The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-13

expect to SEQ her rise like che ph9nix and
20 forward 70 q pENane.ous future.
MASTER PohoHA GRANGE.
FlE PROPHETS WILL.
Two Billions Esr Seventeen svives and
Forty Four ChlldFeB-aEis Directions
Brigham Young's will was read on
Monday In the presence of ell bis wives
and children and few friends Brig
ham Young, Jr., Geo. o. Cannon and
Albeit CarTinton are named as his exec
utors. The estate is largely real estate,
and is probably worth $2,O00,000. The
will was made four years ago, and his
youngest child, born OF Mary Van Cott,
was then three years old. Brigham
Young was the issher of fifty.six chill
dren, and left seventeen wives, sixteen
sons and twenty-eight daughters. The
will aims to make an equitable division
Of the property among all the wives anu
children, with no preference to any.
Most Of them have already had some-
thing decided to them. On this valua-
ton was set, and it is to be charged 70
the recipients as part of their share,
though not necessarily at the valuation
he put on 1t. That Is TO DO equitably
adjusted when the estate is divided, upon
the youngest child coming of age.
Meantime the income Is TO 60 to the
various mothers according TO the number
of their children, and they can withhold
It II the children behave badly. All are
provided for az far as their present needs
arc concerned. His frat wife end Ame-
lia are given o life Interest In the Amelia
Palace-a large, modern, new, fine house,
but he i5 known 70 have changed his
mind tsoout that, chiefly because they de-
clined IL for reasons best known to them
selves, although nothing in or out @: the
will he's as yet como to Tight showing It,,
and they are not otherwise provided for,
except by their share Of the income.
The prophet held many interests in trust
for tbe church and for individuals. His
exe:utorH are directed TO turn them over
properly. The church 10 forbidden by
lew TO hold more than $4,000 worth Of
property; and so 1t was largely held by
Brigham Young in trust. His friends
will net entertain the notion that he
ever abused that trust. There "a no in
ventory Of tho property on tho estate,
and IL 10 widely scattered. With the
country prosperous and full Of money, it
would DO worth twice the above valua-
tion.
Recently Brigham Young endowed an
academy with lands at Provo and anoth-
er at Logan-the latter with 1900 acres.
He Ind determined to endow one at Salt
Lake, but did not live long enough to do
go.
Brigham Young'u directions for his
funeral, writton four years ago, were as
follows:
II, Brigham Young, wish my funeral
services TO be conducted in the following
manner: When I breathe my last, wish
my. friends to pu: my body in as clean
and wholesome state as can convenient
~ be done. and preserve the same for
one, two, three or four days, CT a long
aD my body can be preserved in good
condition.
81 want my coffin made of plain one
and-a-quarter redwood boards, not
ecrimped In length, but two inches long,
or then ! would measure, and from two
TO three inches wider than 10 comuoa!yy
made for person Of my breadth and
little comfortable cotton bed, with good
suitable pillow in size and quality. NY
body dressed in my Temple clothing, and
laid nicely into my coffin, and the cofir
IN have the appearance that if I wanted
to turn o little TO the right Or left I
should have plenty Of Eoo.n 20 do so; the
lid can be made crovning.
"At my inteFment ! wish oil nv family
present that can be conveniently, and
the male members to wear no Grape on
their nats or coats; tne families in nnv
no black bonEoees 0T dresses nor black
wells, but If they have them they are as
liberty 20 wear them.
"And services may be permitted, ss
singing end prayer offered, an2 if any
of my friends wish TO soy few words
they are desired to do so.
"Aud when they close their services,
to take my remains on bier and repair
to the little baTying ground which have
reserved On my lot east Of the White
House on the hill. Or .he southeast
corner of this los have vault built Of
mason work large enough to receive my
coffin, and that they may plsce in box,
IT they choose, the same a. tho coffin
Tod 7Tu0Iaa-ttssissssss then place rocks over the
vauls sunciently large 20 cover it, tha:.
the earth may bo placed over it-as fine
dry earth 90 can 90 had-to cover is until
the walls Of the little cemetery are hid.
which will leave mo In the sautheass
corner.
"This vault ought to be rooted over
with gome kind of temporary roof.
There let my earthly tabernacle Fess In
peace and comfort and, have q good nleep
until the morning ef the flsst resurrection
mo crying world mourning with any
one.
~ have done my work faithfully, snd
10 god faith. I wish this TO be read nc
the funeral, provided. that IL I ahould die
anywhere In che mountains desire che
above diroOtions respecting my pta5o Of
burial ahculd be observed. But il I
ehauld live 20 get back to che church In
Jackeon county, Nc, ] wEsh 20 be buried
theEa
"BRIoHAA You're,
President Of tho Church of Jesus Chrise
of LatteH Day Saints.
"SaR Lake, Usah Territory, Nov. 8, 1882
- The extraordinary intelligence has
been received in England ofthe disap-