The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-03-04

1t l., reported that one Henry
Whitney. a shoemaker, who WAS
doing business for n short time in
thi. place, has suddenly turned up
missing. RJmOr has ii That he
eI"p'd with Il female in the direction
Ui Sun Francircu, but We have not
harmed whore female it was. We
learn that Stephen Bon, Pease Il
Tryior and Underwood y McGrrgur
are The principal sufferers.
1t j. now reported that even the
military freight de7tiuru f"r Camp
She ldan and Robinson lying at
Sidney, VIII have to he shipped ny
way OF Cheyenne. High water on
the route Is What will cause this
change Of front in General Perry =
prdcr~. We give the report for what
it is worth
We publish on the second page Of
to-duy's LEADER the latest hurrah
from the Black Hills. 1t comes via
Sioux City and Chicago, and was iu-
tended 10y the manufacturers to pass
muster a. 'reIiHble" news.
When the eastern public hear any
thing from the Black Hills via Chcy-
rnne. they may rest assuFrd it will be
the truth.
Our fellow citizen George d.
Foglcsong has in his possession a rare
rrlict Of the good oG,I times Of yore.
1t j. an autograph letter of President
Andrew Jackson. dated Hcrmitage,
Feb. -, 1915" and addressed to Major
William b. Lewis. Major Lewis pre-
scented this letter To Mr.. FOglesong
some years after General Jackson's
death, as "a token OF great personal
esteem.
Mayor Whipplc has been formally
advised that the survey Of the route
for the proposed railroad from Long
mont to Cheyenne, was to be com
meuced yesterday, and the work con-
tinucd right along until the survey
is completed. The surveyors are Mr..
TRcomb, Engineer of the Colorado
Central, and Mr.. Avery, County Sur
vcyor Of Larimcr County. Here is a
beginning, anyway! We will soon
know something Of the prnrttcability
ofrhc proposed road, and it. estimated
cost.
a man jumped from the west
ward bound train this side Of Hills
dale yesterday, and ran off in the
direction of Crow Creek. He got
into the creek AMI waded about in
the slush and water for some time,
aud then took off his boots. He
dIiffrd towards Kent & Co.'S. ranch,
but before reaching ii took off his
pants. The men at the ranch took
him in, saw he was derangcd, insti-
tutrd a search for his pants and boots
and found them. and then brought
the fe low to town. lie had a ticket
to San Francisco and thirty four
dollars in money. His feet were
some what, but not dangerously
fir, zen. The County Commissioners
took him in charge and he is now
receiving proper care and attention
at the English House. Whiskry is
supposed to he the cause of his de-
rungcmcnt. He is an Irishman,
about thirty-fve years Of age, and
his name is Patrick Healey.
The deranged man ut Eames'
Hotel recovered so far yesterday as
to dictate the following letter to
Father Fink, of Leavenworth City,
Kansas.
SIR: You will take charge of my
wife and childen for II year, by the
grace Of God, until you here from
inc again.
PATRICK HEALEY.
The Chicago Tribune is the re.
Spu,isible author Of the following
items:
The tenor and soprano in a Boston
choir were married recently. They
met by chants, the usual way, and
ultimately agreed to duet.
Daniel Shuck, of Cincinnati, died
of dirt. His constitution, in other
words, was not as strong as those of
,tLpr ~DrinnatiaD