Mormon Difficulties: Murder Of Joe Smith And His Brother Hir...

Information was received in this city on the fourth, of the murder of Joe Smith. The intelligence was communicated at first in vague and contradictory rumora, that led many at first to believe the whole aftair to be a deeep tion. But later information has confirmed the report, and there is no louger any doubt tha1 the Mormon Prophet has come to his end; that he and his rssociates, afier they had surd rendered themselves to the Governor, quder the pbdge that they should be protected and have a fair trial; h&ve been basely murdered: The most credible statement wo have aeen of the affair, is the iollowing-, from the Spnngfield Times: 'Gov. Ford, who went upto Carlhage ai the request of a large number of the citizeiif, of Hancock county to take some steps to allay the disturbance likely to grow out of the lawless pruceedings alleged against the Mormons, the most important of which was ue believe, the destruction of a printing press at Nauvoo, said to have been done by order of the Nauvoo city council at the instigation on Smith, made a requisición for Snrth and the olher persons engaged in the outrage. Aniicipating a refusal and probable resistance on the part of Smith and the Mormons, he made a requisition for some two or three thousan troops from Haucock and two or three of the adjoining couniies, which was prompiy complied with. The Governor then sent a ovil officer with a writ, accompanied with severa! citizens,demanding the surrender of the Proph et and such others as were concerned in the deátruction of the press, with an assurance that if not complied with, immediate measure? would be taken to forcé a complianca. The deinand was refuseJ, and the officer returned to Carthage. The Governor then at once ordered the necessary preparation to enforce a compliancs by coercive measures; but beförë the arrangements were perfected, Smith advised, probably, of the means bé.ng adopted for an enforcement of the demand, eent a measenger to the Governor to inform him of his williugnesa lo surrender himself and '-. rades upon condition of the Governèfisr assurance that their nersnna shnnlr) hr nmtootorlfrom Ilegal violence, Whích conditioii wás of course complied with. According-ly Smith' his brother Hiram, and eome óthers, voluntorily delivered themselves into the hands óf the proper officers, and were put in the jnl at Cathage, under a guard óf twenty-five men as welf as to prevent tnolcstation fronï without, as to sécuré them from escape. The troopa were then disbaridcd and retu'rned to thcir homes, nb further necessity being ffupposed for their detention. On Thureday eveing about five o'clock' (Smith and his com - rads having1 put theüiselves n custódy on the day prévioüs, as we are informed,) wbile the guard surrounding Ihe jail were on duty, a large company of ormed men, eupposed lo have numbei'éd from Í50 to 200, disgüiséd by having their faces blacken'ed, was seen approaching the j.iil in single file,at but a short distance, with evident intentions of an attack. The guard siipposing the men to be Morm'ons coming to the rescue of Smith and' His broiher fired upon tliemwounding some two or three. Smith and his broiher hoticing the' approach of the men, and also snppoiing them tobe Mormons, hoisted the windovv ofthóroomin which they were confined, Leingin the second s'ory, with the intentioii', it is prestitned, of preventirig any aggres&ion on their jintt, When a volley was fired fironV the assairanto, iesulting in an instantaneous death of ihe three; the Prophet, from whst we are iliforméd took place, feil on the outsidé to the ground. Joe Sraitli's body, it is 6&id was per'forated with fiveor bx balVholes--thai óf hls biother with greater nümb'er. It is further related assoon as Joe's body reached the ground, one of the assailants appróachèd it, and thr'usting his Jiyonet through it, exclaimed, 'lam aovvenged for the death of tny father." This is suppoeed lo have had refe ence to the death of some one in Missouri at the time of the Mormon difficulties in that State, when they were driven from it . From the circnmstaiice, and the fact that the assailants were disguised, it is believed that they were an organized band from Missouri, who had fortned thedetermination to aeeassinate Smitli at al! hazurds a euppoeitton strengt hened by the rumor thaí a number of Missourinns were known to hnve crossed the river to the Illinois side, for the purposeofaiding in t!:e nttack upon Nauroo, should Smith and ln$ adherents resïst to that extremity. 'No censure is attached to Gov. Ford, who, it is believed. has acted throughout in thU affair, witli the utmost prudence and judgment in his exertions to procure the arrest of Smith and his confedérales, and fo secure theiu from violence after the arrest.' Si nee the above was put in type we have received the following official statement of the affair by Gov. Ford. "To the People of Illinois I desire to malee a brief but true statemen of the recent disgraceful affuirat Carlhage, in regard to the Smith?, 6O far as circumstances have come to my knowledge. The SmUhs, Joseph and Hiram, have been assassinated in jail, by whom is not known, but will be aecertained. 1 pledged myself for their safety, and upon the assurance of tbat pledge tbey eurrendered as prisoners. The Mormons surrendered the public arms in their possession and the Nanvoo Legión submitted to the command of Capt. Singleton of Brown Counly, deputed for that purpose by me. AH these tliings were required to satisfy the old citizens of Hancock, that the Mormons were peaceably disposed; and to allay jealousiy and excitement in their minds. It appears, however, that the compliance of the Mormons with every requisition made upon them, failed of that parpose. The pledge of security to the Smi!he,was not given upon my individual responsibiiity. Before I give it, I obtained a pledge of honor by a unanimous vote from the officers and men under my command, to sustain me in performing it. If the assas8inalion of the Smiths was committed by any portion of these, they have added treachery to murder, nnd have done all they could do to disgrace the state, and sully the public honor. On the morning of the doy the deed waa committed, we had proposed to march the ar" my under my command into Nauvoo. I however discoverrd, the evening before, that nothn? buttheutter destruction of the'city wooid satisfy a portion of thetroops; and if we marched into the city, pretexta would not be wanting for commencing hostilities. The Moriiifiin had dono every thing required or which onght to have been required of them. Offen6ve operations on our part would have been impolitic in the present critical season oí the year, the haives and the crops, For these reasons I decided, in a conncil of officers, to disband the rmy, except three companies two of which were retained ag"a guard for the jail. With the other company 1 marched into Nauvoo to address the inhabitants there and teil tbem wliat they might expect in case they designetlly or imprudently próVoked a war. I performed this duty, as 1 th'nk plainly ond emphatically, and then set uut to return to CartSiage.- When I had marched about three miles a messenger informed me of the occurrences at Carf.h8gë', I hastened on lo the place. The guard it is said, did their duty buc were overpowered. Many of the inhabilants of Carlhage had fled wfth their families. Others were preparing t& go. 1 apprehended danger lo the settlements from the sndden fury and passion of the Mormons, and sane ti ned their movements in this respect. General Deming' volunteered to remaiV witb a few troops, to observe the progress of events, to defend property against emali numbers, and wilh orders to retreat if menaced by a superior force. I decided to proceed immediately to Quincy, lo prepare a forcé, sufficient to suppreiö disorderr, in case' it should ensue from the foregoiug transactions or from nny other cause. I have hopes that the Mormons will make na further difficulties. In this I may be mistaken. The other party muy not be satisfied. Théy may re-commence Bffgression. I am determined to preserve the peace against aïl breakorsof the same, at all hazards. T think present circumstances warrent the precaution of having a competent force at my disposal, in rendiness to march at i moments warning. My position at Quincywiïl enable me to get the earliest intelligenep and to cotónaunicate orders with grealer ceJer ty. '"' A business Directory has been published in Cincinnati, which. among other things, concains the folio wing cldssifioatjon of Citizáhs'according to the valuatton of Real Estáte which ihcy own in the City:The tota! number of persons killed by accident ¦onraihvayiin Great Britainduï-rng theyear J&13 was sixty-seven - of personB injired, forly-eight - but of tLese only thïee injored by accidente of a public nature. Disgractfl - Th nfcw Cotnmon Counci! of New York hcensed in two daya one hundrtd and ttoettty-scvcn drairt shops in ás ing Ir. Ward! - Sliould the eame libera!; spirit ex tend to the oiher Wards, the catalogue of licensed drunkeries, in thnt city will number thiee thunndl!