Show y y copenhagen may 1870 president george A smith dear bro your welcome favor of april is received very glad to hear that eio mio browm wm W CI cluff air had been called to take my place here it shall take pleasure in calling on our friends at potsdam dam if circumstances will permit I 1 am very glad tor tr hear that mother intends to avail herself of the privilege of attending to some of the ordinances for her ancestors the more eoas boas she stands almost alone in the church as us far as her relatives are concerned president and bro ii W shurtliff have recently visited us X T traveled around in com company pany puny with them we held meetings at the following stockholm and copen h hagent a g e n bro ca carrington rr ington seemed to io be delighted with the scandinavian people but terribly down on the country which he declared was too poor to lie out doors he howe however saw very little of denmark which for the greater part is much superior for farming purposes t to 0 either sweden or norway still there are patches in each of the three countries which in point of worthlessness will almost como come up to the rio virgen or the bitter creek countries we found the saints feeling well at all the places we visited sited I 1 and the valley elders working harmoniously r with the local priesthood hood d and that a spirit of liberality was increasing among all classes lasses of people wonderful changes have been brought about during the past ten years with regard to freedom of conscience and of speech throughout these lauds lands the priests who held the mind the people bound in chains of tradition have been compelled to give up some of their influence this enrages them and they feel vicious and fiendish but they can not help themselves I 1 accept my hest host regards for yourself your family and all friends yours in the gospel JESSE jle INT SMITH provo CITY june 23 Z 1879 editor deseret news ata at regular adjourned session of the district court of the united states for the first judi cial district utah territory convened in provo city in said Dj district strict on tuesday the olst gist uit at ten am present hon 0 F strickland judge B R H hebertson ho Bo bertson robertson esq acting U S prosecuting attorney M T patrick U B S marshal john mcewan esq I 1 clerk silas smith and john B milner Attorn les the court opened in due form of law proclamation being made by the marshal the grand jurors were all present except three who were excused by reason of sickness the court ordered the marshal to summon tal esmen enough to fill up the vacancies which was done and they were sworn by the clerk after being duly empanelled empanel led they retired to their room in charge of the bailiff thaddeus E fleming the remainder of the day was occupied in admitting a number of aliens allens as citizens of the united states WEDNESDAY SECOND DAY no xa business being ready for the services of the petit jurors they were released until the next morning at nine several aliens were admitted citizens of the united states THURSDAY THIRD DAY 1 the he grand jurors came into court the court called the names all present except one being excused ty by sickness they presented two bills of indictment endorsed as true bill bills aviz viz the people of the united states of 0 america vs henry B munroe indictment for embezzlement from mails malls and post office defendant on being arraigned plead 11 guilty 21 the court ordered adjudged zd and decreed that he be imprisoned in the penitentiary of utah territory for the term of three years from this date the people of the united state states of america vs charles J indictment diet ment for stealing from the post office and malls mails defendant on being arraigned plead guilty the court ordered adjudged and decreed that abathe he be imprisoned in the penitentiary of utah territory for the term of two years yem the wilo court remanded them to the custody of theu the U S marshal of utah territory to be by him delivered into the custody of the proper officers of said penitentiary the petit jurors were vete discharged until tuesday next at eleven am the grand jurors were to meet at their own convenience until that time the court then adjourned untie until tuesday ju es next at eleven amy am JOHN MCEWAN cherkof clerk of court |