Omaha daily bee., 1883-07-20
MINOR MENTION.
Cheap Railroad Tickets at Bushnell's.

gay.
Information is being filed now against
%delinquents on licenses, especially the
common carriers.
Deputy Clerk Warren is making up
the calendar for the next term of the cir.
cult court. 1t must be ready by Au-
gust I'd.
Complaint was filed yesterday against
Julius kahler, John Donahoe and Peter
Donahoe for assaulting a telegraph mes
senger boy.
The sneak thieves seem to bent on get.
ting clothing. Besides Farman and Met
calf Bros, Rodda & Co. have had some
goods stolen lately.
The first paving in the city is proceed
Main and Bancroft streets. The work so
far as done seems admirable.
Sneak thieves got away with a pair of
pantaloons from Metcalf Bros. store.
The goods were afterwards found at
Goldstein's where they had been pawned.
s. S. Keller is making some improve
ments in the second story of his furniture
establishment, making the upholstery
department lighter and more conve-
nient.
The Congregational social last evening
proved an enjoyable affair, it being held
at Mr.. Mueller's residence, and well at
tended. A musical and literary pro-
gramme was provided.
A team attached to the elegant new de-
livery wagon of Meetings. cracker factory
took a lively run in the Fourth ward yes
terday. The horses both fell, and thus
came to a stop. But little injury was
done.
Frank Champlain, the veteran conduc-
tor of the G.. & N. W., who lately resign
ed the punch he has handled for thirty
years, is receiving many complimentary
notices on his record as a railroader. He
merits them.
The report is current of the attempt
made by a young lady On Avenue A to
commit suicide by eating sugar of lead.
Cause unknown, and she is reported as
being safe on this side of the river yet.
CROUCH on Rats" seems to work surer.
The citizens of Oakland have subscrib-
ed $4,000 for a public hall to be erected
at once. If they are going to keep on
amusing themselves with liquor and per-
jury trials, some such roomy place is
needed for the lawyers and their audien-
ceS.
M. Flamont, the postmaster at Mime
ola, who was in the shooting scrape lately
reported from that place, had his exami-
nation at Glenwood, and was promptly
discharged, it appearing that he fired in
hearing Saturday.
The lot owned by the county near the
court house, and which was intended as
the site for a new Jail, had not the voters
said "no," has been shut up by a high
tight board fence. 1t is the intention to
use it as a woodward to keep a supply ON
hand for the poor of the county.
The police made an enthusiastic rush
for a mysterious trunk which was sent to
one of the depots yesterday, and which
was supposed to contain some of the
clothing stolen lately. They became
satisfied the trunk and it's owner were
straight and had their chase for nothing.
Belle Glover has built a tigh fence
across the sidewalk beside her house, thus
causing passers-by to either turn in there
or turn out in the street and go by. She
claims the fence is on her own ground,
but an information has been filed against
her, to see whether it is or not.
The residents of Walnut triedto get up
a mobbing affair Monday night. Selling
a half witted sort of a fellow for some
supposed o~ffense, and riding him on a
rail, they then were about to tar and
feather him when the city marshal inter
fered. The victim naturally left the
city, and as that was what they wanted,
it saved the tar and feathers.
The report that Gen. Grant had drop
ped dead in the street, created consider
able excitement here yesterday until it
was learned that it was the signal mere
yly for the te~legraphers to strike. So far
as the Council Bluffs office is concerned
the strike cuts no particular figure, as
the operators are still at their posts,
though all messages are received subject
to delays.
Clerk of the courts Street has been
sending out requests to the papers of the
county to urge those who are interested
in the probating of wills at the coming
August term of court, to attend to the
matters at once; also to urge doctors to
report prom thy deaths and births, and
ministers and justices to report we'd
dings. Most of the papers are comply
ing with the request of the clerk, and
the variety of editorials on the text is
quite amusing.
The condition of the present city Gala
boose is simply horrible. There are no
sleeping Accommodations beyond a bare
board, or the floor, and the filth, the
stencil, and the heat, make the place one
not fit to keep vermin in. The place wos
partially scrubbed out yesterday, but
one such scrubbing does but little good,
especially when it comes but once a
month or So. The place is disgrace to
any civilized community.
Fifty more cases have been started for
the collection of delinquent poll tax. 1t
costs 80 only in cash to settle the poll
tax problem, but if a judgment is got
against a fellow it takes So and all the
costs, and nothing is exempt from execu-
ton to satisfy this judgment, In fact, a
man who has such a judgment hanging
over his head, cannot even take a bath
without running the risk of an officer
running away with his shirt.
Justice Schurz has commenced suit
against the county for 1925, fees which
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