The state journal., 1874-03-06
LOCAL NEWS.
City full of visitors.

SeHatoT NcWlalu IL recovering, Suu cSpccIs
to nc out soon.
Twenty-seven members voted against grant
ing the use of the House to Brother Hammond.
VIM. j. Stone, Esq, of Nevada City, Is in
town, in attendance on the United States Court.
Money orders issued ut jefferson City Post
Office for week ending February %, 1874: 1894
81; paid, Sj69.45.
We understand that it Is proposed to invite
Col. VIM. +. Switzlcr. of the Columbia States
man, to deliver his lecture OH Parliamentary
Law and Usagcs in this city. early in March.
cia Evil Law, printed in pamphlet form. i. dis
appearing like hot buckwheat cakes and fresh
butter. Everybody takes it, The children cry
for it.
1t is rumorcd that Col. ". II. Armstrong.
chairman of the Democratic State Central Com
mttec, will call meeting of the committee in
this city before the adjournment of the Lcgisla-
ture. What's in the wind?
Our young friends Henry W. Ewing. clerk Of
the Supreme Court, and Geo. W. Frame. assist
ant secretary of the Senate. received a missive
yesterday, in which the fair writer spclt their
names as follows: Mister Henry Youing and
Mister Gc. Phraigmc.
We learn that Gen. Joe Shelby contcmpaes
making this city his future home. The General
is an active thorough business man, and will be
an acquisition Of inestimable worth to our city.
lie possibly would not be Objectionable even
were he to reside with us as the Governor of
the State, chosen by the progressive Democracy
of the State.
Acknowledgement Grafton. who has been ab-
sent at Washington City adjusting claims of citi-
zens Of this State against the General Govern
ment, returned Saturday last. The General re-
ports our claims in very satisfactory condition,
only requiring action on the part of the State
Legislature to have them properly and promptly
adjusted and paid.
j. c. McMulen, Superintendent of the &. and
A., and his party returned to Chicago Satur-
day, uia the Jefferson City Branch. in their
magnificent palace car from Cedar City. The
object of their journey was the inspection of the
Missouri Division Of their company's road
Everything Of course, under Superintendent
Morse, was found in perfect order
There was runaway accident Monday
which came near proving serious affair. Wen-
rtch's single team. whilst stationed in front of
the Madison Hotel, becoming frightened, dashed
around toward the Capitol. and thence TO Me-
Carty's stables, where it coilidcd with John Ha-
gems team, upsettng himself and wagon, badly
damaging the latter. The team was secured
without further injury.
Since Senator Brockmeycr's great defense of
the Social Evil Law he has been quite hoarse
and otherwise indsposed, and the enemies of
the "great inquity" count it visitation of the
wrath of Divine Providence on his devoted
head. If "such he sich," what horrors ought
to haunt the dreams of the hoary head" of
the Democracy who came up from ST. Louis the
other day to throttle the repeal of the in
famous Evil!"
We are at a loss to understand why it is that
no one is blamed for the dissipation of the
country. If dissipated boy is found. or a
drunken husband and father, or vngabon,l
hummer, its all the work of "runl-selerS" No
responsibility on the miserable wretch who is
by his own hand the author of his own deprav-
ty, misery and misfortune. 1t is time this
Sch'ihcht W"s anu every Hldll ntlV re-
sponsible for his deeds. If II man guzzleS rum.
his alone are the consequences.
Major Beck, of Fairfield. Iowa. was in the
city Monday, with Mr.. Lambert. of Castle
Rock, and Mr.. Whiteside. of Usage City. Major
Beck has sold an undivided half of his Castle
Rock farm, that known as the old Major Clark
Farm, to an Iowa gentleman named Pagan, for
$4,000, which speaks well for some of our Usage
Valley farms. certainly. Mr.. Pagan will re-
move to the farm right away. and run it. He
will arrive at Cedar City in about two weeks,
and ship by boat thence up the Usage.
Powell Rudd. an cX-conv ct. who came out of
the Penitcntiary last March II year, went to
California and there. on the 29.h of December
stole from ii. T.. Schenkcr two gold watches
4 description of the stolen property was placed
in the hands of our City Marshal, Chas. Coha
gen, who, on yesterday, succeeded in bringing
gar Shop, and the watches he had before
pawned. lie is now in custody awaiting the
arrival of Mr.. Sclenler, with the property for
his return to California for trial Rudd is Of
German birth.
Hon. G. A. FinkelnbuIg, SO well and ia, or.
ably remembered for his many sterling qualities
of head and heart first a Representative of st.
Louis in the Legislature, and then Represents
tive in Congress, was in the city Saturday, on
business in the United States Court. He IL