Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-31


migratory. Those within the Territory waen
| We came have all died out"
Have You been disturbed as people by
.Brigham.-"We have not. The principal
| difficulty with the Indians grew ont OF dep
relations committed by passing travellers
| upon the Indians, who retaliated upon Nor
mon settlers. IL you win wall IN Oment L
Will relate q little incident sho ing our mode
OF dealing with the Indians. When our band
| o. l+S pioneers came out 70 locate a place
here for settlement, when we cams to the
Pawnee country, through which the emit
grant travel passed, the indians undertook
10 levy trloute upon US, according 10 their
practice upon emigrants. We had bat lat
Tie 10 give them. but gave what We could
spare. The Indians were dissatisfied, and
demanded more. No word was spoken, bat
the signal was given TO each capita ia, AMI ia
moment every man had his rifle levelei
and our cannon was trained on the Indians.
we uhen starred on our way, the Indians
standing In mute astonishment. Tnlt has
been our policy ever since I'm dealing WITH
the indians; TO treat them kiadly, put To
dictate To tht m instead of being dictst tel to
by them, and TO let them know that We think
little better OF ourselves than we do or
them"
The vim with which Brigham e,vs uttAr-
ance 10 his views upon the Indian question
and bis ADVANTAGEOUS" expression OF coun-
tenance at the same time indicated that he
is good deal of a muscular christian q al
has no great faith in Quaker Commissions
Brigham bad now tina wed out. tai King with
animation aud force. We could not help no
A
indicated in his figure ami action TIE c1n-
versation now drifted into channel per.
SOnal to himself
"If not impertinent, Mr.. Young. NAV We
inquire your age?'
Brigham III am now g."
I'VE saw your son, Brigham, jr., a. the
theater Saturday night, and he io1kei AL
most older than yourself"
Brigham, Laughing. (-"Yes. He is little
bald. Badness Is not known in the Young
family, but his comes from attempting 10
I'VE have been told that you suffer from
lung disease"
Brigham, Quickly. l-''Iadeed! who toll
"a lady who came in the stage with us
from DeSeret. She said you were no. able to
preach regularly on account OF an affection
Brigbam.-"No." (throwing out his chest)
m lungs are all right have some trouble
with my throat, 0oligtng me 10 take some
precautions In speaking. / find some weak
ness in the muscular action of the vocal or
gans. Those who think the vo cal powers are
dependent upon the throat and lungs are mis-
taken. They depend upon the muscles OF the
body" placing his hands over his waist
band).
After some further conversation OF desul-
tory character We took our leave IL is re-
porte that Brigham Young in his detesta-
on OF newspaper men Is apt, when the door
closes upon any visitors OF that sort, to seni
after them pantomimic kick, bit We saw
10 shadow OF the prophets boot In our rear;
door and gave us parting benedictiol, say
ng"God bless you, adding .'in doing welli'
Brigham YOung's Probable Success.
sOr.
A Salt Lake City dispatch to the New York
Sim, of date August 18th, says: Had Brigham
died fifteen years ago, one of the apostles OF
the old stock, who knew the original smith,
would have succeeded him, bnt il cannot be
done now. Brigham has lived so long that
his possible successors have gone before him,
and those of them that remain have no inhu-
ence. Five years ago Brigham remodelled
the order OF his highest priesthood, to provide
against The possibility of rebellion AT his
death. The highest rank up 10 that time was
the first presidency, composed of Brigham
and Two cuunsellors. Tue lIeXt step In author
ity was the quorum OF twelve apostles Had
Brigham died during that order of things,
Geo A Smith, who carried the order for the
Mountain Meadows massacre, wouli have,
by right, succeeded him, aud the twelve
apostles would have sustained the claim. To
cut on, The possibility OF sucn an occurrence.
Brigham increas d the number of counsel
Tors 10 seven. and put into that quorum i've
new men-two of whom were his own sons.
There was dissatisfaction, of course, but no
opposition. To placate the apostle Taylor,
the lquorum of the twelve apostles was re-
modelled. OrSon Hyde, who had been the
Pratt, who was next in rank, were both hus-
lied down the scale on the plea that they
rsd once apOstasized, and Taylor and
Woodruff were elevated over their shoulders
That the youngest of Bri yham's three sons,
John W., will be the next president of the
Mormon church is, in this condition OF
things, morally certain. He will be accept
able TO the believing Mormons il Brigham
says so. and to the unbelieving Mormons be-
cause he is better than any of the others who
could be chosen for the position. H, is
man who has Travelled q great deal, and,
since the building of the Pacific railroad, has
made railroad building mis- profession. Dur
Ing the last I'VE years he has lived IN ore in
New York and Philadelphia than in Utah.
He has come in contact with business men
and capitalists both in the Pacific and Al
lahtic states, and would be remarked for his
gentlemanly bearing wherever he might be.
he enjoys refinement and the best society,
and by a stranger he would never be sus-
pected OF being the heir presumptive TO the
Mormon throne. Ii seemed short time ago
that he had abandoned his fathers faith.
Previous to his associations with the Gen.
tiles he had three handsome wives, the last
OF whom turned his heart from poly 1amy.
He gave the first divorce, as Sue hal de-
sired; the second had only q church mar
riage with him, aud as she could not get q
divorce, he made her q handsome allowance
and lived a mOnogamic life chiefly in Phtla-
delphia, though he was q large portion OF nIs
time guest of the St Nicholas In your CITY
DE returned here about a year ago, and his
father elevated him TO his right hand and
made him his filst counsellor, aud be devel-
ops back again 10 a faithful saint. IL is re-
ported that he has rene wed his marital felic-
tiles with his second wife, and IL Is said has
als1 taken 10 wife the young widow of his
deceased elder brother.
SUMMARY OF YESTERDAYS RACES
fbilows;-The mile and an eighth heats were
won easily by King Bee in 203a and 2:041,
beating HIATT F., D8lgasf an and Woodland
The hurdle, mile heats, was won by New