December 25, 1854 ~ Monday

25^th [FIGURE] Christmas I met with the inhabitants of
the 14 ward & deliverd an address to the people & was
followed by remarks from Isacc Morley Bishop Hoagen
& others meeting continued till 1 oclock when we were
dismissed for 2 hours when the people came together again
& spent the afternoon & evening in the dance & all seemed
to enjoy themselves well. There was a great excitement
[FIGURE] through our city during the fore part of
the day. some of the souldiers that were
quartered in the heart of our city became intoxicated &
began to fight among themselves & soon some of the citizens
became mixed with them the soldiers mixed fired upon
the people & the people flung stones in return some
were wounded on Both sides but none killed. the Military
Officers drove the soldiers into the Barracks & the Mayor &
Marshall of the city cleared the streets of the citizens
which ended the fray
[FIGURE]

December 26, 1854 ~ Tuesday

26^th I attended the Legislature during the day And in the
evening I attended a splended party got up by Judge
Kenny & Col Steptoe the Presidency & Twelve were
invited & many others. It was held at the City Hotel
kept By Wilkie we had a good supper & a plesant
dance

December 27, 1854 ~ Wednesday to December 29, 1854 ~ Friday

27, 28, & 29 I spent the time in the Legislature during
the evening of the 29^th I attended the
assembly at the House of Elder Lorenzo Snow & spent
the evening in a vary agreeable manner the time was
spent in the performance of music speeches poemes
songs, the whole room was beautifully decorated with
flags & emblems of the different Arts & sciences, & the whole
scene was variety

December 30, 1854 ~ Saturday

30 I spent the day at home writing I wrote 2 letters
[FIGURE] to J M Bernhisel & I F Carter I sent in my
Letter to I F Carter a draft of $1302 drawn
by J L Haywood United States Marshall upon
the United States Treasury I Also sent I F Carter
the Deseret News

December 31, 1854 ~ Sunday

31^st Sunday Richard Cook addressed the people
upon the first principles of the gospel followed by
President Kimball who gave good advise to the people
Elder Lorenzo Snow spoke in the Afternoon. we attended
to the prayer circle at President Youngs in the evening
President Young was quite out of health. I preached to a
full house in the 17^th ward during the evening

I looked over my Journal & found the following a
synopsis of my doings the past year