Omaha daily bee., 1883-08-08

1t cost the city SO 90 last month to cart
its drunks to the calaboose,
A section of the paste brigade of Coles
circus was papering here yesterday.
Permit to wed was yesterday granted
to August DIGNITY and Maggie Lewis,
both of Imogene.
The city council yesterday, took a drive
about the city, looking at needed i'm
provements in progress.
Mrs. S. j. Brown yesterday pleaded
guilty of keeping a house of illfame, and
was fined $50 and costs.
City warrants on the general fund were
yesterday selling at 93 cents, an advance
of two cents on a month ago.
The new avenue on which Col. Sapp
has been SO zealously at work, will be
ready for the public by Saturday.
corralled on Main street and led up to
the calaboose yesterday for being drunk.
The case docket for the Augustterm of
the circuit court is now out, and it shows
lou cases. Olu dIlu ntW. iNtJiicI ibhO.
There are fifteen divorce cases to be dis
posed of.
The project for getting up a new city
directory for Council Bluffs, has been
abandoned. There never has been one
published here, that is, one in fact as well
as in name.
Della Robinson, charged with hitting
another dusky maiden over the head
with a beer glass, was yesterday %discharg-
ed, the evidence being that the other girl
was on the war path and Della was act
ing in self defense.
To those who know the local political
combats in which the two names have
figured prominently, it seems a little odd
that Vaughan should, while in Des
Moines, stop at the Morgan house. He
speaks highly in its praise, too.
Omaha is to have a grove of the United
Ancient order of Druids, the first one
planted in the state of Nebraska. +.
Rosencrans, of this city, the district
deputy, has been given a special commits
sion to institute it, and the time set is
this evening.
Tomorrow evening a reception is tc
be rendered Rev. and Mrs. De Forest.
at the residence of A. b. Walker. The
many friends of that worthy couple are al
invited to improve the opportunity thu
offered of greeting them and meeting
them socially.
While Alderman James is talking 81
earnestly about the need of city improve
ment, at the expense of the propert,
owners, would it not be well for him t,
look after the sidewalk, or rather the ex
cuse for a sidewalk along w. g. James
property in his own ward.
The concert given last evening was ar
enjoyable one. Miss Pussy and Mr.
Palmer are ~favorite local vocalists, ant
in their numbers last evening did them
selves credit. Miss Bangs, the pianist
sustained her reputation as an artist,
while Mr.. SHELTON, as cornetist, wor
much praise. .
Property owners who prefer to dc
their own filling On Broadway, can do SO,
under the supervision, of course, of the
city engineer. The fact of the city let,
ting the contract for the work is no ban
to this, so those concerned can let the
city do the work or do it themselves al
their option.
A colored man, engineer Mt the Ogder
house, was yesterday afternoon 30 Sc
verely attacked by asthma, that it wa
thought he was dying and there was
lively stir. The man become light
headed and it was some time before h,
could be restored to any sort of a com
Portable condition.
Three keen young sambos were arrest
ed for Migrants, but claimed to be Chica
go bootblacks making their way througI
to the Pacific coast, being anxious to Sc,
San Francisco, Judge Ayleswor,h con
cluded to let them have until evening t
get out of town. One of them thanke'
him, and at once added: "Shan't i shin
'em up, sir, only ten cents" The judg
declined, aud the dusky ones left court
Rev. M. M. Thompson, formerly c
Glenwood, and who has friends and az
quaintances throughout this part of tn
country, was in the city yesterday. ii
is now located at Sloan City, Mo-, an
is manager of the Sloan mineral spring
which are becoming very popular, an
whose curative powers are becoming We
known. The place is a ~favorite resort
and Mr.. ~Thompson's management
growing in popularity.
The city has an official organ-a sma
one, but still called one, and it is su,
posed to publish the ordinances, but tn
ordinance giving Union avenue to til
Union Pacific was given also to the MOI
pareil, which was whining for a spoonf,
of pap. AS long as the city give up $40
600 of property to the Union Pacific, an
received nothing in return, it seems as
the railway company might have paid
least for publishing the ordinance.
1t is to be regretted the board of trad
cannot get a quorum half Of the time fc
its appointed meetings. There are maj
things which the board could and shout
take hold of, to benefit the city and il
directly all who do business or W proI
erty here. The members should wax
up, and those who are not member
should become SO. If outsiders don
think the board is running to suit thel
let them become insiders and run