Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-14
LOCAL JOTS.

Horn Silver is quoted at S2.15, and On
tario at 1892.
Emma Nevada commences series of
three concerts in Chicago tonight.
Christmas cards cannot be sent to Eu-
rope through the mails, as they are classed
as dutiable goods.
The first sergeant of the Salt Lake police
force was entertained several hours to-day
before the Grand Jury.
The opera "Iolanthe'' will receive n per-
feet rehearsal in Calder's Music Palace to-
morrow night at 1880 o'clock
The bilious appearance of the Salt Lake
Herald this morning is attributed to the
state of its liver yesterday. The poor thing
is sick.
Superintendent Dickinson Wurtzel and
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 snowflakes of the sea-
son.
Tonight the city dads meet in regular ses-
sion, but 1t 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 Butterfield,
set for trial in the Police Court at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, was postponed until Thurs
day next at O'Clock.
The regular meeting of Oquirrh Encamp-
ment No. /, 1. o. o. F., will be held this
evening at Odd Fellows Hall, at 1880 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 or Republican, 80 we are not sur
prised.-Mdnti Home Sentinel
In the District Court to-day the case of L.
Sells ct oil. vs.. George f. Adkins ct al, trial
resumed at 10 O'Clock, with attorneys pres
emit and =. 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 a Justice has
jurisdiction over all cases occurring within
the city limits.
A. Il. Reynolds, who yesterday put the man
Powers, his would-be partner in the Palace
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 Oleson's Quad
rifle Band furnished the delightful music,
and at IL o'clock everyone enjoyed fine
supper at the place of their choice.
The Deseret Neps last night mentions the
accommodation from the Mormon Church
of Noah Guymon, the lecher who seduced
his own daughter at Huntingdon, Emery
county. But the Netcs will not comment
upon this case, although it still cries for the
arrests to go on.
Sawyer, the enterprising liveryman, 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 twepty-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 scufile 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 q big cash. Shaffer skipped out
without delay, and cannot now be found.