Show WERE an receives alic contents of two from a liob on saturday last mr M L pratt of this city happened to be in the eiith ward on some business and asked u botin man he met who lived in a certain house ho was going to the young man replied eliat he did not know as he was not acquainted in that district on account of him having just come from mississippi mr pratt answered that that was quite a distance to come anit nicked him if he canao with the last im migration mie ration company the mau replied eliat lie did not but that lie and hi father and family with his grandfather and grandmother and an aunt came all alone further inquiry revealed the following interesting facts his aged grandfather abram mai shall berry who came from chickasaw mississippi had been very friendly to the mormon missionaries sion aries in his home and extending the hand of charity to them in every way possible pos bible he had been several limes threatened by brats iu that region that it he persisted in such a course that he would ba dealt with by them this had no fear for the old gentleman and he persisted in acting as a friend to the brethren three M beeks ago last thursday night his home was surrounded by an armed mob and h e received jhb contents of two shotguns sixty nine duets penetrating his body they were agail threatened by the mob what would bo the result if they stayed any longer and arrangements were made to beavo for utah which they intended to do anyhow on tuesday the alth of june thy left chickasaw arriving in utah on sunday the the young man said that were ten members in hia fathers family which with his grandfather and grandmother and their daughter his fathers sister thirteen in all the company |