Omaha daily bee., 1874-04-17
OMAHA BREWIiES.

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I,YIOx a, the DAILY BEE q. more
than double that Of any other daily
paper published in Nebraska.
-Peycke's Res taurant and Oyster
rooms. The leading house of the
kind. 2o7, Farnham street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth. feb24tf
That lone praying woman, Mrs.
Garrison, is raiding the saloons at
the Bluffs.
The contested election case Is
not ended. The testimony is still
being taken at the city Council
chamber, and there is no telling
when that will be concluded.
Sheriff Evans, of Mills County,
Iowa, arrived yesterday from
Glenwood, to escort back to that
place the two men. Currier and
Gray, who recently broke Jail and
were re-captured in this city.
-Councilmen Stephenson is after
Boehine again. He has caused q
complaint to be made out against
him i'm the Police Court for again
putting up that wood front to his
building on Thirteenth street, con-
trary to the provisions of the fire
limit ordinance. Councilman Ste
phenson intends TO stir up the mat
ter before the City Council
THE Grand Central Vaudeville
Theatre, under the management of
James Bowen, is meeting with
splendid success The talent N
gagged at this place Of amusement
Is first-class, and the performances
are excellent. The programme Is
changed three or four times a week,
so that something new may be ex-
peeted almost every evening. Part
first is always novel and enter
taing, while part second is made up
of a pleasing variety of songs,
dances, farces, burnt cork eccen-
tricities, etc. The Grand Central
Is quite a popular evening resort for
those who wish 20 be entertained by
a variety performance.
Walter Craig, Esq, q wealthy
Citizen of Ohio, and extensive Ne
braska land owner, has returned to
the city from a trip through Sarpy
county looking at his land. He has
shown us specimens of stone from
his great quarry on the Platte river
six miles south of Papillion, on the
Union Pacific Railroad. This quarry
Is so rods fronting the river. not less
than SO feet perpendicular, and ex-
tending back to an unknown dis
lance into the bluff. 1t embraces
.hree principal varieties of stratified
,ime-tone. One of these is of very
fine grain capable Of beautiful
polish. Another has been ascer-
tanned to be an easy SUBJECT OF the
saw, and the third is a specimen O
fe~rri-calcite. Mr.. Craig was accom-
panied on this trip by his agent, l..
n. Taylor, at whose office these
specimens can be seen. Mr.. Craig,
who is personally acquainted with
most parts of the State, thinks
Sarpy one of the best counties in
Nebraska, on account of its beauti-
full surface, fertile soil, nearness to
market, abundance of living water,
building stone, and wood. He
to-day for a short stay at the
farm of his son near Schuyler.
Miss Tennie c. Clafiin is can
wasting the city for Claflin & Wood
Weekly. Yesterday she met
considerable success, securing
subscribers.
The Saratoga Literary and De-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS isesW Wednesday
evening were of a very interesting !
character. The lecture of Lieut.. =
of the Barracks,on Science :
and Religion" gave evidence of I
ieep thought and research. The
was well handled, and was
appreciated by the audience, which q
the largest that has ever yet ,
Ittended the meetings of this -four
society. +