Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-06-18
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NEW York, June 18th The Su,
has all editorial which indicates
willingness on its part to accep
rilden again as the Democratic
standsrd-bearer in 1880. 1t also hal
correspondence in the same strair
as it usually does when its edltori
ais announce a new departure.
Joh" ". Y0unx's First Wife.
NEW YORK, June 17th.-The So,
to-day says: Libhie Garfield, frs
wife Of John W. Young, eldest sor
of the deceased Mormon prophet
Brigham Young, was in Newark
last week visiting schoolmate
On Saturday she started for Salt
Lake City. She is'a native of New
Jersey. Her parents are Presby'
| terians, and she was an adherent oil
that faith. She married Young
with the understanding that he
would not marry second wife.
She lived happily with her hus.
band until the death of his father
who decreed, on his death bed, thai
his son should take another wife.
Tue Mormon Apostles subsequently
confirmed this decree, and Young
obeyed. His wife separated from
him, they parting good friends.
While visiting Newark Mrs. Young
said her husband did not want t.
marry a second wife, but was forced
by the polygamists to do so in or.
der to show the MOrmons that be
was true disciple of his father
Mrs. Young also said that her life
in Salt Lake had intensified hel
hatred of polygamy. She has 9
large farm in the suburbs of Sail
Lake City, and has the custody OF
her children. Het husband is now
living in Arizona with a second
wife, whom he never appears wit
at public receptions. When she
started from Salt Lake last Febru
airy to visit her parents, he sent an
agent to her with money, lest she
might need 1t before her return
She said he frequently wrote her
and she believed he felt the pain O
their separation as much as she
She returns to Salt Lake City t.
superintend the collection anG
shipment of wool from her man,
herds of sheep. She persopally
manages her farm.
VIM. n. Lens-Minsng Excisem e n
in New YORK..
NEW YORK, June 18th. WIN
M. Lent appears to have settle,
down to business here, havin,
opened a f1ne suite of offices TO
dealing In Bodie stocks. 1t is un
derstood that he Is also going int
Black Hills mining operations, re
ports from which continue to show
wonderfully profitable results from
heavy masses of low-grade bu
cheaply worked ores. .
The Sun to-day says the offices o
Lent, in William street, and Dick
inson Bros, In Exchange Place
headquarters of mining specuIa
tion, are constantly crowded by
people who, but a few months ago
would not have touched mining
stock. II looks as If the most eau
tious operators had made up theil
minds that II Is safer to deal ia
solid mining securities than il
high priced railroad faucies.
Thas Convicted Poiyxamiss.
New YORK, June 17th.-The
Tribune thus comments on the
Utah case: "rhere is some talk al.
ready, 1t seems, Of endeavoring ia
secure a pardon for Reynolds on
the usual plea of hardship. We
hope aud believe no such argu
ment will influence the President
for u moment. A man who lives
openly in disobedien, Of q stature
which has been In force II years
knows what he IL about. Every p0.
Iygamist in Utah deserves ali the
penalties the law can infllct. Law
has triumphed over baruarism at
last. Now let it, reign be undls4
turbed."