The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-03
BITS FROM BRIGHAM.
A Newsy Letter From the Northern
City.
Correspondence of THE HERALD.


Correspondence of THE HERALD. - ~
We are nearing the end of the last
page of our calender for 1885. A few
brief hours more will bring us to its
close, and then another annual chapter
with all its multitude of human cares,
SORROWS, joys, traits, trials and tri-
umphs, will have passed on with the
fast receding waves of time that mingle
with the dim and mystic past that is
borne upon the wondrous ocean of
eternity. The ponderous volume OF
human history that has been written
! by the hand OF Providence during the
year that is now drawing to a close is
full of events and pages of interest the
most slgnlhcant and important, and
especially Is this the case to the inhab-
itants OF Utah's wales, in other words the
Latter-day Saints. A dark cloud of op-
preston has been ana is still hanging
on our political horizon owing to our
peculiar religious faith and practice of
our divlnely established system of re-
ligion.
Christmas was observed here and cell
ebrated by dances, private parties.
feasting, and merry making OF various
kinds. But on Christmas Eve
the boys went "a little too
lar IN some of their Christmas capers.
In interfering with other peoples prop
erty taking wagons to pieces, fences.
bridges, etc. OF course they would not
like to be called hoodlums at Christ
mas.
Our solitary saloon has done thriving
business the past week or so. On the
9th inst. $40 in cash was stolen from
the till OF the saloon. An individual
was arrested on Saturday ON suspicion
of being implicated in the robbery. He
was examined before Justice E. Jensen
on Saturday evening, and the case was
remanded till to-day, the defendants
bonds being filed at $500. This case was
again called this morning before Justice
j ensen, and the charge of petty larceny
was sustained, and the accused was
fined SIS. s7 .dt
Last Friday two men were arrested
for disturbing the peace and threatening
an officer. Their case was tried before
Judge Madison. AS the case was not
proven to have been very agg aY tied
one, the Justice Madison fined the one
Sc, and the other 81, to help to cover the
costs. rs8
This morning Willie Jensen, about 16
years old, was practicing with
wild colt, and endeavoring to ride
him. When opposite the Courthouse
the colt became unmanageable and |
threw the young man off; the latter
struck, the ground with his forehead, !
him insensible. DR.. David !
son being at hand was called and at
ended the unfortunate youth. 1t was
thought at first tia. the skull was frac-
ured. DR.. Allen of Ogden was sent for
md came as quickly as possible. On |
lrriving and examining the patient DR.. |
Allen thought the skull was not frac-
ured, and that the young man will |
hortly recover, though he is still I'M
conscious. - -
Quite number of witnesses have
,een subpenaed from here for Apostle
SHOWS case, which is to commence
o-day at Ogden. s-.u5
Notwithstanding the gloomy pros
,ectS that are before US, Our Dramatic
Troupe is in active operation. On
Saturday evening last they performed
Smiles and Tears and THAT Blessed
Baby" to a crowded house On Satur-
lay evening next, Jan. ID, 1886, we are
promised the play of the Two
Orphans"
Wishing the HERALD A Happy New
Year, l3zz n - ssses
/ remain respectfully,
j, B.
BR1GHAm CITY, Dec. 18th, 1865.
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