13 ^1861^
President Young spoke of one Baily who cursed Joseph Smith & the
God that called him to be a prophet & the man was taken crazy on the
Ground was taken home & died insane. He said Dr Henry Ward Beecher
would not preach as he did if he did not read Mormon Books.

January 14, 1861 ~ Monday

14. I spent the afternoon in the Legislator and evening at home

January 15, 1861 ~ Tuesday

15 I Attended the Legislature in the afternoon I attended a party at
the Assembly rooms in the 13 ward was quite poorly in the evening

January 16, 1861 ~ Wednesday

16 I attended the Legislator to day but was not well

January 17, 1861 ~ Thursday

17 I attended the Legislator to day but was unwell

January 18, 1861 ~ Friday

18. To day is the last day of the session but I was sick & could not attend.
it held till 4 oclok saturday morning I had sumthing like the pluricy in
the left side & could not leave my house

January 19, 1861 ~ Saturday

19 I was confined to the House to day with sickness The Mail came in

January 20, 1861 ~ Sunday

220 Sunday I spent the day at home it was vary cold

January 21, 1861 ~ Monday

21 I am better this morning. Called upon the secretary & got my per Diem
& went to the Historians office

January 22, 1861 ~ Tuesday

22 I spent most of the day in the Historians office and the night at home

January 23, 1861 ~ Wednesday

23 I found a mare & colt in my yard nearly ru^i^ned by Eating barley grass
the beards had got into there Jaws and the mouth was filled with
Blood it was nearly killing them. we had an Extra mountaineer this
morning containing the News up to Jan 11^th The Southern states are cede
ceceding one after another and the Nation is doomed to destruction
they will soon have war betwen the North & South. South Carolina fired
into the Star of the west a U. S. Steamer with troops to Fort Sumpter
it is rumured that the Governmt will send war ships against Charleston
there is fair prospects of Civil war I got the Deserettt News this morning
which also contained much News. I spent the evening at home looking
over the United States Statu[t]es at Large I sumed ^up^ the Appropriation Bill
of 1860 in Congress. the Appropraiation for the Army was $15259794.76
For the Navy $10,531,499.55 Total for the Armey & Navy = $25,691,294.31
The whole Bill Appropriated as recorded in the Statutes $41,830,092.97
This is but about one half of the real expenses of the Governmt in 1860

January 24, 1861 ~ Thursday

24 The poney Express arived last night brought word that Florida & Alabama
had seceded From the Union I settelled my tithing with Bishop Hoagland
My Tithing for $1860 was $266 all was paid Except $13 still due see Acco[un]t Book

13 1861 President Young spoke of one Baily who cursed Joseph Smith & the God that called him to be a prophet & the man was taken crazy on the Ground was taken home & died insane. He said Dr Henry Ward Beecher would not preach as he did if he did not read Mormon Books.

January 14, 1861 ~ Monday

14. I spent the afternoon in the Legislator and evening at home

January 15, 1861 ~ Tuesday

15 I Attended the Legislature in the afternoon I attended a party at the Assembly rooms in the 13 ward was quite poorly in the evening

January 16, 1861 ~ Wednesday

16 I attended the Legislator to day but was not well

January 17, 1861 ~ Thursday

17 I attended the Legislator to day but was unwell

January 18, 1861 ~ Friday

18. To day is the last day of the session but I was sick & could not attend. it held till 4 oclok saturday morning I had sumthing like the pluricy in the left side & could not leave my house

January 19, 1861 ~ Saturday

19 I was confined to the House to day with sickness The Mail came in

January 20, 1861 ~ Sunday

20 Sunday I spent the day at home it was vary cold

January 21, 1861 ~ Monday

21 I am better this morning. Called upon the secretary & got my per Diem & went to the Historians Office

January 22, 1861 ~ Tuesday

22 I spent most of the day in the Historians office and the night at home

January 23, 1861 ~ Wednesday

23 I found a mare & colt in my yard nearly ruined by Eating barley grass the beards had got into there Jaws and the mouth was filled with Blood it was nearly killing them. We had an Extra mountaineer this morning containing the News up to Jan 11 Ceceding one after another and the Nation is doomed to destruction they will soon have war between the North & South. South Carolina fired into the Star of the west a U.S. Steamer with troops to Fort Sumpter it is rumured that the Government will send war ships against Charleston there is fair prospects of Civil war I got the Deseret News this morning which also contained much News. I spent the evening at home looking over the United States Statutes at Large I sumed up the Appropriation Bill of 1860 in Congress. the Appropriation for the Army was $15 259 794 76 For the Navy $10,531,499.55. Total for the Armey & Navy = $25,691,294.31 The whole Bill Appropriated as recorded in the Statutes $41,830,092.97 This is but about one half of the real expenses of the Government in 1860

January 24, 1861 ~ Thursday

24 The Poney Express arived last night brought word that Florida & Alabama had Seceded From the Union I settelled my tithing with Bishop Hoagland My Tithing for $1860 was $266 all was paid Except $13 still due see Account Book