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Show WESTERN WHISPERS. Utah. The Deseret University opened on the morning of [words missing] with a good attendance of students.<br><br> The Herald thinks the wide streets of Salt Lake a burden rather than a blessing, and suggests several plans to remedy the evil. Logan's streets cannot be thus complained of.<br><br> If runaways should cease in Ogden the last resource of the Junction's "local," save his imagination, would vanish. Ogden is the banner town for runaways.<br><br> THE Herald is creating quite a stir in mining circles by publishing the names of the incorporators and stockholders of the mushroom mining companies that have been incorporated in this Territory during the last eighteen months.<br><br> THE Herald of Aug. 25th says that on Tuesday morning a party of about twenty missionaries left for Europe, where they will be assigned to such fields of labor as seems proper. They have been chosen recently through the different quorums and were set apart on Monday.<br><br> THE News of the 23d received the following dispatch from Alta: A young man named George Gerrard, about 18 years of age, fell a distance of 100 feet into the shaft of the Oregon mine, yesterday, at about 3 o'clock. It is supposed he was reaching for some meat which was hanging in the shaft and lost his balance and fell. He did not regain consciousness and died at 1 o'clock this morning. His remains will be taken to Salt Lake to-day. The deceased was a fine young man, well spoken of generally.<br><br> OUR Territorial Marshal, Shaughnessy, on the 17th inst., engaged in a quarrel with a wealthy mine owner named R. C. Chambers, in the office of the latter and daring the altercation the Marshal drew a pistol, did some tremendous swearing, used an amazing amount of foul language, and threatened to shoot Chambers. The latter had him arrested and on the 20th inst., the matter was brought before Judge Pyper, and Shaughnessy was bound over in $500 bonds to await, the action of the grand jury, and in $2,000 bonds to keep the peace for six months. There is a million dollar mining suit pending between the parties.<br><br> THE News of the 21st says: The police raided an opium den near Commercial street, last night, about 10 o'clock, and arrested five persons found therein. Besides the keeper, Chas. [Charles] Wang, were three men who gave their names as Chas. [Charles] Ferguson, B. J. Lingwood, and Ed. [Edward] Williams, and a young woman named Katie Black. The case began at noon to-day and is still in progress. The Chinaman Wang was found guilty of keeping an opium house, and fined $99. Ferguson plead guilty of using opium and was fined $10. Lingwood and Williams claim to have been in the house on legitimate business-a land transaction between one of them and a Chinaman there. Their case was going on at last accounts. The woman has not yet had a trial.<br><br> FROM the same paper we learn that at a meeting of the Tabernacle Choir, held in the Council House last evening, at which were present President John Taylor, the Presidency of the Stake and the High Council, the resignation of Brother George Careless, as leader of the choir was presented and accepted. The matter of a new appointment to fill the vacancy was then considered, and it being manifest that the general choice rested upon Brother Thos. [Thomas] C. Griggs, now on a mission to Great Britain, he was installed in the position, President Taylor making the appointment, which was sustained by the united vote of the assembly. Brother L. Beezley was appointed assistant conductor, and will lead the choir during the absence of Elder Griggs. [The digital image of the latter part of this article is located at the end of the following article, An Imposter.] |