Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-05-05
LOCAL J0TS.

There will be a social ball at Lindsay's
Pleasure Gardens next Thursday even
ing.
Diphthera had three victims in Salt
Lake last month and six deaths were re-
corded from consumption.
The police court transacted no business
this morning. The case of Hansen VS..
Jensen for assault came up this afternoon.
Mr.. Henry Wagner was seen on the
street this morning for the first time since
his accident His friends are pleased to
see him around again.
The fire engine proved to be more
badly damaged than was at first sup
posed. 1t is still at the U. c.. shops, and
will not be up before the last of the week.
The windows of heaven were opened
last evening and what seemed to be a
second edition of Noah s flood came down.
1t let up in a short time, however, leav-
ing Zion new washed.
Judge Zane will set the civil calender
tomorrow at 10 o'clock. A full attend
ance of the members of the bar is de-
sired, in order that as many cases as
possible may be disposed of.
The electric light wires in front of the
new beer hall below Goddess drug store.
were struck by lighting during the storm
last evening. The lights went out, but
no particular damage was done.
Deputy Hurd got his work in on the
DEMOCRAT this morning by snatching an
employe with a subpoena. When the
majesty of the law is represented bv
>,
John Rands and John Keyho, the |
Ogden cloth burglars, were brought |
down from Ogden last night. They were
kept in the city Jail over night, and went |
to the pen this morning for lack of bonds |
men.
The Tribune this morning locates the
Second District Court at Frisco, to which !
place it has sent Judge Foreman. Law
yers, htlgants and witnesses, however, |
will find the court at the same old stand, /
Beaver.
1t is rumored that one or two more sa-
looms will shortly succumb to the pressure
of high license and low receipts. The
saloon business appears to be rapidly
settling down to the " survival of the fiji |
test"
During the thunderstorm last evening 4
span OF horses attached TO a hack became
frightened at the conflict of elements and
attempted to capture Main street. After
some little excitement they were per
suaded to desist from the attempt.
The Logan Journal has changed hands
b. f. Cummings retiring in favor of
Messrs. Smith, Stratford & CARLYLE If
we mistake not this means that the Lopan
journal in the future will not dare TO
question the policy or the authority of
the Dessert NecS. The Logan paper will
henceforth take its theology straight
The Walker House bar has change in
the management, Mr.. John BechtoI
being again associated with Mr.. John
Sands IN the business. Both are popular
gentlemen and will keep the Walker up
to its past high standard Mr.. Gus
Engler, one of the former genial dis
pensers, will leave Salt Lake for Cali
fonia.
After long and tedious endeavor to
get something to back the charge of u.
I, against Ole l.. Hansen, the ATTEMPT
was given up in despair, and the Judge
charged the jury to discharge the case.
which they did without leaving the box
This was the last case on the p. and II I
Z. calendar, and the court turned its At ,
tention to civil matters this morning.
AT the meeting of the quarterly con- t
terence of the Salt Lake stake. held ON I
Sunday morning, Claudius V. Spencer 9
was released from the home missionary v
Inst without any explanation being made 5
vi course, the explanation is that Mr. II
Spencer pleaded guilty and promised NOT il
TO do 1t again. Home missionaries are fe
expected TO take their punishment with Il
out squealing. ''''
Notwithstanding the bad weather last
night ialr-sized audience turned out TO
tI'ehd the meeting of the Blue Ribbon
AsSocialioh; There were some eloquent =,
ApPealS ON behalf OF temperance by sew
eral local lights, and quite a nnmher
signed their names TO the roll and nledgad
themselves TO total abstinence, The fc
meetings are held every Monday EVENING r
n the Federal court room at 8 n m cl
The Dessert Ne,rs would have some a
mechanical appliances, such as thumb - -
crews or ankle-crushers, introduced into =,
he Third District Court, to make what if e
erms the "lnquisition" complete. Most l.;
'ile victims think six months i'm the
'cn suiliclent dose, and yet the NewS. ~
Presumably their friend, would have tor ~
ure added TO the penitentiarv. Hard
learted as Judge Zane is, we cannot be-
eve that he will pander TO the Ne,rs, Sc
uggestlon and carry it into effect Be- LOT
ldes' II MAJ, be possible that it is only tn
,e"s sarkasm," though where the at
'e"S sarkasm' begins or where il ends
the understanding of man.