June 28, 1858 ~ Monday

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Luke Johnson & Benyon spent the night with me & left this
morning & took with him our pet lamb we had a small
tradgedy enacted in the tavern Joining me this morning
The two reporters Filmore for the New York Herrald
& Simonton of the New York times commencd a quar-
rel upon the subject of slavery Fillmore stabed sSimon-
ton in the side with the small blade of a large pocket
knife & made a wound about 1 1/2 inches deep then
Fillmore went to his room for his pistol when
one Becket took the pistol from him & shut him in
his room which closed the contest. the wound
is not dangerous. I spent a short time in the
Presidents office the remainder of the day in the Histo-
rians office Gov Cummings arived in Provo in the
evening

June 29, 1858 ~ Tuesday

29^th In company with G. A. Smith A. Lyman & S. M. Blair
I called upon Mr Simonton who was stabed yesterday
by Filmore he seemed quite comfortable we repaired
to the Historians office & talked over Utah affairs &
Johnstons Armey affairs we then met at Capt Hoopers
President Young ^and council^ Governor Cummings & several of the Twelve
& conversed most of the forenoon upon the Indian affairs
& other subjects. Mr Simonton came in & spoke of reporters
said that it was the duty of a reporter to state facts just
as they were But the Editors would then Handle them
Just as they pleased sometimes they would turn them ^w^rong
side out & publish them Just contrary to what the reporters
stated. Gov Young Cummings said the reporters called upon
him when they first came in and introduced themselves
to him and I told them I considered them poor miser
able Devils ready to lie about evry thing they see and from
his own confession here to day I consider the publishers & rep-
orters of News papers more Diespiseable than a Hoar house for
a woman is to be Despised who prostitutes her body but
when man Prostitutes the most Noble part of man even
his intellect & powers of mind to falshood & deception
he is far more Despisable than a woman who prostitutes
her body many remarks passed upon various subjects
Bishop Burton came in and said it was reported that
there was several Navahoes in the Neighborhood some
300 warriors in one of the canions & it was feared they
would mak war the Indians were vary savey had
turned their horses into our wheat taken the pools to
make wickaups off & was stealing horses & shooting cattle
Gov Cummings was going down to see them I spent
most of the day in the office we wrote a Letter to Lyman
Wight in answer to a Letter which he wrote to me

June 30, 1858 ~ Wednesday

30^th I spent the day in provo

June 28, 1858 ~ Monday

28 Luke Johnson & Benyon spent the night with me & left this morning & took with him our pet lamb we had a small tragedy enacted in the tavern Joining me this morning The two reporters Filmore for the New York Herrald & Simonton of the New York times commenced a quarrel upon the subject of slavery. Fillmore stabed Simonton in the side with the small blade of a large pocket knife & made a wound about 1 1/2 inches deep then Fillmore went to his room for his pistol when one Becket took the pistol from him & shut him in his room which closed the contest. the wound is not dangerous. I spent a short time in the Presidents office the remainder of the day in the Historians office. Gov Cummings arived in Provo in the evening

June 29, 1858 ~ Tuesday

29th In company with G. A. Smith A. Lyman & S. M. Blair I called upon Mr Simonton who was stabed yesterday by Filmore he seemed quite comfortable we repaired to the Historians office & talked over Utah affairs & Johnstons Armey affairs we then met at capt Hoopers President Young and council Governor Cummings & several of the Twelve & conversed most of the forenoon upon the Indian affairs & other subjects. Mr Simonton came in & spoke of reporters said that it was the duty of a reporter to state facts just as they were But the Editors would then Handle them Just as they pleased sometimes they would turn them wrong side out & publish them Just contrary to what the reporters stated. Gov Cummings said the reporters called upon him when they first came in and introduced themselves to him and I told them I considered them poor miser able Devils ready to lie about evry thing they see and from his own confession here to day I consider the publishers & reporters of News papers more Dispiseable than a Hoar house for a woman is to be Despised who prostitutes her body but when man Prostitutes the most Noble part of man even his intellect & powers of mind to falshood & deception he is far more Despisable than a woman who prostitutes her body many remarks passed upon various subjects Bishop Burton came in and said it was reported that there was several Navahoes in the Neighborhood some 300 warriors in one of the canions & it was feared they would mak war the Indians were vary savey had turned their horses into our wheat taken the pools to make wickaups off & was stealing horses & shooting cattle Gov Cummings was going down to see them I spent most of the day in the office we wrote a Letter to Lyman Wight in answer to a Letter which he wrote to me

June 30, 1858 ~ Wednesday

30th I spent the day in provo