Show General Gleanings The sultry weather still continues d The change in TUB HERALD takes well in Ogden Yesterdays realty transfers reached 1058325 Decoration day will be observed in a grand style in Ogden The Knights of Pythias lodges of this city met jointly last evening Another carload of furniture arrived yesterday for the Reed hotel The corner stone of the new Sacred Heart academy was laid yesterday Good work for the Democratic party being done throughout Weber county a The freight traffic on the Southern Pacific Pa-cific has been somewhat light of late i Only a few cases of drunks and vagrants were disposed of in the police court yesterday yester-day dayThe The improvements being made to the Second ward meeting house will Soon be completed Some Ogden men are talking of building a hotel and resort at Wheelers grove in Ogden canon The colored population of Ogden are discussing j dis-cussing the idea of organizing an athletic club of their own A train load J of California oranges will arrive ar-rive over the Southern Pacific this morning morn-ing consigned Eastern points The Logan Opera company played a good sized house at the Grand last night They presented Three Black Mantles in an appreciative manner The Democratic primaries should be held throughout the county within a month to appoint delegates to the nominating conventions con-ventions for county officers County Clerk J P Ledwidgo issued a marriage license yesterday to John H Winslow aged thirty and Miss Marian Williams aged tventyone both of Ogden W W Fungo returned from Denver Colo Sunday evening wheje he had been as a delegate to the Transcontinental congress con-gress that recently ccnvened in Colorados metropolis f The annualbanquet of the British American Amer-ican association was held last evening The banquet is generally held on the 2ith of May but Sunday coming on that date the ceremonies were held last evening Mr W A McMillen one of the proprietors proprie-tors of the Reed hotel and family arrived in Ogden Monday to make their future orne It is expected the hotel will be opened at the latest by the 15th or 20th of JuneM M T Hudson Esq of this city went to Salt Lake Saturday evening This is his first trip to the capital in thirteen years during which time ho has been a resident of Ogden He found many improvements in the metropolis Mayor Shakespeare telegraphed Col W H Harvey from Denver yesterday that it would be impossible for him to pay Ogden a visit as intended on his western trip His daughter was crowned as queen of the New Orleans Mardi Gras Guilty of Manslaughter The jury in the Griffin murder case came into court at 1030 Saturday and announced an-nounced their verdict after having been out over twentyfour hours The following is a copy of the verdict as handed to the court The People vs James Griffin We the jury empanelled in the above entitled action ac-tion find the defendant James Griffin guilty of voluntary manslaughter J G AXUEKSOS Foreman The verd rendered occasioned no great surprise however as it was the belief of a great many that the jury would decide upon an acquittal The judgment in the case as it stands would give the defendant a term in the penitentiary of not less than one nor more than ten years The defendant was granted till May 30 in whichto mave for anew trial b A HaUciotts Scoundrel Sometime during Sunday night someone with malicious intent cut a watermain in the Grand opera house building in such a manner that the water went pouring out upon the floors and caused damage to the extent of several hundred dollars The box office suffered quite badly This makes about the fifth timethis has occurred and the opera house managers are at a loss to know who the scoundrel is that is doing the malicious work Whoever fie may be be is causing much annoyance to the owners own-ers and lessees of the building The rascal should he be successful or even if ho should not in destroying this magnificent building by fire or water should be given invitation to a necktie party if captured The City Council I The city council met in regular session at precisely S oclock with Mayor Turner in he chair All members were present excepting Councilmcn McManis and Dee The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved The following petitions were presented and acted upon J J Sullivan reminded the council that 0 the ordinance prohibiting the running at large of live stock was not enforced The majority of the property owners from Washingtoa to Quincy avenues on Twentyfifth street asked to have the sewer system extended in that direction Thoproperty owners on Lincoln avenue fromTwentyeighth to Thirtieth streets complained of the fearful condition of the street and asked to have the same graded I 1 and put in passable condition Louis Lederer assignee asked for a rebate on an auction license taken out for a term of one year Mr Lederer stated in bis petition that he had endeavored to auction auc-tion two days and only disposing of 1340 worth of goods he decided to discontinue therefore the license doing him no material mate-rial good The property holders in the block bounded Lincoln and Grant avenues and Twentysixth and Twentyseventh streets asked to have the drain running through the block which is choked up repaired The committee on public buildings and grounds reported recommending the granting grant-ing of the use of Lester park on several future fu-ture occasions Adopted The sanitary committee reported recommending recom-mending the abatement as a nuisance within thirty days of certain cow corrall on Twentyfirst street Adopted Ben Rich was granted an audienca and asked that a new plat of Riverside addition be accepted the new being to correct some old errors The nlat was accepted subject I to the approval of the city engineer The Volunteer fire department asked for B number of articles of supply and the petition was referred to the fire commission commis-sion sionTho The city engineer reported upon the matter of grading Jefferson avenue between Twentysixth and Twentyeighth streets estimating the cost of excavating to be about 025 this amount not including tho cost of a retaining wall of about two hundred feet in length Reported ro ferreOUto1 the committee on streets to make a full report next week The payroll of the superintendent of 4 public buildings and grounds for two weeks r mist amounting to 13i of the sanitary inspector 6 of the city marshal 682 prisoners board account S177 the hospital accouniyjS and other smaller bills were ordered paid The miscellaneous bills were referred to the committee on claims The ordinance prescribing the duties of city jallbr were read the third time and then referred back once more to the committee com-mittee on laws The ordinance fixing the salary of justices jus-tices fthe peace for trial of city cases at S300 a year was read the second time and laid over for one week for investigation by the committee on laws The ordinance prescribing the width and manner of building sidewalks was read the ondtime and referred to the committee on streets Tho matter of the placing of the street railway tracks on the streets of Ogden was brought up and referred to the street committee for consideration and report re-port Y City Attorney Kimball reported upon the charge of the waterworks for city waters amounting to 3929 that the charge was legal and the bill was referred to the committee com-mittee on claims Some minor business was discussed and when Allison began once more to talk on the bond ordinance Cannon moved to adjourn ad-journ which was carried It is the intention inten-tion of the majority of the council to adjourn ad-journ hereafter at 10 oclock Still More Injunctions Active work was again begun yesterday on the electric street railways A large gang of men began laying double tracks between Twentyfourth and Twentyfifth streets on Wall avenue andimprovements I were being made on other parts of the lines It is said that all the company has been waiting for within the last ten days is the necessary material About 250 men were at work Later in the afternoon H H Henderson of the HendersonGarretsonBrinker company com-pany issued an injunction against H M Beardsley and others the company dong the work restraining them from constructing construct-ing a double track on Wall avenue The injunction however was not paid any attention at-tention to and up to G oclock the men were at work Something startling may develop today Another lively street railway war may yet ensue In the Probate Court James H Bacon S M Jarvis H M Bacon R R Conklin H M Beardsley H M Jarvis and H C Gilbert filed their bonds as directors of the Bear Lake and River Irrigating Canal company which were approved by the court John E Staker on recommendation of two physicians that ho was entirely recovered recov-ered was ordered released from the insane asylum The Produce Exchange Business on change was considerably better yesterday prices were firm and the demand brisk Green fruits were scarce as is usual on Mondays Utah strawberries will be m the market by the last of the week in good supply and according to present pres-ent indications will be reasonable in price Eggs continue to retain high prices Wheat was in fair demand at a slight advance ad-vance over Saturdays prices Yesterdays sales amounted to 3 cars of wheat 50 cases of eggs 10 dozen chickens 50 cases of oranges and 10 cases of lemons First District Court James A Miner judge Albert Dickson vs Julia Dickson order fern decree on report of referee W R Swan trustee et al vs Utah university uni-versity of the Methodist Episcopal church order granting John S Corlow executor until July 11891 1 to plead herein by consent con-sent of L R Rhodes The People etc vs Thomas McGallon et al motion for a new trial overruled to which defendant excepts to two indictments indict-ments Jacob Clark vs W R Swan et al order granted defendant Citizens bank until May 30 to plead In re jurors additional order for an open venire of five jurors United States vs Moroni Brown adultery adul-tery trial verdict not guilty The Peoples Building and Loan association associa-tion vs S VV Sherwood et al I order decree de-cree according to prayer of complaint and 10 per cent attorneys fees The People etc vs Thomas McGallon and E Baker order for judgment Thomas McGallon three years in the penitentiary E Baker in reform school till twentyone years old The People etc vs Thomas McGallon judgment against defendant five years in the penitentiary The People etc vs Nick Smith judgment judg-ment imprisonment in Box Elder county jail for sixty days and costs of prosecution and remain imprisoned until costs are paid I at one day for each dollar of costs United States vs Moroni Brown order holding defendant for unlawful cohabitation cohabita-tion order for bond for appearance as witness wit-ness United States vs Jens Fransen withdrew with-drew plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty to unlawful cohabitation judgment fine of 100 and costs and remain imprisoned until paid The People etc vs Sam Panguitch I Tasahdoak order committing custody o defendant to united states marshal on tne charge of assault The People etc vs Walter Greenwell elevea years of age order committing defendant de-fendant to the reform school till twenty one years of age United States vs Daniel Heiner trial for unlawful cohabitation verdict guilty United States vs Lot Damey continued for term owing to the absence of Alfred Stevens order for writ of attachment for Stevens The People etc vs William Burns I order for allowance of Frank Dwyer witness wit-ness for defense at the expense of the territory ter-ritory trial pending H rum City vs A JAndrews demurrer overruled with S5 costs W H Whitehead et al vs C D Hayes et al demurrer overruled and ten days to answer The People etc vs F W Clark demurrer de-murrer overruled exception by defendants defend-ants attorney M A Breeden continued for term by consent The People etc vs F W Clark order submitting this cause to the next grand juryA A Y Mowery et al vs Joseph Clark order or-der staying execution pending a hearing aTho People etc vs Thomas McGallon et al trial indictment burglary judgment guilty as to both defendants Two Bound Over The hearing of John Kane John Burke Hay Simpson and Carles Bozart arrested for holding up A W Wertz some time ago came up before Judge A C Bishop at 10 oclock yesterday morning The case was given a careful airing and the evidence produced was sufficient to hold Kane and Simpson to await the action of the grand I jury The others were discharged |