Omaha daily bee., 1882-10-26
LOCAL, RRHVTTIHS.

Edward s. Riff has been elected q
member of the o naha Glee club.
The inter.city telephone line which is
being built from Omaha to Fremont has
reached Elkhorn City, t%wenty.one miles
out.
-Reserve seats for Nick Roberta
Humpty Dumpty engagement at Boyd's
Friday and Saturday, will go on sale
this morning. The company also give
q matin.e Saturday.
The Omaha Transfers Union will hold
q special meeting at Tiyoli hall Friday
night October 9th 1882; a full meeting is
called for as important Business will be
transacted. BY order of s. Nj. Scruggs,
president.
The regular weekly meeting of the w.
O. T. u. will be held In the parlors of the
Baptist church, on Thursday afternoon,
October 26, at o'clock. All members are
requested to DO present. Call of the sec
retary.
The funeral of the late Platt Saunders,
whose death occurred several DAYS ago
took place Tuesday, his daughter, Mrs.
Wilcox, having arrived from S.urgis City,
ID. T., the famo day. The funeral was
very largely attended. interment taking
place at Prospect hill.
The Omaha Glee club, at its meeting
Tuesday evening, decided torrent TX Mey'
er's music hall for its future meeting place.
This hall is one of the most beautiful in
the city, is well located on the street car
line, and is one Of the most popular meet
ing places in the city.
The jury in the Hollander arson case,
returned a verdict of guilty. This is the
celebrated Turner hall business and the
convicted is the third for arson since Dis
trict Attorney Burnham went into his Of
fee. He has worked hard and deserves
great credit for the admirable manner in
which he presented the case.
Two plain DRINKS and one disturber Of
the peace comprised Tuesday nights arrests
by the police. They were disposed of in
the ususl manner. James G. Smiley, ar
rested for selling mortgaged property was
sent to jail in default of $500 bail to await
an examination on Monday next.
-Op the 10th inst. Rev. j.. w. Harris
Joined In the holy bonds of matrimony,
Mr.. John II. Loomir, of this city, to Miss
Della Patterson, Of Lavinia, Mich. Mr.:
Loomis Is the wen knew n chemist in the
employ Of O. +. Goodman, the celebrated
Omaha druggist. They are q happy pair,
and have permanently located on Twelfth
street, between Cass AMI California streets.
Attention Knights-The officers aud
members Of Omaha Lodge No. 26, X. of
p, are hereby requested to be at their
Castle hall, in full uniform, on Thursday,
the 2 It'll inst, at 7 o'clock a. IN. sharp, to
participate in the excursion to Council
Bluffs, Grand Lodge meeting of Iowa.
BY order of the G. g. Herman Kunde,
X. r.. rs.
The case Of the State vs.. Flintwel',
Maxwell and Mcdonald, for highway rob.
beiy, was taken up in the district court
yesterday. In the prosecution MIR.
Burnham Is ably assisted by his son Hor'
ace Burnham. who attained his fifth birth.
day anniversary to-day and made his first
appearance before n jury.
The Hess English Opera company,
which appears in the beautiful opera,
"Chimes of Normandy" Ut Boyd's opera
house Monday night, has five prima don.
mas -Corrington, Miller, Elsner, Leighton
and st. Quinten. The latter is an English
lady, who made her first appearance in
America this season. The eastern press
are high IN here praise. The principal
male singers are the Peaks Alfred Wilkie,
Mark Smith, Geo. Appfeby, Arthur Tam ,
and II. X. Jones. Their chorus humble 8
thirty.fve trained singers.
In regard t, tho delay in issuit & the
state fair diploma, concerning which The
BEE q few days since published a commu-
nication, Maj. ID. II. Wheeler, the secre-
tary, called at the office yesterday and in.
formed us that theIdocuments were all made
out Immediately after the fair. Pres
ident Mcintyre had not been in town since
to sign them. but arrived Tuesday night and
signed all this morning. They will all be
sent out to-day.
Mr.. Chas. A. Foster, formerly of
Denver, las arrived in Omaha to take the
position of cashier at the hotel. He is a
frst'olsss hotel man, a rerfect gentleman,
and comes with personal recommend atoms
OF the highest character. THR BEE takes
pleasure in introducing him to the gener-
Gus public of this city and state, and con-
graduates the Mulard upon the valuable
acquisition it has made.
Mr.. Jay Gould did not arrive here
yesterday as expected. He went direct
from Cleveland to st. Louis. He will
spend several days in st. Louis. and will
give personal inspection to the improved
terminal facilities being provided for his
roads at that point. He will visit Omaha
and ride for the first time over the Mis-.
souri, Paoi6c's extension from Leaven.
worth to Omaha. He will visit Chicago
on his return trip. Chicago Tribune.
The first grand masquerade ball of the
season will take place tonight at Central
hall under the management Of Harry