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Show THftlUTOiUAL NEWS From t:ie O.ln ,htacli;i of the 2 -'(id: ' . The total number of passengers carried westward in 1872, on the Union Pacific ro.id, Wiw 9J,367, and eastward in tlie same year, (i.3,3UL The total number, in 1873, carried westward w.is lOG.o-iS, 'while the number carried eastward w.is 67,-'JGd. 67,-'JGd. Joshua Wdliam-s wjll deliver a lecture lec-ture before tlie Ogden branch of the D. A. & M. Society next Thursday evening. Sheriff Brown arretted, on Monday, at Plain City, Robert Davis and Aob. Wadman, on a charge of being connected con-nected with a gang of horse thieves who arc raiding iu Weber county. They a e in the county jail. L:ust Friday morning, Mr. Hiram Montgomery; of North Ogden, and his brother, ascended the mountains lo procure wood. After nearly reaching reach-ing the summit, Hiram felt the snow yielding and sliding under his feet, and abandoning bis Uiam, ran iu tlie direction of the canon. The slide rushed with fearful rapidity, and came down the eaii.m road, when.it bruke, forming a concave, and preventing pre-venting Montgomery's escape from the fall of one side, whiuh overwhelmed overwhelm-ed him and buried him in its depths, where he perished. Mr. Henry Clark, who was recently recent-ly shot in Oj-den, hits so far recovered as to be able to appear on the streets again. Hon. Tom. Fitch will deliver his lecture, " A S.igcbrusher in Vienna," in Ogden this evening. From the Provo Times of the 21st: The Timpiinogiis University is in a prosperous condition. On Friday . afteruo in a large number of citizens 'attended the school to hear tlie exer-ciccs exer-ciccs consisting of tlie reading of a manuscript puper edited by one of the l.td.y pupils, Miss Eliza Alexander, recitations, etc Mr. Hood Alt ton wns to give one of his popular entertainments iu Provo lacit evening. Mr. Robert Edwards au inventive genius of Provo, has invented a lever to be applied to any kind of revolving machinery, for which he claims a great advantigo resulting in the application ap-plication ufatvam or otiier power. From the Beavr Enterprise of the ISth: Angus M. Caiuii-n lectured at Beaver Bea-ver on the evening of tlie 18th: L. l'arrish passed a $10 Confederate bill on a Beaver man, then swindled the latter out of 17 moro, and then tried to enlist "for to be a soger." |