Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-13

whereupon the grand jury aforesaid dismissed
the irate witness, and returned "true bill'
against him.
BRIGHAM'S FUNERAL.
As far back as November 9th, 1873, Brig
ham Young committed to writing directions
for conducting his funeral. The instructions
are as follows and were complied with as
nearly as could be-:
l, Brigham Young, wish my funeral servi-
ces to be conducted in the following manner {:
When 1 breathe my last, I wish my friends to
put my body in as clean and wholesome a
state as can conveniently be done, and pre-
serve the same for one, two, three or four
days, or as long as my body can be preserved
in good condition.
1 want my coffin made Of plain one and a
quarter redwood boards, not scrimped in
length, but two inches longer than 1 would
measure, and from two to three inches wider
than is commonly made for person of my
breadth and size, and deep enough to place
me on a little comfortable cotton bed with a
good suitable pillow in size and quality. My
body dressed in my Temple clothing and laid
NIGEL into my coffin, and the coffin to have
the appearance that if l wanted to turn lit
ty- af-eorn- to do 80 tho lid can be made
crowning.
At my interment I wish all my family
present that can be conveniently, and the
male members to wear no Grape on their hats
or coats; the families to buy no black bonnets
or dresses nor black wells, but if they have
them they are at liberty to wear them.
And services may be permitted, as singing
and prayer offered, and if any of my friends
wish to say few words, they are desired to
do so.
And when they close their services, to take
my remains on bier and repair to the little
burying ground which 1 have reserved on my
lot east of the White House on the hill. On
the southeast corner of this lot I have vault
built of mason work, large enough to receive
my coffin, and that they may place in a box
if they choose the same as the cofin-red-
wood then place rocks over the vault sufi-
ciently large to cover it, that the earth may
be placed over it-as fine dry earth as can be
had-to cover it until the walls of the little
cemetery are hid, which will leave me in the
southeast corner.
This vault ought to be rooted over with
some kind of temporary roof. There let my
earthly tabernacle rest in peace and comfort
and have good sleep until the morning of
the first resurrection-no crying world mourn
ing with any one.
Ihave done my work faithfully and in good
faith. I wish this to be read at the funeral
provided that if I should die anywhere in the
mountains, I desire the above directions re-
specting my place of burial should be observ.
ed. But if should live to get back to the
church in Jackson county, Mo-, wish to be
buried there. BRIGHAM YOUNG,
President of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints.
Brigham's will was duly read in the pres.
ence of all his wives and children and few
friends. Brigham Young, Jr., George O Can.
non and Albert Darlington are named as his
executors. The estate is largely real estate,
and is probably worth 100000. The will
was made four years ago. and his youngest
child, born of Mary VanCott, was then three
years old. Brigham Young was the father
of fifty.six children, and left seventeen wives,
sixteen sons, and twenty-eight daughters
The will aims to make an equitable division
of the property between all the wives and
children, with no preference to any. Most
all of them have already had something
decided to them. On this valuation was set,
and it is to be charged to the recipients as
part of their share, though not necessarily at
the valuation he put on it. That it is to be
equitably adjusted when the estate is divi-
ded, upon the youngest child coming Of age.
Meanwhile the income is to 60 to the various
mothers according to the number of their
children, and they can withhold it if the
children behave badly. All are provided for
as far as their present needs are concerned.
His first wife and Amelia are given life.in.
terest in the Amelia Palace, large, modern,
new, fine house-but he is known to have
changed his mind about that, chiefly because
they declined it for reasons best known to
themselves, although nothing in or out of the
will has as yet come to light showing it, and
they are not otherwise provided for except
by their share of the income. Deceased held
many interests in trust for the church and for
individuals. His executors are directed to
turn them over properly. The church is for
bidden by law to hold more than $4,000
worth of property and so it was largely
held by Brigham Young in trust. His friends
will not entertain the notion that he ever
abused that trust There is no inventory of
the property on the estate. and it is widely
scattered. With the country prosperous and
full of money, it would be worth twice the
above valuation. Recently Brigham Young
endowed an academy with lands at Provo and
another at Logan-the latter with $4,000
acres He had determined to endow one at
Salt Lake, but did not live long enough to do
so. A person present at the reading of the
will says it seemed to be very satisfactory to
all concerned. 1t will be wonderful if some
dissatisfaction does not creep in within the