyenne distance OF 200
miles. The negotiations are now going on. More
than 200 tons of paper mail Is now awaiting trans
portation. No passengers are to be trans
ported by coaches. 1t is hoped that the
trains now in the neghbornood OF the Rocky
Mountains will be in ogden IN few days. but until
we have better weather no more trains will be sent
over the Union Pacific road.
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT sICKLEs ON THE SCENE.
General superintendent Slckes is at the scene OF
trouble and conducting affairs with great zeal and
energy. All that can do to keep the road open is
being done, but the outlook Is anything but cheerful
II "a satisfactory ARRANGEMENTS made the line from
Rawlins to Cheyenne Will be thoroughly stocked
with horses and vehicles In ten days, and the mails
will be transported across, making break In the
blockade Is extremely disastrous to business the
Pacific coast and especially to the mining interests
OF Utah.
THE JAPANEs f. MORMON BANQUET
The Japanese Embassy will partake OF q banquet
given by prominent citizens in their honor and Mr..
De Long, 1t promises TO be brilliant affair. All
the government officials are invited. 1t seems that
Minister De Longs visit with the Embassy to
Brigham Young was brought about by trick, and
m tnITrr Mn
on the part OF the committee of reception, mostly
Mormons who put their guests In trap before
they were informed OF the object Then 1t was too
late to Withdraw The members OF the Embassy
are indignant concerning the trick TO put them In
false posi- ION. This Is an old Mormon game with
distinguished visitors.
The latest news Is to the erect that the Pacific
trains are moving slowly westward.
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