Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-01


legislature in 1878 the general rogistca.
ton laws of the state were repealed and
another substituted which created It diff
! ference between cities of various classes.
Omaha, Lincoln, Fremont, Nebraska
City and Plattsmouth were included in
these cities entitled to registrars for city,
county state and national elections. In,
1875 the legislature again passed an act
which let out all towns except Omaha,
and for some reason unknown, Platis.
mouth. The law has never been
changed The question now arises
whether the mayors appointments arc
valid and in compliance with law. 1t is
claimed he acted under an ordinance, but
il is doubted whether a city council can
pass law which will govern outside OF
The municipality itself. 1t Is not sup
posed that their action can affect state or
county elections.
SwlNDLISG CIRCULARS.
The so.CaiCd law firm of rutherford "
Maine, of Washington, ID. c., must con-
slider the people OF Lincoln and the sur.
rounding country Il mass ot great large
suckers, for they have sent out Il great
many printed circulars, blank powers of
attorney and am agremccnt to pay them
33i per cent OF all that the alleged
law firm would collect for the applicant
III the way of pensions and other claims
against The government. These clrcu-
lars are sent to mcu who have never been
i'll the army or ever Smclt burnt powder.
Another outfit styling themselves n. y.
Smith d Co., of Cincinnati, are sending
10 this state samples of pictures which
border on the vulgar, and asking $1.0O
for ten pictures. The unwary and weak
youths are given 10 understand that the
ten pictures 10 be sent on receipt of the
dollar arc just awfully bad, but when they
are received the fool finds his money
gone and ten ordinary advertising cards
III place OF it.
CITY ITEMS.
Druggist Ed Riggs found under his bed
last night Il genuine Mexican tarantula.
He chlorOformpd the visitor from Mexico
and now has ii on exhibition ut his store.
This is said to be the second tarantula
found in this city. Riggs now has tarau-
tula Juice in stock.
One OF Lincoln 5 citizens recently found
dead cat in his well. The family had
noticed that the water had tasted Il little
bad for several weeks but failed to dis
cover the bloatcd cat until stated, when
ii WAS rcsurrected forthwith.
John O'keefc, esq, of the firm of
Gushing Il O'kccfc, was in Lincoln yes
tcrday. He is now engaged on the L. 7.
cNtcnSion in Howard county. Mr..
O'Kccfe said that on account of 4 lack of
line TO Loup City this fall.
Mr.. Strong, ofGariicld precinct, in this
county broke his collar bone yesterday.
The cause of the accident was calf
which ran between his legs and caused
the gentleman to fall. violently TO the
ground DR.. Lane was called and the
patient is doing nicely.
Detective Thompson, of this city, is do.
ing good business IN his line. He has
made several arrests and ferretrd out Il
number of important cases and produced
sufficient evidence to effect conviction.
The Lincoln car company is extending
Il line on east y street for about q dozen
squares.
Til" store of j. II. Nader, on Eleventh
street, WAS entered by burglars late night
before last The men got in by taking
out Il pane of glass in one of the front
windows. Nothing was taken and it is
presumed the fellows We're frightened
away.
The wife and child of Captain Post, of
the police, left yesterday for Il visit to her
old home at La Porte, Indiana.
William Flynn, of Paramount was yes
tcrday examined before U. S. Commits
sioner Bilingsley for selling liquor with
out Il license, and held under bonds of
$500 to appear before tho United States
court
STATE ARRIVALS.
John S. Tidball, Crete; John G. Hig-
gins, Columbus; Gus States, Valparaiso; Il.
l.. Allen, John Morrell. Charlie Burmcs-
ter, L. Y; Fowler, W: l.. Eastman,
Omaha: Mrs. S. G. Smith Mrs. r. $.
Shields, G. Parker, Il. &. Couch, Omaha;
J. ", Stewart and wife, Nebraska City;
II. i. Chapman, Omaha.