Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-07

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last night with dispatches and mail.
All was quiet at MerriIt's camp. On the
Goth an Indian came into Merits camp
to have peace talk, be was informed
that Merritt had no authority to make
peace, he then gravely told the genera!
if he would give up his arms, ammunl-
ton, horses and mules, he would be al
lowed TO leave with his men. After the
Indian left the camp numerous signal
fires were observed in the neighborhood
of the camp. Two companies Of infantry
will be stationed at Snake River To pro-
tect stores and furnish escorts for wagon
trains with supplies for Merritt.
THE President has issued the following
PROCLAMATION:
Atrorecurreuce of the season which the devout
habit of religious people has made the occasion
for giving thanks to Almi bty God and humby
invoking HIS continued favor. has the material
prosperity enjoyed by our whole country been
more conspicuous, more manifold or more utllyer'
sal than during the past year There has also
heen unbroken peace with bli foreign nations
The general prevalence 81 domestic tfahq Nllty'
the supremacy and security of the great ln-tltu.
lions 81 civil and religious freedom, have glad
dened the heats Of our people aud conhcmed their
attachment To their goyernment,which the wi sdom
and cout age OF our ancestors 80 llv framed, and
which the wisdom aud courage Of their descend
anti have so firmly maintained to be the habtation
Of liberty and Justice 10 successive generations.
Now therefore. l. Rutherford b. la es. preSi
dent of the Tn ted States, do appoint Thursday,
the 18th day Of November, instant, as day OF ma.
tlOna thanksgiving and player and earnestly
recommend that, withdrawing themselves from
secular cares and laburs, the people of the United
States do meet together on that DAY, in their re-
spective places of worsh p, there To give thanks
and praise to Almighty God Tor His mercies, ana
to devoutly beseech their continuance
In witness whereof, | have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal OF the United states
70 be affixed. Done at the city OF Wash.
[SEALl ingtOn this Sd day Of November, in the
year or our Lord 1879 and OF the indie
pendenee of the United States the one
hundred and fourth.
RUTHERFORD b. HAYES.
By the President:
VIM. NJ. EvARrs, Secretary of State.
A SALT LAKE special OF October Goth
says the grand jury Of the third district
of this territory has adjourned for three
weeks to afford the district attorney time
to procure evidence against the polyga
mists. The body is composed Of thirteen
Gentiles and two Morm0ns. Those Nor
mons who avowed their belief in polyg.
amy and in Mormon revelation, and de
termined that they would obey Gods
law before the law of man, were
challenged and excluded from the jury.
Among the indictments found is one
against Mormon elder named I'irming-
ham, who was appointed missionary to
Europe at the last Mormon conference
He was arrested on the day before the
party OF missionaries, of whom he was
to have been one, started to Europe He
will be tried during the present term of
the court. He has lately taken polyga-
nous wife John w. Young, counselor
to the twelve apostles, is also indicted
This much married young man is now in
Arizona Apostle MILFORD Woodruff has
been in hiding for two months. In an
encyclcal letter TO the church he declar.
ed he would never abandon his wives
and children at the demand of nation
stepped in sin and ripe for the damna.
ton of hell. He married Dora, daughter
Of the late Brigham Young, and several
other girls, whom he shortly aflerward
discarded The Mormon leaders are
still defiant Five of the apostles have
avowcd their determination to defy the
government and live up TO their prncip
les. Apostle Erastus Snow SAID: ain
spite OF the president and government,
and its officials, we will do as we please
We will not submit to the president nor
to the government, nor to any judge,
marshal, sheriff, constable, or any gov
eminent official. We will see them in
hell first" TO this there was uttered a
hearty amen by u large assembly of
M0rmons
Il WASHINGTON dispatch of the 30th
says Commissioner Hayt received the
following telegram to-day:
SHosHoNE AND hammock AGENCY, Wy,
Oct %.
Commissioner Iadin Afairs.
In view of many rumors To the effect
that the Indians of this reservation are
about to go on the war path, Washackie
speaks for the Shoshones and also for the
Arapahoes, and desires me to inform the
Great Father that all Indians are friend.
ly, peacabe and quietly attending to
their affairs and no one need apprehend
any trouble from this quarter
(Signed) PATTON, Agent.
Inspector Pollock telegraphs 10 com
missioner Of Indian affairs from Los
Pinos Ouray says five lodges of the
Muache band of Utes, who had been liv.
ing on the Dry Cinearrow, started about
30 days ago for the southern Ute agency,
and were last seen near Laveta Station
on the Rio Grande X r. He fears they
have been killed by soldiers. If so, the
southern Utes will seek revenge, and will
start for thatagency at noon"
A RAwLINs dispatch of the Both says
James Drais, General Merritt's chief of
scouts came into Rawlns this morning
with dispatches and mail He reports
numerous fresh Indian trails crossing the
road in the vicinity of Williams Forks
n a AL 20
near Milk river, about eight miles north
Of Smoky river, at the crossing of Cotton.
wood creek. On the Muddy he saw three
Indians. He and Eugene Taylor, one of
Merritt's scouts, fired upon them and
they retreaied up the bed Of the creek.
Drais came on into Rawlins, warning the
escort with the body Of Lieutenant Weir,
which was short distance ahead Of him,
and also number of ranchmen on their
way TO Snake river.