Day in the Life
Journal Entry
July 04, 1859 ~ Monday
July 4th
At 4 oclok in the morning we were saluted with 9 rounds of
cannon & several Bands of music National Flags were hoisted
at President Youngs Gov Cummings, Tithing office, &
several other places J. C. Litltle Marshall of the city, Gen
J. J. Ferguson & Staff accompanied by 2 peaces of cannon
& a Band of Music march thrugh various parts of the
city saluted President Young Gov Cummings Atturney
Wilson. The Horses ran away withe one canon & injured several
men An assembly met at the court house & red the Constitution
of the United States while doing this Charles Benson son of
E. T. Benson rode up [on] Horsback & tryed to ride into the court
House while intoxecated He was stoped by the guard
Joseph Taylor Benson drew a self cocking colts revolver
upon Joseph Taylor & came near shooting him Sheriff
Burton interfeared & Benson drew his revolver upon
him & came near shooting him. Then the Marshal J. C. Little
took after Benson overtook him on horsback & collered
him & Benson & Benson drew his revolver urpon him
& would have killed him if Brigham Young Jr
had not hurled him from his horse & took the pistol
from him Charles Benson was then confined in the
lock up it is lamentable that young men in our
midst should persue such a course
A meeting of some of the prominent citizens met at
the Historians office to form a Chambers of Commerce to
Benefit our condition speeches were made by W Woodruff
D. H. Wells Wm H. Hooper John Taylor S M Blair &
A. P. Rockwood. Capt Hooper presented a plan for
organizing a company to engage in merchandize
for the Benefit of the people to Bring goods cheaper
& leave the profits in the Hands of the people & to root
out the Gentile merchants who are sucking our lifes Blood
Bishop Hunter was called to the chair & Richard
Bentley was chosen secretary. A committee was
chosen to wait upon President Young & lay the
plan before him this committee was D. H. Wells
Wm hH Hooper & A O Smoot the meeting adjourned
till wednesday evening
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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
583 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Rockwood, Albert Perry
9 Jun 1805 - 26 Nov 1879
130 mentions
Wilson, Alexander
1821-1864
11 mentions
Cumming, Alfred
1802-1873
74 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3459 mentions
Apostle, Family
Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
589 mentions
Apostle
Benson, Charles Augustus
1837-1873
2 mentions
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
800 mentions
Apostle
Hunter, Edward
1793-1883
278 mentions
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
379 mentions
Apostle
Ferguson, James
23 Feb 1828 - 30 Aug 1863
71 mentions
Little, Jesse Carter
26 Sep 1815 - 26 Dec 1893
178 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1962 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, Joseph Edward
11 Dec 1830 - 13 Feb 1913
69 mentions
Bentley, Richard
1 Oct 1820 - 24 Mar 1906
32 mentions
Burton, Robert Taylor
25 Oct 1821 - 11 Nov 1907
131 mentions
Blair, Seth Millington
13 Mar 1819 - 17 Mar 1875
70 mentions
Hooper, William Henry
1812-1882
124 mentions
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