Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-22
LOCAL JOTS.

This is snow-slide weather.
"The Galley Slave" by the Lewis Morrison
Company tonight.
Late reports from Park City this after
noon state that it is still showing hard.
The bodies of the Park City snow-slide
victims were recovered and brought to town
yesterday.
The will of the late William Jennings was
read yesterday, in the presence of the family
by LIE Grande Young.
Miss Hattie Chambers whose condition, as
q result of the coasting accident, was re-
garded rs critical, is getting we'll.
The McMurrin- Collin case is the all alb
sorbing topic to-day. McNIurrin declined to
be witness against Collin. How good.
Mr.. McLaughlin's bill for the punishment
of sexual crimes is pronounced IA terror"
The gentleman himself doubts its passing.
John Lang, of Beaver, after serving his
term in the Pen for unlawful cohabitation,
was yesterday released md brought TO town.
Horn Silver has taken another shoot up
wards, reaching its highest point for the
past year. 1t was quoted yesterday at $500.
The mother of Hon. w. w. Ritter, who fell
on the ice few days ago, breaking her leg
in very serious manner, is thought to be
improving.
Joseph @. Bently has been appointed pre-.
siding judge and Richard Bently and Arthur
b. Court associate judges of election for st.
George.
Those who have witnessed the rehearsals
of the PIRATES of Penzance" say that Mr..
Gorlinski will make decided hit as the
Pirate King.
The Underground has had baggage car
nd A1 to- I,a, In,
question is, who has the check for the hat
McMurrin wore?
The fight over Judge Powers confirmation
Is waxing warm in Washington. Two of
Utah's ablest lawyers are pitted against each
other in the fight.
The three cases of the United States VS..
Lorenzo Snow, for unlawful cohabitation,
now under appeal, will be heard in the
Supreme Court, next Wednesday.
The D. & r. g. train from the East was
DELAYED about two hours, Yesterday, owing
to heavy SHOWS along the road. There is no
danger of blockades, the company state.
The report circulated on the streets yes
terday morning that the deputies had given
another of their surprise parties ut the meet
ing in the Eigth Ward school-house We'd
nesday night, lacks confirmation.
A full company of pedestrians arc now
Praying IN tne oea OF Muu IN TINS CITY.
There is u wonderful unanimity in the
opinions they repeat as they slosh. around,
and which are entirely unfit for publication.
The case of Fred Hopt ON its fourth ap-
peal, which was argued Wednesday in the
Supreme Court, is still under advisement.
There is good ground for supposipg it will
reach the United States Supreme Court
again.
Representative McLaughlin's bill for the
suppression of immortality is all very well as
far as it goes The clause which states that
grandmother, etc., etc., is the correct idea.
But how about "the deceased wife's sister?"
The Board meeting of the Deseret Natio-
nal Bank was held to-day and resulted in
the election of Feramorz Little to the vice.
Presidency, vacated by the death of Mr.
Jennings and John A. Groesbeck to fill the
vacancy in the board. In all other respects
the old officers remain the same.
The general excellence of the Theatre
orchestra was n subject of especial COM
mendation by all last night Some new
their beautiful execution was highly COM
plimentary to Prof. Weihe and much appre-
oiated by the entire audience.
About midnight last Tuesday fire broke
out in the boarding house of the Honerine
Mining Company, at Stockton, burning the
building to the ground. The cause of the
fire is unknown. Foreman John b. Kelly
proprietor OF the house, lost about 81, 900
loss on building, $1,000, no insurance.
The county records are being examined
with wonderful scrutiny throughout the
Territory, with view to ascertaining if the
church property which was decided to cor.
porations and individuals some time since
is placed securely beyond the reach of even
a technieality of the law. The new Ed
munds bill might pass, you know.