The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-06-13

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Cheyenne suffers froesa deaIfh of
corn meal.
Yesterdays trains broughtO81 Chey-
enne passengers. NJ
At O'Clock this morning all UaP.
trains due here to-day were moving O
time.
One car of oranges and l Of sundries
for Cheyenne arrived from the west last
night.
The homeliest man on Gods green
footstool is a Cheyenne c~arpet-bagger
who is now visiting Denver.
Custer City is to have a grand 4th Of
July celebration, and Gov. Thayer is
announced as orator of the day.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
are requested to meet at the rectory
this "wednesday afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock.
Fragrant plants ornament the win
dow of Griffin, chief clerk at the U. P.
depot. He says the musk-rose reminds
him Of his girl,
A large lot of antelope and wolf pelts,
buckskin, and beef hides arrived from
the north Monday and Tuesday, nearly
all of which have been shipped east.
Dan CASTILLO travelled over the Sidney
route to Deadwood, and says it is the
worst he ever saw. He will hereafter
travel and ship over the Cheyenne
route.
A large delegation Of ~Cheyennese may
be found on the Denver fair grounds,
witnessing the races which are going
on there. More will go down this
morning. sunt
The strawberry festival season has
fairly opened, and u young gallants
are economizing in the cigar and ''lem-
onade' line in order to be able to feed.
sweets to their sweethearts.
Prayer meeting and review of the
quarters Sabbath school lessons at the
Presbyterian church this evening at 8
O'Clock. Teachers and older scholars
earnestly requested to be present.
Don't patronize Cinnamon when
there are plenty Of deserving white
laundresses in the city who will do up
dirty linen in as good style, without
injuring clothing as the celestials do.
The GLORIOUS Fourthn is only three
weeks distant. Is Cheyenne, the live
Hest and most thriving town in the
west, to celebrate the day in fitting
manner, or not? We pause for 4 reply.
The Brown-Bennett case didn't last
all summer, and the court, lawyers and
litigants are congratulating themselves
at finishing it so soon. The Levy
manslaughter case promises to he the
next lengthy n
Charley Hecht's OK train of twelve
wagons, arrived here yesterday from
Spotted Tail Agency, loaded with horns
consigned to eastern parties. The train
will leave again to-day, laden with 12o,-
600 pounds of Indian supplies.
Our market is well supplied with
strawberries, peaches. apricots, cher
ries and currents. Lettuce, radishes and
onions abound, but potatoes and other
vegetables are scarce and high, a very
poor quality of old potatoes retailing at
six cents per pound. r
Three weeks from to-day we cele-
brate the one hundred and first ami
versary of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, and still Cheyenne has made no
move toward doing her share of the
duty. Let's all go to sleep, and not
wake up until July 9TH.
Heavy rains along the line of the
Kansas Pacific railway during the past
month have caused serious washouts
and great delay topassenger and freight
trains. In consequence of this the D.
p. express has been from N to six
hours late in arriving here during that
time almost every evening.
The party which will arrive here this
afternoon by special train consists of
Jay Gould and son, President Dillon
and wife, Superintendent s. II. II.
Clark, General Freight Agent E. P.
Vining, General Passenger Agent Thos.
J.. Kimball, General Jas. A. Evans,
Mr.. Ripley and two sons, and Miss
Smith.
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