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Show A PROI'EB VIXIHCVTIOX. When a man does a graceful net, no matter bow widely we may differ dif-fer from him on matters in general, we take unqualified pleasure in acknowledging ac-knowledging it. Ilente we speak with gratification cf tlie attitude ns-sumed ns-sumed iu the City Council Iat night by Col. Merritt, the City Attorney, At-torney, in the matter of the bill presented pre-sented for laynieut of the fine nnd costs imiiosed upon ex-ixIiceiuau Joseph S. Barlow. The arrest and conviction of the latter was an outrage, out-rage, and Col. Merritt so designated the proceedings. Mr. Barlow, in the prosecution cf his duty, went to a hoyo to arrest a notorious thief, w ho had committed a long series of burglaries. A. G. Paddock, father of the crlmiual, endeavored forcibly to prevent the arrest. He thnatcnlugiy flourished a cane and threw his hand behind him as If about to draw a pistol and shoot. The officer, believing his life to be In dauger, struck him twice to disable liloi. For tills act ot sslf-dcfcnse and determination to do his duty the officer was arrested, cou icteJ and fined. Had he not been a "Mormon," "Mor-mon," hu would not ouly have been undisturbed, but iu all probabihty commended for having done his duty. When the bill was presented last night one member wanted to know why it was brought there. This brought the emphatic statement In favor of the officer from the city attorney. at-torney. Tlie iucideut is lit a fragmentary frag-mentary illustration of the fact of tho practical alioiitinn of trial by jury in this Territory. The allowance allow-ance of the bill wa not only proper from a financial standpoint, but was a necc-sary vindication of Mr. Barlow, Bar-low, who had been unjustly dealt with. |