Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-23

The snow is three feet deep at Alta.
after Dark" at the Theatre Monday
evening.
Vote for Colonel VIM M. Ferry for Dele
gate to Congress.
Stephen Leyburn, drunk, paid $40 into
the city treasury this morning for his fun.
The Young Democrats will unite with the
old in casting a solid vote for Colonel Ferry.
The sale of seats for the after Dark"
performances started out briskly this morn
ing.
Marshal Dyer and Arthur Pratt go south
to-day to join party of duck hunters on the
shore of Utah Lake.
The office of the law firm of Hall & Mar
shall has been removed to the second floor
in the Romney block.
During the last two weeks the DEMOCRAT
has been ignored" by 215 persons, that
being the number of names added to its sub
scription list within that time.
DR.. Mclean will give a free lecture ut
Jennings Hall tomorrow afternoon at .
O'Clock. Public tests will be made in
phrenology and psychology. No collection
will be taken up.
There will be meeting of the Loyal
League at the District Court room at 8
o'clock this evening. full attendance is
requested as business of Importance will
come before the League.
DR.. w. p. Wood, whoever he may be, was
unable to administer unto himself remedy
sufficiently strong to counterfeit the effect of
drink of bad whiskey. He was therefore
arrested taken before Judge Piper, and
upon pleading guilty, was fined SO.
Major Bush, Sixth Infantry, has been
commissioned u Lieutenant-Colonel and
has been assigned to duty with the Eleventh
Infantry. Captain Lyster, Nineteenth In
tantry, has been promoted to the rank of
Major, and assigned to duty with the Sixth.
Colonel Ferry, the Democratic nominee
for Delegate to Congress was the subject of
discussion on the street yesterday and to-
day. All agree that the choice is wise
one, and the prospects are that he will draw
out the heaviest antiMormon vote ever
polled in this Territory.
The members of the Democratic Terri
torial Convention at the meeting Thursday
night, must have felt grateful to the reporter
of the Republican organ when that unln-
vited guest cautioned them to be guarded in
their actions as the entire matter would he
given to the Associated Press.
Mr.. p l.. Williams arose in the District
Court to-day and stated that this was the
date set for the answer to be made in the
OCuOOl CdSes MI
Young, attorney for Stewart, entered mo-
ton to quash on the ground that copy of
the affidavit was not served with the writ.
The law on this point was argued at length
by both parties and the Court took the
matter under advisement.
Rev. DR.. Aubrey, of London, who is visit
ing Rev. Mr.. Thrall, is a power on the ros-
trum, and has been in Canada refuting the
false preachings of English emissaries who
went there to create n false impression on
the Belfast troubles. Steps are being taken
to cause DR.. Aubrey to wait over till Tues
day night and address the people of Salt
Lake on the subject of the true view of
Gladstone's policy. The friends of Glad
stone and Home Rule will be delighted to
hear him.
Colonel w. Nj. Ferrys acceptance of the
Democratic nomination for Delegate to
Congress appears in this issue. He will
make as thorough a canvass as the limited
time permits, and we hope that the differ
ent Liberal and Democratic Committees in
the counties where his speaking appoint
ments may be made, will spare no efforts to
secure good attendance at his meetings. He
is fine speaker, and will interest and
please the loyal people, and perhaps cause
IA political change of heart in some others
who may listen to him.