Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-05
MINOR MENTIONS.

j. Y. Fuller removed his office to Shu-
CARTS new block, Pearl street.
j. Mueller's PalacelMusic Hall.
Old papers for sale at The BEE Office
at % centsper hundred.
Some sneak stole a valise and clothing
from Mr., Hollands livery stable yesterday.
Dishes, glassware, lamps, etc, at 1903
Broadway. Howe & Son.
Subscribe for newspapers and periodi-
Gals at IL. Il. Seaman's book store.
Marrying seems to be waning in pop
~ularity. Not q license asked for yester-
day.
Furniture of all kinds repaired by
Howe h Son, 1903 Broadway
The ladies Of the city met again yes
tsrday afternoon to sew on clothing for the
poor.
The prisoners in the jail arei allowed
40 whilo away thoir timo in dong aud
dance, with banjo accompaniment.
Where Is there q live city without On
active board Of trade? The men of bust.
ness men must turn out and act In concert
II 1.-THE vital interest Of Council Bluffs are
: to be fostered and protected.
CHARLES Troop, of the Wabash, now
mourns the loss Of two fingers, caused by
being caught between the cars in the yard
here.
The trial Of the case Of old mar Smith
for assaulting his divorced wife last sum.
mer was begun in the district court yester-
day afternoon.
Hiram Van Leuven was before Jus.
tice Abbott yesterday, On the charge Of
threatening his former wife. The parties
to the quarrel made up, and coming to an
amicable understanding the case was
dropped.
The talk Of a union depot is being re-
vved. The present plan seems to be to
build It where the base ball grounds now
are, and to have all the pool lines join In
its erection and occupancy, doing away en-.
tirsly with the present local passenger de.
pots.
-Ei Points was on trial yesterday
afternoon in the superior court, before q
jury, charged with stealing q scerf from
one of the men ut work on the rive,
packing Ice. No prosecuting attorney ap'
peared, but the defense wal cared for by
Upton & Astwitch. The jury returned
verdict Of guilty,
The police yesterday found who the
two fellows were who slugged one of our
worthy citizens last Sunday night. Thei
names were are Tom and Jerry. 1t will
not do to tell which of the police took Ton
and Jerry In, nor which justice trie,
them.
Robert Taylor, alias Roberts, was b,
fore Justice Abbott yesterday on tn
charge OF obtaining goods under false pr,
lenses. II being claimed tn at he got paint
and oils from A. ID, Fosters store an
had them charged to G. l.. Mitchell with
out any authority from the latter. Justic
Abbott held him in the sum Of $50 for tn
district court.
John Wittigschlager, charged wit
arson, was acquitted by Justice Abbot
he proving an alibi. John had witness,
to prove that he was too drunk TO wal
the night If the fire, that he was asles
at the California house, that he was locke
10, and that a savage bull dog was at Il
exit ready to devour one who came on
On the charge of threatening his wife, Il
court bound him over TO the district Coz
in the sum Of $50.
The young man Raymond, who HI
been on trial in the district court, was ye
terdAy found guilty Of petit larceny.
appears that Raymond hired a horse Al
buggy Of Dohany, and leaving the hor
hitched on a by-sereet, sold the harnes
whip and lAp.robe. The chief aim Of d
defense seemed to he to show that Il
stolen property was les than $50 in vslu
and the jury decided it TO be about $40.
1T Is not to be wondered at that
many cases Of freezing are reported amoI
those who get drunk and are run in. III
calaboose has been furnished with blanke
which cost sixty.6ve cents . pals. II ty