Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-21
LOCAL J0TS.

Coles circus tomorrow afternoon and
evening.
The laying of brick on the new Cullen
building has commenced.
A new asphaltum walk is being placed in
front of Cohn Brothers store.
Jack Burke, the pugilist passed through
Ogden yesterday on his way west.
blast of 800 kegs of powder was fired at
the quarry of the Utah Lime and Cement
Company this morning.
F. G. Mason pleaded not guilty to the
charge of vagrancy in the Police Court this
morning, and the case was continued.
The heat is becoming oppressive. 1t is
worse than the hot summer weather. A
shower of rain would be most acceptable.
There will be another rehearsal of "Pina-
fore' at the Theatre tonight at 1880. Last
evenings rehearsal was q most successful
one.
d. III. Bechtol will have the wild cat which
was caught at Church Island some time ago,
on exhibition at the Overland saloon to-
night.
Judge Zane this morning overruled the
motion for a new trial in the case of The
Charter Oak Insurance Company vs.. M. T..
Osborne ct al.
Thomas Mast, the celebrated cartoonist of
Hdrper's Weekly, arrived here from the
East last evening, accompanied by his son.
They leave for the West tomorrow.
A. johnson was arraigned in the Police
Court this morning on the charge of being
drunk and disorderly. He pleaded not
guilty and the case was continued.
Mr.. j. V. Hampton, formerly in the Utah
Central office at Juab station, has been
70 ha off in, nity
Charles Clinton, formerly at Milford, will
succeed Mr.. Hampton at Juab.
Moron Leaver, 10-year old boy, fell
from one of the large walnut trees on the
west side of the Temple block yesterday
afternoon and fractured his skull severely
At last accounts the little fellow was doing
quite we'll, but it is still likely to prove fatal
The Surveyor Generals office was to-day
removed from the Hooper d Eldredge Block
to the Hill Building, opposite the st. James
Hotel. The principal object of the move
was to get the office upon the ground floor,
both for the convenience of the public and
of the employees. The office will be in order
by tomorrow and the change is likely to
meet general approval.
The dead body of Ned Kenyon was found
late Sunday afternoon in the second canal
by couple of boys who were in boat.
The body, which was perfectly nude, was
lying face downward in very shallow water.
Kenyon was an ex-sodier, and had of late
become very poor and dissipated. coro-
ner's inquest was held by Judge Piper yes
terday afternoon, and q verdict of suicide
was returned.
Messrs. Colson, Culmer and Lansing have
leased the Pavilion for the winter, and will
convert it into little theatre. stage will
be erected in the west end, with good seem
cry and stage properties. stock company
of local talent viii be organized, and they
expect to make good run to low prices.
The auditorium will also receive due atten-
ton, and everything possible for the COM
fort of patrons will be done.
Late yesterday afternoon Duncan Melon
aid and Herbert Slade, the Maori, were ar
rested by Deputies Vandercook and Smith
on the charge of engaging in prize fight on
the 18th inst. They were taken before
Judge Mckay and upon waving examina-
ton were bound over to await the action of
the Grand Jury in the sum of $500 each.
Mark McKimmins and Coffee John" signed
for Mcdonald and DIR. Benedict and John
Beck signed for Slade.
Mr. Johnny Affleck soldier at Fort
Douglas, requests US to announce that the
enlisted men at the Fort are organized into
dramatic club, for the production of plays,
etc., by which to while away the long winter
evenings. 1t is claimed that the men at the
Fort have among them frst-class talent,
and all they need is encouragement to de-
velop it. They have music, scenery and all
needed accessories, and will soon blaze out
as candidates for histrionic fame. The
DEMOCRAT wishes the boys success and 4
good list of patrons.
A double runaway occurred in front of the
DEMOCRAT office this morning. A double
team started to run from near the Walker
Opera House and when near this office they
ran into buggy in which woman was rid
ing. The shock started the buggy horse to
running but the woman soon brought him
to a stand-still. The double team was
stopped at the corner by Jim Gillespie and
as the driver came up, the woman in the
buggy gave him sound lecture upon his
oarelessness, and invited him to repair the
broken wheel of her vehicle.