The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-11-14

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1873, this number will he increased to
not less than 1000 stamps.
The closing Of all saloons In the
Black Hills on the day of the recent
election was the first time that event
has occurred in that region.
A train load Of groceries and canned
goods was stored away in the capacious
of Nagle's mammoth whole
sale grocery house yesterday.
Large deposits of coal, said to he of
good quality, have been discovered
along the eastern base of the Black
Hills, In the immediate vicinity Of
City.
The ball Of the new Celibate Dane
ing Club, which comes off this evening
ut Recreation Hall, promises to be
attended, and will undoubtedly
be pleasant in all its features.
Almost n fire on 10Th street yesterday.
was a good day for a fire, too. Hot
in small rooms and criminal
carelessness, such rs this fellow Kneass
displayed, ought to make ashes of any
city.
Apples sell at $3.50 per barrel in
Cheyenne, and ut $3.50 in st. Louis.
1t costs nearly l 80 per barrel to get
them here from st. Louis or Chicago.
The price here will he 81 after this
week.
Our business men should remember
that they can easily swell their incomes
by the formation of a company and the
Of smelling works here. Let
some active man take hold of and work
up the enterprise.
Mrs. Col. +. +. Hooker, who has
been stopping here with her husband
early last summer, left for her
home in Des Moines, Iowa, last Mon
day. Her numerous friends here
her departure, and hope to see
her soon.
Judge II. n. M Gsre, author of the
Black Hills edition Of the Lakeside
Library, n very able. truthful and con-
else history of the new Ell Dorado, left
here yesterday for II long visit among
leading capitalists of Chicago and
New York.
Mr., Geo. |. Stebbins, of the banking
firm of Stebbins, Post X Co., of this
city, died in Denver last Sunday and
was buried on Monday. Deceased
an old resident of the Queen City,
and his standing in the business world
WAS deservedly high.
Mr.. $. n. Townsend, who represents
London Field, arrived here with
the Omaha excursion party, having just
returned from nm exciting trip along
the Mexican frontier. He will make a
dying visit to Southern Colorado. and
here In n week or two.
Passengers on the last few coaches
from the Hills report that for one hun
ired and nifty miles the road is dry, hard,
smooth and free from dust. The muddy
and snowy portions are between here
and Chug. Water. 80 miles, and be-
tween Deadwood and Jenney's Stock
lde, 80 miles.
Clara Louise Kellogg and Miss Cary
will give n grand concert at Recreation
Hall on Wednesday evening, Nov. 81.
excursion party from Omaha is eX-
pected here on the occasion, as these
prima donnas do not sing in
towns. Further particu-
lars in day or two.
The next excursion over the new
Colorado Central extension will be
composed Of the Governor, U. $. and
officials, the Legislature and
representatives of our city government
and the press of Wyoming. The date
of departure has not yet been decided
upon, but the party will go within q
fortnight.
A brace of roughs engaged in n quar-
rel, last evening, which ended in one of
hem drawing a pistol and shooting the
,ther in the back. The ball failed to
penetrate his clothing, and was there
lore harmless. About the time his
pistol stopped smoking Officer Fallen
dropped in to see the circus, and his
polite invitation to accept lodgings in
the Hotel de Slaughter was promptly |
accepted by both belligerents.
Our peoplewill thoroughly appreciate
he wisdom Of the subjoined paragraph, |
aiken from the Omaha Herald, a paper
which pretends to know something
bout western affairs: "a gentleman
who has Just returned to this city from
Eastern Wyoming reported that he
ound on the South Platte numerous
arge ranches, with big herds of cattle, |
'ound to have recently sprung up,
n a majority Of cases there being no
or shelter for the animals, and in