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Show WESTERN WHISPERS. The Herald gives this account of a disgraceful family jam. It is stated that for several nights past a man and wife, living on Third South Street, in a tenement house, have indulged in loud and boisterous quarrels, which culminated on Wednesday night, between 10 and 11 o'clock, in a big fight. The husband, as the story goes, had been to a negro house of bad repute and his spouse learned of the fact. She took him to task about it and a row followed, in which she attacked him with a knife, and he threw a cup at her head, striking and felling her, and then made off. Several pieces of household furniture were also destroyed. The lord of the roost lit out as soon as he had rendered his better half insensible by means of a well directed cup. The police were after the parties at last accounts. From the Salt Lake papers we learn that the City Council are making preparations to receive President Hayes and party. The following committees have been appointed: On reception - Mayor Little, Geo. Q. Cannon, J. R. Walker, Wm. H. Hooper, P. R. Jones, Wm. Jennings, C. W. Bennett, John Sharp and Fred H. Auerbach. On arrangement - Alderman Henry Dinwoodey, Col John R. Winder and Marshal Andrew Burt. On Resolution - Alderman D. O. Calder, Recorder John G. Caine and Councilor O. F. Whitney. On motion, the committee on reception were authorized to invite the Governor and the other federal officers of the territory, both civil and military, to join with them in receiving the President and party. It is understood that they will come here about the 8th of September. Several leading non"Mormons" of Salt Lake have been talking of making preparations to receive the presidential party. The Milford Sentinel gives the following particulars of a shooting affray that occurred there Aug. 26th; On Thursday last about 9 a.m. a fatal encounter took place between Joe Glassford of Frisco, and Mr. Fisher of this place, in which the former lost his life. We are informed that some misunderstanding had existed between the two men for a considerable period, that Glassford came down from Frisco on Wednesday night last on purpose to meet Fisher, and told several parties, on Thursday morning, that he would kill Fisher before dinner. Friends of both parties tried to prevent the meeting, and steps were taken to put Glassford under arrest when they unfortunately met in Mr. Stoddard's hotel. Both parties drew their pistols at the same time. Fisher fired first, the ball striking Glassford under the right eye and lodging in the brain, killing him instantly. A coroner's inquest was held over the body and a verdict returned that Glassford came to his death from a ball fired from a pistol held in the hand of Mr. Fisher. The latter gave himself up immediately and was taken to Beaver City. |