Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-07-12
THE MAsONS OF GREAT SALT LAKE.

| llllteracy and the bonds of all impenetrable
ignorance, A correspondent, writing from
! the city of the Saints, says:
The Masonic fraternity has never achieved
a nobler task than the one it is now carrying
cut Ill this Mormon Capital Surrounded by
the ELECTS OF system in which the education
Of our free schools is denounced science
mathematical and national laws defed: in
which ignorance is power and knowledge
deemed curse, and i'll which everything is
made subservient to the dictates of illiterate
/ leaders of counterfeit religion, the Masonic
fraternity has thrown open the doors of its
| library to the pubic aud offered the advan-
tages of its reading room free to all. In 1873
the library could boast of but eighty eight
volumes. In 1876 this number had increased
70 3O5 in 1878 it numbers 1900 and 3
rapidly increasing in size and influence.
This gratifying result is due almost exclu
svely to the interchangeable labors of Christie
pher Diehl, Grand Librarian. Ever since the
organization of the library he has been an
intelligent supporter, and has earnestly advo-
Gated the necessity of enlarging its sphere of
usefulness. Started first as a purely Masonic
collection, the Grand Lodge of Utah finally
determined to convert it into q general library
and reading room for the public. In 1877,
Association of this city contribution of 900
volumes, it has continued 10 increase, so that
it is now already one of the institutions of
the city. The selections have been made
with excellent discrimination. The works of
almost every popular and standard American
and European writer are represented, in full
or in part, in every department of literature.
What is of especial interest, however, to
jewellers on the Pacific coast is the complete
collection of Mormon literature, from the
first revelation to the present day. The
works OF the poets and pOetesSes of the Latter
Day Church may here be found as well as
the bitter controversial writings, giving the
arguments of both sides, the exposures, de-
lenses, denials and eulogies. There is prob
ably no better opportunity to examine the
character of the arguments for and against
the claims of this alleged --latest dispensation
IN the fullness of time than that offered by
the contents of these book shelves. Certainly
no better proof could be offered of the truth
OF Sir William Hamiltons remark, to the
effect that there is no opinion, however absurd
tor exaggerated, which will not have not only
its champions, but its martyrs. A visit to
the Tabernacle, Endowment and Lion Houses
and other Mormon institutions could not be
better supplemented than by a half hour
MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE Again
Lander is to be represented III the State
Prison by nalefactor convicted OF the crime
Of murder in the second degree, Says the
Rereds of Tuesday:
The Case Of John White. on trial Yesterday
in the District Court on al Indictment charg
ing him with murder, went to the jury at
1920 last night, and at 1915 they returned
verdict for murder Ill the second degree
There was no direct testimony against White
except his own admissions, and LII view OF
this fact and that he evidently is of weak
mind, the verdict for a less offense than muir
der was found White will be sentenced on
Friday next, and the sentence will I'M
be Imprisonment in the State
Prison for the term of his natural life, And |
it should be; for, beyond question, he Is a
dangerous man to be at large in any commun
ity, having little regard for human life where |
he thinks himself injured, and mentally so
weak that all moral perception is blunted in |
his nature.
We suspect that if the statistics were ex
amined they would reveal the fact that the |
State Prison has more murder int the second |
IcSTH6 COllNlCIS HdiIlilS IIOiu I%dudeE ludI |
from any other county At all events, we |
somehow associate that crime with the Grim |
lIal jurisprudence of that county as one of its
peculiar features.
ACCIDENT AT TAHOE CITY.-The Truc&ee
Repnbiicon of the 10th inst has the following
account of an accident at Tahoe City:
A painful and serious accident occurred at
Tahoe City on the 4th, resulting in the serious
injury of Harry Williams, aged ID years, son
IF Henry Williams, a stockbroker OF San
Francisco A party of San Francisco ladies
md gentlemen, stopping at that place, had
sent down ito San Francisco for a choice lot
If nice fireworks with which to celebrate the
Fourth, aud on the day in question, little
after dusk, these folks were displaying them.
Among the party was young Harry, who had
wo blue lights tucked away i'll the inside
pocket Of his vest, and was busjiy engaged
n lighting a Roman candle. The sparks
rom the candle accidentally caught the blue
lights, and i'll few seconds his clothing was
N fire Owing to the darkness the excited
ttendants were unable to ascertain what was
he cause of the fire, and consequently made
title progress in extinguishing it. He was
eriously burned about the body, arms, hands,
ace and head-the burn being extensive but
lot deep The little fellow displayed re-
narkable fortitude and presence of mind,
nd kept his mouth and eyes shut during the
rying ordeal Owing to the peculiar COM
osition of the blue light, the burns are coal
lack. DIR. Pedlar, who attended him, IN