The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-03-12
Breakfast Table Talk.


At one O'clock this morning all
trains due here to-day were moving on
time.
Subscribe for THE LEADER.
Steer clear of bunko dens. Several
are In full blast here.
The weather clerk has treated the
Magic City with great GOODNESS dur
ing the past two days.
Who hath rotten teeth? Who hath
bad breath? Who hath excess of
filthy saliva? He that cheweth the
filthy weed, yclept tobacco.
Leave of absence for II month,
with permission to apply for an extern
sion of two months, has been granted
to Maj. Montgomery Bryant, l4.h in
fantry.
We al say a good word for the
Denver News. 1t Is quite Ht TO put
under carpets on account of its size.
When this is said, however, no other
praise can be truthfully given.
On our first page will be found the
advertisement of the Central Lodging
Rooms, c. w. Tappan, proprietor.
Mr.. Tappan has cosy and well fur
nished rooms, and gets up good square
meals on short notice, Patronize him.
At the regular meeting of the City
Council, Friday night, Doc. Howard
and Daniel Fallon were appointed po-
licemen. Several bills were presented,
part of which were referred to appro-
pirate committees, and the rest order.
ed paid.
We have no desire 10 eclipse the
Sun save in the matter of news. Oui
enlargement, while made with pleas
ure, was compulsory, and If our pat
ronage continues TO increase as it Ii
now doing we shall soon be compel
led TO again enlarge. We shall beal
the burden with fortitude, however
Geo. w. Ritter, Albany county,
defaulting treasurer, has been dis
covered at Eugene City, Oregon. and
Sheriff Brophy has gone after him
L. o. Benedict, Ritter's deputy, ha:
been arrested on the charge of being
an accessory in the Ritter frauds.
The Kearney. Neb., Press argues in
favor of demonstrating the buffalo, say
ing that ''the animal can be easily
tanned and made to do good service in
the harness ; that while his tail is mo-
so handy to twist, in every other re-
spect, size, get-up and style, he is
vastly superior to the domestic ok.
William Il. Follansbee, son of Mr..
Follansbee, a Chicago banker, recently
jumped from a traiu on the Denver
and Rio Grande railway, in Colorado,
and was killed. Before the body was
discovered it was nearly devoured by
wolves. The young man was suffer
ing from delirium when he took the
fatal leap.
The subjoineds landerous paragraph
is travelling around the country:
"Women are allowed to vote in
Wyoming, but they are Indifferent
as to who or what they vote for. At
a recent local election there a fellow
running for Town Clerk bribed
eighteen female voters with one
pound of chewing gum"
Ben Murphy, an Ethiopian per-
former, who has been performing at
the Bella Union. has a penchant for
Intoxicating liquors, and for some time
past has been troubled with delirium
tremens. He was put in the calaboose
not long ago, aud on being released
attempted to take his W life. On
Friday he went to the room of q well
known prostitute, and after trying to
kill her, drew a knife and tried to cut
his own throat. The women called
for help, nyd the delirious man was
again taken to the calaboose. where
he is now confined.
General Court Martial at Cheyenne.
A general court martial bns been
ordered to meet at Cheyenne depot,