Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-30
ANGELS OF DARKNESS.
AaPew Of the Latter Day Glass
Resting their Wings by
the Jordan.
Excerpts from the Gospel OF
Joseph and Brigham Relat
ing to Bondemer,
To Which 10 Added n few Words
on Worldly Matters.

Special Correspondence 70 TIE BE.
SALT LAKE Cry, Utah, April 2S.--
"Nobody ever saw q dead donkey"
said Sam Weller. "In these days II
may be safely asserted that nobody
ever saw Q negro Mormon" The
above Is going the rounds Of the press,
but 1t 10 incorrect. Any one inter
ested can find o number OF oolored
"Ssints" in Salt Lake City. One Of
the grievances urged nearly fifty years
ago against the Mormons In Missouri
was tt at they were baptizing their
peighbors slaves. As an answer to
that charge the following was suthori'
stively published by the church
"We do not believe Il right to In.
terfere with bond servants, neither
preach the gospel to, nor baptize them,
contrary to the will and wish Of their
m masters, nor to NEEDLE with or infu.
II @ them In the least, to cause them
to be dissatisfied with their situations
in this life, thereby jeopardizing the
lives Of men such interference we be.
love to be unlawful and unjust, and
dangerous to the peace Of every gov
ernment allowing human beings to be
held In servitude."
When Brigham Young, in 1847,
undertook his wonderful journey Of
exploration westward to find q new
homo for his people, st least two oil
his company were cslored members oil
the Mormon community. Their names
wero Flake Green and Lark Hart. and
are, l believe, still living In Utah.
Lately, when Mr.. Cannon lost his seal
in congress because of his too much
married condition, II was gravely pro
posed to send 10 his place a mongamit
Mormon of African descent. The per
son who advocated the departure seri-
iously arguedshat such q step could moi
but be fAvorably regarded by the re-
publican party, aud ss the gentleman
whom he proposed waa a person OF In
telligenos and integrity, 1t would moi
be out Ct place for him to DO nomin'
ated. But, somehow, 1t struck every
body that a negro representing Utat
In congress would be an anomaly, 81
the suggestion was quietly smothered
and Mr.. CRANE, who makes a very
creditable delegate, was selected
Some few cases of misoezlnstion have
oocurr. d In this territory, but pubic
feeling amorgst the m majority is strong
)y opposed to such unions.
At present the wires are down, the
U. p. road blocked and we are suffer
ing the discomforts of o mid. winter
snow storm. The blossom. laden treei
are covered with snow aud everything
presents Is very peculiar appearance
for the latter pnrt Il April. The
farmer, howev r, will rejoice as il
saves him 30 much irrigation. Irrlga'
ton has lite advantages, bat for oil
that, the old way, the natural method
of watering tho crops il always, II moi
excessive, regarded with plossuee by
the grsngeIa of the gceat basin.
Many rumors are rife as to railroad
90 complications, compositions, cutting
OF rates, etc. Snmo Of the Denver
merchants fear Utah will ruin their
trade Ia southwestern Colorado, and
think Of boyootsipg Salt Lake buni-
ness houses and opening new avenues
with Kansas. Whether or no, Col.
orado for somo years yet will afford a
splendid market for grain and vegeta-
bles. Until now We have been at the
Mercy of the U, p, and have found
that ''the mercy of the wicked IL
cruel" Freight alone swallowed up
the price that could be obtained for
these produotsiu the Colorado markets,
and the producer was left to whistle
and grow wise. With the opening of
the new roads there Ia good hope for
better treatment.
The first company Of Mormon emil
grants from Europe, this season,
arrived at New York last Sunday.
They number nearly 400 souls. Other
and larger companies are expected In
May, June and August. The greater
portion of these people have had their
passages paid by friends here.
Quite . number of Utah people ere
seeking new homes In Southeastern
Idaho. The valley of the Snake
river Is we'll adapted for agriculture,
and In some districts paying mines are
being worked. The country In the
neighborhood Of the Teason noun.
tains, almost IN UNEMPLOYED region, 1,
also foupd In ha an ayoallapk fspmipo
district. So little has this part beer
visited that moose, usually considered
extinct, are still found In oonsi ierabls
numbers untouched by the hunters
bullet; but the opening up Of the
Yellowstone park, which Ii close by,
will undoubtedly SCOT thin out these
peculiar creatures. WENo.
Literary "Feliers" ana New York Nobs
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