Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-03-19
LOCAL JOTS.

Ida Hitchcock's benefit, at the Walker
Opera House, Thursday evening, March
20, 1885.
Forty-six passengers left over the baby
line this morning for points east of
Pueblo and Denver
Robert Gorlinski, Nettie Thatcher
Mrs. Leviberg and Jennie Hawley will
sing at Ida Hitchcock's benefit.
After John King had been fined S. for
drunkenness this morning the Police
Court was adjourned by Justice Speirs.
The combination wood and iron bridge
of the ID. d r. q. over the Provo river
was to have been swung in place to-day.
An auction sale of furniture will take
place tomorrow. See the advertisement
IF j. L. Durgin, in another column, for
particulars
There was a meeting of the Salt Lake
Bar Association last night to consider
various matters. The session being secret,
We are not allowed to give any further in
formation
The gold discovery bears were offering
to bet 5000 yesterday afternoon that a
piece Of rock containing gold could not be
produced from beneath the surface They
could find no takers.
Mr.. James Dwyer handed us Harper's
for April this morning. He said he ex-
pected the Century soon, and would be
prepared to furnish all with it. OF the
March Century he sold 10.
The Rio Grande agent at San Francisco
reports that the China steamer, due on
the Goth, and the Australia steamer due
on the 22d, have big lists of passengers
booked over the scenic line.
The Grand Jury held a brief session
this morning and adjourned until to-
morrow. A number of witnesses Were
in attendance from Tooele County, Sheriff
Mcbride being among the number.
Mr.. Harry Edwards, who has Just re-
turned from the Newfoundland Mining
district, says that the ore being pro-
duced in that country to-day is the best
that has been shown in this city for many
years.
Another safe was added to the furniture
of Jones bank this afternoon. Half-a-
dozen men had a perspiring time with
crowbars and an inclined plank, and
about fifty others stood around and did
the grunting.
The owners of the Pavilion talk of fill
ing the place with shrubbery and flowers,
putting in a fine fountain, securing good
music and making an ice cream pleasure
resort during the summer months. 1t
ought TO meet with success.
The d. & r. c. Western pay car will
start out tomorrow with $85 900, the
amount due employees for February. This
is heavier than for any month since the
road went into Receiver Bancroft S hands,
owing to the extensive bridge building
and other improvements.
The Patience party, numbering about
eighty persons, left on a special train over
the Utah Central at noon to-day. The |
train was composed of three coaches, in
Guiding Superintendent Sharp's private
car, and was in charge of d. s. Spencer |
OF the Utah Central office.
Commencing on next Sunday, the
Utah Central and d. & r. G.. roads will |
run but one train each north and south |
from this city. This is one of the results
of the local pool. The Utah Central
south-bound train will leave at Z 20 am.
and arrive in the evening
Several fine nuggets of gold were found
by gentleman of this city this morning.
They were discovered near the surface
and we were shown one that weighed five
pennyweights 1t is absolutely certain
that there was no "salt" about this find,
for they were discovered in Wells, Fargo's
bank
A very pleasant masquerade party was
given last evening by Miss Lizzie Groes-
beck, daughter Of William Groesbeck of
the Eighth Ward About sixty of the
young lady's friends were present, and
the perfect manner in which everything
was arranged reflected great credit on
Miss Lizzie, under whose personal direc-
ton the affair was conducted.