| Show THE conference the ne thirty fourth annual conference of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints convenes this morning at 10 in the tabernacle of this city the recurring conference naturally leads the mind back to the organization of the church in 1830 and instinctively the leading incidents incident staf f its it fast rast history pass in review we look back upon the past with a satish satisfaction a c that is difficult to express in language and feel daily increasing satisfaction in looking forward to the future the steady li increase crease of or numbers is naturally a matter of rc joKing icing to the true saint but that is the leas least of our obligation obligations ol 01 gratitude to the almighty who abo bas bag borne witness ito to then them tei tet mony of his nis hi faithful elders eiders the providence of otibe ahe ake most bloat high in the affairs of the kingdom at it a home and abroad has I 1 ever been visible to thos who vrho have lived in 1 purity and squared their lives and directed beir their actions ac tlona tiona in conformity conformity confor mit T with the cevela ions lons of heaven wisdom more than human iab lab directed and controlled oled for the good of the saints into and the wickedness and folly olly f of the en amies of righteous righteousness ou aness have led them from bad to worse till infamy and disgrace have finished i their inglorious carreer the band that hast hasi has helped israel has been strengthened and ther the hand uplifted against israel has been para f lazed As it has been in the th e past pas t so go shall it be in the future it is the decree of the god gods that israel must prevail fourteenth WARD WABD SCHOOL examination on friday forenoon we passed art an hour at the examination of the scholars of the fourteenth ward school and were very much gratified with the advancement of mr tripps pupil pupils we saw there a number of ladies ladles in ini 1 te rested in the education of the young and anil the hong hons geo gen A smith W woodruff Z I 1 snow and robt L campbell esq superintendent I 1 of common schools the exercises were in every branch ot of education taught in the school and were highly creditable to both the teacher and the taught ve we learned that there were over scholars from the ages ot at 6 0 to 18 years me mr T is assisted in teaching by niro mrs tripp and miss arter sorter A disastrous SNOW SLIDE oa the 18 t enst between 10 and 11 amp am ams as thomas pierce son of robert pierce of this city edmund el jr frederick crompton john bowen and robert spurgeon were going to their work indian file on a snow trail across some small ravines near the top of the mountain and running into the main ravine which opens into mill creek from the south fouth at br E Ellswort bs bair sair sawmill mill they perceived that the snow was breaking right at their feet bowen cau caught bt the limb liebof of a tree held to it and escaped crompton was far enough behind to be ast j at out of reach of the blide sude the other three wre were resist essly swept with the rush of snow br E B ellsworth jr fortunately striking a tree in such manner that be was held and escaped with but trifling I 1 injury while br pierce was so much crushed against another tree that be he only lived some half halt to three quarters of an sit hour but was perfectly raf ral rational ra Ional lonal up to the time of his death spurgeon was so burled buried in the avalanche alacche av that ha hs body hab has not DOC been recovered at date of 19 going 41 to press april 5 12 noon and the bno sno enow w is so deep and wide that it la Is impo bible sible to find him until it melts away theatrical but for the very stormy weather of saturday there is no doubt that every seat and standing place in the theatre would have been occupied that evening to witness the first representation of the col co 1 l teen baynand Baw bawn nand and to testify to the ladies of bf the I association Is on the occasion for tor their ben benefit olit clit the public appreciation of their efforts to assist s ID the establishment of the drama in the mountains As it was wab the housa houie was unexpectedly well filled and we expect the bene P ancl fici cires aires f were satisfied j the colleen bawn is decidedly among the very beat pieces that have yet been presented I 1 at this theatre and the inise pu ie en acne was highly creditable to the management and to the machinists of the establishment throughout the play there was waa the pretty ge rai leral ral characteristic cf of a first night i drag and prompting but as a whole we ex i hect it gave general satisfaction after mrs irwin Irwi nain nAIr mr mckenizie had nad bad had the principal roe rot in the representation of danny mann manny the foster brother to Ill ardress hardress cregan gregan and I 1 played with his hia usual ability of which the confession and death bed scene was the most marked and highly artistic on the introductory I 1 of danny manns career it is difficult to see the end from th the e beginning ably bly theauthor the author intended to keep the auditors in eu ani ana bewilderment and if be he BO so intended he has been successful ful fui fulfor for the depre 3 I 1 sen sent atlon tation on saturday evenia evening left it very 1 questionable if danny was really the affectionate friend of hardress that the language asserted or whether 1 r he was not a dep designing signing 11 vindictive scoundrel who was willirm to play even eveh the he murderer for the purpose of avenging his hh broken back and distort distorted Bd figure A more marked evidence of affection in style would settle that and the ian lan language guge admits it the other gentlemen had nothing very cally caily el ally aily attractive to rep represent resent repent but what was ot their palts partly we thought ivas inas very well played mr calne caine from the usa g beof managers re readily adaily accepts the representative of 0 character harac tero and comes in for a small share of popular sympathy which ia Is decidedly a compliment to both hirase lf and the au auditors ditora bis his playing how however evir ou on saturday evening evening was very muc much h to our notion oe of the character of Har nar hardress dreas cregan dir air irwin in harac like mies na Cop is isal always waya ure of the audier audler ce the patrons of a geneal theatre are fond of wit and arld applaud lustily honest sentiments and an d manly courage wherever manifest even in men of doubtful standing in society the most was made of a small part by mr dunbar mr dir Slin sammons mons particularly was easy and at home lome in kyrle kyrie daly and mr sl foan oan makes an excellent father tom torn mrs mra gibson played with marked freedom land and ease mrs Alre Bowring was gf 0 1 but much I 1 too a lady for the mother of Hardre hardress sg and mrs clawson we think was u unequaled nequa led in the irish vernacular her ifer irith arih an fn n green bushes established that conclusion in in ou our r mind then and on saturday evening evenin it was more than confirmed cor coi formed firmed the widows victim aa as the farce of tabt last saturday evening was not equal to that p lay play on former occasions though the parts were wera well wen eu stained sustained the curtain certai wa was 12 late te in rising colleen bawn was lengthy there xai particulars local to mimic and everybody had bad enough for their money before jt it commenced the burlesque throughout by mr margetta margetts and airo mrs clawson was exceedingly well played and the other characters were well a stained but bad A t been pos possible sibe for the management to have concluded after dzubara popular songs the probabilities were that everybody woud have been satisfied of course we know that the management had to carry out the pro gramme the lady of lyons and the frisky cobbler Co bibler libler 1 ill be presented on thursday e ening evening colleen bawn Js is reserved for saturday eve ere on the cc caslon casion for tor the benefit at 0 js he gentlemen gen geni lemen of the association which is also announced anno the last ezot dight of the season there will no doubt be a great crowd for saturday evening we understand that the curtain authain rises precisely at 7 the length ot at the performances demand the change thaes right tre the THE BEN BENEFIT ON SA SATURDAY EVENING it would seem wanting in courtesy to preserve silence on the fine entertainment on S stueday day evening for the benefit of the gentlemen connected with the deseret dramatic association it is a compliment and a play of the attraction of colleen bawn 11 with an like the mountain Moan tain sylph ly and that too on the last night of the season is too strong a combination of circumstances to require even the most delicate touch of the lever to fill the house to overflowing t for the gentlemen amateurs we have hate nied need fied respect we have known A cown them for many years yeara anu ant have many times found relaxation and entertainment tain ment from their labors when they bai had less lesa to cheer them in th ir efforts than they have haye now DOW to their ta te perseverance and toll toil we are chiefly indebted ind ebed for the drama and the fine theare that adon s E the city it would be invidious to speak here of individuals vi and to notice the advancement of the one or the other we are pleased with our friends frields and wish them theta not only a crowded bouse house arx n saturday evening but we wish them much prosperity and pleasure in their private lives as well as honors ia in their public labors orchestral we were pleased to hear the overture from the caliph de bagdad on 00 saturday between the first and abild second acte acts of the play the usual moving and talking be tween plays playa prevented the audience from I 1 hearing the commencement but the tle silence which eventually ensued and the applause blat fo lowed demonstrates the soundness of our oun critic judgment on the wishes and tastes of the people prore professor isor asor thomas has to b be e satisfied a at ifie iffe d w with ith t the h e progress I 1 of his orchestra and the public the first have haven made astonishing toni tonis hing shing progress and the tha latter are never backward in its exhibition of appreciation eget E T besson BENSON wrote from san fran frac cisco march that hims bims himself elf eif and company eiders eldera lierenz enow 6 snow now josephf joseph F amith wis win W cluff and alma L smith arrived there on the jtb snaking in mailing akIng the trip in 7 days daya they weri were all well and expected to sail for tor 19 sandwich islands on the barque banque ebward Ob aawar ward capt hempstead march |
