Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-07


TIE DEMOCRAT extra was eagerly read this
morning and 1000 copies soon exhausted.
There is just one danger in regard to the
prosecutions for lewdness-the accused may
elude the law.
Seats for "Nanon' tonight heve sold
well, and there will be a large house despite
the inclement weather.
II. s. Laney has been appointed Deputy
Registrar of the First Precinct for the COM
ing municipal election.
McMurrin, wh1 was so ''foully murdered
according to the Mormon newspapers week
ago, is steadily improving.
"Annie, in Rapture | Come to Thee is
the waltz serenade in "Nanon," and there
are said to be other charming waltz airs in
the opera.
The mysterious appearance of a fleeing L..
and l.. and two police officers below Provo
on the y. c., caused no little conjecture on
the streets to-day.
The Salt Lake Herald reporter was sum-
moned before the Grand jury on Saturday.
Wonder what that virtuous youth knows
about Fanny Davenport, anyway?
Mccormick & Co. to-day received four cars
of Hanauer bullion, S12,9Co; three bars of
Stormont silver, 81 300: three cars of Spruce
Mountain bullion, S4,1G), and Queen of the
Hills ore, 81 200; total value, $22,5O0.
All the male members of the Nevada con-
cert company are guests at the Valley House.
They are all Italians, and only one of them
can speak English. At 4 o'clock this after
noon mine host Brixen served special din
ner, a la Italian, for these gentlemen.
The "fyer'' has come at last, and in an
ticipation of the wants which come with it,
the Studebaker House announce in the DEM
ooRAT to-day that cutters, sleighs and bob
sleds are en- route, and that the public should
not fail to see them, as their cutters are
beauties of the latest style.
''Iolanthe'' will be presented on the 3Otb
and 3lst lnsts., and the rehearsals promise
very fine presentation of the opera. Pro-
fessor Krause is laboring indefatigably to
make an excellent showing for home talent
on this occasion, and his efforts promise to
be successful, artistically and financially.
just to keep up with the procession, and
not to let the policemen have a monopoly of
the "list" business, the DEMOCRAT has Sc
cured adocument containing fifty-six names,
which will be decidedly interesting when it
is published. If this cruel warfare keeps
up, several pious young Elders will see their
names in print, and pretty soon. too
James e. Christensen was arrested and
tried in the Police Court to-day on charge |
of battering small boy, named Fred Law |
renee, with a club. Christensen claimed |
that the boy irritated him by throwing |
rocks, but Judge Spelrs considered about $40 |
would be required to mend the broken law |
and peace of the city. The money was paid |
One of the soldiers who came down from
the Fort this morning to accompany the
troops, stepped into the City Hall about 2
O'Clock this afternoon to shelter himself
from the pelting snow till the street car
came along. He had his gun and cartridge
belt with HIM. The incident at once gave
rise to the rumor that a non-commissioned
officer had been stationed at the City Hall
for purpose not revealed but when the
car came along the soldier stepped in and
left for his quarters, and the City Hall re-
sumed its ordinary serenity.
The Tribune is worrying its soul in won
dering what will become of Fanny Daven-
port when she is translated to the Summer
land; and asks, as she has been ''sealed''
three times, to which husband will she be-
long? But the Tribune needn't worry. In
the first place, Fanny may not 90 to the
Summer land; IN the second, providing she
does go there, her husbands NAV prefer the
other place; and third, if there should be
dispute over her, it will be settled by rafting
her off. Fanny will make such a celestial .
prize package that it will be the only fair
way TO dispose of her.
As to who bargained with the fallen crea- :
lures, we know nothing and care not at all, /,
but whoever they were, policemen or private
cluzens, they were justified in what they '
iid.-Salt Lake Herald, Sunday. If the
Herald "knew nothing" why did it officially |
ieny that the city ran the houses; and if in
is wise and inspired logic policemen or
private citizens are justified in opening 1
houses of prostitution why should Kate e
Flint, ct al be prosecuted for being in the Ii
anne business. The Herald man is GETTING h
INTO the mess up to his neck. O.
In addition to the three arrests for L. 81. S
hronicled by the DEMOCRAT on Saturday. t,
mother arrest on a similar charge was made "
saturday night in the Walker House billiard n
aloon, Joe Bush. well-lnown miner. and h
, FORMER guard at the penitentiary being u
he victim. He was released on bonds of u
$1,000, Moses G. Phillips and George Barr s.
becoming his securities. 1t was rumored d
hat several more upon the list would be "
atnered IN later; so as TO prevent any bail L
ENG furnished before this morning, sub h
ectlng the victims to a Sunday in the II
cooler but the report was either untrue ie
r else the victims didn't happen to be r
round. b
In response to the encores which Nevada n
) certain to receive at the concert tonight.
has been suggested that she render seleo- al
ons from some of the more familiar operas.
he DEMOCRAT demurs, and believes that it
peaks for the larger portion of the audi
ace 40 the matter. The art atmosphere of
alt Lake is not SO high but that it can vet pc
ppreciate Home, Sweet Home" Comm 90
through the Rye, " ''Swanee River, !" or 1.-The -
locking Bird. with piano accompaniment. ~
hese are lyric classics themselves, readily az
and appreciated by all, and if Ia
evada could only add 1.-The Star Spangled Ii
amer it would be something so pertinent tn
the present situation in Utah that the en- tn
usiasm of her audience would know no W,
minds w