Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-20
MINOR ME- NTIONS:

CHEAP RAILROAD TroKETs.-Buy them
from ID. w. Bushnell, 3 doors north OF
postoftce.
Tomorrow morning Rev. Mr.. Lemen,
pastor of the Baptist church, breaches his
annual sermon.
Permit to wed was yesterday given to
Charles p. Altwein and Margaretta
BRAHMS. both of this city.
Society folks are in expectancy over q
marriage in high life promised to take
place here next week.
j. ID. Stringer, arrested for obtaining
goods under false pretences, was before
Justice Abbott yesterday and had his case
continued for one week.
L. G. Baldwin h Son have rolled into
their new Office in Shugart's block on ele-
ant new safe, weighing nearly two tons
The trains were all late arriving here
yesterday, owing to the severe storm. They
were from one hour to four and FIVE hours
behind, demoralizing travel badly.
john Hammer yesterday disposed Of
his fine farm, which he has owned for
years aud Is located near this city.
The history Of this county. on which
Colonel Kaatley has been at work for
some time past, is expected to appear in o
few days.
There was an i~ncipient blaze in DIR.
Whites house yesterday, catching from a
CRATE, but it was speedily squelched with
out serious damage.
Justice Schurz yesterday continued
for one week the adultery case Of Strauss
and Mrs. johnson. the attorneys on both
sides agreeing to this arrangement.
The thermometer touched below zoe
here yesterday morning, and as much lower
as the consciences of the narrators would
allow Of their telling. During the day
mercury touched about TO- below.
The driving Of piles on the west side
Of upper Broadway to remedy the damage
by last springs washouts, and to prevent
further damage, was commenced this
week, but the cold has now caused a tent
porary suspension.
The ladies sewing circle have arranged
TO nave a fair and festival for the benefit
of the poor on the LIST and I'd of February,
at Dohany's hall, It being intended as the
last and browning appeal of tho season.
In one Of the school buildings yester-
day the %janitor did not succeed in getting
up q very high degree Of heat. the Their.
mometer at the time Of opening school
standing In one room only 30 degrees above
and in another as low as two degrees below
zero. The children sought warmer quar-
tsrs.
There was an alarm Of fire yesterday
morning turned In from box 13, but before
the department had got fairly out, word
WA brought that the blaze WAS out. II
proved to be an incipient one at st. Fran.
els academy and did no damage.
The cold weather, 80 severe for. the past
day or two, has caused q great increase In
the number Of applicants at the Baptist
chapel for aid. The wooden clothing,
stockings, ETC., have given out aud there
is need Of further supplies. Those who
are able to bring or send contributions will
have the same called for II notice Is sent by
postal card.
One keno room in this city nightly
draws o crowd Of from fifty to seventy five
men and boys. Most Of them con i'll sff ford
the money they lose, and many are led
into the game whose small stakes are
needed for the support Of those depend emf
upon them. 1t is time that the authoritiei
stiiened up their backs, and at least make
~ attempt to regulate the gambling Of
the city, II they have not the nerve to at,
tempt its suppression.
In view Of the many disastrous fret
elsewhere, many citizens tere are calling
for q more systematic and thorough inspec
ton of buildings here, especially public
buildings. 1t Is not enough that lues and
heating apparatus be examined, but thers
should be . measurement Of stairways snt
investigation rs to modes Of ingress ant
egress to public halls and places Of amuse
ment, and the hotels should by no mean,
be left out. An official report on thes'
matters would serve to calm the nerves
about some places and warn the publ,
about others.
Tho Lights Of London" was bein,
presented at Milwaukee Thursday even
ing when the explosion Of a calcium ligh
caused q panic, the audieucs thinking tn
theater was ON fire. Five persons were in
jared, some fatally. This same compan,
was lately booked for here, but on the wa,
to this city met with q railway accident
aud the delay caused thereby led them
cancel tho engagement here. III" Is
great problem, but II the panic had bee
caused here instead Of Milwaukee, woul
there have been more or less than five vi,
tins. Are the chances for exits Of tn
public buildings here sufficient? In som
the answer is evident.
There lisa healthfulnsss In haviu
just rivalry among the members Of II
police force as to who can do the most an
best detective work, but this seems to |
carried to such an extent here that
some cases criminals are allowed to escap
1t is growing to he more and more Of
custom here for each man to keep to hin
self any Information he may gain, an
leave the others in the dark. For severt
days past a man has been here, who
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