Omaha daily bee., 1885-08-12

being received by the officers concerning
the coming far.
Appointment sewing machine company
will put up building aud have fifteen
female operatives at work on all kinds OF
fancy artlcler.
The speed department will be made an
e'pecial feature, and daily entries are be.
Ing made.
BETTs-BENNRTT.
The many friends of Mr.. Gorham f.
Belts o. this city, will be Interested to
learn of his marriage at Woonsocket, DA-
kots, to Mics Aida M. Bennett. Mics
Bennett has many friends In this city, as
also Mr.. Belts, who will be pleased to
learn that their future home will be here.
The wedding, which took place at the
residence of the brides parents, was q
quiet one, no cards being issued. Mr..
and Mrs. Belts will be pleased to receive
their friends at their future home, corner
Of p and Fourteenth streets after Sep
| tember lat.
LOCAL JoTS,
At the trial of Capt. Bax and his wife
yesterday before Justice Cochran, on
charge of assault and battery upon the
person of A. w. johnson, the defendant
was discharged, the judge holding that
the prosecuting witness was trespssser
on Bax's premises.
There is a large number of attorneys in
the city from all over the state In at
tendance on the supreme court,
The rain which fell In Lincoln yeater-
day morning was the heaviest fot long
time.
The funeral of Mrs. Hannah Smith,
mother.in.law of Mayor BurrS, occurred
yesterday.
The new roster of Ohio soldiers and
sailors In Nebraska Is being completed
by f. p. Roggen, secretary and treasurer
of tho Ohio Soldiers Association ip Me-
braska, and will be ready for distribution
about September 1st. The old roster
contains about 1,600 names, which
together with the many new names to be
added will make the new roster very
complete; all old Ohio soldiers and
eailorS will find very much in it of In
tereat.
The state board of educational lands
and funds met yesterday.
The dome of the capital Is being rapid
~ pusneu W CJnploll(h, "llSu VIII po
about September /. 1t seems to be q
good, substantial job. The aIdes OF the
middle wing are also up to the second
| story.
Tne revision of the ceneus returns will
be fully completed and copies made and
sent to Washington within two weeks.
Hastings Ia about to mako application
to the governor to declare it a city of the
second class. Beatrice and Grand Island
made their applications Eeveral weeks
| since.
Tho town clock In the Masonic temple
has been TUNED over to the city author
tiles ON condition that it ahall not be re-
moved from it's present location.
The supreme court of the state con-
vened yesterday, large number OF law
yers being presen'. There was but little
business transacted. G. w. Taylor, of
Nemaha county, was admitted to practice.
The call Of cases for the first district was
made. Marion We. The State was contin.
ued. The cases of Robinson VS.. Cheuy
and Robert Vs. Cheny were submitted on
the part of the appellant. The case of
Dawson va. Dawson was argued and sub
mitted. The Burlington & Missouri We.
Webb was argued and submitted and the
csse of Parrish vs. The STATE was also or
gued and submitted.
STATE ARRIVALS.
Alfred Hazlstt, l.. w. Galley, E.
Burke, l.. M. Pemberton, L. o. Kret'
singer, Beatrice; r. S. Nowsl. Seward;
Lyman Perrin, jr., Crete; G. p. Dletz,
Omaha; L. II. Britt, Nebraska City; w.
G. Ashhy, Wymore.