Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-07-10
LOCAL JOTS.

Horn Silver stock is quoted at $2:1O.
Edward Meredith, supposed to be in Salt
Lake, is wanted by his friends.
Mccormick d Co. to-day received Crescent
ore valued at $2,700 and Queen of the Hills
ore valued at 81 200; total, 400.
Last nights shower was most refreshing
and in season. Many returning from the
Lake received good drenching.
The Friedlander stock of whisky was
guaged yesterday afternoon, and shortage
discovered in the amount invoiced.
The half holiday movement fell through
more from lack of support from q. c. M. L.
than anything else. Another recreation
project is in view.
Barry and Fay commence their two nights
engagement at the Salt Lake Theatre to-
morrow evening, in the popular comedy
"Irish Aristocracy."
Just before going to press it is learned
that the Federal court room has been en-
gagged in which to hold the indignation
meeting tomorrow night
The rival bill-posters settled their diff
culties in the Police Court to-day, Axtell,
the prosecuting paste pot, paying the costs
and the defendant being dismissed.
Collections were very good to-day owing
to the fact that the 10th of each month is
pay day with several large firms, including
hotels, smelters and mining companies.
Franklin Dewey, held to the Grand Jury
for an attempt to kill Mrs. Parallee Dewey
and G. G. Patten, not being able to procure
$1,000 bonds, has been remanded to the
County Jail.
If the indignation meeting is held to-mor-
row night, the starry banner will be flying
G-TI- oI,ol n Hhorl
Crow have not yet announced their intention
to pull it down.
Mr. John d. Spencer is rehearsing
Patience" at home these latter days. 1t is
boy, one day old, and John is watching the
symptoms to see whether he is going to be a
comedian or tragedian.
If we are to have an indignation meeting
let us have some sound and representative
speakers. No wind, no buncombe, no rot,
but an expression of sentiment that will
carry force and conviction with 1t.
The Driving Park Association has let the
contract for the building of a grand stand
1O0x42 feet to Mr.. B. G. Raybould. Work
will begin at once so as to have it completed
for the four interesting races on the Ath
inst.
The Helena Herald is responsible for the
''whopper" that prospector of the capitol
while out in the mountains few days ago
discovered a rich gold lead which was ex-
posed to his sight by thunderbolt knock
ing the top off a mountain while he was
near by.
Captain Joab Lawrence has purchased
from E. j. Travis, through j. X. Gillespie,
the Hampstead property in the Eighteenth
ward. The price paid for the 10x10 lot was
$4,000 Mr.. Lawrence will erect handsome
residence on this lot, which will be another
ornament to the city.
Mr.. F. j. Fabian, of this city, in company
with st. Louis Incorporation, has taken up
and stocked with cattle some twenty
seven thousand acres of land near Evanston,
Wyoming. The cattle have all been Sc
lected from the best and are pronounced to
be in a magnificent condition.
Complaints reach the DEMOCRAT from
Alta, Murray and Stockton in regard to the
mail service between Salt Lake and said
points. Each town is entitled to daily
mail, but frequently three or four mails are
missed and then received in q bunch. The
matter should be rectifed.
II was currently reported to-day that
an indignation meeting of the loyal citi-
zens of Salt Lake, together with all old sol
diers who revere the flag, would be held to-
morrow night in the Federal court room.
The matter of the insult to the flag on last
Saturday will be discussed, and an express
sion of sentiment obtained.
The announcement that the Mormons in
tend to have a procession on the Twenty
Fourth, headed with the stars and stripes
draped in mourning, is, so far as reporter
could learn, without foundation. NO."
said a prominent Mormon to the reporter;
''some of the leaders put their foot into it
on the Fourth; we won't have any process
sion on the Twenty-Fourth, and will not
carry the flag at either half-mast or full
mast. Don't imagine that the Mormons are
all foola - r.