| Show afa air last night monday the neighborhood in in the vicinity where we hang up were by the report of three pistol shots fired in rapid succession it was abo about u t nine cine and the shots proceeded from the entrance into the corrall of capt wm win 11 hooper arid and to be a fight between two S sable able sons of africa the belligerents were TOM who belon belongs i to col johnson of 0 this city and simp who belongs to capt hooper and love and jealousy 0 y prompted the desperate combat alwo two girls the slaves of oe thos S williams esq are the reigning ebony belles of great salt lake city and at their shrine shrin e the cringing knees of 0 all cu freedon bow d down 0 ora the climate here is very softening sott ening and I 1 ie it cannot no t melt a nigg nig biggers gers Ws heel bee it renders his heart extremely susceptible on the night in question TOM had been paying his abominations to the belles aforesaid when he was met by who mho also claims a fran franchise chise in that quarter ter when some words passed and the parties came to blows and directly afterwards TOM who w was as armed not having any weapons fired rapidly at his antagonist who mho received two out of 0 the three shots me ne ball passing through his hand and the other through his shoulder ranging upwards and entering the back part ot of his head inflicting a severe if not fatal wound TOM immediately red fled and has not yet been arrested it was thought last inight that he madea made a break for fort the I 1 camp decamp where here his master is at present but we are 1 informed r amed that lie he mas as seen on oil emigration st this morning wending his way towards the kanyon doubtless with a view of crossi crossing D 9 the mountain and making rort fort bridger we have on a previous pravio occasion called attention to the reprehensible custom of negroes carrying fire arms and invited the especial attention ot of authorities to the subject and it if we mistake not shortly af afterwards aft ewards s a petition numerously signed was presented to the city council covering the same ground but we have not h heard card that it was ever acted upon this second occurrence should spur the daddies of the corporation to a sense ot of their dut duty y hut bat ous venous ren ons |
