The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-26
LOCAL AND OTHER BRIEFS.

THIS evening Charles Ellis will lecture in
Sugar House ward
THE funeral of the late Will A Burt will take
place from Ross Evans undertaking parlors
al $50 O'Clock this afternoon.
ASSESSOR CLUTE is hard at work on his as
sessment rolls. He has Just about completed
that part OF the city east of Main street and will
commence work on the west side this week.
NEXT Thursday evening, April 80. Charles
Ellis will give his lecture on Utah from AZ to
'70' in the Eighteenth ward This will he the
last opportunity to hear this lecture in Salt
Lake. All invited.
BETWEEN 1000 and 5000 school children me.
at the tabernacle yesterday TO practice for the
reception to be given President Harrison. The
results were very pleasant and satisfactory to
the director, Prof. Wolfe.
young girl about twelve years of age was
assaulted and outraged near North Salt Lake
early on Friday evening. The case was re-
ported to the police, but so far there is no clue
10 the perpetrator OF the outrage. The child
was strangled into Inconsistencies. and very
Ill at last accounts.
JOE LEPo1NT, a sucker from Ouray lost sls5
In gambling house last night After droppine
his wad he made mighty roar and the keepers
OF the place refunded his money. The matter
would doubtless have ended there hadit not
reacoed the ears of Marshal Young who at
once had three knights of the green cloth ar
rested.
THE Mariposa club will be rendered a recon.
ton at the residence of Harry R. Browne on
next Friday evening by the following gentle
men: Sharp Walker, T. c. Raybould, Howard
Early. Osborn Angel, II. R. Browne and w. f.
Creary. These last six compose a mandolin
and guitar club, organized last fall for mutual
benefit ana enjoyment. Several other local
musicians will be present on this occasion. and
the boys are anticipating quite a pleasant
stag" party. The Mariposa will take the
"Raymond1 coach.
AT Ed Kelley's gymnasium last evening Jack
Martin, noted and very scientific boxer, un-
dertood to demonstrate to large number of
gentlemen that Richards. the Provo coon knew
nothing at all about the manly art and that he
was oVer-estimated. 1t was purely scientific
exhibition for points and the colored gentleman
gave his antagonist few pointers which he will
not forget for some time. Richards did all the
leading and seemed able TO land wherever lie
pleased. After six rounds George La Blanche
announced that the colored man was the win.
ner as he had done all the leading and was as
fresh as when the mill opened, while Martin
was much exhausted from his own exertions.
The latter left the ring with an impression that
the coon was hoodo and better be left alone.
THE audience assembled at the Social hall
Friday evening was regaled with a feast of a
high intellectual order. After the rendition of
''Scanlan's Swing Song" by Miss Kate Meal
lister, Elder John Nicholson delivered an adj
dress on prison Life" He detailed his own
experience in the mansion on the hill during
his SIX months confinement there The process
of initiation, the sleeping accommodations,
| the dining hall experiences, the characteristics
| OF the prisoners-au received attention in the
speakers happiest vein. The address through.
out was replete with wit, humor and irony of a
high order, and would have done honor to any
of the leading humorists of the day; and above
all 1t was characteristic of the speaker and of
an original nature. The effort was greeted with
| hearty applause. violin solo by Peter Nc
Kinnon, recitation, How Sockery Set a
Hen" by Jede Taylor, song, 1T is Better to
Laugh, :, by Miss Mabel Cooper, and piano Sc
lection from Norma" by Miss Maudie Bow.
ring, made up the remainder Of the programme,
which was creditably rendered throughout.