Omaha daily bee., 1883-10-24
MINOR MENTION.
See Joseph Refers fall goods.

The c., B. & O., is raising it's track q
the Main street crossing.
The surplus dirt on Main street was be
ing shovelled up and carted off yesteI
day.
w. r. Vaughan's horse took a run o.
Broadway yesterday, but no serious dam
age was done.
The Knights of Pythias delegates LEI
for Ottumwa yesterday to attend tn
grand lodge.
Three carloads of emigrants passe'
over the Union Pacific en- route to Cali
fornia last night.
Charles Marker has a badly mashe,
hand, as the result of coupling cars il
the Rock Island yards.
The Wild West is to be shown up by
DR.. Carver and Buffalo Bill Friday after
noon at the fair grounds.
Frank Barr, for being bowling drunk
and rousing the sleepers along Broadway,
was yesterday recommended by Judge
Aylesworth to pay $3.50.
The colored voters have postponed
their meetingl until Thursday evening,
when they will discuss the Supreme
Court decision on civil rights.
The committee of the board of trade
seem divided on the sewerage question,
and two reports will probably be made at
the next regular meeting of the board.
B. F. Reeves, r. Keel, B. Hunter and
p. NJ. Piper, all from Dakota, were here
yesterday with thirty-seven carloads of
cattle which they were taking through to
Chicago.
The usual leave to marry was yester-
day given James B. Ingersoll and Clara
b. Tollman, both of Boone; also +. e.
Stevens of Shenandoah and Maggie Pat
ten of Woodbine.
Pat Lacy, the old chief of the fire de.
ity during the absence of Chief Temple
ton, who is attending a gathering of
chiefs in New Orleans.
The greatest sensation at police head
quarters was the sound of a broom sweep
ing out the diIt in the calaboose. The
prisoners sang for Joy as they began to
get down to where they could see the
floor again.
N. S. Hull, of the Pacific house saloon,
is fitting up a neat cigar and news stand
in the office of the hotel. 1t will prove
convenient to the guests of the hotel,
and no doubt a source of profit to its en-
terprising n
With the change of management of the
street care line, as announced in yester-
days BEE, there will be change of rates,
the fare to be only five cents on and after
next Monday, except to the transfer,
which will be ten cents.
Dan Murphy, of Omaha, was on this
side of the river yesterday, with one or
two of his friends, and while taking din
ner left their team standing back of the
police station. On returning to the rig
in the course of a half hour found that
his buffalo robe had been stolen by some
cheeky fellow, right in view of the eyes
of the boys in blue.
One of the railway conductors of the
X. c., lost his pocketbook at the dummy
depot, an honest boy found it and left it
at the tisket Office where the conductor
afterward got it. The knight of the
punch left a bright new dollar for the
boys reward, but the boy has not APP
peared On the scene yet. If he will call
at the dummy depot he can get the dol
lar.
j. W. Rodefer left q large dog in the
Office to guard at night. The dog seem
ed more anxious to get out thar to pre-
vent anyone from coming in, and made
such a racket az to attract the attention
of passers by, who on investigation found
that the dog had badly gnawed the wood
work of the doors and windows in trying
to eat his way out.
About q hundred tickets at So each
have 30 far been sold for the opening
night Of the new opera house. 1t was
expected that at least 1000 would be
quickly disposed of, thus giving $4,000
toward helping the enterprise along, but
some who were the most eager to prom
Use have now lost their enthusiasm, and
are not 30 eager to fulfill.
DR.. A. j. Cook has made a most liber-
al donation to the Home of the Friend
less. He oilers not only his services but
all medicines as well free of charge. The
offer of course was gladly accepted and
the doctor has been appointed as physi.
clan to the Home. He will carefully
look after the sanitary interests of the in
%stitution and give the inmates the benefit
of the best methods known to advanced
medical science.
Attorney Shinn, of Carson, was here
yesterday with the intention of getting a
man named Hanley released on q writ of
habeas corpus if possible, he having been
committed to jail on a charge of horse
stealing, the bail being fixed at $500.
On a hearing before Judge Reed the bail
was reduced to $500, and this will be
furnished. The justice who committed
the prisoner made no showing, with the
other papers, of the evidence taken in
the examination, and it was therefore q
perplexing problem here to get at what
the testimony against Hanley vas
AS stated in yesterdays BEE there wai
. disgraceful row or series of rows at tn.
Sunday night dance at the beer garden
Such disturbances are not and
1T ID about time that q stop was put u
the business. Last Sunday night there
were several concerned, and some Of
them got badly marked up, the blood
and beer both flowing pretty freely
Yesterday M. Kildare, M. Hawk and
q. +. Dougherty were arrested for being
engaged in an ARRAY there, the names oi
the other participants not being known,
but when found they will be investigated
AlaO. in the hone of O~attino fha ,;nbt o.os