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Show WESTERN WHISPERS. Salt Lake is to have a procession, races, fireworks and innumerable other attractions on Monday next. Ogden is to have a huge celebration on the Fifth of July. Rather late to begin agitation on the subject, but the people of the Junction city are enterprising, and when they originate any project, but a short time is required to put it into execution. The News learned from Toquerville that Jared Dalton, the self confessed murderer, still adheres to his statement of having been assisted in the killing of Mrs. Parker by young Jennings, who after a weeks tedious examination was discharged for want of evidence. Dalton tells his story unvarying each time, and says he will die with it on his lips. The News received the following telegram from Richfield on the 25th relating a sad accident: Stanley P. Davis of this place accidentally shot himself yesterday afternoon by a pistol falling from his pocket and the hammer striking a rock. The ball entered the left leg on the inside, about four inches above the knee, and ranged upward. The thighbone is thought to be broken. The ball is in his leg, having passed nearly through. Says the Junction: Rev. (Reverend) Mr. Hyde informs us he has just learned that upon receipt of the news of the appointment of the democratic nominee in the Cincinnati convention, at Corinne, the citizens turned out, and using anvils for cannons, commenced firing salutes. During the shooting, however, one of the anvils burst, and a piece flying out into the crowd, struck the little boy, killing him instantly. The Herald says that at the session of the City Council of Salt Lake last week Mayor Little reported that he had disposed of the 100 city bonds, series B, $500 each, as authorized, and mention of which was made in these columns at the time. Before adjournment he was authorized to negotiate for the sale of another 100 bonds of the same series, and also 100 of series A, $100 each, making $14,000 in all. This will pay off what indebtedness now remains to be paid on the canal in its present condition, and will, prosecute the work to a considerable distance farther. We learn from the News that Morris & Evans have taken a contract from the Utah Central Railroad Company to build a new engine house on the depot grounds at Salt Lake. The work will be commenced next week. The structure will be of brick, with an iron roof and solid concrete foundation. It will be made in the form of a semicircle, around the present turntable, and will have a capacity of 19 stalls to accommodate that number of engines. The length of the building is to be 279 feet by 68 feet wide, and the walls will be 19 feet in height. Attached to it will be a machine shop 93 feet by 35. From the Junction it is learned that on Sunday evening, at about 9:30 o'clock, Mr. Charles Bune was accompanying a body along the platform at the depot in Ogden and left her for a few moments to close up the doors of the establishment in which he is engaged in the "Y." While he was gone on his errand, a stalwart individual of the male persuasion happened along and asked her to take a walk, which invitation being declined, he took hold of her arm and ??? Line Unreadable ??? advances Mr. Bune returned and the assaulting party fled. A good, healthy, well-directed bullet would have helped his case wonderfully. The News relates the following fatalities. A terrible and fatal accident is reported to have occurred on the 14th instant, near Pepper's Ranch, on the White River, about 35 miles from Ashley's Fork. Two women, a girl and a boy were crossing the river in a boat, which is propelled by the inmates pulling along a rope stretched from one side of the stream to the other, when by some means the boat turned and shipped water. The boy becoming alarmed leaped out and the ladies followed his example. Before aid could reach them, though strenuous efforts were put forth by several men near by, the women and the girl were drowned. The boy clung to a log thrown into the river and was saved. The two women were the wives of a Mr. Campbell, and the girl was his sister. The boy's name was Darling. Saturday, a miner, named John P. Keiffe, a native of Pennsylvania, aged about 32 years, was accidentally killed by falling down a shaft of the White Pine mine in Park City. On Tuesday, a son of Benjamin Midgley of Nephi was leading a horse to water when the animal got frightened and ran away. The boy got entangled in the rope and was dragged quite a distance and so badly bruised and mangled that he expired in about 45 minutes. |