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Show Heath of a Veteran. Tather John Jncli, an oU Itrltlili eoldlcr, dledat his reslJeiice, la the l.Igh teen th wArd(at fort)llvn minutes to eight oMk k Ust eveuiog, Nor. Ath, after an llnes of five dayr, fr9tu jnriirooala. The departM veteran was a native cf Qla.gow, whtre he wsst-imOcU lHlh, Sjt bring cm-queutly cm-queutly In his MrVrnlleth Jear. He serveil twentToiie jean In (he XHh CanieronUn regln-rutof Infantry, and w as engaged lu the war with China of 1 St', for which he held the (juton' medal. He also ha 1 a medal fr long service aud good conduct. While lu the army considerable of his time was H)itt aiiroaJ. having bin ju arte red l-th lu tbe i:atand West Indlm. Ho wasconuectel with the Church for over thirty years aud enrue lo Utah In 1SVI. Ilewus for some time night watchman for the Twentieth ward tore. One night burglars attempted lo enter the bulIJIng. When be dls co vt red what waa going ou, ft shot raug out OU tbealr, auJ the thieves fled. Fortunately fur the latter Uncle John mUcalculated the direction lu which the burglars wtreoperatlng, and and be did nut bit either of them. A t this result heeipreeeed great satisfaction, satisfac-tion, as he was naturally one of the most harmless of men; but, atthe same time, over ready te do whatever duty directed. He wnaalofor some yiari nlgbtwatchman at the Niwn ottice, and at the time of bladtmlsu sa employed em-ployed In tbe same capacity by Mr. H. IVleasdrl, at the 1 sgle House fjore. Urol her luch waa a poor man, and though of marled simplicity ofcharae tir, he WM"ashouestaitheday.M He placed great value upea hU wonl. He nover wavered In his faith In tbe dm el, lie leave a wife aud two ubllJreii, a son aud daughter, and has also a sister sis-ter aud nvi hew lu this city. |
