Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-10-15
LOCAL JOTS.
Called Back"-his resignation.

Called Back'-his resignation.
Saratoga chips, the latest delicacy.
The Baldwin Theatre Company arrived
from the West this morning.
"Poygamists must quit and the Chinese
must CO." is the way the Butte Io,cn TdM
puts it.
Yesterday Banker Mccormick purchased
the well-known Tommy Dodd from j. X.
Gillespie, for $500.
All witnesses and jurors in all cases save
those on trial were excused this morning at
10 o'clock for the day.
Several wagon loads of fine assorted pota-
toes were sold on the street this week at
thirty cents per bushel
There will be fine social gathering of
young people at the Pavilion tonight, to en-
joy the skating, music and dancing.
They have already had the second fall of
snow in Butte, and consequently are Shrek
ing for cocktails early in the morning.
The officers of the Olympic Club meet in
the hall this evening at O'Clock to arrange
for several attractions in the near future
A fine group photo of the twelve members
of the Chicago champion base ball team of
the world is on exhibition at the Occidental.
The three woeks' trial of the Beck mining
suit will again be gone over with on account
of Stenographer VIM losing hisn of the
trial.
Two deaths are reported from diphtheria
80 far this month, and several alarming cases
exist, although the maady is slowly de-
creasing.
Edward II. Reese, young 1S-year-old
miner in Grass Creek coal Mines in Summit
county, was crushed to death yesterday
morning by the caving of several tons of
coal.
Real estate is worth something in some
parts of Montana. piece of property
situated on Main street in Helena, the capt.
tai of the Territory, recently changed hands
on basis of $3.50 per foot.
The verdict in the case of Robert Weston
convicted by jury of attempted rape, was set
aside as contrary to law and evidence, and the
court allowed the defendant new trial on
motion of the counsel for the defense.
The Home Dramatic Company of thirteen
members go to Provo on the Rio Grande in
the morning. where they play Queens
Evidence" Friday and Saturday nights, and
return home on the Utah Central, Sunday.
Josh Billings, the renowned humorist,
who lectured but n short time since in the
Theatre during q few weeks stay in Salt
Lake, died at Monterey, CAL, yesterday
morning, of what is said TO have been apo
plexy.
The Knights of Labor must bear the blame
if the Union Pacific is compelled to employ
Chinese laborers to work its coal mines. If
the bosses of the Knights will not let white
miners work, the road will be compelled to
get help where it can.-Denuer Ne,US.
Yesterday Judge Zane ruled in relation to
the Copper Act in the case. of Oliver Accord
the mail robber, that he should be credited
with five days of each month for the first
year, seven for the second, nine for the
third, ten for the fourth year and ten all
successive years.
The Thompson Comic Opera Company
will be on the western circuit next month,
and will visit Salt Lake. This company plays
"The Mikado' with the original stage bust
ness, and is said to be very successful or
ganization. The home company has got to
hurry to ''get there
In the matter of the application of Mr..
Hiram s. Laney to be admitted to practice
rs an attorney in the Utah Courts, an ex-
animation was set to be held in open court
on Saturday, the 18th inst, at . p. IN. Judge
Zane appointed Judge Il. L. Sprague, Ben
ing committee.
They are becoming moralized i'll Montana.
Not long ago Butte made stagger to pro-
hibit men from "holding out" women as
their wives" and now Helena has adopted
an ordinance prohibiting women from tend
ing bar or keeping saloons on Main street,
and prohibiting the keeping of houses of i'll
fame on that thoroughfare.
The new Board of Directors of the Cres-
cent Mining Company met last evening and
elected the following oiiicers l.. III. Whitney,
president; John A. Groesbeck, vice-presi-
dent; w. s. Mccormick, treasurer; g, III.
Whitney, secretary; l.. III. Whitney, l.. p.
Ferry, and W. Il. Shelby, executive com
mittee; s. Stephenson, manager.
Messrs. Evans and Odinga addressed a
crowd of listeners in front of the ID. d Il. G..
depot hotel last evening ON the Knights of
Labor question. The rich and poor were
strikingly contrasted, and remedy to equal
ize this worlds goods was presented. After
setting forth many statistics and features of
the order, the meeting adjourned.
Within cannon shot of Ogden, says the
NetCs, is body of silver ore that would, if
operated, change the entire business in this
town. The same grade and formation that
are found at Park City, are here, and while
our business men are complaining of mac
tiyity of trade, they have an opportunity for
fortune at their own door. Let them, as
wise men, keep hold of the chance,
1t was an interesting and strange sight to
see Il girl riding horse imam fashion" about
the streets to-day. She was pretty nicely
dressed and took no more notice of the stares,
smiles and comments of those who saw her
than if she had been a boy. She displayed
no small amount of equestrian ability, and
was SO simple about the whole thing that il
in no way seemed vulgar.
The loss of Jumbo is great loss to natur-
al history. More gigantic elephants than
Jumbo doubtless exists in the wilds of Asia
or Africa, but none have been captured OF
are now in service in India that are known
to surpass him in size. He was probably
the most valuable animal at the time of his
death on the planet. He was worth his
weight in silver, though not in gold.-Pioch,
Record.