Omaha daily bee., 1874-01-02
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The st. Joe train was six hours
late to-day.
The steamers Durfee and Katie
L. Kountze are looked for hourly at
this port.
The Union Pacific train from
the West this afternoon was two
hours late.
The fines from the soiled doves
were due at the Police Court this
morning, according to law.
Our reverend friends will do US
a kindness by sending in their church
notices at an early hour tomorrow.
The elevator for the Grand Cen
tral Hotel arrived yesterday, and
also some steam heating apparatus.
During the rain-storm of the last
two OF three days, an inch of rain
fell, and not a foot, as some suppose.
Mrs. Stenhouse lectured to a slim
Council Bluffs audience last evening.
"Mormonism" is the burden of her
song.
stephens Il Wilcox c off
four wagon loads of deer and antelope
hides this morning for the eastern
market.
The Union Pacific Directors car,
which conveyed the Presidential
party to Galena, returned to Omaha
this morning.
The engine that carried the
President tn Galena over the Chica-
go x Northwestern, was appropriately
named General Grant"
An i%mpeounious drunken soldier
was the only case that disturbed the
sublime equanimity of the Police
Judge this morning. He was dis
charged.
-Four Sisters of Charity passed.
westward through this city yesterday.
Their destination was Missoula, Mon
tana Territory, where they intend
establishing a school.
Overland passengers and five
tons of foreign mail, will go east to-
morrow over the Chicago & North
western railroad, the only road hay
ing a train out on hat day.
Prof. Duval's May party, which
was 10 have come off at Shoaf's Hall
this evening, has been postponed to
Monday evening, on account of the
muddy condition Of the streets.
"A car load of fish from the Pa
cific coast is among the freight that
will be received here tomorrow by
the Union Pacific Express Company.
1t is destined for Chicago stomachs.
The nan who walked away with
that prize-a Scandinavian piece of
money and a bottle of champagne
to be given last night to the best bill
lard player at Larson's billiard room
in Gise's Hall, was the well known
comedian, Mr.. James Nelly, who
knows how to chalk his cue and
punch the worries in a scientific man.
ner.
The complimentary concert that
has been rendered MI. +. M. Gage,
Thursday evening, at Simpsons Hall,
by the best of our home vocal and
instrumental talent, will be a splen-
did affair. We understand that Miss
Fannie Kellogg, the well known
songstress of Council Bluffs, will also
assist. Quite a number of tickets
have already been sold for the enter
tainment.
The following choice bit of
scandal On an Omaha Judge, was
clipped from an lowa.paper: "Wise
sayings of great men are very inter-
esting reading, and the remark of
the Omaha Judge will be handed
down among the sayings of eminent
persons. Said he, splitting out a quid
of tobacco, and taking a fresh one
Il haven't been judging a great
while, but | think l can snatch JUS
tice bald-headed rs we'll as any on
'em.'"
The New York Barber Shop,
located ON the south side of Farm
ham, between 10th and 18th, is 50
called because Mr.. Henry Dillman,
the senior partner of the firm of Dill
man Il Schroeder, proprietors, is a
New York barber, and can cut hair in
the latest and most fashionable style.
This shop is one of the neatest in the
city, having been recently reitted,
painted, and decorated. For an easy
shave, and an attractive and stylish
hair cut, try Dillman & Schroeder.
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Give the devil his due. st. A.
ID. Balcombe, the manager of the
mammoth dilapidated consolidation