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GENEALOGY COLLECTION
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 00828 5048
Brigham young
HISTORY
-OF-
SALT LAKE
CITY,
Utah
BY AUTHORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL, AND AUTHOR ..
FORT WAYNE 113 -1
REVISING COMMITTEE :
JOHN R. WINDER, Chairman, R. T. BURTON, GEORGE A. MEEARS, S. J. JONASSON,
GEORGE REYNOLDS, Secretary.
EDWARD W. TULLIDGE, PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH : STAR PRINTING COMPANY.
1886.
Entered according lo Act of Congress in the year 1886, by EDWARD W. TULLIDGE, in the Office of the Librarian al Congress, Washington D. C. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
1198570 INDEX.
CHAPTER I. -
Prefatory Review of the People who Founded Salt Lake City. Grand Colonization Design of the Mormon Prophet, .
3
CHAPTER II.
Governor Ford urges the Migration of the Mormons to California. Compact of the Removal. Address to the President of the United States. The Exodus. Mormon Life on the Journey. A Sensation from the United States Government, 8
CHAPTER III.
The Call for the Mormon Battalion. Interviews with President Polk. The Apostles Enlisting Soldiers from their People for the Service of the Nation. The Battalion on the March, . . 24
CHAPTER IV.
The Mormons Settle on Indian Lands. A Grand Council held between the Elders and Indian Chiefs. A Covenant is made between them, and land granted by the Indians to their Mormon Brothers. Characteristic Speeches of famous Indian Chiefs. Winter Quarters -
Organized. The Journey of the Pioneers to the Rocky Mountains, 32
CHAPTER V,
The First Sabbath in the Valley. The Pioneers apply the Prophecies to themselves and their location. Zion has gone up into the Mountains. They locate the Temple and lay off the "City of the Great Salt Lake." The Leaders return to Winter Quarters to gather the Body of the Church,
44
CHAPTER VI.
Progress of the Colony. Destruction of the Crops by Crickets. Description of Great Salt Lake City,
51
CHAPTER VII.
The Primitive Government of the Colony. Provisional State of Deseret organized. Passage of the Gold Seekers through the Valley,
56
CHAPTER VIII.
Arrival of Captain Stansbury. His Interview with Governor Young. Government Survey of the Lakes. Commencement of Indian Difficulties, .
63
CHAPTER IX.
Incorporation of Great Salt Lake City. Its Original Charter. The First City Council and Municipal Officers. Organization of the Territory. Arrival of the news of Governor Ycung's Appointment. Dissolution of the State of Deseret. Governor's Proclamation. Legalizing the Laws passed by the Provisional Government. Correspondence between Colonel Kane and President Fillmore. Stansbury's Voucher for Brigham Young, . .
72
CHAPTER X.
Arrival of the Federal Judges. First appearance of the United States Officials before the čit- izens at a Special Conference. Judge Brocchus assaults the Community. Public Indig- nation. Correspondence between Judge Brocchus and Governor Young. The "Runa- way" Judges and Secretary. Daniel Webster, Secretary of State, sustains Governor Young and removes the offending officials. First United States Court. The new Federal Officers. Arrival of Colonel Steptoe. Re-appointment of Brigham Young. Judge Shaver Found dead. Judges Drummond and Stiles,
CHAPTER XI.
Sociological Exposition. Sources of our Population. Emigration. Polygamy. . .. 97
85
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INDEX.
CHAPTER XII.
Pictures of Mormon Society in the Founding of Utah. Life among the Saints. Their Social and Religious Peculiarities and Customs. Ecstasy of the Gold-hunters when they came upon " Zion." Views by Stansbury, Gunnison, and noted English Travelers, of the Mor- mons and their Institutions. Petitions for a Railroad. General Events, . 102
CHAPTER XIV.
Carson Colony. The Great Famine in Utah. The Hand-cart Companies. Constitutional Convention. Death of J. M. Grant, Mayor of Great Salt Lake City. Biographical Sketch,
I13
CHAPTER XV.
Exposition of the causes and Circumstances of the Utah War. General Scott's Circular and Instructions to the Army. Magraw's Letter to the President. Drummond's Charges.
· The Republican Party Associates Utah with the South. The " Irrepressible Conflict." I21
Fremont and Douglas,
CHAPTER XVI.
Review of Judge Drummond's Course in Utah. He assaults the Probate Courts and de- nounces the Legislature at the Capitol. Judge Snow's Review of the Courts of the Ter- ritory. His Letter to the Comptroller of the Treasury. Judge Drummond leaves Utah and commences his Crusade. The Conspiracy to work up the " Utah War." The Con- tractors. Charges of Indian Agent Twiss. The Postal Service. Contract awarded to Mr. Hyrum Kimball. Governor Young organizes an Express and Carrying Company. New Postal Service. War against Utah. The Post Office Department repudiates its Contract. " Troops are on the way to invade Zion !" 144
CHAPTER XVII.
The Pioneer Jubilee. Celebration of their Tenth Anniversary. Arrival of Messengers with the News of the Coming of an Invading Army. The day of Jubilee changed to a day of In- dependence Captain Van Vliet and the Mormon People. . 157
CHAPTER XVIII.
Governor Young places the Territory under Martial Law. The Militia ordered out. The Seat of War. Correspondence between Governor Young and Colonel Alexander. Burning the Government Trains. Lot Smith's Story. Congress declares Utah in a state of Rebellion,
166
CHAPTER XIX.
Correspondence between Governor Young and Colonel Alexander. Unflinching Attitude of both sides. Exchange of Courtesies. The Governor invites a peaceful visit of the Officers to the City. A remarkable Letter from Apostle John Taylor to Captain Marcy, ... 176
CHAPTER XX.
Review of the Expedition. Kansas Troubles. General Harney relieved of the Command. General Persifer F. Smith appointed in his stead. He dies and Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston is appointed. Disastrous March of the Second Dragoons to Utah. Scene of · the Army in Winter Quarters,
189
CHAPTER XXI.
The Nauvoo Legion ordered in for the Winter. Picket Guard Posted, March of the Legion to Great Salt Lake City: received with Songs of Triumph. A Jubilant Winter in Zion. Summary of Government Movements for the Spring Campaign. 197
CHAPTER XXII.
Buchanan Coerced by Public Sentiment into sending a Commission of Investigation. He sends Colonel Kane with a Special Mission to the Mormons. Arrival of the Colonel in Salt Lake City. His First Interview with the Mormon Leaders. Incidents of his Sojourn. He goes to meet Governor Cumming, and is placed under Arrest by General Johnston. His Challenge to that Officer. He brings in the New Governor in Triumph. Return of Colonel Kane,
201
CHAPTER XXIII.
Report of Governor Cumming to the Government. The Government Records found not Burned, as reported by Drummond. The Mormon Leaders justified by the facts, and the People Loyal. Graphic and Thrilling Description of the Mormons in their Second Ex- odus. The Governor brings his Family to Salt Lake City. His wife is moved to tears at witnessing the Heroic Attitude of the People, . 207
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INDEX.
CHAPTER XXIV.
The Arrival of Peace Commissioners. Extraordinary Council between them and the Mormon Leaders. A Singular Scene in the Council. Arrival of a Courier with Dispatches. "Stop that Army ! or we break up the Conference." "Brother Dunbar, sing Zion!" The Peace Commissioners Marvel, but at last find a Happy Issue. Retrospective view of the Mormon Army,
214
CHAPTER XXV.
Reflections upon the " Utah War." The Reaction. Current Opinion, as expressed by the Leading Journals of Europe and America. Governor Cumming pleads with the Saints. They return to their homes. The Judges. Cradlebaugh's Court. He calls for troops. Provo City invaded by the army. Conspiracy to arrest Brigham Young. Governor Cum- ming orders out the Utah Militia to repel invasion. Timely arrival of a dispatch from Government stays the confliet. Attorney-General Black's rebuke to the Judges. General Johnston's friends demand the removal of Governor Cumming. The situation recovered by the patriotism of Thomas L. Kane. Division in the Cabinet. Parallel of the Blane reminiscence of Jere S, Black. Judge Cradlebaugh Discharges the Grand Jury and turns Society over to Lawless Rule. The Indians Encouraged to Depredations on the Settle- ments. A Dark Picture of Salt Lake Society. Why Governor Cumming did not Investi- gate the Mountain Meadow Massacre, 238
CHAPTER XXVII.
After the Utah War. Celebration of the Fourth of July. Benefits of Camp Floyd to the Community Trade with the Camp. The Pony Express. The Bulk of the Troops march for New Mexico and Arizona. Johnston leaves for Washington. The Departure of Governor Cumming. The Remnant of the Army ordered to the States. Sales of Camp Floyd. Goods worth Four Million Dollars sold for One Hundred Thousand De- struction of Arms and Ammunition. Lincoln's New Appointments for Utah. Comple- tion of the Telegraph Line. First Message from ex-Governor Young-" Utah has not Seceded." The Governor to President Lincoln and his Response. Utah's Manifesto on the Civil War,
245
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Mormon Service on the Overland Mail Line. President Lincoln calls on Brigham Young for Help. The ex-Governor's Response. Ben Holladay thanks Brigham. Lot Smith's Command. Report of the Service. General Craig Compliments the Mormon Troops, . 252
CHAPTER XXIX.
Utah again asks Admission into the Union as a State. The History and Passage of the anti- Polygamie Bill in the House and Senate. The Bill signed by Abraham Lincoln. Presen- tation to Congress of the Constitution of the " State of Deseret," 259
CHAPTER XXX.
Fourth of July Proclamation by the City Council. The City's Loyalty. The Two Governors. Great Speech of Governor Harding. The City honors the California Senator. Thanks- giving Proclamation. A change in Governor's Harding's Conduct, . 267
CHAPTER XXXI.
The California Volunteers Ordered to Utah Sketch of General Connor. His First Military Order. Interesting Letter from the Command. Petition of the Volunteers to go to the Potomac. March from Fort Crittenden to Salt Lake. Preparations for Battle at the Jor- dan. Zion at Peace. Surprise of the Troops. The Halt at the Governor's Mansion. His Address to the Troops. Camp Douglas. 273
CHAPTER XXXII.
Battle of Bear River. Connor's Report to the Department. History of the Battle. Congratu- lations of the Colonel to his Troops. Burial of the Dead. Our Citizens at the Funeral. The Battle as Recorded in the Military History of Cache Valley, . 283
CHAPTER XXXIII.
Great Mass, Meeting of the Citizens to Protest against the conduct of Governor Harding and Judges Waite and Drake. The Reading of his Message to the Legislature. Deep In- dignation of the People. Stirring Denunciations by the Leaders of the People. Resolu- tions. Petition to Abram Lincoln for the Removal of the Governor and Judges. . 1 Committee Appointed to Wait upon them and ask their Resignation in the Name of the People. The Committee's Report.
291
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INDEX.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
A Counter Petition from Camp Douglas to Prest. Lincoln. Impending Conflict between Camp Douglas and the City. A Supposed Conspiracy to Arrest Brigham Young and run Him off to the States. Judges Waite and Drake hold Unlawful Courts in Judge Kinney's District. The Chief Justice Interposes with a Writ to Arrest Brigham Young for Polyg- amy .. It is Served by the U. S. Marshal instead of a Military Posse. The City in Arms. Expecting a descent from Camp Douglas. The Warning Voice of California heard. Booming of the guns of Camp Douglas at Midnight. The City again In Arms. False Alarm. Connor created Brigadier-General,
312
CHAPTER XXXV.
Trial of the Morrisites. Sentence of the Prisoners. They are immediately Pardoned by Gov- ernor Harding. Copies of the Extraordinary Pardons. The Grand Jury declares the Law outraged and presents Governor Harding in the Third U. S. District Court for Judicial Censure. Their History of the Morrisite Disturbance. The Court sustains the Censure, 318
CHAPTER XXXVI.
Removal of Governor Harding, Secretary Fuller, and Chief Justice Kinney. Lincoln's Policy to " Let the Mormons Alone." Starting of the Union Vedette. Opening of the Utah Mines. Military Documents. Creation of a Provost Marshal of Great Salt Lake City, 325
CHAPTER XXXVII.
Happy change in the Relations between the City and the Camp. Grand Inaugural Celebration of Lincoln by the Military and Citizens. Connor greatly moved by the Loyalty of the Masses of the Mormon People The Banquet at night. The Citizens give a Ball in honor of General Connor. The City in Mourning over the Assassination of President Lincoln. Funeral Obsequies at the Tabernacle, 33I
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
Visit of the Colfax Party to Salt Lake City. A Telegram from the Municipal Council mer ts them on the way with Tribute of the City's Hospitalities. They Accept the Welcome. Entrance into the City under Escort. Enthusiasm of the Party over the Beauties of the Rocky Mountain Zion. Grand Serenade and Speeches. Forecast of the Great Future of Salt Lake City, .
337
CHAPTER XXXIX.
The City Fathers take the Party to the Great Salt Lake. Meeting of the Speaker of the House and the Founder of Utah. The Nation Dines with the Church. The President Preaches in the Tabernacle at the Request of the Speaker, who in turn treats the Saints with his Eulogy on Lincoln. Advice to the Fathers of the Church to Abolish Polygamy by a New Revelation. in Exchange for a State. The Colfax Closet Views. Adieu to the Mormon Zion. Death of Governor Doty. A Talk on Polygamy with the Chairman on 350 Territories,
CHAPTER XL.
Beginning of the Anti-Mormon Crusade. The Change in the Colfax Views. Initial of the Action against the Utah Militia. Urging the Administration. Corrected Views con- 358
cerning the Militia. .
CHAPTER XLI.
History of the Utah Militia for the years 1865, 1866, and 1867. The Governor calls upon Camp Douglas for Aid Against the Indians, but is refused. The Government orders the Utah Militia for that Service. Secretary Rawlins Submits the Report to Congress. The Government's Debt to our Citizens of over a Million Dollars for Military Services Un- paid. 363
CHAPTER XLII.
Wade's Bill. Contemplated Reconstruction of the Militia. Absolute Power in Civil and Mil- itary Affairs to be given to the Governor. The Mormon Church to be disqualified from Officiating in Marriage Ceremonies. Acknowledgement of Plural Marriage sufficient Proof of "Unlawful Cohabitation." Aims on the Church Property and Treasury. The Trustee-in-Trust to be Under the Governor's Thumb, 373
CHAPTER XLIII.
Opening of the First Commercial Period. Reminiscences of the Earliest Merchants. Camp Floyd. The Second Commercial Period. Utah Obtains an Historical Importance in the Commercial World. Organization of Z. C. M. I. 378
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INDEX.
CHAPTER XLIT.
Political Significance to Utah of the Election of Grant and Colfax. 'The " Fathers of the
Church Speak to the Nation on the Subject of abolishing Polygamy. Colfax's Disap- pointment and Ire. A Delegation of Chicago Merchants Visit Salt Lake on the comple- tion of the U. P. R. R .; also Distinguished Statesmen. Brigham Young's Famous Con- versation with Senator Trumbull. Council of the Chicago Merchants, Statesmen and Utah Gentiles held at the House of J. R. Walker. Trumbull relates the Conversation with Brigham. A General War Talk. The Second Visit of Colfax to Salt Lake City, . 391
CHAPTER XLV.
The Vice-President Arranging for War on the Saints. He is let into the Secret of the Projected Godbeite Schism and Encourages it. His Question-"Will Brigham Young Fight?" Out- burst of the Schism. The New York Herald sends on a Special Agent with Instructions to Support the Seceders.
398
CHAPTER XLVI.
Famous Discussion Between Vice-President Colfax and Apostle John Taylor. Speech of the Vice-President at Salt Lake City. Apostle Taylor's Reply and Answer to the Colfax Letter.
403
CHAPTER XLVII.
Birth of the Utah Liberal Party. Political Coalition of Gentiles and Mormon Schismatics. Contest at the Municipal Election of 1870. Report of the First Central Committee of the Liberal Party,
428
CHAPTER XLVIII.
Passage of the Woman's Suffrage Bill. Grand Mass Meeting of the "Sisters" Protesting Against the Cullom Bill, then before the Congress. Extraordinary Resolutions and Heroic Speeches of the Women of Mormondom, . 433
CHAPTER XLIX.
Brief Review of Utah in Congress, from its organization to the passage of the Cullom Bill. Great Speech of Delegate Hooper in Congress against the Bill, in which he Reviews the Colonizing Work of the Mormons in the West, and Justifies his Polygamous Constituents, 439
CHAPTER L.
Passage of the Cullom Bill in the House. Salt Lake City excited by the news. Mass Mecting at the Tabernacle. Memorial to Congress from the Mormon Community, affirming Poly- gamy as a Divine Law to them, and Reviewing the Unconstitutional Features of the Bill. Resolutions. A Rare Puritanic Spectacle, . 458
CHAPTER LI.
Conservative Gentiles of Salt Lake City and the Seceding Mormon 'Elders hold Meetings to Petition for a Modification of the Cullom Bill. They maintain the Integrity of Mormon Families. Federal Officers and Radical Gentiles oppose the Petition, and favor the Bill with Military force, to execute it. Mr. Godbe goes to Washington to invoke forbearance. Interviews with Grant and Cullom, . 464
CHAPTER LII.
Dr. Newman's Evangelical Crusade against Mormon Polygamy. He arrives in Salt Lake City. Correspondence between the Chaplain of the Senate and the President of the Mor- mon Church. Newman accepts the Challenge. Brigham denies the Challenge, but invires the Doctor to Preach in the great Tabernacle. Newman's Indignation : he Challenges Brigham, who accepts, and names Orson Pratt as his substitute. The Great Discussion before Ten Thousand People. .
470
CHAPTER LIII.
President Grant bent on the Conquest of Mormon Theocracy. He appoints Shaffer Governor for that purpose. Arrival of the War Governor. Councils. Preparations for Conflict with the Utah Militia. General Phil. Sheridan sent out to view the situation. He is inter- ested in the Mormons and tempers the War Policy with a "Moral Force." Shaffer's Mil- itary Coup de Main. General Wells avoids a collision. Correspondence between the Lieut .- General and the Governor, 479
CHAPTER LIV.
Contest for the Delegate's Seat in Congress. Call of the Liberal Central Committee. Corinne chosen for their Convention. The Convention in Session. Resolution to uphold Gov- ernor Shaffer. Nomination of Maxwell. Naming of the Party. The Liberals shamefully beaten, but resolved to send their "Delegate" to Congress, he being chosen for the pur- pose of contesting the Seat, . . 490
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INDEX.
CHAPTER LV.
The "Wooden Gun Rebellion." Arrest of Militia Officers for assembling their Company. They are held Prisoners at Camp Douglas ; examined before Judge Hawley for Treason ; committed to the Grand Jury for Treason and placed under Bonds. The Grand Jury ignores the case. The serious face behind the extravaganza of the "Wooden Gun 492 Rebellion."
CHAPTER LVI.
The Two Celebrations of the Fourth of July, 1871. Resolutions of the Gentile Committee addressed to the City Council. Answer of the Mayor. The Rupture Grand prepar- ations on both sides. Proclamation of Acting-Governor Black, forbidding Militia Com- panies to march in the Procession. General De Trobriand with his Troops ordered out. Notes of the Grand Day, . 499
CHAPTER LVII.
Local Polities. Campaign of 1871. J. R. Walker heads the Liberal Ticket. Fair Prospects for the Liberals. Their Ratification Meeting. The Sudden Cloud. Break-up of the Meeting. Split in the Liberal Party. Kelsey's Protest. Withdrawal from the Ticket. 505
The Coalition Party buried at the Election,
CHAPTER LVIII.
History of the Judicial Administration of James B. Mckean as reviewed by U. S. District Attorney Bates. The Chief Justice harangnes the Grand and Petit Juries on the "High Priesthood of the so-called Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," and sends them home for lack of funds. A Remarkable Document. The Press of the Country on the anomalous condition of Mckean's Court, 512
CHAPTER LIX.
The U. S. Marshal preparing to receive prisoners. Action against the Warden of the Peniten- tiary and the Territorial Marshal. Hearing of the Case before Judge Hawley. Fitch and Baskin. The U. S. Attorney prefers the guns of Camp Douglas to the tedious process of law. Governor Woods commits himself also; whereat the Court in consternation calls them all to order, 522
CHAPTER LX.
Opening of Mckean's Court in September, 1871. Selecting the Grand Jury. Arrests of Brigham Young and Daniel H. Wells. General expectation in the States that the Mor- mons would rise in arms to rescue their Leaders. Brigham Young in Court. A touching Spectacle. The Chief Justice proclaims from the Bench that " a system "-" Polygamic Theocracy"-is on trial in the person of Brigham Young, 526
CHAPTER LXI.
Mass Meeting called by the Mayor of Salt Lake City to assist the sufferers of the Chicago Fire. Response of Mormon and Gentile. Donations led by Brigham Young and the City. " One touch of Nature." The Telegraph to Pioche completed. Congratulations and
536 Thanks of Connor and others to Brigham Young, .
CHAPTER LXII.
The Hawkins' Trial. His polygamy construed into the crime of adultery. Found guilty and sentenced for three years to the Penitentiary. A characteristic sentence. The American Press on the Polygamous trials, . .
CHAPTER LXIV. 540
President Young returns and confounds his enemies. His presence in Court. Judge Mckean refuses $500,000 bail. Brigham a prisoner. Important correspondence between the Dis- triet Attorney and the Attorney-General. Suspension of Criminal Trials, 551
CHAPTER LXV.
Great Political Movements in the City in the spring of 1872. Governor Woods vetoes the State Convention Bill. The people elects their Delegates notwithstanding. Salt Lake County elects nine Gentiles and ten Mormons to the Convention. S. Sharpe Walker de- elines. Arrival of the Japanese Embassy. The City pays homage to the Ancient Empire. Grand receptions of the Embassy, 557
CHAPTER LXVI.
The State Convention at work. The Constitution of Nevada preferred as a basis. Gen- eral Connor deelines his election as delegate. Judge Haydon opposes the State and moves that the Convention adjourn sine die. Hon. Thomas Fitch's remarkable speech for the State, in which he rehearses the history of the Judicial Proceedings in the U. S. Courts of the Territory of that period, and appeals to his Mormon Colleagues to abolish polygamy, 562
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INDEX.
CHAPTER LXVII.
The discussion for the State continued. Haydon and Barnum eulogize the Chief Justice. Fitch challenges the Record and is unanswered. Motion to adjourn lost, and business resumed. Deseret or Utah ? The name of Deseret prevails. The all important struggle over the Fifth Section of the Ordinance inviting Congress to put in its Plank. Orson Pratts leads the opposition, George Q. Cannon the members for the Section. The Fifth Section prevails. Grand points of the Model Constitution. Work of the Convention finished. Election for Congressman. Balloting for U. S. Senators. Efforts to organize the citizens into National parties,
579
CHAPTER LXVIII.
Chief Justice Mckean writes Editorials for the Salt Lake Tribune, sustaining his own De- cisions. The Senior Editor Impeached, in consequence, before a Board of Directors and Resigns. The "Gentile League of Utah" Organized to break up the Mormon Power. Attempts to Force the City Council. Revolutionary Meeting. Call for Troops. . ... 587
CHAPTER LXIX.
Congressional History from 1870. Local Politics carried to Washington. Contest for the Seat. The Election of 1872. Hooper Retires with Honors. Geo, Q Cannon Elected, and Polygamic Colors Nailed to the Mast. Maxwell again Contests the Seat. The "En- dowment Oath" Charge against the Delegate. Denials of the Oath against the United States being Administered in the Endowment House. Scenes in Congress over Utah Affairs. Notes from the Delegate's Private Journal. Hon. Geo. Q. Cannon takes his Seat in the Forty-Third Congress, but a Committee is Appointed to Investigate the Con- testant's Charges. The Contest carried into the Second Session. Cannon Holds his Seat. 596
CHAPTER LXX.
Political Coalition of 1874. Jennings for Mayor. Election for Delegate to Congress in 1874. Baskin Nominated. Election Day. U. S. Marshal Maxwell and his Deputies take charge of the Day and the Polls. Tumult in the City. The City Police Arrested by the U. S. Marshal and his Deputies. U. S. Deputy Marshal Orr Arrested by the Police and is Habeas Corpused by Judge Mckean. The Mob Assault Mayor Wells and tear his coat to pieces. He is Rescued by the Police Force, and Doors of City Hall closed. The Mayor Appears on the Balcony and Gives the Order to his Force to Beat Back the Mob, which is instantly done. The Sequel. Cannon Elected by a 20,000 Majority against a 3,300 Vote of his Opponent ; but Baskin Contests the Seat in Congress. 607
CHAPTER LXXI.
The Fall of Judge Mckean. The Ann Eliza Suit against Brigham Young. Alimony and Lawyer's Fees Granted pending the Decision. The Head of the Mormon Church Sent to the Penitentiary for Contempt of Court. The Public Censure Compels President Grant to remove Judge McKean from office. 614
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