| Show local and other matters FROSI SATURDAYS DAILY dally AUG 11 appointment elder george F gibbs has been appointed clerk of the salt bait lake stake of zion rain ashert A short distance south of the city was blessed yesterday with a good heavy shower of rain there was very little up this way returning erom from the junction we learn that senator lyl morton orton passed through ogden yesterday on hia his way home from california appointments Appointment sWe we find the fol louir lowing g in the millennial Willen niad nial star of july 23 elders F S nic richards hards thomas lockyear and john mccarthy are appointed to labor in the london i conference under tinder the direction of T prest wm 1 41 turned up Tip tiptoe the ogden junction suggests the organization of a volunteer corps for the purpose of finding a person who hlas has disappeared for for s several weeks from the public gaze there is no need for any a anxiety ax jety the icom commissioner miss missioner loner ioner has turned up returning from wagners magners Wag ners brewery on thursday night he succeeded once more in overturning the buggy he be was riding in he escaped again with a scratch or two beer buggies and bruises seem to be intimately af associated 3 0 with the correspondents career in utah university the deseret university will be opened reopened re on the insl the heated term will by that simein all probability be past or so near its lla end that pupils can engage in study without great in colv con v lenience eni en fence lence ence applications apalie actions for admission should be made at once to dupark dr park bee sea his advertisement in another column the deseret university is one oae of the institutions of learning of which utah in may 87 well weli w ell eil be proud it has hag flourished for many years and we hope irwill it will continue to maintain its elevated position as a first class educational establishment catechism Catechi smA A new edition of the catechism for children by elder john jaques has just been published at this office it has been thoroughly revised and the quotations from the doctrine and covenants arranged to conform to the new edition of that work as well as the old the late organization of the priesthood in the various stake stakes s of zion is explained in the catechism and the whole forms a valuable compendium of the prominent doctrines of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints worthy the consideration of theol the old oid daswell as well weil as the young orders should be sent to the OFFICE condemnatory the public mind ia is considerably exercised just now over the inhuman treatment to which some of the peni peril i ten tent tertiary iary lary prisoners have been subjected for trifling onne ofle against prison rules men have been pu put t into an iron cage the grating facing south where they were fully exposed without food or drink to the fierce rays of the sun not only endangering their health but also their lives from sunstroke or physical prostration ahe the difference flarence dlf dif between that kind of regime and the ancient and bar barous practice of applying the thumbscrews thumb screws is so fine as not to be distinguishable when the public mind is informed of some other little trans actions ac eions of a barbarous character which have come to our knowledge it will not tend to lessen the detestation of the humanely disposed at L i for those who have perpetrated these outrages district meeting from the M millennial star of july we learn that a district meeting was wag held in goswell hall goswell road london on july present on the stand joseph P F smith president of the mission vm wm president ol 01 the london Conference Charles aihley of the liverpool office E D denoble xe friez J H miles J 1 robie loble T lockyear and E W street traveling elders of the london conference A priesthood meeting was held in the morning a commencing at 1030 reports were given of seven teen branches and the london south coast kent rent bedford aua ana and reading districts by president and elders defreaz Def miles simons liney bantock morton white perry anil anu ana armitage in per son and elders eldens S smoot moot and young by y letter the tho brethren were werd addressed by president elder charles nibley elder lockyear ir and president joseph F smith the general meetings held during the day were wore addressed by most of the utah brethren present sevier county wo we are enabled to publish the following k richfield aug 10 john sharp chairman central committee seven hundred and twenty three v otes votes were cast in sevier county or orly ay six of which were opposition G GEO eo T WILSON why the last this ex excursion cursIO n and that excursion are talked of respectively as the last of the sea bont sent son eon now why the last if because the money ney is all gone then I 1 that is a very good and sufficient reason but if the determining reason is founded on meteorological considerations then it is to bo be apprehended ended that it is not well based and the determination not well taken for everybody knows that in this region july and august are two of the most unpleasant months 1 in n the year because of the exee excessive 8 and debilitating heat while september particularly the greater and latter part of it ia Is the twe plas pleas angest month in all the twelve for a run out in these valleys or orin okin in the mountains adjacent of part of october in most years similar things might be said but in september the days are warm and pleasant not so insufferably sultry as in the two preceding months and the evenings are cool for ride or ramble while the nights are cool enough to render clothing comfortable for table and bed rest even under a blanket desirable sweet and refreshing for enjoyable excursions then give us the more genial september days as far preferable to those ct july cr august la in this latitude while these two last named months are long loag enough september with its temperate temperature ia is all too short abort priesthood meeting the priest hood meeting at the now tabernacle 1 today to day was well attended every ward in the salt lake stake of zion being represented excepting two there were on the stand of the first presidency brigham young Y oung and D H wells of the twelve apostles john taylor george 0 cannon and brigham am young jr of the presidency of the salt lake stake of zion angus M cannon david 0 calder and joseph E taylor of the presidency of I 1 he p ric of the church edward hunter and L W hardy the reports leports from the various wards showed they were in a fairly satisfactory condition with a general spirit of improvement increasing among the members of the church it was announced that hereafter similar meetings would be held regularly re 9 every month a report being requested at each meeting from the presiding officers of the several wards in order to preserve uniformity in the reports blank forms are to be supplied to the bishops by the presidency of the stake excellent instructions were given by president B young and the meeting adjourned till the first saturday in september at eleven a in president brigham young announced noun ced as the tho wish of the first presidency that hereafter priesthood meetings of this and the other stakes will be held at 11 a m on the first saturday of every month the october priesthood meeting will be held in this s stake on thursday the ard 3rd so that reports inny inay may be obtained for the general conference among other matters by president young to the meeting the propriety of aking faking down the old tabernacle and erectile erecting erect irl ill g a new building on its site was suggested ris hia idea is to put up a building capable capit ble bie of seating three thousand persons and which can be warmed and made comfor able in the winter season teason ho he suggested that it should be about thirty feet between the joists foists and have a gallery As he remarked for holding such priesthood meetings meeting sas asare are now contemplated every month a suitable building in which to convene the people is needed especially specially ally aily in the winter it was unanimously voted that we erect such a building and that president young select a committee of five to take the necessary fstepp for its erection and after a plan plau shall have haye been adopted and the able cost aasc ascertained e stained ita ined to apportion to each warden the stake its pro portion of labor and cash materials euch fuch as lis nails nalla paint glass locks and fastenings chati avill have to furnish FROM MONDAYS S DAILY AUG 13 returned president john W young returned from sevier bevlon coun ty on saturday night ln angood health and spirits tt tabernacle Mee meeting tink tini the congregation c on gre gation was addies addieg sed hed yesterday afternoon by elders james jarnes A little A M musser and john taylor lc 69 uncle robert mr robert carter the news dealer has his so far recovered from a severe attack of illness as to be able to be around today to day but is still very feeble sheep on thursday while the provo operative cooperative co sheep herd to the number of about head bead were being driven through that city the animals became frightened and rushed pell melt over the edge r of a cut near the old brewery and about of them were killed sosaya so says sass the provo enquirer I 1 sickly time the long spell of hot weather almost unbroken foe for nearly two months is beginning to tell severely on the health of y young oung children and aged people especially we hear bear of numerous cases of cholera in antum and cholera borbus arrested the provo enquirer states that ex sheriff huntsman of fill more recently captured captured a couple of thieves who ba had boolen some horses from park city summit county he also succeeded in recovering three of the animals left her home on friday af at ter terwood teru oon maggle maggie russell aged ter ten year years left the house of mrs lars young in the tenth merith ward and has not since been bern heard of she had on a calico bacque and rosey hosey skirt skirl when she left information concerning 1 her can be left at the city ahall or ith ath with mr john BL young car d driver riv I 1 er on the ward hranach hran hraf ach cache valley on we wednesday the to caebe cache comes cornea off in that northern region tha the ther aher running up so high as in this locality here isa is a nood good opportunity for those who have been sweltering in the dry heated atmosphere of this more southern part to get a bri brief elbut but refreshing respite besides the pleasure of seeing respite f friends ends and one of the finest valleys in the rocky Mount mountains ains aiDs rifle match at the last medal match of 0 the tho amateur rifle club photon shot on saturday the lith alost dinst mi me emil egli won the medil medal medal for the third time the folloW following hg is the score at yards S t E degli egli egil 40 A brim 1 13 3 5 3 3 3 4 4 45 37 7 0 hawkins hawking 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 4 37 J wood Woodmansee 5 3 5 3 4 3 2 4 3 4 35 P F johnson johnf johne on 3 4 4 5 2 3 2 4 5 3 35 15 B R hawkins 4 30 jumped the track this thia morning on that portion of south temple templo street where springs break forth 11 the tho v beels wheels oha oia of a street car ep encountered countered a boulder on the track causing it to jump off the wheels elson eison on one side were immediately buried in the soft boft miry so soil soll causing the car to tilt A lad iad indy lady y and some children were in the vehicle at the time and suddenly slid from one side of the car to the other but were uninjured prisoner escaped the following is is a special to the NEWS PROVO august 13 editors deseret news wallace wilkerson the alleged murderer of baxter of escaped from utah county jail yes berday about eight p in he off two one ane inch square iron bars bare in a window of the cell escaping through an opening of seven and three fourth inches utah county offers reward for his capture A JONES chance for sport mr william T pope writes from sheep shee p camp 11 that about midnight on thursday has bis herd was visited by a cinnamon bear beir which killed three very fine sheep brother nerin berin bennion and the correspondent both saw tracks of a cub on t the he day previous re and brother pope saw a large larg e bear and cub on saturday ho fie had bad ou oi gun un with him or tie could have killed the cu cub b he wants ts pome PO me sportsmen to go up arx re rand and kill f some ome of the thu bears off we believe sheep camf camo amp 6 is a few miles up emigration canon canlon W who ho will w ill iii go dont all speak acce atif nce nee i i after joseph C company epury I 1 ii J of the fourteenth infantry left ca camp p douglas at six their present destination is eort port hall idaho idabo they are wanted hi up p that way to fight chief joseph and his bis band the arizona settlements V we learn through a letter from elder daniel W jones that the ibb distance from elder eider lot smiths camp sun set eel crossing g on the little colorado river to camp utah where bro jones and party are located is about miles the road toad runs a the magollon mountains to the tho verde river und ing 4 marked OB oil the maps q u 0 e and pres cott road this h bas has t to 0 be traveled to within a days journey of prescott then theun to to be taken down the black canon road to salt river the road is rough for wagons but feed and water are plentiful As yet this is lo the only route between the tho two places I 1 FROM MONDAYS MONDAY 3 DAILY AUG 13 1 1 7 I 1 1 11 1 nipped hipped in the bud bua lan dan an attempt to toch empe ampe cape from the city jall Jail Ja ihas ihns has bas been nipped dipped in the bud on fri daylight day night a tramp named E leo neti called at the eity elty City half and asked for lodgings lod iod kings which was given nim him while in jail he gave ft seven sevan shooter pistol to I 1 ty if wini wlm stead the latter is under indictment for grand larceny horse tealing and is kept at the city jail for the people of davis county pending bis his trial it will be seen by the following order which he gave to leopold ahat h he meant misch jle lle I 1 with the weapon fy al give this man 10 i and help h him in to t get a ajob job if you yeu can ca n he gave me a gun to get out of here with isyou if you cant do it tell george or jess jesa to i i from W A 11 1 t 4 bad had the affair aff ain air not been discover cd d it Is probable somebody connected with the jail would bave shave been reu d if not killed billed I 1 abis morning leopold was wa sitaben it aken ahen elote jus justice tice arid for giving the weapon to Win was fined 50 beside besides 20 for vagrancy all of which he will have to pay puy in labor being wing impecunious foolishly correct incorrect rn the ahi chicago our Jur journal nae naZ of commerce hab has a letter on corinne which contains some remarkable ex agg e rations f thia importance and bug business I 1 transactions of anat way ata lion on the tho CP 0 P JR it we give a few quotations the immense lna ina menee quantities of goods used in the two large territories mentioned alone give corin finues ries lies commerce a perennial sub i while its numerous other adjuncts give it a wealth of trade that 6 any lik rik town might p ht b masv of I 1 r r all varieties of grain fruite and vegetables cultivated inaho in ahe eastern C t ern and middie middle states grow bero here in inc increased reared fruitfulness I 1 I 1 the above aboya are absolutely funny in their laudation of that little dry and dusty hamlet and the fol lowing is al an outrageous blunder too ridiculous to lau iau laugh laugham at the soda springs a few miles north of the town in the cache valley have a most wonderful deposit of sulphur and are resorted to by many tourists in search ol 01 health 11 so soda K springs in idaho about a hundred miles from Coi Col hine irine being 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