Omaha daily bee., 1885-09-21

years old, and died Of rheumatism Of the
heart, caused, It is supposed, by bis
service running to irer. He has been
n Of the FIRE horses since 1868, and
was a faithful servant and a general
~favorite among the men of the depart
ment.
The Chautauqua club Is preparing for Its
fall and winter course Of study and read.
Ing, and those who desire to avail them
selves Of this chance to enter the "college
of the people" are invited to meet at the
residence Of L. W. Tulleys, No 15l
Park avenue, this evening.
Since Ed. f. Cooley has taken the
position of publisher of the opera house
programme amusement goers have no
cause to grumble. The programme Is
neat and tasty, and Is supplied with
newsy, spicy paragraphs which serve to
while away the moments of waiting. 1t
Ia q decided improvement over Its pre-
decessors, and Is certainly q credltsble
one.
The McGtbeny family Is to give an
entertainment here Thursday evening,
October l, and a unique and meritorious
entertainment is promised. The family
Is made up Of fifteen personalities,
mother and thirteen children, and all
are musicians. They have created much
enthusiasm throughout the east, and are
making a triumphant march to their
home in Portland, Oregon, from which
they have been absent for ten years.
As John Christianson, Col. Tulleys'
hostler, was riding q pony belonging to
Col. Tulleys on Main street on Saturday
afternoon, the pony became frightened
and dashed up against buggy contain.
Ing Mrs. Overholtzer and daughter, break
ing eight spokes out of the buggy and
knocking the pony and man down and
f~racturing both bones, (tibia and fibuls)
In Chrlstianson's right leg. He was
taken to the residence of Mr.. Tulloys on
Park avenue, and surgical aid sum-
moned.
The saloons had a Sunday run yester-
day without any proclsmstions or threats
of arrest hanging over them. A week
ago the valisnt little chief of police an
nounced that any saloon men keeping
open houses on Sunday would be arrested
Monday and fined. Monday a number
of informations were filed, and warrants
Issued, but only n was served, and in
that case q continuance was granted,
and nothing done about 1t, so that the
chief of police got little backing In hi,
attempt to close the saloons on Sunday,
and this week 1t was not attempted.
Oscar Linder and George Wesley bad
a little show of their own Saturday night
which ended In both of them being ar
rested, charged with disturbing the peace.
Young LInder Is one of the ushers at the
opera house, and young Wesley, who wau
In the gallery, refused to take off his hat,
claiming that his eyes were weak, and he
needed q shade. Some rough talk was
given by him to Linder, and the latter
went down stairs aud got an off GER, who
restored peace. After the show, as the
crowd was coming out, young Wesley In
dulged In some more talk about Under,
and the latter and he had another bout,
In which Wesley was struck In the face,
and had bis finger ntbbled. The boys
gave security for their appearance this
morning, when the court will determine
who was most to blame.
A family named Brayton, living near
the K. O. round house, excited a good
Deal of sympathy among the neighbors
yesterday by the narration of how they
had been turned out of house and home
because they did not pay their rent.
The man said that the owner of the
house, Mr.. Hopkins, would not walt
until Saturday night, when the man ex-
pscted to get paid off, but that while he
and his wife were both away from home,
their goods were moved out of the house,
and their little children set into the
street. There was quite q crowd about
the place yesterday morning listening to
the financial troubles as narrated by tho
head of the family.
The end man of the mayors dime
show has nearly tickled himself silly
over the way he has bothered the BEE
man by claiming that he patronizes
Omaha stores, instead of Council Bluff.
merchants. The little Jokes might
bother. If there wa any truth to base
hem on, but as 1t Is, the BEE man has
only n suggestion to make, If the
manager OF the dime show would only
do his buying In Omaha instead of Coun.
oil Bluff, 1t might be q great relief to
the book keepers and collectors, and dc
more to hurt Omaha than anything else
he could do, unleis he changes his spots.
1t might be q little difficult for him Il
try the experiment, for he is not IN.
known even there. The BEE man II