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. NJ Ferry for Dele
gate to Congress.
Stephen Leyburn, drunk, paid SO 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 90 south
to-day to join party of duck hunters on the
shore of Utah Lake.
The Office of the law firm of Hall g. 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.
DIR. Mclean will give free lecture at
Jennings Hall tomorrow afternoon at .
O'Clock. Public tests will be made in
chronology and psychology. No collection
will be taken up.
There will be meeting of the Loyal
League at the District Court room at g
O'Clock this evening. A 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 a remedy
sufficiently strong to counterfeit the effect of
Il drink of bad whiskey. He was therefore
arrested, taken before Judge Pyper and
upon pleading guilty, was fined so.
commissioned 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 a wise
one, and the prospects are that he will draw
out the heaviest anti-Mormon vote ever
polled in this Territory.
The members of the Democratic Terri
torlal Convention at the meeting Thursday
night, must have felt grateful to the reporter
OF the Republican organ when that unin-
vited guest cautioned them to be guarded in
their actions as the entire matter would be
given to the Associated Press.
Mr.. p. L. Williams arose in the District |
SOuEb bO-udy anu stated Glat THIS was the |
date set for the answer to be made in the |
School superintendent mandamus case. Mr. |
Young, attorney for Stewart, entered a 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
10y both parties, and the Court took the
matter under advisement.
Rev. DR.. Aubrey, of London, who is visit
ing Rev. Mr.. Thrall, is power on the ros-
trum, and has been in Canada refuting the
raise preaohlngs of English emissaries who |
went there to create 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. Ferry's 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 {
nents may be made, will spare no efforts to !
secure good attendance at his meetings. He |
IS line speaker, and will interest and I
please the loyal people, and perhaps cause !
political change of heart in some Others :
who may listen to him. :