murder of R george e A A smith h jun jim by In indians diani on wednesday evening C last letters were received in this city from washington county announcing that george albert smith eldest son of george A smith of the quorum of the twelve was treacherously murdered by a band of navajo indians on the ad day of november while exploring the country to the east of the colorado in the direction of new mexico in company with some eight or nine others under the direction of mr jacob hamblin of santa clara the young 0 man left his fathers house in this city some time in september for the southern part of the Terri territory tory torf and on arriving in in washington county attached himself to bo mr hambling Hamb lins exploring 7 company they had haal been out some two or three weeks when the fatal occurrence took place which has caused much grief dahis parents sister and other near and dear relatives who mourn the loss of a doted son a beloved brother and a kind and warm hearted relative and friend the circumstances attending the tragedy in n brief as narrated are as f follows after crossing the colorado and traveling nearly one hundred miles over a sandy desert without wat water erthe the explorers very unexpectedly late in the day came upon a large company of navajo indians who had bad fled thither from their own country for safety aa as the united states troops troop s ha had afa fallen failen ile lle nu upon po n an and I 1 kli ail killed led many of their old men women and children fo for r which they we were wera very angry and when they saw the small company of oti whites they wanted to kill them or a part of them to bu avenge avedge e the tha blood of their slain the indians indiana wera encamped by a spring on the desert when mr hamblin and party came up pil vIi his interpreter he soon ascertained the fei feelings of the warriors and and every means was taken to coi col conciliate them theia that uia uld ula be devised with so bome some success some seme few exchanges were made with the indians near whom the party encamped that night right and arid remal remained nell neit during the next day for the purpose of 01 establishing lishin friendly relations with the infuriated savages before leaving them it if possible late in the them aft afternoon a horse belonging to deceased left the band and put off from camp and on his mounting another and going after ft it was waa met not far from but out of sight of the campa ropa ca hili hilt intervening 0 by a few indians who took his pistol fro from him and shot him with it four times three balls striking him in the back bark near the kidneys and the other passing ng 0 through n one of his thighs ile he wa was saiso salso albo also shot h ot with three or four arrows and fell from his horse after which the indians indiana left him ind and nd put WE off ile he wass wasa found by his comrade comrades who chic immediately perceiving that all heir their hopes of were at an endy end de camped and put back in the direction of the colorado taking 0 with them their wounded and dying companion whom they placed upon a horse and carried some eight miles before he expired performing Eer forming the rites of sepulture hurriedly as the savages were in lot lot pursuit they very fortunately effer effected teai teal their heir escape by traveling duri durl during nghe tha the night add anki and returned to their ho hormes hommes mes on cn the santa clara from rom whence the sad news was immediately forwarded bereaved parents and friends in in this city deceased was born julyeth july ath 1812 was bap iced sized into the church of jesus christ of latter ter day saip saints ta when eight 0 y years ears old lorda ordained ined to the office of a priest at the age af pf thirteen and to the office of armelder an arx Elder eider in 1857 helas he wasa a yeti g man of promise promised and helmed by ail ali all who knew him he was for some two years previous to the commencement of or the late at e difficulties an apprentice in the mets new office where he had no enemies but many friends we mourn his loss asa as a relative but our grief i is s assuaged by tho the assurance that all is right with hi mand that he left a record untarnished and unstained by any wicked or bawl mawl malicious 10 us act