The Forest of Dean Examiner : — 1877-05-25 (Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England)

THREATENED DISTURBANCES IN UTAH.  The latest American papers to hand give some detaihifof the threatened opposition to the United States authority by the Mormons in Utah. A special despatch to the Herald, dated Utah, May 8, says—" Salt Lake, Utah, May 5, 1877 :—There is no longer any doubt that a dangerous undercurrent of excitement is running through all the Mormon cities and settlements in Clah ; nor is there any doubt of the cause. The leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, from Brigham Young down to the bishops sad 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 martyrs,and to obey the counsel of their living priests. Brigham Young himself has become confident by reason of tans immunity and the exercise for nearly half a century of power Otnupowoi 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 caricature.. These members of the famous Nauroo legion, which sueeasefully defied Johnson's army in lsC9, 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 °wised and entirely controlled by Brigham Young. In the Tabernacle the day before yesterday the prophet arose 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 mere 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 1.5,01 D Gentiles in Utah. Salt Lake City has a populatton of :20,000, of whom perhaps 40110 are Gentiles. The discrepancy is obvious, and having duly observed it many distressed Gentiles are quietly arranging for the removal of their families a: the first sign of an outbreak. It is more than likely that the Saints 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 list instant. Wl:semis have been issued for the forced attendance of a number of witnesses in criminal cases, and arrests of murderers who have had immunity for years are imminent. In the mountains and along the borders where they have secluded themselves the sword of justice hangs over the roof of many a suspected assassin eminent in the cmmcils of the Mormit, priesthood, and it is not unlikely that the doctrine of blood atonement will be brought before the close of summer home to their own hearths arid throats."  Scotland is also to have its University Boat Rice,' the Glasgow and Edinburgh University Boat Clots having (says the Gla..y. :Vet.) all but decidcd to try their strength on the Clyde towards the close of the summer 89.1011.  On Monday morning Jonathan Parker, foreman miller at Messrs. Marsh's flour mill, Water lane, Kingston-on-Thames, was riggirg a strap when he was accidentally drawn into and literally cut to pieces by the machinery. DEA,: IS VIE WRE,TI,ING Rism.—On Monday a veteran wrestler, named W. Pearson, of Ifaltwhistle, Northumberland, died in the wrestling ring at tine Newcastle wresting shortly after having wrestled with Proudlock. A. doctor said the Internal organs had been ruptured. Deceased ;as about fifty years sif_!stre.