Show E krona roam rona brems I 1 SABBATH MEETING SElder elder eider C C rich exhorted the saints to diligence in the practical duties antics of life so that the principles of the gospel might he be embodied in their actions and the blessings accruing be enjoyed by them here and hereafter AFTERNOON N elder wilford woodruff reasoned upon the I 1 responsibilities which rest upon those who kave have received the priesthood and upon all the saints to do right and live according to the principles of the gospel the mission toworu to work righteousness and spread the truths of the gospel Is not a work of a year or two but continues as long as we continue to hold the priesthood which is everlasting in its duration as is the work to be performed by it and it if we remain faithful we shall eternally hold that authority growing and increasing in everything that is exalting in its character and saving in its nature elder joseph W young bore testimony to the teachings of elder woodruff fr and spoke of the charge of exclusiveness brought against the latter day saints showing that god Is raising up a peculiar people to himself himself who must guard with carefulness from the insidious influences of the wicked the souls committed to their charge this carefulness leads to the exclusiveness alleged and instead of our being as a people too exclusive we are not exclusive enough for we should guard the spirits of those committed to our charge from the influence of evil with even more care than we would keep deadly poison from the lips if men wish to enjoy the blessings and privileges of the kingdom of god let thein them live according to its laws theatrical ten nights in a bar room was presented on tuesday night to an overflowing house and the audience were highly gratified with the performance harlequins Harle quins triumph 11 a anew new pantomime was the and elicited rounds of applause mr george brower and miss alexander danced a fancy dance in good style in the course of the piece on thursday evening the fine comedy of 4 extremes was rendered in an excellent manner mr mckenzie miss adams mrs M G clawson and mr graham especially rendering the most important roles of the piece in very superior style the new pantomime followed tonight to night the laughable farce of found aund in a four wheeler and the popular drama of uncle toms cabin in te tip tib e latter little deuie mckenzie dunbar lindsay lendsay and margetts mrs waugh and miss alexander have capital parts there was very good house on the evening of saturday last and the audience manifested much lively satisfaction at the playing found ina lna in a four wheeler was performed in very good style and uncle toms cabin was extremely well played to particularize where all did so well weil would seem invidious yet the continued manifestation of little dellies Del dei lles lids precocious powers cannot help drawing special notices it itis is astonishing how such a child can so conceive and embody the conception of such feelings full of touching pathos as she exhibits in her playing petite clawson who did little harry harfy is one of the sweetest little cherubs that ever appeared on the stage or off it the characters in the play were vero rendered in a manner to fully sustain the continually growing reputation of the company tin THE MATINEE the entertainment at the theatre on new years day was largely patronized zed by ladles and juveniles although the house was not crowded as on du some former occa occasions the fairy piece The Elves delighted the little folks and the pantomime of harle harie arle arie quins triumph kept them in laughing humor during the balance of of the performance THE hos hoy ho N E T braso T who arrived on the ad dinst from a short visit to cache valley reports affairs prosperous in that reg region foll loil and snow three feet deep on the divide between that valley and brigham city sleighs of all shapes sizes and varieties keep skimming along and the aeiry jingle orthe of the bells are heard beard unceasingly be jonn JOHN HOLLIDAY HOI hol lately arrived from san by way of provo valley and parleys park informs us that the snow in the park will average about two feet deep and is badly drifted rendering travel rathe rather tedious br lis ils halliday liday speaks favorably of the orchards and field nin fin improvements movements rove ments in and around the thriving town of San santaquin and says there is much preparation for extensive building improvements prove ments menta the coming earning season REco recovering vering mr Geary who shot him himself selfon on monday uit Is recovering we understand from mr J cumm cummings ings at whose residence he I 1 now Is SNOW S sow NOW through the politeness of mr M bwll kinson of the deseret telegraph I 1 office in this learn that the amount of snow on the level at various points on monday morning was as follows provo four inches salt creek four inches fillmore two inches box bos elder three inches logan five inches k great salt lake city twelve inches NEW YEARS s DAY baythe the new year set in with a sharp frost the streets which had been swimming with mud were solidified and walking was made comfortable under foot while the sun shining brightly overhead helped outdoor out door exercise to be pleasa pleasant dit fit and exhilarating albeit sleigh riding was a thing of the future there was a general observance of the occasion as a holiday crowds of citizens bent on enjoyment were seen wending hither and thither cap Crox alls ans band was out discoursing excellent music the matinee at the cheatle theatre and the performance for mance in the evening were largely atten attended qed various public parties through the city at night and private ones aa Q infinitum helped to make up the means of recreation and amusement during the first day of the present year cap Crox alls fine brass band were out on new years day dressed in their elegant uniform serenading sere some of our principal citizens and affording enjoyment by their musical strains to pleased crowds of listeners we noticed them in front of president youngs young s residence from whence aner after they had saluted him with a musical tribute of their respect and esteem they passed on paid a similar compliment to presidents kimball kimbail and wells and other leading gentlemen at their residences gentlemen accept our respects for your courte to the news office NEW YEARS VISITS the members of the quorum odthe of the twelve in the city paid a visit of congratulation on tuesday morning to president B young who received them with etli r reciprocal cipro cal cai to their good wishes and prayers for his welfare with blessings on themselves and all israel they then visited president H C kimball who greeted them with warmth and expressed his best feelings for them and the welfare of zion they afterwards called upon president D H wells who also responded to their visit and congratulations with wishes for their prosperity and the prosperity of all who love the truth POLICE POLICY alderman aiderman clinton was engaged en agea aged the day after new year in investigating lie ite the recent actions of several individuals of i regenerating proclivities with results not very flattering to the police had been actively engaged on the look out and brought john stanton before his honor on the charge of breaking into the marli marii market mareet et on monday night uit stanton wanted meat for dinner next day and helped himself to a sheep with a couple of revolvers to defend it and encumbered himself with sundry other articles in the same easy style for which he was bound over to appear before the probate court and S bonds not being forthcoming he lie was avas committed to jail W karby kirby plead guilty to receiving thel the goods stolen by stanton and 00 bonds boudi to appear for trial not beng produced was sent to jail henry erre made his appearance as the individual who helped to reduce the stock of boots on hand in E B tripp cos gos store part of the goods were found the thief plead guilty and went to jail failing to give bonds for his appearance at the tho probate court this individual had secreted a pair of boots down a useful institution usually located at the back part of inhabited premises where the meers officers off omm invited him to seek them which lie he did and produced the boots john 31 howard charged with receiving stolen goods was bound over on thursday in joo bonds to appear before the probate court COME COXE AT LAST after an abundance of rain and a plentiful lack of frost to close the waning year that is now gone the cold coid hand of winter has been stretched out at last skates were looked up on wednesday with a fine alne show for their use and on the same night a gentle fall lall of snow commenced which by thursday noon had covered the valley with some eight or nine inches on the level sleighing time had come and everybody was willing to enjoy it and laugh at old winters chilling blasts while they skimmed merrily over the dazzling sheet of white that covered the earth some peoples wood and coal piles may not be extra larges large and it will ba be only a kind and charitable procedure on the part of those who have to spare spars to help heip them good gospel anywhere home HONE ir hon george A smith informs us that on the 2nd and dinst a telegraph office was opened at round bound valley some miles south of this city and that mr J C Q clowes and his efficient corps of assistants were using great diligence to have all the offices between that point and st george in working worlden order as speedily as possible NORTH norih OGDEN br er henry holmes hoimes writes dec sec cc 30 that everything is prospering with us here and there is quite a spirit of improvement th thero erg ero has been more morer building and kindred improvements prove ments going on during the past fall than for sometime some somo time previous our meetinghouse meeting house bouse is roofed the carpenters are busily at work on the inside Ani finishing shing and we expect to have it completed by spring the health of the people Is very good the road bed Is 4 some distance below the tho surface mud and the weather continues very rainy and mild elder eider john nicholson who wh had been on a business trip to cache valley on me the interest of the juvenile Tu venile renile instructor returned on friday evening and politely informs us that during lils his travels through cache cachie in which he visited visited all the settlements in that valley valey he saw numerous evidences of the industry iud lud and ind perseverance ot of the people there improvements are rapidly increasing newly erected handsome and commodious meeting houses are found in various places while others are in course of erection manifestations of or the progressive gres sive spirit which characterizes our brethren lu in cache as well as in other parts of the territory are plentifully distributed through the settlements of that productive valley bro N visited a school under the charge of bro C C shaw while in the small settlement of paradise in which the proficiency of the pupils was grat tryingly forward questions put by him to t the scholars on different subjects elicited ready and correct replies it Is good to note the cause of education thus advancing even in settlements so small as scarcely to amford afford hope for a good teacher being sustained hon E ET T benson had availed himself of the legislative vacation for the boli holidays days to make a hurried visit to his constituents in cache county whom he addressed at logan nogan wellsville and other places much to their edification his remarks being seasoned with much instructive tive counsel the two named gentlemen came from wellsville to box elder through the kanyon in company and found an abundance of snow which made traveling somewhat tedious WANTED ten thousand bushels of oats cats and arid barley at the sign of the lif nig big boot information is WANTED of JOSEPH HALFORD youngest son of joserh JOSEPH of coombe hlll hill near tewkesbury england coal merchant deceased and ELIZABETH his wife the said JOSEPH HALFORD ralford was bom in utah and a considerable SUM of MONEY is PAYABLE to him which it if not shortly claimed will ibe be paid over to other parties any further farther information will be supplied on application to solicitor clerk tewkesbury OUR OCR del DYL DELEGATE G ate the hon ion lon W H hoop hooper er has our thanks for the Congress nat nal globe and public documents tim THE FARMER a monthly journal devoted to agriculture horticulture ture science applied mechanics literature the art arts S and current events Is on our table for exchange with which we cheerfully comply it Is a large double octavo of twenty four pages and is ably edited and published by W L rii zil aall son al 31 co and nassan nassau street new yore york at the of loo sigo a year with this month it began its volume maun MAWN aricy T among the multitude of sleighs Idol doing ng duty this beautiful sleighing hang weather the mammoth one of president young is most conspicuous massive in ln structure and elegant in decoration it Is without a rival for attract attractiveness iven ess and beauty grees green sanpete county elder reese IL lewellyn informs us under date dee dec dec 31 that the w wearther earther had continued very mild though very wet stock on the range was doing neil well there are two grist mili mills being built her here and a company Is preparing to run ran a lath machine we already have a shingle machine doing good business fountain green is destined to ere long iong be a town of some magnitude 11 we wish the enterprising residents of fountain green success in every improvement to the fun fuU extent of their anticipations FOR TUB EAST thomas taylor proposes to go east and purchase goods on commission br taylor is well known and needs no endorsement 4 ISAAC BROCKBANK will be found oa on ane state road opposite washington square where he will wait on his friends and the public in id the and leather business JAMES jailes benston BEESTON offers ills his services sen ices to parties intending to send east for vor goods he will start on the first of march THE MAINE llaine LUMBER PRODUCE the bangor whig estimates that during the present resent season the manufacture of lumber ien eer in maine will reach feet the total value is not less than 15 to which must be added the v alue value of the short lumber shingles clapboards laths baths pickets ac from to more about one half of this manufacture is done on the penobscot river and sold at bangor A TUNNEL has been completed on the pittsburgh agli and connellsville railroad 4 60 feet in length or 1000 feet longer tin aln than the tunnel of the pennsylvania railroad through the alleghany allegheny Alleg hany mountains it is called the sam patch tunnel |