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Show WESTERN WHISPERS. Utah. <br><br> The following special to the News from Toquerville, Kane County, was received last Tuesday morning: "Mary Parker, aged sixty-two years, was found yesterday about two miles form her home in Springdale, in this county, with her throat cut. She was enticed from her home last Friday, since which time search was made until she was found. Suspicion rests upon a young man named Dallon, as there is strong circumstantial evidence against him. Examination today." <br><br> We learn from the News that work on the new factory at the mouth of City Creek Canyon is progressing nicely. The foundation is laid and brick laying will begin immediately. The building is to be of but moderate size yet amply large enough to accommodate all requirements at present. As the silk enterprise grows as it assuredly will, additions can be made to the factory as decided. The machinery will be run by belts attached to the old saw mill waterwheel, adjacent to the new building. <br><br> The Deseret News says that on Saturday afternoon, a frightful accident occurred at Sandy. Thomas Allsop was engaged with a crusher at the Mingo Smelter, when his right arm was caught between the rollers and badly smashed. Dr. Benedict amputated the member between the wrist and elbow joint, at the residence of the injured man, soon after the mishap took place. Mr. Allsop was an excellent bookkeeper and scribe, and the loss of his right hand will disable him at his profession, and render his means of support more precarious. <br><br> A correspondent of the News from Springdale is speaking of the phenomena which was seen in that place on the 14th, says: "When the sun appeared above the mountains it was in the centre of a large bright circle, with bright ‘sundogs' on the outside of the circle, and another very large circle seemed to go through the centre of the sun and extend horizontally around the the sky, rising as the sun rose, until about 11 o'clock, when it disappeared behind the clouds. This large circle was formed with a narrow white belt, not so bring and fiery as the one around the sun and not nearly so wide a belt." <br><br> The Deseret news of the 23d inst. Says: Mr. Thomas Robertson, of Orderville, Kane County, sends us a description accompanied by a diagram, of an extraordinary celestial phenomenon which appeared there at about half-past nine o'clock on the morning of the 14th inst., and continued with but little variation for about half an hour, though parts of it were visible for an hour or more. Our correspondent says, "a thin white hazy cloud covered the sky at the time." From the diagram, it appears that the sun was encircled by two very bright rings of rainbows, while various segments, less brilliant, hovered near the southern and eastern horizon. Several stars were also visible, some near the circles surrounding the sun, others a little nearer the zenith, in other parts of the sky. <br><br> It is stated by the News that on Tuesday night of last week the peaceable town of Provo was the scene of a disgraceful fray, in which a man named B.T. Thomas And another known as Dr. McClanahan were the principal actors. Mr. Norman Taylor, an eye witness to the affair states that Thomas went into McClanahan's house with a bottle of alcohol to get the doctor to reduce it. After some time he came out, looking angry, said the "doc" would not give him back the bottle, and asked Taylor to go in after it. The latter declined, but a man named James went in to get it. Pretty soon he reappeared with the doctor. The latter had the bottle, and stepping up to Thomas, said "Here's your bottle." Thomas took it and started off, when McClanahan began calling him hard names. Thomas went back and the doctor struck him. The two clinched and fell. Thomas again rose and started away, but the other followed him, still heaping the vilest epithets upon him. Again they clinched and fell. During the scuffle a pistol was discharged, the ball entering Thomas' leg. McClanahan was severely beaten about the head. Thomas' own statement is to the effect that when he went into the doctor's house his wife told him her husband was "not fit to be seen." He found it true, when the doctor appeared, for he was irritable and quarrelsome, refused to reduce the alcohol and began calling Thomas hard names. The latter says he took no notice of him but walked away into the street. The doctor followed and the row took place outside, where McClanahan drew a pistol which Thomas knocked down and it shot him in the leg. He then drew his own pistol and beat the doctor over the head with it. After starting off, McClanahan followed with a knife, when Thomas hit him again with the pistol and quieted him. <br><br> McClanahan's version is that he had heard Thomas had threatened his life repeatedly since last summer, and that on Tuesday night when he came in to get the alcohol reduced, he called Mrs. McClanahan bad names and was very abusive. The doctor followed him out and struck him for insulting his wife. Thomas then drew his pistol which the other knocked down, and the bullet entered Thomas' leg. |