MORMON missionaries the tile large company of mormon elders who recently left utah for their fields of labor iu in england and other parts of europe arrived in nw new york city on the letb in stant and nd as a matter of course goon soon attracted a great deal of it attention t and excited the wonder and much curious inquiry by the Got the argus eyes of the irrepressible ubiquitous reporter were eoon soon attracted and interviews naturally followed the r result of which appeared in several metropolitan ro journals and were given giyen to the world the manner in which the elders elder 8 of the th mormon formon church go on their missions missi ions and the sacrifice they are willing to make of the comforts of home wives children and friends excite the wonder and command the admiration and esteem of those thom even who do not believe the doctrines they te teach aab how many ministers aro thero of the tho numerous rich CIri christian stion denominations who are aro willing to leave their domestic hearth and go forth into the cold world and it preach the gospel to every creature without purse or scrip bearing their own expenses and trus trusting tinZ in god to support them ilves and families from one to three years during their absence from home not many we yet this is factly exactly what the momon mormon elden elders hav have done from the beginning what they are doing cow nw and what they are ever willing to do they thus demonstrate to the world their sincerity and their faith in the power and efficacy of the doctrines they preach by their works during their brief stay in new york the missionaries who sailed from that port on tuesday last wore were beset by several newspaper men me n and from the published reports of their interviews we cond condense the following items for the read readers of the HERALD the truth of the says several pages of the register of the grand central hotel were filled yes yea trdy by men and women of the mormon persuasion there being mere than sixty of the former domiciled under its hospitable roof to t 0 which number are to be added five sisters of the same faith the tb party arrived in this city yesterday morning and wag was taken in charge by elder james 11 II hart the agent of the utah emigrant society at an early hour last evening truth called at the tile hotel and was shown to the room occupied by mr hart w who ho was found sociably chattin chatting with thomas and christian kelson nelson two members of the party of intending missionaries soon after the arrival of truth elder henry goldsborough entered the room and upon being questioned imald bearo we are mormon missionaries most of us on our wa way abroad and will call sail on the wisconsin at 1 tomorrow to morrow afternoon oui oar party consists of CO 60 officers and five ladies of ho the latter litter there are mrs a widow and her daughter miss susan sushn A dixion who go to england to visit friends mrs A L james the wife of my secretary mrs E robinson Ko binson a woman 60 years old who goes to england to nurse her husband until ho recovers and then accompany him to utah and mrs middleton who wae was lent sent here baher by her husband from eng land to ascertain what life il in the mormon settlement really Is she intends to bring her husband hero here and make their home with ua us elder hart hurt is a man of some fifty years and evidently poised of more than ordinary culture and education he ile is permanently stationed in this city at presen tand takes charge of all the arriving and departing members of his church during their stay in the metropolis elder lader gainsburgh Gaina burgh i is alight in stature and cleanly chavn with the exception of an iron gray mustache inoa tache he eaid mid he had left a lucrative business in england boine some 34 years ago to join the church and though tie he had been compelled to work bard over ever since he had for a moment regretted the site step he lie had taken he ia is the proud husland husband of three father of nineteen children nelson and ar are comparatively young men being about 30 years of age but are aro fully aa as enthusiastic thus thusia lastic in ia regard to the beauties of their religious eidth as s their elder confreres contreres con freres they stalked stated that this was their first assignment to missionary duty and that they hoped to reap r G AP a rich bar hary vat eat of converts aa as t result at of their labors labom truth then asked for the pleasure of an interview with mrs middleton and find the request was granted at once the lady who is a pleasant featured woman of about 30 years said do my 7 husband is a well to do mechanic in kingland Hn gland we became interested in the doctrines of the mormon chuich sometime som time ago and last summer my ausband me m to this coun country try to ascertain tda the facts of the matter from experience oa as ho he did not chih to give up bis his position until fully id of the truth of the state bonte swo by the I 1 have lived in salt lake city ever since my rny arrival here and am now new on oil my way home to report the result of my investigations to my husband hiLs band and to brine him back with me mrs middleton expressed herself as being highly pleased with monnon mormon life and customs and paid said sho she expected to return t to 0 her friends in salt inke I 0 city in the course of a few months at ut tile most in the cour course seora of a general coave conversation r which then ensued elder 11 ikirt art stated that the character and aims ahns of the mormon formon people were totally misunderstood by tho the eastern public and press not more than ten felt per cent of them said he are pol ga mists and then on only 14 when the hua ius band is perfectly c able e to support th the wives and and families f with whose charge lie burdens himself As a consequence yon you do not find abandoned women among the mormon the divorce snits suits and scandals so common in in the east aro are unknown among us any man nian pr professing ofeS the mormon faith iwho who does not support port and care for any woman ninan to whom he lie has been married whether slie she is yount young or old is at once looked down upon and discredited by lie tile w whole hole community the reporter of the new york world on the bame day visited elder james II 11 hart tho tle church agent at that place who lias has become well and favorably known to a n number u ni of leading journalists and other influential citizens wild have learned to respect him for his candor truthfulness ful ness the willingness he always shows to impart correct information on 11 mormon 11 ormon doctrines and history also his fearless and able defense of his principle principles the world reporter report cr says of his interview with elder hart mr james 11 II hart the agent of the tile utah emigration society in this tills city said to a reporter of the world orl 1 at t the i grand cantral central hotel last evening the tile elders who go abroad as missionaries sion aries pay isay all their own expanses and tile coat cost of their living livi 6 while away from front home in this ou our ll 11 church differs from many a rich congregation congregation on 0 fifth avenue many of t the e a elders you OU have perhaps seen do dofan n stairs kaye have left their bubness huri nees and private interest interests behind them in order to serve erve ns as their private bu business finess interests aie ate a secondary consideration with them when tho the gospel as they see it Is to be proclaimed to tho the people when the 65 mormon missionaries arrive in liverpool they will be received by elder john henry smith who will assign them to different diu erent parts of the united kingdom they will relieve the missionaries who have been stationed in england scotland and ireland during the past two years other missionaries have recently left utah for canada new now 31 mexico exico and texas while brigham morris young grandson of the prophet and a few assistants go to tho the sandwich islands island you v will rill see therefore that our missionaries ries are sent to many parts of the globe and that tho the doctrines doctrin ea we teach aye are scattered broadcast and with desirable effect mr hart here reclined back in his chair for a few moments in musing using he tie suddenly exclaimed 1 I attended one of the big churches on oil fifth avenue yesterday yeste just u 11 out of curiosity the pews were filled ll 11 d by tho tile richest of the rich it did seem to me that the preacher seemed sarcastic nar castic when lie prayed the lord to give us this day our daily bread then I 1 thought to myself how many of these christians would leave their business and families to go to foreign countries aa as 1 missionaries n 1 s sion aries 1 I 1 tell you that the pe people 0 p le will yet fully understand the precepts of f the bible and the tile truths taught by t the he mormon church soar OLD maids havo have strange whims and fancies and some married ladies have strange A lady in brueck Brus ck me lately called ca lloil in a physician to prescribe bior lor her sick cat in a short time the cat died and a coffin was purs put chased costing 1250 Fin finally allya a cable dispatch was sent to the ladys absent husband announcing pui ys decease it is possible that in the neighborhood of that lady a poor child had died and the parents were too poor to purchase a coffin in which to bury it but received no relief from fro the tile rich neighbor THE Hf of a it late dato date says the army of the potomac reunion will be held in this city on the and of may the hon lion martin maginnis la zinnis of montana the tile most elo quent man in congress Con gres who enlisted as a private in the first minnesota volunteer infantry on the of april 1861 and who served through the war with credit and lionor honor who was a member of the army of the potomac until september 1664 when he lie was transferred to the army of the tile Cum cumberland berla rid is to bo be the orator of th the e occasion amore A more fitting choice could not have been mado made A in high life in which luany will be interested ted is expected to be consummated ere iong long the union of prince george of wales with a belgian princess has long lons been and ant is highly probable through her mother an austrian she shi would bring an infusion of new aa THERE ARE square miles of almost unbroken forest in north carolina comprising pine chestnut oak maple beech and hickory ti timber niter MRS having married an author ladies who have a newspaper r reporter en on their etring string cann cannot be r to cautious THE republican suggest many of the present governors will run for another term some of tho treasurer rem may ran for mex co