Show local and other matters erom FROM TUESDAYS DEC 27 07 changeable both noth sunshine and snowstorm 1 to lay day more moro than a fogt of snow has fallen since the st storms arms eor eon q P encee and W ane snow has fallen sl slightly J glit y ev every ry day div more orless onless or less jess stealing today to day A chinaman with aae a peculiar pecullar cullar culiar name i was arrested 01 on a charge rg of stealing some blankets a pair of pants a valise and other articles 5 rockville J E terry writes ates from rockville roc Boc kville dec 14 the health of the people of rockville hoc koc rockville boe Boc kville is improving the tho weather is exceedingly pleasant and peace and quietness reign 11 committed the prelim preliminary examination of david phillips for the of Wil vil iiama llata J jones was concluded on saturday evening ing resulting in justice committing him without adada to await awalt the action octha of the grand iury jury u ry 1 11 scottish music yesterday mr W C dunbar of the made a number of calls upon his hia scotch friends and regaled them with a few lively lively airs on the national instrument the bagpipes for suid auld auld suld acquaintance bake without wit hout bonds the corm corn missi ober without bonds A kl IC smith appointed by y judge schaeffer to td sequestrate and sell the property p of citizen having gone e to tb other parts carts A B emery f has a g een appointed commissioner without b bonds 0 ds by the judge in h his is stead arrested rt to day od james dames bobbins of the great western hotel and william A ritt Pitt of the oye ove overland house were arrested each on nc a barge charge of keeping a house res yes resorted 0 r to for purposes of prostitution 0 n the cases cas caa eare O set slot for ten tomorrow morr monr oiw olm encouraging on sunday the children hildren of the avaid sunday school were ete etc the recipients of suitable presents consisting of dolls books pictures cards ac the school which was only organized last lat spring is increasing in infer est t ak a mea mpa means s of tadd i under ili tl tue 6 cy of r E elders lars I 1 BH I 1 Sc toc ettler B R V decker and a corps bf of teachers ho take an interest in the ofie work presentation oil oa friday the pupils of the ward school on the occasion ot of its closing far or the present year presented lied to their teacher mr J H ward a handsomely sor bor nely bound edition of moores poetical and other gifts as a token of their esteem for him on christmas morning the pupils asem bled bied and were vere each pr presented by santa clau in costume with a packet or articles calculated to tickle the palates of au all properly constituted juveniles wandered from home mrs turn bullof ull uil of the lith ward NVard aged about seventy years sears jeff her home last wednesday and arld when last seen been was coming toward the city from bed read butte putte cablon on last the old lady hai hal haithia Thid of late spells ps 0 of temporary aberration ol 01 0 mind dl and it is feared she has wati wandered off to out of tho the way locality and perished any person knowing knoWli og of her whereabouts will confer a con communicating mupi cAting with la bishop ishop zy A lith ward presentation at a party in the ward school house last eve ning the members of that ward tendered brothers john daynes joseph je J daynes and wm llam lam each a testimonial expressive of their public service servi cei cep me the first as leader of the choir tb the e second a organist and the third as for the peor all at aw positions being creditably filled uli ull the testimonials express of the reasons ft the pre and and are in ilea neat frann frami ts I 1 I 1 I 1 ae one 0 af t them among othe othet ili coi ah ramify family gatherings sa which undoubtedly were numer byg the city yesterday at the residence res dence mrs wm paul raul architect and builder of the 1 doth ward who generously entertained some thirty or forty ef of their children grandchildren and other relatives the host boat himself though between seventy and eighty years vears of age hitching up his team in the small smail hours this morning and carrying his guests home through the snow sad accident D osborn J P writes from montpelier bear lake county idaho dec 21 1876 iga ica A sad occurrence has just hap bap ned which has thrown our town dnn ddn nto into a melancholy state on the evening of the dinst hans ilan 8 christensen chri stensen of this s town was found dead in n his ills stable A coroners jury was immediately summoned and an inquest was held upon the body before justice oa Os born iwho who after egami examining ning all the thel testimony in regard to ibe the affair rendered their verdict to the effect that decease deceased ds name was hama hana christensen was born nov kov 29 isi 1819 in hytland denmark and came calne to his death by being kicked and stamped on in the stall by hi his own horse borse deceased has no family nor relatives in this country ogden Jn J notion and scandinavian star please copy 21 election tion returns the following ng are the full fuli returns of the late 1 election for delegate to congress from utah ulah c beaver r 0 do box boz eldor elder t 23 r cache cacho t 2146 2148 26 datis davis Dav ls 10 iron gov 1 13 juab 71 71 7 1 t wane kane 1 min MiU aia aid 61 20 yo morgan p 1 ZI 7 22 ria 4 bait balt lafke lafee 1787 spot s pet pot 1921 j 40 sevier Ee vier 1 summit tooele thoele tj tah 3 ad 1 55 match weber ism 1356 1556 n to 71 1 J 16 1 1 I 1 A I 1 f an majority 7 1 1 1 the following came by deseret deserea De berei 1 et telegraph ST GEORGE dec 24 iffy A X amily and friends I 1 I 1 at dt sait satt zale jale ce and elj els elsewhere ew acta acra athe compliments of the season wishing you all a merry christmas mag maw and happy new year may you live to td accomplish the work given you on to do dd of our heavenly bathery father and I 1 pra pray y you may do dult doit it faithfully that you may be prepared to dwell eternally in the heavens I 1 may lay god grant it 11 amen amon brickham brici BRICf HAM ram YOUNG i all true frue latter day saints will respond to the foregoing with a heartfelt desire together with a return of seasonable compliments compliment s thab that their venerable leader may continue to live to accomplish fully the mighty mission on earth a assigned him by the great father i of j all christmas so far as we know Chri christmas atmas atmaa passed off in this city w with ith tole toie tolerable abi abl tranquility one feature observable upon the streets cannot but buh occasion regret however with the right thinking portion of the community the rous roul evidences of indulgence by many ft of the youth in strong drink perhaps at no farmer holiday season have those exhibitions of Inte intemperance mpr linee lince been more abundant than in this that chisin thia ibia is a comparatively temperate tempera tei tee community when ibon considered in connection with 3 is yso no jancu excuse se in id mitigation of the e offense against tho principles inculcated in the latter iatter day work of the lord if the thi true spi fiand kenius genius of that work were in norl nore noree forte e r uch buch a thing as a dram shop would not exist in ift the community at all ail alli aili and it would suit us well ifft if it were poss possible aible to ina lna inaugurate such a condition now nov As I 1 it t is government officials courts etc stand in the tho way of ridding this community entirely of these adjuncts of modem modern and the only course left is to do the best th that attean ean can be done under existing circumstances until a thorough and complete change shall comey come for come it will itina sad commentary that there are peo who cannot enjoy themselves in an intelligent aud and rational manner on the reputed anniversary of the th birth of the saviour of the world but bat must bring themselves vex vea beneath the level of the lower animal creation by imbibing alcoholic poison to that degree thab that t robs t them hm of their intellects and super i induces temporary insanity for every person under the influence 0 of f strong t ro bg drink is more or less insane e FROM DEC 28 moderated the temperature has been markedly milder since the snow fell and the fog lifted blocked the am american er can fork railroad is snow blocked jand all tramm traffic moon loon on it consequently suspended bow tiow this whis is how it is sometimes it has snowed and sometimes it today to day and the prospects are goodford good for a continuance of the same more of it the quantity of snow made to disappear by the thaw of yesterday has been replaced with another six inch layer which fell during last night appointment mr 36 ththomas BH thomss Thomas lately connected with the tho secre office has been appointed by ma marshal marshai arshal nelon chief deputy in the batters lat office in place of mr ilin A K smith 1 gaining strength kib sIt it will be gratifying news to the many friends of Pin professor fessor fesson joseph X L barfoot that the health of that venerable and respected old gentleman which has been been quite feeble for some time past is slowly improving england and tho iho states on friday morning next eldersma elders daniel iii els eis alS B macfarlane of cedar city and ana william ashworth of beaver 2 purpose baving for foi great britain a aud and d elders P T farnsworth sad seu sen nd J 4 mner iner both of reater peater baye eave ea ve at the tiie same time for r the east enst ern tates all ail foun four an on missions pa paying am g their ie respects pacts kast tast evening the tea toa cheni of the four ta aith ward sunday school of which elder IL P richards has been assistant superintendent for as the last tan ten len year Calle called dupon duron upon that gentleman at hi ftp ta pay their reap respects ecta to him and bid him farewell farewells previous to his departure for the sandwich islands A bad caso case N nearly ha the whole 0 of f the time has been taken up in justice rys court today to day with the trial of james robbins bobbins charged with keeping keeling a house hoube resorted to for p purposes af pf prostitution considerable ua of the evidence was of suli such a charng charap character br as to be totally unfit for publication fatal aboul about n nine lne ine chock clock on christmas morning T P jackson a miner about twenty six years yeara of age oge shot hilm film himself self belf through the head bead killing himself instantly at the dixon house bingham it atiq Is a disputed point as to whether the act wab was accidental on habad he bad had been in poor beulh health for fot some time previous good meat neat mr Jenni rigs justly takes great pride in hl his splendid show of fat bee beef grass fed beef good tor 10 IN line the inner man with this wintry weather bear 10 me bean of gla fla tives s of the tight little isle lg is a joint j of bf amt t beef 2 supple suppler aenied ment d by the t elmous hamous famous plum pudding di 11 1 which by the by has never mever A fm nit pit these creature corm corn forts foris to ris ria are not not despised in this lb longitude 91 add ado latitude as the but butchery chem and grocers shows indicate for the sandwich Irs ins lands islands this afternoon elder henry PJ PR ichards Richards who was called at the last general oon Con conference ferenc to go OB OR a mission to the sandwich islands inlands In lands left for fon forth the field of his hia ministerial labor labors he expects to take takee passage for honolulu I 1 u I 1 a on t theis ba ea 8 city of jacw york which sails saile from frona san Francisc tf an the morning of january ut 1877 he journeys to the sandwich cli ell Is land ands salone alone ho he carrie carries with him bim f the he good wishes of the community by ay iy whom he is much respected so stu siu je far ar as his personal acquaintance extends we hope the change odeli of climate will benet benent his health beaith which W 1 lich has been delicate for a cah time tho the beaver case caso hogg hoge jonassen have received ita lia instruct ci eions from mr colton lately convicted of lascivious cohabitation or 1 un under der the territorial statute astute in the tho first district counti court to argue the case on appeal before the court of the Terri territory fory mr colton appeared red in ltv xue the first districh cc cr court and was tried without couri could coun sae lae sel eel being we presume confident that the territorial statute had BO no bearing whatever upon his case he being a polygamist after conviction he be moved for a now trial which was dented by judge boreman ma n whose oso ose ideas of law appear to be about as clear as mud A now new trial hempstead and gamble and hoge roge aud and jonassen have received received intelligence from washington to the effect thau that the supreme court of the united states has hris passed upon the case of jack wiggins convicted convIct edof of murder in the ther first degree the T he ho decision reverses the ruling of the supreme court of df the territory and remands demands the case caso to the third district court on points of errors error fo or a new trial the points upon which the easa casa eabe case was aken taken up W were ye empep x pep eions to rulings ot judge emerson excluding certain evidence and d to somo some points in the tho courts charge to th the eJury jury in new york state letters dated the and 17 th insi from elder john druce druc state hat thit himself and eld eid eider elder r john john 0 midgley I 1 ey who are aro the new N york rk missionary district bayo baye sinco since their arrival in that state blasg month been diligently engaged in lit the work of the ministry answer I 1 ing ng numerous sIn inquiries in regard to t the gospel preaching ae besides laboring bornig la among those thos not now of the mii wit they hav havo visited and enlivened some who bad had once been beell active plen pien members bers of the church but I 1 had become indifferent and cold elder druce was in hi receipt of ad vices from elders 0 li 11 Eo binson brnson and A S ros roe who were laboring at hornersville H m ka the ube same state i with good god success they were erelcel kept busy answering ing questions nichy hoy hla tili till midnight preached school ispus q iha that ola pla place editions and hild thi prospect t wag was good foe fot fd t auditions td the church TI the tho e council u c last evening mayon mayor little littie le presiding I ieti Teti petition titi tion li of 8 A Wro vvo avo olley il y As asking n an appropriation of 41 65 in addition to the amount already appropriated pria ted of the taxes fon fer repairing the crossings of the oth ward granted petition of dr munro asking 9 that the monthly rental of the tho Warm Springs bath hoube house be ye reduced to loo referred to the committee on public works woks petition of thomas hepworth asking thattie that the rent offis of his stall ll 11 in the city meat afat market be reduced to 12 per annum referred to the rel arshat marshal with instructions to make temporary arrange arrangements ments menta ts regarding the lease the committe committee emd ean eAd aa claims to whom was waa referred th the quarterly report of the qt ot street streets reported that they had examined it found it correct and becom recommended mend that the sum due the be appropriated aa adopted opted adjourn ai journ mourned d till next Td tuesday ay eveni evening ngAt half halt past six |