The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-08-02

First night of Caroline Richings-
Bernard-Mc Daniels New Theatre, to-
night. A few reserved seats left at
the p. o. news-depot.
The Territorial Board of Equaliza-
ton met here yesterday and levied a
tax of three mills upon all taxable
property in the Territory.
The total assessed valuation of
Arapahoe county, Colo, in which Den
yer is situated, is an even million dol
lars less for 1877 than for 1876.
The District Court convened yester-
day morning at the usual hour, but no
business being presented, Court adj
journed until 0 O'Clock this morning.
Letters of administration on-the
estate of the late Thos. ]. Street have
been granted Mrs. Rebecca Street by
the Probate Court of Laramie county.
Commodore W. B. Trufant is con-
fined to his bed by injuries received
last Tuesday night in an unlucky fall
through a defective grating on Eddy
street.
The Denver Pacific freight brought
in l car of fruit and / of mdse. last
night, and takes out this morning l car
Of canned goods, 1 of mdse. and l of
fruit and vegetables.
Capt. A. T. Taylor, Fifth cavalry,
has been granted permission to leave
the limits of the department of the
Platte for n month, on surgeons
certificate of disability.
Corinne's new steamboat is rapidly
approaching completion in the shipyard
of a Buffalo firm. Visions Of pleasure
trips down the river and over the lake
already begin to loom up out there.
Ora Haley, Of Laramie, shipped Ii
car loads of fine cattle east from here
yesterday. From Pine Bluffs Sturgis
& Lane shipped IA cars, and from
Julesburg Mr.. Buskirk shipped II cars.
The many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. G. Stevens, will join with THE
LEADER in expressing sincere sorrow
and coincidence for the loss of little
Nellie, whose death is announced else
where.
In response to an order of the Gov
ernor, Captain Bramel has turned over
to the County Clerk the arms and
accoutrements of the Laramie Guards.
This action is taken as a p%recaution
against any unlawful use being made
of them.
We have received the Conductors
Brotherhood Magazine for August, of
which our old time friend, j. Ward
Boyles, is now editor. The number in
question is full Of good things, and the
periodical has become justly popular
among railroaders.
81 AtC otdCh 11Llo 1Olu Ollit1llS So.s vi
this city, has autographed for a fine
Woodbury. engine, of sixty-horse power,
which will be sent to Deadwood and set
up in the Hidden Treasure mill as soon
as possible, the present engine being
inadequate for the work.
General Freight Agent Carmichael of
the Denver Pacific railway is getting
out a neat folder, a time table and
guide combined. 1t contains a brief
description Of Boulder, Fort Collins,
Gold Hill, Spring Dale, Estes Park, and
other points accessible by this route.
1t will be a very attractive advertising
sheet.
Ernest Phistrer, the man who was
accidentally shot, last Sunday, by J.
g.. Mills, died yesterday morning at II
o'clock. His wife and family came up
from Denver and were with him till
the last. They are left in straitened
circumstances, and should be assisted
by those. who have a surplus of this
worlds goods.
Manager McDaniels has kept painters
and decorators at work night and day
for the past week in r%epainting and
fitting up his theatre for the advent of
the Opera, and the work, which has
been done by Mr.. J. E. Tuttle, speaks
for itself. The place is SC thoroughly
transformed that old habitues will hard
ly recognize it. !5lSJA ID i9li1 Z
Judging from the ~nauseating referen-
ces to feet so frequently made by the
humpbacked blacksmith, "Hal Her.
nia," who is trying Ito run a Demo-
cratic organ in an obscure coal hole
down near the railroad, the aforesaid
h. b. must be troubled by the Iefiuvia
which constantly arises from his own
great unwashed grasshopper extermipa.