The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-12

Total Sgl6 50
According to the city marshal's report
26 warrants were made, 25 of which were
convicted and ! acquitted; 10 fines were
paid in cash, l with labor, with cash and
labor, and prisoners are in custody.
On motion OF Alderman Williamson, the
sum of S25 was donated to Mrs. Burns,
widow. and ordered to be placed in the
hands of Alderman Rogers, to be given to
her as her needs required.
City Marshal Bennett reported to the
council that the variety show running in
Lawrence's hall was dive of the lowest
kind; that the Park in its widest days had
nothing to compare with it in wickedness
and rottenness, and that during the past
week a number of fights had occurred
there, and one party had been tapped to
the extent of $50. He said that the law was
being daily violated, and urged the coun-
Gil to adopt some measure that would root
it out, body and soul. The matter was
talked over but no definite action taken,
more than to instruct the marshal to pro-
coed at once TO make complaints for violat-
ing the territorial statute against selling
liquors in theatres.
The council then adjourned to meet next
Wednesday.
THE ONTARIO MILL.
AT the ontario mill last week, the total
production of silver bullion since the mill
has been running amounted to 81 ,90S bars.
These bars will average 100 pounds in
weight, making total Of 2,190, 500 pounds
of silver, 26.209, 600 fine ounces, or ,095
tons. The size of the bars are about lex
512x6 inches, and this reduced to cubic
measure woul6 give solid block of 81 yer,
each side Of which would be 10 feet. At 95
cents per ounce this yield is worth 1884,
500, 100. This immense amount of silver
has been taken from the Ontario mine
since its discovery, and to-day the mine is
In better condition than ever before
GENERAL NOTES.
Mr.. G. A. Tewksbury has returned from
his eastern visit.
On Thursday last the employees of the
Crescent company received their pay for
December.
The board Of trustees of the Consre-
gational church have succeeded in secur-
ing pastor to fill the place of Rev. c.. L.
Corwin, resigned. The gentlemanis Rev
Charles H. Cook, and has lately filled the
pulpit of the congregational church at
Auburn, Cal. He is man of family and
comes highly recommended He will as
sumo his duties in about two weeks.
A watch was ratified this week for the
benefit of Mrs. Dawson, a woman whose
husband deserted her some time ago, leav-
ing her in distress, and realized 1885, This
was given to her in orders on the stores
and butcher shops and $40 in cash.
On account of the snow blockade on the
Utah & Northern. the Katie Putnam
troupe failed to fill their engagement at the
opera house this week. They will be on
hand Monday and Tuesday next in ''Erma
the Elf and "Dad's Girl.''
The Grismer Davis combination are
booked to appear at the opera house Janu-
airy "a.
I'M. G. Hoover, attorney at-law," reads
card hung in the postoffice window Mr..
Hoover was principal of the public school
last year and intends to remain in the Park
permanently and practice his profession.
We wish him success.
A disabled heater caused the closing of
school for two days this week at the pu olic
school.
The happiest man in town on Wednesday
last was Carey Street, and the story he
told was, tits an eight-pound boy.n Mrs