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Show .: From our regular Correspondent. Springdalc, Utah, April 2S, 18S3. I. Union & Echo: After ai unusual cold,dry winter, accompanied by heavy wind storms, which destroyed a great portion of the grapevines in the Rockville Ward, also winter wheat, March and April have been very cold, raining and snowing often, each storm being precccded by heavy winds, sit times almost fearful, at one the people became so alarmed that they left their resting places above and camped on the" basement lloor one family took refuge in an out-door cellar. However, our cabins are right-side-up with care. April is nearly near-ly gone and we have had but little growing weather. Twice lucern has been lopped nearly to the ground. First crop of grapes arc b'astcd; lover of true education and natures laws, say Reform, Re-form, and then the desired object will soon be obtained. ob-tained. May 2. It don't look much like phmling cotton. Yesterday, as the morning dawned and the sun ncarcd the horizon, the mountains seemed enveloped envel-oped in smoke, indicating a sudden change of weather. At ten o'clock our good bishop and councilors (of the Rockville Ward), accompanied by the Superintendent Su-perintendent of the Sabbsith School of Rockville, with all the teachers and school children, and the greater portion of the people of the Ward, came up to Springdalc in wagons, and taking a circle siround the dwelling of your Correspondent, halted halt-ed as nearly in front of the house as their numbers would allow, and after a friendly greeting and shaking of hsmds, a little singing and music was performed, the people fell into line and drove down to Northup. There were twenty-seven I Becoming tired of home life, we conceived the idea of I taking a pleasure trip; so we and our parly started for the I " mountains to get a breath of cool air. I Apricots, almonds and nectarines pretty well ' thinned out. In Springdalo apples, peaches and plums are not injured, but the fruit is, all destroy-s. destroy-s. cd at Shoncsburg. The weather is beginning to be more like spring and we hope to be able to fol-low fol-low brother Snow's advice and "plant a little cotton." General heal th prevails, and we feel that God has not forsaken nor lost sight of us, if wc are pent up in a narrow canyon. Our School house is4n progression. m . We have had a visit from Prof. Mckin, who is traveling in the interest of education, selling a library in one book. Every man. in Springdale (except three he did not sec) signed for his book, and feel that their money will be invested in a , good cause. But what wemos rCVS'0n I Our provisions getting short, we I start out on a deer hunt and find elk. II of the English Alphabet and spelling the Eng-I Eng-I lish language, that our children may have an op- portunity of acquiring an education without y wearing their lives out to obtain it. Let cvory Mi I r w. Sample of some of the roads down the mountains, wagons nearly all filled to their utmost capacity. ' , " , ! -r ; AY--. , It turned out to be a disagreeable windy day, Imt . it did not hinder the enjoyment. Songs were siing, mM music phiyed, footraces run, swinging, and other mm amusements were indulged in, and at 12 ni. the pic-nic told the unmistakable fsict that the chick- ens' resting place had not been forgotten. After M dinner was over sister Lizzie Smith gave out a lot rmm of questions to the Primary children of Rockville, which were all answered as with one voice, when v(mm the little ones sang "Lovely Zion," followed with JH an address by sister Ilenriette Slout, to the young "H Ladies of the Ward. A few appropriate remarks , were made by the bishop, then all dispersed and went to their several abiding places, feeling satis fied with the pleasures of the day. The wind brot - forth clouds and the clouds sent down a little rain at night, but this morning is clear and cold don't W look much like raising cotton, tho some have already planted. Yours very truly, J S. K. Gilford. mmmm " Being weary we concluded to take up our .:. v- quarters at a hotel, while we recuperated, and when we went to our room, this sight,: on the sheet partion of our room, met our; j;r.t gaze. "tfe's draining the last drop," ;- 'j From our regular Correspondent. . New 'York, May 15, 18S3.. . The sale of the World newspaper is still the topic of converssition In journalistic and financial circles. JH .Tsiy Gould has come out in an interview declaring that he was glad that he had got rid of it. On the dther hand, it is asserted that Mr. Gould owns as much of the World as ever before; that Mr. Pulit- zer has simply obtained what shares the previous H editor, Mr. Hurlburt had, and that the whole transaction is simply ablind to disprove to the pub- . 'H lie sit large that Mr. Gould had any intention of- muzzling the country at large by obtaining control fjH our journeyj we are glad to get home and return to M our daily labors. of the Associated Press. I give the story for H what it is worth, though my informants profess to S be speaking from what they obtained from relia- n: mi hii. u 11. Hi .1 , 1 1 11-11 ..1 .. hi in -11111 11 11 pwy 9mMm - m ble sources. At the same time Mr. Pulitzer is do-' do-' in0- everything to disprove these statements. His atticks on Jay Gould arc so outspoken and so vig-oro vig-oro is as to disarm almost every suspicion. At the same time, it must-not be forgotten that Wall Street methods arc very devious. The retired editor of the World goes to Europe shortly, and that will result in the breaking up of one of the most curious, and at the same time most luxurious bachelors quarters in the city. Few people ever saw it, but it was filled with curios, bronzes, bric-a-brac, books and out of the way tilings to such an extent as to eclipse even Dion Houcicault's famous snuygery. Mr. Hurlburt re- mW sided in the old University building. This is a c curious structure. It is built in the quaint archi- tcctural style prevalent in the early p.irt of last WmT' century. Its exterior is chiefly Gothic. Its inter- l ior is made up of antique looking rooms, with mW high bid fashioned windows and floors. These mW rooms are divided by corridors which seem to run mm. everywhere and end nowhere. You meet stair- c ises at every turn, but unless you arc intimately acquainted with the building, you are bound to lose yourself. For some years one wing of the building has been let to lodgers, and Mr.IIurlburt occupied a suite of rooms in this wing. Jt had 'three entrances, and only the occupant and his sa-L sa-L ble "valet knew how many stair-cases led to it. Thus the. occupant could go in and out at will, and nobody could follow him. L May 22. The raids against the opium dens'have Hk ended on account of the unwillingness of the po- mWfr Hcc t0 aid the Young Men's Catholic Association Hf in their good work. What Chinamen have been mMJ arrested were discharged on their own subsequent trials bacausc the police had failed to procure proper legal evidence. The society however has produced one good effect. It has called public at-fc at-fc tention to this sickening phase of metropolitan life. T and the dangers to which young girls of the poor- cr class arc subject. They mean to keep a wach-IB wach-IB ' ful eye, and-any overt act will be promptly broght to the attention of the courts. Tom Lee, the ex-mW ex-mW 1 deputy Sheriff and whilom "boss" of the Chinese colony, has become tired of the struggle waged fe. against him and has left the district, leaving the BBB Chinese colony practically without a head, so it Kwill now be more easy to' impress upon it the necessity ne-cessity of obeying the laws of the country to which they have cpme. S Jcnkinsdom has buried itself during the past ji few days with the. Duke .of Newcastle, who after making an extended trip through the West went back to England on Satin-day. He is but twenty- F two 'Anfovery juvenile in appearance. I VheivJay Gould sold the World, it was currently 7 expected, (hat Cyrus W. Field would follow suit ' with the Mail and Fxnress. This expectation is ( witli the Mail and Express. Uns expoctauon i Wj likely soon- to he verified. Mr. Melville L. Ky Stone, of the Chicago News has been negotiating with him for some .days, aud as I am. informed the ' bargain js likely to bo closed early this week, un-l un-l less difference of opinion should arise over minor details.. Ir. Field has been unable to make the h Mail and Express, It is well r.difcd, and its new ff pages and departments are ably conducted and I II well written. 'Yet it seems, the name of Field has L always acted like a damper on the financial swell swe-ll ces3 o'f the venture. Should Mr. Stone buy it,. I K think he will make a success of the paper, for it is 3 be'yond ddubt the mo3t valuable afternoon ' news-' news-' paper property in the city. I believe Mr, Field ' asks $750,006, |