The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-17
Yesterdayss trains brought 10 t,hey-
passengers.

One car of merchandise will arrive
from the east this morning.
Salt Lake potatoes are selling Mt two
cents per pound, in 800 pound lots. at
Laramie.
AT 3 O'Clock this morning all Union
Pacific trains due here to-day were
moving on time.
Sidewalks are receiving attention all
over the city-in small spots. Let the
good work proceed.
Corn is cheaper than %forseveral years
past. Dealers are offered a good article
in Kansas ut twenty-five cents per
bushel, on the cars.
Freight for Deadwood'' is the lie.
gend which now looms UP in front OF
many Of mercantile houses. Teams
seem to be scarce.
Service of song at the Congregational
church on Sabbath evening. OF course
the edilce will be crowded. and stand.
ing room at a premium.
The regular weekly C. & b. II. treas
ure coach arrived yesterday from Dead
wood, bringing much gold, n large
mail, and several passengers.
~
Geo. l.. Holt has just opened an i'm
mense stock Of books, pictures, frames,
fancy goods, stationery, etc, purchased
specially for the holiday trade.
Judge Lytle's mule train left hert
yesterday for Deadwood, carrying near,
ly 10000 pounds of freight for our mer.
chants, as well as a large quantity OF
his own.
A sweepstakes shooting match vii
take place at Major Talbot's this after,
noon, between Joe Payne, of Western
Wyoming, and several of the dead shot.
Of Cheyenne.
Cattle shipping has opened up again
in lively style. Sturgis & Goodel
shipped $50 head east from Pine Bluff.
yesterday, and J. W. Iliff shipped 4Ot
head from Julesburg.
There will be a grand mass temper
ance meeting at the Presbyterian
church on Monday evening next. Col
S. w. Downey and other good speaker,
will deliver addresses.
Prof. w. Galloway, a talented pro
fessor Of dancing, arrived here yester
day from the east to take charge o.
Prof. Jas. Ollerenshaw's dancing schOo
at Recreation hall, on Tuesday evenin,
next.
The world Is full Of toll and troubl,
but you can lodges great deal Of 1t il
you only try. The difficulty with man,
people is that they hold n magnifyint
glass over their gri,fs and then pull tn,
curtain down when the sun tries t.
come out.
Billy Coffee, according to his OWL
statement, is the oldest man in tn,
Black Hills. He says he was l04 year,
of age last August, and was born OF
the Mediterranean sea. Also, that hi.
father was the commander of an Eng
lish man-of-war.
Mr.. ID. r.. Fraser, of the firm ol
Fraser < Chalmers, manufacturers Of
mill machinery, Chicago, has sold Mr..
A. Mcdonald, Of Bear Butte, u smeltei
and Blake Rock Crusher, together with
the power necessary to run the same,
This furnace will be shipped MS soon il
can I've constructed.
The lnatchless vocal artists, Clara
Louise Kellogg and Annie Louise Cary.
will give a grand concert, with good
support, at Recreation Hall, next Wed,
nesday evening. People who are dis
posed to grumble ut the high prices OF
admission should remember that il is
very doubtful il enough tickets he solo
to pay the troupe, to say nothing of nd,
vertising and other heavy expenses.
Miners Scarce In the Hills.
Miners are so scarce that the Spear.
fish Il Bear Creek Ditch Company have
procured about twenty-five Cinnamon,
who commenced work Monday. A force
of fifty white men will also be employed.
The weather permitting, the ditch will
be completed TO the north Beaver in
sixty days.
D0lNGS OF the DISTRICT COURT.
FRIDAY NOV. IL.
James Colvin, charged with grand
larceny, was arraigned and plead not
guilty. Trial set for Nov. 20.
Louis Fabre, charged with robbery,
plead not guilty. Trial set for Nov. 20.
Perry Wisdom. Geo. w. Connors and
Prescott Webb, road agents, were ar
raigned, plead not guilty, and their
cases were set for trial Dec. 10.
Fonce Rines and John + Rahoocl-