Show council cli elt daf binna binns aex wex try drove breach Preach auff biach orth meetings etc BLACK oar OAK dec 11 1876 editor bews yews I 1 deft borne on the ible uit ae companied companies compa nied by twenty among hapa whom were r s mt stuart druce I 1 rii ili aj for their several fields of labor we arrived at council bluffs in good health and spirits all xii put up at the tho ogden house except brother eggleston and your correspondent pon dent who partook of the hos pit Ability of my ray partners brother we spent nive five days in thel vicinity of council ciuffa allaying prejudice and talking ti upon ob tle tie the principles of the gospel and introduced du ed brothers eli ell pierce and ane jn nidolf to those that had ilko expressed a desire tornow to know more of or the doctrine then took train for parkersburg situated in the northern part of iowa to visit the uncia uncle of or my tny friend bro eaggleston Eg ggleston gleaton we discovered soon after our arrival that vve vvo vye were re forestalled and hell beil bended ded as uskali the old gentile eutie man a secand adventist in gb bellef belief received us in a cool and formal ma manner kiner we le left f t him next marn morning with a good feeling towards us kv vve vvo e next put in an appearance at vy try grove ill and we vell veil received by iny my uncle undo mr a leading freo free will baptist bartl L this town of five hundred inhabitants has two very fine churches belonging to tho presbyterians rians and free will baptists baptiste but bub no preacher we found upon inquiry that lack of funds had llad brought this affliction nile file tion upon them with a read tess that ua the baptista baptists proffered tho use of their church and we made the announcement thab that we would hold forth the next on the principles believed in by the latter day saints at the tho time appointed full three hundred persons persona were assembled to hear us services na a spirited manner mann neri leTi we Wv proved that thad b aitho th elble was waa ati ali an guide q latter day christians closing with an effort to establish the he divinity of the mission of J joeph joseph 0 smith and through him the restoration of the gospel after dismissal and while the baptists baptista were passing the hat dr an influential adventist challenged us to public discussion stating that he was prepared to prove that the plates we spoke of brass plates stolen our of a gliss glass box boie from solomon spaulding by sidney bidney brigd bigdon n we replied that tha plates referred to were golden ones delivered to joseph smith by an angel not by sidney bigdon that we were not personally acquainted with mr bigdon hence unable to defend hi him rl against the alleged stealing the audience laughed at the ahe doctora mistake and separated I 1 parted with bro eggleston at blue island ha going to michigan I 1 to black oak I 1 found here elder lyman le avitt visiting with his hia relatives two of whom belong to the church indeed I 1 was waa glad giad to see them i we have held two m meetings here rin pin some e four or five express adesime a desire to join the church aa soon aa practicable ca big n I 1 your yott brother 0 ther in the gospel JOS B R POUTER the settlement ent chesen chosen room bormore nor for nore More ram llaca cllfton CLIFTON oron rmon tron iron gou county tou P ti da december c 6 in br 11 1876 editor deseret we are situated on the edh reah creek thirty miles southeast south eilston east of P and sixty anllo anilo north of lees ferry on the colorado the population of this place is 75 souls and wo we are looking for several ra I 1 more fa families milles to move in soon the climate is very nice and warm we had a very excellent meeting v lye yesterday st erday as bishop W G sevey B bros os M steele and jos jog ii haywood were here from panguitch after some good instruction from bishop sevey he called on the congregation to nominate someone for president for this branch elder jonathan T packer was unanimously sustained and ordained and set apart to preside over the people of this place the people are preparing to go to work on the water ditch hand band and when that is done there will be land enough for alff nifty fifty or pr sixty more mon families i J mours youra respectfully J t alt all i 1 f 0 A f Hf mif r n i n r i y an confess W Dec emberth Ath 18 6 J acta acla eam randau bandau is ele ble elected c ted speaker of e and bo have gil gli girded glided ded their fhi intellectual tel tei joans and ana are roady ready nay ea eager ge r fon foe tho the fraye fray silver sliver haired banks n a and brown hair haired pd holman have had a setto etti set a et to ti already in all amiability of bf course an and aud d rolt man backed by the major majority itys came out outtie winner aiso mso also uso of course it is noar eight byci och ock and the house hak has adjourned for the first time in fin eleven years fhe the opening day of the tha ilas lias been beeri ch characterized arac teri zed not by gadbut gas but by bygar gas light and it if the signs of the times are true thia this wl kiil be the mos inos session the county i lias ilas over ever seen baem since the fathers rs left cosy I 1 quarters in independence hall to con conti continue tIppe pue nue their debates amongst th the ea then quagmires of bf Wasl washington fifi ato 11 i but let ua make bobb y alyd alad review tho the occurrence pep pc athe the d day ny the 1 opening dayona da j ora ofa congressional session bession fa always replete with interest and tho the are bure sure to be cr crowded owned but butchis ili lil 1 ls min being aday apy 0 of f extraordinary interest Intire hii hil itI in view orthe existing political i eions they were bv over r dow crowded ded that ia Is to say the house gall gali galleries erle erie were for in the tho senate the there rowal wai considerable room to spare ad early eaily as ten a 4 dense avalanche of politicians clan elan seer began coming down pennsylvania 4 avenue towards the thel gates of ot the capitol which seemed like tho th north norih pole role 0 to possess a higly magnetic it dl influence and aud draw people e 10 t toward Q it from north and wis wil southy u oll oli east aftan and west by my degrees the ing slowly filled up vokn anda as wt ii te converging currents of humanity nii nit meeting under the lofty d dame 0 which is surmounted by the statue ab erty were there met by appo opposite hite hito influences or forces they again divided tided dand and in opposite direction one current going towar towards dJ the senate and another towards the house the former appeared to be the negative and the latter the positive pole of attraction everybody knew pretty much what the senate was going to do but no one could foresee what political capers the house might undertake to cut and as curiosity is an overpowering element as weller Well weil cr sr would bay in that wonderful combination aich katch we call human nature it follows that by fkr the rent went house ouse leavines lea iea leaving vinen a comparatively tiny stream togo to go by the straight path to the senate arriving at th the hall of the house the first things to claim the them attention of the visitor were the black blade draperies es over the speakers commemorative of uhe the death of speaker wa kerri kerr sombre and d dusty Vs t they thes hi e y cast a gloom over tha i which b had ad at we the finiel time a pehu peculiar 1 significance CV aj that early hour bour ten 0 oclo cb the floor was wa a already pretty wll wil filled with mem embers bersi ex and members elect and the gal gai galleries le ries rles were rapidly becoming or crowded ow ded a very jarge large arp portion of their occupants being lad iad leswith ladies ladles with or without e 4 cl r 15 B by V degrees as the assemblage oli on the floor and in the galleries grefthens grew grey denser the atmos atmosphere phe re became insurer ably hot and close aud jand the fair sex were using their fans aa as vigorously as on a joyday Ju july day seated at a vacant deckwas desk desu was vas an art artist artio frn from frank lesliea Le Les liels deftly sketching the he scene before him while another from the graphic was e employed making a birds birdseye eye esq view vew vow of the hall and avid its occupants from his elevated standpoint in the reporter gallery about eleven niue blue jeans billiams Vi lliams the governor elect eject of indiana came came into the hall hail arid ardd wag wai immediately and before he had bad had a chance to exchange congratulations with his eol dol leagues colleagues and intro duce dico his hie successor mr humphries taken in tow by an old with a poti pell shawl grey hair pdt pat up in papers and black gloves ripped open at the finger ends who evidently to judge from the peculiar cadence of the extended left hand forefinger was giving it to the indiana governor who seemed to take it good natu enough alternately shaking and nodding his angular head and only now and then making a futile effort to escape when the aforesaid old lady immediately would woula jo for ono one of i the h a h huge ug horn but as big as 1 r rade d dollars liars which adorn his blue bluejean e i nit suit sult and pin him anjo down to his chair in 4 hopeless ope opo 11 e an art N t of way vay wa finally b by Y a sudden u d d strategic j jerk nir he managed mallu manu ta tear himself awat away awas leaving tad ane h 0 0 old oid ld 1 lady dar to expostulate late with jilin in her hand and becoming disgusted consigned to tb theom the obscure cure depths of her lier pocket etwas it was to see men ot both pat tit ties wb who had bad bt but a few weeks bea hee bee afy ity vilifying inq ing each other otheron on tit the stump greet acet each other he herewith here with claps on the tho shoulder and shake bake hands hand as 0 everlasting fri sri friends d and aud when after aften the contest between the names of garfield and Ita pantall noall the latter laue had been duly elected electea Bp caren it was mr nir mccrary of tiow iowa lowa who had hd nominated mr garfield and mr nir cox of new york who had nominated mrs aa kindall who were selected to cond conduct ut the he latter arm in arm r to the speaker speakers chaar and not knowing exactly how bow to go about ki the business ci it say eay the least amusing to see bee them step upon esch each toes and san sam la 14 A very tery undignified j sort tf ot manner inui tho the clerk aa et them right and told the trio what wa way y to g go to mr was award awarded ed t the b e ii hondr honor n 0 oi of swearing tnt be did sst fit anding ahding uce urr iu front of the dask and I 1 with ith uplifted band hand reading the c oath gath pre scribed ascribed in such sueh caser from DI bl gest nest t 11 aa mr it dall dali p ced a loud ludi 4 solemnly do 11 which could A ile heard hearl to thea farthest 4 comar 0 the galleries i after I 1 e stil sell me j ny of swearing in 3 mr r Alen aien alexander dr ill ILI H Stephen georgia wha who ho was wab a arn earned i ini i to kittin iima on a chit chain chair by vy two tid web wes tfx joo too took c aih abb 4 which I 1 was administered by speaker ran ban dall dali i hc swearing in of five 01 six ili new members whose certificate certificates werd 01 fauda to beb beu order and i tow taw hoso decata ivere iverc ab nb b contestants and their came g tho the h regular W I 1 16 lc 16 v us esk cok i eoa of bili the tho d day within glin gerad t W and sonorous calls call pr the roii roll id a nai nasal nabal twang bp tha the k lagh stcl till half past eeten seven e tn 0 cock doek when thi tbt adjourned 1 if c i ft i rn f 21 A A atin adin 5 in tho the atod ton SC arlys hig his fell joll ten ye year old b boya boye a suggestion that tho the he election trouble troubie be settled in this way let mr ibo hayes hajes and mr tilden run ruil 4 a foot raco raco from the east entrance antho on the avents avenue to the ahito a house to the capitol and whichever one of them first reaches reached tho tho the point where the tho oath of office Is usually administered id lei min him be there are plenty of poor people but when you talk about honesty let him who has never taken advantage of another be well remembered but there wont bo be many to remember the american eagle still flutters around without lighting on anything |