Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 17, 1889, Page 5

GRAND SPRING OPENING, MONDAY from 7 to 9:30 The combination suits previously advertised, will be a special feature Monday. are worth. They come in street and eveing shades. GREAT SALE OF BLACK SILKS! TUESDAY. N o S PPPPRE - &, i i, - R ———— " " p— i In nearl STORE CLOSED SATURDAY FIOSIERT AIND TITDERWEAR MONDAY. SILKS. As we like to have the ¢! some lower. sold this winter for & that overy society 1 dy'in the city SILKS. ranest as well as the best Silk Depactment in the y, we concluded to clear out all our Silk Combination Suits at half price and should take advantage of MONDAY. SILKS. xt Monday we will sell suits for evening and street we ar that have been 5, $40, $45 to $50, at $22.50, We can say, and that thiul this sacrificing salo. LOOK OUT FOR BLACK SILKS NEXT TUESDAY. COMBINATION SUITS. Tt requires no word of ours to recommend these goods to our customers speak for themselves. 6 SUITS 4 SUIT 12 SUITS {3 % 15 SUITS . .. 17.505 received worth $15.00 worth 17.50 worth 25.00 worth 27.50 fuil line of fine per yard. mixtures in the thing for spring wear; only $1.00 per yard. ich Washington Suitings in plain and strips for combination, only $1.25 'he goods 8 SUITS. 7 SUITS 6 SUITS. 1.00; worth worth 5{ worth .00 85.00 85.00 Tndia simeres, in elegant 5 42-inch Fancy Flannels, just the thing for combination, only 55¢. BLACK LACES . We hav ch Black Chan BLACK LACES. just recoived a large invoice of Black Chantilly Laco Flouncing, e will offer Monday at the following VERY low prices. 1y Flouncing, all silk, $1.50, We have just opened 12 ¢ and Merino. In Ladies' both in Ribbed and plain. Ladie Ladie Ladie Childrens Ladie " Merino Vest: s of Hosiery and Underwear, inSilk, Lisle, and Childrens’ Silk and Lisle Hosiery, we havea complete stock, " Black Silk plaited hose, at 69c, worth $1.00. " Onyx dye cotton hose, warranted stainles " Ethopian Black cotton hose, warranted fast Black, at25c, worth 40¢. ' Ribbed cotton hose, extra weight warranted fast Black, at 25c, worth 4oc. at 35c, worth 6oc. ; Ladies’ Jersey Ribbed Vests, at 3zc, worth soc. Ladies’ Jersey Ribbed Vests, at 163c, worth 25c. We are now in a position to show our numerous customers the largest and best selected stock of White Goods ever shown in the West, It has come to be an acknowledged fact that our prices, variety and styles compete with any house in New York or Chicago. an, Cotton Balbrig, s Black, at s0c, worth 65c. Below will give you an idea of the many bargains we are offering. 4inch wide Victoria Lawn just the thing for aprons,price 10c and 12%c. This is indeed as 44-inch 44-inch 44-inch 44-inch 44-inch 44-inch 44-inch Black Chantilly Flouncing, all silk. $1. Black Chantilly Flouncing, all silk, $2. Black Chantilly Flouncing, all sill Black Chantilly Flouncing, all silk, Black Chantilly Flouncing, all silk, $2 Black Chantilly Flouncing, all silk, & Black Chantilly Flouncing, all sill, & genuine bargain We are showing an elegant assortment of exclusive styles in lace, checks and stripes ranging in price from 18c to45c, We cannot duplicate many of these patterns when once sold out so secure an early choice while the assorment is complete. We desire to call special attention to our stock of Paragon, Fast Black Lawn in lace, checks Bi-inch I 60-i 60-inch Bla This is our fi will do well to tu BUTTONS. We have managed to break the price on _some staple Pearl Buttons, M the following: 6,000 cards Pearl Buttor Pearl Buttous, 2 dozen on car cards, 15¢ card. BLACK GOODS SECOND FLOOR--SPECIAL SALE nch Silk Warp Henrietta at $1 ich Silk Warp Henvietta at $1.7 ck Chantilly Flouncing, all Black Chantilly Flouncing, all silk, § 'k Chantilly Flouncing, ail silk, $4. t Black Lace Sale this s ke heed as the above are & , 2 dozen on 74 card. OoF MONDAY inch Black Sitk Warp Henrietta, $1 ich Silk Warp Henrietta at 82; regular price $2.: ill, $: wson, and all who intend purchasing CMARKABLE VALUE BUTTONS. vl 3¢ cavd. 3)000 cards arl Buttons, 2 dozen on DEPARTMENT SILK WARP HENRI 2 ard: 3,000 cards P regular price $1.65. secular pri grular p nd stripes, the e goodg are warranted not to fade and will not crock price, 20 and 25¢. tAsk to sec our new Tamina Lawn just the thing tc go with Nainsook Embroidery, being of he same weight and finisd, 36 inch Our India Linens are the best value we have ever shown, ranging in price from MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED, per yard. wide, 3oc. 10 to 50cC CILOAIZE DEPARTINMIEIIT. Childrens’ Cloaks, from 2 to 4 yea Lot 2 at $2.98. 'T'his line of C1; Lot 3 at $5. v for_aggreat deal more money. We also have a small line of beaded w raps which we will “xlnfl* on sale Mouday. Lot 1 at #4. This wrap has a beaded sleeve with the doul Lot 2 at $5.7x. Lot 3 at $7.50. Lot 1 at $2. This cloak is made of all wool Tricots, in brown and blue. I s is made of all wool Henriettas, in blue, tan, cream and hefge; handsomely embroidered. This line of cloaks is made of Henriettas or French Flannel, in stripes, handsom 1y trimmed, and have been sold We have divided these into 3 different lots. e silk 1 etwork aud handsome drops. 5 Made also with the jet sleeve and cut jet ornaments in the back and front; our regular price is $7.50. This wrap has alsoa jet sleeve and has Jet embroidery all over. Our ready made suits go at half price on Monday. We have too many. We invite you to come early and find a good selection. Mail Orders Filled* Send for Samples, Mail Orders Filled. Send for Samples, Jaleone, | Jaleoner | daleoney | Jaleones [ETemnen 75 picces French § sortment at from 25¢ to 40c. DRAPERY DEPARTMENT. THIRD FLOOR Nottingham Lace Curtains at... 5 | Nail Silk Portieres.’ 2.50 Nottingham Lace Ciirtains at | Chenille Portieres. 10.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains at ‘(‘hvuillc Portieres. B 14.50 Nottingham Lace Curtainsat... Madras Curtains. . § 8.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains at. ... | Mudras Curtains 875 Nottingham Lace Curtaiuns at... Madras Curtaing 5.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains at Madras Curtains 7.50 Nottingham Lace Curtains at Madras Curtain 9.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains at Crepe Curtains. 7.50 Nottingham Lace Curtains at Crepe Curtains 10.00 Imitation Brussels Curtains at. . | Crepe Curt 12.00 wiss Tambour Curtains at. . 10.00 |Silk Curtains fr 25.00 iss Tambour Curtains at...... 12,50 | DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT. At 8 1-3c. & cases Dress Ginghams at Ste; worth 10c and 124c, SEERSUOCKER, 10c. 4 cases Seersucker at 10c; would be cheun at 124c. CHALLIES, Tic. Just received 6 cases Challies and will place them on sale at Tie. Thisisa Suteen, 8ke; worth 124c. FLANNELETTE. A full line of Bnglish Flannelette at 124c: EMBROIDERY DEPARTMENT. ALE OF EMBROIDERIE: ¢, be, Bie, Ske, 10, 124e, 15¢, 20¢, S| JCOND FLOOR—SPECIAL Hamburg Edgings at ¢ and Hemstitched and Embroidered 46 pricos. We have a full line of Frenoh Bandsat prices much lower than heretofore. CORSETS. All the popular brands will be found in this department. French Woven, 250 bone, at $1.00. SPECIAL! SPECIALIl Warn: worth $1.00. R TN TRt AT PRGN | S . 31 A LA R GREAT SALE OF BLACK SILKS! TUESDAY. every case the price is less than half what they AT 6 P. M. FRENCH SATEENS. We are showing an elogant line of th SPECIAL TO-MORROW \toens, bost quality, at 2ye; worth 35c and 400, SCOTCH ZEPHYRS. Lace Stripes are all the style this season, and we are showing a beautiful as- nch Flouncings, all marked at bargaib s Double Stecl, extra long waisted at 75c; s goods. N w pattorns arvi ing daily. AKE ELEVATOR. vegular price 163c. ON MONDAY. e, 30c, 3be, 40¢, 450, CORSETS. PASTOR MINEHART'S TRIAL. Interesting Developments Expected In the Near Future. THE DEFENSE STILL CONFIDENT. A Rather Severe and Altogether Un- called-For jrraignment of the Newspaper Fraternity—Lin- coln News and Notes. 1020 P Staeer, LiNcoLx, March 16, As the trial of the Methodist Episcopal Church vs Rev. James Minehart progresses, sharp passages crcep into the rulings and oxamination, and tho intorest deepens and feclings intensify. The investigation for this weok closed last night at 10 o'clock, and the end is not yet in sight. 1t cannot be reached Defore the muddle of next week. The de- fense will introduce over forty witnesses, muny of whom are prominently identified with Grace ehurch, and with thew an array of authorities cited as to whethier or nolgthe doctrine of sanctification is heresy from the Methodist standpoint. The presiding elder and the erratic preacher had a bout lnst oven- ing. The accused took exception to & partisan #aling, clearly against him, and deliberatoly 100k him to tasl about it. * 1t concerned the admissibility of & class of testimony that Minenart alleged was essential to his cause, und with tho index finger of his right hand LixcorN BurEAu or THE OMARA Bas, } pointed divectly at the chair, cooll and deliberatoly — said: “The i for bulldozing and partisan work has passed, and I mow assert my vights as & methodist and christian. Fair play can wrong no man, The testimony and vulings 1 seck cannot prejudice the prosecu- tion, and may help me.”" This outvreak was unexpected, and for & moment the audience room was as still as death. Mivchart ina way scored i point, The investigation settling down to the Aarges of dissonsion and bearing false wit- Aess, and while the testimony 2ms to bury the accused deeper and decper, he continues an unflinchung fight and acts as though his time would come in the near future. There i 1o question but what iuteresting develop- ments are just ahead. At this time church people are “ferninst’ Minehart and the out siders in his fuvor. This may be, however, » worldlings geoerally side with tho apparent weaker party. One of the good Catholic priests of the city gets off a hard one on the newspaper fraternity in this con- nection, He said to a squad of men who were discussiug the church trouble on the strects to-day that he had come to the conclusion that Minchart As more sinned against than sinmng. “If you vestigate him you will fina bim all right. ‘I'he newspaper men are all arainst him, but thoy 80 rarely tell the truth that I tako it their opposition is equivalent to ultimate vindication in the eyes of the world.” The £ood priest caught the eye of a reporter and evidently took occasion to ‘“‘eiuch” him, The testunony varies very little from that already noted. It is summod up in & word: Witnesses testify that the has sowed seeds of dissension by preaching and teaching doctrines hostile to the tencts of Mothodism, and using language unbecoming a minister to those who saw fit to differ from him; that ke had not always spoken the truth in and out of the pulpit whon referring 10 the church troubles during the past fif- teon wecks; that he had misrepresented brethren in divers ways. This is the sum and substance of the whole business, and it begins o look @ little as though there was & great ado about nothing. Fair names ave in the baluuce, and unless great carc is used clharacters will be smirched beyond repair. ‘The defense gave it out cold that the matter has got to be sifted Lo the bottom and evil- doers brought to reckoning, irrogardless of whom, Creighton’s testimony is the most dumaging yet iatroducsd against the ac- cused. Amportant Local Enterprises. The articles of incorvoration of the Goth- eaburg Laod and luvestwent company were filed for record in the oftica of the secretary of state this morning. Kearney, Buffalo county, is fixea upon us the principal place for the transaction of business, and the au- thorized capital stock is $1,000,000, divided into 10,000 shares of $100 each. The indi- cated ‘purpose of the corporation is to buy sell, lease and deal in real cstate; lay ou plat, improve and _deveiop village, town and city sites and lots; build, oporate and run mills of all kinds—-especially flour, grist, oil, flax, plaining, woolen, paper and saw m!lls buy, sell and deal in grains and general hor- ticuitural und farm products; buy, sell and deal in horses, mules, hogs, shoep - and other live stock; manufacturc ‘and deal in brick, lime, agricultural machines, tools, inple- ments and other utensils; build, lease or rent aoattoir und packing beef, pork or any kind of vegetables; rallways to be operated by steam, eclectricity, horse or water powor. The following gentlemen were the incorporators and attest the sol- vency of the concern: B. H. Bicknell, Robert J. Beathi, A. H. McGrogor, J. C. Currie and C. H. Einendor?, Articles wero also filed incorporating the Enterprise Ditch company. Tais company is made up of “citizons and business men of Scotts Bluffs county, one of. the newest counties in the state, and the principal place of business is fixod_at the residence of W. H. Barbour, A capital stock of £50,000 is authorized. Tho purpose of the company isto diga ditch or canalto convey water from the Platte river through the county in which the corporation originates, and to Keep it supplied with water for tho uso of farmers and stock men at all times, othier purposes as may be found nc Following arc the incorporator: John Cha H. Honl D. n, W. M. Barbour, Edward Seriven, H, Simaons, C. A. Bonton and D! St. Patrick's Day. The Irish National league, of America,will celebrata St. Patrick’s day, Monday, March 18, at Funke's opera house. Governor wer will preside and distinguished speak- ers will deliver addres: General invita- tions have been 1ssucd and the attendance will doubtless be very large. Messrs. John Hitzgerald, James Kelly and John P, Sutton, committee on invitation, insure a cordial greeting and a memorable occasion. ‘The selobration is fxed for Monday because tho 17th falls on Sunday. The programme of the day will bo iterspersea by vocal aud in strumental music by prominent artists. There will be the usual street parades, and every preparation possible to insure a_pleus- ant and profituble time. The Emerald isle of Liucoln, buve a right to expect geueral uttendance, and it goes without say- ing that they will not be disappointed. s unusually large. Thoy occupied the attention of Judge Field most of the day, As usual, however, they were unin- portant and without interest to auy one save W such as were joined in the cases disposed of in Yhis way. ‘The jury in the case of Loe, Freid & Co,, of Omaba, vs. Henry Burgmann et al found b sed Jacob Rocke, who wus held s a joint muker of the no n controversy. Rocke claimed to have signed notes as surcty and sustained his claim, stated by Tur BEE this morning. Burgmann was held for the full amount, §3,200, three of which were for §00 each und one for §1,300. City News and Nowos ‘I'raveling mon who chance to spend Sun day in Lincoln will remember that there will be » meeting 1n the parlors of the Capi- tal hotal to furtner consider the “oating” to be held in Cusiiniuw's park during the last week in June All are ivited whether members of the committee or not, The West Lincoln packing houses have commenced operatio Beginning Monday 1L eun at full capacity, Lavge ship: s are coming in, and itis proposed markets shall be kept at a dead lovel the best in the west The Lincoln woollen wills are in financial troubl: It is rumored to-day that they will £0 inlo the hands of a receiver. Smce thoy Commenced operations they bay a losing business, aud it out that the compan stand it auy longer, for a thne at leust. e ‘The Alabama legisiature which has just adjourned inoreased the publio school appro- Ermliunl $100,000 and provided funds fornew uildings for the state agricultural and me- chanical college. Nearly oune-third of the revenues of Alabama is now devoted 1o edu} cational iustitutions, © manageriont gives {0es not jropose to The wills will suspead been doing | WHAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT. Also What Some of Them Are Doing in Realty. A BIG DEAL CLOSED YESTERDAY. The Circus Business Not Particularly Adapted to Australia Accord- ing to a Gentleman Wno Knows. A Sherman Avenne Deal. For six weeks the writer of theso views and iuterviews has known of a deal n Omaha property which was closed yesterday, but will not be announced in the transfers until probably the middle of next weck. It has been talked about numerous times, aad very remarkable, as it may be seen, the party of the first part came within an ace of losing his life immediately after arriving here last last Tuesday to consummate the transaction in that collision at the T'enth street crossing of the cable car with an engine. Ho was knocked over the dastboard, sustained a_se- verely bruised knee, which has kept him confiied to his room over since ut the Millard hotel, and awoke from the shock to discover that had the engine moved two feet further the wheels would have passed over aud crushed his head. You, who iav2 often enjoyed the fascinat- ing pleasures of a 2:40 spin on Sherman ave- nue have doubtless admired the charming beauties of two or three big, shaded lawns, with inviting old mansions nestling away back among the trees, just beyond whero centh strect ends, to the right going out, and wished it was your happy lot to live there, The bost known of those places prob- ably is that owned and occupied by J. J. Browu, president of the Omaha Sav bank. Including Mr. Brown's estate and others adjoining it, suflicient to comprise a tract ten acies in extent, acing the enue, oxtending back over the biuff and across the Missouri Pacific tracks, is the primeipal portion of the property involves The mo| 1 consideration of the entire tion amounts to nearly, if not quite and there is no longer any particularly im the fact of Calluway, Custer the pu He has beon rying on the negotintions for several months, 80 quictly that not more than three ectly intel \expucts 1o plat bis purchase into sites and call it Wood addition, Along the avenue he proposes to lay out o aris, bordered on the inside by a cireular driveway, running fromm one corner to the othe of tho addition. The buildiag sites are so asto front on the drive, while \ cm and the street will be the park, filled, is, with shade trees, fountains, flower beds and statua The plans also coutemplate & handsome wall built of arched stores, next to the sidewalk. Sowerage, gos and water privileges are to be put in and spared to m it the most nt- iy > the city. The deal also o8 | ree lots and buildings on Thir- th strect, at the rear of th Na- Al b clonging to C. C. Housel, 1t 1018 the st single transaction of the kind that bas » made in Omabia, portaut reason for keepiug ~ secret witl Wood Colonel C. . Sivells, one of the oldest, jollieat and best known circus menan earth is sojourning with his wife at the Millard for a few days, and negotiating with aeveral rail- roads on rate watters 1 bohalf of Sells Mrothiers’, who will be through here with their show during the mounth of August, Last summer the colone! spent three months in Australia investig nattors with a view to taking their eircus there for a tour, but he found things so unsetiled on accoun b of strikes in the big coal mines that the en- terprise was abandoned, and the firm wintered in California. The colonel's im- pressions of Australia are ot such that ne desires to go there permantly but some things about it sre more attractive aud pleasing than can be found any place olse. ‘The coun- try has roached a high stage of civilization 80l is improving very rapidiy. “M:lbourn the chief city,” says Colonel Sivells, *‘Is up to Chicago and New York so far as promi- nent features are concerned and I think the tony society there is ahead of ours. No gen- tleman goes to the theatre without, being ac- companied by a lady; they always appear in full evening dress, and it is the ~established custom for ladies occupying seats in the dress circle to doff their hats and wraps before entering. Melbourne is the finest paved and cleanest city I ever saw, but_the people are very slow-going and lazy. No man gets to business before 9 o'clock and they quit about 8. [tisalso tho greatest country on earth for holidays. In the large cities all business houses, shops and public works shut down at 12 'o'clock on every Saturday s0 that the employes can have a half holiday to play ‘cricket and foot-ball which are their great games, and in other ways enjoy themselves. This custom has become an established one, more 8o for the reason that their Sunday laws are o strictly enforced that no sort of field or other out door sports are permitted.” - The colonel traveled all through Australia nino years ago with W. W. Cole's show. Sells Bros. have entirely abandoned the no- tion now of ever going there. The ship that would have carried them last fall haa they goue was _wrecked in a storm two days out from San Francisco, and they will not take the risk any more. The Hon. Joseph H. Millard returned yes- terday morning from the east where he had been for four weeks on business, but de- clines to talk very mveh, especially for pub- lication In reply to an inquiry he said: I believe A. U. Wymun will be ten- dered his old position as treasurer of the United States, but hardly believe he can be induced o accept it. How 1 am not pre- pared tostate positively what hé will do. T was in the treasury building while at Washing- ton, saw a great many of the old employes who were there under Wyman's administra- tion, and they are all very anxious to have him come back.” Mr. Millard says he was not in Boston this time, and knows nothing new regarding Union Pacific affairs, though ho expressed himself as confident that the proposed upion depot will be built, Colonel Nason, the board of trade secro- tary, is arcanging for a fine excursion of Omaha business men to the Black Hills, The number is limited to 100, and all who piedge themselves to go agree that they will put up 830 apiece to pay the expense, Muarch 23 has been fixed on as the day for starting, and they estimate that the trip will consumo from six to nwe days. The Fremont & kilk- Lorn road is to furnish them a fine and weil stocked trajn, Colonel ason suid yeste “Doadwood ia our objoctive point, “Wo ure going out to gob acquainted with tho merchants, mnd do what we can to advauce Omaha's commercial interests.” NOT WORTH‘A GLASS OF BEER. ‘This is How. the German Historian, Mommsen, Describes Samoa The New York World's Paris pondent recently discovered Prof. dore Mommsen, the famous German h torian and member of the imperial roichstag, turning over the musty man- useripts of the National library. He was culling notes for his forthcoming work, whith is to be entitled **Corpus Inscriptionum Latinorum.” **What do. you think of the Samoan affair?” ashed'the World correspondent, There was a pause for a few minut during which Prof. Mommsen’s brain was emerging from before the Christian cra and getting down to the present time. *It is a dispute unworthy of men he replied. 1 think that both sides acted childishly, Why should great nations like Germany and America call e other hard numes for that miserable set of *Kafer' (German for cockroaches) that inbabit Samoa? [t seems simply absurd, But ineflicient diplomacy has ullowed the two coun % 1o be brougnt into a measurable distance of war. For my part, I would not give a glass of Bavar 1an beer for all the islands in the Pa- 24 f] ean,” Pears' is the purest and best soap wade, ROMANCE OF THE ROOKERY. The Old City Hall in Its Grandeur and Decay. WHERE POOR ED ADMAS PLAYED. Where Councils Wrangled, Agitators Jangled, and Convicted Scoun- drels Went Forth to Their Doom. Almost the Last Day. Redick's opera house, the city hall, the rookery and several other names of more or less popularity and appropriateness have, at various times, been applied to the yellow, non-descript structure, which, for years, has occupied the northwest corner of Sixteenth and Farnam streets. Like the building it- self, these pseudonyms witl svon be forgot- tan, because the old relic 15 soon to be re- moved to be put to comparatively ignoble purposes in_another part of the city. It moves out of deference to the march of im- provement, and is to be followed by o magnificent structure of stone, iron and marble n_ which the Commercial National after transact its business, In this motley and dilapidated structure the old resident of Omaha will miss 4n insti- tution which has been identified with many anteresting episodes. 1t was built in 1571 by John I. Redick, nowof Los Angeles, Cal., and was intended to increase the value of property in the neighborhood which be- longed to that gentleman, It is said to have cost $15,000 and to contain about as much lumber as oue may find in a good sized lum- ber yard, It consisted of three swories; the flst of which was intended for me; ntile purposes; the second floor was designed for bank will bere- offices, ~ while the top story was laid out for a theater. It was from the last feature that the institution derived its rignt to b yle an opera house, Unknown to thousands of people who pass fifteen v it every day and have passed it for years, it has removed from view the fi Congregational church erected in this city. “The latter was built by Rev. Reuben ( lord, whose widow and son survive him, latter being Ralph Gaylord of this city. church was of brick dhd still stands extend- ing about forty feet west of the middle of the rookery. Foru time after its abandon ment it was used as_a meeting place for the engine companics of the city. Later, two built in it éxtending from t, thus formimg a hall doors openod into compartments been, for years, devoted 1o a va- ricty of purposes. The successor to this vioneer little church, around which cluster many social and sacred memories, was the Congregationat edifice on Davenpert streets, for the block furth: edick loft st first church Mr. uding in remembrance of the et that in it he had attended divine wor ship for the first time in Omaha. But its facade, the high front steps, the quadrangu- lar buse upon the gable roof and the little four-sided, white, country church spi long sinca disappeared and now live but in the memory of those who love the past, The theater was opened after the stock company at the Academy of Music had cased 10 exist. satrical and operatic companies as traveled bither in those days, appeared upon its boards. Amoug these were the nbinations of Joun ' Johu Dillon, Edwin Adams and s ers, of whom, howvever, Adams greatest favorite, The house bad not been popular, and one ghtduring Adams' appearance iu the ‘Marble Heart,” its doom was sealed. Ths audience was 'u large one. During one of the strongest scenes the interest of the audi- ence was most intense. There was & sharp cracking sound as of the breaking of a dried tiwber, *The house is falling!” sbouted an auditor. Lmmediately a panie ensued, and a mad rush was made toward the exit. The lat! s it is to-duy, opened into two small stairways, which wurned into & swall hall oa tae secoud floor. Nobody e —— was soriously injured in the crush, but the reputation of the house tor safety had been blasted forever. An extra flight of stairs, loading to a balcony on the west side of the building, which may still be seen, was_then erected to afford ready egress in cuse of dan- ger, but without the desired effect. ~ Tho gallery in the south end -of the structure, the dropping of which had occasioned the alarm, was removed, and the auditorium, with its plain chairs, dippmg floor, crude and still crudor curtain and scenery, vainly welcomed at- tractions from abroad. The theater was abandoned, the stage was removed and the auditorium was divided into two parts. This partition still exists, the space north of iv being devoted to_lodge purposes, that south of it being rented by the city council. The former part three years ago was reuted by tho Salvation army, and on_Tuesday even- ings, when the laitor and the council met, there was a generous rivalry between them to determine who could make the more nois In 1872, Redick sold the opera house to John M. tee., now dead, and who, at that time was managing alottery, and in this the building was s as tho' first prizo. The drawing took place but who it was won the home of the muses is not known. The structure, however, soon found itseli again in the hands of Pattce. He heid it until about three yi azo when, with the ground upon which it stands, it'was sold to 000. The doctor sold it advanced price, and fimally the property came into tho possession ol the present owners, who paid for it the magnifi- cent sum of §92,000. The old building has beon ma great variety of ways. On the Mr. Redicl, it pad 12 p investment, At times income was derived from the rontal of the United ates cirtuit court, which Leld its sessions in the old church in part above referred to, and which it aban- doncd when the prosent government build- ing was completed on the soushiest corn of Fifteenth und Dodgoe streets. When the court business of Douglas county became so large as to require a second judge, tho crimiaal cases wore heard by Judge Ne- ville, who ascended the beneli about five years ago. 'There was but one room m the Dr. Mercer for later at a great] le usetul in & thority of cout ou the part of this old court house in which cases could be tried and that was genorally occupied by Judge Wakeley. Judge Neville was thus foreed to seck another o and s lected the council important « criminal under himself consigned to a well desc of incarceration in the penite most no.able of these Guthrie, Wwho was ¢ ! who was ser a cighteen months in the prison at Lix In the same chamber wke the council, articles of presented i S, cou; There, some d many o co found | ved period tiavy. Tho v Marshal . it was used by m ent was read. Theroe also, Chaso's sue Acting Mayor Mur phy assumed duties of his oftice, and also Mayors Boyd, Chase and Wilbur before i, The chamber was also the scene of many warm political strugeles among democratic, republican and workingmen delégates in cou sseuibled, T , also, werz publis_indignation meoti lkery “of councily nd the steals of un- prine s whose ui $ 10 @ rich themselves av the expen 10 people here, too, in meetings of the city | the ousies, rivalries and intense hatreds of members brought about discusslons, h stopped but a little short of blood To these me otings, the city cle Jim McCartuey, Zach Taylor, his ussisia and brother, Kobert and Jewett went 10 be able to protect themselves and their records in the event of dunger, In that hall ulso, a long line of councilmen, #00d, bud and indifferent, homely, handsoms and '“oruary,” cowpluisant, brusque and blustering, natty, nobby ard unclean, cach in his own way, lcft the impress of uis venality, houssiy or genius upon the peaple he had ‘been elccted to represeut. Al of them, however, can not be recalled. Barney Shanuon's eloquence and pathos have long since been aired, doubtiess in supernatural foruins; James Stepheason no longer vociferates with steutorian ear- nestness against the jobs of his associates John D. Jones, milaly obtrusive and perti- nacious under physical infirmity, has faded out of sight in the uukaowa land beyoud the ks viver; Joo Redficld’s open vest, fowing shirt,'andvrofuse rotundity of form, with imperturbable gravity and scoming earnest- noss and innocence, skuffies no more upon matting, while 'a friendly night and a fiying train cnabled I°ritz Riopen to leave a vacant chair to seek liberty and “health” in the recesses of the Kockies. Besides. there were fathers 1n those W. Gray, Jomes E. Baker, C. F. W. F. Bechel, L Hascall, Teacher” Anderson, Owen Slaven, K Leader, Pat Ford, J. 3, Furay, Martin Dun- ham, J.'O. Corby, Fred « Behm, L. J. Ken- nard, Mike Lee, and a host of others whose numes may not in this sketch be recalled, Some of these still move by their eloquence, others have retired to thé more congenial andloss harassing duties of private life, whilo others still are sleeping their last sleep in the neighboring resting places of the dead. On the floor below were the offices of the mayor and city marshal, each adjoining one of “the two box offices which, in the aays of Thespis, sheltered the peregrinating ticket fiend. l.umllug from these oflices was o hall as dark as Erebus, the floor of which at intervals of ubout ten feet dropped about a foot, to conform with the grade on the outside. Tlicse steps onused many a stranger to take a ‘‘header” in aw tempting to explore a passage in which he had no business, because the apartments on either side were' occupied by roomers who seldom got home carlier than the small hours of the morning and then found their way to their qu with the oyes of owls® and the noiselessncss of slippered faries, On the eround floor was the police . presided over in succession by Por~ Weiss, Hawes, Beneke and Stenberg. Then came the city treasurer's office, with which Truman Buck had long been identifled, “T'his room had previously been used by the engine companics and was vacated by the ci!jy when Mr. Buci’s safes wore removed to s cigar box structure lon Farnam near Sixteenth. Adjoining the former stand was the offico of the city k, damp, dreary and rheu- matic; then the ofice of the five chicf, and finail sllection of retail and small manu- factu tablishments which terminated at the al 3ut the city put its offices all on wheels. Most of the [atter are in the lutor rooker, und pest house on the corner of Fourteonth and Dayenport streets, while the city treas- urer, now John Rush; the cty clerk, Joe 'Southard; the city ‘controller, Charles oodrich, and the city engineer, George Tillson, ¢ underground apartments in whe county building. ‘e lust days of this old-time building been characterized by wretchedness and fiith, The walls have boen denuded plaster, the doors have been torn down, @ an indescribable mixturs of nationalities, hucan belngs and huckstering merchants have taken possession of its iii-favored pre- cinets, With all tuat may be said about it, the old rin its ruins than it was in od it has done let it be wembercd. For the oyil it has ,und of which its walls alone may let it be awarded the cuarity of our mong the clty old days Fred Boyd, -W. L Labaugh, 7. cou; Personal Paragraphs. 1. H. Robinson, of Kimball, Neb., s at the n. Pax H v, of Lincoln, was at the Paxton last night, Hon M. Wetherald, of Lincoln, Is at the Murray. F. 13, Appleget, of Lincoln, is @ guest at the Murray. D. 13 Howard, of Lincoln, registored ap at the Paxton, Samuel Long, of South Bend, is stopplag at the Murray, . MoCormick, 25t ut the axton, Hon, Chiurch Howe is in the city and stops ving at the Paxton, D. V. Aldridge, of Schuylor, 1s wiaong the guosts at the Paxton. T, M. France, of West Point, registored at the Paxton last night. i a lkins and Norris Browa, of iCeae- were at the Paxton last night. M. Frame, J. K. Thomas and W, D, Galliraith, of Hobron, Nek., are at the Muse of St. Paul, Neb., is a