Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-03-28
LOCAL JOTS.

Up TO date 600 cases have been filed
in the Third District Court
The funeral of the late Mrs. Foote was
largely attended this afternoon. !. -
Rev. j. B. Thrall breaches at the
Methodist Church tomorrow evening.
Another drill practice of the Patience
dragons will take place Monday evening.
Mr.. ]. Dive, who has purchased the
Main street confectionery business of II.
O. Stearns, is doing fine business.
1t is rumored that the Salt Lake Herald
is likely to get into legal squabble with
their prize distribution. -Pr0C0 Enquirer.
Captain Greenman scared number of
people out of about four years growth by
appearing on the streets of Ogden yester-
day.
r. X. Thomas makes fine display at
his new Emporium establishment, and
the place was thronged with customers
to-day.
The board of directors of the Provo
Lumber, Manufacturing and Building
Company declared 10 per cent. dividend
last Wednesday.
b. X. Land, printer who has worked
in nearly all the offices in the city, was
arrested this afternoon for abusing his
wife and daughter.
The Grand Jury came into court last
evening and presented four indictments,
three under United States laws and one
under the laws of the Territory
There will be dress parade of the
Sixth Infantry at Fort Douglas tomorrow
morning at o'clock, which will be fol-
lowed by inspection and guard mount.
The Collins habeas corpus case, which
was set for hearing in the Third Dis
trict Court to-day, was postponed indefi-
nitely. This case will test the validity
OF the county license law.
The members of the CONGREGATION
B'nai Israel are requested to meet at the
office of Mr.. Simon Bamberger tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock, for the considera-
ton of important matters.
A party Of eighty English globe trot-
tiers, who recently arrived at San Fran
cisco from Australia, will come in on the
ID. q R. g. tomorrow and remain a day
or two in Utah's metropolis.
The Fort Douglas concert tomorrow
afternoon will be in the open air. and will
commence at 3 o'clock. The programme
includes a fine clarionet solo selection,
which will be rendered by Prof. Kinne
1t is extremely probable that should no
successor to Judge Emerson be appointed
before the 9TH of next month, Judge
Foreman will preside during the re-
ain of fha in -
Riley, the man who was charged with
making murderous assault on Ed. VIII
son, was bound over yesterday afternoon
by Justice Speirs in the sum of $500. |
Wilson was also bound over to appear as
q witness. Bonds were furnished to-day. |
Mr.. J. l. Rawlins yesterday passed the /
thirty-fifth milestone on the journey of |
life, and a number of friends last evening |
commemorated the event by rendering |
that gentleman surprise party, which |
was appreciated by Mr. Rawlins and |
thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
The trial of the Grifiths-Ireland case
was in progress in the Third District
Court to-day. Judge Zane ruled this
morning that the first deed of assignment
made by Peirce was invalid, as it en-
powered the assignee to sell goods on
credit, which would result in delaying
payment of claims.
Postmaster Lynch states the free de-
livery system is now working like a
charm. 1t is anticipated that on the lst
Of next month, it being the expiration of
the quarter, about half of those who have
been renting boxes viii give them up and
order their mail delivered, which will
double the work of the carriers.
There is nothing new in telephone
matters. Mr.. A. w. Brown, general
of the Molecular Telephone I
Company of Utah, including the Terri
jories of Idaho and Montana, will arrive
next Monday, and will probably take the
of the Salt Lake Com
pany. Solicitors will be started out next '
week
There are no new developments in the
conference rate question. Messrs. Ban
'roft and Eccles, of the d. & r. G. West
I'm, and Sharp and Cope, of the Utah ;
Central, were closeted for several hours
his morning, and as result of their ex- 7
ended deliberations the matter rests lust
where it did before, and it, is likely to re-
main 80. !
1t is likely that the Utah & Northern
Will soon begin the construction of thirty c
niles of railroad in Southern Montana
t will be connected at both ends with the /
main line and will be used exclusively for
he passage of freight trains, so as to
void the Birch Creek divide, where the }
DAD is so expensive to operate and so
fruitful of accidents.-IRter- Mountain. 7