The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1877-05-25 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

TFINEATENED DISTURBANCES IN UTAH.  The latest American papers to hand give some details of the threatened opposition to the United States authority by the Mormons in Utah. A special despatch to the Herald., dated Utah, May 8, say.:—" Salt Lake, Utah, May 8, 18•77 :—There is no longer any doubt that a dangerous undercurrent of exchement is run• ?ling through all the Mormon cities and settlements in Utah; nor is there any.doubt of the cause. The leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Sainte, from Brigham Young down to the bishops and their counsellors, have become impressed with the belief that punishment is for the first time seriously threatened, not only against the instigators and perpetrators of the Mountain Meadow massacre, but also against the authors of hundreds of murders besides which surpass in atrocity those committed by the assassins of ancient Venice or the Thugs of India. This belief has been transmitted to the body of Mormon people, whose oaths compel them to avenge the deaths of the mar. tyrs,and to obey the counselof their living priests. Brigham Young himself has become confident, by reason of long immunity and the exercise for nearly half a century of power compared with which the despotism of an Abyssinian chief is a timid mockery, that the adults among the hundred thousand Mormons in the territory can whip all the men the United States can bring against them. In this conviction he is encouraged by the present rumour that the United States army is to be practically reduced to the condition depicted in the latest caricatures. These members of the famous Nauvoo legion, which successfully defied Johnson's army in 1859, are drilling in most of the minor towns. Breech-loading rifles have been shipped in great numbers during the last fortnight from the east to this place, and several boxes of arms have gone to Southern Utah from the Co-operative Store, which is largely owned and entirely controlled by Brigham Young. In the Tabernacle the day before yesterday the prophet arum at an unexpected moment and broke forth in an address to saints and sinners, which gave the latter to understand that if they wanted blood they could have plenty of it, and indeed that they Isere likely to have more of it let out of their veins than they could spare at an early period. To face the 100,000 Mormons there are about 15,010 Gentiles in Utah, Salt Lake City has a populatton of 20,000, of whom perhaps 4tloo are Gentiles. The discrepancy is obvious, and having duly observed it many distressed Gentiles are quietly arranging for the ream* of their families at the first sign of an outbreak. It is more than likeiy that the :Mints who are plotting resistance to the operation of the laws will get the worst of it. The grand jury at Salt Lake City will meet on the filst instant. Subpoenas have been issued for the forced attendance of a number of witnesses in criminal cases, and arrests of murderers who hove had immunity for years are imminent. In the mountains mai along the borders where they have secluded themselves the sword of justice hang. over the roof of many a suspected assas.in eminent in the councils of the Morlimn priesthood, and it is riot unlikely that the doctrine of blood atonement will be brought before the close of summer home to their own hearths and throats."  Scotland is also to have its "University Boat Race,' the Glasgow and Edinburgh University oat Clubs having (says the 6i/axonni News) all but decided to try their strength on the Clyde towards the close of the summer session.  On Monday moraine Jonathan Parker, foreman miller at Messrs. Marsh's flour mill, Water lane, Kingston-on-Thames, was rigging a strap when he woe accidentally drawn into and literally cut to pieces by the machinery. D 1,1,1 IN THE Wnnrsixc.