Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-09

heads wrapped up from cuts and bruises.
some Of them looked as though thew
would enjoy having their heads hooped
or wrapped NJ, and one vREraut walked
up and down the currldor q the cell
room with q dilaWdated dress cont bat
toned closely around him Il was neces-
sRry thai be wear the coat other ward
robe he had none Among the inmates
were two parties who walked before the
police headquarters III 9 q n armed
with brass kuugkies. They tipped some
machinery iu the gutter from tho walk
III front Of M adjoining building and
were rapidly becoming owners ui the
town when two Of The night men came
along and locked thuu up. Bo,l OF tbc
parties gave theIr names rs johnson and
they wanted war
4 farmer named Bcrrv came in town
Saturday 10 srg the balloon ASCENSION. he
had worked long and hard III the harvest
andliclt Ike recreatiug himself While The
balloon iari'ied, and was being filed with
Cus Berry filed himself with beer, and
when the balloon went mp Berry went
down and avoEe IN the morning ln jail.
His team thai he had left hIiched on the
streets early in The day was cared for 10y
the officers. and when the police visited
the Jail In the morning the farmer begged
but begged IA vain foI freedom. Among
ms pleas made for liberty was that il was
his tortieth birthday and that friends had
been udden 10 feast IN honor OF the
occasion and what would they do at D
feast Of the kind without the bridegroom
But Notwithstanding tins bit Of family
history he ale his birthday dinner in con
finement.
Saturday evening Prof, Brayton gave a
balloon ascension to an audience Of two
thousand VINO had for four hours braved
the hen: of the day 10 see the thing sail
y Yesterday noon the baloonist returned TO
the city a farmer bringing him TO town,
from some twelve miles out IL The coun-
try where the balloon landed. The pro
fessor escaped injury in lighting but the
balloon Lrhtened Of his weight made its
escape travelling over the ground acouple
Of miee further and being badly torn
and dilapidated.
Busso1n, the man brought back from
Missouri for disposing Of incumhered
property, has been arraigned and bound
over 10 answer at the coming term OF the
district court. he gave bonds in the sum
Of $500 for his appearance.
The Leavenworth base ball club meets
the Lincoln club on the grounds OF the
latter, this city, for four games this week
and the home club confidently count on
winning at least three of the games.
Since their success with the Leadville
club the home team have taken unto
themselves much new courage.
The chairman of the board Of man
ayers OF the state fair has advertised for
bids Tor furnishing music nj that eXhihi-
ton. and bands desiring TO compete
should communicate with Mr.. L. MelD-
tyre, of Seward.
The young people Of the Baptist church
will on "Wednesday evening give musi-
cal entertainment al the Masonic Temple
that viii be OF unusual excellence, and
will doubtless attract q large audience
from among the musical people Of Lin
coin.
The city council meets this evening, III
which time the contracts foT the constrae-
hon Of the sewerage system, il is ex-
pected, will be made.
The police headquarters have received
\ letter from Henry W Ayers, of Peoria,
stating that man supposed to be on the
the Lincoln police force had last May
borrowed money from the writer and
failed 10 reimburse him. No such man
as named is on the police force.
The following NeDraskans were guests
al Lincoln hotels yesterday: S. II. Soren
berger. W ahoo; j. W. M eBride, Hastings;
j W Cartwright, PIattsmouth; Frank
Wilcox, Wilcox; L. Clute, Arapahoe; W.
H Conrer Doup City Eugene Montgum-
cry, AlbiOni t. j. MoShane, Omaha.