THE OMAHA DAILY BBJ3 : TUESDAY , APRIL , 17 , ISSb. THE DAILY COUNCIL BLUFFS , OFFICE , NO. 12 PE/UIL STREKT. Dollmed l l & Clly at - n.W.TJLTON.-MANAOEIl. ' " . No. 13. NIUIIT KDiion , No. S3. MINOIt MENTION. N. Y. Plumbing Co. New spring goods nt Rcltcr's. Furnished rooms to rent , 325 Scott. The board of trade meets this evening for Important business. Earnest Fisher and C. Prlnccll were each taxed (3 for aggravated booting. Henry Schwartz was released , the charge Of drutikcncss not being sustained. Mrs. Wndsworth will give n solo nt the P. E. O. entertainment Thursday evening. Mayor Hohrcr and City Clerk Husbeo yes- tcrday checked up Auditor Kimiehan's yearly report anil found It correct. The school board meets this evening to arrive nt some conclusion in repm ! to nuopt- inj ? n plan for the new school building. The members of the Y. M. C. A. gymna sium are requested to meet nt the rooms nt 8 o'clock. All the boys nro urged to bo present. In the police court yesterday Henry Wat son , M. Kennedy and DnvlJ Wnllnco wcro each sentenced to ten days In Jail for va- grnncy. The members of St. Albans lodge No. 17 , Knights of Pythias , are requested to meet nt Castle hall this evening for work in the llrst nnd third ranks. The quarterly conference ol the Methodist church will bo hold In the church parlors to morrow evening , nftcr the regular Wednes day evening meeting. The twcnty-inoiiths-old child of Mr. and Mrs. C. Sorcnson , living on nvenuo F , who died Sunday afternoon of croup , was burled in Fnlrvlew yesterday. Among the paving which will probably bo ordered soon Is Eighth street from Uroad- way to Fifth avenue , nnd Fifth avenue from Eighth flirent to Main street. The Welsh prl/o singers , from Cardiff , Wnles , assisted by Mr. Walter T. Barker , solo harpist , will give one of their cnjoyublo concerts at the opera house this evening. The new Monitor machine for smoothing the unpnvcd streets Is being given a week's trial. It is proving satisfactory nnd will probably bo retained In constant service. A scries of gospel meetings will be held this week nt the Lutheran mission , in the southern part of the city , by Hev. A. Hns- muscn and Mr. J. C. Jocumsen. All Scandi navians arc invited. - Kegular communication of niuff City lodge No. 7J. A. F. & A. M. this ( Tuesday ) even ing. Annual election of ofllccrs. A full attendance is requested. I3y order of the W.M. A largo delegation from Ibis city will at tend the seventeenth annual mooting of the Woman's Baptist Foreign Mission society , to bo held In Omaha , Wednesday and Thursday of this week. A quiet wedding , attended only by n Jew personal friends , took place in St. Paul's church Sunday afternoon , the rector ofllci- aling. Tlio contracting parties were Mr. Ed. C. Lmnson and Miss Maud Birus , both of Omaha. Union church meetings are getting to bo very wearisome to many , on account of the length of the services , they frequently being prolonged until 10 or 11 o'clock. Brevity would cause the attendance and interest to bo greater. E. B. Parker , of Omaha , and Miss Anna Ltimche , of this city , wcro married by 'Squiro Uriggs Sunday evening at the residence of the bride's parents , Mr. and Mrs. J. M.l.am- cho on Fourth street. The couple will re- Bide in Omaha in the future. A very light audience assembled at the opera house last evening to hear Charles Dickens , Jr. , read selections from his father's work. Those present thoroughly enjoyed the evening's entertainment , but from a financial point of view it was not n success. The replevin casa of Thomas & Co. vs. F. C. Peterson was called in the superior court yesterday afternoon.The case was taken from the district court last week on a change of vcnuo , as the plaintiffs were not ready for trial when it came up for trial before Judge Deemcr. It was continued a few days. Marshal Gimncllu loft for Dea Moincs yes terday morning to procure the necessary papers from UiOROvcrnor to get possession of the person of P. J. Talbott , the confidence man and forger , who is now in custody in Denver. The marshal will return this morn ing from the capital and proceed immediately to Denver. The "ilcstrik skule" entertainment was given at DCS Moincs lately by n church so ciety there , nnd netted n prollt of 4243. A few more copies of the schedule nro left , which can be had at one dollar each , by ad dressing J. E. Harkncss , Council Bluffs. Witlf this outline any society can easily pro vide n pleasant and prolltablo local enter tainment. Officer Tamisca yesterday received a tele gram from Council Hill , 111. , announcing the death of his father-in-law , Peter Thotnason , nt the advanced ago of seventy-nine years. The deceased leaves live eh'ldrcn ' , two of them , Mrs. Tamisca nnd Mrs , J. H. Hnney , being residents of this city. This Is the third allliction that has visited this family In the last few months. Mr. Tiimlsca'ssisternnd mother having died but a short liineugo. The Bii : Joins with other friends in extending sympathy to the bereaved relatives. Drs. MoMir & Van Nees euro private diseases. Itooma 1 mid 5 , opera house I/IK. Telephone XTJ. For all fcmnlo diseases consult Drs. Jlosor fc Vnn Ness , opera hoiiBo liloek. rooms i and 6 , Council mini's. CoricHpondence solicited. Money nt low rates on flrst-olasi larm security. Burnhani , Tulleyu .V Co. , lit ! .Main street. The dibtrict telegraph distributes cir- cultirs promptly. The Government lluilillng Settling. The settling of the government building has cracked a larco number of tno face stones , nnd these nro all to bo replaced. The steps and buttresses on the cast side of thn building failed to settle with the rest of the structure and will have to bo tuUcn out en tirely and rebuilt. This work of patching up the building and repairing damages will tuko up considerable time. The sidewalk Is nearly nil laid , with the exception of n space in front of the cast entrance , that wfll not be put down until the necessary repairs nrc made. The work on the Ulterior is going on rapidly nnd will bo completed long before the changes on the outsldo are finished. Travelers ! Stop at the Bechtolc. Shcafo loans money on mil estate. . S. B. Wndsworth & Co. loiiu money. A full line of crockery and glassware at Lund Bros. , No. 23 Main street. Sewer connections nnd house sewers laid by N. Y. Plumbing company. Cheap Uallroail Tickets. Chicago $10. Reduced rates to all points cast , at Bush noil's. The A. > ofH. The Aaclent Order f Hibernians is mak ing extensive preparations to join in thodudi calory ceremonies of St. Fraud * Xnvlcr' ! church nt > it Sunday morning , The sodutlei from Omaha , South Omlm , North Omaha Lincoln and Dunlap aru to bo hero , Tin Oinuliu delegation will bring its own band The boclety hero \ \ 111 meet the visitors at thi Northwestern depot at 0:10 : o'clock Sundaj morning und ut the dummy depot n\ ' , > : ! < n. m. , anil march uptown. Tha romraiUrs of arrangements consist of John Qulnn , Wll liRiuFltrccralil , John Sullivan , TiuiO'Ucurn Pat Swceuoy and John C'usbk , i'vcry Ucnly Hoi p. "Wonnt to help the orpnana' hcr.no cud so make this offer ] ( there are 6 Domestic machines soli from thlsolHco within tlio next 10 dnyi wo will donate the entire proceeds o tkvifath srja to tho."Christian . Homo. ' Domestio 1'nr.lors. 105 Mair , St. _ Ucia Abstract company , 230 Main street CAN'T ' GET THE COHBINATlOJi , 'Tho ' Aiuoftrmnlo bead-Lock Being Worked In Vain , _ % A CASE OF SOCIAL IMPURITY. 1'rcpnrlng to DcrtlcAto St. Francis Church UnlldlriR Improvements Undo Snin's House Settling. The City Fnthorn Move. The common council convened last evening n special session. Present , Mayor Ilohrer , Aldermen Bellinger , Kncphcr , Lacy , Mot- calf , Weaver nnd Waterman a full board. Petition of Rev. J. O. Lemon , that Avcnuo B bo opened from Sixth to Eleventh street. Referred to committee on streets and alleys. Petition of J. Ji Mowry , to rectify error in grading tax. Referred. Petition of property owners on Fourth venue , between Fourteenth nnd Fifteenth itrccts , that the street bo opened. The mar- ihal was'lnstructcd to remove the obstrue- Ions. The , clause In same petition rcspcct- ng the building of n bridge across Indian rook was referred to the committco of the vholc. Petition of property owners , that grade 16 established on Railroad street. Referred. Petition that First avenue bo paved from . 'carl to Eighth street and Eighth street from First to Sixth nvcnuc. Read nnd granted. The-clerk was Instructed to notify the Omnha ami Council Bluffs Paving company o proceed to the completion of their con- rnct. Petition of Martha Branch for rcmuncra- on for damage to property by change of In dian creek was referred to finance eommlt- co. The matter of charging filling on Broad- ay to street car company was referred to finance committco. RcK | > rt of the city treasurer for month of March was received nnd referred. Bond of Milwaukee Iron company for $2,000 was approved. This Is to cover con tract for curbing Broadway from Twelth street to the west line of Ferry addition. Contract read and referred. Bill of the Chicago Tribune for flVl for pub- ishlng notice for bids was allowed. Bill of { . C. Bergvr for constructing sidewalks on contract was referred. Sidewalk resolution No. 78 was ordered liubllshod. Resolution granting to H. E. Owens , M. Callihan , J. W. ICclley nnd R. C. Bcrgcr city trading improvement bonds amounting to $15,010.30 in partial payment for work done on Broadway , and resolution granting to C. H. Mitchell bonds amounting to $1,409.20 ivero both referred to the finance committco and the mayor with instructions to report Tuesday night. Petition of W. S. McMickcn for permission to complete certain improvements upon his house was referred to the mayor and Alder man Bellinger. Petition of the park commissioners for the appointment ofV. . II. Scott ns special police man sit Lake View , without cost to the city , was referred to the police committco. On motion the city engineer was instructed o advertise for bids for the construction of bridges and culverts on Seventeenth street und across the Gcorgo Wright slough. The city engineer was instructed to make an estimate of the a'mount of paving on Broadway from Twelfth street west. In the matter of the petition for sidewalks on Harmony street from Benton street east , Alderman Lacy moved that obstructions on Bondstrcctbo removed and the city engineer run lines for that work. ' Council proceeded to the election of offi cers. Following is the first and formal bal lot for clerk : R. II. Hunthigton 3 , F. A. Burke a. Second ballot : Huntlngton 8 , Burke 0. The mayor stated there was no choice. On motion the council proceeded to choice for chief of the fire department. First bal lot : Chas. Walters a. John Templeton 2 , Captain Rnpplegio 1. Second ballot : Walters 3 , Templeton 2 , Clms. Matthnia 1. Third ballot : Walters ? , Tcmplcton ! ! . The mayor announced no choice. On motion the council proceeded to ballot for street commissioner. First ballot : A. E. Avery a , R. E. Phillips 2 , Ed. Calvin 1. Second ballot : Mart Hnrdin 1 , Phillips 2 , Ed. Bates 1 , Avcry. Third ballot : Avery 3 , Philips 2 , Galvin 1. No choice , On motion the council proceeded to ballot for poll tax collector. First ballot : C. J. Bcckman 3 , Ed Bates 3. Second ballotBeck- : man 3 , Bates 3. On motion council adjourned until Tuesday night. Catch On to This. Mr. Charles Probstlo is prepared to supply you with : i harness tlio equal of any on earth. Fine work and harness novelties a specialty. Single , double and track ; also a good , class of farm work. A complete stock of gouts' and ladies' riding saddles , driving boots , robes , all kinds of whips , etc. Give him a call. The Outlook I'mCliaiituiniun. . The move for securing a Chautnuqua as sembly hero looks very encouraging. The plan to muko it so largo as to bo in fact as well as in name "The Chnutauqja of the West , " is evidently the strong feature of its success. Occasionally some ono is heard to ask "Why don't they begin small nnd work upl Why ask for so much to start withl1' These who have familiarized themselves with the plans sco very readily why the en terprise had better never start than start feebly. The grounds must bo so arranged us to provide for tlio uccotnodutlon of from ten to txventy thousand people daily. Thcro must bo enough money spent in bccurlng at tractions to draw this number of people the very first season , Unless this is done there Is little use in appealing to the railways nnd to citizens of Omaha and the surrounding country for subscriptions to aid it. If nil that Is intended is a mere Sunday school con vention , which will draw n few hundred people Hero every year , then it would soon lose its attractions even for these few hun dred. Such a gathering Council Bluffs ought to bo able to provide for without soli citing any co-operation on the part of others. Those who have already subscribed have done so with the assurance that no start will made until WOUOl ( has been secured , and this amount swelled as soon ns possible to $100,000. The only way to mnku it n success is to have it on so grand usculo as to enable it to secure at any pnco the best talent In the nation , and with u merely nominal oxpcnso to the indi vidual attendant sct'ui-o from the accumu lated miles of tlio tens of thousands suflU clunt to meet UICMJ cxpcnbcs and further the improvements to grounds from the surplus. The first year Is nil important. Unless the very best attractions are offered the first sunion the crowds cannot bu drawn hither tlio next year. The enterprise is no experi ment , the Now York uss-onilily having dem onstrated the fact that ono national assembly located in the cast IK not sufilcient to accom modate : thu country , mid that another , equally extensive nnd nttractivc , Is needed nt some point In the west. Shall Council Bluffs nnd Omahn ho that western center for these crowds of intelligent jn'nplo to guth'-r each summer ! It remains largely with the citbcns of Council Bluffs to answer thnt question. Some of the citi zens have already cast their votes In Its favor by pledging nbout tle,000. This week others will bo asktMl to veto in like manner. The enterprise has b cn pretty thoroughly ex plained , und if the citucnn of Council Bluffs will bwi'll the amount to fllO.UOO there will be llttla dlftlcuiiy in securing the rest of the needed financial backing. Public-spirited citizens blioulil not wait to bo urged by some commiltec , but should step to the front vol untarily nlul stnlc the amCilint they will con tribute. Mr. J , B. Hnrkness , the secretary , will gladly welcome suclf subscriptions , and it is us much the duty of such to vo to him or to others of the committee , us to exncct these worker * to hunt them up , ( .pending their time nnd Ktrongth In furthering an en tcrprii-o in which they have no rnoro personal interest than the ones whose bubscriptions are solicited. Thu tluio hca camp whcc Council Bluffs mutt tlociilf , and that quickly , wl.flthcr it will avail lUolf of this grand op portuolty , or > cst indifferently nd B O tlu ' .vcqlocu Chliutiouvju assembly located u' eou-.o other center. It out-lit not to take lv > vr.tj ( qur hours to secures the nceilci auputit if those xvho arc waiting to I'C ' uicv : would cqmo forward and contribute nccord.- Ing to their ability , whether It bo much or lltUo. The outlook is very encouraging. and the * I ! ovor-v 0 u inc < 5 haV U Council Bluffs shows Itself to bo in corn- earnest , the co-operation of Oninhii nn" ° ' the numerous rall > va.V9 cejiVylBa hi Uite two cities can bo easily secured , without this earnest nnd united nctlon on the part of the citizens It is almost neejUc g to solicit such co-oneration , It is , believed thnt the enterprising citizens , on thus being informed of the situation and of the encouraging pros pects of success , will promptly respond nnd nt once place the Chautauqun assembly on n solid foundntlon , which shall cause It to bo n permanent nnd increasing success. The op portunity is n grand ono , nnd realizing this , Council Bluffs will bo found ready to do its full share. Piles cured with certainty. Drs. Moser & Van Ness , Council Bluffs , la. An Outrageous Asanult. Yesterday there was another startling sermon on the need of social purity. It wns the case of Charles Norton , n man ngcd thirty-three years , charged with making an Indecent assault upon 'a little girl , Mmnlo Osier , aged about eight years. The details of the nffalrwcre unlit for publlo recital. The prisoner was in the employ of Mr. Osier on n farm , nnd the alleged outrage occurred while the family wcra away from homo at Carson doing some trading. The ovldcnco of the little girl was very clear nnd straight forward , impressing nil the hearers with the truthfulness of her Statements. The defend- nnt went upon the stand and simply denied that ho was guilty. Ho remembered the day well on which tlio alleged nssault was made. Ho was playing with the children , and romp ing with little Minnie nnd her twin sisters , who were younger , nnd ho merely caught hold of her in fun with no intent to do any wrong. An elder sister , who wns at n neigh boring school house , returned homo in the afternoon nnd found her llttlo sister cry- Ing. The little girl said that , Charlie had caught her and kissed her , which made her mnd. She did not tell nil that oc curred until n few days later. About a week nftcr this occurrence the elder sister , a girl of nbout fourteen , wns approached by him in so familiar a manner that she became Indig nant at the liberties ho attempted. She then told her folks nbout what her little sister had told her , nnd Morton wns arrested. Ho snld that they wouldn't hang him ; that the most that could bo done was to send him across the state , nnd he could stand that. Morton is n swnrthy-complexioncd , rather low-browed fellow. His sister , a young lady , sits bcsldo him during the trial , while next to her sits his aged mother. The attorney for the defense nskcd for nn order of the court requiring the llttlo Klrl , to bo subjected to n physical examination , but the prosecution ob jected to this , as It was not claimed thnt the girl was physically injured , and therefore the examination would bo immaterial. The case will bo submitted to the Jury to-day. Some nice lots on avenue A for sale. Johnson & Van Patten , 33 Main street. Building Permits. The following building permits were issued yesterday at the office of the city clerk ; Wheeler & Herald , stable , Bcnton st. . $ 1,000 Henry Baker , dwelling , Riddle's sub. . 200 A. Kruse , dwelling , Washington avc. . 050 H. R. Jones , dwelling. North Sixth st 1,200 F. W. Peterson , dwelling , South Sixth street . 100 O. II. Brown , stable , Tenth avenue. . . 100 Chris Henderson , dwelling , Twentieth nvcnuo . ISO Chris Nelson , dwelling , Eighteenth avenue . 125 H. Larson , dwelling , Avenue G . 500 II. Van Do Bogart , dwelling , Benton street . 100 Mary C. Benson , dwelling , Willow ave 2S5 For some time past , parties erecting new buildings have neglected to comply with the ordinance requiring a permit to bu taken out , nnd informations have been filed against thirty parties for this offense. Yesterday several of them were taken into court and fined the costs in the case and required to take out the necessary permit. Lovers of art and music will have ono of the grandest opportunities to gratify this love next Thursday evening. The P. 13. O. entertainment at the opera house will be the finest of its order ever seen in Council Blufls. The best .local talent in music , the most beautiful pic tures , and Rogers' most celebrated proups in statuary. To miss it will cause lasting regret. Reserved seats at Bushnell's. _ _ Personal Paragraphs. J , B. Hungcrford , editor of the Carroll Herald , was in the city yesterday. Alex Mulmroso returned Sunday evening from u three weeks' business trip to Chicago. John Davis , of Norfolk , Neb. , formerly of this city , Is hero visiting friends for a few days. Conductor Bell , of 'tho Wabash , has gone west on a short business trip. When ho re turns ho will commence the erection of a six-room cottage near the transfer depot. Railroad Commissioner Spencer Smith loft for Crcston yesterday morning to invdstl- gate the recent accident on the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy , this side of that city. E. H. Sheafe loans money on chattel security of every description. Private consulting rooms. All business strictly confidential. ' Ofilco COO Broadway , cor ner Main street , up-stairs. Appreciative Pupils. Saturday afternoon n largo number of the pupils of the institution for the deaf and dumb went over to Omaha , under the guid ance of Prof. McDcrmitt. They visited the Buttle of Gettysburg , the Eden Musce , the court house nnd Jail , the Bcu ofilco and Max Myor's establishment. They enjoyed their holiday so greatly that they dcsiro to express their thanks publicly to Sheriff Coburn , Mr. Mycr and to others , for the kindly courtesy shown them. The Chicago < fc Rock Island and the Union Pacific railway officials wcro also very kind in their treat ment of the party. Largest stock of wall paper over seen in the city. Picture frames made to order. Vc'ry latest designs in cornice mouldings , n. P. Niles , 402Broadway. Oldest firm in this line in the city. The Switchmen'o Ball. This evening the second annual ball of Council Bluffs lodge No. 2 : ) , Switchmen's mutual nut association will take place in the temple hall. These who attend from Omahn will bo given free transportation. They can come over on any dummy train after the 15:05 : p. m. run , nnd can return on any train before 3:30 : o'clock the next morning , at which hour n special train will bo provided for their accommodation. Pauper Jmlwr. NnwYomc , April 10. [ Special Telegram to the flnE.l Eighteen swarthy Italian mar- bio cutters , the first batch imported under contract by Messrs , Bowker. Torroy & Co. , a great marble quarry firm of Boston , landed at Castle Garden yesterday from the steamer Rugla , from Hamburg. They were detained. The emigration commissioners have been looking for these men for weeks , The first intimation of nn attempt to Import contract labor by wholesale was received March 23 by Surveyor Covenoy , of Boston , from the state secretary of the Knights of Labor of Mabsnchufcetts. Complaint was promptly forwarded to Collector Magono , and as the Italians yesterday signed affidavits that they came hcio under contract , ho will double them back very soon. Proceedings will bo instituted at once , it is understood , against the above named firm upon Instigation of Knights of Labor , To Wind ITp. DKTr.oir , April 10. An Evening Journal special from Grand Rapids , Mich. , says Curtis vt Dunton , proprietors of the oldest wholesale paper house In the city , this morning - ing filed n mortgage to the amount of tlO.OOO to secure endorsement. Assets nnd liabili ties unknown. The Junior member of the firm says it is a total wreck , and that thebus- jnebs will bo wound up. A Consolidated New YORK , Arnl 10. The now building oi the Consolidated Exchange was opened this iorni.ii' : without .ceremony , THE SOUTH OMAHA BUDGET The Rouml-HoUso Of th.Q F. B. & M , V. B. B. Destroyed by Firo. THE WORK OF AN INCENDIARY. Dlsftntlsdctl with tlioMnjror'H Appoint ments The Ex-City Attorney ami n Councilman JmlulRO in a Spir ited Bet-to About the City. who ma it ? The monotony of n fireman's llfo was broken into Sunday night by two fires , nnd now people would like to know who did it. The first was about 9 o'clock , nnd wound up in the totnl destruction of n barn on the corner of Twenty-seventh nnd Q streets , owned by B. Jcttcr. There were sovcn horses in the barn nt the time , but they wcro nil rescued nnd the spectators ntdcd in keeping the flro from spreading. The fire company was on hand but there wcro no hydrants within reach , nnd so fnr ns the provisions made by the city council wcro concerned , the whole Third ward might have been destroyed. The second flro took away the newly built roundhouse of the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad. It started about 3 o'clock in the morning and was burned to the ground before most people were nwako. Employes say that thcro has been no fire In the building nftcr 11 o'clock Sunday morn ing , so that everything points to the work of nn Incendiary. The loss Is confined to.tho building only , nnd will amount to about JCOO. The Council Meeting. "Standing room only" was hung outsldo of the city hall last night to prevent too many of the electors coming In nnd seeing the re sult of their work nt the Into election. The council itself was nil there , nnd the members bore their honors meekly. Mayor Sloan sat on the recently erected platform , nnd sur veyed the scene with n little more self pos session thnn nt the previous meeting. Coun- cilincn Smith nnd 13ayllss shnrcd a tnblo with the reporters , nnd busied themselves with numberless petitions and ordinances. Councilman 13althurst Jettcr hold down the end of the bench next the mayor , and Coun cilman Dan IJaffcrty sat alongside to keep him in order. Councilman Mncullllan came next , and divided his time between n cigar mid the business , but it's only fair to say that the business received the most attention. Councilman Fcnno had n chair to himself , Just opposite the mayor , nnd watched the proceedings for future reference. Councilmen liurko and O'IZourk also secured chairs and watched the rest of the council nnd each other. City Marshal McCrackcn was in full uni form , and , ns sorgeant-at-arms , called the meeting to order , tn listen to the reports of Pollco Judge Heuther nnd himself. They listened , nnd then ndopted the reports. Tile ordinance committee reported favorably on the ordinance appointing n street commis sioner , and it was read a second nnd third time. It calls for seine one to look nftcr streets , alleys , siddwalks , viaducts and other things , at a salary of $03 per month , the said "some ono" to furiflsh a bond of $1,000 as n guarantee that he will. It was passed , and then Councilman Smith handed in ordinances 45 , 50 , it nnd19 , relating to gas , lighting and salaries , as souvenirs of the old council. After hearing wlirl they were about they wcro given over to the tender mercies of the new ordinance committee. The streets and alloys' committco asked for more time nnd got it. Councilman Bayliss reported for the special committee told off to examine the books of ex-Treasurer Hunt that they had Investigated and found them correct. The balances to the credit of the city wcro SlT05.7y in the general fund , $ ( H1.81 in the school fund and $13 In the dog fnnd , making n total of $2,410.53.- Merchants on N street asked permission to appoint M. J. Murphy as a block watchman nt their own expense , nnd were allowed the privilege. Twcnty-nlno residents asked that D. U. Mills be apdointcd street commis sioner nnd the petition was handed over to the mayor , while the petition of Pat HIco for n position on the police force was re ferred to the committee on police. By permission of the mayor W. S. Make peace spoke at some length on the recent ap pointment of E. J. Doud as city attorney. Ho Intimated that ho had been retained by a number of citizens , and that papers neces sary to a suit of cjuo warranto hud been pre pared for the purpose of settling the disputed question as to whether the present Incum bent was eligible or not. Before bringing suit , however , he wished to cite n number of paragraphs from the statutes bearing on the subject , nnd ho cited untilCouncilman Burke got tired nnd iiskcdthatho bo called to order. Tno mayor protected him , however , and ho spoke until ho got through. The city attorney was instructed to draft an ordinance governing and numbering and naming of streets , and the committco on po lice was told to see that the police cells were put in proper shape. The finance committee reported favorably on fifteen bill , submitted to them and unfa vorably on eleven and the eleven wcro re ferred back. Then it was found thcro wcro no funds to pay the other fifteen and they shared the same fate. Then about one hour was devoted to a gen eral discussion , in which the old council got the worst of It. The englnccr'was asked to furnish profiles nnd lines for the grading on various streets , and said ho would do It , but stated that the necessary figures were in the hands of the ex-engineer who refused to give them up. That brought to light the fact that the city owed the cx-cngiiiccr $160 , and that ho wouldn't glvo up the plans until ho was paid. Thcro was no money to pay him , and the matter was referred. Councilman Burke wanted the policemen paid their salary for the last thrco months , but ho too was met with the cry of no lunds , und the "force" will have to hustle. A station at Q street was wanted for west end residents , and Councilmen MacMillan , Haffcrty and the mayor were appointed to sco that they got It. As n Iloruo Market- Amonir other things South Omaha is com ing to the front as a horse market , and Fred S. Rockwell of Montrose , Col. , Is the latest buyer. Years ago Fred was the Hock Island stook agent at Omaha and Council Bluffs , but nt last ho went to ranching and has been making money ever since. Ho came east a few days ago , nnd has picked a few choice additions to his stud , umong them being the following stallions : Silver , n grey two-year old and by im ported Joseph , by Yivfan No. 765. Pcrcheon tsudbook , dam Maria by Hichellcu , . .second dam by Wulbranch , weight 1,1100 , Top Gallant , two years old In May. Iron groy , sired by imported Pcrcheon horse Vivian , registered No. 785 , nnd dam u stand ard bred mare , weight 1,100. Mt. Massive , dapple grey Pcrcheon , thrco years old in May , 'weight 1,000 , raised by F. W. Fowler , Brooklyn , fa. Sunrise , six years old , by Imported Sun rise , a dupplo brown , weight lbOO , , white face and four white feet , Before Ills Honor. The police court is dally becoming more in teresting and in self-defense Judge Reuthcr is fencing In his desk , In order to keep the crowd of unemployed from coming into too close contact with him. Yesterday Mlko Kenny was accused of being drunk , but was given a chance to gel sober , Frank Paul nnd Rudolph Lung were two boys that came from Crcston la. , in search of n Job , As they were looking - ing for it nbout 3 o'clock In the morning , nni carried an ugly-looking revolver apiece , Olll- cer Redmond ran them In und they were each lined $1 and costs. John Tiernoy nut John Oglcraan disturbed the peace by light ing , but the prosecuting attorney couldn'i make the charge stick against TIerney , and ho was discharged on technical grounds Ogelmnn was in the same fight , but got the worst of it , and paid $3 nnd costs into the treasury. Those in the vicinity of Twenty-fifth nm N , streets wpro edillcd by seeing a "scrap' between one of the city fathers and a lawyer yesteidcy. The trouble uroso over n po lice court case , in which Attorney Grlco sue ceeded-in securing the acquittal of u prisoner charged with righting. ThU guve uinbrugu to Councilman Baylikb , und on meeting Qrico InanJadJoinlaK saloon , sju'.e very unc n. pllmcntnry remarks wore Indulged In < ju both sides. Bnyllss lost his teqipcj flr9nni stripped , font beforiitjiq. ti < 2CJ : $ called ic cau ght him outside the city limits , ami a nT waa accordingly Issued for his nr- cst. On second thought , noxvcver , it was vlthdrawn , and now they never speak as hey pass by. _ _ Still Booming. Real estate Is moving off rapidly and the cgular spring boom is well under way. Last vcck agents wcro all busy nnd footed up otal sales amounting to $35,000 , ono firm leading the list with $10,000. This week the South Omaha land company commence the wilding of twenty cottages north of the stock yards and west of the track , nnd al ready seine of thorn have found purchasers. traders will commence work on the new boulevard in a day or two , nnd all things > olut to n general boom. Notes About the Gliy. Sunday Iho German Lutheran church was Icdlcatcd. Charles Millspaugu is nt present a guest of A. N. Mlllspnugh. liocal sports nro arranglngfornn athletic ontcst to bo held on Saturday night next L'ho hall Is not yet named , but the pro gramme is n good one. Sunday receipts nt the stock yards wcro , \vo cars of sheep , fourteen of hogs and six of cattle. Wednesday April 18 is the date fixed for ho first nnuunl bull of the Sporting Sons of Erin club. Ed L. Simon , II. L. Bovcrldgo and Curly Llbby nro the latest addition to the stock yards staff. They all came from Chicago. Tim Murray Is visiting his son-in-law , W. S. O'Kcefc. ' Tim is ono of the Irish patriots of M8 and still can tell how they worked for home rule forty years ago. Exchange hotel guests yesterday were C. S. Dlmmlck , Clark ; O. W. Pcrlcy , wcslon ; A. 3crhardt , Clark ; E. II. Cowlcs , Gibbon ; and D. A. Young of Glltnan. The regular weekly shoot of the South Omaha gun club came off Sunday , and at the close W. V. Miller nnd William McCritts wcro n tie , with 1U out of a possible SO. The tlo was shot off , and Miller was declared winner. Theodore Pousar is in from Chadron , and will , In the future , make South Omaha his home. Ho will follow his profession of civil engineer and cast his lot with Fred Meyer. the late city engineer. No doubt the team will bo a good ono. Exchange hotel arrivals for Sunday were : Thomas A. Moore , Silver Creek ; Stephen McDermott , Gothenburg ; John Scheve , Be atrice ; E. liurlburt nnd son , Columbus ; II. II. Leonard , New York , and Fred Pcckwcll , Montrose , Col. Talking about the recent appointment , some of the citizens want to know how a man can devote all his time to a packing house' and then faithfully perform his duty toword the city. Now the base ball grounds nro ready for business nnd will compare favorably with any other. About three acres are enclosed , and $1,000 have been expended in the neces sary improvements which include n grand stand capable of seating 500 people. The first match game will como off n week from Sunday. South Omaha loses ono of its most bril liant when Jimmio Mc- young men to-day , - Narnoy leaves for California. As a born politician , ho was a leading figure in the re cent election , and as ono of the boys ho was never known to go back on a friend. Ho carries with him the best wishes of his many friends , and Burt Smith , who goes with him. SPECIALJNOTICES. NOTICE. SPECIAL advertisements , such as Lost , Found , To Loan. For Sale , To Hent , Wants , Tlonrdlns etc. , will bo Inserted in this column at the low rate of TKN CKNTS PUK LINK for the first In sertion nnd Five Cents Per Line for each subse quent Insertion. Leave advertisements at our olllco , No , 12 Pearl Street , near Uroad way. Coun cil HlulTs , lown. WANTS. HENT Good house of ten rooms , beautifully FOR tifully bltuatcil , away from dust ana heat. Apply to Horace Kverutb FOU KENT Furnished and unfurnished rooms , 7171st avo. Itefcreuces wanted. "T71OH BALK Very cheap for cash or would x- JJ change for Council ItliilfH or Omaha prop erty , a retail stock of boots and shoes valued at f5,000. Call at store No. 520 B. 13th St. . Omaha , or address H. Martin , tame place and number. PUHNITUHE Bought , sold nnd exchanged : ul o btoiago and commission In good , light , airy , flre-prbol building. Inquire at store No. 110 North I3th st. It. Jlartln , Omaha , Neb. At once , two experienced sewer WANTED plpo layers. Ueo. B. Jllller , 109 rourth-st. , Council Dlutls' UI'HOLSTKUINQ and Furniture repairing done neatly and promptly : work guaran teed. Household goods and furniture nought nnd sold. L.M. Lewis , No. 110 North 13th t. , Onyilm. " 1710 H SALE At a bargain. 40 acres near stock J ? yards , Bouth Omulin , Neb. , Johnson fc Christian , Hoom 35 , Chamber of Commerce , Omaha. Stocks of merchandise , Have WANTED Omaha and Council Iliads city property , also western land to exchange for goods. Call on or address Johnson & Christian , llocni 35 , Cliamber of Commerce. Omaha. THE MORRIS TYPE WRITER ; i'lUCIC $15. Is a thoroughly practical , well made and finely lliitBhcd machine , Combines the I'EIUKCT I-F.T- TKIUNO , EXACT AMONMKNT'aild ItAl'II ) AVlUT- JNO of n high priced writer with BIMI LIOITV , Compactness and Durability. Send for circulars. AGKNTS WANTKD. F. E. GAGE , Tlio Excelsior Co. 33 Main St. , LINCOLN , Nm , Council nintrx , Gen'l Agent. Agt. for Western Jowa ACCIDENT INSURANCE , $5 ,000 AT DEATH I 125 weekly Indemnity fnr Injury. Costs but 113 per year In the pld Itellablo United Btntea Mutual - tual Accident Association of New York. & General Agents. Itoom 3 , Opern House Block. OFFICER & PUSEY , BANKERS. GOO Broadway Council Uluffn , Iowa. Established 185T. OGDEN BOILER WORKS - : - - : - , CARTER&SON , Troy's. Manufacturers of All Kinds of Steam Boilers & Sheet Iron Work. Orders by mall for repairs promptly attended to. Satisfaction guaranteed. 10th Avenuo. Ad dress Ogden Holler Works. Council llluffs.Iowa. THEO. BECKMAN , MANUrACTUIteil Of AND UEAI.EH IN HARNESS , SADDLES , BRIDLES AND COLLARS. Full Assortment of Horncsji Goods Con stantly on Hand. Neatly ami Promptly lonc ) , NO. DOS MAIN ST. , ULUFF9 , S : HMVA. QXIZ300E2ATJL-NO -IS THE NATIVE SPRLMNG OF- CHINESE MATTING ! The Same that is now en route from HONG KONG. THE COUNCIL BLUFFS CARPET COMPANY Will Show the Finest Line and Most Complete Assortment Ever Shown in the City. OUR CARPET AND DRAPERY Departments Contain the Latest Styles and Patterns. . No. 405 Broadway , Council Bluffs , PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. fi T T IN ? fo Architects and Superintendents. Room nUULU ( X 2 > operA House Block , Coimcil lilufTa HRTRIfTNlUNl ? Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineer . miUUilDllUj , pianS ) Estimates , Specifications. Su pervision of Pablio o rk. Brown Building , Council Bluffs Iowa. FfflLEY BORKE r , Second Fl , Building , 115 Pearl Street , Council Bluffs , Iowa. N fflIIR7 ustico ° * lle Peaco- Office over American Express , No. 419 Broadway , Council Bluffs , owa. < H Attorneys at-Law , practice in the Stafc , aild Federal Courts , Office Rooms and 8 , Shugart Beno Block , Council Bluffs , Iowa. DRS. WOODBURY & SONS Donti8tsomco cotner . , Pearl St. and First Avenue FINE GOLD ORK A SPECIALTY. DRS.L MOSEM VAN NESS , rooms 4 and 5. Telephone No. 273 and 272 for the office and residence. Diseases of women and children a specialty. C HA7FN Dentist- Corner Main street and First Sur and c- Ordinance grades and Grading Estimates. Drafting. 501 Broadway , cor. of Main , Room 5. DR. RICE'S COMMON SEXSE HERNIAL SUPPORT. The Greatest Invention of the Ago I Ilupture or Hernia a Specialty ! Makes Female Diseases a Specialty , Cures all kinds of Chronic Diseases , thnt are curable , with Ills moat Wonderful VcRc-taWe Heine dies. Is the oldest nnd most succebsful specialist in the west. Call nnd sco him. Ofllco No. 11 Pearl st. , Council llluirs , Iowa. Olllco hours : ! ) to 12 a. m : 1 to 5 and 0 to 8 p. m. DR. C. B. J U DD , MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRiC BELTS ANDELEGTRIG TRUSSES. No. 6O6 Broadway , Council Bluffs , Iowa. WANTED Good Salesmen on large commission 01 * salary. \VANTEW-L-OCAL AND TKAVKL.HVCJ AGENTS OX COMMISSION. ESTAULilBHKJ ) 1812. INCOUI'OUATED 1878 , CO. , MASSILLON , OHIO , BUNUFAC'TUKEKS. Kbpcclally Designed for SIZES FROM MILLS , ELEVATORS 25 TO 250 AND HORSE ELECTRIC LIGHT POWER , PURPOSES , AUTOMATIC : CUT-OFF : ENGINE. Branch House , Council Bluffs , Iowa. SI2ND FOU OATALiOOUB. E. C. HARRIS , Manager. NATURALIST AND TAXIDERMIST , MOUNTS JIIUIKS AND MAMMALS TIUJR TO JVATUUK. A 1.1. WOICK CiUAKANTIiED. NO , 010 MAIN 8THI5ET , COIJNCIIj Ill UKFB , 1A , Orders token nt 1'enrone St llardtn's , B. 13tn St. , Omalia , Neb. R. H. HUNTINGTON & CO , , DSSra MERCHANTS. WHOLESALE FLOUR , FRUIT & PRODUCE , NO. 101 IIKOADWAY. EGAN & KIHBALL , PLUMBERS , STEAM AND GAS FITTERS. . , House Bloclt , No. 552 Broadway Opera Council Bluffs. Tolephona No. 281. D , H , McOANELD & GO , , Hides. Tallow , Pelts , Wool and Furs. Highest Market Prices. Prompt Reurne. UC Hud Hi Mala Sirtet.CouacU lil Star Stables and Uroadwity , Council Hindi , Opp. Dummy Dopat lloratw and mulis rocitauttjr o * band , tor silftt retail or In car Inirllcti. . . * . . Or-.lci promptly filled by contract on Miort notice. Ktoc * told on commission. Telephone IH. SCIII.UTKIt * nOLBJf. Dumuir Depot , Couucll liluCS NEW SPRING MILLINERY DOUUIiAS O31A.UA , NJttV