14th We Baptized 1, & I confirmed her, then took cars
with Br Sweat Sister Pratt & rode to Worcester then to Boston
I spent A little time in Boston I called upon Br Cannon saw Elder
Thomas McKenzie pack up a large Box of Books near 400 lbs which He
has collected in Boston for schools in the valley he has been faithful in
his mission in collecting Books during the past season to assist the Saints
in collecting esstablishing schools in the valley of the Mountains. I
went home & spent the night. There has been A great Mob of late
in New York the papers have been full of it for several days The
Boston Daily times contained A long Article Headed Dreadful Riot and
Bloodshead, At the Astor Place Theatre, the Military called out, fireing on the
people Awful sacrifizce of Life. 21 persons Killed, 33 wounded, & 53
of the rioters Arested. On Thursday night May 10th 1849 A mob of
20000 collected at the Above Theatre in consequence of the Appearance
of Mr Macready An Englishman upon the stage. The Military [was] called out
& fired upon the people And killed 21 And wounded 33 the spirit
of Mobing has been Manifest evry since in New York And the
spirit of Mobing war confusion And Anarchy is appearing all ove[r] [page torn]
the Earth. A mob of late arose in Canida of 7000, surrounded t[he] [page torn]
Parliament House broke in the windows stoned & egged the
Govornour Lord Elgin & all the members of Parliament burnt the
Parliament House to the ground & all the Canidia Canadian Record
for 5000 years war is poured out upon all Europe at the present
time On my return home I recieved two letters one from Wm Low
And James L Curtis
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