Omaha daily bee., 1880-05-25

from the new FIVE company post up
the vslley.l
The Sutton and Edgar mail route
via Ceotsr, now mskes daily trips,
leaving Sutton for the south at one
o'clock p. m.
Red Willow will hold an election
on the 18th, to decide whether a wag-
on bridge shall be built across the Re.
publican at Indianola.
The bridge across the creek at
Tekamah broke down with sixteen
head of cattle on it, killing one and
injuring several others.
"A negro was arrested at Sutton
last week for assaulting a lady, with
intent to kill, aud placed on $500
bail, which he was unatle to raise.
in Dundy county, at the forks OF
the Republican, a new town is spring
ing into existence, which will be called
Elmer in honor of Judge Dundy.
The B. & M. have laid about 20
miles of track east of Red Cloud, and
grading is progressing rapidly on Fifty
miles Of road east of Spring Valley.
"A valuable team of korser, be-
longing to john Miller, residing in
Webster county, was struck by light.
ming and instantly killed the 14th
inst.
Last week a spark from a B. & M.
engine started . FIRE in the prairie
grass west Of Juniats, which burned
over q large area, Destroying about
10000 growing trees.
Work on the O. & R. v. r. R.,
between Beatrice and Lincoln, will be
commenced by the 18th of June and
trains will be running through by
the LIST of December.
The Union Pacific having decided
not to build through Thayer county,
the B. & M. have submitted propo-
sition to build on the same terms as
proposed by the o. P.
Professor D. B. Perry will deliver
the bacchalareate sermon at the
Doane college, commencement June
18th. Rev. A. F. Sheriff., of Omaha,
and others will deliver address.
The barn of Mr.. Wagner, near
Wahoo, was tot,lly destroyed by Ere
the night of the 14th. His losses will
amount to $1400, and the supposed
author of the fire has been arrested.
"A preacher by the name of Flora,
in Furnas county, has come to grief
by m%isbehavior towards a lady. She
had him arrested, and he now stands
held to await the sc.iJn of . grand
jury.
Grading on the Elkhorn Valley
road between Pierce and PIainvisw,
has been commenced The ind ca.
tons o are said to be that the road
will be completed to Niobrara this
season by wsy Of Creighton.
The B. g. M. is putting several
new engines on their roads in Ne
braska. No. 40 went west last sur.
day for the 6rst time, and Nos. Al
and % have arrived in Plattsnlouth:
and several more new engines will
soon be put on the road.
Buffalo Bill (Wm. F. Coiy) re.
turned to North Platte Wednesday.
His late theatrical season lasted 37A
weeks, in which he visited the princi-
pal cities Of the south, east and mid
die north, and made q most successful
6nancisl tour. He resumes bis bust.
ness on the stage the last Of August.
Fort Mcpherson IL virtually abau.
doned. No acquisitions for supplies
have been allowed. Nearly everything
movable has been taken to Fort Mo
brars, and the remainder is going IS
soon - it Can be moved. The build.
ings will pass into the hands of q quar-
termaater's agent.
Last Thursday evening about 7:3O
O'Clock a fire wss discovered in the
rubbish under the platform in trout of
the passenger depot at Graud Island.
When FIST seen it had gained consid.
srable headway, but was promptly OK.
tineuishad by the employees of the re.
pair shops.
-During the severe storm of tho
18th inst. the house of MIR. Herman
Broasch, at Pierce, wal lifted off the
foundation, and carried several feet to
9 bank of clay, which stopped its
further progress. His hay-rack was
also lifted up by the wind, and torn to
pieces, besides doing some damage to
his barn.
1t is reported that the B. & N.
company hare coated their depot a
mile and a half east of Spring Valley,
where the line leaves the Republican
valley. This being in this state and
the nearest point to the csntralbranch, |
it is thought will be a junction of the
two roads and probably an important
town, as it will be in tho heart of a
good country.
During the heavy wind storm
on Monday of last week, the Union
Pacific wind mill at Ogallala was
blown to the ground and demolished.
Two gangs of bumpers are kept con-
at work to supply the engines
until it q be replaced by one from
Omaha. The company also propose
up a small one at Big Springs,
in anticipation of the fall rush, the
being unable to supply more
than twelve trains daily.