Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-15
LOCAL JOTS.

Horn Silver is quoted at $2.15, and On
tario at $32.
Emma Nevada commences a series o
three concerts in Chicago tonight.
Christmas cards cannot be sent to Eu
rope through the mails, as they are classet
as dutiable goods.
The first sergeant of the Salt Lake polio
force was entertained several hours to-da,
before the Grand Jury.
The opera "Iolanthe'' will receive per
feet rehearsal in Calder's Music Palace to
morrow night at 7:30 o'clock.
The bilious appearance of the Salt Lake
Herald this morning is attributed to the
state of its liver yesterday. The poor thins
is sick.
Superintendent Dickinson, Wurtzell an6
party, of the Union Pacific Railway officials
arrived by special train from Ogden this af
ternoon.
The uniformed messenger boys of the Cir.
cular Delivery Department scattered the re-
duced rates for their services about the town
to-day like the free snowfakes of the sea-
son.
Tonight the city dads meet in regular ses-
sion but it is safe to say that none of them
will strain their intellects in trying to have
measures adopted that would be beneficial
to the general public.
On motion of the prosecution, while wait
ing for witnesses, the case of Butterield,
set for trial in the Police Court at o'clock
this afternoon, was postponed until Thurs
day next at 2 o'clock.
The regular meeting of Oquirrh Encamp-
ment No. /, l. o. o. F., will be held this
evening at Odd Fellows Hall, at 7:30 sharp,
for the election of officers. All members are
requested to be present.
The President gives Utah affairs about the
same send-off in his message that his prede-
cessors have. We expect no sympathy from
Democrat OF Republican, SO we are not sur
prised.-Manti Home Sentinel.
In the District Court to-day the case of E.
Sells ct al. VS.. George f. Adkins ct al, trial
resumed at 10 o'clock, with attorneys pres
ent and E. Sells on the stand. Defendants
moved for dismissal of the suit, which was
overruled.
An important question of the jurisdiction
of Justices courts was decided by Judge
Zane this morning, in which the Court held
that under the laws of 1884 Justice has
jurisdiction over all cases occurring within
the city limits.
A. L. Reynolds, who yesterday put the man
Powers, his would-be partner in the Palace
restaurant out of that place, was up to-day
before Judge Speirs and found guilty of bat
terry. Sentence was suspended till to-mor-
row morning.
Thirty select couples gathered at the
Olympic Hall last night, under the manage
ment of the Excelsior Club. Blossoms Quad
rifle Band furnished the delightful music,
and at II o'clock everyone enjoyed fine
supper at the place of their choice.
The DeSeret Ne,Us last night mentions the
communication from the Mormon Church
of Noah Guymon, the lecher who seduced
his own daughter at Huntingdon, Emery
county. But the Nelus will not comment
upon this case, although it still cries for the
arrests to go on.
Sawyer, the enterprising iveryman, is
erecting two-story stable on First East
between Second and Third South streets.
1t will be 2Sx70 in the clear, and will accomo-
date twenty eight horses. Mr.. Sawyer ex-
poets to have his new stable ready for occu-
pancy by the beginning of the new year.
In the Reynolds-Powers scuffie at the Pal
ace yesterday, a waiter by the name of Jack
Shaffer ran up behind Reynolds and struck
him fearful blow on the back of the head,
cutting a big cash. Shaffer skipped out
without delay, and cannot now be found.