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Show ft, ..iflwf TEIUIIISLE EXPLOSIOX. house, on her rttiirrj,' the cradle was found to be crushed by falling debris. Numerous more items ef interest are narrated, and we would be ghd to furnish them to our readers, but want of space forbids it. The damage to property in various parts of the chy was considerable, we can notice but a few cases. Fine and expensive glass windows have been The Deseret National destroyed. and the new Z C. M. I. fctore Dank, suffered loss in this way, also Walker Uro.'s store. , The Walker House, the Townsend House, and many others have, lost largely in glass and otherwise. The fine window in the Tvigle Emporium store was wrecked. The residences of Capta'n Y H. Hooper, Mr Jonas.son, Mr. John T. Ciiue, Mr. E. II. Parsons, Geo. Sa- villo and others were more or lets papers of this Morning came to us filled with the particulars of a fearful calamity, which befell the capital city yesterday afternoon about five o'clock, by tha explosion of the contents of certain powder magazines within tha city limits. The Salt Lake It seems that there were four con- tiguous to each other, on the bench, north of the city, proper. One was owned by the Hazznrd powder Company, Z. C. M. I. being the ajrent. Another one, distant about one hundred feet, was owned by the Du Pont compuBy. 1$ W. E. Jenneus agent. About the came distance from this was a magazine owned by the Culiforuia Powder Company, and not fur distant another, owned by the Oriental Company. These) magazines contained a lare amount of powder, estimated at forty tons, including the ordinary kinds as well as Giant and Hercules. When wo consider the immense amouutof combustible matter and the close contiguity of n large tOCAL ITEMS. From Thuuday't Daily ef April Educational 6.; Garden, Field and Flower Seeds by the pound, ounce and in packets! Warranted new seeds, Prompt attention to orders by mail. W, FOULGEU. s21-2r- a "Svbscribeii-The communication from Ilyrum, over the above signature, is unavoidably postponed till " Villi Dorn's.Xtirswry. Opposite the Tabernacle, Main St., Ogden, i tho place to gel choice Pear, Cherry, Piuro, Apple, Early Peaches and all kinds of Fruit and Ornamental Trees. Monthly llos;8, etc., Price lists sent on application to W. T. Van Dors, y Cul-me- r meet (heir customers, besides others who may be come such. With able and gentlemanly ntauagers and clerks, they are prepared to increaso the large trade they alreaJy very busily engaged this morning, shipping all the window glass he was able to purchase in this city, tc his house, to be sold to parties whose windows were demolished by the disaster of last evening. possess. Mr. Culmer nearly cleaned up the stock Five per cent, is worth saving, and of glass in the bouse of Mr. Joshua Wilthey tell us they fell that much lower liams. than Salt Lake prices. Try ihetu. Mr. C. Rodney Tyler, the magazines. who, as we anno meed a day or two ago as The Herald says that four persons having been taken into custody in consequence of certain discrepancies in his cash accounts, as cashier of the U. P. Railroad Company, promptly gave Fuch bail as was required and was released. Mr Tyler's friends are sanguine in the belief that the affair will be satisfactorily explained and his integrity vindicated; should such happily prove to A little boy, three be the case as we' hope how can his neighborhood. arrest he explained by his captors, and and years of age, in the 20th why should himself and his friends be Ward, named James II. Hidden, was subjected to the humiliation of his aralso ttruck by a rock, and instantly rest? killed. Many persons were moro or aro known to have bucn killed, llichardson, who was 18 years old, and Hiil, who was 1G. Mrs Mary Jane Van Nutta, wife of J. A. ' Van Natta, 10th Ward, was killed by a boulder, which ssrack bur in the Wk, while she was at a well in the , less injured by flying rocks, and other missiles in the air. Johnson, oftbeWh Ward, wa struck en tiie hip by a rock, and badly bruised. Mrs Peter Thomassou, 20th Ward, was wound' by a piece of iron, which etruck her on the arm. One of the ears of a little son of Mr. 1). P. Kimball, 18th Ward, had tho tip of it taken off by Mr. Cnas a flying stone. Mr. Collctt's house, 19th Ward, injured, and his little boy tightly wounded. Mrs. at Mr. Jonasson's, was injured was somewhat ; Dahl-quis- t, by falling plaster. A fifty pound bouldei fill on the roof of Mayor Lutlc't new bouse and weut through three floors. A can rf powder fell at the corner of 1st South and 1st East streets (theatre) and exploded, eudangering the lives of Major Gorlinski and others. A woman is said to have died in the Nineth Ward, of fright, name not given. A fifteen pound rock weut through tho roof, of Col. J. P. Page's house on North Temple street and landed in a bedroom, from which Mrs. Page had just departed. A woman in the 20th Ward, after the first explosion, took" her babe from the eradl and rushed out of the Our "devil" wants to know why it is that the Salt Lake Tribune, the organ of the "ring," which has been for a long time engaged in a crusade against Judge Emerson, should have so suddenly changed its tune, and why that paper duvotea so much of its space ia yesterday's issue, in defense of the Judge, who, so far as our "imp" is aware, Has not been assailed by any party save the above organ. Cohusdrum. Released. first district. -r d Hoi-rook- 1 e, third district. The school of tbi district apppars to be in a hetltliy, prosperous condition Penrd s patent ueskn grace the floor for the students' comfort and convenience, and Monteiih'tf maps ornament the walls; every thing seems to betoken a deiermi nation on the fart of the trustees io make the schoolroom heilthy, attractive and tjomloruble. The number of chil dren enrolled during the wiuter, in actual attendance, was about two hundred and fitly. It is supported partly by taxation and partly by subscription, and it appears, so f.ir, to give complete satisfaction; a large number of students have, by this system, had aceess to an education, who otherwise woula have been compelled to remain out of school during the winter Mr. Austin C Brown, who seems to have the otfection of hi students, is preceptor, and Thomas Dee, Barnard White aud Winslow Farr, are the trustees The forty-sixt- h As dual Conference Annual Conference of the Church of JeSaints convened sus Christ of Latter-dathis morning ot 10 o dock in the New Taberuacle at Salt Lake City. As the editor of the Junction went dowo this morning to attend the meetings of the Conference, we shall be in reoeipt, each day. of minutes of its proCongressional. and such ef our readers as do In the Senate yester iay. Chief Justice ceedings, Marriott's district. Conference will find them in Waite, who had been sent far, appeared, not attend Our introductory to this district was and administered the usual ouh to the the Jokction, daily, during tho continuof a soft nature, and oft inspired rather W. W. o members as a court try ance of Conference. us with sentimeulB suitable for a parody en the impeachment. on "The beautiful enow," with tdight The Houe was then uotified that the A New Oruer.- - JuJgo Emerson has variation, when a deep mud fuddle of trial the for was Sen ita orgtu'iud would it to the four winds, leavscatter Belknp, when (he Senate, Kitting as a just promulgated a new order in the no save the extra impression ing court of impeachment, adjourned till Third District Court, in relation to paon our coats. However, the old 12 80 p m April 17tb.' which we infer adage, "A had beginning brings a good filed from therein, pers The bill fixing the ra'e or postage on end " was happiiy realize! when we third-clasin nit matter was then taken that somebody has heretofore been in reached our journey's end, and met the up, and Hamlin made a lengthy speech. the habit of manipulating pie is. anco laborer. Arthur Without a vote the Senate adjourned at swers, demurrers, etc, in an improper pleasant smiles of our who here officiates as teacher. Pai sons, 4:30. manner. Of course, lawyers are all hon- We were greeted by sixty bright and In the Houe, Randall offered a resoin lution railing for au itemtted account for orable men. and, like Ceaiar's wife, cheerful pupils, arranged upon forms, a neat and tidy school room; also by the and fuel for Emerson above tue SW0.000 appropriated suspicion. Still, Judge trustees, parents aud friends of educano doubt, has en use to iuJuce him to tion light far the present fiscal year. The exercises iu the several to the Cox reported a bill relative doc business on the brauches close watch a pursued by the students, were closing up of nationul banks, which was keep and exhibited the fckill very in interesting, his who cases f have clients uments passed. and ability of the teacher, proving him Senthe received was from A message court, and be is right. mas'er ot his profession A song wiib ate, informing the house that the former organ accompaniment concluded the lahad erganiied for the trial of Belknap. Life "Retcuskd to "We yesterday bors of the day, when all dispersed with Hubbill made ft report adverse to tha an local account a feeling of pride nnd eatietaction that our columns in bill fixing the interest on national money printed Marriotts bad reached a higher staudtrd anef a certain citizen who had been fouud of education at not exceeding six per cent per than attained hitherto. The num in a tranc, out of which circum school has been supported by taxation, lying The managers of the impeachment no nome little excitement hid arisen, and hence has the remark.ible attendtifiedth.- - House that the 17th of April stance ance of HO children from 9!), total school was fixed as the day for the tiial of it being at first supposed that the gen The trustees are James population. Belkn-tptlcmon was dead. Richie. William llodfon aud George The House then went into committee We regret to learn that some of the Lsvander, who have the cau-of etiuca-foof the whole. Blackburn in the chair at heart, and hence the ple.isa.t reof the Junction have erroneousreaders on the bill to transfer the Indian Bureau sults. from the Interior to the War Depart- ly supposed that our jjcular allusion to SOUTH OODKX PISTR1CT. ment. Mr. Sparks spoke iu favor of, the tact that the gentleman "was affected This district is murliing their distinct The comand Mr. Cox again, the bill by spirits" referred to his iuibibuiion of in its tcholustio history the mittee rose, and the House took a reepochs certain liquids, whereas, our language s'ab for ai, the home made desk, now in cess. When me, and Andrews' At the evening sewion, a debut tok will not bear that construction. ptt.nt "Triutiiph place en the bill restoring the (ranking the JfxCTtos speaks of spirits in the Desk," fiftee of whL-- luvc just ben reived fio-- Ch'C "go. tor their future seprivilege, part eipated in by Mr. Caution manner used yesterday, it means what lect school. Prest Wheelock. with the and uiLers. Quite a tempest In a teapot word implies when i' MfafMl.quor i trustees, J tines Ward, Beojaunn Caiier arot,' bur at last subsided, and the de-' the and James Montgomery, ure very seal- rtjy liquor. bating society adjourned. Bel-kaa- p orna-meu- ts s . e h n - ' ou-pi- ls HUXTSVILLB ." o- ly Z The school of thi district convenes in a large two story brick buil iing. capa-bl- e of seating about two hundred cliil dren, when completed The first floor is furnicheJ witli Andrews' 'Triun.ph is well lighted and presents a cheerful appearance, especially wheu graced by the genial countenance of that wtll beloved lencher, Mr Haitie C. Brown I found one hundred children iu attendance, nil working us busy as ihei- - lesons. and, seem beaver ingly, ernulaiing e;icli other in keeping a quiet and orderly 'hey iilso ex hibited much i hurouhness in tbnr reci bilious, and while thu ipiifily ohserving all that was transpiring, I frequency wisbod that every district in ot.r county Mu'.-uiight be as well repie-eniecredit is due to the trustee. l'Miu , who Siratfotd and Samuel were also present on this uccaio, tot their faithful and diligent elfons to edu cate all the chil i en in the uistiict. and for the present comfortable school ac ctiinniodations. second district. This district has two school housen. which contain three commodious room, we supplied wii h the best patent desks and maps. The number of children in attendance, during the winter, bus been two hundred and thirty-one- , of which seventy aiiendeil the school in the "Lane, taught by Mr. Selomon Steph ens, seventy in the upper rooui uf the school bou-and the City 11 all, presided over by Mr. Washington Jenkins, and ninety one in the primary depart ment of the same house, conducted by Mrs. Deiecta Mooch The List named gentleman is "one of our own boys." raised aud educated in Ogden, and made his debut for the first time, this winter, in the capacity of a teacher. This is as it should be, and much credit is due to the trustees of said district for this determination te foster home talent, and thus bringour young men upon the stage of action. The best testimony of the popularity of the teacher of tne primary department is the large number of children that attended her school. The trustees of this district. Messrs. Pingree, Uoxey nnd Lirch, are live and wide awiikc men, -- arnestly working for the rising generation, sparing neither mouey nor labor. De-k- s2G-2Various are the theories broached above firm, whose facilities for doing a inspect. os to the cause of the explosion, but large business are ample, and whose eu WirE Awake. Wc observed Mr. Fred the most rational oner seems to be terprise is lotorious. Cnlmer, of the wide awake firm of They have in store a stock sufficient that it was caused by twoyonngmen, & Co., merchants of Salt Lake City, numerous to the demands of names aro given as Charles Richardson and Frank Hill. It had been out gunning, feems they and returning by way of the tnaga tines, fired off their pieces, either at ome fowls, or, as some nuppose, at the door of one ot the magazines. At any rate they were teen to fire at some object, tho discharge was succeeded by the explosion of Editor Jckctios: tricts. Seeds. pre-iel- whoso City, April 1st, 1876. Merchants and Institu Having just viited a number of the tion purchasers would do well to visit schools of our county, I bog leave to and learn Walker Bro'a. wholesale present a few items to the public, through your valuable paper, as to tbtt prices g'20.f present educational btatua in these dis- damaged. s'21-lProprietor. We presume that Salt Lake has never bef ira had such a shaking up Nothing is so insiduous ax a cold or a and we sincerely hope it will be long ceugh. Poison does not make a swifter before she suffers as severely agiiu progress in the eytem. Use promptly In this connection we would respect the only sure antidote, Hale's IIo.net of fully inquire, where is our Ogden HoBElIOUND AND TaR. of the Pike's Toothache Drops cure in one town, many buildings being pwwder kept ? minute. not fur distant, the great wonder in that Dot more lives were lost, the Sirs. 31. Kowrins n umber of dead has not been y Has Waikkr Brothers. We invite the just received a choice assortment learned as yet, we believe proof Cf.steh.vial to Hats, Flowers, &o , the our of reader especial attentiou bably not more than five or six. she invites which her friends to call and of the new advertisements, to-da- Ogdem ous in the cause of education rimed that North Ogden shall and del,, with the leading d,stricts 0f our c8UDI they are now to erec a Ur two story brick building. tor above patent seats are intended i k an add.iional lot. soon after the bou i. erected. Mrs. Whe.:0ck isteachi0K interesting primary school The eLr esses durin our atUadance were hue " spersed with sons. recitat.ons and di Ugues. She blend, wjih her literary instructions, pnuciples o; vir. tue and religion, and seemsetiquette. to et.j ,y tha" cunSJence and love ot parents and DISTRICT. Spring's delighis soon vanished from our gi.ze, and the bleak and desolate north marked the transition. Neur our journey's end we almost felt ioipre?sed that the North Pole could not be (i3. tant, and that Franklin, Perry. Hall Hnd others must eertain'y hive taken the wrung diredion. Tois fancy seemed increase, when we discovered an object in the distance, about four feet high, of the 'gneons formation, emiMing fire and smoke. But mark ih delusion; when on a closer approach ne found it to be the chimney uf a hut. safely ensconced iu the "beautiful," with a subte rranetu pas- S'Hie to its entrance Picket fnno - " j ... ai0 not fisin nable as nothing is vi8. ible save a b a ik point on a while crust, and the convenience of riding over t hem ofteu c;ius s unpleasant impres-eiunWe found 173 children enjoying the comforts of a warm and pleasant Kcboolroom, ornaiuented with paper pictures aud cedar boughs, woven into artistic ovals and indulating. The buildiug . of rock, and seated comfortably with home made desks and forms. Charles Wright, the preceptor of this school, is a live and wide awuke teacher, fully ud with the times Hia students Beemed to be well informod ia all their studies, and exhibited a frankness and familiarity with their teacher, coupled with resject and good order, seldom fouud in sch ol This school, like Marriott's is supported by "axation, and has 173 children out 'ef 211 in school. The trustees are David McKay, Wm. Brunson and M C. Motenson, excellent and wide awake men. llespcctfully, L F. Monch, Supt. of Conuty Schools, fr hi-r- s tit-su- Democracy in Cache. From the following proceedings, it will be perceived that the Democrats of Cache County have been in council, and have taken steps to be represented in the Tertiiorial Convention at Salt Lake City, on Saturday next. The minutes of this convention came too late for publication in our issue of yesterday: Pursuant to notice from the Central Demucritic Comraitteo, a convention met in Lotan Hall. Monday evening, April 3d, 1S70, for the purpose of choosing delegates to the Territorial Democratic Convention, to be held at Salt Lake City on April 8th, 1876. The convention wa organized by choice of Dr. 0. C. Ormsby as chairman, and Ezra D Carpenter a secretary. The cbairmaa st at d the object of the convention. When a call was made to ascertain what settlement were represented, the following named Newton. Clarkston, Richresponded: mond. Smithfield, Paradise, llyrum, WeiKville, Hvde Park, Miliville and Logan. Moses Thatcher was called upon to make a speech. He responded in his usual spirited and effective ttyle. A motion was made and carried, tuat this convention endorse the platform adopted fey the Democratic party of Utah ia 1872. Motion niade and cart ied, that a Dominating committee of three be appointed by the Chair. Moses Thatcher, B M Lewis and J. il. Mariineaa wet so appointed. James A Leisbnun and Ezra D. Carpenter made spirited speeches. The cotnmi'tee reported the following list of drlcgaiii!: 0. 0. Ormsby, Ezra D Carpenter, Chas N'ibley. Clias O. Card and C. D. Fieldsu-d- , of Lotfan; S M Molen, of Hyde Park; A Hobson, of Richmond; James Uuswonh, of 11 rum, aud Judge M. D. Hammond, of Providence These were appointed delegates by the convention. Motion made and carried tbnt a standing coinutiuce of eleven be chosen for Cache County. Muses Thatcher was appointed chaii man of the counnittse; II. K Cranny, Eatta D. Curpcnter, Jsmes A. Leishmati and Chas. Nibley of Logan; Geo. Pitkin. Miliville; A. Hobsou, Richmond; 0. N. Lrjenquiat, Uyrum; S. M. Molen, Hyde Park; Wm. Litilewood, Newton; Henry Hughes, of Mendou, were appointed ihe committee. Motion made and curried that the minutes of this convention be published in the Ogden JirxcTtox and Suit Lake Herald. Delegates to tho conveniion were given power of proxy. Lzr D. L'ABl'KNTXR, Secretary. icl. This morning at eight e'clocfe, of consumption, Thomas Henry. He has beea an engiueer on this Di'ision till compelled to take his bed, and was universally respected. He came o thiscoun'ry for the benefit of his hesl'h. bat was lo far gone to recover, although bis life was prolonged col idsrb1; Age, Sd iusL ?uii |