Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-09
JUNCTION CITY NEWS.
Fire Alarm.-SerViceS at the Tabers
naeIe.-COurt News, Etc.

About midnight last night Ogden
citizens were aroused 10y the lou,
ringing Of the fire alarms. A fir
had broken out in the upper room
OF lodging house over the Switcl
Saloon on Twenty-fOurth Street. a
one time il was feared that the fir,
would descend and devour tn,
saloon, but by great exertion anC
prompt action It was got under anC
did not spread beyond the room
where it originated.
On Sunday afternoon Frederici
w. Chambers, who had Just returned
from & mission 10 the Southern
States, addressed the congregation
in the Tabernacle. He described
the condition Ofthings in Tennessee,
IN a very interesting manner.
Shortly after his arrival a branch OF
the klu Klux ordered him and all
the Elders TO leave the country.
They did not comply. oneevening
just before going 10 bed n imam came
in breathless haste to inform him
that a mob intended 10 surround
The house that night. The brethren
therefore retired TO the woods, where
they remained all night. They
frequently slept in the "WOOds
hotel" as they learned to call il.
Elder Chambers, during his mission,
was frequently without compan-
ion. By fasting and prayer he was
guided and sustained in a proyiden-
tial manner. He was always directed
to friends and n place Of
safety when needed. On one occa-
sion, when a meeting of more than
a hundred persons had assembled, n
number Of men marched in, headed
by desperate with pistol in his
hand. This man presented his gun
and ordered them TO stop, which
they refused to do. But the women
hegan screaming, and rs a conse-
quence the place was Soon eTi1ptied.
They afterwards ascertained that
the man with the pistol was a muir
derer who mad been hiding from the
officers. On another accession, If Don
calling at the house Of a person who
had been friendly and whose wife
has joined the Church, the man
opened the door with 4 rifle
in his hand and demanded
10 know who the Elder was
who had baptized his wife. a
young Elder said instantly. II did
sir" The man raised his gun and
shouted ''trot, = said Elder Cham
berS. 1--WE did trOt az speedily as we
could, We heard the man working
with his gun, but we were n hum
dred yards from him before il went
off, and no one was hit. I after
wards met this man and asked him
what we had done 10 deserve such
treatment. He said we had lone
nothing, only sonic one had told
him his wife'wOuld go to Utah, but |
that he must not go with her rs
when he got there they would bring
his coffin and compel him to sit on |
il and cut his own throat, and |
he believed this nOnstrOus lie. | |
asked him did he intend to muir |
der me. He said he did, but that |
he was struck with blindness and |
could not find the trigger until we
were too far away. l reasoned with |
him and left him friendly. Brother
Chambers concluded by saying
that Notwithstanding the dangers
through which he had passed, his
was very precious and |
worth more to him than all the
riches Of this life.
In the district court on Saturday.
there was some lively sparring be-
tween Messrs. Narian and ROlapp /
over the case of Antoine l..
charged with unlawful
cohahitatiOn. Mr.. Narian insisted
On the full penalty. Schanchy had
pleaded guilty and was sentenced TO
four months imprisonment and
nne, with costs, amounting TO SlS2.
Hyrum Peterson, who had been
tried before but the jury disagreed,
was found guilty of foruication.
Those who heard the evidence could
have no doubt OF his guilt. SEN
Ience was deferred.
Charles Frank, who pleaded guilty /
10 an Indictment ford adultery with
wife, was sentenced to im-
for one year.
Thomas Stirland pleaded guilty TO
he charge Of unlawful cohabitatiOn.
was deferred until January
10Th, 1890.
There will be fancy fair held in
he Fifth Ward Meeting House on
Dec. 23rd and oath. An effort is
,eing put forth TO raise $1,000 with
which to wipe off the debt on the
meeting house. -Four building lots
worth about $1,000 have been
donated, and promises.of goods and
money to 4 considerable amount
nave been received by the commit
ee.