Omaha daily bee., 1883-12-10
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Five inches of snow are reported in De,

Five inches of snow are reported in Den
yer,
The Thomas concert will hold a chorus
meeting Thursday evening.
The Omaha glee club will sing at Shenan-
doah. Iowa, on the 10Th inst. Our friends
over the river will have a musical treat.
There will be n meeting of the board of
trade tonight, to hear the report of the mar.
ket house committee. \ full attendance is de-.
sired.
The Bluffs City Typographical union has
favored us with an invitation to their second
annual masquerade ball, to take place at
Bloom & NiXon's hall, Thursday evening,
Dec. %. The Bavarian band will furnish the
music.
-Messrs. Chinn & New, who have lately
come here from Lincoln. are now fully estab-
lished in their wholesale cigar business in
Campbell block. These gentlemen have al
ready a good trade throughout the sta tie,
which they hope to increase by removing to
Omaha.
The receipts of the baaar held at Facon
er's hall, for the Child's hospital, for four days
and evenings, amount to nearly S2,i00. The
bazaar closed Saturday evening. The conclud'
ing feature was n drama, " Fashion in New
York" in which the various characters were
well taken by several little people.
Saturday night, a woman with a revolver,
visited the residence of MIR. Smell, on Howard
street near Thirteenth, after he and and hi
wife had retired. Mr.. Smell was driven int
the alley. When the police came the war,likc
woman had disappeared. The cause of her
threatening visit is unknown.
About l o'clock Sunday morning a burg
larry was attempted ut a residence neal
Eighteenth and Cass streets. Some of tht
family were awakened by the noise, and get
ting up, chased the intruders away. Two
men were seen lurking around the neiehbor
hood during the day, and it is thought they
are the ones who attempted the burglary.
"A meeting of property holders and other
interested in the improvement of West Leav
enworth street, (variously known as Sherman
street, Faragut street and Coburn street, is t.
bc lIcli ~ Iilc ol!lCe oLOlIlNO " Dull, ITtlLS
Block, Tuesday evening next. This stree
leads out to the Catholic cemetery, is in a por
ton of the city that is growing rapidly and i
becoming an important thoroughfare.
A meeting will be held on Saturday, 22'
inrt., ot 2 a'alaols II. M. at GnnninGham's hal
on Thirteenth street, by the old soldiers of tn
Mexican war living in Nebraska to take actor
relating TO their claims against the genera
government for services rendered during sale
war. Judge Savage is respectfully invited t.
address the veterans. By order of the commit
tee. Other papers please copy.
Rev. Father O'Connor, who lately arrived
from Fremont, has taken charge of st. Philo
mena's parish, and conducted services at thu
cathedral yesterday. Father O'Connor wa
very successful in his charge at Fremont ant
there is every reason to believe that he vii
have equal success in Omaha. Rev. Fathe
Jeanette, who has been temporarily the pas
tor of cathedral parish, has taken charge of tn
S0lth Omaha church and the chapel nea
Cassidy cemetery.
Jerry Ballard, for the past year superin
tendent of construction for the Nebraska tele
! phone company, having decided to &c T.
Australia for his health, was made the re
employees Saturday evening. 1t is u gol'
ring, suitably engraved. A fine lunch wa
served by the young ladies of the centra
office. Mr.. Ballard leaves in a day or two 70
San Francisco.