Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-14

establishment. The other coffin was al.
most wholly destroyed by time.
Ali railroad tickets bought Of d. w.
Bushnell are guaranteed, also all rebate
orders given by him.
City weighmaster Calvin expects to
commence weighing on the city scales TO-
day. The city council has informally de-
cided to reduce the city's portion of the
receipts 70 ten per cent instead of taking
fifteen percent, and to charge other pub
lie scales a license of $50 a year, so as to
encourage the use of the regular city
scales. The city attorney has been in
structed to prepare an ordinance to that
effect.
Burglars or sneak thieves made a raid
Friday night on the residence of John
Mulgreen, No. 108 Ninth street, at the
corner of First avenue. They entered
the kitchen by a window, and finding the
door leading from there into the dining
room securely locked, were unable to go
further. They contented themselves with
eating pies and cakes, and when they left
carried off two overcoats, one belonging
to Mr.. Mulgreen and one belonging to his
son.
James A. Summers has commenced
suit against the Wabash railway company
on account of an accident which befell
him at Poney Creek, and for which he
claims 5000 damages. 1t appears that
while crossing the railway track in a
buggy drawn by a pair of mules a train
struck them, killing the mules, smashing
the buggy, and injuring him quite seri-
ously. He claims that there was no
signal given of any approaching train.
Tonight will probablyshow whetherthe
city council has the cheek to change
chiefs of the fire department, in the face
of a petition signed by nearly all the
business men, and all the insurance men,
and in view of the fact that there is no
cause for q change except to crafty some
political promises and reward politicians.
1t seems hardly possible that the alder
manic fathers will put themselves on
record as treating such an important po-
sition as a mere chrome to be given some
pet, but still they may.
The weather has not been very favor
able for calling attention to summer re-
sorts, but still the little pamphlet just
issued for 1884 by "the Albert Lee
route" is worthy of attention at any sea-
son. 1t is a little beauty geographically,
is pleasingly illustrated, and contains a
great amount of interesting information
about the summer resorts of Iowa and
Minnesota, reached by this route, which
is composed of the Chicago d Rock
Island, Burlington & Cedar Rapids, and
Minneapolis & st. Louis railways. Be-
fore planning a summer trip you should
secure a copy and peruse it.
The Young Mems Shooting club is to
have a side hunt on the 21st. The club
is to be divided into two parties. and the
n returning with the smallest bag of
game will be expected to spend a feast
for all concerned. One party is to be
under command of M. f. Rohrer, and
consists of w. d. Hardin, Oscar Keeline,
Bert Evans, G. w. Thompson, N. g.
Phillips, James Bowman, A. Colbert,
f. P. Jones, Dave Stubs, f. S. Pusey,
Gus. Bersheim and Bert Woodbury.. The
other party has George II. Fergu-
son for captain, and consists of j. I.
Oliver, W. S. Keeline, w. F. Oliver,
George Brown, Bert Sargent, j. F..
Brodbeck, P. j. Mcmahon, Joe Kintz,
Mark Duryee, Charles F. Stuart, and
Richard Ryan.
There was trouble at Mase Wise's liv-
cry stable yesterday, even if 1t was Eas.
Ter. Wise has been annoyed by a small
boy named Malzan, who has been throw
ing bricks at the barn, and otherwise act
ing mischievously. Wise notified the pa
rents, and as the annoyance wasn't stop
ped took the boy in baud himself. The
boy's father went over to see him about
it, and the two had a lively session. CT
ficer O'Brien went down to the barn to
arrest Wise, but he wouldn't go along.
Afterwards he sent up to police head
quarters, security for his appearance this
morning to answe to the charge of dis
turbing the peace. A like charge was
lodged against The boys father.
Prof. Beardsley's evening writing
school closed Saturday night with inter-
esting exercises. A committee consisting
of Superintendent M~cNaughton, of the
public schools; Prof. Poulson, n of the
new business college faculty, and Ed
Mott, of the board of education, exam
med the specimens of p~enmanship, and
awarded first prize, Webster's Una
bridged Dictionary, to Andrew Michel.
son; the second prize, II Spencerian Com
pendulum of Penmanship, to Miss Rsnne
Lyon, and third prize, an elegant speci-
men of Prof. Beardsley's own work, to
Eddie Fairman. Prof. Poulson made
the presentation in a happy manner, and
then the school was served with fruits