The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-17
A DAISY LIAR.
A Salt Laker Who goes Murray One
Better.

George Carr, who ever he may be
must be accorded the palm for the most
magnificent lying which has lately come
into note. A special TO the n. Y, World
from Omaha, gives a column interview
with the gentleman on the Utah siua-
ton: Here. are few extracts;
George Carr, a passenger who arrived
this morning from Salt Lake City, gives
this version of the peril: 1.-THE Mormons
are apparently determined 10 aVenge
the shooting of McMurrip, and the Off
GERS of the Government are greatly
alarmed. The peril of the Gentiles at
Salt Lake is greater than any one can
know who has never been there. The e
are only about two thousand able-bodied
Gentiles in Salt Lake and the contigu-
Gus territory who would oppose Nor
mon uprising and against whom it
would be directed. On the other hand,
the MOrmons have in the NauVoo
Legion 10000 soldiers, drilled and well
equipped for service, secreted in the in
closure of the Endowment House.
They have, it is thought, at least
twenty field-pieces equal if not superior
to those of the Government at Fort
Douglas. When left Salt Lake, Thurs
day, the members of the Legion, were
quietly stealing into the city, and
several thousand had then arrived from
the Cache, San Pete and Washington
County settlements. They are a blood
thirsty set, and are dashed into violence
through the leaders of the Church in
the columns of the press and their coun-
ellis. They are at the mercy Of the elders,
and will do anything TO which the
Church incites them. For two or three
days before l left, bushes was virtually
suspended and they were holding secret
meetings"
DO You think they are able to rescue
him? 'Collin),' asked the World CORES
pondent.
the great trouble with the people of the
east. They are in entire ignorance OF
the power of the Mormon Church. The
Nauvoo Legion is to-day stronger than
the United States Army and fully as
we'll equipped. The MOrmons can get
together their tull legions on short time
and then they will command the situa-
ton. The geographical conditions OF
the Salt Lake region favor them. The
only entrance to Salt Lake City IS by
the narrow defile of the Denver and Rio
ITTauUe TOdu, VI ny 41ShO !
ming down from Ogden. a small Nor
mon force in either defibe could hold
back a great army, and do not doubt
that the Mormons would be able to hold
their own in battle with the Federal
troops in the basin of Salt Lake. As
to siege. that.would be out OF the cues
ton. All the cut-throat miners and
cowboys are for anything as against
the soldiers and the Government. They
would be allies of the Mermons, and IN
picking off the rear of Federal troops
would be worth an army OF 10, 900 men.
To-day advices are that no battle has
taken place, but that the excitement
continues at the highest point and
bloodshed is mOmentarily expected.
Both sides are massing their forces.
The Government, il is accepted here,
knows its inability TO cope with the
Mormons at arms and are assembling
the troops at Fort Steele as 2 con-
venient rendezvous, with the ultimate
intention Of a rescue for the Gentiles at
Salt Lake. Soldiers are free 10 say that
if It were known to the MormOns that
troops were assembling the Legion
would at once act, and the Gentiles of
The citywould be in peril ola massacre "