He was elected major in the Hancock county militia, and on the death of Seymour Brunson, was made lieutenant-colonel.
He was elected on 1st February, 1841, a member of the City Council of Nauvoo, and took the necessary oath on 3rd February, and on the fourth he was elected brigadier-general of the second cohort of the Nauvoo Legion.
Personal Appearance of Don Carlos Smith.
He was six feet four inches high, was very straight and well made, had light hair, and was very strong and active. His usual weight when in health was 200 pounds. He was universally beloved by the Saints.
He left three daughters, namely, Agnes C., Sophronia C., and Josephine D.
The Iowa Stake of Zion.
President John Smith was unanimously acknowledged as the president of the stake in Iowa, David Pettigrew, M. C. Nickerson, counselors. Elias Smith was sustained as Bishop and Joseph B. Noble and Joseph Mecham as his counselors.
A conference of the Church was held at Zarahemla, and the branches in Iowa, so far as represented, consisted of 750 members.
Shocks of an earthquake felt at several places in Spain.
Sunday, 8.—A water-spout destroyed twenty houses of Portpatrick, Scotland.