Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-27
MINOR MENTIONS.

The case Of the state VI. Simon Jacobs
was settled BY the payment Of the money
due.
Peter jacobson and Johanna Robin
son. Of this city, declared their intentions
yesterday.
The frozen cutters about town are the
recipients of the merchants earliest at
t~ention.
Frank j. Burdick and Drusie Reeves,
both Of Omaha, took out a permit to start
in housekeeping at the county clerks Of
fee.
Calvin Mauer will make Miss Katie
A. Miller Mrs. Mauer some time In the
near future, II the record at the county
clerks office be true.
John butler was up in Judge Ayles.
worth's court yesterday for assault and
battery. It was worth about 80. (, his
honor thought, and It was so ordered.
Warrant was issued from Judge Ayles-
worth's court yesterday for Riihart Pulls
and Geo. A.. Pulls for grand larceny, which
in this instance means stealing 100 bushels
corn valued at $50. Chas. +. Baker is
complaining witness.
"A tramp, who lodged in the station
house night before last, had walked all the
way from Illinois. He had only 81 % in
his pocket, altogether, while e%n.route.
Officer Brooks took the fellow down home
with him yesterday morning, gave him a
good warm breakfast, supplemented by his
wife with q lunch for dinner and sent bim
with q lighter heart and . fuller stomach
on his journey.
In Justice Vaughan's court warrant
was issued for Mr.. Creighton, who Is IN ex-
press messenger on the Union Pacific rail.
road, and his wife, on three distinct
charges; one Of carrying concealed weap.
ons, one of assault and one of assault with
intent to kill, Charles A. Corning being
the object Of the assault. Mrs. Creighton
was found, brought into court and gave
bonds in $500 on each of the charges. Mr..
Creighton Is expected on the train to-day,
and will be arrested on his arrival.
AT . meeting in the Baptist chapel
yesterday Of Evangelical ministers Of this
city, q ministers club was formed. Meet.
ings are to be held regularly on Mondays
hereafter. For next Monday the topic Of
discussion is''The best kind Of preaching
to reach the masses Of the people, with q
view to influence and save" Rev. Nc.
Meekin will open the discussion. The
gentlemen composing the society at present
are Rev. Hamlin, chairman; Rev. Lsmen,
secretary; Rev. Mackay. Rev. McMeekin,
Rev. Armstrong.
Tho following twin paragraphs We find
In brotherly proximity IN the Oakland
Acorn, "a disgraoeful melee took place
In one Of our sAloons the other day. In
which one man Va badly used up, nscss'
aitating his being carried home on q
stretchsr. His leg was supposed to BE-
broken ii first, but was found to be only
. bad sprsin." ''Ths Sunday school DON.
vention opened up yesterday with about
fifteen visiting delegates present., The
prospects Of unfair weather to-day pre-.
cludes the possibility Of o large turnout at
the sessions"
Agreeable to notice in the columns OF
this journal, Rev. H.. McMeekin delivered
. lecture on the "Dslugs Of Noah and its
Traditions" at the Presbyterian church,
Sunday evening, to a large audience. The
principal traditions Of the deluge wert
cited, and chiefly the Chaldeo. Babyloniar
account which DIR. Geo. p. Smith, librar'
ian Of the London museum, deoiphered
from clay tablets. The lecturer
took occasion, from this and Lucian's &C,
count Of the deluge, corroborating the
Mosaic account, to c~riticise the represen.
tations Of Mr.. Robert G. Ingersoll in hi,
"Mistakes of Noses" It was the pre-.
vailing opinion Of those present that the
flaws In the modern infdel, az shown by
the minister. were altogether too numerous
to make his opinions Of any worth In the
in the market.
1t was rather dreAry In Judge Ayles.
worth's court yesterday. The court wa
trying to see how far back IL could tilt
without failing over, the reporter was sorib'
ling out some notes Of an assault and bat,
terry case and there was . prevailing odol
Of aridness scattered throughout the apart
ment. Suddenly entered q short, firmly
built man with q blushing.face down casi
eyed girl and both evidently deeply en-
barassed. There was q change in o mo
ment. The court braced up, felt Of IT.
neck-tie, put on its most sacridota
countenance; the reporter forgot al
about the assault and battery an,
gazsd at the pretty little damse
until q cough from the court brought hin
back to his senses, and probably saved hin
from writing up another assault and bat
terry case. The questions put on such oS
casions were asked by the judge; it wa
the brides 18th birthday; the words wsr
spoken and the court placed . remArkAbl
degree Of JUNCTION In the final words Of th
occasion. Then the reporter has to 8
over and shake the green's hand. and th
pretty brides too, inwardly cursing Ii
decay Of that good, old custom Of kissiu
her. The groom Is Jacob Peterson, Il
bride Joanna Robinson. We almost TO
got to tell our lucky readers that the brio
wore q plain black dress, the cost Of whic
we didn't inquire, but she looked 'tc
sweet for anything" In It.
Going TO Enforce.
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