Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-08
BitSon MENTION.
Wnter rents arc now duo.

htlNt' - ipblti anu htdIiHR COmpictIIh
Alargc force is at work excavating for
the foundations Of the new court house.
r. G.. Horr, Michigan's f~avorite orator.
is to speak here with Col. Henderson on
The 3lst.
EN-Licutenant GovcrnorM. NJ. Walden
IL TO give n ringing republican speech at
Malvern today.
The paving of Willow avenue has been
completed to Bancroft street, and will be
10 Main street this week.
The policemen's ball on the god should
be literally patronizcd, and promises to
be n successful and enjoyable event.
o. II. Brown, the Main street drug
Fist, yesterday put in a fine show case of
toilet articles in the woman's exchange.
Permit to marry was given yesterday
TO John Tracy and Maggie Delaney, both
of this city. Also to 4. A. Dorm and
Katie Thomas, both of Nicola.
Tho United. States grand jury has
found IN indictment against Othelia
Lodis, of Red Oak, for raising silver bills,
and fixed her bail Mt s., 900.
Contractor Vincent expects to resume
work on the Indian creek sewer ditch on
the 18th, and is Offering employment to
teams at So, aud TO men ut 81. 80 Il day.
In the United States court yesterday,
young Trip, who was found guilty OF
passing counterfeit silver dollars, was
sentenced TO the pe%nitentiury for two
years.
One of the handsome cabs of the
Omaha Cab Line was in this city ycster-
day. II contained Il lady and gent who
were lookiu. over the city with n view
to purchasing some property.
About thirty alleged violators Of
revenue laws were arraigncd in the fed
,nn1 ,,ti nj ty.,rt,,l,,v nn1 - .r1Nll,r ,,,,-
ton of them pleaded gu lty. The oiicnses
were mostly Of a technical nature.
In the federal court the case of NJ. NJ.
Alcott vs.. the c. d. N. W. railway com
pany is now on trial, il being Il claim for
damages on account Of II lost trunk,
which, when found, had been ritlod of
its contents.
There was but one drunk in the police
court yesterday. Not II very busy day
for a court which has Il 81, 900 judge and
all the other attachments Of II circuit or
district court.
The city council, in adiourning Mon
day night, adjourned to such time as a
majority of the aldermen should call n
meeting. Another slap at the mayoralty,
which is supposed to have the power to
call the council together.
Now that Armour has been relieved Of
the position of postmaster here, because
his republican friends nominated him
for sheriff, it is expected that Perry Reel,
whom the democrats nominated, will be
invited TO leave the postoilice ut Reels
station.
Everybody should invest in a ticket for
the letter.carrier's third annual ball,
VIII oh is to be given in Beno's hall on the
evening of the Goth. The carriers GER
tainly merit q generous encouragement
in his enterprise.
The Hollywood company has not set
the city wild with delight, and the attend
ance ut their entertainments have been
less and less. The little folks are about
the only drawing cards, and they are
fair, but the performances us II whole are
Light and tame.
General Fairchild, of Wisconsin, will
find among his hearers here xtMonday
night n gOodly number of his veteran
friends and old comrades. There are in
his city and vicinity more of the old
Wisconsin veterans than many suppose,
and some OF the truest and braveSt.
The little son of w. S. Brown, who
lives near the transfer, while playing
with some of his mates ut the Curtin
street school ye terrday, fell in running,
and another boy Of about the same size
fell onto him. In the tumble the Brown
boy had his leg broken below the knee.
j. NJ. Mathews seems to have II pretty
good show of being elected unanimously
as county superintendent of schools.
He has filled that position so acceptably
to all who are Interested in educational
matters, that %he-cannot be spared from
the Office yet awhile.
The ease of White VS.. the c., Is. d O.,
which has been so long on trial in the
federal court, was yesterday ended, the
jury bringing in u verdict for the de-
PENDANT. The plaintiff in this suit
claimed damages for property destroyed
by fire, alleging that II passing locomo-
tive caused the blaze.
II was stated n few days ago that the
Union Pacific Railway company had pur.
chased of the Ballard estate eighty.three
acres lying just north of the track. 1t
seems that the trade has fallen through,
just as the final arrangements were being
made for the transfer of the land.
1t is predicted that with the incoming
OF n democratic postmaster, the next ball
given by the present carriers will be Il
"bawl." Hardly for if the carriers have
to go they are too gritty, and have too
much veteran blood TO play any baby act.
They will go out rs they came mike
men.
The BEE job rooms in Council Bluffs
will soon be supplied with power by II
water motor. Sundry other improve.
ments ar being arranged for, SO that the
Council Bluffs office OF the BEE will be
the most complete, convenient and Mt
tractve of any newspaper Office and job
rooms in the city.
Charles Osgood, the general agent of
"A Wife's Honor" company, was in the
city yesterday arranging for two enter
tainments and Il matinee here on October
10 and II. The play is by Lawrence
Marston, and has made Il strong hit. 1t
will be presented by nm excellent com
pany, supporting the author, who takes
The leading part.
Raymond Il Campbell, whose reputa-
ton ms bridge builders has extended far
and near, have arranged commodious
and convenient supply yards Mt the foot
of Fourth street, near the Wabash depot,
and have laid side tracks and made other
improvements for the handling
and keeping Of timbers and iron.
j. j. Frainey rs of on II mysterious
mission. 1t is said that he is interview
ing Jere Murphy about that Indian
agency which seemed so near and yet
proved SO far. 1t is thought that II per-
sonal explanation as to the difference be-
tween fnthpr and son will remove the nh