Omaha daily bee., 1885-08-26
MINOR MENTION.

pEO SOShS
$1.o0 skirts.
The city council meets tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock.
The iurymen in the circuit court have
bsen excused until next Monday.
James McAuley and George Pifer
were Yesterday fined as plain DRINKS.
The end Of the fill on Sixth street has
been badly washed away by the late
rains.
One train of twenty-five cars OF live
stock went out over the Northwestern
yesterday morning.
Permission to marry was yesterday
given to M. @. Park, and Minnie Davis,
both Of oakland, Iowa.
Ben Long yesterday conluded to
change his plea to disturbing the
peace, and he paid the usual fine.
Fifty doz, an Balls %corssts just received
at Cooke & Morgan's.
The evening prohibitory organ has at
last plucked up courage enough to gently
ohide the saloon men for their Sunday
picnic.
One of the boardsrs at the fremont
house had his room burglariz I'd Monday
night, and lost q suit Of clothes n q
pair of shoes.
The Institution for the deaf and dumb
will not open until the 23d of September,
the delay being caused by the repairs
necessitated by the storm this summer.
DIED-At the residence of his son,
fifteen miles east of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
on the 23d of August, Peter Liddell, a
native of Rutherglen, L~anarkshire, Scot
land, In his e~ighty-sixth year.
The circuit court met at last yesterday
morning, but little Of public interest was
accomplished, the time being taken up
with the call of the calendar, the filing
of motions and the entering of defaults.
Special drive in red twllled f,nnelE,
25, worth 400 at Cooke & Morgan'a.
The Episcopal social Is to be held this
evening In the Masonic hall instead of at
the residence of Mrs. j. B. Atkins, as
previously announced. There will be
good music and other necessaries for a
happy social season. The q omission will
be twenty-five cents.
Eva Lamont, who has caused the police
no little trouble by her boldness and
hilariousneas on the streets, was again
arrested yesterday, but released on her
solemn promise to leave the city last
night, a masculine friend of hers promis-
Ing to take her with him.
Mayor Lowell, of Nicola, seems to be In
trouble. He has been charged with dis
turbing the peace which 1t is supposed to
be his duty to preserve, and the case has
been continued for a few days, as he pro-
poses to fight 1t out. Lowell Is q demo-
crat and has aspirations to the Office of
sheriff, and 1t seems that some of his
political rivals want to have him put on
the record unfavorably.
1t Is reported that the postofice fight
is being resumed In the interest of Bow
man, Having shown that his faction Is
stronger than Vaughan's he may start in
afresh, but he hasn't got Wells Cook out
of the way yet. The republicans, and
many democrats are content to have
Armour hold the fort, as his admlnlstra-
tion has certainly been an excellent one
for the business men, without regard to
party, and those who delight In having
the servics bettered here, are satisfied to
let him stay, but the politicians will not
have 1t that way, and the strife will 60 on.
Officer Kirk on Sunday night had his
attention attracted by 9 crowd standing
In front of the Colorado house. evidently
drawn there by the fact of the presence
of the German band, who are boarding at
the house. He went inside and called
on Mr.. Cramer, the proprietor, to make
his German friends and boarders clear
the sidewalk, but the proprietor had no
inclination to do so, and told the officer
that it was the business Of the police to
clear the walks II hewanted them cleared.
The two had a little talk of not the
friendllest sort, and yesterday Cramer
was brought into court On the charge of
disturbing the peace, but the judge con-
cluded to discharge him.
Judge Aylesworth is keeping his deci-
sion of the.ire chleftainship contest n
der advisement. In the meantime a new
move Is reported. Some of the citizens
want to have both the new chief and the
old one dropped, and Harry Birkinblne,
the engineer Of the water works COM
pany, chosen for chief. II is said that
uome Of his friends have about persuaded
him to serve, and without cost to the
city, his connection with the water works
and,his desire to have them show up as We l
as possible In case Of fire, being a greater
incentive than a salary. If Blrkinbine