The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-11-12


TRADE, PRoDtcF, &c.--To Us the
past week has been one of some con-
sidsrnbl IL Interest, our steeets having been
filed with heavy laden wagons of hay,
grain, potatoes, and wood, 3 period tIAt
We had anticipated as soon as our
farmers would have thrashed their
grain, hauled their winters wood, and
lifted up their stabling, barns, sheds,
and yards for winter.
PIsT0E SHooTTNG. On Thursday
last, about two o'clock ID the morning,
I'VE heard the reports Of firearms again
iii our streets. This semi-barbarian
practice has been long enough uncheck-
ed IN our city. The finale is drawing
near, much nearer than many presume
BY witnessing the nnrestrained manner
IN which firing has been suffered 10 pass.
unpunished by the civil authorities.
We have expressed our views before
on this subject; they are still the same.
Inunqualifed terms have we condemned
| il, and are ready and willing to lend
our feeble abilities TO suppress its repe-
ttition. That persons may pass the
Estreets unframed or unawed BY the
midnight debauchee, and citizens feel
secure In their houses from the evil
genii of King AIchohOl, ii the inalien-
able right 81 ill.
ESCAPE AND REcApTURE On We'd
lnesday afternoon, as Priests. Young
and Wells, and some few others, we're
returning to the city from Little and
lDecker's Mill, their suspicious were
aroused BY seeing two persons getting
over the wall DC the Penitentiary, and
then running away down the bed Of the
Big Kanyon Greek. The Presidents
carriage was stopped, and the alarm
lgiyen at the PenitentiaIy and Prest.
Wells nail factory, and an active
search commenced amongst the brush
lalong the creek. AT last Jas. III. Hart
eaptured Charles, alias Moses Clark,
one of the escaped convicts; and Geo.
/ Laub captured the other, who proved
Ito be the Indian Yoads. Itwns not
more than half an hour, from the time
these fellows effected their escape, till
they were safely relodged Iii their cells
again.
STABBTNG AFFRAY At LAKE Cry.
On Monday evening, the It'll inst. the
inhabitants of This heretofore peaceful
and quiet city, were thrown into q state
lof considerable comnl0tfon, caused by
1.-THE stabbing of William Wood, q resi-
dent Of the place, who received three
severe cuts apparently Indicted by q
Idirk. Al transient resident, named
Simon Lance, who was supposed to be
1.-THE assailant, was Immediately arrested;
land ON the following day an examina-
tion was held before s. Chapman, ESQ.,,
j. 2. for Lake City Precinct, and the
examination was adjourned until We'd
lnesday. II appears from the testimony
adduced that Lance had control Of q
party designed 10 be had at Mr.. Day
tons, AT the commen cement sof the
party, number Of young men,
amongst whom was the unfortunate
Wood, assembled around the house,
and made considerable noise. Lance,
hearing the noise, went to the door, and
q few words were exchanged, when q
Iscufite between Lance and Wood inn
mediately ensued, in which the latter
was wounded, tits feared, MORALLY and
! Lance received . blow from Q rock,
(which bruised his face considerably.
Tho affair Is involved in onsiderable
mystery, as the witnesses have not
STATED explieitly the exact manner in n
which the affair took place; but suthcient