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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-24

DIED.-In this city, Feb. 2lst, 1876,
Mrs. Sarah Ellis.
We tender the stricken husband
and bereaved family our deepest
sympathy in their hour of trial.
The funeral occurred Tuesday. from
the M. L. church.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-24

WANTED.-A good girl to do gener-
al housework. Inquire OF Mrs. H. w.
Moore, opposite Slierid's residence.
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-24

If you want n neat shave and hair
cut, 80 To At.ridge, the new barber.
next door 10 the Metropolitan hotel,
on Ferguson street. between 18th and
10Th. f2f-lm
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-24

Everybody should call and inspect
Bon's new stock of boots, shoes and
rubber goods. He has the lnrgest
and best assert menti in Cheyenne, and
sells at The lowest prices.
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-24

For sale. 10000 old papers. at as
cent per hundred. fl5-Jtf
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-24

Ono of our citizens received a letter
on yesterday from Father McGoldrick.
He was s%ojourning at jacksonville,
Florida. but does not seem to be de-
lighted with that climate. He writes,
MY realth has improved some every
day since / left Cheyenne, and I feel
so well and strong at present that 1
wish to be at home again to resume
my duties. l don't think of remain
ing long here, for the climate is too
changeable. On Saturday and Sum
day last, (13th and 14th insts..) the
thermometer stood at 75o and 500, and
on Monday night we had a severe
rain storm accompanied with light
ming, and on Tuesday we were back
again in the frigid zone. The Won
derfnl improvement ! experience in
my health, / do not attribute to the
change of climate. but rather to the
exercise and excitement attendant on
travelling"
The friends of the reverend gentle
nan will be glad to learn of the inn
provenient in his health. He will
not remain long in Florida, but will
journey homewards in u short time.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-24

If you will drink cocktails and
other refreshing beverages. drink
only the best. Harry Maillard makes
them, at Maillard & Co.'S elegant sam
pie room. next door to Joslin & Park.
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-24

Fs-f airbank's oity Scales: reasonable
charges for weighing.
Orders promptly filled. Terms cash.
O'Briea's new 6tock, l7th street,
= ..r
Cheyenne. Wyoming
tLock box n.07. janletf
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-24

For SALE.--A dwelling house.
W. stories, IN sixteenth street. The
house is In perfect or Ter and II desir-
able property fur investment. In
quire at Bresiiahen's meat market.
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-24

G. A. Webster. real estate agent, has
several fine residences for rent.
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-24
Personal Points.

]. w. Dear, Post Trader at Spotted
Tail, WAS at the Railroad house, Tues
day.
j. II. Mountain, Esq, travelling
agent G. & N. w. II. r., is at the In
ter-Ocean.
Sir Montague Pym, Bart, and
lady, from New Zealand, is ut the
Railroad house.
Mrs. NJ. Persons, of Cheyenne De-
pot, left for d ikota yesterday; her
many friends ut the Depot dee. " re-
greet her departure.
Robert Z. Strahorn, ESQ, who gnrs
out this morning with Col. +. II.
Stanton, 10 join Gen. Crook. will be
remembered by the people Of Wyo-
ming and the officers of the various
posts up north, US having written up
the country thoroughly and well On a
previous visit, when he accompanied
Col. Stanton TN II tour Of the posts.
He will do our Territory good service
agaiu, and we look forward engerly
to the time when his correspondence
commences.
4. r.. Merriman, Esq, formerly of
Denver, but now travelling az gent of
a Cincinnati railway supply house.
arrived here yesterday on his return
from "A Western trip. He reports times
lively throughout California and Ne
vada. and says it is hard to find any
truce of The recent great fire in Vir-
ginia City. He gives glowing reports
of the production of silver ut the
great bonanza mines, he having Wis.,
tied them and witnessed their work.
ings.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-24
Hermann the Great.

The first entertainment ever given
in this city by this great Prestidiglta-
teur. who has achieved n Worldwide
reputation. was at the Opera house.
last evening, to a fashionable audi
enee. Prof. Hermann has shown
himself fully worthy of the title of
emperor of Necronancers,n which
has been bestowed upon him by his
admirers everywhere. His command
of every department of the realm of
magic is complete and potent, and his
startling performances are SO thrill
ing. and ut the same time inee,nPre-
hensible, that we annot even attempt
a description of them. No pen is ade-
quate to the task, and we can only
say TO our readers that If they fail to
see tn >se wonderful exhibitions OF
wierd and startling legerdemain. they
will have cause TO regret it for a life
time. Remember. the only Hermann
will appear at the Opera house for
but three nights more.
Tuesdays west-bound U. p. train
was on time, with eight Cheyenne
and forty through passengers. The
east-bound train was on time, with
vel Cheyenne aud twenty-eight
through passengers. The emigrant
train had two coaches. The ID. p.
train brought thirty passengers. Yes
ierGay's west-bound U p. train had
lwenty-four Cheyenne and fifty-two
through passengers. The east-bound
train was two hours late, with len
Cheyenne and twenty-uine through
passengers. The ID. p. train brought
twelve passengers,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-02-24
GRAND ISLAND STORE"
COMMISSION HOUSE OF
John Thormahlen & Co.,
GENERAL DEALERS IN
Grain, Produce andF ruit.
PRICE LIST.

Flour. 81 IS. s, 50 and s, rs per sack. War
nnted good.
Meal, fresh ground, white or yellow. 81 Is per
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
A Sample Case.
NJ. Quad.


CHAPTER lit was New Years
morning. He had been thinking
deeply for a day or two, and there
was Spartan look on his face as he
sat down to breakfast. He was un-
usually quiet, though he never felt
better in his lite.
CHAPTER H.-Rising from the
table he drew forth his tobacco-box
and said to his wife:
"Hannah, Pm going to quit the
weed!"
"No."
eyes, am. I've been a slave to
the disgusting habit for thirty years.
but now l am done with it. Come
here, Hannah"
She followed him to the door, and
he flung the box far out into the
back yard.
CHAPTER III.-Four days had
passed. Dried pumpkin, cloves
spices, gum and dried beef had been
chcwcd in place of the accustomed
quid. The family cat had been kick
ed out of the doors; the dog had fled
the hired girls nose was up; every
peddler in town came to the door.
"But you will stick to your resolu
ton, won't you?" asked the wife.
81 will or die" he replied.
CHAPTER LAST. Twas dark
Man sneaked around the house-or
his knees on the grass-pawed
around-fingers clutched an object
! lid flew open-moved his right han(
to his mouth-"Yum! yum. Blu
what fool | WASP
Moral.-Don't chew.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
EeIldricks--AnE Illustration of His
Popularity.

Says Washington correspondent:
In this Presidential connection there
is little aneciote which | respect
fully commend to our friend the Gov
ernor of Indiana. The other evening
| went over to call on the excellent
Senator from South Carolina, cold
Tom Robertson" as he is called in
the irreverent phrase of this locality,
and in the course of conversation the
topic of the Presidential field came
up.
"Hendricks," said Senator Robert
son, "will be yely strong, both in the
Convention and then before the peo-
pie, if he is nominated. lie reminds
me-" pursued the urbane Senator, of
a darky | used to own IN South Caro-
lima. One day the darky, Bob, was
setting a deadfall to catch a coon,
and | noticed that the concern was
open at both ends and had the trigger
in the middle, unlike the customary
colored deadfall, which could be en-
tered only from one direction.
"'Dis is a 'provement ober desc
traps dat de common niggars sets
round hyar,' said Bob, contemplating
his work with much satisfaction
you see, Mass Tom, de common
niggers only set dere triggers to
kotch de coon acomin', but | sets
mine to kotch him jess de same acom-
in or gwine.'
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
Washoe Coasting.

As persons at 4 distance, says the
Virginia City (Nev.) Enterprise,
may think strange of so many seri-
ous accidents occurring here among
the men and boys who engage in the
sport of coasting, we may be allowed
to explain. 1t is not that our people
are more awkward than those of
other regions, or that their bones are
more brittle, that so many arms and
legs are broken, but it is owing to
the steepness Of the coasting grounds
and the recklessness of the coasters.
The cross streets that are the favorite
resort of the coasters are so steep
that loaded teams can only pass up
them with difficulty even in summer.
The ground stands at an angle APP
preaching thirty degrees. These in
clined planes are now covered with
glare ice, and the sleds shoot down
them with more than twice the We
locity of the swiftest express train on
a railroad. TO pass down the steep
est of the streets on long, trim-built
steel-shod coasting-sled, Is the next
thing to being shot out of a cannon.
toward the end of the course the We
locity attained is fearful. The sleds
frequently leap from ten to fifteen
feet when slight ridge is crossed.
This in itself is sufficiently danger
Gus, but the danger is greatly.increas-
ed by the swarms of coasters on all
parts of the grounds, the fences
along the route, the posts planted at
the corners of the streets, and the
teams and sleighs that are passing in
all directions. Half way down the
run the sled of some unpracticed
coaster capsizes; the sled closely fol
lowing strikes the wreck, and its oc
cupant or occupants are also cast
away; others follow, and there is a
great "pile-up," in which several are
more or less injured, some one per
haps, getting an arm or leg broken.
When such accidents happen the
wounded are carried from the field, a
doctor sent for, and the sport goes on
among those sound in body and
limb.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
Peculiarities of Henry Clay.

In his day it was the habit Of the
polite world of the Capital, dressed
in their gayest, to repair to the Sen,
ate Chamber to listen to him when
ever he spoke. He was everybody's
pet. No man has had such adulation
since. No man has got habitually
such splendid and brilliant audiences
as he. Those mere days of grand
debate, when the press had not gain
ed so much pestige-before oratory
had given way in Congress to the re-
porters. There were no holes in the
sky then, and you could not prick an
orator, like a bubble, with a witty
sarcasm. Clay never disappointed
he would not have dared. But he
dared things which no other man
then or now would dare. At the end
of brilliant passage he would pause
deliberately, and walk six steps across
the aisle to Robert J. Walkers snuff:
box, and, taking n pinch gracefully
between his finger and thumb, return
to his desk and put it with such in
effable distinction to his nostrils that
the whole audience was ready to
burst into applause. With any other
man this would have been ridiculous.
Clay made it sublime. 1t was the
great king going to bed in the pres
cncc of his admiring courtiers.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
Unpleasant Passengers.

The Messenger du MIDI states that
a merchant vessel arrived at Marsnil-
les lately, laden with sugar, from Ba-
tavia. While in the act of unloading,
the workmen suddenly left their task,
and, rushing up to the dock, gasped
out inarticulate words. Among the
hampers they had found three boa
constructors. These reptiles seemed
to wake from a state of lethargy, and
advance toward the terrified men,
who had only just time to hoist them
selves on deck and close the hatches.
The Captain was, of course, obliged
to suspend the operation of unload
ing, and to look for the means OF
getting rid of these strange passen-
gers. Two pigeons were poisoned
with strychninc, and dropped into
the hold. They were devoured at
once, but only two of the serpents
died. The third reptile has not been
seen again, and it is with the great
est trouble that the Captain can get
men to assist him in unloading the
ship.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
That Christmas Dog.

1t happened the other day on the
Lehigh Valley Railroad. The train
had just left Easton, and the con-
ductor was making his first round,
when he discovered small white
dog with a bushy tail and bright
black eyes, sitting costly on seat
beside a young lady so handsome
that it made his heart roll over like a
lop-sided pumpkin. But duty was
dnty, and he remarked in his most
deprecatory manner;
"I'm very sorry, madame, but it's
against the rules to have dogs in the
passenger cars"
"Oh! my, is that sop and she
turned up two lovely brown eyes at
him beseechlngly. "What in the
world shall | do? l can't throw him
away. He's Christmas present from
my aunt"
"By no means, Miss; we'll put him
in the baggage car, and he'll be just
as happy as robin in spring"
"What! put my nice white dog in
a nasty, dusty, stuffy baggage car?'
''Tm awful sorry, miss, I do assure
you, but the rules OF this company
are as infexible as the laws of the
Medes and them other fellows, you
know. He shall have my overcoat to
lie on, and the brakeman shall give
HIM grub and water every time he
opens his mouth"
81 just think it's awful mean, so !
do; and l know somebody will steal
it, so they WILL" and she showed 4
half notion to cry that nearly broke
the conductors heart; but the con
ductor was firm, and sang out to the
brakeman, who was playing a sole
on the stove
"Here, Andy, take this dog over
into tie baggage car, and tell 'em tc
take Just the best kind of care Of
him."
The young lady pouted, but tho
brakeman reached over and plcked
up the canine as tcndcrly as though
it was two-weeks' old baby, but as
he did so strange expression came
over his face like wave of cramI
collie, and he said hastily to the con
ductor:
''IIere, you just hold him a minute
till | put this poker away" and ht
trotted out at the car door and helt
on to the brake wheel, shaking like ;
man with the ague.
The conductor no sooner laid hi:
hands on the dog than he looked
around for hole to fall through.
"Wh-wh-why, this is worste(
dog"
eyes, sir" said the little miss
didn't you know that?"
"No, I'm most awfully sorry to say
that | didn't know that" and he lait
the Christmas dog down i'll the own
er's lap, and walked out on the plat
form, where he stood for half an hou
in the cold, trying to think of q hymn
tune to suit the worst sold man OIL
the Lehigh Valley road.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
Then, HOOfs.

AS Bijah was at the door, shaking
tho cnrn-hnSk mat, an cid man name
along and halted. He had Roman
nose, pale blue eye, and he was
bent and gray. He stood so long and
looked so fixedly that the old janitor
finally inquired:
"What yer looking at?"
81 have come weary hundred
miles," replied the old man, on pur
pose"
"On purpose to Git to be clerk in
the Custom House,? interrupted Bi-
jah.
"No, sir. have journeyed far on
purpose to"
"Git into the Post-oflice?"
Nothing of the kind" said the
old man. g have traversed a hun
dred miles of highway on purpose to
see your feet. heard of them clear
up at Port Huron. They wanted to
bet me ten to one that you had feet
as big as soap boxes. am old and
near my grave. WANTED to see them
feet-them hoofs. Where do you
stable 'em? Who hauls 'em around
for you? What do you do with 'em
in freezing weather?
"See here!" whispered Biiah, in a
voice choked with passion, "rll muir
der you If >you don't dust out o
here!"
What an ! doing?" asked the
old man.
"Hoofs, chi" yelled Bijah, as he
dropped the mat, "call them feet
hoofs?"
Some SAID the old man got away
by crawling under wagon and dash
ing down the alley. Some said he
was in the morgue with all his limbs
broken. Life has many mysteries
twice as large as good old Bijah's
feet.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
Wanted a little Help.
N Onad.


One day last week, as citizen was
passing up Twelfth street, wild
eyed woman jumped out of front
door, halted him and excitedly ex'
claimed:
"Come in here-come in for just a
minute!"
"What's the matter?" he asked in
reply, observing that her face was
badly scratched, her clothing torn,
and her nose had been badly knocked
about.
"Come Income I'M" she whis.
pered.
"You'vc been fghtingw he said
as he backed off.
AT that moment burly, big man
opened the door and called out:
Come in here, you old she-fiendr
"Come in and help me pound him,
urged the woman.
"Why, he could eat me up in a
minute" replied the citizen. 81 am
no fighter, and don't want any trou
BILE"
81 can almost lick him alone" she
continued, rs she followed him along
The sidewalk. III l had some one to
hold him by the legs when l get him
by the throat | could choke the gri,
all ont of him in two minutes! Come
on-come in and act like Christian
and give poor woman a lift"
The citizen wouldn't stop, and at
ter following him about block, the
woman turned back, saying:
"If can get in a good snifter on
his nose l can lick him alone"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
Bob.
Remarkable Animals.


He was a magnificent Scotch dog
Of great size, braver than a lion. He
had but one bad habit when | had
hlm--to see cat was to fly at it
This ended in his worrying 10 death
tavorite grimalkinlbelong toa neigh
Dor, and the catastrophe raised fear
tul commotion. So, with many re-
grets, sent him to Brechin, fifteen
miles off, There, early on the fol
lowing Sunday morning, Bob WAS
observed with head and tail erect,
and resolute purpose in every look
and movement, taking his way to
ward home. Whether he had kept
the road, or come by some path
across the country, | knew not; but
when Twas leaving the church, about
one O'Clock, | was met by the beadle,
with his old face lighted up with an
unusual expression of G ee, and eX-
clalming-tor my dog and Johnny
had always been fast friends" You
mauna put him AVA, minister, though
he should worry a the cats in the
parish" On going to the manse l
found Bob outside the gate as fiat
and motionless as if he had been
stone dead. 1t was plain he knew as
well as did that he had been ban
ished and had returned without leave,
and was liable to be hanged, drown
ed, shot or otherwise punished at my
will. went up to him and stood
over him for a while in silence. He
lay as if he had been killed and flat
tened by heavy roller, only that,
with his large, beautiful eyes, half
shut, he kept winking and looking
up in my face with most pitiful and
pleading expression. Though I might
not go the length Of old Johnny in
making free of all the cats in the
parish, there was no resisting the
dumb but eloquent appeal. l gave
way, and exclaimed, in cheerful tones:
8" Is that you, Bob?" In an instant,
knowing that he was forgiven, he
rose at one bound into the air, cir
cling round and round me, and, in
his joy, leaped nearly over my head.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
A Baby Among the Bears.
PHILADELPHIA Times.

Yesterday afternoon a tragical in
cident occurred in the Geological
Garden. A 71mesreporter happened
to alight from q street car beneath
the railroad bridge III proximity to
the Garden simultaneously with 4
handsome young matron, a nurse-glrl
with a baby in her arms, anda pretty
ohiId about yoarS old Tho lady
was richly attired, and so juvenile
was her appearance that an observer
might have thought she was prob
ably the sister or aunt of the little
one that toddled beside her. a mo-
ment afterward a light wagon, oc-
cupied by y good-looking, well-dress-
ed man. and livcried servant, ap-
preached at rapid gait. As it pass
ed the young man stared inqulsi-
lively at the lady, who was just enter
ing the gateway, looked back, and \
moment aftcrward pulled up, paid
the entrance fee and went rapidly up
the walk in the direction the lady
and her companion had taken. 1t
was evident to the most nonchalant
observer that he was smitten by her
beauty.
On the brink of the skating-pond
the reporter again saw the lady and
her charges, and saw that the little
girl had been intrusted to bear
the burden of the baby, which was
nearly as large as herself. A few
yards away stood the young Adonis,
trifling with his long, tawny mus
tache, evidently desirous of making
an impression. After awhile the lit
tie girl complained that it was cold
and that she wanted to see the bears,
so the party proceeded toward the
pits where the ursine animals are con-
fined, closely followed by the dash
ing young man. While trying to in
ducc one of the sun bears to catch a
chew of "Solace," the reporter heard
Il shrek and saw something white
flutter down into the well of the
black bears adjoining. The baby
had evidently fallen into the pit! In
an instant the chivalrous admirer of
its mother had mounted the railing,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-02-11
and. with wonderful agility. spral

and, with wonderful agility, sprang
ont upon the barkless tree IN the
center of the well, down which one
Of the bears was descending, with
the intention of devouring the small
child. He reached the ground al
most as soon as the bear, and, pluck
lily grasping the fallen infant, was
endavoring to reascend the tree
when another bear came galloping
with unsteady gait out of the hole
and grasped his coat-tail. The cries
of those above the cage had been
heard by the keeper, and Nash, Scat
tergood and Superintendent Thomp-
son came running up. In his efforts
to hold on the tree the young gallant
relaxed his hold upon the child and
it fell into the paws of the first bear.
All hope for the poor little creature
was given up by the spectators, but
Nash unlocked the gate of their den
and beat the bears back into their
caves.
"Never mind me; save the childm
cried the angilc Adonis.
"Come down out of there, you en-
chanted idiot, or I'll have you arrest
ed" Was Captain Thompson's re-
ply.
He decended and quickly went
through the iron portal of the pit.
"The oaby," he murmured.
"My wife and | are very much
obliged to you for your gallant effort
to rescue our daughters doll, sir,
but do you think the game was worth
the candle?" said a stalwart, rubicund
gentlemen, Mr.. Charles Seeley, Of
Green Street, upon whose arm the
lady who had excited the admiration
Of the bear-defier was now lean
ing, convulsed with suppressed
laughter.
A glance towards the nurse-girl,
i'll whose arms were the headless re-
mains Of large wax doll, satisfied
the chivalric gentleman, and he start
ed for the gate on rapid walk.