The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-16

W. r. Stebbins, ESQ.,, of Stebbins,
Post Il Co., leaves to-day for Dead
wood, to make arrangements for OPEN
ing a branch banking house.
This will be Mr.. Bliss last evening
at the Presbyterian church. The sub
ject will be "What it is to fail of Sal
vation." Come and hear him.
1t is singular with what unity Of i'm
pulse women, politicians and lunatics-
also the seeker for tickets
gravitate toward a newspaper office.
FoUND.-An elegant black fan was
picked up on the street Tuesday night.
The owner can obtain it by calling at
this office and paying for this notice.
The WEEKLY LEADER, issued yes.
terday, is brimful of the latest Black
Hills, local, territorial and general
news, and is n splendid number to send
to distant friends.
Very different agencies often lead to
the same effect. The innocent March
wind and the wicked gin cocktail both
produce red noses-and yet how differ
ent the causes!
Put away his little poem;
Us to publish do not ask II;
Fame through us shall never know him
He has climbed the golden basket.
Gone to meet the communication
written on both sides of the paper.
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Levy, the pistoliferous gambler, has
procured bail and is at large. Harrison
is reported as improving, his medical
attendant stating that he will recover,
though with the loss of a portion of one
leg.
A contemporary asks: Are spittoons
unhealthyP" Our acquaintance with
spi.toons is not very extended, but
judging from the bad breath exuded by
the few we have encountered, we should
say they had a disordered stomach, if
notnlng worse.
A grave wrong was done Mr.. Miller,
owner of the Eddy street fruit stand,
in yesterdays LEADER, and we take
this method of publicly apologizing
therefor. He has proven himself a gen.
tlemen by his courteous manner of call
ing our attention to the error.
The best solace for the responding
Democrat now may be expressed in the
words of the mighty Daniel Webster:
"Fellow-citizens, you have a waterfall
a hundred and fifty feet high. No peo-
pie with q waterfall a hundred and fifty
feet high ever lost their liberties"
While several ladies were passing by
Helphenstine 4 Durbin's new building,
on 10th street, yesterday, quite a large
quantity of brick fell from the top to
the sidewalk, greatly endangering the
new spring hats of the ladies. The
workmen should ''look a leedle ouet.' ~
Mr.. A. S. Hill, by card in another
column, announces that he has taken
the agency for the North American
Lightning Rod Co., and is offering the
best of rods at greatly reduced prices.
Every house should be provided with a
good lightning rod, and now is the time
to get them cheap.
Captain John Martin, proprietor OF
the Exchange hotel, Santa Fe, New
Mexico, died suddenly at 2 O'Clock in
the afternoon of March 0, from disease
of the heart. He was a captain Of In
fantry in the California column, and
sunk the celebrated well in the centre
of the ''ninety-mile desert"
The committee who have the man.
agement of the ball to be given on the
eve of the 18th of March-St. Patrick's
Day-announce that there will be no
formal invitations sent out, but a gen.
eral invitation is extended to all. From
the preparations made we feel safe in
asserting that the natal day of Erin's
patron saint will be ushered in with
the most enjoyable party of the season.
The attention of the ladies is called
to the fact that we have just received
at the new store-J. Jay Joslin's, a big
lot of the latest styles of spring prints.
Call and see them. m16-2t
Blankets and goods for Black Killers
a speciality at
mis- PoLAcK's, Postoffice corner.
Everybody should use Rob Roy coal.
Oranges and lemons so cents per doz-
en- at Ellis, Eddy street. dtm11
The best is Rob Roy coal.
Subscribers who fail to receive their
papers regularly will confer a favor by
Immediately reporting the fact at this
office. tt