Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-26
MINOR MENTIONS.
j. Mueller's Music Hall.


The city council |, TO meet again this
evening.
Subscribe for newspapers andIperiodi-
Gals at II. X. Seaman's book store.
The telephone off 90 Is being moved
into Rodefsr's block, on Pearl street.
There are several warrants out for
men skipping board bills, and one
also.
The Madison Square company played
E,meralda here last evening, and stopped
at the Ogden oyer night.
See st. Jacob @. Morgan's two
column Advertisement of the twinkler, and
you will have the latest efforts Of the boss
Annanias.
Mr.. Williams, Of the Orvis packing
company. shipped the other day SOC
pounds Of buffalo hams to Pottsville.
Pennsylvania.
Ira Clifford and Peter Phillips were
arrested yesterday on suspicion Of having
stolen o ~valise, full OF clothes, which they
sold for 81, but the owner for which was
not found.
As will be seen by tho change in the
professional card IF Jacob Sims, no has
now his law office In Shugart's new blook,
whore he has located himself in very COM
Portable and attractive quarters.
The burning Of q chimney at Robert
WHY'S house on Glen avenue yesterday
afternoon caused q still alarm to be given.
and the boys suppressed the burning SCOT
without tho aid OF the engines.
DIR. j. r. White has removed both
Office and residence, and now his shingle
swings to the breeze from over the corner
Of Main and Fifth streets, while the resi-
dence 10 changed 10 No. 900 Willow
avenue.
All Of yesterday in Justice Abbott's
sourt was taken up with the examination
Of Charles Wilson, known as "Billy the
Kid" who stands charged with forgery,
having raised an % check u A. w. Wy.
mans to slS. The prisoners defense was
that he sold the check, and that 1t must
have been altered after il passed from hil
hands. The examination was continued
until this morning to secure the presence
of one more witness for the prosecution,
the other evidence being all in.
Sam Hall, who l. we'll known here,
is reported as having struck ID big. and
missed II big ct the same time, In n mining
speculation In Arizona. 1t 10 said that be
sold his interest In . mine there for 81. 500,
the purchaser paying $1,000 down. Be
fore he paid tho other $1,000 Sam wa,
offered 1850 By another party. and wa,
then In hope that the first man would no,
complete bis purchase but to his disap
pointment the fellow came to tins with
the other $1,000 and settled the mAttsr,
Two weeks lAts the mine In which San
had sold bis interest WAS sold for "a, 900, :
900, 30 that II b had held his own hs
would have had . slice Of $301,0oO OF
more. He now repents, but too late.
Such Is the story told by correspondents
from there.
-Oity Clerk Savscool ssys IN regard 10
the stories shoat concerning his personal
character. that they are false and mali.
cious, and that they smanate from partie,
who desire to zee him ousted from his posi-
ton, either because they dislike him OIL
want the place themselves. He claim
that knowing that they could not attach
his official record, they have chosen t,
assail his character. The statements or,
SO currently made, and involve such serl
GUS charges, that steps should be taken, Il
Justice to himself and to the council, t
sift out the true from the false. Mr.. Sava
cool should himself take some steps towAr,
having an investigation, and II not tn
city council should most certainly satisf
themselves, and II satisfied shall SO expires
themselves.