The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-01-11

1t is stated that Congressman Voor-
hees has withdrawn from the Sena-
toriaI contest in Indiana. The fight .
will be between Holman and Nc
Donald now.
The friends OF the Centennial Exhi-
bition are taking up subscription in
New York. A T. Stewart & Co. put
their names down for $1,000, and four
others Oh Saturday for 5000 apiece.
The Alabama investigation com
mittse concluded its labors down there
on Saturday.
Irwin will be taken out of jail on a
habeas corpus to-day, to inquire into
the legality OF his confinement.
King Alfonso reached Barcelona on
saturday Was met by an enthusias-
tic people; went to the cathedral,
where high mass was celebrated, and
reviewed the Spanish troops. Ex-
Queen Isabella will take up her resid-
enee there. The King will leave
Barcelona for Valencia tomorrow.
\ school girl was so badly frozen at
Omaha on Friday, that she died on
Saturday
All quiet i'm New Orleans, except
that they are not through protesting
yet. The city council will he next in
order.
In the Kellogg-Sheridan House OF
Representatives on Saturday, fifty
five members were adiudged present.
The memorial OF the Conservatives
was criticised, and counter-memorial
will be prepared at once.
In the Virginia Senate on Saturday,
a resolution was introduced, request
ing the Governors OF the several states
to convene their legislatures, in order
to advise with each other ON the late
interference of the military with the
assembly in New Orleans, etc. Much
debate followed on the propriety OF
Virginia taking the initiative in this
step.
The London Times has an account
OF n railroad collision on the Great
Western Railroad, December 18th, by
which thirty-one persons were killed
and seventy wounded.
The Republican members of tha
House Of Representatives held a cau-
Gus on the Louisiana matter on Satur-
day evening. a committee of nine
were appointed to draft bill which
will secure the rights of all the citizens
of the South.
The Senators also met in caucus,
and before taking any action on tile
late military interference at New
Orleans, concluded to await the spe-
cial message from the President.
There is little doubt that the President
will be sustained by large majority
in both Houses.
Bishop Wilmer and Gen Sheridan
had lively tilt with each other on
Sheridan is good fighter
and the Bishop is good talker.
Therefore, the Bishop had the best
of it.
The Salt Lake Herald says that the
water in Great Salt Lake is rising
year after year perceptibly, and that
the mountain streams are increasing
in volume.
An United states paymaster has
just gone down to New Mexico with
sos, coo, to be disbursed among the
soldiers
Acknowledgement DibbIe, of Louis
lana, who was the counsel before the
Congressional Committee for TIE Re
publicans, comes out in favor of
recognizing Louisiana dc moro
The Omaha Herald claims that the
organization of the Nebraska LegisIa-
ture was an anti-Thayer victory.
Gov. Furnas' message is not as
voluminous as Webster's unabridged,
but nearly so. The stories seem to be
much longer.
COnklin's amendment TO Thur
mans resolution asking the Presi-
dent to give Congress all the infor-
nation in his possession in reference
to the interference of the military in
Louisiana, was adopted by vote of
32 to 81. Ferry, Fenton, Schurz and |
Upton voted with the minority.
The juay in the TiIton-Beecher
,ase was sworn in and the case will
be proceeded with this morning.
A meeting was lIeid<SSaturday in
Fapueil Hall, Boston, to talk about
recent dispatch from New
Orleans.
Attorney General DibbIe, of La,
writes that the eniuefe of Sept. IA, re-
iuIting in the displacement of Kel-
ogg and the death of forty or fifty
persons was ''unpremeditated." !"