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Show 2he Pblik ly 9i)tlcu function. h ry WZItfiKSSHT 4 SATUiDAT, tents PcBusais Courier. against the total interest obligations of the Company, amounting to $3,422,015, leaviug a surplus of Yet "with this favorable showing the Company has permitted the payment of its obligations to the Government to be overlooked, or to be protested by default. That Mr. Schell, the President of the road, has labored assiduously to extricate the nt Cbarlc W. Penrose, Editor. CGDE.V. UTAH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11th, 1874 L. the Continent, among the great money markets, there exists a condi-io- n of affairs resultant from acom-plcmeto their coffers of capital. France is comparatively easy, and the hoards of the peasantry so long locked up have been released. It is reasonable, therefore, that amid this extraordinary excels of capital, large amounts should find their way to . 15. IS. this country to be invested in paying The connection so lonz dnsired bv dividends. One difficulty is in the way of rethe people of Ogden and their friends in the north, is now completed and a alizing the advantages oTered by the trip to Cache and back ia a day is influx of foreign capital, which wiil eaure to the benefit of the country. made easv. With the opening of the road for The foreign iuvestor 1ms been often direct traffic from this city, increased and grievously deceived by the loans mail facilities are among the most placed upon his market. Germany important advantages inude available. and Austria have been on the verge But something is necessary on the of panic within the last year, as the part of the authorities at Washing- consequence of wild speculations. ton. A mail agent is wanted on the Measures are necessary to prevent Utah Northern. The following postal towns are ntuaveu on tue road : Lynne, Marriotts, Harrisville with North Ogden and Plain City adjacent, Willard, Brigham City, Calls Fort, Deweyville, Iloneyville, Hamptons, Mendon, Logan, Hyde Part, iSniithfield, Kichmond and Franklin. A daily mail is among the essentials of the times. The maimitudd "and importance of the service on this route require the presence of a mail agent, and steps should be immediately taken to infurm the Department at Washington of the circumstances, that the arrangements may be made without delay. The aid of Col. Wickizer, should also be solicitMa-tervil- le, the recurrence of the speculating mania, or to curb the course of unscrupulous operators in the market. An important question that Congress should consider, is some method by which the United States, in offering such inducements, through government bonds and railroad securities, which attract the attention of Euro- SXOnilKKY IV THE CAPITAL. pean capitalists,as can suppress imposition and fraui in the couimon transactions of what should be a legitimate commerce. When proper means fhall be adopted to accomplish this end, a great step shall have been gained in restoring and maintaining confideuc3 in our international commercial relations. There is something ineffably revolting to decency in the flunkeyism of the Jenkins fraternity. This species of biped has such an utter disregard for the proprieties of life, such a disdain for those amenities which contribute to the respectability of a well organized society, that it scruples at nothing to attain its infamous Like the impertinent purposes. obtainhis '.Mark be influence may ed, that Meddle," they constantly inELECFXIOX PACIFIC ed to effect the desired object. trude amoug those who scorn conTION. tact with them, and eagerly invite The Utah Northern llailroad has offiThe approaching election for the appl nation of a kick, so ihat they now a prospect of complete success. road Kail This connection with the raiiroad cers of the Union Pacific jhance establish a cause of might is much comment, assault. system concentrating at Oden, will Company, eliciting induces and unusual speculation cvtm make it. We have advocated the proThese interlopers obtrude their abheretofore in have circles which presence where they can sate their ject from the inception of the enterin active stained from participation perverted appetites and vicious tastes, prise and feel highly gratified at its be to arc which viola-o- f contests d supposed Great praise is due by shameless and accomplishment. to the hardworking, determined men merely lxal iu character. But the every obligation of honor. No conhave to the come at e is exempt from the contamilarge who, in spite of frost, snow, hard people times and innumerable obstacles, have clusion, that railroad transportation nating influence of their baneful affects them materially, and are de- presence. is free Xo house-hol- d pushed forward this great enterprise. into interfere iu cabling their from their criticisms or espionage, no They are entitled to the gratitude posed and admiration of the .whole coinnm,-nit- fluence ou the fcidt of the oppoueuts lady even can escape their insolent attentions. and we hope they will aooa of sfclSsh and corrupt combinations. coutroll-ing Boston i iuw exercises the The Lidies attached to the various reap a more substantial reward thin '. of in the management influence circles of Washington society are the thanksia words, and praise from hu is there tho'U.P. road; But apparentman lips subject either of their rasping satire 'U: of the that or impudent comment. Their foibles scepter ly a' probability authority will ba transferred to New and good qualities, their little weakFLOW OF CAPITAL York. A powerful combiaatiou has nesses and eccentricities are dilated A letter received from tMr, . Ban- been effected to supersede the present upon with a zest so offensive, that it croft, Minister to Berlin, says that majority, by the substitution of a is surprising their audaciousness has the people of Germany ore watering class that has jk voice in the direc- so long been tolerated. with profound interest the course of tion of its affairs. It has been ascerIt is ouly a few days ago that the been has a tained that Syndicate Congress in reference to finanees. press teemed with the effusions of of . the under is the patronage natural considering inti organized the Jenkinses, in scandalous and furThis mate commercial relations existing leading cupitalists to buy up the tive allusions to Mrs. Williams, wife "between Germany and this country. stock of small shareholder, and that of the Attorney General, ller priA vast interest Is held by the Ger- it requires less than tweuty thousand vate life, with its sorrows and trials, mans ia our bonds and securities. It shares in order to secure the future was expose! to the gaze of an iuvidi-ou- s is true that grave cause has been management. world. Through her, covert atto movement this The opposition tacks were made upon her husband, given to excite a feeling of distj ast a4, bo will unable without purchases who was then attracting the general abroad in cur railroad bonds, owing to than current combiquotations interest of the country on account of higher to flagraut abuses by corrupt stockfor the vote the of is undeniable his prominence as the President's nations. Yet, the fact compete of. has Tlwi stock the holder. been has ordi price choice for the office of Chief Justice. that American credit tak.cn an maintained tendency. iu well upward The sanctity of her homo was desenrilv foreign suddenly hiids, and fewer defait'ts liave oc- Fur election purposed and the emolu- crated by the loathsome presence of curred in our securities than umofcg ments arLiug from the control of these' disreputable spies, who made stock is her the victim of their jeers and .my others which are the subject of this great trunk Hue, the is it th:in at pies- - ribaldrv. Now, the wife of Chief really. wtrth m re investment. . has been paralyzed ' Jutice Waite is made the mark for At this time a species of inOr.tiov eut sailing, but it and their coarse and Unwarranted criti- exist? in Europe, whh.hl:3jf already ibyiine.v.us.tblo miaiu.vu.ngement, the sou:d:!ous speculations which cism. ' er virtues nnd worth p.s well rgun to communicate its buoyant by ' Mo-bCredit were the i as her short comings, are undergoing imposed during :'ufhienec to this side of thcfAttautie, j i i on s . ie r i i t ira Vis; the tot established by their standard The in nieii institutions :f Gcru.iy ' ' The niagutudo of the i at crests in- of uwality and etiquette. with" the gv.d and .vu r is sbwH-ilitno and position are attended by accumulated cs the remU of the pay- volved in this conte roud? daring the many inconveniences, but the ment of the wjir invtt uin'rty. Eng- tlKj exhibit cross eariiiiius are licence allowed to scandal-mongerland the financial centre of the lut ve.ir. loo s calls for un-- ! world is overrun Villi n ppl i.t hnifeixen as 1.0.257, I'M, r.r.d the cot md 'quietly Xr new Isau, and everywhere ou jcarahig fjtt v.p .?5.1Sl.uo7 :s iualiiiutr renvuhiiaal ,o bare-face- fire-sid- y, ; ! : The City Council met Feb. Cth, ISTj Alderman Walter Thomson in the Chair' The petitions of John Horrocks, J0ha and Albert Knott, asking the Councils remit, for the present, or reduce permanently, their respective saloon licences was la d on the table. that, of Utah, respectfully represent ry Williams, Scoville & Co. petitioned for whereas a large majority of the peeple and were granted a licet se to keep a of this Territory are accused of disloyalty, insubordination and other Titra- beer ealaon at their building near tb& tions of tii Constitution and laws of the railroad depot. United States; and whereas, these accuThe petition of I!. B. Balcom & Co. sations are absolutely untrue, and are a license to sell coal, was granted. for made with malicious intent to procure The Committee on Improvements reproscripUTe legislation by Congress; that anxious legisla- ported that they had, Therefore, being according to tie tion, if upon thorough investigation any petition of citizens at a former meeting should be deemed necessary, should be examined the on crossing the Young such as will conduce lo greatest good of all, we respectfully and earnestly so- - Fourth streets, and had instructed the nd 'o lIonorabl ' licit J0"1" t0. Supervisor to make the necessary reUtah a committee of investigation with instructions to inquire into all alleged pairs. The report was accepted. abuses in our Territorial affairs, and and Tbe Committee on Public Works asked send for with authority to persocs of tieir the in needed and were granted further time in relaprosecution papers inquiries. tion to the matter concerning the Weber .And we further respectfully ask your Honorable body for the protection of river, as set forth in the petition of C. what we deem the best interests of the Middleton and others. whole people of the Territory, to susTbe Police report for the quarter endpend allaction, so far as special legish-tioDec. 31, 1873, was read and accept-efor Utah is concerned, until such ing shall had have tinie as 8ai1 commission A number of Bills for public labor opportunity to investigate and report: ami for a course so conducive to wise were presented and ordered to be paid. and consequently beneficial legislative Several items of business were laid ill ever action, we, your memorialists, Obso.h Pbatt. over for consideration at the next meetSen., pray. Speaker of the House. ing. LoeeszoSsow, Ceuocil adjrned till the 20ih of Feb., President ol the Council. 1S74, to meet ia the City Hall, at two o'clock p.m. Hie following; is a copy of the Memorial to Congress, adopted by tae two Houses of the Legislature : To the Honorable the Senate anJ Hovte of Iieprtt'ntatirei in Congras auumbltd : Gentlemen. We, jour niemorial.sis. the Lfgislatif? Assembly of the Territo- road from it3 embarrassments, owing to its indebtedness to the Govern- ment, 13 undeniable, and that his administration has cemmend-mende- d itself to general approval is undeniable. Bui, his efforts have been abortive in the free of innumu- rable ob tacles which have been pur , . posely interposed to prevent the accomplishment of his praiseworthy exertions. A change iu the direction, and a consequent general reform in the management, will be more gratifying to the public at large, than any local significance which miy attach to the strife which now controls the atten- tion of those wh,i mcrt-iL-- tn grasp power to satisfy their immediate interest. Jlmiicipul. Jlemorial to Congress. I d. j i v Tbe rtah Legislature. Feb. 5th, 1871 Council.. Mr. Harringten, from the Committee on Judiciary, reported back the bill for an act concerning fraudulent conveyances and contracts. Mr. Jennings presented a concurrent resolution of congratulation and thanks to the officers of the Utah Northern nar row guage railroad, and to tbe people cf Northern Utah, for tbeir perseveiaate in pushing forward to completion said road, thus forming a direct line of railroad from north to south, of 160 miles, in this Territory; and predicting that the day h not far distant when the f alleys of oiruio on me souin, ana iae passes or Montana on the north, will beeonn;cied by a system of free and harmonious railroads. A Quaker's Faith. During the height of the season at Cape May last summer, there appeared suddenly to the quid nuuecs a Lord, a regular " 'aw, me deah fellah !" sort of a personage, who was attended by his valet, and who registered as "Lord Massey, England." As he strutted about and twirled the snobs were frantic j his mustache, to do him honor. But hotel bills, wine bills, livery bills, bills of every fcim, soon came in a delude nnonti i n j u i wherewith to breast these billows of indebtedness, surrendered at discretion, and was incontinently kicked out of town by his creditors and by those who had fa wend upon him during his brief reign. But this sciou of rascality was not merely a swindler of the fashionable world; he dipped deeper and tasted a statutory crime. He trifled with a brief of title to land owned by a benefactor, and borrowed money, representing himself as the owner. lie went to England. Previous toll is Cape May escapade he had worked as a laborer for Mr. Caleb S. Cope,of Westchester, I'a., who was a member of the Society of Friends. A few weeks ago Mr. Cope learned that his son was in a destitute condition in Loudon, and that, having been supplied with funds, he had takeu passage on the steamer Pennsylvania for IIocse. Mr. Rockwood reported a bill from tbe mancommittee on agriculture, trade. an to act providufactures, amendatory ing for mechanics' and laborers' lien. Mr. Hwberry presented an act relating to contracts and promises. By Mr. Kow berry. A bill relating to the conveyance of real estate and mineral claims. Mr.Partridge introdnced a motion asking the committee on private incorporations to consider the propriety of providing for the organization of relief and benevolent societies, in connection with the bill now before them to incorporate public librariss. 1 Feb. Cth, 1874. Couscil. Mr. Harrington, chairman of the committee on judiciary, to whom was referred ,4Au Act to amend an act entitled 'An Act to regulate proceedings in civil cases in the courts of justice in this Territory, and to repeal certain a;ts and parts of acts;' " approved February, 1870, reported the s"!ime back amended, and recommended its passage as amended. A communication was received from tbe Governor, nominating Miss Georgia Snow for Territorial Librarian. Mr. Caine, chairman of the comnvttee on revenue, to whom was referred the petition of A. F. McDonald and '200 others, asking for an appropriation of $2,000 for the improvement of the Territorial road between llarmburg and Bellevue, also for repairing She dugway over the Big Black Bidge; reported that rliey bad considered the same, nnd re commended that the sura of be included in tha general appropriation bill for that purpose. Philadelphia. Mr. Cope bad no son in London, and he at once suspected that the man who claimed to be such was the bogus Lord Massey, who had perpetrated swindles by pretending to own a portion of his land. Upon the arrival of the steaaier his lordship was arrested upon complaint of Mr. Cope. For Some reason the latter conclud-- . ed not to continue the prosecution. He bethought him that it would be better to give Mr. Massey a chance to reform; that he would carry out the principles of his religion and bj 00 charitable-an- d forivinc. So thiniing. Mr. Cope had the suit dismissed, and tot-- to his home again the serpent who had stum: him. He fed and clothed him. supplied him with a sum of money, and sent him out into the world to gain an honest livelihood. Mr. Cooe his written a letter in offering to eonsolidate for the two enu- defense of his action, and says that in' yer.rs their library with- the Utah library, providing the Legislature would as he was taught from childhood so docs he now believe that it is better . . t tun to comlema. Ami j to forgive of the books, etc. v. ho wnl ewMicii-'iram Mr. P.owberry presented n b'll for an I. All IU ItlUL'll II.I I'MUUIilT. AiCivl House. Mr. Hatch, chairman if the committee on Irrigation and Canals, to whum ws referred a biil for "An Act ammding an act to incoijoratc irrigation companies." Mr. Man presented commauication from the Salt Like Library Associutiou - i I V frt-'ghtt- of-th- ! s, An Irishman, seeing a 'shin verv heavily laden, and scarcely ubuve the A ba'.'RcW says if you hand a lady with a v!r.if:irh cutout water's edge,. exclaimed : Upon mv uf it, n,t a line of it will be read, but soul if the river was but a little every bit f interest felt in the paper the Lady will centre iti finding out higher, the ship would go to th? ' bottom what the mining paragraph contfics. iiew.-rrH- ! b-- T |