Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-09
few ministers would remain in the
pulpit. WILLIS

few ministers would remain in the
pulpit.
GAMBLERS PULLED.
Yesterday, shortly after : O'Clock, the
gamblers who run the place ut the corner
of Eleventh and n streets were arrested
and taken before the police Judge ON the
charge of keeping and maintaining a
gambling house. 1t was asserted that
this move was made by the mayor, who
! ordered the police to close up the place,
which is kept by Hyde, who is not in the
! municipal ring. The fight between
| Hyde aud the other gamblers promises
to be u bitter one and developments of u
startling character are promised.
The case was continued until this aftcr-
noon at $3.50 o clock
CITY NEWS.
The Nebraska university has 260 stil
dents, male and female as against 2S3
last year. The collegiate classes proper
have increased 30 per cent the freshman
class has titty-threc members, and last
year, at this time, it was composed OF
thirty members
A cooking school is to be started in
few days in Lincoln by II Miss Ewing,
who comes to this city highly recon-
mcndcd.. The prospect is that q large
class will be organized.
Friday is the last day for voters to reg
1,
vote without attaching an affidavit there
to, arc requested to attend to the matter
Immediately.
Lincoln has only seventy-fvc hydrants
with which to supply its 10000 people
with water.
An excursion to San Francisco is being
formed in this city, to start October %.
The supreme court adjourned until
Tuesday morning October 20, ut which
time the sixth judicial district will bo
taken up.
The rape case of the state VS.. James
Sturgeon on complaint of Mary Patrick,
pending before Justice Blown, was dis
missed, The affair was disgraceful one,
as it included Sturgeon's S wife on the
and many filthy things have been said
about the parties connected with the
matter during its pendcnCy.
The skating rink craze Is still kept up
in Lincoln, to the chagrin of many
church members.
The special delivery of letters in this
city is being carried out by two boys, in
accordance with tho instructions of the
acknowledgement. No instructions us
to refusing to deliver sp cial letters on
Sunday has yet been received by Post
master Mcbride.
George Herdman, one of Lincoln's
lead ng ice dealers, was kicked by a
horse day or two ago, and is suffering
very much from his injuries. The brute
kicked him some twenty feet in the air.
Considerable fun was created yester
day ut the capitol building by Il lady
calling on one of the deput% state
officers and asking him in Il very loud
voice if he was the man who was going
to show her around the town (meanmg
the bui ding) The officer was surprised
at this break, but cooled down when he
learned that u wag in another part of the
building had put up the Job and had in.
formed the woman that he was the custo'
dian of the building.
The Arion club and the Sasinc quar-
tctte will give their entertainment Mon
day night, October 18th and not Wednes.
day night as heretofore announced
through mistake.
Coed apples are selling in Lincoln at
fifty cents per bushel and the market is
flooded with them.
Much complaint is made about parties,
especially those of delivery wagons,
leaving their horses unhitChGd in the
streets in violation ofthe city ordinance.
At least nnc-tenths OF all the runawayS
are occaSoned by reason OF this careless
ness.
STATE ARRIVALS.
G. Copley, Nebraska City; Il. II.
Draper, louisville; R. ". J. Reed,
Blaleryett, Wahoo.