The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-12
LOCAL AND OTHER BRIEFS.

THE sentence of VIM. Diamond, the slayer OF
scott, is set for tomorrow morning 1t is I'M
derstood that Judge Powers will take an appeal
to the SUI RENE court .
THE most skillfully constructed bicycle in the
world is the Victoria machine so graceful so
easy IN riding, so swift in travel that it seems
almost endowed with life. j. S. Jensen, Agt.*
CITY prisoner named Kayanaugh was
found in his bunk in an unconscious condition
last evening but revived sufficiently to talk. 1t
is supposed alcohol is the cause of the mans
condition.
ACTING GOVERNOR SELLS yesterday pardoned
William Gregg and Thomas Murchie "for good
and sufficient reasons The men had served
about two years each on sentences of FIVE
years for burglary.
THE articles of incorporation of the Farming
ton Commercial and Manufacturing company
and of the Croydon Quarry company an Ogden
corporation, were filed with the secretary of the
territory yesterday.
LAST nights rainstorm was the most severe
experienced in Utah for many day. For a
time it simply paralyzed business, driving
everybody from the streets. 1t will be well
coined by the grangers, however.
To those who desire to escape for few hours
canon offers the best inducements. The road is
in excellent condition, and, with ordinary care,
the drive up the canon is fully as safe as Main
street,.
SERGEANT FITzMAURIcE's report for yester-
days temperature is as follows: At 8 :33 a. m
Salt Lake city, 50; Helena, 10; Fort Custer Sc
Fort Washable, 50: Rawlins, 3d. At p NJ
Salt Lake, 81; Ogden, "A; Stockton, IS; Bling
A. l.. Gw1NN, one of the prominent business
men of Glenn's Ferry, Idaho, was shot at three
times in Pocatello lately by man whom Mr..
Gwinn was attempting to arrest as an abscond-
ing debtor. Owing doubtless to fierce wind
blowing at the time, the would-be assassin
missed his aim.
FRANK B. STEPHENS, the we'll known lawyer,
was kept busy receiving the congratulations of
his friends yesterday on his appointment as as
sstant United States attorney to succeed Mr..
Critchlow, who has formed partnership with
j. L. Rawlins. Mr.. Stephens is a bright lawyer
and is we'll qualified for the position.
JUDGE ANDERsoN's decision in favor of the
defendant in the case of Ferguson VS.. Allen
evidently settled the case against Goodrich and
Beaver, the Bingham judges of election, who
were charged with fraud at the polls at the
nored yesterday, and was dismissed.
| JIM HALL the famous Australian pugilist
and his manager, Harris, dissolved partnership
at Ogden yesterday. 1t is said that Hall sus-
pected that his manager was taking him to Chi
cago to sell him to some big managers, ant
While at Ogden, the pugilist received generous
offers from VIM. Muldoon and Parson Davis
and he at once broke with Harris. The latter
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Chicago.
. IN THE HERALD of April appeared amons
the notices Of the doings of the county court.
notice in which it appeared that Mr.. F. d. Les
ter had petitioned the court to have James
| Winchester appointed as water divider of TIT
waters of Little Cottonwood. In reality Mr.
Lester, who is the water divlder on the Cahool
and Maxfield ditch, simply asked that the du
ties of water divider should be Defined and alst
that he should be told the amount of water t.
be allowed to each person.
| THE attention of THE HERALD has again beer
called TO the fact that there is case of destitu
ton in the Seventeenth ward, half block soutl
of the Deseret hospital, that should at once b.
attended to-either by the authorities of tn
ward, or the city and county officers. There i
a mother and daughter there. The latter i
work, even if she could find anything to dc
Here is case that should enlist the sympa
thes and substantial help of those whose bust
ness it is to look after such matters.
THE Pioneer Library association which is T.
absorb the great Masonic collection OF books
has issued circular appealing to citizens t.
subscribe for stock in the company and take GU
membership fees. The association now ha
5000 volumes on hand, aud is DESTROYS of addin
900 more. The circular asks all parties inter
eSted to hand in list of works which the
would consider useful to the library and to do
nate any such books of their own as they ma,
have no use for. 1t is to be hoped all citizen
will join in the movement to advance the inter
ests Of this very worthy association.
ONE of the most original and effective adver
tisers in Utah is Mr.. j. F. Grant, the manage
of the big insurance business of Heber j. Gran
d Co. Mr.. Grant used small ocean of printer
ink as manager of the Coop Wagon and Ma
chine company, and that institution grew il
seven years from small beginning to a $3.50. 90
company. The advertisements of Mr. Grant il
THE HERALD are attracting wide spread atten
ton on account of their originality, and som
papers made regular quotations from the his
torical data daily compiled for use in the insuI
ance company's announcements. If anyon
asks Mr.. Grant whether the money he expend
for his large advertising space in THE HERAI1
pays him, he would probably be informed tina
it would not be Iersevered in fit didn't.
Go Farther Fare Worse.