The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-18
here only that we would not cause them

The Mormon people are noted for
their hospitality to strangers, non-resi-
dents of Utah, but they do not like out
siders or Gentiles to live among them, as
the association makes apostates of so
many of the erewhile faithful. Brigham
Young is being "tried" on all sides.
"Wife No. 1917 has her case for tempo
rary alimony in the courts at this time,
Judge Mcbride, her counsel, making,
yesterday, most efficient appeal in her
behalf before Judge Shaffer
We heard a part Of the argument of
the opposing counsel, through whose
aid the prophet and seer sought to make
it appear that unless a man is married
lawfully" he must not pay penalty
for his misdeeds; the meaning being, if
it means anything, that it is impossible
for man to injure woman unless she
has married him. Indeed, his honor,
the Prophet, bases his argument upon
precedent, for. does not Hon. w. Lair
Hill of Oregon hold to the same ruling?
The general belief in Gentle circles is
that Brigham and the Almighty are to
be badly worsted by the United States
Courts, in which case many other plural
wives will be clamoring for alimony.
We spent several hours yesterday in
the company of Mary Ann Angel,
Brigham Young's Kirkland wife, and the
mother of his prominent sons. The old
lady is quite infrm and occupies one of
the grandest palatial residences on the
Pacific slope. The mansion is now re-
ceiving It's finishing touches, and when
furnished will indeed be a magnificent
establishment. Mary Ann lives almost
wholly alone. She has the devoutest
faith in the Book of Mormon and the
latter-day priesthood, and tries hard to
believe that polygamy will prove a
blessing in the next world, in spite of
the suffering it entails in this. Her be-
lief, as we understand it, is a strange
admiXture of Spiritualism, Solomonism,
Davidson, and Abraham -Isaac-and-Ja
cobIsm, encrusted in Joseph Smith and
Brighamism, and founded upon the
natural longing of the human heart for
a tangible religion that can lay hold of
something it can see and feel, natural
longing which crafty men have taken
advantage of among the ignorant in all
ages.
OF the many geographical advantages
of Utah, we have not space here to fully
speak. Suffice it to say that the scenery
is unsurpassed, and the soil and climate
much like Idaho.
The warm spring baths, near Salt
Lake City, kept by DIR. and Mrs. Mon
roe, are the best of the kind we ever
saw. Col. May drove US over to the
springs, where we were met by the
smiling landIady, and by her shown
through the elegantly-furnished apart
ments and induced to plunge into the
artificial lake arranged for the purpose,
where we took the first actual swim of
lifetime. The water is almost too
warm for comfort, but you soon get used
to it, and as you float and founder in
the delicious bath, you sigh as you re-
fleet that you live where you can't visit
the place every week. Let no Oregon
ian who has an eye to perfect luxury
ever pass these springs again without a
plunge bath. The water as it comes
from the spring is as clear as crystal
and hot enough to cook eggs. 1t has an
agreeable taste, too, and we drank glass
after glass with keen relish. The wa
ter is queer admixture of salt, sulphur,
alkali, and iron, and bites your throat
as you swallow it like soda or cham
pagne.
Returning to the city we visited the
office of the Tribune, radical Gentle
paper of influence, which gives evil
dence of prosperity in a new double
ender, back-action power press, that re-
minds us of Nasts Democratic tiger,
with head on both ends.
The Herald, another daily, is run
principally in the Mormon interest, and
is well patronized. The Deseret NeUS
is the Church organ, and all the faithful
are its supporters, as well as many OF
the worlds people.
A Brother Pierce, of the Methodist
Church, runs an AdUocate, a spirited
monthly quarto, in opposition to the
established church, but the editor is alb
sent at Conference and we have not met
him.
We saw "Darwin's missing link" al
the courtroom the other day, monkey
| ish-looking Saint, with a number Oi
wives, who is interested, just now, fol
pecuniary reasons, in Ann Eliza and
alimony.
But this long epistIe must come to 8
terminus.
Tonight, Sunday, by invitation, we
are to speak in the NJ. E. Church, one
of the finest edifices of the kind on the
Pacific Coast. 1t is noticeable fact
that the Methodist people, generally,
look with more favor on our mission
than other evangelical churches. Thi:
proves to us that they have faith enough
in their religion to believe we could moi
upset it, even if we desired, which they
know is not our purpose. a. J. d.
Salt Lake, Utah, August l, 1876.