Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-06
LOCAL JOTS.


One more case of diphtheria was reported
to the quarantine physician yesterday.
There will be an ''Iolanthe'' matinee Sat
urday afternoon in the Salt Lake Theatre.
Quite a number of sleighs and cutters
were out to-day, although the sleighing is
far from being first-class.
Between Sexton Taylor and the dry bench
ers the Council is not likely to 60 to sleep on
the water supply question.
The rumor that Mr. John Reeve was to
succeed to the position of Utah Central
Roadmaster was not authentic.
b. Y. Hampton was brought up to the
City Hall this afternoon by Sheriff Groes-
beck, to testify in the j. w. Farrell case.
There will be no dividend this quarter on
Utah Central stock. The resumption of
Horn Silver shipments is the only hope for
stockholders.
There are rumors of some important
changes among the d. & R. G. officials. An
authentic announcement will be forthcom-
ing in a day or two.
The condition of VIM. Jennings. ESQ.,, is
still regarded as critical. He continues to
sink and is becoming almost skeleton-like
through loss of flesh.
No more diamond rings nor gold watches
for dollar. The Chicago Merchants Tea
Company has promised the city authorities
80 CEASE its souvenir business.
.'Goddard's Hats" do not seem to have be-
come as popular as was hoped for by those
who backed the home industry. The sales
rooms on Main street have been vacated.
Professor j. H. Paul, of the University of
Deseret, has compiled and had published a
very useful volume of choice readings and
Pecitations. which is sure to come into gem
eral use.
Some elegant sign boards were being
erected on the walls of the Godbe. Pitts q
Co.'s drug store to-day. They make a
strange contrast with the rough walls of the
building.
'The Petrifed Head is suspected. by
some, of belonging to one of the Under
ground passengers. What fortunate thing
it would be if somebody would dig some of
them up whole.
The appointment of MIR. Browe to the |
postnlastership of Salt Lake meets with !
general favor on all sides; it is believed he |
will fill the position with much competency I
and satisfaction.
John Arid is held up by the Deseret Ne,os |
as "a bright specimen of those who accept |
the Edmunds law, as interpreted by the
COURTS" This is rough on Bishop Sharp,
Orson Arnold and Others
The Butte Inter Mountain comes to hand
in an elegant new dress, which is quite an
improvement on its former nice appearance
and puts the Salt Lake Tribune in the shade
as to metropolitan aspects.
The Neaos last evening contained hearty
recommendation favoring poultry in prefer |
ence to pork for food. The editor is evil
IDENTIFY becoming chicken-hearted, having
grown tired of being piggish.
When the ID. & r. g. folks take possession
of the postofice, said Union Pacific en-
ploye to-day, we shall feel justified in put
ting safe In the place of the ordinary drop
box for receptacle for the Union Pacific .
mail. ,,
The position Of city ticket agent of the
d r. g., which Mr.. Browe will vacate to
AXE the Postmastership, will be filled by
Mr.: Z. 4. Eccles, the present agent of the
reight department. The gentleman is emf
lently qualified, as he is also universally
liked.
Apostle Lorenzo Snow has been convicted
n the First District Court of a second I
'ffence under the unlawful cohabitation b
lause, and it is thought probable he will
'et long string of them before the Grand i,
ury has completed its Investigations into 8
he Apostles muchly-married state. =
There will be an excellent opportunity now a
Or some enterprising fellows to make a %
God thing out of those lovers of skating T,
no patronize the Hot Springs Lake. by .
weeping and keeping clean portion of the y
70 and assuming squatters' rights to the
Itent of say ten cents per head for
katers.
One of the gentlemen who were appii- IN
ants for the Salt Lake misunderstanding and 20
no was thought to have had most excellent -
acking, to-day received telegram from a .. %
comment Senator expressing sympathy that n'
e was unable to secure the position. The n:
1swer was sent back that the appointment M
t Mr.. Browe was eminently satisfactory. al
The second game of the billiard tourna- In
emit was played last evening at the Walker
ouse billiard rooms, Lowery and Arthur
ntesting, the game being 500 to 800 points
favor of the latter. Arthur made 800
olnts and won the game when Lowerv had pe
1t $50. Tonight Engler and Arthur play gu
even game, and close contest is looked frC
+. els
David Whitmer, the only surviving Ole of III !,
three witnesses who claimed to have III;
IN the angel and the plates which Joseph tn:
nth took from the Hill Cumorah, is at col
ath's door, according to advices from eyi
chmono, Mo-, the home of Mr.. Whitmer. mo
he gathering does not seem to have had 'iS
my charms for the old man, unless it NAV n
construed that he has been awaiting the De
nts' return to Jackson county. OF
editor Picotte, of the Wood River Times, "''
no, by the way, is himself frst-class
lctical printer, has great eye for beau
al things In the typographical line. 1t
ms that he, too, was more than charmed
the handsome appearance of the New j
ar's Salt Lake Tribune. Listen to his Tai
psody: The paper appears in a new fac,
ess, but the type, which, we believe. was COO
vented by Wilbur f. Storey, of the tba
cago Times, is about as disagreeable and ''ie
ing on the eyes as it can be. 1t is of
d tabooed as bastard in ali union offices. ,p;u
its long, slender, yet full face is posi- ON
'ly dazzling. Notwithstanding this grave pun
ect, we must confess that it compares and
7 favorably with the almost worn-out
g Of the Wood River Tin,es.'' Next.