Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-09
LOCAL J0TS.

Nothing in the Police Court to-day.
This s the warmest day for week.
Still no more arrests in cohab. circles.
L. II. Parsons brought down a CIR load OF
fine hlooded sheep from Ogden yesterday.
new granite water sect is being laid
along the south side of the Temple block.
The New York editors leave for the West
this evening. Their stay among US has been
very pleasant.
To-day's @. p train from the West was
four hours late. The ID. IL r. q. waited and
brought the passengers down.
The foundation of the new building or
the site of the old Richards house is almost
completed. II is picture of solidity.
The Theatre box-ofiice opens to. morrow
for the sale of seats for the coming perform
ances of the A. M. Palmer Company.
BY referring to our silver quotations. it
will be seen that silver has taken another
jump o-day, and now stands at .9714 in New
York; 40 in London.
A divorce was granted in the Probate
Court yesterday to Mary Whittle from her
husband, John Whittle. The lady will as
sumo her maiden name and have the Gus
tody of the children.
The proudest man in the United States
to-day is John M. Young. It's a boy, and
it arrived at 8 O'Clock this morning. We
only hope that Young, Jr., may become as
staunch Democrat as Young, ST., and ex-
tend our congratulations to the parents.
Won't you bestow gentle blast upon
those chronic nuisances-the borrowers of
the morning paper2" said gentleman to a
my Herald about as highly as l do my
breakfast" - Morning Church Organ.
Chorus of paralyzed citizens: "Oh, Lord
Where does that man board, we wonder?"
II should think" said well know Nor
mon on the street to-day, that when II
brother claims to be unable to pay a fine
aud asks to take the poor debtors oath, that
hold out to the last. This thing of planking
down the money AS soon as the habeas
corpus cases are decided against them gives
the whole thing away"
The morning Republican organ was want
ing to know something of the Hon. j. Ran
dolph Tucker, of Virginia, short time
since, and if the gentlemen who write
that sheet have access to the rooms of the
Alta Club, they will see fine picture of the
Virginia statesman there tonight, being the
gift of Hon. Il. N Baskin to the Club. 1t is
the picture of man who is every inch a
gentleman and n scholar.
The DEMOCRAT has received from MIR.
James Dryer. the bookseller, copy of the
authorized edition of Gladstone's pamphlet
on the Irish Question" 1t is the grand
old mans views on this, his life work, and
needs no praise at our hands Those who
have the latent spark of love for unfortu-
nate ireland in their bosoms, will be pleased
TO get this little book. which can be had for
10 cents at Mr. Dryers place of business.
Late this afternoon John Beck will file
an undertaking, with the Clerk of the
Third District Court, which will stay pro-
ceedings in the attachment suits recently
filed against him. The transaction comes
NO late in the day that it is impossible to get
full particulars, but it is understood that the
woodey, IL. 5. Eldredge, David James, John
A. Groesbeck, Hyrum Groesbeck and others.
This will make Mr.. Beck's financial standing
about as good rs it was before his recent
misfortunes, and the news will be received
with pleasure by the gentleman's numerous
friends.
inRton Square in high spirits at o'clock
this afternoon. The procession was headed
by DR.. Faust, who hid his face from the
rude gaze of the public with cGtcher's
mask. He was followed by boy carrying
slah, on which was painted cofiin and this
WAS adorned with an elegant squash medal.
Next came the band, followed by the lean
men, and close behind them came the fats.
All the players carried bats made of plain
boards as wide as the side of house, and
with these it is expected that the ball will
be hit once during the progress of the game.
DR.. A. G. Ewing has been appointed special
hand with barrel of whisky and II keg of
nails