Show arrived from the plains the church train so called arrived on thursday last one day sooner j at the date of our last issue capt 11 D haight and bishop kesler who had charge of the train brought 0 it through safely and it arrived in good condition no accident worthy ot of note occurring during the trip though they lost about sixty head of cattle principally or wholly from disease out of four hundred and forty eight with which they left florence there were not many families with this train as the wagons were frei frel freighted 0 eted with merchandize merchandise dize machinery ac for presidents B young 11 II 0 kimball D II 11 wells the public works prof carrington C IL moon and others some el eight lit of the them being loaded with paper type ink k and other materials for the deseret news OFFICE orfice all of or which was received in 1 good aoda condition friday evening mr air J harvey arrived from bridger with the intelligence that capt rowley with the handcart company would arrive near the city saturday evening evening but would not come in till monday morn morning h about 2 pm on sunday a messen messenger t er arrived from elder benson who went out to their camp in the morning announcing that the company were so anxious to come in that capt rowley had resolved to accede to their wishes and they would arrive at five immediately every horse and vehicle in th the e city was 1 seemingly t in motion conveying those who were anxious to witness the egress egress 0 of the company from the kanyon in that direction within a few minutes of the designas design designated time the company arrived escorted by two or three bands of music and a vast concourse of citizens of all grades and professions and passing through the streets lined with anxious spectators went to union square accompanied by the thousands that joined the escort as they passed along it was certainly a stirring scene and such an one ne as has not been witnessed for some time past by this community calling forth many express expressions 1 olis from the beholders mostly of joy but some sime some of detestation that human beings would endure eo so much 1 leave their houses in foreign lands traverse the beas seas and cross the desert pains with hand carts all for their religion the expressions of derision and scorn scorn from some of those who came here to make a raise out of the mormon difficulties came with an ill grace for where would they poor souls have been now had it not been for mormonism arriving at the square the company was addressed by elder benson but we were not near enough to hear much of his short speech however one express expression i on saluted our ears distinctly and that was live your religion 2 which if they do they will never regret 0 their 1 wearisome journey across the plains nor any sacrifice so called that they have made or ever will jake bake make for the cause of truth the liberality of the saints was abundantly manifested on the occasion by the amount and variety of the provisions that were provided through the bishops of the several wards for I 1 the way worn emigrants composing the com corn pany who were thus made welcome to these once and will be again ere long iong ong peaceful I 1 vales for surely mormonism BO so called is not I 1 dead as some have supposed and truth seemingly I 1 crushed to earth will rise again altho it has not in been overcome |