December 1873
1 December 1873 • Monday
[I prayed to God in my temple clothing.]1 I called upon him mightily in prayer to help me. This is a great comfort to me. I am here without a man who is in sympathy with me; but I have a Friend more powerful than they all. In this I rejoice. I feel there are angels with me, and as one of old said they that are for us are more than they who are against us. When I pray I feel comforted and filled with joy. Of myself I feel very weak; but in my Lord I feel strong. Called at office of Mr. White correspondent of N. Y. Tribune who told me of Maxwell and Howell calling upon him to get Maxwell’s side as he describes it published in the Tribune, Mr. White told them he would not publish there [their] side alone. He would publish theirs as soon as mine, and mine as soon as theirs, but neither one alone. They did not like this and Maxwell whined out that he did not want the Tribune to favor the Mormons and go against him, &c[.] He is a miserably low creature as are his associates.
A man by the name of Digges wrote me a letter on Saturday desiring an interview with me at the Tribune office. He wished me to infer that he could give me valuable information and help as he knew Maxwell’s plans. The letter did not strike me favorably. I showed it to Mr. White and asked him about Digges and who he was. He had been out to Salt Lake City, and had come and offered to sell Mr. White news about Maxwell’s case to publish. Mr. W. made the same reply to him that he did to Maxwell. He appeared then to be all on the latter’s side. Then he said he could interview me. Mr. W. told him that if there was anything of public interest in the case stated fairly he would buy it. Mr. W. thinks him a “dead beat” and that he it was who sold to the N.Y. Herald the infamous dispatch which appeared in the Washington correspondence of that paper on Saturday. Digges came to me on the floor to-day before the House was called to order and told me what great influence he had with members. I treated him very coolly. He has a smooth, plausible address and could easily impose on an unsuspecting person. For the particulars of the organization and the discussion over my being sworn in I will refer to the minutes as published. I felt profoundly thankful to the Lord and praised him with all my heart. How blessed it is to be his servant!
[preprinted:] Cash Account – October
| date. | received. | paid. | |
| 1873 | |||
| Dec. 4 | Tithing | 560.00 | |
| Jan. 4 | ″ | 65.00 | |
| Paid to Parish | 50.00 | ||
| ″ for Bates Telegram | 3.50 | ||
| ″ ″ Copying Court Records | 3.50 | ||
| Nov. | From Jas. Jack for expenses | 500.00 | |
| Expenses to and from K. | 20.00 | ||
| Tithing on Traveling expenses | 33.00 | ||
| Woman’s Journal | 5.00 | ||
| Jan. 22 | Dispatch on Overton a/c | 4.37 | |
| Jan. 23 | Paid to A. F. Boyle | 100.00 | |
| 27 | ″ ″ Donn Piatt for ballot box | 20.00 | |
| 28 | Loaned Donn Piatt | 500.00 | |
| Feb. 4 | Tithing on Salary | 53.88 | |
| Jan. 29 | Harford hoakuka o Ko’u enemi | 10.00 | |
| 31 | Dispatch to Pres. Wells on Overton a/c | 4.27 | |
| Feb. 28 | Copying | 2.50 | |
| Mar. 6 | To Baltimore and Back | 6.00 | |
| Carried Forward | 1211.88 | 729.14 |
Cash Account – November < December>
| date. | received. | paid. | |
| Dec 4 | Salary | 5625.00 | |
| Dec. 4 | Draft on Sub Treas. N.Y. sent to Jas. Jack | 2,500.00 | |
| 6 | Cash drawn to pay notes | 1,369.00 | |
| 12 | ″ ″ ″ ″ ″ Retaining fee to Gen H. E. Paine in contest case | 500.00 | |
| 13 | Draft on Sub Treas N.Y. to settle S. P Round’s a/c | 442.50 | |
| 19 | Cash for self | 125.00 | |
| Jan 3. | ″ ″ ″ | 100.00 | |
| ″ to pay Parish for helping W. H. H. | 50.00 | ||
| Jan 4 | Month’s salary | 625.00 | |
| Expenses for traveling | 330.00 | ||
| ″ 21 | Sub. treasury draft towards press from S. P. Rounds | 500.00 | |
| 26 | ″ ″ ″ to J. M. Stevenson for electros | 195.00 | |
| Feb. 4 | Month’s Salary | 538.77 | |
| Jan. 23 | Chge Tithing to pay A. F. Boyle | 100.00 | |
| 28 | ″ ″ to loan Donn Piatt | 500.00 | |
| Feb. 2 | Cash for self ($50 to loan to Mr. Somes | 150.00 | |
| Carried Forward | 7118.77 | 6531.50 | |
| date. | received. | paid. | |
| Brought Forward | 1211.88 | 729.14 | |
| Mar. 10 | To Wilmington & return | 12.60 | |
| ″ | To Boyle for printing article on Ann Eliza | 25.00 | |
| ″ D. Piatt for papers | 10.00 | ||
| ″ 4 | Tithing on Salary | 41.67 | |
| ″ 30 | Cash to Cone for articles | 30.00 | |
| Apl 1 | ″ ″ Corkhill | 100.00 | |
| ″ from Mrs Jennings which I telegraphed <W. H. Hooper> to pay D. Bonelli $200 and John Pym $100 at St. George, and which I wrote Jas. Jack to pay W. H. Hooper | 300.00 | ||
| ″ from Mr. Ingalls, Indian agent, which I telegraphed W. H. Hooper to pay D. Bonelli, St. George, and telegraphed Jas Jack to pay W. H. H. Mr. Ingalls | 200.00 | ||
| 14 | Cash to D. Piatt for papers | 10.00 | |
| ″ ″ Chapman for copying Capt Burt’s letter | 3.50 | ||
| 4 | Tithing on salary | 41.67 | |
| 30 | Cash borrowed from W. C. Staines | 300.00 | |
| May 4 | Tithing on Salary | 41.67 | |
| 5 | Cash from home | 500.00 | |
| 12 | ″ paid to W. C Staines $300.00 | ||
| Dispatch home about seat | 5.05 | ||
| 23 | Madder seed | 5.44 | |
| A F Boyle | 50.00 | ||
| Carried Forward | 2636.89 | 980.73 |
January – Bills Payable.
| date. | name. | dolls. | cts. | |
| Brought Forward | $7118.77 | 6531 | 50 | |
| Feb. 9 | Cash for self | 50 | 00 | |
| Mar. 4 | Month’s salary | 416.68 | ||
| ″ to loan Hon. C. L. Cobb | 200 | 00 | ||
| Cash | 100 | 00 | ||
| ″ | 50 | 00 | ||
| ″ | 47 | 00 | ||
| ″ | 25 | 00 | ||
| 26 | ″ for self | 50 | 00 | |
| 23 | ″ to pay part of draft to S. P. Rounds | 270 | 00 | |
| Apl. 1 | ″ | 125 | 00 | |
| 8 | ″ to loan to C. L. Cobb | 125 | 00 | |
| 4 | Month’s salary | 416.68 | ||
| 20 | Cash to pay Gen Paine | 200 | 00 | |
| 22 | ″ | 50 | 00 | |
| 24 | ″ | 50 | 00 | |
| 30 | Draft on Duncan, Sherman & Co from W. C. Staines | 300.00 | ||
| ″ | Cash to pay Gen Paine | 275 | 00 | |
| May 4 | Month’s salary | 416.68 | ||
| ″ | Cash for self | 100 | 00 | |
| 5 | Draft on Kountze Bro’s. | 500.00 | ||
| 12 | ″ ″ Ass. Treas. N.Y. to pay W. C. Staines | 300 | 00 | |
| 14 | Cash for self | 50 | 00 | |
| 19 | ″ ″ ″ | 50 | 00 | |
| Carried Forward | 9168.81 | 8648 | 50 |
February – Bills Payable.
| date. | name. | Dolls. | Cts. | dolls. | cts. |
| Brought Forward | 2636 | 89 | 980 | 73 | |
| June 4 | Tithing on salary | 41 | 67 | ||
| ″ ″ Stationery a/c | 12 | 50 | |||
| Printing (McGill & Witherow) | 84 | 00 | |||
| July 4 | Tithing on salary | 41 | 67 | ||
| June 24 | Cash for articles | 100 | 00 | ||
| ″ | ″ ″ ″ | 50 | 00 | ||
| July 28 | Note to Jas Jack for cash | 3 – 2 | 73 |
March – Bills Payable.
| date. | name. | Dolls. | Cts. | dolls. | cts. |
| Brought Forward | |||||
| May | |||||
| 26 |
| 9168 | 81 | 8648 | 50 |
| ″ | Cash for self | 25 | 00 | ||
| 27 | ″ <in> exchange for Treas. Draft of one of pages who couldnt get it <cashed that evening> | 77 | 50 |
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[1]Translated from Hawaiian: “Ua pule au i Ke Akua me Ko’u lole hemolele”.