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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-21
THE COUNTY JAIL.

The complaints have been so frequent,
so long continued and so just against
the county jail that people cannot he
blamed for wondering why an improve
ment has not been made in the institu-
ton. II is the regular thing for grand
juries to report the county jail as foul
and damp, an unhealthy place in
which to confine men, and as being in
secure. The occupants steadily confirm
these reports, and that the institution
is not secure is verified every little
while by the escape of convicts or the
discovery of the inmates upon the
point of fleeing. The other night three
men awaiting trial on charge of felony,
made their escape. and are still ct
large. If others do not go at their
pleasure, if is through fear OF the
guards shotguns rather than on &C
count OF the hindrance presented by the
doors and walls. 1t seems to US that
Salt Lake County is able to erect and
maintain a substantial, commodious
and safe jail where the county prisoners
may DC nelu III SdActl 2hN NC ASPb S-SoAtJ Il
and in health. Men are sent to prison
as a punishment for their crimes, but
the laws which send them there do not
contemplate that they shall suffer from
bad ventilation, that their cells shall be
foul and damp, or that their health
shall be unnecessarily injured; the laws
do contemplate, however, that the pris-
oners shall be detained until the legal
period of their incarceration has ex-
PRED The present county jail, there
fore, does not satisfy the implied sug-
gestion of the law in any respect.
Salt Lake City has one of the best ar
ranged, best kept and safest prisons in
the west, and We know of no good
reason why Salt Lake County should
have such a miserable apology for
jail. The present county government
is made up Of active, clear-headed, pro-
gressive men, who cannot but feel that
there Is more or less OF q disgrace to
the county, in the fact that it has no
better or safer place for combining its
prisoners than the miserable, dingy eel I
lar under the Court House. 1t is to be s
hoped that the County Court will sig I
nalize its official career by providing
q good Jail, and putting q stop to the i
too Just complaints that are 50 often
heard and printed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-21

Our immigration system is the most
liberal in the world and at the same time
the most ridiculous and inconsistent,
reviewed from the standpoint OF states
manship. 1t is system which invites
to tnis country and admits without
hesitancy or question, the Schwabs, the
Kearneys. the Mosts. the Spies and the
Mezzeroffs, who can live and follow
their calling in no other part OF the
civilized globe; it invites and admits
these fellows upon the theory that 1t Is
fire. dom they want, and being unable to
find it in the old world they are down
trodden and oppressed, hence they Will
be made welcome in he great republic
where all are free and equal; it admits
these people in the assumed belief that
as what Is denied them in the lands
of their birth can here be had,
they will be content TO live
in peace and harmony with their fellow
men. and became support and strength
to the Government.
On the other hand; the inconsistency
of cur immigration laws is seen IL their
exclusion of the Chinese. We boast of
this, being free country, and yet close
the gates in the face of~the most peace
able, most industrious and least inter
fering race on earth. We say we do
this, because the Chinaman is incapable
of comprehending the political iustitu-
tons of the government, and therefore
he cannot assimilate with our civiliza-
ton. Admitted that the Monaghan
takes neither delight nor interest in our
political disputes and scrambles, and
that he cannot or will not understand
our social and governmental institu-
tons, is he not a better resident,
in every respect, than the Schwabs
and Aosts, who are familiar with
the institutions of the country, but
are constantly trying to overthrow
them7 Neither class is desirable. but
if we are to close the doors against
either, let it be against the most danger
Gus and Objectionable. A Most, with
bis intelligence aud his power and in
luence over impulsive, unthinking men.
IS more dan erous 10 the government
and to society than a thousand China
men WITH all their economy, their in
iustry and their refusal to take further
interest in the country than to &c: pay
or honest labor.
Our immigration laws need amend
nent quite as much as any statute in
he books. The invitation to all the
Torld to come to the land of liberty,
he home of freedom, should be re-
allied and a new one issued, extending
be invitation to those who know how
D use and enjoy freedom. There is no
or sense in turning back
John ChInaman and throwing
Iide open the gates to the. murderous,
evolutionary wretches from France
ermany, Russia and other countries.
Ociety will never be safe again until
lie laws can turn back the Schwabs and
Iosts who attempt to land, or make
,ings so hot that the agitators will be
lad to flee back to their own countries
'r rest and safety.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-21

leaders ought to be left 10 ask mercy.
as other criminals are; there Is no
reason for attempting to force It upon
them"
Now. the truth Of the matter is, and
nearly everybody is aware of 1t but the
Sun. the men who are confined in the
Utah Penitentiary for living with
and acknowledging their wives are
prisoners for conscience sake, and for
refusing to speak words that would
disgrace every instinct OF their man.
hood. The very fact that they refused
to make the promise required of them
when it would do violence to their con-
sciences, is q demonstration that they
possess none of the instincts of the
criminal, and proves them to be con-
scientious men sufferingfor principle.
Such men are worthy Of all the consid
Grafton and Executive clemency that
Governor West can consistently extend
to them. #Lt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-21
DESERVING OF AMNESTY.

The Chicago Sun characterizes Cover
nor West as ian over-offcious sort OF
person, whose meddlesome inclinations
need to be restrained by his superiors
at Washington Those remarks were
made because of the Governors late
visit to the Penitentiary to offer am
nesty 20 the prisoners confined there
for nniasfgl cohabitation-, The sua
further says the Governors action was
''nndignifed and uncalled for" and
concludes by saying: Defiant and.ob-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-21

One OF the most important features O.
the home rule question now agitating
England. is the determined opposition
the measure is meeting with in the
proyince of Ulster. Many will doubt
less be surprised that any part OF Ire
land should oppose home rule The
onDosition arises from the fact that the
people OF Ulster are more English than
Irish. Ireland is divided into four
pro yinces-Leicester, Munster, Ulster
and Connaught, OF which Ulster is the
farthest north; indeed, it occupies the
whole north end of the island Just
when this division of Ireland into pro-
yinces was made is unknown Ulster
was one of the five very ancient di-
visions into which the island was
originally divided, and has al
ways remained, so far as its
boundaries are concerned, as il
Is today. Whenever the English or
Scotch have sought to invade Ireland
they have done so through Ulster.
Their efforts, however. were OF little
avail until the reign OF Queen Elizabeth
and James 1, when English colonization
was more successful. Until late years
the Catholics always outnumbered the
Protestants, but through the emigra-
ton from Ulster OF many Of the Irish
race the Catholics are now in the mi
nority.
The Protestants Of Ulster would, OF
course, much prefer to be directly gov
erned by Protestant England, then to
see home rule gwen to Catholic Ireland
whose local parliament would make
laws for the Pretestants of Ulster as
well as the rest OF Ireland. Perhaps the
provision in Gladstone's home rule blu
which removes the disabilities
that now prevent the Roman
Catholics from holding office has
aroused their fears. although the Eng
lish Premier is wise enough to have it
expressly set down in the act that will
create the Irish Parliament If il passes
the British House Of Commons, that
the Irish home legislature shall not
have power to pass any laws for the es-
Enlistment or endowment Of any par
ticular religion. But for all that the
to his great plan for settling
the Irish question are working up the
from Ulster for all il is
worth, saying they can never consent
to turn Protestant Ulster over to the
tender mercies Of Catholic Ireland.
Ireland, in round numbers. has pop
nlatioa of nve and a half millions of
which one and a half millions are IN
the province of Ulster. The conserva-
i've party. under the leadership Of Lord
in their opposition to Glad
stone. are encouraging an opposition
n Ulster that threatens to break out |
nto civil war.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-21

WIoeISs, WHO proved such miserable
failure as a weather prophet some time
ago, is by no means discouraged by the
non-fulillment Of his past predictions.
Encouraged by the recen. general at
mospheric disturbance, he comes again
to the front with predictions of terrific
gales of Sandy Hook in September
next, while earthquakes are to make
things generally interesting in both
hemispheres about that time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-21

THE;HOusE, on Thursday, rejected the
500, 900 subsidy which the Senate put
into the postofice appropriation bill
for the benefit of couple of American
steamship companies. The day for
steals of this character Is over, it is to
be hoped. The Senators who do not
look to the people for reelection, can
still indulge in subsidy propositions,
but the people will make it interesting
for representatives who so far forget
their obligations to tbs taxpayers as to
squander the public money upon the
few who are already rich.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-21

APOSTLE Snow prefers prison and
several wives to liberty and one wife. ~
Philadelphia Times. Apostle Snow pre-
fers to retain his self-respect by re =
naming true to his manhood, and
what his conscience approves as right.
though it casts him into the prisons
gloom, than to purchase liberty by
becoming a moral coward.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-21

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The Osceola times., 1886-05-15
The Arkansas Press.

PINE BLUFF, ARK, May o. From
the paper of the historian of the
State Press Association, r. W. Leigh
editor of the Morrilton Headlight,
read this evening, the following in
teresting statistics are gathered.
There are lGl newspapers pub
lished in the State, as follows: Dai-
lies 10, weeklies IA, semi wecklis
., monthlies 3. In the seventy FIVE
counties of the State, in every coun-
ty except Calhoun, Chioot, Criitrn-
den, Lafayette aud Montgomery
there is a paper published. During
the year thiriy-five papers have been
started and thirty two have suspend
ed, showing an Increase OF two pa
pers. There has been ffty-seven
changes during the year, editorially
and otherwise. Three editors have
died during the year. There are 4S5
type settlers and printers engaged on
ths rspcrs. and tI23, ,500 has been
paid tism daring tls year = vaees,
which mslses ~ average q go GO
per moseh (ar go'd, bad ard isdiGes'
The Osceola times., 1886-05-15

learn that Prentis was a peaeeable,
sober, and hard working man. that
the woman whom he married about a
year ago led him a wreched life,
proving untrue TO ber marriage OBJ
legations, and openly tainted him
with the fact that she had only mar
ried him to spite her other lovers
The coroner's jury which was sum
moned to ST, and investigate the af-
fair, returned verdict in accordance
with the above facts. This is the
second case of suicide that has come
under our notice within the past four
years among the colored people OF
this county, but whether this fact can
be aseribed as a positive evidence
Of their progress in education under
the civilizing influences of the An.
gio Saxon race, we are not prepar-
ed 10 asseyerate.
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ent. The value OF the newspaper
plants is s233,S36. The combined
weekly circulation is l7s,9SS copies
and grand total Of the year OF =
o4i i,U'J copies, or one paper each
week to every five inhabitants, or
one to every voter. This is an in p.
crease over last year 1921 copies
per week, aud for the year Gi2,5i3
copies. Estimating the average size
at seven columns it requires SOP, ,91S
pounds of white paper to run the
papers Of the State, costing $1,000
SIG. These figures might be carried
to an indefinite extent. showing the
magnitude of the newspaper business
in the State as a mechanical enter
prise.
A banquet was given the Press
Association tonight, which, IN the
splendor of all its appointments, sur
passed anything of the kind that ever
occurred here. Special to the Mem
phis Appeal.
The Osceola times., 1886-05-15
Circuit COV,r1,

The following State cases have
been called up and disposed at thi,
term Of the Circuit Court:
State VS.. Peter Tilman, acquitted
Charles Oissell, continued.
Joe Dickson, continued
+. a. Coifman, mol. pres.
John Taylor. fine $1,000.
George Fitch, 4 years in the pen,
Robert Dean, acquitted.
NJ. Y. Hcllowell, continued.
J. w. Rhodes and l.. X. Simpson,
mol pros.
J. w. Rodes aud G. l.. Barrier,
mol. pros.
Jake Marcum, continued,
NJ. Y. Hollowell, continued.
Thomas Jones, continued.
Bud Smith, continued.
James Ashburn, z cases) contin'd.
G. :. Barrier, mol. pros.
Milton Garrett, continued.
Amanda Richardson, fine $1,000.
!. A. Barton, fine $1,000.
ii. ii. Buskirk, continued.
A. A. Byers, continued.
Ed. Black, fine $1,000.
Nathan Poole, continued.
William Robinson, fine $1,000.
Srott Elliott, continued.
Samuel Smith, continued.
Charles Bell, continued.
l.. A. Wilson, forfeiture on bond.
George Rackley, continued
John Fink, continued,
Isaac Graves, ! year in pen.
Abe Shelly, mistrial and continued
Sam Lee and Frank Lee, | year
each in pen.
Albert Shelton, Is months in pen
Nathan Parker, 2 l-2 years in pen.
The Osceola times., 1886-05-15
Suicide,
ToM PgENTis CUTs HIS THROAT
From EAR To EAR.

Last Monday morning, Tom Prem
tis, colored laborer ON Mr.. WIN.
Cowan's farm, had some trouble with
his wife, and made a desperate as
sault upon her lite, inaicting a dan
gcrous wound with knife, which
entered her back aud penetrated in
to the left lung, besides other wounds
and bruises about her person, more
or less severe. Evading hlm, she
made her way to town and swore ou,
warrant for his arrest, aud had her
wounds attended to by a physician,
The warrant Of arrest was placed in
the hands Of deputy sheriff Trou,
whe, accompanied by special col
ored deputy, proceeded at once to
Mr.. Cowau's farm. Arriving at the
tenem, mt house in which Prentis
lived and just as the deputies halted
at the fence, Prentis was seen in an
out-house, and when the officers call.
ed to him to "come out" that they
had "tome for him." he seemed to
hesitate q moment, then came run
ming out towards Them, his blood
squirting out in a stream from his
neck, presenting hideous sight
running to and fro, and in the mean.
time running his fingers down his
throat, which was completely severed
and trying to tear the parts asunder
In q few seconds he fell forward on
his face and almost instantly expired
From witnesses on the premises, i,
was learned that after his wife had
left he had been heard to say tina,
he intended to kill his wife aud then
take his own life, and that il officers
came for him before she returned
he would kill himself before they
should take him, and MAS seen " het.
ting his knife for that purpose a shor,
Will before the officers came up
His wife, when making affidavit fol
his arrest, stated that he was a bad
nigger, and that there was chsrg o.
iaurtisr hanging against him in Lou
issuna This however Ne ere iacl,a'
~ ~ belisvs = : psliuioss stnry
- ~ Oopqp, N vhqse cnploJ
fIsGlj NJ - toe soa,e Gsns, ~
The Osceola times., 1886-05-15
The Festive Pop.

The report of a pistol about s o.
clock last Monday evening, was the
occasion of considerable excitement,
AS the news quickly spread through
the town that Sheriff llaskins had
shot and killed Mr. James Listou,
the County Treasurer; but this was
soon learned to be a mistake, as the
murlerous ball fred, though perhaps
well aimed, missed its mark. The
leading cause to this difficulty was
the publication of an article In the
Memphis Esening Ledger, which
was evidently based upon the state
ment of some one who had recently
been in Osceola, aud who, either I'm
familiar with the science of figures,
or he tossed them to II bohemian who
got them terribly mixed up, and thus
was evolved rather garble1 state
ment of existing facts relative to the
condition of the Sheriil's accounts
and placed them before the public.
Mr.. I.iston being in Memphis at the
time this publication was made, it
was perhaps but natural that Sheriff
Haskins should charge its authorship
to him. This coming to the ears Of
of l.iston, was bitterly denied, in
fact claiming that the article did
him equally as great, if not greater
Injustice, as the statement that be
was "iIaskins' principal bondsmen,"
effected his credit and standing with
his merchant creditors. The two
men met soon after Liston's return
from Memphis, and talked the mat
ter over, and the affair was dropped
until the return of messenger, who
had been dispatched to Memphis by
Sheriff Haskins to investigate the
authorship of the, offensive publica-
ton. On the evening above men
toned, they again met, on apparent
ly friendly terms, IN front of the
Moss family grocery store, and after
a few pleasant remarks, the subject
Of the former conversation was re
ne wed, when the tenor of their re-
marks were of such nature as to
lead Sheriff Haskins to draw his pis-
tol and fire upon Liston, who lodged
and grappled his antagonist, held
him until outsiders came to his res.
cue and disarmed Haskins. An in
ves,igation of the affair before the
Mayor of the town is set for to-day.
As we go to press, the tIial before
the Mayors court, is pu, off another
week.
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| nc tfosihg eAticlSes Ol thc an,
nual school term of District No. /
took place at the School House last
Thursday, when a review of the stu.
dies pursued during the session was
witnessed by a large number of ip-
terestcd parents. Friday night the
following programme of entertain.
ment was rendered by the School a,
the Hail:
Song" Up theLaddcr Round by
Round" by School.
Salutatory. Ry Four Small Boys.
Recitations by Primary Pupils.
The May Queen-lS Characters.
Sopg-"Stand Me On Ny Little
Head" BY Anna Semmes / Lititia
Southern.
Scandal on the Brain" 8 Charac.
tiers.
Song little Cabins All Am
Empty Now" BY Leon Goodrich.
The Anniversary Meeting'-By s
Characters,
The Gray Swan-Miss Sallie Will
liams.
Song - "The Good- Bye at the
Door" Miss Matte Stratton.
Playing School s Characters.
Song-"Dreaming of Thee" BY
Society for the Suppression of
Gossip."-By SCharacters.
'Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight,
BY Miss Matte Stratton.
Sang- We'd Better Bide A Vice.
BY Miss Josie Garlick.
The Runaway Characters.
Song -"Not Before Pa" Anna
Scmmes.
"The Erl-King"-By Miss Josie
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"Pets of Society," Characters.
Song Lovely Angeline Anna
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When Women Have Their Rights.
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