Show LETTER FROM toquerville corrections doines ol of deputies damage by the jold cold weather ete etc toquerville april 0 IM editor deseret news on rom I 1 observed a notice ganotice in your welcome paper respect ing in my arrest the two main ingin points are incorrect I 1 was waa not arrested at toquerville on the nit I 1 went to silver reef beef and gave myself up to united states deputy me geary went before the commissioner and g gave ave 1000 bonds to appear april 8 ad d all th abe e witnesses wanted in my case were sect secured ired and on the above date my hearing came off before commissioner jordan I 1 which resulted in my being bound over in the sum of 1 1500 5 00 to meet the grand jury about may ath c there was also alao a mistake in hwo reference to the arrest of miss jennie haight she was to appear at silver reef and not beaver as stated it is a weakness in mortality to want credit for what we do hence I 1 make the above corrections of 0 late THE DEPUTIES to have been very energetic in our fair dixie which lust just now blossoms as the rose and chev have been quite success successful fulin in arresting a goodly number I 1 think about 15 in all of our brethren our oar worthy bishop wm win A bringhurst was captured feb and is now serving his time brother levi savage who recently finished bis term was one of the first victims vici ims for several years we have read of the crusade in the north but did not sense or appreciate the fact till it came south home if you please thus far the off officers leers nave bave conducted themselves as gentlemen at least I 1 have heard beard nothing to the contrary on the alst my father and Bi brother other M gibson started for salt labe to attend conference at hamiltons fort near cedar city they were hailed by deputies dyer and mcgeary in some bome way father left the wagon and aad got into the sage brush and they had bad to rustle to find him brother gibson was taken to the reef and marshal mcgeary started for reaver with father in charge I 1 am informed that father made good his bis escape at parowan Pa rowan rowen but bat have not learned the particulars another interesting CASE which I 1 have not seen in prin that of brother whitehead superintendent of the washington factory deputy mcgeary hailed him but he did not halt he be made lively footprints not in the snow but in the dixie sand and mounted his horse in double quicksand quick and off he be wend went not stopping to discuss the weather or ask which road to take the officer fired two shots as the superintendent went flying through the air however I 1 do not think the marshal took dead aim but simply thought he would scare him and perchance cause him to stop but it is a question in my mind whether he be has ever stopped since while it might have been serious 8 still t ill one can scarcely refrain from smil smiling ng to hear bear the recital of how bow dext rious ya and cleverly brother white ha bad d made his bis esca escape e such is one phase of life in our mely lovely sunny south there has been considerable sickness the past winter measles lung bg fever pneumonia etc and sul quite a number of our I 1 little blossoms I 1 h have e been nipped in the bud and taken take to a better world we caught the tall tail end of that I 1 SEVERE COLD WEATHER our fig trees were killed the rape grape vines injured considerably in some localities cali calit ties les badly and other fruits more or less still the prospects f for or fair crops and good grazing are flattering natt ering our mountains have a deep mantle of snow which means plenty of water our various associations are in a fair and healthy condition and we are endeavoring deavo ring to keep pace with the times and seasons should we get behind please wait for us for we have rough roads to travel 11 very respectfully aj X |