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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23
A DEvILIsH DEED.
wrecbing of a Passenger Train.


st. Louis; Oct o. When the pass
enger train which left Cincinnati last
night reached IA point two miles and a
half east of Noble, H., 1l0 miles from
here, about 5 o'clock this morning, it
encountered u rail, one end of which
was elevated abou: u foot high, and the
whole train, consisting of an oyster car,
mail, express, baggage two passenger
coaches and three sleepers, was thrown
from the track, excepting the engine
and one sleeper. The oyster car was
mashed, and all the other cars more or
less injured, but not passenger hurt.
Examination showed that the rail had
been elevated with jack screw, which
was still under the rail. The rail op-
posite had been loosened and turned so
that the train would be thrown into
two cattle guards close by, thus caus-
ing terrible disaster, but, fortunately
the cars took another shoot and ran
into soft ground. The tools with
which this devilish deed was done were
taken from u section house near by.
The theory is that the fendish act was
performed by one or more of six section
men recently discharged. Another
train was soon on the spot, the passen-
gers taken aboard and brought to this
city, arriving about eight hours late.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23
TELEGRAPHIc TICKS.

Bradford, Mccoy & Co., plumbers, of
Quincy, ILL.,, have failed: liabilities,
100000.
Rev Mr.. Knickerbocker has been
elected missionary bishop of New Mex
leo and Arizona.
The principal buildings for the Inter-
national Exhibition at Paris have been
completed and the interior arrange
ments commenced.
The propeller City of Toledo, loaded
with wheat and flour, is reported sunk
nine miles below Alexandria bay. Tugs
and lighter has gone to render assis-
tance.
The whole sum needed for the trans
portation and erection in New York of
the Egyptian obelisk, now standing at
Alexandria, Egypt, has been Sc
cured.
The cases of 81 of the rioters, on trial
at Reading, Pa. has gone over, owing
to the discharge of the jury in conse.
quence of the manifested bias of two
of the jurors.
Samuel Humphries and Edmund
Smith, who pleaded guilty to burning
the Lebanon Vaalley railroad bridge
during the strike riots, were each SEN
fenced at Reading, Pa, to imprison'
ment for five years and fine Of
$1,000.
! Mrs. Gilman, the wife of the convict.
ed forger of insurance scrip in New
York, has been removed to retreat
for the insane at Hartford, and thu
children, two little girls and boy, have
been placed under the care of Gilman''
sister, at Norwich.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23
A NINE HORROR.
Terrific Explosion in a Mine
Near Glasgow.
The Dead and Missing Number Nearly
Four Hundred.

London, Oct. 22.-An explosion oc-
CURED to-day in a colliery at High
Blantyre, near Glasgow, in which four
hundred miners We're either killed or
imprisoned in the pits.
Glasgow, Oct. 22.-Intense excite
ment prevails here over the colliery ex-
plosion. Exploring parties are endeav-
oring to get at the miners, but have lit
tie hope of rescuing any. The bottom
of the pit is said to be full of dead
bodies. A special train sent to bring
the injured of the colliery explosion to
the Glasgow infirmary has returned, no
one having been got out alive. 1t is
now feared the entire 400 who were in
the colliery when the explosion oc-
CURED have perished.
Latest particulars from the mine
show that 233 men descended in the
morning, and none of these except one
who was working near the shaft at the
time of the explosion had been rescued.
One of the rescuing parties this even
ing heard faint knocking in distant
part of the pit, but so far it has been
impossible to reach the bottom of the
shaft.
The explorers have resumed opera
tions at the first pit, and report forty
corpses lying at the foot of the shaft.
The shaft at the bottom of which the
knocking is heard is rapidly collapsing
and the explorers are attempting to
reopen communication from the other
mine. They have already penetrated
about half a mile, but have still $50
fathoms to clear, so they cannot possibly
reach the men who are supposed to be
imprisoned before morning. 1t is feared
that by that time few if any will remain
alive.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23
Compiled Laws of Wyoming.

A few copies of the compiled laws OF
Wyoming, full bound, can be had on
application at the LEADER office. Price,
$500; sent by mail, post paid, for $780,
Remit by-P. o. money order or regis
tered letter.
This volume contains all the laws
etc., enacted by the legislative as
semblies of Wyoming Territory since
its organization; also the Declaration of
Independence, Organic Acts of Dakota
and a Wyoming, Union Pacific grant,
SIOUX Treaty, Shoshone Treaty, U. s.
Il ruolc Land and Bounty Land Laws,
Town Site Law, Timber Law, U. S.
~ining Laws and the Coal Land Laws.
dawtf
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23
The Curse Of PrineeIy Generals.

| AuO husoidu peopit no longer neeQ 10
be warned that they must strain all the
resources of the Empire if they would
come out Of this war, not merely with
honor, but without disgrace. They al
ready feel the pinch of financial adver-
sity. Some enthusiasts have suggested
that people who have broken or super
fuous articles of silver should send
them to the mint TO be ecoined; but more
prosaic minds are seriously discussing
the necessity of raising another foreign
loan. In the center of Russian intelli-
gence there seems to be general con-
viction that Russia must prepare for a
second campaign.
Naturally the disas ers in Bulgaria
are the theme of profound wonder, dis
appointment, and anger. Nobody i'm
agined that the Turks were so well
armed, SO well led, so clearly match
for the best troops of Russia even in the
open field. The war was begun with
the vague idea that after some hard
fighting the Turks would beg for peace,
or be driven back to Constantinople.
The Russians find that they were pro-
foundly mistaken. The ala rming fact
is that the military skill of Russia
seems to have fallen off, although the
atmosphere of her public life is mill
tary. She also shows a far greater
tendency than in the past times to keep
the highest posts of command within
the narrow circle of the Imperial
family. No such fault was committed
in her great wars with Napoleon or in
her former contests with Turkey. The
Princes have shown no capacity beyond
what might serve a General of Brigade
in quiet times, and none of them have
given the slightest proofs of ability to
handle the masses of men. Nor is the
worst part of the mischief summed up
in their positive errors. BY keeping all
the power in their own hands, they
have, it would seem, stunted the growth
of such military capacity as Russiac an
furnish.
These facts are the theme Of bitter
comment in Russian society, and they
will bear political fruit after the war.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23
SENATOR JONES, of Nevada, l

SENATOR JONES, of Nevada, has in
troduced a bill in the U. 5. Senate
which provides for the coinage of silver
dollars of the weight of 412t grains,
Troy, at any coinage mint or tie New
York assay Office in exchange for silver
bullion, upon the same terms and con-
ditions that gold bullion is deposited
Tor coinage under existing law. The
Dill also provides that no change shall
be made for coming stan lard bullion
INTO these dollars and proposes to make
them legal tender for all sums in pay
ment of all public or private debts. ex-
cepting such as under existing contracts
are exl rtssed therein to be otherwise
payable.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23

Col. CRICHLow, Indian Agent for
Utah, has received a letter from the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs at
Washington giving him instructions
to drive the Indians in Thistle Valley.
San Pete county, and the reds quar-
tered by Bishop Hill on Bear river
above Corinne, back to their respective
reservations. He is further instructed
to investigate Bishop Hill particularly,
as also the cause of the Indians set
tling in Thistle Valley, and report to
District Attorney Howard.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23
NEW YORK.
Another Forger.

Albany, Oct. 22.-Wm. S. Taylor, a
produce commission merchant of this
city, has been detected in a series of
forgeries. He forged the names of his
father, Justus +. Taylor, and his uncle.
VIM. NJ. Strong, TO notes for about
S3S, 900, and obtained the money in
various sums from four of cur city
banks. No arrest. Stock speculations
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23

A BILL introduced in the Senate, on
Monday. by Senator McCreery proposes
the repeal of two clauses in the specie
resumption act which provide for the
redemption of U. S. notes in excess of
$500, OO,00o. and for the redemption of
outstanding legal tenders on and after
january 1st, 1879 in coin. The remain
der of the resumption act is not re-
ferred to.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23

Pittsburg, Oct. 22.-The employees of
seven collieries that resumed here at an
advance of ten per cent, have been
notified of reduction in wages of this
amount. The miners are at work to-
day, but under protest, and with strong
manifestations of displeasure.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23

The Sitting Bull commission was no
less successful than was generally an
ticipated. They were sent at the ur-
gent solicitation of the Canadian au-
thorities, who regard the hostiles as a
perpetual menace to their frontier, and
the police must be augmented if they
stay. This Government would gain
nothing by their return,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23

JOHN BRoUouAM, the veteran actor,
who had an engagement to fill in Pitts
burg this week, is confined to his room
in New York, suffering from inf; NINA
tory rheumatism.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23

SENATOR MORTON endorses an edi-
torial in the indianapolis Journal this
morning which approves of the course
pursued by President Hayes. Senator
Morton also advises all Republicans to
stand by the President.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23

In seventy-four Iowa counties Gears
majority over Irish is $4,000. Full re-
turns from Ohio give Bishop plurality
of 2l,ss9, being 12,349 less than a
majority of all votes cast.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23

THE Senate committee on privileges
and elections have in hand the Kellogg
Spofford contest from Louisiana, and
will probably close the investigation to-
day
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23

SAN FRANCISCO is running tilt with
Chicago in bursting savings banks.
At last accounts Chicago was three
ahead, but it was thought San Francis
co would catch up in a few days.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23
PENN SYLVANIA.
Morton's M:series.

Philadelphia, Oct. 22.-Jiio. 5. Nor
ton, late president of the Market street
r. r. Co, was to-day held in $4,000
bail to appear on the charge of perjury,
in swearing falsely to the annual re-
ports of his company.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23

THE committee appointed by the
Episcopal convention to report on In
dian affairs are in favor of establishing
IN Indian bureau composed of one cab
met officer, two army officers and two
eminent civilians, appointed for five or
ten years, removable for cause.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23
MASSACHUSETTS,.
A B undeIbuss Bursts.

Pittsficld, Oct. 22.-Three sons of
VIM. Downey loaded an old gun barrel
with powder, to-day, and discharged
it. The weapon burst killing two of
the boys and tearing off the hand of
another.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23

FoRNEY's paper, the Philadelphia
Press, was sold for Sls0,0O0. The
daily receipts of the Philadelphia Ledg-
er are said to average $1,000.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23

SENATOR BLAINE is suffering from
an attack of 'chills and fever, but his
physicians state that it is not serious.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23

A RUSSIAN official account gives the
Roumanian loss in the engagement of
Friday at five officers and 1873 men.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23

THE Episcopal convention, in session
at Boston, will adjourn sine die on
Wednesday night.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23
GOLD closed in New York yestesday
Mt 103.
SCARLET fever is still quite prevalent
among the children of Salt Lake.

THE Russians captured $4,000 men
and 40 field pieces in the recent victory
of Ghazi.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23
THE NAUGHTY HAlR-LIFTER.
Sitting Bull Humbles the High
Joint Commission.
The Offer of the Olive Branch Rejected
With Supreme Disia,n.
And the Commissioners, Baked in Their
Peaceful Designs, are En- Route
Homeward.
FORT WALSH, NORTHWEST
TER TTnDv flpf 1S uit
1EhHIIUKf, OCC. 10, VIA
FORT BENTON, NJ. T., Oct. 2lst.

IOhI DENTUN, NJ. l., Ocl. 2ISl. ]
The Commission has met Sitting
Bull and utterly failed to obtain any
satisfaction or terms of settlement from
him. The Canadian officials had ex-
perienced great trouble in inducing
Sitting Bull and his warriors to meet
the Commission, and the Sioux chic f
believed none of the statements which
had been made concerning them. lie
held the Americans in contempt, and
deemed.them
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23

THE Russians attacked the Turkish
positions yesterday at Solerik. Result
unknown.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-23

Ne,o York Money and Stock Market.
New York, Oct. 22.-Gold closed
at 103.
Stocks-Western Union, 7St; Quick
silver, Is; Pacific. 23s; Mariposa, u;
Wells-Fargo, 81; n. Y. Central, 1865;
Erie, 1873; Panama, 127: Union Pacific,
66t: U. P. Bonds, 104I; Central Pacific
bonds, 1861.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-06

doubIe.mouId board plough, Is quite sui
ficient, II IL no wonder that the average
Weld of corn in some states noted for
their rich soils, does not reach twenty
bushels per acre, while those farmers VINO
practice thorough and deep culture OBJ
tain seventy.ivc TO one hundred bushels,
with no better foundation TO build upon
than those who seldom get more than ten
10 fifteen. The season for cutlyatlng
crops il at hand, and we say, keeping the
plough and cultiyatOr going among the
rows, and do not be afraid Of letting in
the air, or allowing the moisture to eS'
cape through frequent stirring.
Another objection to working among
corn and potatoes after plants have
reached n good size il, that there IL dam
ger Of cutting of, or at least disturbing,
the large lateral roots; but the injury, il
any should be done, which is not all
probable where cultiyator or horse hoe
IL used, will be more than made good by
the beneficial effect Of stirring the SOIL
1t Is 50 easy 10 test the effect OF frequent
culture of growing crops, that it II some
what singular that more experiments are
not made in that direction. We once
had a ncighbOr who never failed TO RAISE
IN excellent crop Of beeta aud cabbagea
and who attributed his success to trans
planting the first and hoeng the latter
twice week for the first month aiLor
tho plants were set out,
OF course where frequent and thorough
culture is pracLiccd; no weeds get long
enough to become troublesome and this
alone will fully compensate for the extra
Iaba Of going overthe field agreat num-
Der Of times. Let those who have been
troubled with noxious weeds heretofore,
try beginning early, and then going
through their corn, potatoes and similar
crops often; then see if it does not
prove to be the best and most economical
system Of culture.-M y j'ckH Sim.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-06
Imn0rinnl DiScONcrN.

There is sensation among astrOnO.
mcrs at Washington, caused by the dis.
cOycry by Prof. Hall, in charge of the
great telescope at the Naval observatory,
0i two satellites to the planet Mars,
The astronomers Of the observatory say
that they consider this discovery az
ranging among the grcatcst telescope
discoveries of the century, and that only
two in fact, can be be said to have cx.
Cecdcd it---that of the Asteroids in 1901,
and that Of the planet Neptune IL l3l6,
The discovery has shown the cXCcp-
tiona value Of the new telescope. The
discovery was first made on the night
Of the 10th, near midnight At that
time, Prof. Hall observed what at first
appeared to him like a very faint and
obscure star, which seemed to be follow
my in the track Of Mars. Some time af'
tcrward another observation showed that
the star was in the track Of the planet,
and some distance from it, nOLwiLhstand-
ing the planet was moving away with
the same velocity per hour, The meas
urcmcnts which were subsequently taken
by the astronomers convinced all that
4 great discovery had been made. 1t
will take II considerable period to aCcu-
alcly determine in detail the results OF
this observation. Prof. Ncwcomb tele-
graphcd tothc Europe nobscryatoriest this
discovery, and, it is hoped if there was a
clear day in Europe, additional iniorma.
iiOn will he received from there
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-06


Among the many valuable lessons
which the late severe drought in Calfor-
MA has probably taught the farmers of
that state, none will prove more useful
than that OF the Importance Ot deep and
thorough culture. We read OF one in.
stance where man has lost his entire
crop OF wheat, with the bare exception
OF ten acres, whlch were PIoughed twice
before sowing, white the Others were
plonghed only once. Now, we have long
claimed that II the soil IL worked deep
enough and finely pulverized, 1t will take
a very severe drought to prevent 1t from
maturing crop The yield may be les
Sened by a drought, but a total failure
would be something, very unusual on soil
mat hah been stirred 10y plough sixteen
to twenty inches deep. To work soil to
Such depth ~ certainly an expensive
operation; nut what OF TINS, ~ long "a a
ProPortlonate return ~ obtained To
make - two blades OF grass grow where
one grew before" is the aim, or should
he, of every good farmer and if ten
acres can be made, through deep culture,
to yield ~ much as twenty by the usual
systems of shallow ploughlng, there must
he a gain equal to the cost of the extra
ten acres.
When We hear accounts of crops OF
Strawberries OF from three hundred
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-06
sheep IIuAbnndrS IN HhIn.

Nm ohio farmer writc,: The bulk Of
wool which Is combinE in this locality
sold ut IL and Il cents per pound.
our sheep are CotswoId grades, with
srycral l'ocks OF thOroughbrcds. II il
now over forty years since Mr.. Townsend
introduced Itng.wooI sheep into this
county, and they have proved 50 success
lul ~ to nearly or quite dispacc all other
breeds, Mr. Joseph WcIiom Of this
place, shrNrcd and sold from 81 sheen
2Sll rounds; Nr. Abbey, from 100
sheep, S5S pounds; Mcssrs. SmiLh& Van
Wormcr nearly - pounds per head flom
their IlOcks This is all clear brook.
washed wool, and grade CotswoId A
flock shcarIng under I pounds per head
~ and shojId Lc considered neglected
one, and lily bred"
\ fleece that weighs eight pounds and
sells ~ 10 cents a pound gives the pro-
duccr three dollars and sixty cents for
wool alone, At tIc ZANE time the in
crease of the flock, the growth Of lamb,
aud mutton will more than cover all cx.
pcn'cA Can n farmer ask for n hotter
business? Why not let fields Of cotton
rest tor II While and produce bales Of
wool instead Of bales Of cotton twill
require fewer field hands, less blows and
mules, and bring not small part, but
the whole plantation into an improving
rent paying condition. No man can
trnthIu!ly deny that a farmer NAV pro.
duce pound Of wool worth T. cents
cheaper than II pound of cotton worth 10
cents
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-09-06

Farmers, ~ u class think too little nC
vacations. All farmers do not work
extremely hard, nor remarkably steady,
nut there Is often too much logging and
Ilodilng ON the farm. II would be- bot.
ter to work a little sharper for few
weeks, and then take Il week for r,creo.
ton away from the fam and its cares
than to he ever in the same harness
even II We do not keep the traces con.
NtahlIy stretched, Vacations are bccom-
my decidedly popular among nearly all
classes. Once we supposed they belonged
only to schools and college, but Judges
ana lawyers have for many years had
their vac ltlOns between court terms and
the clergy have also gradually come to
expect few weeks of relaxation from
pastoral duties during the hot weather of
summer business PEOPLE, especially
those living in cities, from the senior
partner down to the entry clerk, all
count upon vacation IN regularly AZ
does the school boy or college student.
We have long felt that most farmers
are tco single handed. They are too ant
10 Keep the reins in their own hands
constantly too apt to do all their work
themselves, or, II they hire, they employ
ht'P VINO are too unskiled to he trusted.
even Tor day, out OF sight. There are
ihr'ner', or men who are clas,ed As such
'oi they do nothing else, who will l.an
against Il neighlo,'s enc, by the bour
together and discus, the weather cr;ti
risr other neighbors' doing4, or moan over
'he ravages oi squash bugs or cut worms
"hith they are too lazy to DESTROY. WIN
need no vacations. Theyate 40 corsti.
tutlonally tired that resting doesn't
rest them. There is not tension enough
III Their muscles for relaxation to have
an!yeilect. Such menneycr yet new idea
"tiIe 1t IL new; thew arc like the dull
s'1oJl boy, alwlysat y, foot of the class
nut there are other men who, like weI.
-r's, are seldom caught asleep. Such
nisn are too nlten completely tied to their
FARMS, like h0r-'s to n loaded cart.
ln'iead OF the farm being managed for
thebeneft OF the farmer, the man and
his whole family seem To be run for the
gj0d OF the farm, or, as ThOreau has
II, the farmer is endeavoring to
si'e the problem of livelihood by a