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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26
LIFE ON THE PLAINS.
How Band of Cattle Thieves Wers
Punished.

How a Band of Cattle Thieves Were
Punished.
Leavenworth, Kas. Sept. pa pri-
vate letter received from Fort Ellis,
Kansas, gives an account of fight be-
tween cattle thieves and a party of
pursuers in Cheyenne county, Kansas,
some days ago. 1t seems that large
number of cattle have been stolen dur
ing the past summer, and it was finally
determined by the herders and owners
to put stop to it and make an exam
pie of the thieves. 1t is said that some
seven hundred cattle were run off in
one herd from Western Kansas and
Colorado by party of twelve robbers,
who started north with them. A party
of fifteen cattle men, splendidly armed
and mounted, started in pursuit, and
after hard ride of five days, came
upon the thieves in the extreme north
western part Of Kansas, surrounded
them when at supper, killed seven Of
them, hung another to a tree, and re
covered all of their cattle. None oi
the pursuers were hurt, the surprise
being so complete that the robbers hat
no chance to return their Gre.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26
WASHINGTON.
Financial Intelligence.

Washington, Sept. 25.-The Comp
troller of currency says the additional
circulation of National. bank notes
during the present month will not be
less than million dollars. Indications
are that much larger amount will be
issued during October and November
for the purpose of supplying banks
with currency necessary for the move
ment of crops.
Bids for printing backs on legal ten
ders and national bank notes were
opened to-day, but no award was made.
The price paid for this work at present
is S1S per thousand as against an aver
age of 1857 under the new bids. The
saving thereby effected by Secretary
Sherman will exceed S45,000 during
the coming year. The saving effected
by him on internal revenue work will
exceed $4,000.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26

THE Confederate General Forrest,
whose serious illness has been reported,
Is ffty-six years of age. His life has
been one wherein he became Injured to
exposure, and this gave him confidence
in his powers of physical endurance
which, perhaps, was unfortunate. The
consequence has been an exposure dur
ing late years which must have been
most trying. On his plantation on
Presidents Island he has given his farm
work his strict attention. Often till IL
o'clock he would be out in the poison
Gus night air seeing to his stock. A
perfect bundle of energy. he gave to
everything his personal supervision.
The result is he now lies a shattered
man on the verge of the grave.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26

FIRST Counselor John W. Young,
the nearest the throne of all the sons
of the late prophet Brigham, is making
haste to qualify himself for church
duties. He is about to take second
wife, Miss Cobb, blushing maiden of
sixteen being his choice, but his first
wife has combed his hair with a three
legged stool and then departed the bed
and board of her liege. Miss Cobb is a
step daughter of Brigham, and church
and family interests are both served by
the scandalous alliance.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26
MICHIGAN.


Detroit, Sept. 25.-A fire broke out
in a small building adjoining Hart's
Touring mill, at North Lansing, about
O'Clock this afternoon, destroying
Hart's Touring mill, Parmalee & Co.'S
woolen mills, Scofeld's saw mill and
several smaller buildings, and for some
time seriously threatened the greater
portion of the northern end Of the city.
About 6 O'Clock the fire was got under
control. Loss estimated at 800, 900;
partially insured.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26
WORSE THAN TRAIN ROBBERS
The Chicago Losings Bankers.

Inc SmcaBo Iosings BANKERS.
Chicago, Sept. 25.-The receiver of
the Merchants, Farmers & Mechanics
Savings Bank reports that he finds
scarcely any assets in the vaults of that
institution. So far his Investigations
have discovered s62 only in cash, and
100000 worth of encountered real
estate. Mr.. Myers, its manager, is in
town, but cannot be induced to give
any information concerning its condi-
ton
The Prairie State Loan and Trust
Company, which has for some years
been doing a savings business, is
quietly liquidating with the view OF
going out of business. The owner Of
the bank, Mr.. Scoville, will pay deposi-
tors dollar for dollar, using, if neces-
sary, his large private fortune. He
expects to have settled every liability
by the 1st of January.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26
NEW JERSEY.


Trenton, Sept. 25.-The Republican
state convention met to-day. Chas. II.
Voorhees, was nominated temporary
chairman, and addressed the conven-
tion in reference to its duties. The
candidate nominated by the Democrats
was particularly referred to as objec-
tionable in many respects. A commit
tee on resolutions was appointed and
retired. 4 resolution approving mildly
the Presidents southern policy was
read and referred, also one endorsing
the civil service policy as applied to
state officials. Adjourned till the
afternoon.
After recess Gen. Fitzpatrick was
chosen permanent president, and VIM.
A. Newell was nominated for gov
ernor
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26
MASSACHUSETTS.
Missing Securities.

Boston, Sept. 25.-Three trunks, con-
tanning in the aggregate fifty thousand
dollars worth of securities, deposited in
the safe of the Cambridgeport National
bank, have mysteriously disappeared
since the 11th inst. There is not the
slightest clue to the thieves. The trunks
and contents were owned by Luther
Slater, Oliver j. Rand and S. B. Snow,
the latter being cashier of the bank.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26
VIRGINIA.
The presiden, at Charlottesville.

The President at Charlottesville.
Charlottesville, Sept. 25.-The Pres
idential party arrived here from Lynch
burg this afternoon. The greatest en-
thusiasm prevailed at different places
where the train stopped. When the
party arrived it was met by a commit
tee of citizens and escorted to the lead
ing hotel, where the President was in
troduced and spoke to the crowd. He
was repeatedly cheered. The Presi-
dent expresses himself highly gratified
with the reception.
The party left at 4 O'Clock for WASH
ington. At Gordonsville, Va, there
was brief stop, occupied by speeches
and greetings.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26
The Loss by the Fire.

Washington, Sept 22.-Thirty thou
sand models were destroyed by the fire
in the Patent Office. The value of the
property lost in the abstract will aggre-
gate about 81, 100000, but as a large
class of models cannot or will not be
replaced, the actual loss will probably
not reach over 100000. The Patent
Office has to its credit with the Trea-
sury, over and above its earnings, a
sum sufficient to meet this expenditure,
but it cannot be used without an ap-
preparation by Congress.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26
PENNSYLVANIA.
A Bungling Execution.

Harrisburg, Sept. 25.-Anderson
Shifflet was executed here to-day for the
murder of David G. Lawson. The rope
broke the first time and second at
tempt had to be made. Shufflet pro-
claimed his innocence of the act in his
dying statement on the scaffold. The
scene was affecting in the extreme.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26

A MAN who edited paper in Texas
for two years is one of the curiosities
now travelling with Barnum's show.
He carries 81 bullets in his body, 116
bowie knife scars, has one eye gouged
out, one ear bit off, his nose twisted
around on to his cheek, all his teeth
knocked out and his skull trepanned.
At the time of his leaving Texas, he
was the veteran editor of the state
nress
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26

LIEUT.. S. z. BARNEY, of Maryland,
an old naval officer, who was summari-
ly dropped from the list in 1868, is to
be reinstated and retired as Rear
Admiral, with back pay, amounting to
over $4,000. He was superseded, it
is said. on false representation mali
ciously made to Secretary Welles.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26

HASTE makes waste, they say. We
presume that's why the Gar intends to
take his time about marching into Con-
stantinople, and Howard is as deliber-
ate in not catching the red varmints.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26
The Presidential prodigal Returns.

Washington, Sept. 25.-The Presi-
dent with his party returned this even
ing. The President was considerably
fatigued. He has concluded to post
pone his visit to Richmond until next
month, when the Virginia state fair
will be in progress.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26

THREE thousand miners of the Le-
high 6 Wilkesbarre Coal Company,
have accepted an offer of ten per cent.
advance, and will resume work to-day.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26

COUNT ZIcHY, the Austrian ambas-
sador at Constantinople, denies having
mentioned the subject of mediation
during his recent audience with the
Sultan
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26

THE Patent Office building is being
put in order again. Workmen were
employed yesterday in gathering models
out of the debris.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26

IT IS stated that Connolly, one of the
Tweed ring, wants to come home, and
is willing to pay million dollars to be
allowed to.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26

THE sick man isn't so sick as he was
by any means. 1t looks as if it would
require very large number of able
bodied Russians to hold him.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26
FOREIGN.
Russian Losses at Plevna.

Russian Losses at Plevna.
London, Sept. 25.-It is stated that
the Russian and Roumanian losses be-
fore Plevna exceed $4,000 killed and
wounded. The hospital accommoda-
tions at Frateshesti are crowded to the
utmost, the arrangements for 1,50O be-
ing occupied by 1000 wounded.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26

THE weather at Bucharest during the
past two days has been extremely bad,
and the roads are almost impossible.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26

Ne,u York Money and Stock Market.
New York, Sept. 25.-Gold closed
at 1035.
Silver-bars, 122 greenbacks; 11s4
gold.
Money-5@6.
Governments dull.
Silver coin4 discount to par.
Stocks-Western Union, 7St; Quick
silver 20!; Pacific. 22t; Mariposa, 1;
Wells-Fargo, So; n. Y. Central, 1909;
Erie, IL; Panama, 112: Union Pacific,
81; U. P. Bonds, 1034; Central Pacific
bonds, 1864.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26

THE Syndicate has made arrange
ments to meet the call for 800, ZOO, 600
in gold by Secretary Sherman.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26

THE Russian minister of finance is
preparing to issue new lottery loan
Of $4,000, 900 roubles.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26

THE political campaign has opened
in France and the opposing factions
display much bitterness.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26
The Daily Leader.
AS-Omcial paper OF the City, County. Ter
ritory and United states.
GOLD closed in New York yesterday
at 1904.

THE Gar is promoting some of his
officers, but the reason for so doing does
not distinctly appear.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-26
A DUTY to the Community.
A Family Medicine over
80 Years.
saved from Death.
I--o,,, Jonr,, na1,;o

NEW BEDFORD. MASS, March 8, 1877.
MEssRs. GEORGE PIERCE d CO.-Your
"ISDIAS RESTORATIVE BITTERs," of which
have always kept supply in my family for
the past thirty years, has Sdred me hundreds Of
dollars aud am rery certain some of is mem
bers hare been Sured from death, which would
probably have occurred with different treat
ment. Yours truly, HENRY V. DAVIS.
The Morning herald., 1877-02-16
State NoseS,

The steamer "Pierrepont" resumed her
trips on the route between Smyrna and
Philadelphia last week.
The alternate freezing and thawing of last
week was bad on wheat, particularly in low
ground. The tendency is to uproot it out
Of the coil completely.
The Wilmington papers, says the Smyrna
"Times," speak of an old colored women In
that city who is in her 9th year. She is
the mother OF Lewis Hamilton, of this
town. She can see to thread needle, and
is otherwise quite active about the house,
Daniel Hamilton, with whom she is living,
is her fifteenth child. She was born In
Caroline county, Md, on the 9Th of Febru-
ary, 1880.
On day last week couple of gunners
from Philadelphia, whilst at Bombay Hook,
(Spruance's WharO near Smyrna, went out
in small skif and in short time bagged
sixty-one wild geese and twelve ducks.
Fifteen geese were killed at one shot
They filled their boat and were thus COM
PEELED to come in, but for which It is thought
they could have killed as many more.
They foated up on the nocks behind cakes
of ice.
An attempt to burn the Colered Peoples
Church at Smyrna was made last Satur-
day night, but 1t failed. The Town Com
missioners offer reward of $50.
The Morning herald., 1877-02-16
A LATER ACCOUNT
Conference of Democratic Members
Of tho Commission.

New YORK, Feb, 1.-THE "World's"
Washington despatch says:-several Demo-
cratic members of the Electoral Commission
who were of the committee which formed
the law under which the commission is
acting, have had conferences of an informal
nature in order to compare notes and re-
fresh their recolections as to the interpre-
tation which was put upon the bill while in
committee, regarding the matter of going
behind the returns in disputed States. They
have very generally agreed that 1t was con"
ceded by the Republican members of the
commission that the bill distinctly author
lied the investigation of the facts of the
returns, To what extent they might carry
their Interpretation of this feature of the
law is a question to be decided in the future.
1t may be carried to serious extent, or
imply be placed upon the record the tribunal
in the form of protest.
The Morning herald., 1877-02-16
The Eastern Uneasin ess-What Rus.
Sin is Doing.

LONDON, Feb. 15.-It would appear that
Russia has already decided upon her line
of action. The Servian Diplomatic Agent
in Vienna has intimated that the Gar on
the 25th inst, will order the mobilization
of six more army corps. A later telegram
from Vienna says advices from st. Peters
burg, Kisheneff and Berlin indicate decided
tendency of war. 1t is asserted that the
Czarewitch has decided that the commence
ment of war is imminent.
An English physician with Mukhtar
Pacha's army in Trebinje writes to the
Stafford House Charitable Committee, re-
porting that the army is in dreadful state
on account of the insufficiency of hospital
accommodations, lack of medicines, &C.;
that between twenty and thirty soldiers are
dying daily, and dysentery and typhoid fever
have appeared and are spreading rapidly.
A correspondent at Kishenetf gives full
account of the mobilization of the Russian
army in telegram dated February 9, which
has been delayed in transmission. He states
that the army at Kisenetf, which would
first move against the Turks, numbers $780,.
900 infantry, 5000 cavalry and 42S guns.
1t would be Immediately followed by two
corpa, which are now at Odessa, making q
total Of the army of advance 100000 infan-
try, $4,000 cavalry and 720 guns.
The Morning herald., 1877-02-16
A7lstsS671lent0.

Mr.. E. L. Davenport has notified the
people at the Opera House, that he will not
appear here on the 22d, as was expected,
assigning sickness as the cause.
On Monday evening next, "Forbidden
Fruit" Boucicault's new play will be pro-
duced by the Boucicault Comedy Company.
As the company is one of Mr.. Boucicault's
own selection it is scarcely necessary for us
to say that it is made up of trained and
competent actors, who were chosen for their
special adaptabily to their parts. The COM
pany has been well received wherever it has
appeared ; and at Norfolk, Va, the Rus
sian Grand Dukes Alexis and Constantine,
with their suite, were presented by invita-
tisn and witnessed tho performance of
Forbidden Fruit" by the company with
marked pleasure. Tho play itself is one of
Mr.. Boucicault's most successful pieces ,and
is founned upon play which, in Paris, re-
ceived the warmest encomiums at the hands
of the critics as we'll as the public.
The Morning herald., 1877-02-16

HOR RENT.-The mansion house. farm
Il and out-bui dings OF John O'Byrne,
ESQ. situated on the Philadelphia turnpike
about four hundred yards from the city
limits. The fam contains about 70 acres,
and is in high .tate Of c9lt.vaton. alton ,,1s The
stabling. shedding and sheep folds. Water
of the fine st quality, and superabundant in
quantity in the driest seasons. =, There ,iss Is
large and beautiful lawn full OF shade trees.
The house contains six large rooms on the
first Il cor, six fine bed rooms on the second
floor and six attics. There is porch
in front of it about seventy feet long with
q full view of the Delaware river. Private
stables for five horses To thrifty and
respectable farmer it would in addition to
his farm business one Of the best places for
q summer boarding house in the State.
Fruit in abundance, of all kinds, and there
ia abeut one-third of an acre in choice
asparagus. twill not be rented on shares.
passed. Apply at IHlS off1Ch.
feb2 IT
The Morning herald., 1877-02-16

DIJBLIC SALE-The subscriber intend
ing to Quit farming will sell at Public
Sale on the premises, situated IN Brandy
wine Hundred at Bellevue Station, on the
p. w. 4 B. X; r., threa MI mlies SLn from m "il'
MONDAY, MARCH 5th, 1877,
at 10 O'Clock a. m., The stock consists as
horses. mostly young, one OF whlch IL
Stallion, Stanley and Moscow breed, slZ
years old, will work anywhere and mas
trotted mile in 2-5O; two mares, both WIN
foal to the above named Stalilon; one VI
the mares has trotted 2-26 on the Westches.
ter Track. Two colts, one years old and
one year old. Twenty-one Head OF cows:
Of them will be in profit by day of SALE the
rest milking; one two year od DulnaM ~
Bull, two heifers, years OLD THIS spring; ~
dozen fowls, S turkeys, Germantown wa.
CON and harness, top buggy, market
Dearborn: 4 slegh,2 two horse carts broad
wheel ox-cart, two or four morse WagOn
near new, with hay bed attached, l2.horse
spring wagon, set Of heavy pearporn }ness hs set
OF cs srt harre IS, 8 sets Of lead gears.l wheel
barrow, plows, harrows, cultlvators, noes,
shoveis' SPADES, rakes, l steel to0th morse
rake. Telegraph hay cutter, collars, Drl,
dies halteTs cider mill scbins GSsn Meiiek
ouick's patent with Two cylinders, shaR.
ers. belt and everything complete: / large
iron roller, near new, cost $l25 Advance
moving machine, i combined Champion
machine No. !, LOT ofhot bed sashes s,;nl ana
covers, lot of milk pans and churns' s hast nhcat
cts. strainers, measures, Is acres o1 WneaC
in the ground, al O many other articles TOO
numerous to mention. x.o -,
TERMS:-All sums under $50 cash, al
sums of $50 and upwards, purchaser can
have seven months by giving panRa1ie
note with approved endorser, interest add
ed or deducted from the given time:
9" o1 JOHN OSBORNE.
T., W. stidham Il Son, Aucts. febl3-ts
The Morning herald., 1877-02-16
CHROMOS. 4Ins.t Gns lssgsst siSgss IN sPs ;Ps

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The Morning herald., 1877-02-16
NOTICE-VALDOSTA INSTITUTE FOR
IN SALE.

This valuable property, situated In q
thriving town in southern Georgia, on the
line Of the railroad from Savannah to Flori-
da, Is offered at bargain, either for sale or
exchange for property in city In one OF
the Middle States.
The lot contains three acres, upon which
arc the Institute Building 70 by "a feet, two
stories high, having q schoolroOm, recita-
tion, and music rooms, dining rooms. wide
halls. chambers and kitchen, servants,
mouse, stable, barn and all necessary out
building, and vegetable garden.
The Institute Ia furnished, and the school
Is now IN operation with about sixty schol-
rs in attendance,
This property is offered for sale. because
the health of the lady who owns 1t has
For particulars apply to
Dk. GEORGE TkOUP MAXWELL.
dedl2-tf New Castle. Delaware.
The Morning herald., 1877-02-16
tsCrOOked" Drafts,

New ORLEANS, Feb. 15.-Monetary cir
cles in this city were excited yesterday at
the discovery of very heavy defalcation,
by which the banking firm Of seligman,
Hellman & Co. and the Citizens Bank are
heavy losers, the former, as reported, to the
extent of 100000 and the latter $45 900.
The fraud was perpetrated by Louis
Laung, of the cotton factor age firm OF Carr
& Laung, Carr being prominent Republi-
can politician and the leader of the last
House of Representatives. For the past
year tho firm has been heavy purchasers Of
cotton, their bills selling freely at the bank.
They had agencies both in Memphis and
Mobile. On Saturday last Laung sold
drafts, as above mentioned, attached
to forged bills of lading, for the shipment
of 5000 and 900 bales of cotton respec-
lively, from the port of Mobile. The time
was we'll selected, three dies non, Sunday,
Lincoln's birthday, and Mardi Gras, follow.
ing con.ecutively. Only yesterday morning
the forgery was discovered, together with
the fact that Laung had decamped for
Mexico on Sunday last. He is supposed to
have gone via the Brazos.
His brother, the agent in Mobile, was
arrested o.day, about two o'clock, but de-
nies all knowledge of the transaction, as
does also Carr, whose friends pronounce
him not only innocent, but financially ruined
in consequence. Laung has been very
prominent In society and at the clubs of
late, and the affair is for the moment the
prominent topic of conversation.
President Gaines, of the Citizens Bank,
says the house always carried handsome
margin and that the banks loss will fall
under $4,000.