Show PROGRESS OF THE WAR the war on the potomac has not been carried on very vigorously of late great and important movements have been in contemplation as reported but if anything in has las been done towards bringing the war to close close and putting down the rebellion tha the confederates retreated from maryland JI has not been announced thel recent movements in kentucky have been somewhat interesting and the federal army in that state hag has not beet entirely idle considerable considerable skirmishing and fighting been beca done but there has been nearly as observed in relation to 0 o the operations abe fruie warin war in that tint ill fated state as elsewhere else whre and tUe therefore but little is known as to the results it is generally believed that the will soon be driven out of the state but that ia is a matter which time determine the evacuation of Cam cumberland berland gap by gen morgan has his been confirmed ills his army I 1 is is said to have suffered greatly in its retreat from the gap to the ohio at Confederates The harrasser hirra harra assed saed them in front frontu fl ink hurrie hurrle and rear almost incessantly during the hurrie burris I 1 march marah which was effected as per repot report without serious 1033 loss reflecting much credit on the commanding general gene ralp raly in mississippi alabama and tennessee comba tomba combatants tants have been quite active as represented and several battles of some importance have been fought 0 in the hs vicinity of corinth since the middle of september resulting in in re federal victories but n ne of a decisive character within the last few weeks the war in south Vr western estern missouri has been looming up and there will in all probability be some fighting lone done ione there before long with what result cannot well be predicted as both parties seem confident of suc Euc success cess semiannual SEMI selli ANNUAL conference the conference commenced its sitting on monday at 10 am the president preached the opening discourse on the building tip up of the kingdom of god as we are informed not having been present and give much valuable instruction principally of a local character embracing the general duties of the saints ile lla was waa followed by president kimball with some rome pertinent remarks upon the same inter eagins estin subject sub bub jeee jeet in the afternoon R elder jer der C C it ch preached on the principles of present salvation em bodying in his discourse many remarks of ant ent and exhortation lion ilon W H hooper also addres addressed seil the conference e choosing in for hla hia subject the development of our own resources A meeting was held field in the tabernacle at half halt past mx six in the evening at which bishop hunten hunter presided nearly all the wards in the sate state were represented an I 1 some gome bus ness was transacted relatives to assisting those thode who have have bave just arrived from the plains to procure homes ani an I 1 employment Pre presidents youn yoong 11 ani and band wells then addressed the bishops pointing in out to them the importance of classifying labor and of endeavoring 7 tj develop the re sources of our mountain hom horn e yesterday the tha conference was addressed by elders 0 hyde hytie and A al lyman in the forenoon fa the former speaking of the prosperity of c the people in Sari sanpete pete county the immense crops of grains raised the present season beason and arul the scarcity of laborers in that part of deseret the latter speaking chiefly of or the fhe mental and physical culture requisite to prepare the people of god gor to enjoy that hap binesa and bliss that are in store for the faithful tul ful elders eiders wm C moody and john van cott ie xe turned missionaries each spoke for a short time in the afternoon relating g many int interesting erest incidents connected with their experience president B young gave some important in lct st ruction on self government showing that all things of which the saints are made steward should be subject to them and subservient to the tin will of heaven that it is the business and dut duty doty y of the people of god to labarto labor to build aphis up his bis kingdom and the redemption of the world the high nigh priests quorum hell bel I 1 a public meeting ili in the Taber tabernacle natle nalle last evening I 1 president ident john young presiding som some e reports from the country branches were read by the clerk of the quorum elder isaac groo the I 1 meeting was addressed by the president of the quorum and counselor E D woolley upon I 1 the duties of branch quorum presidents and their clerks in reference to their semiannual semi annual reports and other essential matters B shop I 1 loanzo D young expressed h s gratitude for the privilege oe of meeting in conference to hear the glorious instructions and counsels that had been imparted elder george D watt spoke of the spiritual kingdom of god being with the people of the saints and the spirit i that governs it inspiring 0 the stints to build up the temporal kingdom preparatory to the corn coming in of the son of man the conference will continue today to day and how much longer it if any we know no nol the minutes wili will appear next week |