The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-19
LOCAL

Sunday was the coolest of the season,
thus far. ~
Yesterdays trains brought SO Chey-
enne passengers.
The snow has almost disappeared from
the bluffs near the city.
The G. & b. H.. Stage Co. received
two carloads of horses on yesterday.
We must always think our opinions
are right, but not think our opinions
are right always
The school exhibition project has fall
len through, owing to strong opposition
on the part of the board.
After a fair count and no fraud, the
snow has yielded up the scepter to king
dust, who now reigns supreme.
Ten hours a day steady labor is the
best remedy for hard times-provided
you don't drink up the money after
ward.
Old gum coats are said to impart a
delicious flavor to mince meat. Board
ing-house keepers will find them less X
pensive than sole leather.
The seven car loads of silk worms
eggs which passed through here Sum
day, represent a value in coin of the
realm of three million dollars.
The almanacs are good enough to tell
when the sun rises and sets, but they
furnish no information as to how long
a coal pile ought to last in a thickly-
settled neighborhood.
Hardin's transparency, showing the
u~nclean, the rough of face and those
whose hair hangeth low when they may
receive aid and comfort, is the hand
soonest sign in the city.
We don't know that it was the cpl
zooty that affected him; but he said
with some violence: ''If that nose was
running for Office, it would be elected
by a handsome majority"
The last of '76:
THE summer gone. the Autumn flies,
Swift comes the Winters SHOWS;
And man, with mournful account cries:
why don't the girls propose?'"
Zinc that is used under stoves should
never be dampened. If it becomes
soiled or dim, rub with fiarnel and a
little fresh lard. In this way it will al
ways look as new and bright as when
first purchased.
Some people say that Moritz Meyer is
the most graceful horseman in the city,
but our opinion is that he would make
a better appearance on horseback if he
didn't ride backward and guide the
horse by the tail instead of the rein.
Mrs. W. W. Corlett gives her second
grand soiree musicale this evening. We
have seen the programme and are con-
fdent that all who attend will be highly
delighted herewith. We expect to see
the house crowded with the elite of the
city, this evening.
A man named McElvoy. hailing from
Camp Carlin, went into Tim Dyer's for
breakfast, Sunday morning, leaving his
overcoat in the office. Three men car
riedi it off, dividing the spoils, consisting
of gloves, etc. The police were soon on
their track, and the trio are now regis
tered at the hotel de Slaughter.
When Laramie men visit Cheyenne
they amuse themselves by going down
to the railroad yard, unbuttoning their
ears, and blowing ears off the track.
This practice has been INDUCED in by
them to such an extent, that Superin-
tendent Davis has been compelled to
employ watchmen to guard the cars.
A Denverite, who stopped at one Of
our hotels the other night, stole the
sheets from the bed he occupied. The
clerk heard Of the theft and was about
to demonstrate with the man, but when
he saw that enormous nose he refrained,
saying that if he had such a nose as
that he would be compelled to steal
handkerchiefs.
A lively row occurred at Hattie
Turner's bagnio, in the northwestern
part Of the city, Sunday night, between
a party Of colored. men and some SOL
diers. Sixteen shots were fired, but no
INT was hit Sc far as is known. A
soldier wa struck on the head with a
pistol, receiving an ugly cash. One of
the darkies has been arrested and is in
the cooler.
A long-haired 'sornery'' nooze from
Camp Carlin, stole a valuable gun
Sunday noon, pawned it in the after
noon for $40, and at Z p. m, before he
had spent all the money, he was ar
rested. Justice Fisher thought that,
considering the snoozer's inability to
give bail, apartments at the Hotel de
O.Brien would suit him better, and he
sent him there to await the pleasure of
the District court.
Now is the time to pick up holiday
trade by the liberal use of printers ink.
Boys and childrens' holiday suits at
% per cent. less than any other house