Show morning last tile the prevalent murder on monday life in salt lake of city quiet anict ano and monotony was N as stal tied by a most wanton and brutal murder of salt lake city a resident one jason R luce but latterly latt lat cily telly engaged enil gea in running tho the express to bannack daylight on the most frequented annaer ann aek in broad thoroughfare in the door of hotel attacked samuel R bunting with a largo large bowle knife a and nd stabbed his unresisting unie victim to death lie ile finally gave himself up to tile tho police but not till after ho be had brandished brandishes bran dished his bloody kapon in the air for neaily a ter of tin an hour i acknowledging ledin the deed and apparently gloating over his hii triumph till f imph on tuesday luce had his examination before justice miner who committed him to answer at it the next term of tho the probate court of this county tho the testimony adduced on the exam examination 1 showed that about 1 of tho the day mentioned luce met bunting and after a few words as the latter turned to pass into the hotel dealt him a deadly blow in the neck from behind nearly severing the head atom the body and follow I 1 oi ed it up with at least two stabs in the back driving his bloody weapon to the hilt bilt and while the victim v was wag prostrate on tho the floor the wound J man expired within a few minutes after the first blow was struck and never spoke save feebly to cry murder 1 l when asked by the justice if he be only had ad any defence to offer luco luce replied that his only witness was at bannack and gave his own version of the matter ile ho says that some weeks since while at the mines he be was invited by deceased to go home with him to supper that while at supper deceased asked him if he was a mormon upon replying in tho the affirmative deceased jumped upon beat and stamped lim him until ho he was taken homo home by some friends that aft he at met deceased when the latter drew a knife and threatened to kill hill him and again maltreated mal treated him seeing the he deceased in this city last monday luce approached and asked him if his name ii as bunting lie He replied yes samuel R bunting yes again well said luce we have an account to settle and may as well settle it right here the deceased then went for his pistol says saya luco luce but whether he got it out I 1 dont know at all events lie ho huit bult me much with it this is the substance of defendants statement and almost his exact language ile he takes the thin thing quite coolly and apparently thinks himself in deiy little bittle danger of punishment if every word were hue as justice miner would not reduce the glade of the offence offense froni from murder in tile the alist degree the assault was wanton brutal banta a and unjustified in any sense and it is to bo be hoped hope t that at strict and impartial justice may maybe be meted out to tile the offender it struck us as nota not a little that the justice should have bound luce over to appear before an inferior court when thel c NN will ill sit in this city in so BO short a timo time a coult of higher power having jurisdiction of the offence offense we mean the U S district court the deceased bunting was about 36 years old recently from bannack and lately a lieutenant in the service of the united states but was on his way to missouri to see his aged parents aiom whom he be had bad been separated upwards of 14 years lie ile is represented to have been a quiet peaceable man and those who know him cannot place full faith in the stoby of luce about tho the beating and threats while at bannack news agents white bauer general agents san francisco have our thanks for large files of eastern and california newspapers cata bogues of all the principal publications in all parts of the i v orld were received and persons wishing papers or periodicals can have them ordered from these agents by calling at this office and mah making ing selections of such as aie wanted we have also received from this firm the prospectus for the california V miners 3 almanac for 1864 containing mining statistics laws forms the latest postal regulations etc besides a practical and theoretical treatise tr ca on metallurgy D assaying ying lessons in mineralogy and rudimentary ideas of ceolo geology y tile the work is arranged for the use ilse of miners and and is ada adapted P ted to the use of all in general acknowledgments we are indebted to lion ilon J it bernhild Bern hicl member of congress at washington for a copy of tile the patent office off lee reports for the official of major general pope while commander of the army of virginia virgini and tile the synopsis or preliminary report on the t eighth census the books are well printed and tile the ile report of gen pope contains much interesting interesting inte g information such acts of kindness aro are appreciated ind and we hope tile the vedette may never bo be forgotten by honorable gentlemen at washington more sno snow won W on last saturday night and sunday the c environs of camp douglas were visited by another heavy snow storm and the valleys and mountains are covered to a depth of four or f five ive inches the days have been during the week I 1 balmy and pleasant the nights clear and cold the melting by day is campens com compensated pens abed for by the by night and alli the mci mairy ry sleigh bells jingle in ill our cars from morn to noon noo n aiom morn to dewy or rather frozen eve tc we go to pris press tho the clouds oer cast the earth and portend another storm and moie sleighing hing theatrical since our last notice of the per fai mances at tile salt lake the theater ater which closed IN with ith a note on mis irwina I 1 in and out of place the public have been to a couple of sensational incao dramas first we have had tho the warlock of the glen brou brought lit out in fine style with new and appropriate scenery etc it is a high toned loud keyed thunder and lightning scotch incao drama and was put on the stage in good shape while we earo are aware that this stylo of plays suits most people the best wo we have not yet attained the point of being able to see it 0 0 melodramas nio nic our abomination the thunder and lightning terrific tableau and all the original music are too much for our weak nerves and every time tho the galleries came down at some startling thunder clap or terrific combat we ca cant alt help w ashing come down literacy lite raly on the heavy villains who sneak in on a strain of music and slide out on a streak of stage lightning mr irwins erwins warlock marlock was very very good of the kind but pon poll honor we dont like the kind As however the management has the good sense to play for all the world and not for our particular edification we acquiesce in the wisdom of their selections mr mckenzie as the honest true hearted old scotch fisherman did remarkably well and played his part up to nature wo we have no doubt that his accent was scotch all over and was rendered in the most natural way yet if he had given us a little more of english idiom and a trine trifle less of scotch dialect we think the audience would havo have been better able to appreciate and understand tile tho 9 good things which we have no t doubt old andrew andren said A marked feature of the play was the young miss clawson who said and acted her part as the rightful heir of Glen carron in a manner and with a nonchalance non chalence which brought down tile the house for one evidently so young her performance waa W as creditable as it was noticeable A day in paris was given on saturday night nov 28 mis ills irwin took half a dozen different characters affording a very good opportunity for tho the display of her powers in different roles the play is not in this respect as good as 1 in and out of place while it is something of the same character her execution was good and and the audience retired well pleased with the evenings entertainment ur aft on tho the wednesday and saturday nights following the irish drama written originally we believe for mrs of ai J eland as it was was given to it a good house it is an exceedingly interesting and one of the best melo diamais of tho the present day it sets off in thoughts that speak ind and words that burn tho the condition of the irish peasantry and glaring evils of absenteeism the action of the piece is very fine and changes fi aiom om grave to gay from lively to severe I 1 with a rapidity which at times amounts to abruptness the scalding tear of sympathy for the misfortunes of the poor irish outcasts out casts casta is often checked by the oddities of 11 aged pat and even while the kerchief is lacing being ra raised bed to tile the eye to brush away tile the gathering moisture the rich brogue and native wit of ludy judy 0 trot changes change its direction to the mouth month to smother mother a roaring laugh mrs irwins erwins judy was as an excellent piece or of acting and her brogue can hardly be excelled on the green turf of old ireland freland itself mr irwins erwins old man mall dan OCa iolan was very well rendered the parting in in tho the snow storm was true to catul c and left scarcely a dry eye in the audience the piece was well put on oil tho the stage and the snow storm during an entire act would have dono done credit to t the c management of a metropolitan theatre tho the aaice of perfection well played closed the performance and the season during the rec recess CBS of two weeks fresh novelties eldies el ties are arc said baia to be in preparation returned major john M onell oncil of the ad car G C V who was sent out a short time since with a detachment of sixty men with lieutenants washburn dodd and griffin of the ad C V to make a wagon road from franklin to td camp connor ic turned to this camp on tho the ultimo we learn from the major that on account of the great amount of fi ost in tho the ground the party was unable to make tho the road as good as desired but that they succeeded in completing a very good road over the worst part of the route this route is a new one to that traveled led the distance from camp douglas to camp connor is about twenty miles mild less by this route than by any other a and nd of course it will be the one traveled hereafter douglas theater performances sit at this place of amusement have been hold held on the regular evenings evening announced as per advertisement and the entertainments appear to give general satisfaction many now new and good things arc perpetrated by members of the troupe and somo some of tile the locals are arc received with of applause ninny many of the shakey saints appreciating them as is well as is every one else go do and soo see them them nightly |