The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-06-16

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day. llIG DGE fC19SE3HOZ
A Strong man arrived here yesterday
with two loads Of hides, which he
brought from laramie by the overland
route.
Thirty teams Of emigrants, hailing
from Green county, Missouri, passed
through CHEYENNE yesterday, bound for
Oregon.
Col. Murriu is a lucky fellow. He
took a chance In the rafie for beau
tiful hooking bird, at the Senate saloon,
Thursday night, and won the bird. &"
New steel rail is being laid as fast as
possible between Buford station and
Pine Bluffs, a distance of 20 miles.
Over three miles have already. been put
down.
Emery,s Badger Boy, took the first
heat in the mile trot, best aim 8, at
Denver Thursday, came in third on the
second heat and was beaten in the last
heat.
The state of Colorado offers twenty
five cents reward for each and every
hawk killed within her boundaries.
Loafers should take to the woods and
kill hawks. p ~
The first month of summer is more
than half gone, July is close at hand,
and still our bitches are dry. Are we
to have water running through our
streets this. season ? n II
The Denver detectives have in custo-
dy an individual who had in his pos
session some of the diamond jewelry
lost by Md'lle Cerito during her late
professional tour in Colorado.
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Joe Fisher is in receipt of q letter
announcing that the lunatic who was
brought here from the north some four
or five weeks ago, and taken to Mount
Pleasant Iowa. asylum, has since died
there.
Muggins Taylor, the noted scout, who
was reported killed in February last,
is alive and well, or was at last ac-
counts. He is nov with Lieut.. Doaue,
on a scouting expedition in Wind river
valley.
The Denver Pacific freight brought
in last night 4 cars of mdse.,,2sof hay
and 3 of lumber, and takes out this
morning 2 ears of mdse., l of potatoes,
l of vegetables, i of oranges and l of
hides. -~
A.special meeting of the City Coun-
ell will be held to-day for the purpose
of paying off 4 number of workmen.
The water works and gas works ques-
tions will probably be. acted upon Mt the
same time.
County Commissioners John Sparks,
one of the heaviest cattle owners in
this Territory, will shortly place some
six thousand head upon a splendid
range north Of the North Platte river,
between Forts Fetterman and Lara
ME-. > : -
A fellow named, Potlton, known to O
few of our people, went to Denver last
week. 1t has since transpired that he
was out Of work andit is now credit
ably reported that he has secured the
position of city scavenger in Colorado's
capital. He is well fitted for the place.
Latest reports from the north indi-
cate that Gen. Miles is on the march,
and following up Sitting Bull as rapidly
as possible. His force is small, and
his resources meagre, but he is doing
the best he a The Department in
which he is operating needs a. new
commanding general. g mFW
We are having our fine summer
weather. 1t is Just warm enough to
remind that June is passing, and
just cool enough to be pleasant. The
wind storm season is over, and this sort
of gloriously pleasant weather is apt to
last until October tinges the plains
with brown and gives the cottonwood
leaf the orange shade.
A man mailing from Boulder, Colo,
yesterday morning called at a well
known restaurant on 10TH street, and
ordered a sumptuous breakfast, and
before finishing, his dishes were filed
up four times. The next seen of him
he wa bantering a party to a game of
cards for 81, and expressed himself as
being able to get away with the game,