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Show TERRITORIAL NEWS. News: A $50,000 fire occurred in Bingham on the night of Nov. (November) 7th, which swept both sides of the principal street for a considerable distance: cause unknown. Junction: The entire vote polled in Ogden City for Delegate to Congress, was 715, 58 of which were cast for the Liberal candidate. Considerable interest was manifested by the citizens, and the manner in which the voters turned out showed that Geo. (George) Q. Cannon's former services were appreciated. Enquirer: John Romero, the Spaniard, who is alleged to have killed a herder last spring in Joe's valley, Emery County, was arrested on the 21st ult. by Deputy Marshal Redfield, the prisoner having been indicted by the last grand jury of this District. Romero is at present confined in the Sanpete County jail. Herald: On Tuesday night a couple of young persons, who gave their names as W. Jones and Mathew Mathews, accosted Col. (Colonel) May in the white House, and pretending to be his friends advised him not to bet. They induced him to step outside, and while still talking to him pulled out his watch. He noticed them, and because he remonstrated one of them struck him. The police nabbed both and they are now in jail. Junction: Yesterday afternoon the excitement over the presidential election commenced, and by 10 o'clock in the evening it had reached fever heat. The Junction bulletin board was eagerly scanned till 11 p.m. by crowds of excited and anxious persons, many of whom had heavy sums of money at stake on the result. At the McNutt establishment an immense crowd assembled, democrats and republicans, whose shouts for their respective candidates were incessant. Pools sold lively, and a deal of "the ardent" was partaken of. In fact, such an excitement as that of last night has not occurred in Ogden for a long time. The News of Nov. (November) 8th, says: This morning Apostle Brigham Young, with his sons Brigham S., Howard, Lawrence, Washington and Joseph started for New Mexico. Their intention is to take contracts on the Denver and the Grande and Southern Pacific Railroads, in which they will be joined by Counselor John W. Young and other brethren in the southern country. Brother Brigham will return in about two months, but the rest of his party will remain longer. We wish them a pleasant and profitable experience. News: As we go to press, the news comes of a sad and soul sickening event which took place on Commercial Street, about 3:30 this afternoon. Mrs. Williams, of the 20th Ward, walked into the soda water factory of Thomas Parsons, on Commercial Street, having in her arms her infant child. While she was standing at the counter transacting some business, a little five year old son of Mr. Parsons walked behind the counter, and taking up a loaded pistol, deliberately shot the infant through the heart, while in its mother's arms, killing it instantly. It was Mrs. Williams only surviving child, she having recently lost four others by diphtheria. Herald: Moody and Sankey still hold meetings twice a day in the Methodist Church, at the same hours as heretofore. Work on the Utah Eastern is getting along nicely, and track laying continues without interruption. All the iron has been received at Echo, together with the ten cars and engine. The latter was fired up on Thursday and put into operation. W. Jones and M. Matthews bound over in $300 each for attempting to rob Col. (Colonel) May of his watch on Tuesday night, were taken to the county jail on Thursday afternoon where they will be kept until the grand jury examines their case, and probably until their trial. Both are unused to the business, and were unfortunate in being nabbed at their first game. The News of Nov. (November) 8th has the following dispatch to Pres. (President) John Taylor, dated Brigham City, Nov. (November) 8th: "Brother Johnathan C. Wright quietly and peacefully departed this life at five minutes to 12 o'clock. Lorenzo Snow." Thus has passed away a man who was widely known, and as sincerely esteemed throughout the Church. He has held many prominent positions in Church and State, was an old resident of the territory, and has accomplished a good life work. Dropsy, we understand, was the disease of which he died. On Saturday, Nov. (November) 6th the Salt Lake Power, Light and Heating company was incorporated. It proposes to furnish light, heat and power to run machinery, by means of an electrical apparatus, to business houses or other parties desiring either. Junction: Last evening a horrible affair occurred at the depot, by which a transient named Dan. (Daniel) Ward met his death. The particulars of the affair, as far as can be learned, are as follows: Last evening about 8:30 o'clock, the U. C. (Utah Central) accommodation train, which but a few minutes before had arrived from Salt Lake, was being switched around. Mr. Alfred Reeve who was engaged in turning the switches, and when walking along the south Y, nearly immediately opposite Mr. Julius Keisel's place, discovered the body of a man on the track. This astonished the young man as he knew that the train had just passed over the spot. He stooped down, and discovered that the prostrate person was dead. The young man summoned others to the spot, and Mr. John Reeve, who happened to be at the theatre, was sent for. Mr. Reeve immediately dispatched a messenger for the coroner, the body not being removed until the arrival of the gentleman. When Mr. Hall, the coroner, reached the spot, an examination of the surroundings was made. It was not known at first what train had run over the unfortunate man, but an examination of the wheels of the Utah Central engine, upon which was hair, blond and portions of clothing, showed that the man had but recently been run over. A jury had, in the meantime, been summoned, and an examination of the body took place. He was discovered lying partially across the rail, his hat and the bowl of a meerschaum pipe being found on the opposite side of the track. In his mouth, held tightly between his teeth, was the pipe stem. The jury adjourned to meet this morning at 10 o'clock, and the body was removed to the fire company's engine house. A thorough examination of the body showed it frightfully mangled. The scalp was torn from the back of his head, the back of the neck, as well as the entire back, was fearfully lacerated. Under the chin was a deep gash, one of the ears was torn, the left ankle was broken and mangled, and a portion of the trunk torn away. Besides this the left shoulder was dislocated, a rib or two broken, and several contusions were visible about the face and body. Upon the body was found a whiskey bottle, that had evidently been recently emptied. The theory of the accident is that the deceased, being in an intoxicated condition attempted to cross the track as the train approached. He stumbled, and the wheels of the locomotive grazed the back of his head, causing the wound in the back of his head, other wounds being caused by the cowcatcher and ash pan. Tomorrow we will give the verdict of the coroner's jury, together with the facts as elicited at the examination. |