The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-07-03
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OGDEN, UrAn. June 90. 1879.
Eos, JOURNAL; Having just re,
turned from Salt Lake City, the hot>
bed aud head quarters Of the latter
day saints, will give you a brief
outline OF what saw aud heard.
Salt Like city is forty miles from
the N. P.gR X and twenty miles
from Salt Lake il has rail com>
munication however with the OUT
side world, and points Of interest
located in the Territory,
The "Deseret Aews" is tie Nor
mon organ, in the city, and during
Brigham YouHg's life as under bic
personal supervision and direction,
and to the end that he might the
better control the same, be had the
office within the cortiIege of his res
dence (the Bee Ilive). This hive
is plain but comfortable dwelling
of two stories, with prettily grass
ed yard, and movable fountains. all
of which is surrounded by rock
wall. This wall encloses the entire
square, on which are situated the
private offices, iithing and secreta
ries' rooms, and the bowers wherein
cuddle the damsels sealed TO the de-
parted prophet. In passing the
Hive | heard a piano being pound,
ed in no melancholy manner, SO |
was led to the conclusion that the
widows of the deceased look upon
their husbands departure in a dis
passionate and philosophic light, and
do not refuse to be comforted. -
The conversion of church funds to
his personal use is one OF the charg~
es preferred against The defunct gen
tieman, and Gentle papers claim
that the "dirty polygs,' will lind
out, now, that Brigham has been
fleeing them for years. The heirs
of Mr.. Young and the church are at
war, and lawyers from the east will
be employed in the case now pend
ing. AT least so | was informed by
reliable gentlemen. There are very
large sums of money Involved, and
doubtless eastern attorneys will poke
their fingers as far into the pie as
possible. The Geutile population is
increasing, and plurality of wives
will soon be- obsolete. Having ask
ed half dozen men if they knew
any individual case where an ordiN-
nary citizen had two or moro wives,
| was uniformly answered in the
negative. This shows that polygamy
10 confined rather to the church OF,
ticials who can appropriate funds for
their augmented expenses.
The Tribune, a Gentle paper Of
Salt Lake, of this date, has the fol-
loving "The Mormon church is
sending a lot Of trans TO the Southern
States to forage on kitchens. 1t is
to the credit of the colored people to
say that the tramps have not con
vertod one of them to the latter day
faith, the negroes believing that po>
lygamy is onIy the religion of hogs,
and the lower order Of animals
see by one of the Mormon pub
LEGATIONS that one Jos. Standing is in
FauDin county, Ga if he should
devote himself to Marietta or Atian~
Ia or elsewhere conceive that he
might, just possibly, convince few
thousand col ned ladies t. embark
with him in the matrimonial barque,
providing always that be ia prepar.
ed to pay their several and collec-
tive fares to Zion. | merely cast
the intimation out, and the gentle
man may make capital Of it-who
knows People 10 this country say
that Ben Hill is moan' ain in their
opinion, but exactly what they ia san
whether he is a large elevation,
or occupying loltier place in their
estimation I do not decide.