The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-08-03

Why don't some of our fruit deal.
ers supply the market with rasp-
berries. This delicious fruit is plenti.
full and cheap in Colorado.
The election for members of the fifth
legislative assembly Of this Territory
will come off on Tuesday. September
4th, four weeks from next Tuesday =
If you know anything about John
Ellis, of Onarga, Illinois, who left
home in 1866, and went to Colorado,
write to the Index, Rosita, Colorado.
Two cars of beans and / of sundries
for Cheyenne arrived from the west last
night. Three cars of mdse. and two
Of way freight will arrive from the east
this morning. 2
The Green River Press, very sensibly
favors a non-partizan Legislature; and
counsels the people of western Wyo-
ming to send their best men to the cap
ital this winter.
Governor Thayer is preparing his
proclamation for the apportionment of
the Territory for members of the Leg
islature. The document will be given
to the press in a day or two.
The country around Camp SIAM
baugh is infested with horse thieves
several horses have been stolen. 1t
would be well to shoot n few of these
fellows; cold lead has n wonderful
effect.
Exactly fifteen thousand, eight hun
dred and ninety-one individuals re-
marked to our weather reporter, yester-
day, that the atmosphere was in a
terrible state Of agitation, or words to
that effect.
"Lonely 1 sit me and weep, weep as
l have not for years." was the song of
the young man who lost fifteen cents
yesterday, and who was sitting on the
sidewalk weeping in the above heart
rendlng manner.
The funeral of little Nellie, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Stevens, who
died last Wednesday night, will take
place at 10 O'Clock this morning, from
the Episcopal church. All friends are
invited to attend.
A Deadwooder was recently on trial
for stealing a pair of pants, during
which the fellow proved that the plain
tiff never owned the pants, and that
they were stolen from another man.
He thought this would let him out, but
he was sent up.
Leandcr Martin has been arrested at
Camp Stambaugh by a special agent of
the Postoffice Department, charged
with robbing the mails at Miners De-
light. Martin is a young mar of rather
prepossessing and engaging manners.
He reached Green River ON Wednesday
evenings stage.
The most economical article is that
which makes the other component
parts go the farthest, while less of it
self is required. This is the case with
Dooley's Yeast Powder in its relation
to milk, eggs and shortening. The
cake, bread or pastry emerges from the
oven a triumph of delicate sweetness,
and there is a reduction OH the grocer's
bill. ~
The most credible reason assigned for
yesterdays wind storm is given by NJ.
M. Patterson, train dispatcher pro
tenn, who says that the largest train
ever hauled over the Union Pacific
came in yesterday from Hazard.
1t consisted of rs loaded fiat cars and
% fiat cars laden with wind only, and
"Pat" says the latter were all un.
loaded here.
There Is no misrepresentation about
the time set for the election of county
and territorial officers. The law enacted
at the last session changed the timee OF
electing q Delegate to Congress and
county officers to the first Tuesday in
November, leaving the old law in re-
gard to the election Of members of the
| legislature in force. 1t could not be
otherwise, as the legislature meets on
the first Tuesday in November. fGt-
A letter from Fort Fetterman tells
the story of a young hero, who, alone
and single-handed, kept a band of In
dams at bay for two hours in a sort Of
natural redoubt. of stone. When found
he was dead, and on, his body were
thirteen wounds. The photograph O.
a handsome young lady was found OIL
his person with the name of Mamie
written at the bottom. Attached to il
was a lock of hair tied with q bit Of
blue ribbon. There was no clue to the