The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-16

Briefs

THERE was no case before the Police
Court yesterday.
CONSIDERABLE activity in the real es-
tate market recently.
THE Br- ON Hotel scored three pages
of register Wednesday.
THE flagstaff was placed in position
on the new City Hall yesterday.
THE District Court did not meet yes
terday, the judge being still absent.
The through and way mails going
west are getting remarkably heavy VI
late.
T. G. MORRIS is we'll under way on the
work of painting the fire operators for
the ty.
The firemen have secured the Opera
House for their annual masquerade
ball Thanksgiving Eve. 10y
THE trains were all on time yester-
day, save the Union Pacific No. and
the Utah Central that waited for it.
THE weather is just right for the
blu lders, not too cold but cold enough
for man to put in his best efforts
without being uncomfortable.
WITH the exceptions of Fourth and
Fifth Streets, between Main and Spring,
the streets could absorb little of the
sprinklers' contributions with a good
relish.
The Street Railway Company have
abandoned for the present their track
south of Eighth Street, turntable hav-
ing been pat in at that place. The city
is changing the gauge of the rails below
that point for tie gravel train.
TIE roof of the city hall received q
coat of red paint yesterday. The
structure has approached that stage in
its construction that the people of Og-
den are exceedingly proud of it and
really there are few handsomer build
ings in the Territory.
QUITE q number of merchants have
been looking over the city lately with
view to occupying some of the new
stores in process of construction. The
lack of residences is q drawback that
has caused many to go elsewhere. Why
not build few houses?
The directors of the Salt Lake Valley
& Eastern Railway left on the early
morning train yesterday for the east
and New York. A directors meeting
will be held at the latter place within
the next ten days when something of
importance to the Territory will be de-
veloped.
A BUTCHERS delivery boy drove too
near locomotive yesterday, when the
engineer opened its cylinder cocks and
the escaping steam caused the horse to
throw its rider. This might be fun for
the engineer, but the boy did not ap-
preciste it worth a cent. The engine
was OF narrow gauge, and seldom gets
into city, anyhow.
CHARLES TAYLOR was taken into GUS
tody yesterday by the city police, on
the charge of jail-breaking in California.
When arrested ne gave his name as
tity at present remains with the city
authorities. His original offence, for
which he was held In California, was
forgery. The prisoner finally Confess d
he was the party wanted. He is from
Santa Cruz County, California. He will
be returned to the scene OF his late mis-
demeanor as soon as the proper officers
can come after him.
Now that the evenings are getting
longer and the amusement season is
well under way there seems to be more
attractions thaA oue an well afford to
oGICAu' 4ICtlOus suc uISt VI OCtU-
Der the trains from the east or west
had such disagI time card that
travelling company would have
to lay over here two days to get to
show one evening. but that defect has
been happily remedied. Now the COM
panies are comingin at such q rate that
the Autographs of one company are
not dead" before new ones are re-
ceived. and dates are being made for
long time ahead.