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Show I LOCAL JOTS. Slides and rumors of slides. "Paquita" at the-Theatre to-night. The knot-hole oontrivanoe comes in to advantage ad-vantage all around. Raybould has received the Young Ladies Journal for February. There was a delightful hop given in the Eagle Gate Hall last night. Agnes McMurrin and Royal B. Young were present at the Collin investigation today. to-day. A bad case of diphtheria has developed in the family of Joseph Bull, in the Sixteenth ward. Collector Jones refuses to express any opinions or feeling respecting his arrest yesterday. yes-terday. The Collin investigation is, developing some strange and damaging evidenoe against young McMurrin and his confreres. The Grand Jury came into court to-day and reported forty-one indictments found 1 - under the laws of , the United States and four I nnder the laws of the Territory. The apprehension of Nathaniel V. Jones for the attempted bribe of Deputy Franks is the talk of the town. Jones has few sympathizers sympa-thizers even among his own crowd. The Tearian-Speirs case wae argued in the Supreme Court to-day by LeGrande Young for Speirs and Judge McBride for Yearian. The case will go over till next week. The discussion in the House yesterday on the new jury bill, between Thurman and McLaughlin, was the first semblance of parliamentary discussion during the present session. The total number of yellow flags posted about town was three on Thursday. There have been three new cases since the last two in the family of George Hamlin, in the Nineteenth ward. The Lewis Morrison company played the "Galley Slave" to a good house last night and gave even better satisfaction than in "May Blossom." To-night "Paquita," the great artistic success. When the clothes of Deputy Collin were exhibited in the Commissioner's Court this morning, with their powder burns and perforations, per-forations, a great deal of sympathy was awakened for that gentleman among the spectators. It is reported that John Q. Cannon will accompany his father to Honduras, in the the spring, where preparations will be made for receiving a large number of emigrants from Utah. Overtures have already been made, by the Honduras people, looking to this end, it is rumored. The party will take the underground route. The remains of the late James Bobbins will arrive in this city on to-night's D. & B. G. train from Denver, and the funeral services ser-vices will be conducted at the Congregational Congrega-tional Church to-morrow, at 2 p. m. W. Bobbins had a host of friends in this city, all of whom are invited by his family to attend at-tend the services. . An artistic specimen of penmanship was exhibited in the Democrat ofSoe to-day, the work of Mr. Steven Hales, of Bountiful, and designed as a compliment to Mr. J. W. Jenkins, of this city. The work is 12x16 inches in size, representing a winter rural scene, a deer in the foreground affording relief re-lief to the snow-capped mountains and the winter vegetation beyond, and the whole work, is elaborately bordered with beautiful rustic designs. Mr. Hales is a Utah boy, and his efforts in this line are winning him much deserved praise. Some of his productions produc-tions will be placed on exhibition. |