rhocal AND OTHER MATTERS FROM wednesdays DAILY dalny DEC 18 r 1 james evans evana who killed henry lucas at dry valley vailey twelve miles from pioche has been discharged by the grand jury at the latter place MORGAN COUNTY bro john toone just last in from croydon reports about ill dil an inch of snow in that region feed good on the mountains stock doing well weli and one case ease of smallpox in the settlement FINE finn does any boda remember a finer december than the present in these valleys the cold however must be rather severe at nights night for we see the ground cracked by the frost in various places THE bazar the tho Z 0 M I 1 r christ mas dazar nazar at the eagle emporium was opened this morning the display of goods particularly adapted for christmas presents is very nine une and the articles are arranged in the tasteful style peculiar to mr candland A MORGUE WANTED seeing tha la fatai fatal tal tai casualties areef rather frequent occurrence hereabout now it his has been suggested that a regular morgue be established the floor of the old city pr son is scarcely a proper place for bodies on which in quests have to be held NOT TO RF cover covEn we are informed that mrs griffiths who ha was shot by her hu husband osband si a short time since is not likely to recover that being the opinion of the surgeon in attendance upon her hen she has buffered suffered terribly from the them time dofher of hor her being wounded Ds TuRn mr jones jonea the humorist and lecturer left thi this city for the east this after atter afternoon fionn the ability of ghis this gentleman 1 is unquestioned the audiences who at tended his lectures in this city were highly delighted with his efforts he has t the e happy and rare faculty of incorporating incorporate n g and harmonizing in his subjects sound in tion tiou and pun pungent gen wit twit and humor bis poin points ts are always so BO clear and his bis compari compan hons bons so apropos combined with an easy yet forcible style of delivery that he heraver reyer rever falls fails to interest his hearers the who following are anea from the junction of monday this morning at jos harris yard a young oung man was emptying the loaded cham chain cis uis bers berh of bis his revolver for the purpose of cleaning it one ohe orthe of the balls hita hit a rock and rebounded striking mrs goodenoogh Goodeno ugh who was at the time on the way to mr strongs school where she Is ia an issi assistant stant teacher the the Tho ball bali grazed her forehead but we are happy to announce that no serious injury was in inflicted isted 11 upon the arrival of the 0 P train a argenta saturday morning a confide confidence nee nde man j into the cars and proposed a game of three card car caramonte dmonte amonte monte several pas pa s staked heavy sums bome home losing others being winners A r reverend everend gentleman rn n took part in a game and lost 1400 he made an appeal to the conductor of the train to compel a W restitution restituti bu of his small and hard earned fortune but without avail the they i ogue suddenly disappeared with his ill III gott gotten en gains it SMALL rom rox A A gentleman now in st johns valley tooele thoele co writes as follows lows a under date of dec the disease of which I 1 spoke in my my last is now deci decided deI to be a malignant ty type ja of smallpox it was forst olst introduced in this settlement by a sister slater of bro brg jno todd of this place who arrived with the last company ore m agran asand whose chos e name is mrs mcloud she had hid a son about fifteen years of age ago who was taken sick on the cars while en route for ogden it was at first feared that he had the smallpox small pox poz but on an examination being made it was decided that he had bad a disease called water pox which is not at all dangerous mrs mcloud arrived in this place during the latuer iatter part of Novem november boi bof prid pria nd stayed for lor several days at bro ladds iod lod dyo dlo she has since gaii gone a to G rants valle but she went away before any one ond was kno known wa to have bavo the s smallpox mall mali pok during her stay here the people had a sunday school concert which wis was largely large ly attended and during the evening a daug daughter h berof of sister duncan of tha thi this place sat pat by mrs Mo Louds son bon and she bhe is now veny very sick eick with the disease five of bro brg Tod dla children have had bad the terrible malady one of whom aj a little girl a about six years old died last night and another girl about fourteen is in a critical condition one ohe little boykas boYhas boy has quite recovered and it is thought the rest will with good care these are all ali the cases kno known w n the school chool has been discontinued and every precaution taken to prevent the spread of the disease the weather is very clear and intensely cold and the ground is dry and dusty which are all healthful conditions tomorrow to morrow nas laa been appointed a d dry for fastine fasting and prayer iu hope that t the t e almighty will be merciful rul rui find and prevent the spread of this disease MINING AND agricultural the fol foi following lawing letter we find in the terri norfal enterprise in the gaso gase case referred to the land laud wah was deol deel declared ared gred mineral by the commissioner an appeal was taken daken to I 1 the he secretary of interior who held it to bo be agricultural after this decision annl anni a nil nii fog ing to purchase as mineral was made on the landane lan dand a protes protest was wnm made against this thia on the ground that the land having once been decided agricultural by the secretary of the interior the highest authority it could not be subsequently entered as mineral lands WASH washington ina rna D chec onee 2 1879 hon A washington D C sir I 1 have the honor to state in reply to your letter of the ultima ultimo that the N W i of orthe the N W i 1 section 9 T 16 N K R 9 E etc ete 1 is within the limits of withdrawal for the central pacific railroad company but never has been listed to said company as affidavits had been filed with the register add and receiver of sacramento california alleging mhd the min mineral 1 eral character thereof on the ath of november 1869 at the instance W austin a hearing was held before the tho local land officers to determine the ebar character acter aeter of said tract and antho on the loth of july 1871 the honorable secretary Sacre tary of the interior decided the whole tract tobe to be agricultural oui tural in cliar character acter an appeal having beeri beel taken from the decision ot of this ruffice of january 1872 in reference thereto this land having been adjudged a agricultural rl cultural upon the evidence taken at said bearing cannot be entered under the mining acts acta of congress unless such or developments have been made since the dat af said hearing cowit november asto as to show that the tract described is of moret mora value fur for purposes of mining than agriculture I 1 return herewith the letter irom from deal mark clark dated sov Nov november embeL 20 1872 which were re referred ferrid to this thia office by you very respectfully yo your r obedient servant dwillis drummond DRUM mond MONO Commissio commissioner nert thus as has been bafo before re stated land ban can bo be entered as mineral or as agricultural ab according cording to what bat it Is hi shown I 1 it t is most valuable ble bie for and when once nonce decided on by competent authority the decision can not be reversed only on the strength of subsequent developments FROM thursday THURSDAYS 9 DAlLY daily iDEO 19 ANOTHER it la Is reported that materials adjusted ed for an incendiary fire were found in the rear of the white house last night THREATS TO BURN THE CITY james langley was arrested last night on a charge of threatening to bet biet fire to and burn the city the affidavit against him was made before judge mckean li angley langie is now in the city jail awaiting bk examination firs firm there thero was nearly another are fire last night at the sait salt lake house which started about the same tire e as the one on mr winders premises fortunately it was discovered and subdued in its incipiency ARRIVALS AT liv LIVERPOOL the tho millennial star of november notes in addition to the palestine party bo tha arrival at liverpool nok Noi november ember per steamship minnesota of the following persons elders anson call john 1 I hart mark lindsey john johnt martin william parker parkey william birkinshaw Eirk inshaw thomas thomaa snarr HS S gouans henry B wilde and wife also aiso sister mercy IL thompson relic of the late robert B thompson and mary A yield field ing all from utah on a pleasure trip to see relatives ivres lires and anid friends ac elder eider mark will return to the eastern states in aboud about two months where lle lie he will labi labor or asa missionary till spring pring fyhen then he return to utah DECEASE OP OF ELDER JOHN B R Cl jAWSON elt eit tt is with deep regret that we have td ld announce the decease of eider eidel john reese keese clawson Cla cia weon of typhoid pneumonia last evening ey ening wednesday at 1030 at his residence in this city after a brief illness of sir sik or seven days he leaves a wife and five children he was born at utica N Y dec 23 1828 baptized in nov 1841 emigrated to nauvoo the same year he was waa a member ol 01 the mormon battalion with which he went through to california served the full time creditably and was disc dise discharged at los angelos when the battalion was disbanded after staying in california a while wllie I 1 he be cam came to this city 1 ju may T 1867 67 he be went on a mission to england p ged d where he presided over the so southampton ut hampt and flaex esex conferences he returned home homa in 1869 he was a president of the quorum or 0 seventies was known as an upright conscientious man and was highly esteem ed by the presidency and other influential authorities in the church for his faithfulness and by the comm community unity generally funeral services at the ward As rooms at 11 am tomorrow to morrow friday his ie relations lations the members mein bers of the mormon battalion and his many friends ln inthe the city and vicinity are respectfully invited to attend THE con Cox CONCERT cErT cent thero there was a full fuli house last night at the theatre on OH the occasion decarion of th the e concert for the benefit ot of st maiks malks hospital and the entertainment passed off very satisfactorily some odthe of the performers performer 6 executing their parts while the others acquitted themselves at least creditably during the performance of the overtures by the orchestra the audience was not noh quite so orderly as it might have been notwithstanding ding this thes little drawback the effect of the orchestral irusle music was really reilly enchanting reflecting great credit on Pro rno professor feasor careless and the instrument under tinder his direction they also acquitted themselves admirably in the concerted pieces the vocal gerus of the evening were rendered by mrs haydon haydoo this lady is the possessor of a fihe nine contralto voice volee which velch appears to be well under her control and the simple pathetic ballads 11 ung by her were rendered with exquisite pathom pathos and sweet sweetness noss noso mrs hamilton miss and ana all the other vocalists did well ana ann mr orson pratt junn juni piano accompanist performed with lis his his bis usual well known ability the piano used at the concert was kindly ten tendered dared for the occasion by Mess rii calder carol ss and we may say that the tho contributions of the musicians instrumental and vocal towards the charitable object ot of the concert are far tar ahead ol of those of any other portion of the public their time was largely taken up for some weeks pre iro previous by numerous rehearsals besides the concert performances they giving their services gratis while the general public bad had the privilege of merely purchasing their thein tickets and getting an excellent return for their money in listening to 0 A 4 superior sup gup eilor inu inn musical entertainment the burden of credit accrues to those who most mast actively and efficiently participated in this charitable movement w curr city dec 1872 editor deseret dever et news passing from the question as to whether the fire last evening was caused by incendiaries to the absorbing question que stirn of what is to be done deneto to prevent an outbreak of what kiy may be ln in process processor being engen deredin dered inthe the brain of desperadoes whose only chance to live Is by plundering during i this winter the first suggestion that bents benta itself is to establish a nire are district second inasmuch as tinder box street is established on rented ground to have a tank built thero thelo at once third to pass an ordinance to compel parties owning or renting houses of residence or business to clean out the ditch in front thereof to a proper depth at their expense as is the case base in other cities fourth iet let the people be willing to have an increase of taxes if necessary for the purpose of hastening reser vors and water at least the business part of the city and engage a fire company and pay at att least seven me members nabers thereof a proper compensation to stay night and day in the engine house and have the engine always ready for immediate use uso the fuel to be such as hastily gen aerates heat and finally to prohibit hay from being stacked in buch such close proximity proal mity to buildings as I 1 see bee around town and if f there is no help but that the tinder boxers already on tinderbox tinder bok box street must yet be permitted at least insist that no more of this kind of buildings be erected the build building iua ina supervisor should be instructed to proceed at once and cause all dangerous stove ac to be adjusted safely either by y the voluntary act of the owner or by the involuntary one of cost when done bythe by the city and a fine for gross gence and endangering other property proper this may be bd called an sin abridgment or of our liberties but no mans liberty must endanger my locsei horse house life or limb particularly would I 1 urge the cleaning out of ditches sp that thit i a volume of water can flow when turns I ed edin in erem erne last evening nir fir fireway ewas discovered in a barmat barn at the rear of the new now storefront store fronting on east bast temple street and arld ne near 1 ar the corner cornor of third south recently built bulit by mr johnr john E winder to whom the barn also aiso belonged the fire was first observed I 1 y a daughter of mr winder and ad soon as the batters lat attention was called to it he hastened to the spot and fourd found that the fire was confined to toa a small smail bundle of straw on which coal oil bad had apparently heen been been poured edi in the wagon house hoube he states that if he had had bad sc a couple of buckets of water hand handy y at the time he could have conquered the fire in its incipiency the water not being at hand hnud at the time he endeavored to fight themire the nire fire with a board aboard but the flames got the best of the tussle and they soga soda soon boon crept upwards and communicated to the hay in the loft over overhead overa head bead and he ha felt assured then that it was all up so far as the barn and contents were concerned the city fire brigade and the Z 0 M I 1 fire company were both at the tire niro and rendered all the service ein in their power despite all efforts made to prevent it the flames communicated to a new frame house of mr winders fronting an on T third 11 ird south street and immediately in the rear of af D cliffs large new riba brick building on the carner corner it was evident from the time of mr winders house taking fire thit that no could save it from being consumed being lumber and the streams