Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-07
JOHN TAYLOR,
GEORGE q. CANNON.
JOSEPH 4. SMITH.

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The managers of the nom Mormon
citizens celebration also abandoned
their procession and other exercises,
but decided that the troops (who were
to have taken part and Others who
desired, if any such were found, should
meet at the Continental hotel on the
morning of the Fourth, and then
march to the Liberal Instit ute where
addresses appropriate to the occasion
might be made.
A few days ago the city council
passed a resolution to formally open
with appropriate ceremonies on indie
pendence day the new park lately
purchased for the benefit of the citi-
zens. This evening the council met
in special session, and repealed that
portion of the resolution which fixes
these m for the Fourth, Civ
ing expression in their resolution to
postpone, to the profound regret that
they felt at the dastardly act by which
the nation might at any moment be
called to mourn the loss of its chief
magistrate. In fact the sad news
was the one prevailing topic, all other
matters for the time being seemed to
be lost sight of. Various theories
were starteda discussed, with re-
gard to the causes that led to this de-
plorable crime. Necessarily these
6onjectures have been more or less
wild; but no matter the surmised
cause or the conjectured reason all
men of all parties here deplore the
deed and execrate the assassin.
Comets and sudden deaths have
been, until now, the prevailing sub
iects of conversation in this region.
OF the comet in the north l need say
nothing, as it is doubtless as much a
nine days wonder in Omaha as it is
here. 1t is claimed that another has
been seen in the far southern sky, but
it is the general impression that this
is a mistake, though it is possible
that, owing to u exceedingly clear
atmosphere, these blazing messengers
become visible here sooner than else
where. .
The number of ladies who have
died Unexpectedly, indeed sometimes
almost suddenly, within the last week
or two in this city and neighborhood,
has created considerable alarm. The
best known of those who have thus
left us was Mrs. Fanny M. Little,
wife of the Hon. f. Little, the pres
ent mayor. The lady was a native of
New York, her maiden name was
Decker, and she was a sister to two of
the Mrs. Youngs, wives of the late
Mormon president.
There also appears to be
an epidemic of drowning. Day
after day the papers contain
accounts of the death of children
from falling into the mountain streams
or irrigating canals. Why there
should be so many more accidents
from this cause than ever before is
one of the things that are unexplain-
able.
The June Just passed has been the
hottest ever known since the estab-
lishment of the signal service observ-
atory in this city. Persons disposed
to borrow trouble are looking forward
with anxious forebodings, and are
disturbing themselves with calcula-
tons as to how much warmer it will
become in July and August, usually
our hottest months. August, 1875,
was the hottest month yet recorded.
Then the maximum reading of the
thermometer reached 101 Q. During
the present month it has stood several
days at 96 2 Already vegetation
shows the results of this heated term.
Salt Lake City has lost its spring-time
charm Of freshness, and the trees,
shrubs, flowers and grasses appear
measurably wilted and dried up. The
volume of water descending from the
mountains has also materially de-
creased. BLUEFoRD.