The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-11-19
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Io-dayis U. Il. express from the east
will arrive about 2 p. M
+ Don't try to talk politics with a man
who is breaking in a new pair of boots.
Capt. Deane Monahan, Third Cav
airy, and family, are at the Railroad
house.
To-day's U. P. freight trains have 1
a mdse., l dressed hogs and 2 corn
for Cheyenne.
Why is it that when a man comes out
of a saloon be always looks one way and
goes the other? :.
Nothing doing in the police courts
yesterday. Everybody seems to be try
ing to be good.
The loss to the Union Pacific company
by their recent accident at Fremont is
estimated at $4,000.
We saw Boss" Caswell sitting on a
cake of ice, yesterday. 1t was the ''big-
gest thing on ice" ever seen in Chey-
enne. =
Dear says he would much rather do
his counting in Omaha than in Chey-
enne. He doesn't mean law-eourting,
however.
-Four bootblacks working on one boot
was the attraction on 10th street yes
terday, and they were not crowded for
elbow room, either.
Buildings are going up rapidly on
every side. The workmen are rushing
things lively'in order to get through be-
fore winter tackles us.
Pitching horse shoes seems to be the
favorite amusement nowadays, and
the metallic ring of the iron can be
heard on every hand.
Sheriff O'Brien was on the street
again yesterday. He is yet very weak
from his recent illness, but hopes to
come out in good shape yet.
Some of the soldiers at the post were
paid off yesterday, and already a consid-
cradle amount Of their earnings is in
circulation throughout the city.
Mr.. Nichols started a train of eleven
wagons to Red Cloud yesterday. The
cargo consisted entirely of Indian goods,
and was loaded at Camp Carlin.
A. Simmons is pushing work ON his
new brick Eagle house. The building
is to be three stories in height, and the
walls are now two stories above ground.
A tramp beat a 18th street restaurant
out of a meal yesterday, and got the
.s'grand bounce" in good shape. He
slid on his a half way across the
street.
Westward bound passenger and emf
grant trains are more than usually
crowded. Everybody seems to be try
ing TO get to some place before winter
sets in.
To n man up a tree it looks as though
that library and reading room project
had fallen through. Haven't those
committees had time enough to prepare
their reportsr
A young man from the mountains
called on court clerk Bruner yes.
terday for a pair OF marriage licenses.
He said he wanted n for himself and
one for the girl.
Two men and a woman were shipped
to the Black Hills yesterday by Beemer
& Co., by weight. They paid one bit per
pound for themselves and baggage, for
the through trip.
Captain Haskell's company, 23d in
fantry, which has been stationed at
Cheyenne depot for some time past,
left thi3 morning for Kansas, via the
Denver Pacific.
A Denver editor asserts that Chey-
enne girls are not handsomer than those
of Denver, and Rapherty dares that
editor to come half way, so that he can
prove the contrary by cracking his
skull.
We hope the political excitement will
not cause our citizens to forgot that
the famous German military band is to
give two grand concerts in this city on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of
this week.
"Dyer-a-hotel- Dyer-a-hotel- Dyer
a-hotel' shrieked a runner at the train
yesterday. "Die or a hotel" trembling
ly asked an aged gent who had Just
alighted, Il don't want to die way
out here. Lead the way, young man,
and I'll follow" and he slid into the
'bus.
Rev. Mr.. Cowhick has given the
Rapherty boy a very cordial invitation
to call on him aud enter the state
OF matrimony free of fee. Now, if the
genial clergyman will only secure q
good looking girl who will have the
boy, and if Simpson will donate 9
license, 1t may be that a Mrs. Rapherty
will soon be added to our list of female
voters. Quien sabes
a we'll known minister was coming
up nth street during the high wine
Yesterday, and meeting one Of his par