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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-23

Acc,dent al Battle Creek.

The Black Hills Herald says: On
Thursday December 18th, Thos. Ellis, of
Battle Creek, accidentally shot himself,
while reaching for a shotgun, which
he drew toward him by the muzzle.
The charge passed into his side and
arm, decorating the flesh in a terrible
manner.
LATER-Mr. Ellis was shot through
the arm near the shoulder. The gun
being close to the arm at the time of
the discharge, it carried away a great
er part of the muscles of the arm, and
three inches Of the shaft of the bone,
also severing the main artery of the
limb. DR.. Flick amputated the arm at
the shoulder forty-eight hours after the
accident. Mr.. Ellis survived the am
putation eight hours. 7ssfsG.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-23
compiled Laws of wyoming.

A few copies of the compiled laws Of
Wyoming, full bound, "a be had on
application at the LEADER office. Price:
$500; sent by mail, post paid, for $3.50.
Remit by p. o. money order OF regis
tered letter. q I.
This volume contains all the laws
ETC., enacted by the legislative as
semblies Of Wyoming Territory since
its organization; also the Declaration of
Independence, Organic Acts of Dakota
and Wyoming, Union Pacific grant,
Sioux Treaty, Shoshone Treaty, ., 5.
Public Land and Bounty Land Laws,
Town Site Law, Timber. Law, y. 5.
Mining Laws and the Coal Land Laws.
iy21-d&wtf
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-23
CITY ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton will be held in the city of Chey-
enne ON Monday, December 25th,
1876, In the City Hall buibiing,
for the purpose of electing two Trus-
tees, for the term of two years each, in
place of l.. h.. Bresnaiien and John
Neaion, retiring members of the Board.
The following Iaamed-pensoas have
been appointed Judges of election, viz:
j. III. Nichols, +. j. MeNamaHa and j.
L. futile. - ras
By order of the Board of TRUSTEES.
L.. r.. BREsNAHEN,
President and ex-oficio Mayor.
Attest: y fTT
GEO. B. srrMrsos, City Clerk.
dl7-dtd
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-23

MIG HIT REPORT.
SAD NEWS.

Reported Massacre of Major Randall
and His Crolr Scolts.
New York, Dec. ga Herald spe-
cial from Bozeman, Montana. says:
A painful report is in circulation
here, stating that Major Randall Of
Gen. Crooks staff, and his entire party,
have been massacred by Indians in the
Big Horn mountains. The report is
discredited here. rv
Washington, Dee. 22.-No informa-
ton has been received in regard to the
reported massacre of Maj. Randall and
party, but it is thought the report may
be true. Mai. Randall is with Gen.
Crooks command, and it is feared he
may have been sent on 4 mission TO
obtain scouts, and ran into Crazy
Horses band, for which Crook has
been looking for some time past ills9
an Incorrect Statement.
Chicago, Dec. 22.-The report that
Major Randall and his entire party
have been massacred by Indians in the
Big Horn mountains is discredited at
Gen. Sheridan's headquarters. The
is diseredited from the fact that
Randall was at Fort Reno on the 14th
of December, four hundred miles from
Bozeman and only seventy miles from
Fort Fetterman, at which point the re-
port should have been first received.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-23
The Mines About Custer.


BLACK Hills Herald, Dec. 9th.
Currant & Co. are making a toll road
from Custer out to the new diggings on
Battle Creek. They will have it com-
pleted in about a week or ten days, ard
will shorten the route considerably.
Capt. w. II. Timblin returned frcm
Harvey District, on Battle Creek. lie
brought back with him a nugget that
weighed fifteen dollars and four cents,
| which was picked up ON bed rock on
Discovery claim. A pan of dirt from
the same place washed out ten dollars.
On Hoodoo Gulch, about two miles
above Castleton, a party Of Montana
boys are taking out ten dollars per day
to the man, and doing it with the rock
er. They carry the dirt in sacks for a
distance of about eighty rods, to the
creek, and are working right along in
spite of the cold weather.
Battle Greek, just now, is claiming
the attention Of miners and specula-
tors. 1t is about twenty miles north
east from Custer. We understand that
the '.diggings''. are very rich, indeed. 1t
is thought that it will equal in richness
the famous Deadwood gulch, where the
Wheeler Brothers made their stake.
Mr.. Jas. S. Coburn, of the famous
Calumet and Hecla mines of Lake Su-
perior, is one of the latest arrivals at
j Custer. He is here in the interest of a
company of capitalists to look up our
quartz leads. Should his report be ia
vorable, a large number of experienced
miners will follow him early in the
spring.
;. On Battle Creek they have laid out a
town and expect to have a city in the
5 spring. Rich strikes are reported
by miners coming in for supplies. The
rush from the mines up north is thin
! ming out the old districts at an alarm
ing rate, and we look for a rapid
!. growth at the new town. Gardner 6
, Turner's men washed seven loads sur
! face dit from their dry gulch claim
. one day last week, and took out thirty
five dollars in three hours. These gen
, tlemen, are running u ditch twelve hun
dred feet long, preparatory to working
the claim on a larger scale in the spring
There are about sixty men working on
the creek at present, and they are TIN
kindthat won't freeze out"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-23
WASHINGTON
Those House Committees.

L
Those House Committees.
Washington, Dec. 22.-Speaker Ran
dali to-day announced the following
committees to ascertain and report
what are the privileges, powers and du-
ties of the House of Representatives in
counting the votes for President and
Vice President: Knott, Spears, Marsh,
Burchard, Seelye, Munroc and Tucker.
On counting the electoral votes:
Payne, Hunton, Hewitt, Springer, Nc
Creery, Hoar and Willard.
Ferry and the Electors.
Senator Ferry said to-day that in all
cases where conflicting electoral certif-
Gates are known to have been issued,
no receipt will be given by him to
either messenger. Cronin has not yet
presented his certificate.
More Iroops.T esTnE
Battery F, First artillery, Go men,
and battery II, Second artillery, 81
men, arrived last night from Fort
Reno, and proceeded to quarters at the
arsenal. The latter battery left this
afternoon for their post, Fort Nc
Henry.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-23
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Lsaislature Adiourns.

The Legislature Adjourns.
Columbia, Dec. 22.-The Senate and
Republican house adjourned sine die
this evening.
The Democratic house is in secret
session. Their course is not known.
The congressional committee is still
actively tabulating the corrected cleo
ton returns. The result is not likely
to be reached for several days.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-23
OREGON.
A Sinnifcant Discoreru.

Salem. Dec. 22.-It has been discov-
cred that the arms of the Capital
Guards, Of the state militia, were re-
moved from the armory either on the
day of the canvass of the electoral vote
or a day or two before, and returned a
day or two after. Republicans say
Grover had them in the state house,
and that his men knew where to find
them-loaded for immediate use.
Democrats say they were removed to
prevent the Republicans from getting
them.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-23
FLORIDI.


Tallahassee, Dec. 22.-The Supreme
court sustains Drew's demurrer to the
answer of the canvassing board, and
grants a peremptory order to the board
to re-canvass the face of the returns.
This is a Democratic victory.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-23

Reported Massacre of Major Randall
and His Crotr Scouts.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-07
ALOST HOUR.

.,,Aen hour on q summer morn,
. kS,hen half the world was still.
" Ssw WAS fresh in the new -mown hay,
~ .sS ths bridal vail OF the fair young day
I'll iIung Ger the purple hill.
,.. .baen. bells tinkled across the slopes,
-; sseet a. an elfn chime;
,sss.,6ies fitted athwart the down.
ps - vent marmuring, busy and brown,
6ser the fragrant thyme.
.nvuid calm and dull content,
. siIepce men instead of speech;
s,e vind sighed low and the Lark sang high,
NJ. p.t the goIien h ur f our lives went by,
Ara drifted cut Of reach.
n, hath went back to an eager life;
Sut Il its pause to-day
rhe dream Of that golden hour returns,
ind nv iadesl spirit frets and yearns
For one chance swept away.
rse years creep on, and the heart gr ,ws tired
Even Of hopes fulfilled,
AID turns away from the worlds strong wine
Tjsb ievered lips, that must ever pine
Fog that pure draught we spilled.
Ard vet. perchance, when our long day wane
Nse hath it's joys late born),
W. skali meet again on the green hill side,
aud lnd, in the solemn eventide,
The hour We lost at morn.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-07

He threw himself bump at her fairy
like feet, while her dainty white fingers
he press'd, and his tones were quite low
and exceedingly sweet, as the maiden
he gently ADDRESSED. Give ear, o my
charmingest, now unto me, and gaze
not around thee unheeding; of thy heart
let thy lovers fond words be the key
oh, list to his eloquent pleading. And
look! he has plucked thee bonny red
rose, the dew on its rare petals glancing.
Oh, immerse in its bosom thy tip-tilted
nose, and breathe of its perfume en-
trancing. The damsel she shifted, and
she turned her about, and she turned
her about, and she sighed; and at
length, with a pretty petulant pout, she
thus to her lover replied: "Bud, pray,
dod't you, by darlig, be huff'd, for I've
taxed the frightfullest cold id by head,
and by ears are with cottod wool
stuff'd! d!"-Ao5tle Register.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-07
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

DIET for love-sick maidens
lines.
LEAP-YEAR beverage for single ladies
Pop!
IT is claimed that sauerkraut is really
a tonic. Yes, it's Teutonic.
MAN alone is born crying, lives COM
planning and dies disappointed.
WOMAN proposes and man gifts up
and gifts this year.-Danbury News.
"TALKING to her husband in loud
tone of voice" is enough to send Per-
sian wife to Jail for thirty days.
Young man! you must do here the same as in
When you are married you have to support your
gal.
SENATOR CHRIsTIANCY's courtship
lasted, it is asserted, but three weeks.
And yet the younger brood of Ameri-
cans may be heard daily boasting of
their enterprise.
TAE waters of the River Jordan are
getting to smell as badly as the Chicago
River, and the pilgrim who bottles any
of it is taken for limburger cheese
agent.-Detroit Free Press.
A SUNDAY sermon in a Japanese
church never lasts over twenty-five
minutes. 1t hardly pays to scrub boy
up to send him to church, but such short
sermons leave the men plenty of time to
go fishing.
AYoUNG lady asks: els it proper for
a gentleman to put his arm around a
young lady's waist when taking her out
for ride, they not being engaged?"
That depends altogether on the kind of
horse he is driving. If it be hard on
the bit he had better hold the reins with
both hands. A gentle horse is always
the best for drive with lady, how
ever.-Waverly advertiser.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-07


THE Philadelphians have all along
built their hopes, and relied a good deal
for the success of the Centennial, upon
an immense volume of visitors from
Europe. If the opinion of the steam
ship agents are to be relied on, their
hopes in this particular have been raised
too high. A New York Bulletin report
er has been interviewing the different:
agents in New York, and they all appear
to express about the same opinion, that
it is very unlikely the passenger busi-
ness will be increased to any great ex-
tent during the coming summer. The
Germans are an economical people, and
it would take very strong motives in
deed to induce them to cross the ocean.
The English, again, have a prejudice
against crowds and excitement, and
have had about enough of exhibitions.
The agent of the White Star Line thinks
that they would prefer to visit America
at another time. Then the cost is much
greater than that of visiting either Lon
don, Paris, or Vienna. The general
opinion seems to be that not more than
10000 will come, and that these will be
largely made up of sellers and buyers.
There has been no demand for state
rooms ahead in any of the lines. 1t may
be too early to look for positive indica-
tions, but so far as it goes the prospect is
not encouraging.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-07

" AS soon as l can Dress" answered
Sorel, and, making hurried toilette
while the stranger waited below, Wal
ter followed the stranger, who walked
very rapidly in the direction of Aglae's
house. Arrived there, the stranger led
him at once into Nine. Callamachi's
apartments, turned up the gas, took off
his hat and faced Walter. It was Aglae
herself, in mems clothes. Walter scarce
noticed the costume, so absorbed was
he in gazing into the face, distorted with
passion, which she turned upon him.
" Aglae!" he cried. ''Do you love
me?" she asked. "Don't speak! I see
it in your face? Avenge me, them"
She thrust letter into his hand and
flung herself on the bed in a passion of
tears. Walter read:
MADAME: In announcing to you my en-
gagement with Miss Dosier, I do not need to
tell you that all further relations between us
must cease. | regret the cOntretemps of
last evening, but it could not be avoided.
You will always have the best wishes of your
obedient servant,
JULIAN KARPoFsKY.
"What 1 have heard is true, then"
said Walter, gloomily. "Yes! kill
him! kill him!'' 81 will obey you-he
is but poor dog to treat woman
thus" "Kill him like dog, then!
Kill him at once! l will 60 with YOU to
see it well done! 1t is for that am in
this dress!" "We do not manage
things that way in our country" said
Sorel; "stay where you are and leave
it all to me-you shall not be compro-
missed" 81 love you!" cried the
woman, embracing him; "you are
man, and gentleman!" Sorel freed
himself from her arms and left the
house.
The next day, in public place in
Cupressina, Sorel permitted himself to
repeat some wretched ribal rhymes
current about Karpofsky, which
the Pole had resented with great tenn
per, and, as Sorel knew, for which he
had long avowed his purpose to hold
the frs: responsible utterer to deadly
account. AS was intended, Karpofsky
sent challenge to Sorel, and the car
tel was accepted.
Two days later, on sand-bar in a
river, there was quite gathering of
persons to see two young men pistol
themselves to death. Some thirty or
forty spectators were there and sur
geon, who did not forget that the first
Of professional duties was to look after
his fee. Karpofsky's skill with the pis-
tol was so well known that bets of $50
to $40 were freely offered, with no tax
ers, that he would "fetch'' his man
at the first fire. On the contrary, how
ever, when the fatal signal was given
Karpofsky fell, never to rise again.
Sorel became broken and unhappy
man for life.
Aglae still reigns in Cupressina, but
her feather-headed rival is widow in
heart. She had a heart-the other
woman had that supreme advantage
over her.-Ne,0 York World.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-07
Modern Fables.

THE WHALE AND THE SALAMANDER.
A Salamander who hoped to strike oil
went to the brink of the Ocean during
shower and earnestly imploreda Whale
to come in out of the wet. "Thanks,''
replied the courteous Cetacean, shut I
should feel entirely out of my element in
your society,""
Moral-The above teaches us the pro-
priety of being contented with our lot.
THE HEN AND THE TAILOR.
A Hen who had saved a Tailor from
drowning in a marine disaster that had
cost several of his less fortunate COM
panions their lives, asked him his opin-
ion of the Theory of Evolution. The
grateful Tailor replied that he was him
self an instance of the survival of the
fittist; and the philosophical Fowl, re-
marking that it was vulgar to pun,
walked off with much dignity to resume
her interrupted occupation of Matching
out a China nest-egg.
MoraNSome People cannot take
joke.
THE RHINOCEROs AND THE DROMEDARY.
A. thirsty Rhinoceros having to his
great JOY encountered a Dromedary in
the Desert of Sahara, besought the lat
ter animal of his mercy to give him a
drink, but the Dromedary refused, stat
ing that he was holding the fluid for an
advance. "Why," said he to the Rhi-
noceros, "did you not initiate my fore
thought and prudence, and take some
heed to the morrow" The Rhinoceros
n oE ouloIrod tho irc<;oo of thu vohyEa
Some time afterward he met in an Oasis
the Dromedary, who had realized at the
turn of the market and was now trying
to cover his shorts. "For heavens
sake," he gasped to the Rhinoceros,
who was wallowing in the midst of
refreshing pool, "trust me for a nip"
"When was thirsty" replied the Rhi-
noceros, "you declined to stand the
drinks, but I will give you horn" So
saying, he let the grateful sunlight into
the Dromedary's innards.
MOral-Virtue is its own reward.
THE PURIsT AND THE TIGER.
A Tiger who was in reduced circum-
stances, and had not tasted food for
many days, went to the house of Pur-
ist and knocked loudly at the door.
"Who's therep' cried the Purist. ''It's
me-" replied the Tiger. "You should
have said H. kindly exclaimed the
Purist, s.for the verb to be- takes the
same case after it as that which next
precedes it, 81, /, sir,' said the tt
ger, "but circumstances alter cases.
and falling upon the Purist he tore him
in pieces and devoured him.
THE HUMANE coUNrRYMAN AND THE
An Humane Countryman while chop
ping Faggots in a Wood discovered an
unfortunate Adder, chilled and appar.
emily lifeless. Moved with compassion
he placed the miserable Reptile in his
bosom and carried it home to his Cot
tage, where the grateful warmth of the
fire soon revived it. But the Adder had
no sooner regained consciousness than
lit stung fatally the Countryman's
Mother-in-law and Wife and was about
to kill his yellow Dog, when, crying
"Softly, softly, now!" he seized an AK
and destroyed it.
MoralLThus we see that we may have
Too Much of a Good Thing.-Ihs World.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-09
NNNGIlEHHIONAL.

4 joint resolution declaring that no
person who has held, or may hereafter
hold tho Office Of President, shall ever
again be eligible to said Office, was lost
10y vote OF li5 yeas to lOS nays, two
thirds not having voted In favor there
of. A motion by Mr.. Randall to re-
consider the vote, however was enter
ed. Mr.. Reagan took prominent
part in the discussion of THIS question
and offered an amendment which was
also lost.
Mr., ThrockmOrton presented on the
Sd instant the petition Of United States
Army officers at Fort Griffin, Texas,
and citizens Of Shackleford Eastland,
and Worth counties, Texas, for Il post
route from StephensVille to Fort GrlG-
fin, which was referred to
the Committee on the Postolllce
and Post-roads. Also the petition OF
citizens of Texas, for II post-route from
Denison to Weatherford, Parker conn'
ty, Texas, referred to the Commit,
tee on the Postollice and POst-roads.
The Senate, on the Sd instant, in
Committee of the Whole, passed the
bill Is. No 3G0) to establish certain
postroutes in the State Of Texas. The
routes proposed to be established are
from Paris, Lamar county, Texas, by
way of Cotton Plant, in that county,
and by way Of Cooper, in Delta coun'
ty, to Sulphur Springs, in Hopkins
county, and from Bonham, in Fannil
county, by way of Ladonia, in thai
county, and Ben Franklin, in Deltt
county, to Cooper, in that county.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-09

WHILE the joint resolutions instruct
ing the Kentucky senators and repre-
sentatives in Congress to support the
bill for aid to the Texas & Pacific rail-
road were pending in the Senate of
that State on Saturday, Mr.. Pendleton,
the senator from Christian county,
made one of the ablest and most efIec-
tive speeches of the session in favor of
the measure. He closed with, the fol-
lowing eloquent peroration, which
brought applause from both senators
and the audience outside:
Mr.. Speaker, how can any man call
himself the friend of the South and
yet oppose this measure? | am for 1t (;
not simply because it is measure of
aid and relief to the South, but because
| believe Ii Is measure of great ma
tional importance and necessity, and
is wise and constitutional provision
for the present and future contingent
cies of our national existence and
safety.
But, sir, the South needs this great
highway of transportation for the COM
meroe Of the eastern and western
worlds across our continent. She has
passed through the ordeal Of trials and
sufferings such as have befallen no
other people in the present century.
Her institutions aud industries in
ruins, broken In fortune and bankrupt
In credit, she hung for years on the
verge of the political grave, which
seemed open TO receive her remains,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-09
BOWEN STRIKES HARD.

Bowen, who has kept silent SO long,
affecting as people had begin TO think
IL knowledge Of Beecher's deepest and
darkest secrets, has spoken out in
thunderOus tones the viliunies and de-
banchery of theis great preacher.
His statement of Beecher's numer-
our amours is altogether the heaviest
artillery yet opened in thisgreatscandal
suit. The st. Louis Republican in no.
ticng Bowen's extraordinary revela.
tions, edtoriIy says: "Mr. Bowen has
reserved his fire until many persons
believed his gun was empty, but now
that we see the quantity and quality of
Of the charge, the delay in pulling the
trigger needs neither explanation nor
apology. The target is pretty thor
oughly riddled, and ii one or fifty tad
vlsory councils can plug up the holes
made by Bowen's bullets, then powder
and lead may ms we'll stop down and
out. The next move in the game will
be awaited with intense interest, for
thanks to Bowen--Beecher almost ri
walls Babcock in his claims upon pub
lie curiosity"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-09

We have observed the workings of o
patent gate, on the Courthouse square,
just in front of our sanctum. We have
seen good many farm gates in our
time, but it occurs to us that this one,
for ease of opening and closing by par
ties upon horseback, in wagons or on
foot, excels anything of the kind yet
introduced into Texas. We understand
that Mr.. Sturdevant, who controls the
patent in this State, is making large
and rapid sales of the gate, as we'll as
of county rights. From the expression
of the farmers who daily examine its
workings We are inclined TO think the
gate unequaled. luIsaaksH 8
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-09

WE would again direct the attention
OF our Congressional delegation to the
feasibility of cutting canal from Red
River into the Trinity, and thus OPEN
ing directly through the heart of the
State great internal artery for COM
merce. If a bill could be passed char
tering a company for this purpose we
feel persuaded that the Necessary capt.
tai could be obtained. The Thirteenth
Legislature made large appropriations
of lands to clear out the Trinity river
from White Rock Shoals in Trinity
county to Galveston Bay and the work
has been done in the most effective
manner. Were the canal cut through
from Red River, the State would
doubtless foster the remaining work 10y
donations of lands.