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LEES CONFESSION.

Shortly after the conviction Of Lee,
in September last, he made full
confession in writing of his parhci-
ere, from which we make the following
extracts:
Ny name is John ID. Lee. l was born
on Sept 6, 1912, at Kaskaskia, Randolph
county, ILL., My mother belonged to the
Catholic church, and l was christened in
that faith. Ny parents died while L was
still child, and my boyhood was one OF
trial and hardships. / married Agathe
Ann Woolsey in 1888, and moved to Fay
cite county, ILL.,, on Ruck creek. There
became wealthy. In 1886 l became
acquainted with some travelling Nor
mon preachers. / bought, read
and believed the Book of Mormon.
l sold my property in Illinois and moved
to the far West in Missouri in 1887, where
joined Mormon church. / took an
active part as Mormon soldier in the
conflicts between the people of Missouri
and the Mormons, which made jackson
county, Mo-, historic ground. When the
Mormons were expelled from Missouri, l
was one of the first to settle at Nauvoo,
H., where 1 took an active part in all
that was done for the church or city. L
travelled extensively through the United
States as a Mormon missionary, and acted
as trader and financial agent for the
church from the death of Joseph Smith
until the settlement at Salt Lake City.
As duty to myself and mankind Lnow
confess all that L did ut the Mountain
Meadows massacre without animosity to
anyone, shielding none, and giving the
facts as they existed. Those with me on
that occasion were acting under orders
from the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter-Day Saints. The horrid deeds then
committed were done rs duty which we
believed we owed to God and our church.
We were all sworn to secrecy before and
after the massacre. The penalty for Civ
ing information concerning thecrime was
death. AS am to suffer death for what
L then did, and have been betrayed both
by those who gave the orders to act and
the most active of my assistants, now
give the world the true facts as they ex-
list, and tell why the massacre was COM
mitted and who were the active partici-
pants. The Mountain Meadows massa-
ere was the result of the teachings of
Brigham Young, and it was done by the
orders of those high in authority in the
Mormon community. The immediate
orders for the massacre were issued by
Col. Dame, Lieut.. Col. Isaac c. Haight,
and the Council at Cedar City, Utah.
Lieut. Col. Haight said the emigrants
were a rough set that they were bad
men, robbers and murderers, and that
they had helped to kill the Missouri
prophets. / believed him. was or
,dered to raise the Indians to attack the
train and run off the cattle, and to have
the Indians kill the emigrants Mai.
Highly made speech, and said that the
emigrants were all to be killed who could
talk, and that we must get them out of
the Notifications by treachery. We had
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NEWS OF THE WEEK


Montenegro stubbornly refuses to relinquish
the territory conquered by her war with Tur-
Kew. and has issued a circular to the powers
stating that she viii continue to occupy and
defend the districts in question against any at
tempt at recapture- The Porte, under pres
sure of the fanatics who will not listen to the
negotiation Of a peace that does not involve
the restoration OF this territory, is compelled
TO demand its surrender, and thus the matter
stands
The deaths in London from smallpox aver
age 100 per week
A sharp battle has been fought in japan be-
tween the Government troops and rebels. The
latter were routed at every point.
The industrial crisis in Germany grows worse,
and restitution is spreading with significant
rapidity. A Deputy recently stated in the
Reichstag that actual famine was impending in
the Giant mountains, Silesa. In Berlin, acorn
mittee kas been formed to initiate measures OF
relief, and other cities and towns have asked
permission to begin important public works to
give employment TO the poor. Altogether the
situation is distressing and the famine threat
ening.
For the first time in the history Of the En-
glish university races dead heat has been de-
clared The annual race between Oxford and
Cambridge, on the Oath of March, was the most
exciting ever rowed on the Thames, and at the
finish the Judge refused to decide in favor of
either, and the heat was declared off.
London dispatch announces the death OF
Walter Bagehot, the well-known writer on po-
litioal economy.
Rome dispatch says: "The Popes illness
is quite serious. When the fainting fits have
occurred he has remained unconscious longer
each time He does not wish his illness to be
perceived, and mades strong efforts to hide it,
producing painful reaction"
British war steamer lately went up the
Congo river, on the west coast of Africa, and
hammered seven negro villages to pieces, as a
punishment for capturing and plundering an
American schooner.
The London Times perceives in the present
interruption of England's negotiations with
Russia the possibility of an antagonism which
may develop into a great conflict, and, evil
IDENTIFY regarding the negotiations as practi-
cally at an end, says the eyes of Europe once
more turn to the members of the triple ALI
ance.
One of the Khedives American officers, Col
Mitchell, went q little TOO far in the late Abys
sinian expedition, md is now prisoner
chained to negro soldiers, and suffering terri
bly,. in the enemy's country. Negotiations 70,
peace have not yet been brought to a successful
issue.
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Family Succession i'm Congress.

The Camerons don't present the first
instance of family succession in the Sen
ate. The present Senator Bayard sue
ceeded his father, and both were elected
to the Senate on the same day-the
father to fill vacancy and the son to
succeed for the long term. Two brothers,
Salisbury, have rotated in the Senate
from Delaware-Willard having served
twelve years and Eli having succeeded
him, and now just entered his second
term. Benton sat in the Senate with his
son-in-law, Fremont, and Dodge, of Wis
consin, served in the same body with his
son from Iowa. Butler served in the
House with son-in-law (Ames) in the
Senate, and Chandler served in the Sen
ate with son-in-law HALE in the House.
The strongest representation of any one
family in Congress was the three Wash
burn brothers, who served together in
one Congress-Israel from Maine, Elihu
from Illinois, and Cadwallader from
Wisconsin. Philadelphia Times.
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A Destructive Insect.

1t was in 1865 that the phylloxera APP
peared in the vineyards of the South of
France; its ravages have been continued
ever since. The Department of Gard,
which used to produce 126, 200, 900 gall
Ions of wine, now yields not one-fourth
as much. One commune, Castries, liz
the Department of Herault, annually
produced, before the appearance of the
phylloxera, 5000, 900 gallons; one year
later the product was 100000 gallons;
three years later the vineyards had been
entirely destroyed
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MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINas.

Minister Cushing is coming home from Spain.
There is great rush of gold-seekers to the
Black Hills.
Ex-President Grant left Washington last
week for st. Louis. He will sail in few days for
Europe.
Commercial failures John NJ. Ferguson,
Louisville, KY, pork-packer, liabilities, s240,-
900; Walter G. Adams, New York, commission
merchant, 5000, 900 Callaghan 4 Lynch, San
Francisco, stock brokers, 100000; World
Mutual Life Insurance Company, New York
Evans, Clifton 4 Co.. Cincinnati, iron manu-
facturers, $4,000; Lentz, Bonnie & Co.,
liquors, Fort Wayne, Ind; Peck Stone
breaker, Hagerstown, Ind, pork-packers,
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Twins and TripletS.

There is pretty constant increase in
the decennial number OF plural child
births in the kingdom of Prussia. In
the period between 1924 and 1894 this
class of births amounted to 112 per
10000 births, and the same proportion
was repeated in the succeeding decenni-
UNI. From 1874 to 1854 the proportion
was ia to 10000; from 1854 to 1864,
1913; from 1864 to 1874, 1913. OF these
plural births, the immense majority,
nearly SO per cent were twins. Trip
let's were somewhat less than ! per
cent. In over 100000 births there
were only 70 cases of at birth, and
one case of at birth. -Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
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spare the lives of the prisoners and to
escort them safely out of the country.
The conditions were readily accepted.
"And yet the prisoners were put to
death?"
"They laid down their arms and
marched out. Their property, which
was considerable, was taken possession
OF. and under the escort OF the Indians
thew began their march toward Salt Lake
CITY. They had not gone far when at a
signal the enemy opened fire on them,
and the whole company, with the excep-
ton of few small children, was butch
cred. One man escaped and ran away,
but he was overtaken somewhere on the
plains and put to death. :"
"What was done with the children ?"
"They were distributed around Nor
mon families. 1t is said that one OF
those children, little girl, on seeing "a
Mormon woman wearing the dress that
had formerly belonged to her mother,
said, My mamma used to have that
dress Soon after the girl disappeared.
She knew too much.
How did the truth about the massa-
ere finally come out ?"
"The facts were got mainly from men
who have quarreled with the Mormons
or become Disguised with Mormonism.
II was long ago proven beyond all doubt
that John d. Lee was the man who, dis
o,ised AS an Indian, went down under
the flag of truce and held the parley with
the emigrants.
Why is it that none of the others
have been brought to trial p
"Well, of course they did all they
could to cover up their crime, aud be-
sides they were aided by all their Nor
mon brethren. As said before, it was,
a long time before anybody thought that
single white man had hand In the
crime. Some of the perpetrators took
the precaution to move away quietly be-
fore they began to be suspected. Lee
himself removed down on the Colorado
river. He bought up large tract OF
land and lived there perfectly isolated
from everybody but his many wives and
the rest of his own household. At the
time of the massacre Lee was sub-In-
dian Agent, and was employed by the
Mormons to teach the Indians farming.
This was probably only part of the gen
eral scheme of the Mormans to get on the
/ blind side of the Indians.
"Why was Lee shot instead of hanged?'
Because with us the law allows man
sentenced to death to elect whether it
shall be by hanging, shooting, or decap-
itation. Lee, when he was sentenced to.
be executed, elected to lie by shoot
! ing"
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si20, 600; r. A. Hoslins 4 Co., commission
merchants, Toronto, Canada, $4,000 ;
A. I. McCord, banker, Toronto, S24O,OOO; l..
r. Baker, dry goods, Beauharnois, Canada,
$50, 900; the Bank Of Lansingburgh, N. Y;
George Hencken, Jr., pork-packer, New York,
$l00, 900 !; the National Bank Of Gloversville,
N. Y; Caleb Ives, Detroit s47o,0oo; r. NJ.
Parker, piano-stool manufacturer, Rockford,
Ill, $4,000; William ID. Morton & Co., De
troit. sl2O, 1000. ~
The amount of grain in sight in the United
States and Canada is az follows Wheat TO- l41, :
07O bushels; corn, II, 499, 1854 bushels; oats,
1850, 900 bushels rye, 7s9,052 bushels barley,
5000, sOs bushels.
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Female Bank Directors.

So far but two women in the United
States have been elected as directors of
national banks, Mrs. Bradley, of Peoria,
Ill, being one, and Mrs. Louisa Mccall,
OF Canton, Ohio, who was but recently
elected, the other Mrs. McCall's hus-
band was President of the bank at the
time of his death, and she has been
elected, as well fitted by her business
ability to represent his large interests.
There are many other women who are
equally competent to fill such positions.
-NelO York GrdDhic.
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
East.

forger of railroad bonds, named James
kirkpatrick, has been arrested in New York
with $780, 900 worth of spurious Missouri Pa
cife bonds. They are said to be an almost per-
feet imitation of the genuine bonds.
A Oakley Hall, ex-Mayor of New York, and
for many years one Of the most noted men in
the metropolis, has mysteriously disappeared.
His friends believe that he has either been muir
dered or has committed suicide, as it is said his
mental faculties have lately shown signs Of
failing. Another theory is that Mr.. Hall has
allied for Europe to escape testifying against
his old friend Peter b. Sweeney, for whom he
had a warm regard.
The Massachusetts, Grand Lodge of Good
Templars has refused to admit colored people
to membership.
The village of Madrid, near WATERFOWL N. Y,
was visited a few nights ago by burglars, who.
after plUndering some stores, set fire to the
town and almost burned ii up.
The Senate of Massachusetts, has passed a
resolution providing for an amendment to the
constitution of the State under which women
shall be empowered to vote at all elections.
The breaking of a dam at Staffordsville,
Conn, the other day, let loose tremendous
flood upon the mills and manufactures located
in that thriving region, sweeping into general
ruin buildings, bridges, tenement-houses, etc,
and causing damage at first estimated among
the millions, but at last accounts placed at about
$3.50, 600
West.
daring robbery was committed at Indianap-
oils the other day. A thief entered the Indiana
National Bank, and, placing small box
which he carried upon the floor leaped
upon it, and, reaching over the railing,
grabbed package containing S26, 700, and
made off with it before the attendants and
clerks could give the alarm.
A dispatch from Chico, Cal. says the persons
five in numier-engaged in the late massacre
Of Chinese have been arrested. They are all
members of the order of Caucasians.
Five highwaymen recently attacked the
Cheyenne and Black Hills stage near Dead
wood, Dakota. The driver was shot and
killed, Ehereupon the horses took fright and
ran away, not stopf'ing till they reached Dead
wood, nearly three miles distant. All the pas
sengers escaped except one, who was thrown
from the top Of the coach. The robbers fired
about twenty shots at the flying stage.
Black Hills tramps now infest the Union
Pacific railway between Omaha and Cheyenne,
and are giving train-men great deal Of
trouble.
j. Clark Swayze, editor Of the Topeka (Kan-
sas) Blade, was recently shot and killed by
John W. Wilson, editor of the Topeka Times
South.
number of persons have been arrested by
Nichols police in New Orleans for enlisting
men in the Packard militia, and committed to
prison without bail.
The Tennessee Legislature has adjourned
without making any arrangements for the adj
justment of the State debt.
The President sent another dispatch TO Gen.
Augur, at New Orleans, last week, notifying
him that the true intent and meaning of all
previous orders is that he is to let things alone,
and allow no violent change to be made by
either party in the existing situation.
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PRINCE BISMARCK having brought an
action against Mr.. Rudolph Meyer, edit
or of clerical newspaper, for saying that
the Prince had accepted several shares
from the Credit Foncier Company, the
result is that Mr.. Meyer goes to prison
for nine months and pays costs.
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The premium bale of cotton, which
won the 81, 900 prize at the Centennial
Exhibition, is to be sent to the Interna-
tional Horticultural Exhibition in Hol-
land by the Cotton Exchange of Memphis
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

A delegation of prominent colored men
called upon the President the other day and
thanked HIM for the appointments Of Fred.
, 1877-08-18


INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. Is. II have been seadesus
fmt TRIBUNE for many years, aud have watched
With interest The IIons fton, it, nulsncumcnt.
hsvo nssss seua 1t any Of my scepca for hstrdye,
yrast, cofn'salsa. fFu!t.cake. cotton hsansl Ella.
plants, vinegar pies, pumpkin.seel alr.castles,
stc., etc., but have been grratIy Interested aud
benefited {ss wsll ~ the numbers who have hereto
foFe sckaowledxed ~ BY the plain, commou .ssnso
practical writ!nxs Of Mrs. AniLo II. iialo. A
writer In recent society journal s4td: AS no
one can conform 10 laws with which he ts ubac.
auatnted aha ability to liso sationa& l!fe must bu
preceded bJ familiarity With the lava Of health"
That's what Mrs. Halo has been teaching us- By
talking "unlted States" instead OF Latin, by
bringing things down 10 the Ieyc, of those who arc
not educated 10 Psychology sud matsr,a pladica.
~hu kno" ~hat she neans shcn she talks about
headache, he1tLbuEu. etc. and who would not ii aho
were technical. T. such t<achlns. that lead Peo
pla Vi ho hAfe partially oat tAeir hcAlth to try aud
Fecoyctt It, and wlat multitude there srn who. II
they only know how. could seoa hsipz themssl "
, 1877-08-18

Ian v lah taat h1,ri l." centennial, ipJ r+n~mh. r
tlle aid ftoman raid, t'ff ynn Wish Ia m,ke man
rich do no, incrcarc his ptorc. dintnt. he ne
aires"
ION srs1 for The former inflated prices n "eor-
Her 1ots, ray Jou 1annHt give up silk drr-scs and
the 1sirtca at life. It Il this vrry worry berantc
ynM have not ore. thIs conHtan xicty 10 pr~.cta
that which ybn cnnnnt Afford, thai viii print The
"rrnwa ot care and ''lourv vnur temper" Alas.
how few arc hatssaed with what thry hare. eve
Isnt Is this thc n'nFt wosnkn1y course tn pnF.ne
Since the hard tfmcs bave cnmc and we cannot help
IT. are wc to mngnly our mtafornnea and grow
nR1T A. CotrtnA. or World We not grow ppnF mDre
gracefully by eaylng "i viii do without thc.c
!accs, md sltka and Jewels thst mny have money
to pny The bntcl,er md tho baker,?
bai. shame on Tint woman whe will nsvc The
lnxnries al any cn.t, and then tnrn away the Rroecr
With ha unpaid bill! tn tc surc it t. better 10 hare
II yon cannot. which would he the better coursr to
taket Let Jour "wn hearth reply. Ise true 10
ynns,elf anil yonr wnmanhon1, and ron viii he IN.
nbtci to hcsr adversely better than you bore pros-
pcrity. -
E!n'lnlph. you nak "Hqw to furnt.h a hon.c, :"
Thts cannot b. answered Ay one nnseqnalnscd with
your thstef fl.bts, hnl Efcumstanctt. It would
bo nnch better for yor 10 read eome standard
work m tl.1e subject, M Ea.iinke's ttiints on
i,caiTn," Then furnish Inur houar, ustng your
pscsafon nj yourself founded on good tasto. DO
not ask ohc and another, and hHy this piece be.
cansc s0me ono elnc hns II, az that tctatige some
one adri1es you to. II Jou no ynur home viii
whJ1e. PowpEa.ijox.
, 1877-08-18

catcAao. Aug. 17.-l an ,iltle sIrl, not very
strong, 40 cannot 50 to school or piay all the time
Auntie thinks that might ask the kind ladlcs OF
The Homo for Ronle patterns for fancy work. /
htre 'onEcd very mnch for aomc, hat did not like
to AK for fcar bad nothing they would want In
return. Some lady asked 10. some gras.aoppesr.
Laughed. Ny home ia In Kansas, AMI IT / was
tae,e now might send her some. We had enough
os them there. They looked very pretty whcu i
cloud Of them would naa4 between us md tie SUI.
Their breasts ami the nndcr part Of shcir wings arc
whtts: si.. They look IKE heantifui !no~. .torm
ent, every blade Of cras. o1 The lawn.
md The leaves: md even the peaches, LEW.
ing The flones bare on the stems, tney seem
more hungry than icausifnl,. i should like pss.
terms boat. ciRarholaer, collar and cnd
holder. e1enhant. and pattern for SWIM einck. We
nay. hsvs dfst .aw at home. and might acnd somo
Tyr .sctasch. back, receiver, lively lamp.
thadc. autu'nn.tcal hasket, slipper.care. hatr.
receiver. and beautiful pIeture.fian,e q card.
ekEt.snpporter pattern, and rcn!s shanka 10 H. ii,
e. Tor Information, br which rhe saved = boauti-
iu p ant from being altogether destroyed by Bic
lrown worm. nicely hid away un,lcr Bit Of moss
~ tnc root bKf+tE.
No. 100 South Wood street..
, 1877-08-18
SEVERAL WANTS.


MApssox, wis.,, Aug 13.-l an wishing for a
pattern Of anchos and chain. patterns foF fret.
saving. small cardboard dove; and then, 10 60
from tho ornamental to tho reality. want Good
recipe for chow.chow, such ~ va buy III bottles,
composed Of onions, cucambeEs, beans, aud cauli.
flowers.
There seems to b a great deaf Of objection
made to tho asking or giving OF recipes through
Ths ilome columns. am sure 1t 10 Just ~ ncccs.
sary 10 tmprove ones knowledge In tho art Of
cookery ~ In any other department OF tho house.
hold. The health Of the next generation depends
largely upon tho care Akcn N psoTld'ag heaithfu.
that chVw IL one Of the heatthful neccssartes.
Neither Rto many other such dtAhcs harmful, II
moderately INDUCED In. homo should te made
- attractive II ones nursc Win allow Taste, with
= natural love Vt the beautiful, even with smsll
more cosy than tls hea'e fu5nisaed as
aud mUney plenty 10 thcsu patterns Of fancy artl.
ces, fur which the call has been lond and long, n
not ovrF1one, rcltosu tho air Ut primo precision
which etherxays night reign in out rooms. 1ho"e
hirher order of literature should either trt "a M
example Of II OF tnrn Ia HiackEood Ut thu Edtn.
burg Ktris.c. A variety ID needed. Al would
soon tlre Vt being fsu On oht.Mea1 Or plum pud:
ding. The t10mo does bring great deal u good
Information into large nun'fcr q! hou.ehods.
tastes and requirements ot it, many fradcs..
Mons sEc too old tn lraFs. aud tha wisest oft
he taught by child. We 1n not any 1f ns, am
sure. aspire 10 co,npete with Jean lngelow, Mrs.
regulated huusehold, each carry out tleF own fst,
ctes. provided they arc harmless. each giving OF
thclr mite, ~ unto them ha. been flSsn.
DEsr Lee. uox Ua3.
, 1877-08-18


GnAxh RAr.ps, Mich, Aug. 1l.-For roma t,mc
hnss been wishing 10 ssk homo OF The experienced
ones Of Tho Homo in regard to small black or
brown NJ, that IL tho cause Of great deal Of
troub1e in my conservatory, Whist will Kill III 1
tnk tobacco Is = favorfte with them. A. they scom
u R1ow and multiply beyond account.
seeing Chn1ace'e request Tor sectpn IN bleach
ferns, ! felt ~ u could give ~ well ae take.
Take ferns when tho secsas nro fnlly formed
on tho under stdc Of tAc leaves,
ciihcr pressed a year or twn Of green.
aud tay them tlat In pan. .pnae blIng uoa],suds
. towel for few minutes. and then PM 4 few al
tu,n OF laF-o platter, and cater with chloride Of
aguaFs. much better than my hoo,e. male. Fcrna
take fEo5a two 70 four honrs to bleach, trakcs
longer. Cleanse thoroughly In dye or sir watev.,-
alwaYa use rain water; h6at thein on light yellow
paper that will nat atAtn uso causl's- hnF tr,Ioh.
have good many plsnts. and 10 any one wish
Ing to exchange, by sending their b<lx and adfcss
u me, will return Of different variety.
DkaUxlA, No. "a.