Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-16
LOCAL JOTS.

Deputy Marshal Collin is still soiourner
at Fort Douglas.
Raybould has received the Young Ladies'
Journal for January.
A. L. Reynolds, for assaulting Richard
Powers, his partner, was fined $3.50 and costs
by Judge Speirs to-day,
Christmas is coming and the Salt Lake
urchin is finding his annual seat in the most
generous Sunday school.
Mccormick d Co. to-day received three
cars of Hannauer bullion S7,CJo, and Cres-
cent ore, $40; total value $3.50.
The regular meeting of Ridgely Lodge No.
o, l. o. o. f., takes place this evening Mt the
usual hour. A full attendance of members
is desired.
The ninth annual ball and reunion of the
Odd Fellows of this city will take place to-
morrow evening at the society's hall in the
Union Block.
The fine ten-foot asphaltum walk just put
down between the Metropolitan and Cliff
hotels is an example to be followed through
out Salt Lake.
The telephone company is replacing the
small, crooked poles on First South street by
some very fine large straight ones The i'm
provement is good one.
Tom Shovel turned himself loose last
night on one of his flying steeds, and being
in rather an inebriated condition, was run
in and assessed So to-day.
That is curious book Parsons ~ Co. have
just received-a Chinese Testament in the
Chinese language. 1t looks quaint and us
though it would give one the lock-jaw to
read it.
Attention is called TO the elegant dental
parlors of Dr. Whitney at 40 s., Main street.
& aIra "a
vertisement in DEMOCRAT, then call for the
best bargains ever offered in the line.
OF course, the arrest of j. j. Farrell was
the result of "a mistake" Better men than
those who We're responsible for that "mis-
take" have been sent to the penitentiary for
lengthy terms for making criminal mistakes
OF n similar character
Little Carlos, the six-year-old son of Cen
eral Agramonte, is confined to the house.
corner of Main and Fifth South streets, with
scarlet fever. The other children of the
family are living away from home, and no
further spread of the disease is feared.
1t is reported that Mr.. j. j. Farrell will
bring suit for heavy damages against the
members of the conspiracy gang who were
responsible for his arrest on charge of l..
and L. 1t is to be hoped that he will sue
coed in recovering heavy damages, TO which
he is entitled.
McMurrin. the "fine and stalwart young
man, who is as deeply respected as he is
widely known" is reported to be fast con-
valescing. As soon us his condition will
permit, he should be placed under arrest for
assault with intent to commit murder If
he is innocent, he need have no fear of the
result.
The diphtheretic scourge is again making
itself manifest, especially in the Nineteenth
ward, where four cases are said to exist.
Now that the Quarantine Physician is
through with his labors as "spotter" in a
house of prostitution, probably he will find
time enough to look after and properly quar-
antine these cases,
A large number of gentlemen witnessed n
fine social game of Billiards at Bechtol &
Sands this afternoon, between Mr.. w. II. L.
Lowery, of San Francisco, and our we'll
known local player, Mr.. Josh tArthur. The
game proved of sufficient interest to make
matched contest more than likely. 1t is
said that the visitor can discount any player
in the Territory.
With characteristic cheek, the Salt Lake
Herald of yesterday morning stole and
transferred to its measly columns the DEM
ooRAT's photographic report of Mr.. Variants
remarks on Monday in the Lewis case. The
matter contained in that report, and in the
Judges instructions to the Grand Jury, con-
stituted all the interesting reading to be
found in that 4" ragged-edge" sheet.