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Show jly.and-H- y . :.!,, miicbief maker, ',:f.;?'"bi,-- - the emigrants, and with the heln from breast was a terrible" wotind, which the Indians killed the whole eompany in had let out the life of .lho poor felfive minutes. Witness took charge of me cattle and wagons. The goods were low, and from it the blood was slowput in the tithing cellar at Cedar City. ly oozing. On the floor of the cab was found Thirty or forty head of the cattle were taken to Salt Lake and sold to W. II. the pocket-boo- k of the engineer, Hooper, and the church brand was put $70, it having probably been on tne others Lee's family wore some His watch of the clothes taken from the murdered jostled from his pocket. Lee and witness- went to waa also remaining upon his person, emigrants. minutes Salt Lake City and told Briftham Young having 6topped twenty-on- e of the massacre, and he (Young) told after 12, the stoppage being caused Lee to take charee of the property. by the shooting away of the Young also commanded secresy, telling lower part of the Watch by one of the mem not to talk of the affair, even bullets. The watch was carried in among themselves. the upper left hand pocket of the vest. Just as soon as their horror, RobDesperate ISuilroad surprise, and stupefaction could be bers. recovered from, the party climbed the engine, and Jack Yaucleave, (From the Terre Haute Express, July 9.) upon a Vandalia engiueer, who had been It was with a feeling of incredu sleeping in ono of the coaches, and lity, which afterward deepened into had come out with the party, ran horror, that the people of this city the engine hack to the train. All beard yesterday morning of rhe the endeavors to get the express shooting of a Vandalia engineer at messenger to open the door were unLong Point tank, on the Vandalia availing, and just before starting back, road west, near Casey. The rumor when an old man named Morrison, a came along about 1 o clock that Muo passenger rapped on the door and of engine 70, told him to open it, he replied: Eanies, engineer in WeBt passenger from the bringing ''Get out, or I'll blow your head train No. 5 had been murdered there. off," he still being under the impresThere was doubt for some time, but sion that the robbers weie about the finally it was confirmed by telegraph, car. and when the train arrived from the It "was not un?il the train was West a large crowd was at the Union reached and he heard voices that h; depot. The direful news was indeed knew, that he was persuaded to open too true. I he body of Lames, stiff the door. When he did so he was and cold, and with a gaping bullet- - almost suffocated, but, although hole in the left breast, was lifted somewhat nervou?, showed no other gently out of the car and placed in signs of having been through what to the baggage room, where it remained most people would bo a lifetime exuntil morning. Everybody was perience. The name of this hero, know how the who, by his coolness and courage, to about crowding fearful transaction occurred. As saved the express company thousands near as could be ascertained from the of dollars, is James Burke, he being of W. II. Pahmeyer, of firemen, and from some of the pas- a brother-in-laoccurred the murder under of Jacob this and sengers, city, these circumstances: The train had White. Ho 6ay9 that just at the the two usual express cars, an Adams moment the shots were fired and the and an American. The Adams was engine and car began to pull out, he next the locomotive. As Long Point knew something was wrong, and at was approached the train was stop- once closed his doors aud bolted ped that water might be given the them on the inside, and piled against engine, a little too far forward, and them all the freight he had in the fireman Jim Snavely, who was on car. tie tnen put out nis tamps ana the tank ready to open the lid, saw waited in awful suspense, every secthat the locomotive was too far for- ond seeming minate. The run ward, and motioned Karnes to back from the tank to the road, where the up a little. stop was made, was probably done in looked he forward saw he As a minute and a half, but as he was again two men standing in the cab. Eames harried along, not knowing what was had a pieee of waste ia his hand, lo happen next, it seemed to hiia like with which he had been wiping the one hoar and a half. At last the halt came, he felt the slowing of the grease from his fingers. "Pull outl Pull outl" they both car and heard the grinding of the exclaimed. brakes. When there was a dead stop momade Eames no the robbers rapped at the doors they Snavely says tion as if he was going to open the being at the side, no end doors being throttle,.and the two men bah drew built into these cars whatever. revolvers and pointed them, as he "Open the door quick!" they called head. Of at the out. engineer's theught, As they said this he fired through course, from the direction the ballet his been breast took it must have at the door, principally, as he said, for did the purpose of letting them know he the pistols were aimed. As they this he heard Eames say hastily, "I was there and armed, lie bad two revolvers, and, after firing a shot rill, I irill!w two in the instant But that pistols from the ether, he was left in pos flashed, the two reports so near to- session of plenty of bullets. The robbers, upon seeing that be gether that it almost seemed one would not open the car, began firing. piitol. never fireman he that The says They fired six or eight shots into knew how he got off the tender, but the end, from the engine, and then he partially rolled until he fell, and put four ballet-bole- s through the as he was vet between the tender and door, one of the slugs which came the ground, he saw the emgine move through hitting a big trunk which rapidly away with the Adams Express was in tne centre of the car. and car, seemingly as if the throttle valve shivering a huge splinter from it. lie sprang But the messenger was not to be were thrown wide open. were scared, and said: which into cars the and ran up d rascals: alarm. 'Oh 1 1 know yon d standing there and gave the Conductor Joe Frailey at once went you can't get into this car I' .And through the train, gathering up all they dido t. the men armed with revolvers that Presently they drew off a little a held a conversation. He listen and and he could find, among the rest couple of soldiers, armed with United ed closely and beard one of them States muskets, volunteered. The say: e d better not whole party followed the car and en"It ain't sale. !" it as fast possible, try gine np the trck, as And they retired. And then he and after a quick run of fifteen or twenty minutes, they came np with heard the rumble of a wagon, and in the dismembered part of the train, a few moments the rescuing party which they found standing in a little came up. He inferred from the orchard, or rather where two sections conversation t a at the robbers had of an orchard came up to the track seen the light of the torches coming on each side. I was almost opposite up the track, hence their flight. Burke is a reliable man, and has a small farm house, just east of a been and north and south wagon road, through two inch experiences of about one mile and a quarter east previous to this time; one on ' the the tank where poor JLamea met nis UniO anu iUieaiBBipp ranu, uear vuiru, death. When they came up they where he shot one of the robbers and boarded the engine and fonnd the winged another. The traiu being reaohed, the body body of the murdered man lying stiff and stark on the iron "apron or of poor, murdered Eames was placed which connects the tender in the baggage car, and the train run d He lay upon into Casey. There the tragedy waa and the locomotive. his face, his head to the south, and telecnnhed to this city, and when here the wildest projecting over the edge of the cab, it became known ' htg leet out at too otn-- r aide, iq an excitement prevailed. con-tiioin- 1 V name is b ...it tin-- Wiring your hearthstones, by tUe coramiaj; marrow - thecal LoWiu. hour, advance; m.d our calm nflectious, He' a unooth, deceitful fellow, Thin enchanter, nis wiiyiins, yon may koow bim by bin careles, kj o tive air; presence, ly. obtrui Br h trayiug everywhere; That 1) trophic tbat he gainers 'Where his sombre victim! lie, follow For a bsM, determined Is this eouqueror, m When he calls of duty baunt ui, And the preeut seen S to be ever mortal jlll the time that Snatch from dark eternity. airy band seems painting I'iciuro ob a aintod sky, Then , nr It acuuoiug litile artist the fairy, Bv" the wind is singing, , the heart replies, But tbe phautoiu juii above us Kr we erasp it eve flies. litt not to ill idle cbariuer, S,orn the very epecious in Po not believe or trust in Tail deceivar, Bj "Ev-an- d By aud-By- aud-By. TIIE BEAVER TKIAL. The Prosccntlon's Pro- gramme. V. Klingcn Smith's Slory. Bearer. 23. Attorney Carey opened the Lrtcase tbiB morning, stating that the expected to prove to the jroBecuLion & train of jar; that eighteen years ago, of consisting nearly 150 per-- ! tslgrauts, fins, was wending its way westward to Cud a borne in California. It waa said I., bo the best equipped and richest train tbat ever crossed the Rocky Mountains. About Svpt. 1st they Arrived in Salt Lake City, camped en the Jordan, and District supplies, which were were ordered to leave They passed south from Salt Luke, but were met with the inawer at all the settlements that they could buy no supplies till ttey reached Corn Creek. Ilere they inquired where they might get supplies and a place to recruit their stock. They were answereMountain Meadows. at At Farowan d, they were forbidden to enter the town, md they reaihed Mountain Meadows and camped about the 7th of September. Shots were fired into their camp, kil'ing lereo men and wounding fifteen. They looked out and saw the) hills full of Indians, and immediately formed their wigoni into a circle, and dug a rifle pit. ined to purchase refuted them, and their encampment. All cay shots rattled into their wagon! Indians were gathered front all the regions round. John D Lee waa the Indian agent there aad influenced the Iidians to the massacre. The Indians, finding that they were fortified, cent a nussage to Cedar City that they must have aid. At Cedar a military order waa issued, commanding neo to Mountain Meadows, ostensibly for the purpose of burying the dead, whom it was said the Indians had mastered, but really to complete the fouled crime. On reaching the scene of conflict they raised the American flag, d then a white flag of truce, and domed the emigrants from their strong Mi under a promise of protection from 'be Indians. They took thorn about half mile, and then, with their Indian allies, "ho were secreted tor the purpose, murdered all but seventeen children. At this time George A. Smith was euumanding the Utah militia south of Fillmore, with Col. W. II. Dame, Isaac Haight and J. M. Higbee of Iron fc"itary district, under him: and they are responsible for the massacre. Two These . C- - r three hundred head of the cattle "ere tnrned out, branded with the mark f John D. Le. Part of the sleek was Jnten to Salt Lake and sold. Lea and Jerswentto Brigham Teung. who told disposal wis to) be made of the Property, aad also they were to observe rey, not even to talk among them-tlu- s. But the secrete were too heavy 9 oe borne, and some of the guilty ones ""I LT .! divulged .n thi. the afternoon the examination of f !Jn testifying aud the chief points of ".r evidence being as follows: Robert "neBSvl Wa Oftmm.n... th. n.m.. hy testified that in October, 1857, he thrnnrrVi Ci0 M - y "awP"sea ....I.: IT-- ... k dead bodies. Asuel Bennet through the Meadow in Decern-- r of the same year and saw there hu- bones and entered a nollt prouqui in the of p. Klingen Smith, who took the d and testified that in 1857 he lived euar Uity; went to the massacre by rier of Higbee and Haight; Lee wae on ground in charge of the men. He wned the company into a bellow and then going out with a flag true. . , J .i . me emgrame irom "twjou whloh had fortified, Tir aP emigrants' arms, the children and tli mtniti were loaded into wagons ul ia cbr f Lee, the .1 I0U0wlD- - Xhen came the men, J'li thede.militia of the Nauvoo Legion The signal for th. maasicre hair.-Care- lfr, bj il J;y w gnea wen th,o siUcU fired into son-in-la- w w . - foot-boar- g TESTIMONIALS FOR ' ESTRAYJIOTICE.' DKSCRIBEO ANIMAL?, if THE FOLL0WIXO ctfclmsd wlthi n days, will k sold Tuunlty, July 22J, .t 4 p.m. at tb uriffltaut vity. rond. old strr, branded raMmbUug; Ou red I on telt Jaw, x 8 o right nip. slit Id right r. Oam roan 6 yaar old bull, crop off Uit, slit ia f TBI El ward Harvester ! tij rr right ear 15th, 1S75. Qrastsvills, Utah, July A. ! r30N, Poundkf Brieham City, July 12tU, 187. Qso. A. Lowe Est), 0. C OHMS BY, M. I). Salt Lake City, WHOU1AU AMD SatAW Dear Sir. The Elward Harvester I bought of you this day, started workLOO 4 N, CACHE COUNTY. ing in my field of oats, which will briag lust notions wil find it to tleti about oue hundred (100) bushels to the adraulage. to iuspeet Slock and tram prices. acre also cut a heavy patch of weeds and s.-ltmeadow rush. It did the elevating beautifully in both oats and weeds, and neither clogged the elevator. The Elward ia the lighteit draft machine I have ever worked in my field of AT THE grain. I did the binding sometimes with three men and sometimes with two (2 men. I am well pleased with the work-to- e TO THUPIUNCJS ClN OBTAtX and intend keep- VISITORS tb Day w Week ing uf Elward ing It to its work, and if it will conMall Coaches from Ev&natou arrtra and depart tinue to do the cutting and elevating as twice a weak, and to and from franklin oik a it did y (and I see no reason why week. it should not) I should recommend it in Guides and Conveyances prefereaceto any other Harvester. To all points of Interest tn lb vicinity. There was present a number of prominent citizens of the place who unaniProorUtur mously gare it the preference over all sM'Sm other machines they have ever seen. It left a perfectly clean field and all the THE scatterings were saved in the large DHUaGIST. f SODA SPRINGS. Sterrcit House to-d- ay to-da- W. W. STERRETT, binders' box. Hemming Candy Factory, Signed, J. COOLEY. W. Doors 8owtn. ef the Utah Hotel, 81 1 MAIN BTRKIT, - - -- J 00 D F.N. Homo Made Candy Hooper, July lGlb, 1875. Geo. A. Lowe, Esq., WHOLESALE AXD RETAIL, Salt Lake City, U'ah. Country I tores Supplied, fend Orders to Dear Sir: We the undersigned, bave this day witnessed the working of the Elward Harvester, bought by Mr. Levi siMw . .. Hammon of your agent at Ogdeo, and it did the cutting and elevating in first- THE class style, and the draft is much lighter than we expeoted, in met, it is the light FACILSIOR WOOLEX est draft machine we have ever seen, the binding was done with two, and someId this city com me need work times three men. We heartily recommend it to any one wuhiug to buy a again on Mootfaj, June 11, t F. H. READER. harvester. r LEVI nAMMON, ABIAH WADSWORTH. MYRON HIGLEY, ALMA BYT HER, JAMES A. AM LOFT, SAMUEL COUZEN9. IlEBER C. IIAVJJON. Cloth Exchanged for Wool From forty to fvrtuilvecnti per poutut paid J or yood ctean' wuma woo',, en to thirty xtceitfy-- rt For the convenience ef residents of Cache County Joel Kicks will eiehang cloth for wool Lb Logan. ' - Iloont, rrovi for uttuxuihed 433lt-4Mf- , , s July 19th, 1875. VDIIITril'Cf FDIllTIUlCt Qto. A. Lowe. Esq , : ' Salt Lake City, Utah. TBI Pear Sir: We have this day witnes WX UATK KECJCNN.Yfor IMPORTED aianttfaturint; m machinery sed tha working of the Elward Harvest8AUL1AU aud flgUUUiLU a large seals, BlUT er, bought of your agent at Ogden, by TOP A. M. Hull & Co., and we honestly say FU UIT AND JJONEY CASS to the tanners generally that it is the And can supply tba sum at best harvester we bave ever seen, without any exception. AND KKTAIL, WHOLESALE WILLIAM HULL, JOHN K1LEY, GEO. MUN8EE. CEO. II. KILEY, FETRIt MUN8EE, OWEN ROBERTS. d260-le57-- l. i -- , , tacrattic to iMwt t&o Ho M 4ad for borne esaeujapuav or oiuorutiM M prireo , .1 tttlt ; tbO tlUMS. Xlnof rii Gas, Water A Kteam AfttUluwaf.. v ANDRUBBRX IROX.OALYAXIIKD ' PIPJC, Fltttrt, . laclmlluf flTTINGs) for tfO?S san. , AtfUls for RAUAKY'B Calebratfrl UPT ANtH. WELL PORCC PUMPS. i Looas.Utih, July 20th, 1875, Geo. A. Lows, Esq.. Salt Lake City. Dear Sir: We the undersigned, have witnessed the Elward Harvester working in the field, and do make 'the following state- v ; Rait iO-S- . , - , J. JAMES FIFE, JAMES BULLOCK, J. F. MADDISOS, " FOUNTAN WELCH, GEO. W. 11ARLEE, . WILLIAM FIFE, MATS HANSEN, JACOB FU II RIM AN, JACOB ZOLLINGER JAMES BULLOCK, Sen. PAUL HANS&N, EDWIN BAS8ETT. JASPER THORNTON, J.BEUTSCHUTLER, J. D. BICKMOKE, K. W. SHEPLBY. St., City. X-- ai SOMETHING OUGHT to KNOW AND T. IOIIT ClFEED o U ...... ...... . flCNNING. r II ' Cenpled with immense power and dura" Bow bilUy Ike. only straight-needl- e combines these Machine which ing" trreat essentials. Observation aad prac tice have demonstrated the faet, thai s good sewing can te done en all machines. Then the enquiry arisen Which Machisi ruas the lightest? frit-clas- TUX MTEEIh . H. BROWN, Sen , order, Box 2CC, West Temple It is the. lightest draft it. Ij mitcurllTja jues. - ments: money-savin- ap Orders by Mail promptly attended to. - machine we bave ever seen 'work in a harvest field. It saves all the shattered grain aad short heads in the binder's box. The JKlward elevates better, cuts cleaner and does better work than any ether kind ol machine. It is an easy maehine to bind upon; the binder having a secure position on which to staad, it is impossible for them to fall off. The Elward is sim pie in construction and is strongly built. The Elward, running its elevator with chains, it is impossible to obokr, and we consider it better than running the ele vator with a rubber belt. We oonsider the Elward a desirable g and a great labor and will when known aad raachiae, generally become the popular Harvester of Ltah We are much pleased with its work ing aad take pleasure Sa reeemutendiBg att4 Jaaopo Which Matiiae icwa the fastest? Which Macblae TIE. WEED, U the headiest THE WEEtt, , Query : .. ho. Can you sow, meceeifully, 8 eot!on? ita Yes! OXTIIEWEEin being the Uy which sails nanyfren the outlying lewae tt, OgJ!en City, I shall make it a point to U found in say efioealwaye ea Caturtksa. crme axd tsew room, on N. M F.i-Sat- arjej 51 12 E A INto tboftOUTTtlaiaf la. Of p. U J, A. P, PERKINS, Agent Vtd X. cvn. ouiui S. Cmjijt a: |