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Show LOCAL AND OTHER MATTERS. Thkah'.i-.vl. We have seen "Men of, the l)ay" better played here than it was !ait night, a "hitchiness'' and slowness marking its performance, especially in tho first and second acts. Mr. Graham's I'.obin, Mrs. M. G. Clawson's Mrs. Wi'.briar and Mr. Mar-jettV Mar-jettV JiMnes were 'i i i'!y v. oithy of mention. men-tion. Mrs. K.iiui.i - :.' Krrno Kiu;o;"Miss i ;iv'daiic; and Mr. Herns' 'l.ove anionic ;i!( Kwse" each roieit lan cii''. !. 'J lie larce w ent very well. 'I his c yen in;- Mr. ltarri tikes b'iefit and presents i t the tirst timo hero "The White liursH of tiio Ivppes," appearing !iinis:f as tlie Imtch M jjor who has got the IVpper property and becomes as desirous lo j4't riit of it. Kate lenin will personate Agatha; Mr. Wilson will play Colonel Ches-ortui Ches-ortui l'ejpper and Mr. Lindsay Gerald Pepper; Pep-per; w hue the other characters arejwcll distributed. dis-tributed. It will be followed by the splendid splen-did burlesque, "Ixion,"' cast as when played before, with iis songs, dances, p ins an I f in. "Shoo I'ly" t" tho beuelit io-niht. It should not bo forgollcn that this is the !.i-t week of the season. I'll I'riday night, Manager (jir.o will be the recipient of a grand, complimentary l in. lit rcvioin to liis retirinir from tho management of the Theater. Wo are sure his friciuN, and their name is legion, will turn out in strong force and make the occasion oc-casion the event cf the season. An excellent excel-lent bill will bo presented, and it will be the last night but one the theater w ill be open. Murk auout thk Mails. At tho risk of becjuiinx tedious to our readers, we liavo determined t insert in the News every authentic caso of mail d(ilin.iueney tarnished us, believing this to he oue of the surest means of havini; this cu ! lability remeded. J l'1'ho following case, iuv.'iviii-, t ) a poor man, a loss of thirty or forty dollars, is au-othor au-othor shameful, aud wo believe, wilful in- Uiri'e,of what looks like collinion in direl-icllon direl-icllon of dutvoirtho part of the Post Ofliee ollleials: Ziox's r.i- .!! r. i n 1; Mi:k. m 11.1: J.vs- I 1 TITION. s.m.t Lake C'rrv, February Pith, lsT'J. J'.Jili'r l( m( Sen-: Iear Sir: In con-uuction con-uuction with other mail rievMices, noticed by you lately, I desiro to call your attention atten-tion to tho followint,': .Mr. .laiiies Frown milled at the Wasatch post olliee. on tho .'th inst., a letter containing au order for sroods. I did not receive tho letter until the 1 "ith inst., although it was plainly addressed ad-dressed "Mr. Crompton, at tho Wiioiesalo i 'o-operative Store, Halt Iake City, Utah,-' l.havo infiuirod at tho post oilu'e here every day during that time. This piei o of culpable carelessness on tho part of somebody some-body has cost Mr. lirown at loast thirty dollars, becauso he did not receive the oods ordered, and supposing the letter was lost he came here to make inquiry concerning con-cerning it, tho delay, traveling expenses Ac. costing him tiio sum mentioned. Other mutant-OS of the same kind, I am informed, are frequently oceurin. The mails, for malesi, are evidently in a very unhealthy condition, and need tho immeili.ito attention atten-tion 01 "I !.'' Wickizt-r. i;esjectl-u!ly, S. I'. t'KUMI'TON', . ' - - Comi'I.imknt R. We take pleasure iu publishing the annexed correspi lulence.tho complimentary beuelit tendered beinir a simpio mark of appreciation of tho long and valuablo service of Manager Caine in connection con-nection with the Theatre: Sai.t J,akk City, February 1 ":h, 170, .foiix T. ('aim-:, INi;.: I'earSir. Uiulersiandiuj; that tho theatrical thea-trical season will close this week, and that you are about to retiro lrom the manap;o-ment manap;o-ment ot tho Theatre, wo desiro to express our appreciation of the excellent manner iu w hich you have so long catered for public gratification and amusement, by tendering you a complimentary beuelit on su'-h evening as may be convenient. Fespeetl'ully, S A Mann. (leoA Hmit.h D II Wells, 1 "rson Pratt. Sen.. U K Maxwell. .1 M Mooro, .1 (i P.iirler, Warren Hussey, Wm It Pace, Theo F Tra -v. " Silas H Smith, (.'has F Smith. Albert K Thurber, A W White, II V Maight, Theo M Mori. J S Ormsby, M I, John Lollin, S S Walker, .lames I rvine, I' I. Stevenson, Dunford A Son-, .lohn Cunniugton, .loseph 1! Walker, t'harles S Smith. 1! G Kayboitld, M H Walker, I.ouisC'ohn, S Kohn, 1 F.ngler, folia Kahn. r H Farratl, Thos Taylor,. Wm Jennings Henry Sadler, oodmansee A l'.ro., Anthony trod be, XatSteiu, ltassett ,V Uoberts, John Needh ai 1, K N Allred, Heo W C'roi heron. II P Hout, John Taylor. Krastus snow, -eo Cannon, Orson Hyde, II W Naisbitt, S W Sears, H S Featie, James Phillips, t.eorgo Teasdale, Marshall A t arter, (ieo Crisnion, Wm Sloan .V. Co, I, S Hills, Hooper.Fldredge A Co, llrigham Youngjr, Jos F Smith, W Woodrutl'. SolHiegel. 1. V. Jlarrington, Goy. S. A. Mauu, l'rest. Geo. A. Smith. Mayor Wells, Hon. v. Pratt and others: Gentlemen: Your complimentary favor of yesterday has been recoivod. Tho sentiments therein expressed are very hiirhlv appreciated. Friday evening next, Feb. ltli, has beeu set apart for my bonclit previous to retiring from the management of tho Salt Fake Theatre, when 1 hope to present an entertainment well worthy the patronage of the public, and shall be most happy to see my friends present. Yery truly, yours, , T 1 John T. (' visi. Suit Ijike C itv. Feb. p., is;,,, Illvstrated Almana, .- If Vou want a beautiful illustrated almana'.-, Frank Fes-lie's Fes-lie's for 170 is just the thing. It contains many beautiful engravines and a lare amount of entertaining reading matter. It can be purchased at Dwyer's news depot. HPRiN.iViLr.K. Fro. W. Framhall, writing from Sprinpvillo iiilbrais us that things in that region are moving along finely. The co-operative store is in full blast, the public square has been fenced iu with a six foot picket fence, the meeting house has been similarly enclosed. There ar live day schools well attended, also four newaehool houses being built, which, when completed, will accommodate S'K) cholars. |