Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-05
MINOR Me NTION.

Powers were held yesterday afternoon.
Dr.. +. S. Seybert he's been chosen
~ the medical examiner of the Dsuldr.
Marshal Jackson has lost his pet
gray horse, some sudden illness taking
him off,
Mr., Empkie, Of hardware fame, Is
improving greatly his residence on
Sixth street.
Mr.. Covalt is building a very neat
cottage on Harrison street north of
Washington avenue.
AL. Heisler now Is a happy father,
the new conner being a daughter,
Weighing sever pounds,
Many thus far do not seem much
on the marry, as no licenses have been
taken out since the first.
Mr.. Grayes, Of S:reetsville, has
raised q hou.e.and is making marked
improvements in his place.
There are on the docket for the
coming term of the district court III
Q cases and l16 old cases.
L. O. Bracket expects to move into
John Epeneter's handsome residence,
having leased it for three years.
One plain ledger, Charles Elliott,
was the only one to be turned loose
from the calaboose yesterday morning.
The trains out this afternoon are
tho Chicago & Northwestern, Wabash
and Chicago, Nil waukee & St. Paul.
The work on Main street has been
retarded by the rains but the filling
will now go on at a lively rate again.
MIN Long and R. j. Graham we're
booked OF the police station yesterday
by Deputy Marshal White for fast
driving.
The cigar makers still continue to
take life easy they and their employers
not having reached any satisfactory
adjustment of their differences.
The papers were filed yesterday by
which Mrs. Mollle Lacy seeks to get
a divorce from T. b. Lacy, charging
him with driving her out doors.
The prostitutes Of the city were yes.
terday notified to call at headquarters
and go through the form of being
fined, but which practically means
paying a license.
James Murphy, who was Injured by
q fall at the new building of Furst &
Bradley, has sued the contractors,
Wickham Brothers, setting his damages
at $4,000.
Among the new cases filed for the
district court Is one of Mrs. l. Smith
versus Fl. S. Gallagher, claiming dam.
ages for being elected from the lat
ter's building.
1t Is Understood that Mr.. F~licdInger
Intends to build a handsome residence
soon ON the beautiful lot recently pur.
chased by him on Fourth avenue, near
Mr.. Patterson's.
The cases of the boys charged with
breaking Into a carpenter shop, came
up before Justice Vaughan this morn.
ing, and a red hot neighborhood row Is
to be aired up this morning.
Caroline O'Rsilly has commenced
suit against the Chicago & Rock
Island railroad company for S., 600,
on account of her husband, Eugene
O'Reilly being killed while coupling
cars June %, 1881.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Spiers have
been sadly bereaved by the death of
their little Mamie, aged only FIVE
years, who died Thursday night of
membrsnous Group. The funeral will
be held Sunday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock.
Sunday entertainments at Spiritual
hall rooms, Nos. 4 and 5, Saugart &
McMahon's block, at half past 10
O'Clock, a. m. Lecture by Mrs.
Bradley In reply to Judge Page. AT.
ternoon and evening spiritual circles
will be held as usual.
The report that Mayor Bowman In.
tends to appoint another colored man
on the police force seems to be with.
out any foundation, though one gen.
tlemsn of color has been openly avow.
Ing that he was offered q position and
was still celebrating whether he
would accept or not. The mayor has
got himself In a queer boat by appoint.
Ing one such, aud he will not probably
try the experiment again, In view OF
the comment of his democratic consti
tuency.
The Fairgrounds of the Boomer
school house furnish so limited accom-.
mediation to the large number of chill.
dren In attendance, that the large
piece of vacant property on the corner
is appropriated by the boys daily. 1;
has been suggested that steps be
taken to secure all the ground from
the building clear to the corner, and
devote 1t to the use of the school, If 6
purchase could be made on reasonable
terms. Whether this Is advisable OF
not, 1t Is evident hat 80 large and
beautiful a school building should
have more and better Fairgrounds.
There should be as free and full
accommodations a. possible given tc
those who have the enterprise tc
build, and thus improve the city, buI
there should be due care taken in &C
cupyipg the streets with building
material, lest-at night particularly
accidents occur. The lumber snG
brick piled on Broadway now lie, II
the darkness, quite stumbling blocl
and should be Illuminated by lsnternI
at might, Thursday night a physician
Of the city had a narrow escape from
serious injury there. He was on
late, attending to some patient, an,
In driving along In the darF, the pa
In that vicinity being out, his bugg,
struck the lumber pile and was over