Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-10-13
LOCAL JOTS.

Horn Silver stock is quoted ut 1910 90
$2.15.
Wells, Fargo & Co. to-day received Homer
inc ore valued at So, l53.
The Chautauqua Circle meets tonight in
the Methodist Church parlors, at 1880 o'clock.
1t is reported in society circles that Lieu
tenant Morton is to be the next benedict.
The Grand Jury will meet tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock, pursuant to adjourn
ment.
There ia dress parade at Fort Douglas on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings
of each week.
Mccormick d Co. to-day received one car
of Hanauer bullion valued at $4,000, and
Crescent ore 300; total value, $4,000.
In the District Court the case of Thomas
Fenton VS.. Salt Lake County, was referred
to George Fletcher TO take the testimony
and report his findings.
In the case of rape against Robert Weston
defendants counsel to-day entered n motion
for a new trial. on the ground that the YER
dict is against the law and evidence.
The arson case against Robert Lowrie was
quashed yesterday by n flaw in the indict-
ment. The "Kid" is now unbounded in his
delight, and says he is going East
The criminal calendar of the District
Court in Beaver is exhausted and the civil
docket will have been finished by Wednes-
day, when Judge Foreman will probably ad
journ court.
The case of E. @. Cook and others against
M. +. Eakel came up in the District Court
this morning, and Judgment for the plain
tiff was rendered as prayed in withdrawing
the answer.
Several ward bands, filled the air with
music last night on the occasion of Musser
and Watson's release from the Pen and the
going hence of Andrew Smith and John
Nicholson to-day.
Jim Watson is still shaking hands with
his many friends on his release from the
Penitentiary.. Jim is chock full of satisfac-
ton now, and don't care to play "Mascotte"
by tending turkeys any longer.
Typhoid fever is prevalent to certain ex-
tent at Fort Douglas, owing to imperfect
drainage, which perhaps may be due to the
newly-discovered sulphur spring, better un-
derstood at the Post than anywhere else.
The Directors of the Crescent mine held
meeting in McCornicks bank yesterday
evening and adjourned to convene again to-
night. The stockholders annual meeting
takes place tomorrow morning at 10o'clock,
at the bank.
In an article in last nights DEMOCRAT
entitled IAN Expected Crescent Boom" the
position of Mr.. Josh Nichols was mistakenly
stated. Mr.. Nichols has naught whatever to
do with the management, or smoothing
away the rough corners. He declares he is
only stakeholder; only that and nothing
more.
Price Il Needham had another runaway
this afternoon, the result being n badly
smashed delivery wagon, IL load of eggs,
butter, fruit vegetables, etc., scattered
'.hither and yond," and boy triAe hurt.
Having had about dozen such occurrences
this summer, Price Needham should "call
halt"
Messrs. Evans and Odinga, representatives
of the Labor cause, will address the public
in front of the d. 4 r. G. Depot Hotel, to-
morrow wednesday, evening. The sub
lect is Hard Times, and the Causes and the
Importance of Organization" They desire
all lovers of liberty and equality to be
present at O'Clock sharp.
The copper telephone line to Bingham is
said to conduct message with startling
rapidity and with such loudness that the
management have been requested to adopt
some sound-reducing system to prevent
deafness among the Binghamites ID. N
Swan, in speaking to fair Zonite the Other
day, said: Thou art so near, and yet so far
A bright meteor was noticeable in the
western heavens between 4 and B O'Clock
this morning. 1t had the appearance of
powerful flash of lightning, leaving path
way Vi Biedl Drillluhcy, perfectly straight II
first, but gradually assuming a serpentint
appearance, and finally changing to reg
ular bow, with the curve to the north. Il
did not fully disappear for about fifteer
minutes.
Directly after receiving his death sen
tenoe Hopt went to the Marshal's office, Ii
cigar and entered into conversation witt
those about him, when Elder John Nichol
son, sentenced for U. c., entered the privat
room. The doomed murderer asked by
stander who the lame man with flown,
beard was. "rhat is Nicholson was tn
reply. CD" said Hopt, "how I'd like t.
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