Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 6, 1875, Page 2

2z THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY JANUARY —_—e tared. The Indians stripped them atark naked, and gave them to understand that thoy must NUN 1o LIFE! Doth started, but the ono was o hadly wounded that he could notrun. The other bonnded away with the awiftnosn of a deor, The fleetest run= ners woro engaged it the pursnit, and to uso the Tangungo of iny fuformer, * HaTan right away from them." .e}vnn the shower of atrows missed 108 fiying body, eave one, which struak his arm, infichng o severo wound. Mesutime, Aavages hiad gathiored about tho fainting form of who coutd not run, and had tted " him to & sta: Faggotn wero soon Lazing around his quivering body, and he died amid il the excrucisting sgouy known to savago torture, HUNTED TO IE DEATIF, Tho third snd last—naked, wonnded, without weapons, food, fire, or drink, withont map, com= pass, or guido—mado bis way scross the desert, T4 mniont The Vagas Tndinus, anothier band of Tiutes, discovered him in such a sveak, cxhaurted tate, that thoy pitied him. Yer, thero Loatile savages pitiad tho condition of tho white man who ‘was flecing from tho cruelty of whito men, They gave him s pair of pants and mocea- sinm, and fet Ltm havo some muzquit bread. The musquit I8 a thorny slirub, one apecies of which has a pod containing a gort of bean., Theso beans are ground by tho Indiaus in stone mor tars, and from them 1 made an inferior kind of bread. 1io was able to travel 13 miles faither to what is known a8 the Cottonwood. 1lere Lo mot two yonug_ gontlemen from Califorma, Henry T. Youug sud Csu Young. 'Thov gave’ him o horso sud somo cloih fig, sud_ bado him godspeed to California. He started off, but soou camo riding Tack and overtaok them. — Ho was so weary and teverinh, and his arm_painod ko dread(fally, that be fearod he could not make the trip. Ho wanted toretarn wlth them to Salt Lake, and would run the risk of heing known. “had gous but a littlo way when they met tho Iudians track- Ing him. e TR CRUEZL BLOODROUNDS seemed bouned that not ove of the doomed emi. graugs should hivo to teil the talo, Tustantly Tecognizing hitn, the Indians would havo tired at puce. but for tho efforta of the Young brothers. Thewe gentlomen drew down their riflos and kept tho Indisus at bay, Hardly bad tuey traveled 2 miles before they met more Indians and lia Hateh, tho intospretor. Ira told tho Young boys that they woro **all right,” but that tho man must die, No roonor had ho said the word than tho Iudians discharged s shower of arrows it the poor fellow., Pierced by s rcoro of the sharp-bearded arrows, ho fell from bis horgo. The Young Drothers had 'l" they could do to preeorve their own lives, ‘Tho last Moy eaw of tha_fugitive, ho waa crawling away on his hands and knees, snd an old Indian wag stabbing at bis throat with 8 butchor-knife. 1t soems that one of tho eavages put an end to the torture by striking the mau on the head with a stona, crushing his skull. Thus perizhed tho forlorn-hopa of tha onugrants. FALSE SLONALS. Tho besiegera found it 1npossible to take tho train by storm or by fair means. LEvidontly the poor victima had Tesolved to perish fighting rether tban deliver their wives and daughters WMo the hands of brutal villains. DButlo! an Buigrant train is seen coming down tho me: twe, beartng s white flagl Akl what tu multnous bopescrowded the breasts of that fani- lshing, porisbing peopla. It is eaid they cried for J%, aud danced and embraced _each other, aud gledly rushod out to meet their supposed Iriends. ~ They were armind fricuds, too, as it soon turned out, for it was na iegs than John D. Leo and the ofticors of the Utal Miliua, How swoet it must have been, aftor thoso terrible inys and nights, to hayo scon tha BTAS AND BILIFIS, and feel that tho mulitin of a'Territory of tho Uvited States was comp 1o the rescus! —Brig- ham Yo the grost Governor of Utah, Com- munder-in-Chuef of the military forcos, and how periectly safe it was to accept shelter under his protecting arm | ‘F'ho * Indiaus ® were awed by the vory presonco of the Mormons, and had ceased firing. Burely the painted_savages wero orfectly controlled by their white superiors] flow kindly and tonderly those officorn talked. Lee is waid to have wept like = child as ho sympsthized with their euferinga! Alow providential it was that such tender-hoearted Christiso gentlomen should have learned of their dreadful situstion snd come to their aid! A man 50 eloquent | 30 smooth-tongued! an was good Mr.Leal A man who was himself Indian Agent, sud for whom tho Indisns had tho mont wmarkod respeot! A Major, too, in_tho imnilitia! LAY DOWN THRIR ARMS ? Cortainly they woald. If protection could so oasily be guacanteed by theso philaathrople gone lemion mud their regiment, whiat reason for let- fin‘ ths wives and little ones die of starvation ? Loo was too polite to make many promiscs at first, He must consult with tho **Indians.” Having just arrived he had not had ao opportu~ nity of loarning thelr terms or intentional ccordingly Lie went bsck and protended to hold a council, Was thero avor such bnse per- fidy ? Wero white men—prayorful, God-fenring white mon—over guilty of such unprincipled treachery? Woll mignt suct A dastardly coward bide in a chicken:coop when the officers came to arrost him. Again he came, boaring once more that white flag, that pure BYMLOL OF PEACE AND TRUTRI An angel from heaven would not haye beens more blessod sight to those tired, soxious, toar- tul eyes, ‘They laid down their trusty riflea that had been thair strong defense. ‘Waking off their belts, they delivored up thoir good revolvers and, faithtul bowic-knives. John D. Leo s aa smooth a talker as Tlevor heard, While I listoned to him last weck in Beaver Jail, I keps coustantly thinking of how he talked thoss emigrants out of the intronch~ ments from which powder and ball could not dis- lodge them. Only tifteen had DLeon killed in vight days. The corral was a bulwark of safoty, t:t the honeyed words of a white man won their arts. A GUARD OF HOLDIERS, well armed, wero drawn up to escort them in eafety. The men marched out first, then tho womaa, and Jastly the children. Did nothing whispor to thoso Lrave hiearta tho horrible fate iu storo for thom and their dear oues? Was there no pang of rogrel at stepping out of that strong fortification 2 Cortainly not, Thers was tho American flag, tho dear old flag, and rallying ‘reath its folds, they folt that tho strong armns of the Union eufolded shem. And now Gop meLr THEM] As 1 write the avents of. the massacro I almost sbriok with terror, It fv too terrible to believe or talk about; but seventecn yoars of silence and peace is quite ss much su those scoundrels deserve, and 1 shall write evory incident, I shall write cach one without divesting it of a mingle horror that it received aa 1t came direct from the lips of oye-witneazey. g THE HORRIBLE MASSACRE, BUDDENLY, AT A OIVEN SIONAL, the troops halted, and down the line passed the fatal order, * Firel" 1t wasgiven by John D, Lo, and was repeated by the undor-ofiicers. The poor, pitaful emi- grants gave ono i AGONIZING BHRIZK, and fell bleading to the earth. The Indians lay ambushed nesr the spot, and joined in the alaughter when thoy saw the white men be- gin. Bworn atatemonts of participstors eay the militia fired volloy aftor volley at the defenseloss, uvarmod men who had ine trusted their lives to the militia's keeping. It s the most lLeartless, cold-Llooded deed that ever disgracod tho pagoes of history, The cow- ardly assassios could not have performed one single act that would have added to the black- ness of their porfidy. Thoy felgued friendabip sud sympathy, and indaced these brave wen to sy aside every weapon, and then amhot thom down like dogs! The venerablo, gray-headed olergywan, the sturdy farmers, the stalwart young men, and the beardless youtl, all wers cut down, one by one, and above their dead ‘bodies waved the Btars and Btripos | LUT THIS WAH NOT ALL! - The women wore not all killed just yot! Meny foll by their husbands, sud fathers, and brothein ; but others were not permitted to dio yet. It was u deliberate, prodetermined fore thought that the women were separated from their husbands' sides ms thoy loft the corral, Men that had proven themselves flonds hiad yot to prove themsolves brutes. And they did so, Ob, God! d not the woury, terror-stricken wowen and waidens sufferod .onough to Lave metited at least & speedy death? 1t seoms not, ‘Thoir yure Losoma could not quiver 'neath the plunge ot the cold steel-blade, nor their whito throats crimson Leforo tho keen knife's edgoe, until they bad suffered the torments of a thoy- saud deattis at tho bands of their brutal captors. Yet this was doue {n the latter balf of the uineteenth, century, aud lhe cruel, hosrtloss Leausts are liviug peacefuliy in ihe midat of the Amuiicas patlon, ‘ILiers were swo or threa BICK WOMEY, ‘who were unable to walk ous from the corral, Thoy were driven up to the sceus of tho massa- cre, shot, miripped of their clothing, and their bodies thrown from the wagon with the ntlmrln. Bomo of the younger men refused to join in tho dreadful work. Jim Pearco was shot by bia own father for protecting a girl who was crouch- ing at his feot! Tho bullet cut a deep gash in hia faco, and the furtowed scar is there to-das, TLco I3 #ald to havo shot & girl who was cling- ing to his aon. A ecore of heartrending rumors ara aflont about tho deeds of that hour, but there 1 no proof adduced, 28 yot, and enough can ba proven., Ono rumor, howover, comes fiom s girl who lived in Leo's own family for years. She told Mr, Beadloe, the author of revernl valu- able works, that one young woman drew a dag- ger to defend herself against Joun D. Leo, and Do killed her on ths spot. A WORRIBLE STORY {8 believed by several people in Sonthern Utah with whom [ conversed. I givatt for what [t1s worth : A young mothep saw bor husband fall dead. Ifo lay with his faco upward and the purple life-blood crimaoned his pallid chooka, Blio sprang, to his sido just avs great brutal ruf- fian stiempted to seize her. ing her tinv babe ou her Lusband’s breast, she drew & amall dirk-knifo and liko & tigress ot bay confronted tho vile wretch, Ile recoiled in terror, but at ths next instaut a_man stepped up Lehind tho brava woman sud drove s kuifa through her Lody., Witbout a strugrlo she fell dead scross hor husband's feet. Picking up the dirk she had droppcd. the ticnd deliberately pinned the little babo's body to its fathor's, and laugled to watch its convulsive death-struggies. There, it is all ovor! Tho brawny-muscled mon lig stark and colu, and their nweet, saintly wives havo finally passed beyond tue reach of their tormentors. BUT THFE CMITLDREN | The ordera wore to kill all except those who were too voung to remember, Biil Stewart and Joel Whito wero ““sct apart ™ to kil all the rest. My informant was firat told the following by an Iudian who witucesed tha transaction, and after- wards hieard it from white men. ‘Tho ol Indian crled winle teliing it. My informant has testi- fied to the fact that tho statement is just as Lo received it @ “I'ia Iittlo boys and girls were too frichtened, too Lorror-stricken, to do aught but fall at the feot of their butchers and beg for mercy. Many » swoet littlo girl kuolé Lofore Dill Stewart, clasped bis koees with her tiny white arms, and with tears and _tender pleadings besought him not to take itslife, (‘flch!nf tiem by tho hair of the head, his wonld hurl them to the ground, place his fort upon their lutle bodies, and cut thoir throats ! " P = THE FIELD OF DEATH. TLE AWFTL BCENE. A man who saw the ficld cight daya afier the masaacre related to me the following: Meun, womon, and chiliren were etrown hera and thero over the ground, or wers thrown into piles. Some wero stabbed, others shot, and still otheis bad their throats cut. Tho ghastly wounds showed very plainly, for thero was not a singlo rag of clothing left on man, womau, or clild, excapt that a torn stocking-leg clung to the auklo of one poor fellow. Tho wolves and raveus 1iad Iacerated every ono of the corpses except one. There wero 127 in al), and eack bore tho marks of wolves' teeth except just ono. 1t was tho body of & handsome, well-formod lady, with beautiful faco, and long, flowing bair, A single builet had piorced her side, and stilled the beats ings of Lier heert. It scemed as if tho gaunt, merciters wolves had deemed her too noblo and queenliko for their fangs to mar. THE TEATY OF HLAIN | Bost of tho bodies had been thrown into three plies, dutaut from oach ottier bout 217 rods. Old and young, matron aud maid, white-haired men nod tiny wuckling babes, boys and gicls, all wero thrown indiscriminatoly together. Ono young sroman lay in the sege-brush in & hollow or sag 175 yards southwest from the main body. Bbo was badly mutilated by the wild beaate, but it was plainlyto bo seen that Lerhead Lied been balf cut off! Thero wero X0 BCALP MARKS! Indians would cerfainly Lave taken scalpa or burned bodiea if eavago rovengo had Leen tho only thought. Ths closest examination®was made, and not tho slightest traces of the scalp- ing-knifo could be discerned. Two months afterward, a singlo Mormon— sll homor to the man!—gathered up the bones acd placed them in the very Liollow the emigrants had dug inside the corral. Ho acted upon his own responeibility, and went alono and, undided. Ha did the very best ho could, but the task waus horribly disagreeablo, aud the covering of earth which he placed over thoe bodiea was necossarily light. The ravenous wild benate soon dug up the bonos, and they bo- camo seattorod all over the ground. Tho kind- bearted old Mormon deserves none tho less credit, and all good men will pray God to losa him for doing what he conld for the boues of the murdored party. There has beon much doubt aa to the number of the slain. This man {ells me that just 127 skulls wero found. This does not include Aden's, nor tho three killea on tho desert, The total number of {he emigrants massacred, so far ns is known, is 131. I'wo children are said to Lave Deen mutdored afterwards, making 133, THE DLOODY OARMENTY, A boy who hived in Cedar City tells me that overy night during the battle, and for a short time after tho slaughtor, wagons and mea wore hurrying through the streets at all hours of the darkvess, Bupplies and reinforcoments wero conatantly being sont out to the Meadows. A distillory has beon ostablisbed at Cedar, aud its ownor was with the militia, It iasnid bo fur- nished largo quantitiea of liquor to the eoldiers, Ho was cxcoedingly enthusiautio over the bloody work, ‘Tho garments of the manglod dend wers partly dividod among tho Indians, and a part was brought to the Cedar City tithing offics. This boy—scventeen years havo mado him a man— toils mo that ho slept in the tithing ofticea with two othor boys on the night the gury spoils wore brought into town, A NAUNTED TITHING OFFICE. Kilogon Smith bad come in during the early part of tho night, aud bad laid down in an ad- Jacent room without ecolng the boys. Tarly in tue oveuing, sovoral blood-stainod garments bad been thrown on tle floor, and piled i the collar. At some timo 1 the night tho wagona amived with tho remainder of tho plundered goods. Thoro was larga quantitios of it. The cellar waa partly filled, besides the huge setack of articles in the main ofiice. Bedding, clothing, pans, cooking utensila, chains, yokos, and in fuct overythiug that could be takea froma body of weaithy emigrauts, were stored in (icd's holy ‘Tithing Ofilca! ‘LLiis editlce in sacredly dedicated totho Lord, and to the produca and gifts which are donated by his holy people. After such un- hallawed uso bad been made of tho building, it iy hardly strange that even unsuperstitious peoplo should bavo found tho house haunted, After tho murderers had gone away, suddenly the bloody room and cellar resounded with groaus, cries, sobs, shrioks, and death-screams, ‘Tlis boy says that ke and his comrades will tea- tify that such was tho case. Klingon Smith heard tho ghostly din, and ‘after listeniny for a time, he dashed wildly from the Louso, out inta tho night, e locked the door after him, and the Loy Woro prison Shut fn_with _gory wpoils, they would by eone stark mad cro worning, but the liouse was uniluisbed and s Pnrllun of the ruof hind not beeu nailed down, They weanaged to “Do you still believe that supernatural groans and criey were hoard that nigue in the Tihing Of- flce?” I asked. *“No,” replicd Le. “Idon't Lelieve,—1 knoto thers wera" | ils were sold a4 T'wo months afterward th PULIC AUCIIOS, Bishop John M. Higbeo acted aa suctioneer, Frior to the tho people had been urged to Kive up all the articles that had fallen iut Lsuds) Tho insatinte greed of tho lea is shown by the fact that sermons wero prescl:ed on the unurmug of the crime of Auani Happhira in withbolding & part of their g frow the Lord, Just Mountsin Meadow spoi Ervery article that e posed ot ) 1o tho hig] ying-paus, pails, saws, chisels, chiiug, 0x-bows, bedding, ete., ete, o L uaw Johu . Les selling oxen at private sale.” TUE BIDDING BAX HIOH, ‘fhe paymeut wis to Le wado in wheat after | ground that I’resident Luchauan had issucd an L or ten duys. harvest, and the hidding was accordingly very high. Iivery article brought neatly or quito ita value. 1 sawa gentleman who bought some earpenter’s tools. ‘Thes were of oxcellont motal, and he has always regretted that he did not bid on moro of them, becauso, first, ho noeded the tools, and, eeccndily, the articles wore never paid for. A fow peopl d pay cash down for what ever they honght, and the money went to the Tithing Ollice.” Ilefors tha harvesting waa done, Gen, A Johnaton had entored Utab, the wild- ent excitement prevmled, Sslt Loake City had been deserted, peoplo had flucked from all y-a:ta of tha Territory to the monthern rottlements, and parmeut for the goods of the murdored emi Brants was never demanied, OLLITERATING TRACKS, As Bishop Iligheo wtood aucuonesring the spola, lio was caroful to erume or dastrovall traces of names, 1t was quita evident that the friends of the doceased xhould not be peimiited to traco them to Cedar City. Many fino books wete rold, and if tho fly-loaves contained names or writing it was carefully torn out or erased. All sccounta of the aala wera kept in & certain hoak, which is said to have been burned the next year. [P'robably nothiug romaing to-day but the tertimony of wilncases to show Low rich, how immona,was the plunaered propeity of the j.eo- plo who wero masaacred. Much was never offered for salo. tributed amoug tho perpotiators, QUAAELING OVER SPOILS, It may have been & plan of the Almighty to bring tho circumstauces to light, but certain it i thers was much quarreling, bitternees, and Lieart-burninga over the division of tha prop- eity. 1uight and Leo quarrelod. The Indiana complain to this day that they wera badly troat- ed, The peoplo wern greatly diFsatisfied ovor their portion, claiming that the leaders, Laa, Itaight, Dumo, aod - Ilighes, took the liow's abare, Somo of the participants were pactially rowards ed, A man who lad but one cow before, sud- denly had four or five, aud oue who hiad & poor wagon previous to the maswacre, wag discovered It was dis- to Liavo an oxcellent uow one. - A DAMAGING STORY. LBIGHAN AND THE CATTLE. Alexandor G. Ingraw drove & herd of Mountain Meadow etuck to Salt Lake City, with [nstruce tious to pay debts of Loo, Maight, Higbee, aud Dume, 'These gentlemen gave him the instruc- tions, After paying tho debts, ho was to soll tho balance of tho herd, providing he could obtain » certain specitied price thercfor. He failed to obtain the price, and, in such an event, bad beeu told to give the cattls to the Chwurch, Driving tho stock to tha Titbing Ofice, Lo told Bishop Hunter exactly how matters stood. ‘The Dishop did not like to veceive (ho cattlo without Drigham's couneel, Accordingly, the Governor of Utal waa sont for, and camo to eeo tho cattlo. 1le was told that they camo from tho emigrant train that was maossacred at the Mountain Mendows. 1o was informed that Lee, Haight, Higbee, and Dumo, bad eent them, ond the inetructious given by thicse gentlemen wera repoated. Drigham Youog refuscd to receivo the stock, but ordered them to bo turned out into the street. In Utab, estrays aro promptly taken up, and in due timo nro sold, the proceeds poing to the I'erpetual Emigration Fund, It is poeeible ho did not uuderstand from the beginniug, - Just Liow the money was to come into hus hands, but if #o, people ara sadly in error. My authority i3 an intimato friend of Ingiam, and I reccived the story from tho latter. BUIGIAM'S OPINION OF THE MASSACRE, Drigham's wife (one-ninotcenth of hor) tald a gentleman whom I met in Beaver that shio was present when the nows of tho massacre nrrived at Brigham's oflice. ‘Tho messenger, who had come to inquire what to do with the emigrants, had not reached Cedar when another horald dashed into Salt Lako bearing the simplo line: * THE DEED'S DONE." Tho Prophet burst into toars, and exclaimed: “ 3y God! This will bea blot on the Muimon nnme forever!" Jacob Hamlin says he heard President Young and Goorge A, Smith offer to asxist Gov, Cum- mings to ferret out tho murderers and biing them to judico. Cummings refused, on tho smicsty proclamation pardoning all the past offenses of the Mormons! CONCEALING A WLOLESALE NURDER, The Jast thought of tho dying: cmigrants must havo been, Our dear onea at homo will nover Lnow how wo perished! Tor miles and miles their road hud passod through a wihl, desotate region, inhabityd by none hut Mormous and Indians! Cold, giay mountains encucled ! thie Meadows, and xecined to be trying to sbut out tho very sunlight, Yorbaps it scems o trivial matter, but thero fa littlo doubt but that possessed an additional pang, becauso of tho almost absoluto cortainty that their murdered bodies would uever be recoguized, and homo. friends would never kuow tho truth, As I ateod on the gloomy, God-forasken spot, T felt that, of all tho places I lad ever seen, this was tho most dreadful, lonely, cheerless placo in which to moot death, Yong before thoy reachod Cedar, tho partici- pants planned to conceal the crimo. For an on- tire year only the fainteat, vaguest rumois floated about, and thesa obtained no credeuce. LEE TELLS TAE CRINE, John D, Loo was the first to disclose the bor- riblo news. It keoms to bave gnawed €0 hard av the old mau's hoart that ho could not conceal it longer. Lfo travelod up throngh the Territory and told, everywhore, that tho Indians lind mas- sacrod o train | The world belioved tho tale, and 10 hearts shuddered with more Intenso lorror than those of tho Mormon peopls, A maried peenliarity of this atrange people is that thoy geldom ask questions, Tho Mormons deserva o be as celobrated for thoir sccretivencss as the Yankees aro for their inquisitiveness. A man can travel through tho whole of Southern Utalh and nover bo aeked bLis namo, occupation, or destination, They strictly miud their own busi- noss. Yor thia resson, news travels slowly, HOW TUE TRUTH WAS TOLD, At last it was whisperod that white men helped the Indians, No cne bolioved it at first. 'Fho gerrible rumars began to multiply rapldly. ‘TFhe secret which is sharod by scores of peopls eannot be kept o secrot long {t 1t Involves sucn horriblo bloodshed. A largo train passed through to California woon after the iunsmacro, snd learned somo things, Fiionds in the States Lo camo woiried over tho mystorious silonce of thoir loved oues, and advertised. Adon's father was ouo of theso, 'L'rains from Arkausas and Mirmouri askod what bad suddenly beoomo of tholr old friouds and nelghbors. A party of young Mornona first brouglit the news to Cali- fornis, 'Ley hoard the aturg in Southern Utah, and gave i¢ vory correctly, Next came the con- fossion of Nponcer, a Mormon schiool-tescher, who became quite a monomaniac on the subjct, Tlo talked conatantly of the pars ho bud ensctod ia the frightful tragody. G CONFESSIONS DECAME FREQUENT. J. M. Youny, another participant, Lold the en- tiro bistory of the deed. About this time the Jleseret Neiws devoted ao oditorial to the subject of the wassacro, aud bitterly deuted Mormon complicity, 'The atatemeut of the old Mormon Cineftain, Kanosh, was next mado publie, ‘I Lo white Mormous had dealt unfairly with this rod brother in dividing the spoils, aud he gave il particutars of _tho affair, undor obli- gations to Mr, J. I, Beadlo for the informnation 1n this paragraph, LESTING AT LAST, We know littla about death, yet our ide “Bweet reat in heaven ¥ are cortalnly not connocted with hlucmnfi bones which the gaunt wolves 'nu\v nightiv, Mayhap tla daisios and violets will never grow above onr graves, and, perchance, uo sorrowiug toars will ever fall ou the #od above oar heads ; yet we all Liopo for peacoful, quict restiug-placcs, Thexe poor nu‘l’l&nmu ware denied evon thisslight boon, Their bodics wero given as a prey to the beasia of tho flold aud tho vultures of tha air, and tho rain sud snow, the storm aud eleet, bleached aud whitoned the bones when the wolves lhad fin- jsbied, In Auguat, 1858, Government sent Lirig.- @en, Carlotou to bury the bones, and orderod Dr, Foruey, the Indian Agent who superseded Lrigharn, 10 collect the surviving oluldron, Two cowpanies of dibgoons cawped vu the spot wne of the GUASTLY RELICS. ‘Thoy found bones scuttorod for 200 yards, Th skulls bora no marks of wcalplug-kuives, snd whole heads of wowmeu's nar were found, tied Just a3 when the owuers were murdered, For conveniencs, tho womou who crossed the plaius often bound up their bair with shoe-strings, or strong cords, and wany bunchies wore found thus tod togethor. 01d wazgou-boxes, broken aud splintered pieces of boards, sud fragwments of clothivg, sluvered arroms, and flinty barbs that had Iaid buriad in uman desh until Hoerated by cruel welf- fanga. Mauy of tho bonca had beon partiatly concealed tn the dust and mud along tho crock. ————— GATHERING THE CHILDREN. RQUADA OF MEN wars nent 30 miles to get the little onea from the Mormon familiesin which thoy were placed. Sov- enteen wers found—fittoan girla and two boya. Their ages variod from 4 to 13 years. Moat of them bhad roceived names from tho Mormons, and knew no othiers, The very smallost was a pretty little creaturo called Lizzie. A chance bullot bad cut off squaroly both bonos of the foroarm, and, whbon the wound healed, the wrist and band danglod loosely, ekl ouly by tho sin- ews and flesh, Busan, Lizzio's sistor, had beon taken off 20 miles from bor little rolative, and tho two had never boen poymitted Lo seo esch othor; yet tuere was o mulual recognition when they mot. FORGIDLE NEAISTANCE was offored by one fawily whon the soldiers came for a little gitl. Berg. Muriay was lead- ing tho squad of dragoous, and, diswing & ro- volvar, lis compolled thom to placo the girl on tho horse in front of lim, and triumphantly rode into camp. Somo of the liltle folks were cornfortably eituated, well clad, and quito happyr; othera were barefooted, aimost naked, and halt dead from abuso and ill-treatment. My author- Ity is & white-briced man who was with the ex- pedition. They hioard of two girls and one boy who could not bo obtatned. Mormons geaerally wero vory reluctant about giving information. Three of tho wagons belongiug to tho emigrants were found in the posscesion of farmers near the Mcadows. TESTIMONY OF THE CHILDREN. It was a great mistako to supposo childron wonld uot remember, impress such & scono of horror upon a child’s mind, and time would have littlo power to erase tho memory of the decd. One girl was nearly 13 yoarsold, 1lor testimony was cloar and unwaveriug, and firmly eatablished facts that had hefore boen doubted. Two boys, named John Calvin and 3yron Tnckett, agrd reapectively 0 and 7, wero brought to Salt Lake City, and placed under the chargo of & most os- timoblo lady until arrangoments could be made for souding therato Arkaneas, John would often toll how hio FICKED ARROWS FROM HI3 MOTHER'S BODY a8 fast an tho Indiany would shook them into her flesh. o eaw his grandfather, grandmother, aunt, father, and mother murdered. Clonching 1ua littlo flst, ho wounld burst tuto a litile passion- atospecch liko this: ** Whou I get to bo a man I'll go to the Presidont of tho Unitod States and ask for n regiment of soldiera to go and find John D, Lee! Bat I don't want to Lave any ono kill Leol I want to shoot him myscif, for ba kiliod my fathor, IIs shot my father in tho bacic, but' I would shoot him in the face.” Many of tho childror eaw Mormon women wearing thotr mother's drosses. laight'n wives sud Leo's wives wore often soen in Cedar City wearing si aud sating that camo from tha Mountnin Meadow women. Jewolry and orun- mental urticles found their way through almost all tho ronthern settlomouts, John says that Lee drove hia father's pray horses for n fow daye, and then o Bishop oltained posersion of them, Mrs, Worloy wont to the States with these children, aud most of them were placed in tho caro of friends or relatives. Seventoen yenrs have olaprod, but somo of these chiliren would bo teluabio wituesses when tho murdeiers aro Lrought to ttial. ———— INVESTIGATIONS, CRADLEDAUGH'S INVISTIGATION amounted to vory little. Mormon Grand Juriea would not indict, nud the accused fled from tho | ofticers who attompted to arrest them. Philip K. Smith, an apostats Dishop, fled to lioche, and mado a full and complete aflidavit of tho eveots of the massacre, Ho was present, aud engaged in tho bloody work, Two othora went, liko Smith, to n Justice of tho Peace, and mado lengthy aflidavits of the particulars. Wihen tho facts besamn notorionsly prblio, Leo ond Inight wero cut off from the Church, Brigham Young on Lis Nouthern trips usod almays to associato with theso sworthive, however, and a Southern Bishop enys Haight baa since been rostored, Lea rode through tho ntrocts of Hawarra last April in the Prosident's caitfage, sat besido Brigham in tho pulpit, aud was Drigham's host at Harmony, Les tolls mo thut, althoush “cut off," Lo considors lumsclf aa much uf a Mormon as ever. BRULKING COWARDS! From Doavor aud Cedar & goneral stampeda bus been maio sinco tha sittng of tho Grand Jury w the Socond Diatrict. Iaight and Higbeo aro in the neighborhood of Kunab, below St. George. DBill Etowart [s in tho snmo locality. Mctarlone, the Cedar City Postmastor, has not dared to make an appearanco at Lioins, excopt on ono ovoniog, whon he came from the south In tho atoge, just aftor dark. o was closcly muflled and disguised, and loft in bLal? an hour. HHo is said to bavo beon vory activo during tho massacre., WITNESSES ABUNDANT. Proof will Lo conclusivo agsinst Lee and others, If mon ewear to a very small portion of the truth, it will be suflicient to convict. Bev~ eral men have slready mado statemonts that havo nover been givon to the public, and which are roserved for tho time of trisl. Lee will never tura State's evidengo unless he canbe con- vorted from tho Mormon roliglon. 8o long as his faith romaing nushaken, ho will nover im- plicate Lis auperiora in the Ohurch. Ho doon not deny his own guilt, snd says that hia lifa unn«:t bo shortencd more thana few years at worat, ‘The prompt and praiseworthv action of Stakes ;\ml bis doputies bus cMectually sllonced oot~ g, ticorge Adair, in tho streots of Cedar, often nsod to bonst that lie had taken babies by the beels and dashed out their brains agalust the wagon-whosls. In hla drunken revels he would Isugh and attempt to fmitato the pltiful, crush- ing sound of wkull-bones aa thoy struck tho iron bands of the wagon-hubs. Goorge Adair livos, ?Jmlbia wccroted by tho Mornons of Soutbern tali, g 4 THE MONUNENT is a heap of large stoucs gathered from tho noighboring Lill-sides, It ls an irregulur pile, 20 feet long, and 7 fuot wide, It is higghest n the middlo, and alopos like the roof of & house to eaoch #ido. It ta only 3 or 4 foot high, bears flo oress or loecription., Tho firsh monument and cross Wore totally destroved, and, when rebuils by the United Btates soldiers, tho crosa was again domolished. Porliopa tho perpetrators disliked tho Inscrip- tion, *Vengeaiico is mine, I will ropay, uaith tho Lotd," Poor fools! Tho sentiment {s today stamped upon thousanda of American Liearts, and, while vandals destroy the poor wooden oross acove the murderod emigrants, thiey only succeod in improssing the word_* Vengosuce " more deaply upon tho hearts. May God speed $ho triumph of justico, AT, O, e e TIE CRIMINAL RECORD, TRAGEDY AT ST, LOUIS. Spectal Diapaleh to Phe Chicaae Triduns, B, Lous, Mo., Jan. 5.—The fallowing are the briof particulara contaived in tho statemeut of Clisrles L, King, who attempted to murdor Mrs, Dora Irocmaer last night at hor bpuse, No. 1600 North Fifteenth atreot, and who attempted to shoot bimeelf after the deed, but failed becouso tho cap snapped: Ifo camo with Jacob Droo- macr bore, and, a sboit tuno after forming the acquaintanco, & partoorship botween the two wasofle ed. "Tho buminess proviug unprofitable, Kivg sold out to his partner. Later Brocmeer, who bad oponed & drug-toro in Ilii- nofs, offered Kinz a sitnution with him 1u the store, which ho accepted, and it was thore be first mot Mrs. Drocmaer, A tondness grow up between them, although Brocmasr was right st haud, and, although King had a wife wnd two childrou liviug nob far away, . Iu eome wanncr, not ~fully explained, all partica found themsolves, n vear ngo, iu this iy, and King sending billets-doux through Mr, Brociiaor's sister to Mra. Broomuer. Ouo of these notes Muss Lrocmaor coutided to Mr. Lrocmaer, wbich made Lim indiguant, aud ho coufidsd the wfonnation to Mrs. King, who, in turn, became alio indignant, aod loft King for Breoz, i, ' whore whic still resldes, with ouo cuild, Mrs, Broc- waer, however, continued to receive King's at« tentiouy at all hours, and Blr. Lrockmaer was not st all eatisfled. Fioelly, Mrs. Brocuaor agroed to elopa with Mr, King, and yesterdsy Lelug the Jaiter's B0tk birthdsy, bo drauk & | bottlo of champagna and made arrangements 1 for carrying out tho plan. After cousiderablo besitation on the ono side and peraussion on ths othet, ahe consanted, leaviug tha houso by tho back way and meeting King at tho mouth of the silay on Mallanphy street, betwaan Fiftoenth and Sixleentl rireets,” King told ber he wanted to kuoow immodiately whether or not she wuuld consent to matry him, Mra, Brovmacr reminded hitn_that sho already nd ono husband, and could not comply with his wishos, Ha thou preased the matter fmither, and fnwistol on an Answor,—~vos or no. Bho replied: ' Than I will sy ‘No.'™ Kln;fl linmediately drow a rovolver, and, ramarking that the afair ahouli'end in the denth of both, sbot the nnfurtunate woman in the side. Bhe fall to thoe ground, whon he tired a wecond rhot, which lunfi effoct in her thngh, lacitg tho muzzlo of tho pistol agamsb s own breast, ho again pressod the trigger, but tho perveras weapon failed to go off. Without furthor coremony he then throw the reyeiver away and rau off through tho alloy, Xing inasista that he made divers attempts to rhoot himgelf, and biames thio patol soverely, King in & man mbout 6 foct tall, rquare built, with blue oyes, and ovilently of & uervous tomy eramont, 1o #eoms to bo in o sinto of forced calmness at prosent, but ox- prosses no regret at bLis crime, It i8 eaid by thono who shoukl know that insanity fa 10 the family, and not far removed from {he preaent generation, The physiciaus have despaired of waving the lifo of the unfortunate woman. ALLEGED MAIL ROBOERIES. Special iapatel tn The Chicara Tridine, Quixcy, 1Il., Jan. 5.—It in reported that thers have been certaln irrogularities for some timo past 1n tho offico in which the United States mail is deposited at tho dopot in this city. Tho prac- tico for momo timo hias been to tako tho mail going ont on the early morning trainr to tho depot in tho evening, and to loave ft in & room used a8 & mail-room adjoining tho oxpresi- room. Rumor has it that lately 8 number of registered lettors, and ordinary loiters containing money, hava been missed after leaving tho Tost-Offleo in this city. A party ropressating him- solt as a Governmeut doteciivo, it i3 smd, ling been in the city eeveral daysmoking investiga- tions, About 2 o'clock thie morning a man named Scoly, who haa charge of the mailing-room, was taken into nu!tof', but ¢ is belioved that thore wero no_grouuds for his arrest except tho fact that i han charge of the room wioro tho mnils sre doposiled. It in rumored ihat cortain reginterod lettors which disappeared A mhort timo ago wero accounted for by auother persun connacted with tha mail service, HELD FOR MURDER, Spectal Dispat:h to The Chicazo Trivune, EAsT SaorNaw, Mich,, Jan. 5,—On the 20th of 1 Iast August Edward I, Wood and John Bolf had \ n quarrel in tha streets of Oscoda, Quring which ‘Wuood drow & revolver and fired, the ball peno- {rating Bell's left temple, cousing instant dealh. Wood - gave bimself up, and, alfter exami- nation, “was trio in tho Circuit Court, tho Jury returning a verdict of murder in the sccond degreo, Subroquontly now trisl and a changoe of voune wis procured, and the now trial com- monced in Ilay County Cirenit thls afternoon. "'ho cavo attracts & great deal of iutorost, Tuo ‘prisoner 18 about 43 years of agoe. BOND FORGER HELO FOR TRIAL, Spectul Drgpat-h to e Chicago Tribune, PuiLaptrrita, Jan, 5,—~Owing to the inability of George [, 1Nill, charged in this city and New York with raising United States and insaranco bouds, to furnish £15,000 of the total amoant of buil ordered in hig easo, a commitmont tor him has boen made out, aud is now in tho hauds of o United tates Deputy-Marahal, The latter 1es paired to Mr. 1ill's house for the purposo of se- | caring hin commitment, but, ns ho was unfit by reason of sevore allucss to be romoved, they for tao prosont keep him under surveulance. CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT. SArrns, Kao., Jan. 5,—W. D, McCorwick, Roal ! Superintendent of tho Kansas Pacitie Railroad, and slso Mayor of Brookville, has been arrested, and was cxamined yostordny at Ellsworth, on a charge of embozziing & Iargo sum of money from the Kaueas D'acific Company during tho years 1863-'0-'70, IIo was hield in £10,000 bail Lo await tho action of the Diatrict Court. Theso | franda wera discovored by Deioctivo James J. i Lobiigh, who now is investigating the action of other partics belonglng 2 tho samw vosd. A RAILROAD RODBER ARRESTED. Speciul Lasvalch to The Chicaos 1ridune, Raxsas Crrr, Mo., Jan, L.—Whitehouse, ar- vested for a handintho recent railroad rob- bogy, was to-day held in bail iu the sum of £5,000 for trial at the vext toim, MAIL ROBCERS ARRESTEO, New Youx, Jan. 5,—Throa drivers of city mail rngulxu wory arrested chiargod with rifling letbor- 238, GERRIT SMITIVS WILL, Toxt of tho Document. Tho valuo of tho catato of tho lute Gorrik Smith is estimated at about $1,230,000. Tho propetty is mainly located in Oswego, N, Y. ; but there is o considerable amount in Chicago, and soms fu Detrolt. The will of Mr. Bmith has beou forwarded to thia city for admission to probate. Tho document ronda as follows: L give to my wifo during her natural life ons horae- stead i 'oterboro, meanlng theraby the 3( or 40 acrea of whicls it cousists, incluuing the 10 acres immodiate- Jf west of M. nrdya proiniscs, and soutls of tho | Htone Road, togotlior with tae manslon and all other | Luudings tiiereon, as woil on ono sidv of the creek us | on tho otber, and, ulro, all tho coutents of safd mune won, and other Gulldiugs, excopliug tho contents of thy land.oflico, at ber ueath, sud i be rhould survive Dior, ull the above-descrilied propetty fa to ga tomy son, Groen Huiith, cxceps tuerofruin tho coutenta of tho Tand-oflice, atidl_except also auzl urticies n the mone 3100 o8 wy wife 133y Giva t0 ouF daughitor, Elfzaboty &, liller, 1 give to my son's wifa $5,000; to my dsnghters 5,000 each; and o exch of tuy grauculdron 82,000 and {o oach'uf my p“rml-:mndchudun who miy b Jiving at the timo of my death 31,000 0 iny nisters- in-law, Mry, Tallinan und Birs, Bunith, erch §3,000; to ‘my grand-niece, Gertrude O, Walker, $2,000; to ‘my counin, Mra, Auns Andrews, of Dufroif, $1,000; to Mrs, Fioreuce Jeunison, of Bay City, $1,000'; to Mrs, Avw Kedmond, who hved for years io my futudly, sud 1 was 1y very faithful nuree, $1,000; to niy niecs, Mre, Weaithy At rent, $000, with the uuderatubdiog tlat thls Lequeat oball bo Jucreasod to §5,000 should whe, from wny cause, fall to realize my wifo's beguost, or gift to her, of 4,000, None of tho foreguing baquests noed be patd within Teus thau two years from the Hmo of my death, T alsy Tequiire $2,050 & year during et uatural life to bo paid to 1uy yroclous fricud, ek Ellzabeth 11, Keltey; and $125 0 yeur during lier tutural 1ifo to bo Jald 3 'Miss Laura Bomarib, the csrofal and tendor nurse of uil 1y children, *Ihe $0,000 which T, many {um 2go, with his father, Innes W, Cachrane’s apprabation, stt epart for his 0w, Walfor 8, Cochrane, 1 direct ¢lisil bo puid to sxid Walter 8. Cochraue in ten unnual payinents, with ne nual futercat ut 8 per ceut, Of tho residuo of my eatate or property, I give s undivided_one-half to my wifs, wn undivided ono- fourth to my diughtor, Eilzabeth 8, Milier, sud the romaiulog undivided dus-fourts 16wy wbu, Ureen mith, Witiess my hond snd seal, this 16th day of June, 1874, Grnner S, Witnessed by Margaret Woodbury uud Mloviia ihis- uc 1 e, THE PENNSYLVANIA COAL-MINERS. Special Dispateh to The Chicago T'ribuns. WiLkzspanne, Pa,, Jan, 5,—A large mooting of mining hossea and Buperintondents was hLeld this aftoruoon to consult in rogard to the recont reduction io° tho wagos of the em- ploves. Tho fears that this body would advise & gonoral wtrike throughoup the Wyoming coal-flold prove to be ‘unfounded sud it is Embnhls that the laboriug olasses will accopt the reduction of 10 and 35 per cent tather than have operations stoppod until wpring. Btul, there {a a powerful spirit of opposition rife, aud the men may doter- mive upon a strike at any momont. At a largo uud enthusinstlc meoting of the miners Ia8y night thoy wera advised to opposs the cor- porationa at any risk, and tu live on corn-meal, if ncconsary, rather than accopt tho roduction to starvaiion wages, Iu the meantime, thoro is an euture suspension of operations, ————— e A Ilorse that *Knows tho ilopes.? ‘The Nowburg, N. Y., Journal retates the fol- Towing: * A gentieman living in the suburbs s & young colt which be values bighly, not ouly on sacouik” of Lis possessiug puce bicod nd a dogres of speed, but for his intelligence. In common wilhi the otler stock in tho stable, be is fed Lis hay from s crib ov the side of tho build~ ing. 1t had been noticed that, while all the other auimals loft a small quantity of fine hay-sced in the further end of the crib, which could not be roachied, tho baga only pormitting thewm to get thelr noacs in & short distance, this horse alwayy bad us caten clean, On being watohod it was discovered that the colt would cateh up tho slsck of bis ropo balter {o his toeth, 8y that it formed & loop, aud. thrusting it betwoon the bars, he was ablo ta push it to the Lack part of the crib, aud, by drawing It out again, todrag with it, where Locould reach it, tho part of the feed reforred to. Thua it was the crib was always clean, The way be handled the rope is gald to baskillfal aad #agacious in the oxtreme.” . THE FRUIT-GROWERS. Assembling of Mry Jerinh Bonham's Grand Association. The Delegates Unanimously Dizcover that Something Is Wrong, The Way in Whioh Jeriah Con- duoted Operations, Fruit-Growers and Railroads Alike Deluded. The Association Organizes With= out Bonham, Yearning of tho Delegates for Their Moncy, A meeting of the Fruit-Growars of Nouthern Illinoia was beld {n this city yestsrday at Alo' Cormick's Hall, Largo delogations woro prosent from mont of the fruit-growing countios of the Stato, and also from the fruit district of Michi- gan. The latter-nsmed dolegatos wore accom- panied by & band of music, but for what pur- Pposo no ono seemed to know. The band bailed from Benton Harbor; and strange as it may seem, was employed by a Chicago gentieman, Joriali Bonlam, who ia supposed to bo doing & commission busingss at No. 180 South Water street, whero the #ign of * Chistenden & Sou ' it hung out, TIHE OBIECT OF THE MECTING appears to liave beon to orgainizo an assoclation for tho purpose of bringing the producor aud consumer ioto more intimate rolations, by adopting somo means by which the distribution aud sale of frult might be facilitated, aud mid- dlemon could be asoided. Thare was nothing in tho wild procecdinga of the day, however, to” indrcato any such object, or, in fact, to Indicata angthing except gnnoral confusion sud a totul iguoiance of what Lhe mecting had Leon callod for. ‘Ll following were AMON3 THE OZNTLENEX PBESENT from the southern parc of the 8tato : Cobden—Joln Cloy, Joshus Lewlw, E, O, Fro 3.1, Modges, T, A, I, Holcomb, D.'Gow, ii. L JL W, F od Angail, IL. Ede, James Ball, folcomb, D. Slfford, J, Buck, N, K, Govdricl, Wing, Johu Parmlce, Silas Bliford, 1. 0. 'I'. Farrell, T, 1, Darker, Dr, T, Robinson, 1, Bickingliuin, . Rosce, James it, Pitels, 4.'T. . N, Clar, N, B, Collins, AleCaflrey, Joun . Jarvis, Willis Cauble, £ Georga W. Farrhl, J, B, Coulter, 1. Angell, Bun I Llig:, G, . Nakér, A. Duckshltd, W, I, Lamar, W, T, Alufles, O, Ricliardson, C. Mo, ‘Anna ana Joncaliors—A., 1. Miller, B, A, Kimme, €, Shlck, 4, T, McLran, Joln Kimmel, T, A. Child, T. 11 Goddard, J, D, whegin, B, I, Hartifue, £, 1. 11, Casper, Jacob Hilemian, J, C. ter, 8, I, Iven, rows, J. Gazet Dingola—John W. Lingle. J. 8. Little, Heary Dilion, Edward Mowary, Jacob Caraker, John 3. Cliiord, Jo- soph AL, Clifford, Auam Casper, Feank Netboner, Alex. Feoler, T, J, Eddloman, E, L. Montgomery, L. T Bonacenin. Nakantd—Gcorge Keysher, T. L. Tafloy, John . M, Thorn, Eifjah Pric Pricket, G, 0, W, Bang: rd Elghme, Masten Ren. ', 11, Krol, Brawd, Georgs Milt D, W, Lyclo, 8, L, Wiancr, Hugh Au- A ompson, Ho nion, L. G, Bhrimger, Marshal Henieraan, G W, Putc terson, John Rendlaman, J, W, Kimors, Giibstt Bar. ows, 8, P, Hillert, 8. 1. Binghsm, D, W. Lyle, D, T. Cluy, 11, ', Whitacre, E, Kimmel, 0, 3, Butler, A, T. Wiilsteed, Joshua Thompron, B, D Ifurst, Tho meoting convened at 10 o'clock, thero be- | Ing present avout 160 persous, lu ndvance of an orgenization all oyes woro conterad upon MR. DONHAN, who oconpled A conspicuous place upon the Btago in company with some of bis friends. "Tho paticular nttontion paid him was tha sube ject of yomark on all hands, and was Koo un- deratood and appreciatod evea by tha fow non- producers who had beon ntttactod to tho moct- ing. Tho meoting was temporarily organized by catiing Dr. M. M. Hooton, of Uentralis,to thechair, and apponting the Ilon. 1. A, E. Holcomb a8 Searetary, Following this came a longihy discuesion in roference tu A PTRMANENT ONGASIZATION, in which a degreo of Litterness und marked dis- senelon wera characteristics, Mr, Douham, who had beou tho coutral figure, recoived many left-handed compliments, and in return his frionds were cquallv vohemont, I'ho fullowing Committes on l'ormanent Organization was finally adoptod : D. Gow and W. P, Robinson, of Carboudale: 8. W, Davis, Du Quoin; J, aleman, Aumna; B, P. Dlack, Richmond; J. 8. DLrunton, Coniralin; N. 8. Lunloy, Odiny J. P. MocLaue, Jonosboro; W, Corner, Lonaville, Mich,; = Capt. Croed, Walnut ILl; _J. IL; Wilson, Sandoval; J. H. Aldrick, Mattoon; O. D. Fickle, Kin- mundy: P, 1L Kroh, Dongala: Kimmal, Makonda; 1. Bchwrtz, Elivillos D. Touts, Irvington; . A, Ioobenduglor, Viila Itidge; 0. 8. Willey, Bouton IHarbar, Mich.; A, Hincke Joy, De Bow; J. C. Kinslsy, Tamaron; I Pottor, Fesiun; B, J, Bennett, Hartford, Mich.; L. Loomis, Guages, Mich,; and O, L. Barbar, ton, TFollowing the appointment of tho Committes, tho mosting adjournod until 3 o'clock, the Com- wittee wudfourning to tho Commercisl Hucel to prepare its report. TUE TROUILY. During the rocess Tug Trinesn ranresenta- tiv= took oceasion to Interview tusl, .¢ tho Gol- cgntes L0 ascertain tho trouble, which had been #0 apparent in _tho morsing session betweon them and Mr. Bonhain, 1o fonnd Lut ougo sto- ry. It Appesra that Boobma cluimy to La & commisaion-morchant and doen business at No. 180 Bouth Water street, and that he Lias by ook or erook gained s larzo ad{ualutanco with tho farming puolie, both iu this Btate and Michigan, eapecially smong_fruit-growers, Taking advan. tago of his acquaintance a fow months -axo, Lo coinmencod & tour of tho two Biates, Defora leaving tho city Lo proonred a blank book of cou- veonlont size in which Lo wroto AX AGNEEMENT to bo presented to fruit-growors for tholr signn- tures. ‘Tho agrecomsnt was to the alect that #Wo, the undersigned, aro 1a favorof forming a Weatern Fruit-Dietributing Association,” ¢to, Each man sigring the ‘*agreomout” was 1o quired Lo pay to Mr., Bonham, to dofray the ox- penses of organizing the praposod sasociation, tho modest sum of $5, whioh cutitled him to a membersbip of the Association when organized, ‘Ius armed, 3r. Bonhom sought tho shady aido of ks State, aud commenced opo- rations. 1o toll oy stories of the benefits to be derived from such an As- sociation, and, with a dogree ef melf-sactifloe, shiowed [ruit-growers Low nice it would be if they could only goll thoir productasdiract to tho consumor. 1o mot with remarkablo success, it appears, in gathering in tho V'a, and praises of those he. victimizod followed him whercver ho went. Thoso aigning the agreement, and pay- ing him €6, wero presonted with tho following recaipt or OERTIFIOATR properly filled, which explaiua itaelf 1 0, — Viarenx Faosz-Duramuring Msocutio, of —-,as palid {0 tha Treas- I10AGD, ——, 1AT- ‘This certifies ia—y eru Fruit-Distiibiting Assoclution the sum of 45,09, which entitios — to 4ll' the privi- Irgos of membersbip in said organization, aud & cop. of busiuoss-directory to bo pubilsied for'the benefit of members of sald Association, $5.00, Jeaun Boxmax, Treasurer, In his meanderings when striking a commu- nity where this gamo would not work, he was aqual Lo the cmorgonoy. 1le would organlze A LOUAL AMSOCIATION, the money beiug paid to some member consti- tuted 'Troasurer. ~in cases of this kiud bis next move was to get possession of thomonoy as best Lo could, often succeeding, but more frequontly failing, Notwithetanding that sowethivrg wrong way clearly upou the face of Lls entire tranuac- tions, whorcin Lo bad coustituted hinuelf ‘I'roasurer of an association that had no exiet- euce, ho succeeded in beguiling wmany of the best farmers fo Bouthern Dllinow and Miobigan, who, it seems, let their anxioty walk awsy wit thelr judgment, Atter worklug upon the farmers in the way indicated for several months, and uutil Lo was suspected of lllm;{l & confidenco-swindlor, he fized yesterday aa the day for tho formation of tho mssocistion, oxpacunglln lus blinduess to be at once recognized as the Lead and froutof the sawe, and to sccure ita sanotion and influence to specd 'him iu whatever yew operations upon th publio bix imagiuative ‘mind might invent, ‘The notice of the convention was given the ut- most publicity, and, ss AN EXTOA INDUOEMENT to seoure attendance, the promise went out that the commission men of the city would defray all expenses, otc. To secure attendance he did not slop here, however. Leaving the farmers for 3, Furile, T, . Bouton, editor’ Juncsboro | awhile, ho turnad his sitention to the railroads, espocially the Ilinow Centeal, Approaching the oflicets of tha road, ha suceoeded i getting assen for much Lartien n the mouthern parj of tho fitate an Lo asked, which Lo promptly forwarded, 1ls pincticod the rame gamo og the Michigan Contral and Michigzan South. ern for the accommodation of Ins Mlichivay friends,—thoso ho Lad donlt with,—aud even Degked tranuportation for the Donton Iathor Laud, which ha bad lired with the hape that iy would bo an attractive card for Michigandors, 10 ides, it will be scen, was, tho groater thy crowd tho moro (Lo monoy. Iiis contral hopy vesterday wan that tho monoy that had boon paid by loeal Bucielieg to ono of their number would Lo paid over to Lim, whichdid not ocour. JUNT HOW MUCH MUNLY ba has succeeded in gewing hold rf from the farmeis is not known, It 18] o o, how. ever, thatin addition to beguiling the... and the railroade, hie Lisy drawn hiberally upon the com. mision morchants of tho city In their namo, oy :ouuibly to pay the expense of the prosont moste ng. Un_tho wholo Mr. Bonham was found to lack confidence and riendy, and 11 tho opinion of the majotity of the dologaten Lo be the most verita. bla swindlor—a man_without any scruples of c mscionce, and a8 unblushing in his frauds ag the most desperate aud accomplished * profese sivnal,” TIZ CONVENTION REABSENBLED promptly at2 o'clock. It was found that the Commitreo vn Permauont Orgavization bad nol comploted Its labors, when My, Boubam filled in the time by reading . papor busrlug upon tho diee tribution and sale of fruit. ‘Ihe paner led to some discussion, which wag of a rambling character and of littlo or no fu. tereet, . At 4 o'clock the COMMITTEE O ORGANIZATION nPncu-ed with a partial report. The Chalrman, Mr. Ciaw, said the Committes liad met mauy difs flculties, and bad nok been able to complete ita work. T'he report was theu road, 1t was a draft of tho constitution aud by-lawa for tho pro~ poecd asuociation, and tho Cowmitteo asked for turthor time, whicl was grantea, Mr. Bonham objected to tha report, for tha reanou that the Committeo Lad overstepped ita Lonuds. 1o grow quite ozcitod in bis objections, and fally realized tust ho hud beou moubbed,” and that sl his plans Liad been dofeattd in the Committeo. 1la raw that if the report was_adoptod ho would ba i o serape, for the mombarship foo was fixed at 2, whilo ho had already collected $3 from many. If adopted o would havo to eiher roe fund the £3 or stand a vigorous prosccution. ‘Lhe dircussion of tho report wus continuod for sore time, it mooting with geueral approval, All who had paid 25 to Bonham for mombership wera willing to_join tha Association if the sure pluy 23 was refunded. A motien to jermanontly organize was Fubss- quentty put, and_provail.ad, when tie tomporary omeers woro made parmaurst, with the addition of 0. 8. Willay, of Michigan, aud Prof, Darler, of Alton, 8s Asalstant Scerotaries. A HEASON OF SPAURING hotweon Bonham aud his viotins then enaued, in whicl both sides wade many tupleasaut ref- erancos. A motion to ndmit membora on the payrent of £2 was then mado, aud provailed, aftor which tiio Arsirtant Sceretalios were coustituted o porary Treastrors, ‘I'ie Convention adjourned nntil 7:30 o'clock, The Convention reassombled at 7:30 o'clock, Tio Scetotary roported that sixty hed coma Ifor\m'tl aud Jowed the sssociatlon durlng tho uterim, Mr. 11adley wanted & committes appointed to getila with Bonham, “T'his wan the sigual for a goneral appeal to Ar. Bonhum to FORK OVER which ho Jistened to m.omlve‘y and promieod to eed, ‘Thoso holding Bonham's certificates were then permitled, by a vote, to join tho Association upon prosenting the famo. - Very fow would jomn or surrender their cortificates unless they could bo guarantood & return of the surplus &4 they had inveated in tho Assoeintion. A motion to invite commission mon to partici~ pala iu the Couvention was lost in the confusion, iwd tho Convention adjuurned uutil this morne ng. VT ——— THE WISCONSIN GRANGERS. Annual Neeting at Madison Yestere doy—Address of Master Cochrane— Satistactory Condition of tho Gran. Lon—Eitecommendationy. Special Dispatch to T'he Chicugn Trivune, Mavisoxy, Wis., Jan, 5.—The Wisconsin State QGrange of I'atrons of Ifusbandry met at tho Senato Chamber, at 9 o'elock this mornlng, John Coclirane, Mastor. Thers woro somo 200 QGrangers present, including n considerablo num. Lor of ladios, thoro being aa regular dolegatca sbout 150 represcntatives, in tho ratio of about ono for cach five Granzes. Tho Grango was openod in duo form, aud the opening songs rang ous through the Capitol. After the organization was perfootod, credential and other committoen woro appolnted, and Eome time was spent in exomplifylug the scorot work of tho Order. Thia afterncon wera rosd the .sonual addross of the Mastor, reports of the Becrotary, A. J. IIuxloy, of Neenah; Treasurer J. Cory, of Focthill; and the Executive Com- wmlttee, conslsting of II. Osborn, of Oshkosh y 11, D, H1ll, of Oslkosh ; M. K. Young, of Girant County, Mastor and Sccrotary. Tho following is no abatract, with extracts, of tho Masters ad- dross, wluch was ot very long, 1t opens as fol- low . Upou this our third snnual mecting we may eon- gratilate outselves upon & watiefactory condilon ¢t the Grauges of Wiscousin, Although the progeeas ot {lie Order has not tieen ko' rapld su o somo Bia Laau beou wtoady snd tatural,uo apecial exertions Lavis bren used, oud no oxcltemonts ralsed by sloquen mixslonarios, 'Tho Lucreaso Las bocn the result of des literato conelderation and forethought, and mnuy, tierefore, be regarded as coutainiug ull the elomeuts of mtability and pernisnence, ‘Thoro aro now in tue State 2,503 Granger, against 801a year minco. Who last muetiug of ihe National Grango at 8t Louis is roferred to as sigutficant in containing representatlves from thirty-one Biates and two Lernitories, and shows ing how tlho groat conservativo class of tho peopls havo forwed thomselves into a phalanx demaudiug recoguition as a powor, as the hands of #oclety, to bo heard iu relation to such meas- uros as altoct their interost, and, in connnon with all Industrial classes, nskiug such concessions from sociely sa will at least placo labor ag no disadvantago ia tho great strugglo fur exmtonce, Tho declaration of put- poses mado by the National Grange is strongly 1udorsed cspocially a3 upposcd to oppressions of the péople by corporato monopolios. Efforts to improve navigation iu tho Missiusippl, Fox, and Wiscousin Itlvers by the National Government are warmly approved as beyoud tlhs power of privato enierprise, but within'the coustitutiousl powor of Congress, and tending to afford great voliof in chosper ransportation. 1n rogard to 1ailroad trausportation 1t is eaid that *tho posis tion takon by the Grange last yoar waa cuforccd by Btato legislation amsuming control of railroad corporations, aud it Is of isportance to our fue terests und thoso of the public that tle position be maintuinod, and for tust what inflionce we possess sbould bo brought to bear parsistently.” Inrespooso toa cail from Loulslaua brethren suftering from wundation aid was gont, and now help is necdod Dy the brothren of Keusas aud Nebrasks, and i id reccommoudod that some provision Le mado for suoh emergoncios. Tho lportauce 18 urgod of vprovidiug o pormanent fund to tako advantage of arrangements made by the Natiore al Urauge for mauufacturing certain agricul:ur= ul implements, - Somo space iv occupied in watng the reasons which lod tu Master Cochisne's decliniug tho nomination “for Core groas tia fall. The sitlon of of the Btate range is a8 to sometimes mako him ssem availablo to political managors, and yioldiug to alluiements of offica; his success imght load to 1t ta.usd political strifo, whios wouid dograde him oltica aud produce discord in the order, leadicy tol s disintegration. A counstitutional provisin & recomwmended prolibiting tho Master of tha biste Grango from accopting & nomination to auy pubs lio political position during bis term of otlic.. In conolnwion, the address wayw thut the sy portionineut of earuings between capital aod isbor is tho great quostion of tto hcur, lathia conucction the question of intve cat on capital is comwended to the atteut:n of Grangers, as one dowanding regulaiion <o the flrunud that soolety stould securs to labiz all that it earus; that upon the skaro of eaine ingw of industry which it absorbs depends almiost outirely the slevation or subjugation of the jo= dustrisl classes of the peoplo; aud the address concludess *Honceforth bo wscribed on our b‘llin'm'n, ‘Equality of earuings, labor, aud cape Al ‘I'ho roports of the Becrotary, Treasurer, and Executive Committee waiuly related to flmufo financial matters, aud are not wado public. In connection with the Iatter report, one of (Le wowbors, Lir. Hitt, suggested the creation of & tuud by small assessiacnt, with which large con- tracts for agricultural machivery could bo mads to advaniage. This eveniog will ba devotod to secred work of the order.