Nebraska advertiser., 1878-07-25
NEBRASKA NIBBLINGS.

Mr.. Robb will assume the duties
of Collector for Nebraska on the first
prOx.
- An adjourned term of the United
States Court will be held in Omaha,
Septembe 10th. A jury will be in
attendance.
= It was so hot yesterday afternoon
on the suny side of o street, that wa
ter thrown against the side of brick
house sized like so much water
thrown upon hot iron. State Journal.
o, "give us a breeze!"
- Henry Ward Beecher Is to lecture
In Lincoln, on the evening of August
9th. Amission Sl.00.
- Beatrice Courier. 1t is said that
Hon. VIM. Daily is candidate for
Governor, and If he is, he will come
about as near making it as any man
in the State. No man has more in
fiuential friends in Nebraska than Mr..
Daily.
A few evenings ago, says the Ne
braska City Press, couple of tramps
"called at farm house in Wyoming
precinct owned by widow Compton
and asked for something to eat.
While the kind hearted lady was in
the kitchen preparing edibles for her
visitors they ransacked the room and
carried off fine gold watch valued
at $3.50 and $50 worth Of other proper
ty. No clue to their whereabouts.
A young lady at hotel in Gales
burg, ILL.,, after an abortion had been
performed on her, thought that she
was going to die, whereupon she gave
her name as Anna Nichols, of Beat
rice, Nebraska, and that she had been
sent to Galeburg by VIM. Franks, of
Beatrice.
Omaha Republican: We advise
Mr.. Crounse to wait couple of years
more, before again entering the field
for Congressman.
- The local editor the Omaha Re-
publican says mortar mixing OH the
sidewalk is offensive to men with a
keen sense of propriety. Some towns
that think they are hardly finished yet
would be glad to see little mortar
mixing going on, even on the side
walks.
ID. H. Wheeler, for time editor
of the Plattsmouth Chronicle, with
drew from that journal last week. and
II. NJ. Bushnell takes editorial charge
of the same.
- Fairmont Bulletin: Dawes and
Daily are at present the two most
prominent candidates for Governor in
the South Platte.
All of the better class of people
throughout the State favor his
(Crounse's) election, and he stands
to-day without an opponent. Mr..
Welch's defeat is conceded by every
body.-Bldir Pilot.
The Pilot gets off only three "whop-
pers" In the above.
- Neb. City NeaOs The Clough
trial cost Seward County SIS 900, and
now the good people of that county
are looking forward to another $19, 900
luxury in the trial of easier for the
murder of Munsol.
"A copy of the Nebraska City
Daily Press is before US. It comes out
In new dress, and makes clear, neat
appearance. We seldom see the Dali
y Press, but If this Is fair sample
copy it is respectable and as good as
the City is able to support. These i'm
provements indicate prosperity and
progress.
On the night of the 18th, burg
lars attempted to enter store Table
Rock, but made so much noise that
they awoke the clerk who fired his
pistol, and the thieves ran away.
They left set Of burglars tools.
- State Journal: On Thursday
morning as Peter Asplaund, of Rock
Creek Precinct, was driving along
with his reaper I'm very heavy grain
he happened to turn and look back
when he discovered his little son
aged three or four years, being
swept off the table Of the reaper by
the rake. He had been In the heavy
grain and being unseen by his father,
who was driving, had been struck by
the sickle and both legs cut off and
the little fellow had never uttered a
cry. The accident occurred about IL
O'Clock a. m. and the poor little suf-
ferer fingered In great agony until s
O'Clock p. NJ, when death ended his
sufferings. His father Is almost de-
mented over the accident.
1t Is announced that Senator
Paddock will deliver the address at
| at the State Fair this fall.
The Grand Central. Omaha, is
closed for the present.
The Omaha Republican says
Sunday brought so car loads Of cat
tie from the west"
Reports from different portions
of the State speak of considerable de-
struction to the wheat by rains and
hot weather.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.