The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-29

The p~ostofice will be open today
after the arrival Of the mail trains.
Strawberries are among the luxuries
from California, in which Salt Lakers
are now INDUCING.
The regular December term of the
Colorado Supreme court commences at
Denver next Tuesday.
Weather prophets say that we will
have forty-tive snow-storms this coming
winter. Cold comfort.
A man recently drove 9,540 pounds
of hogs into Greeley, and sold them to
a Denver butcher for 81 cents a pound
on foot.
Joseph Mason, of Fort Collins, on
Monday last shipped 400 head of work
oxen to old Red Cloud agency. The
cattle are from the southern border of
Colorado.
Those DESTROYS of enjoying a rare
treat in the way of music can do so by
attending st. Marks Episcopal church
to-day. The best talent the city affords
will participate.
Rev. G. S. Allen is now working in
the interests of the Blue Ribbon at
Salt Lake, with every indication Of
success. In Wyoming he obtained
5000 signatures to the pledge.
The recent Associated Press dispatch
announcing that Jay Gould had obtain
ed control of the Kansas Pacific rail-
way has been auth~oritatively contra
dicted. So much for so much.
The statement that the Nebraska
cattle thieves we're being tried at Gree
ley this week appears to have been pre-
mature. The cases have been continued
wei until after Thanksgiving day.
Word has been received here that a
large band of buffalo have been seen
this side of the Republican river, about
n hundred miles from Cheyenne. Par
ties are preparing to pay them a visit.
AT , O'Clock this morning the west
bound express was u hours behind
time. A fearful storm was then raging
between here and Omaha, and the train
will probably be three or four hours
late.
Col. n. A. NJ. Dudley, of the Ninth
cavalry, is on trial before a court mar
tial at Fort Union, New Mexico. This
officer was an a6jutant in the Mexican
war, is well known in army circles, and
recently had command at Sidney Neb.
Down in Denver the merchants are
again handling pennies. Exact change
is given each customer, and the prac-
tice of taking Is cents for a pound of
sugar of which you sell 2 pounds for 20
cents, is very righteously falling into
Oblivion.
Thanksgiving Day service at the
Episcopal church at II a. m. to-day.
All will be welcomed, and will enjoy a
handsome, comfortable church, and a
hearty service. Let us begin the feast
ing by praising the Giver of the where
withal to feast.
As will be seen by our Legislative
report, Mr.. J. G. Friend has been seated
in the Council, the vote being 0 to 2,
Downey and Cheney voting in the neg
ative, and Mr.. Swan being absent.
This leaves the Council with Q Demo-
Gratis and 4 Republicans.
The u. S. Quartermaster's money is
expected about the first of December.
Persons or firms having in their possess
sion the government vouchers which
have been used in the place of money,
and who are in a hurry to realize on
them, should turn them in at once.
Five of the heavy weights of Chey-
enne, including G. NJ. Jones, Esq, and
Colonel Murrin, came down on the
regular train Saturday, and joined the
excursion party at Central. Mr.. Love-
land was afraid to trust his new track
under so much avoirdupois. Tribune.
We all propose to remember and pro-
cure tickets for the grand festival and
fair at st. Mary's Catholic church on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings of next week. All who have
been there know that the ladies of this
church get up splendid entertainments.
The cattle market is somewhat quiet
just now. The season for shipping has
almost ended, as it will soon be
dangerous to attempt it on account
of blockades and freezing. Butcher
stock is plenty and prices weak. The
supply is considerably in excess Of the
demand.
Sidewalks are very slippery and it
behooves all good citizens to recall the
words of Brahma in the "Reg-Veda":
1.-The man of sin who casteth ashes on
the sidewalk is nearer the Kingdom