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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

Washington, Jan. 24.-The House
Judiciary committee on tomorrow will
present an elaborate report prepared by
Chairman Knott in the case of Con-
gresham Smalls, of South Carolina.
The conclusion reached is that Smalls'
privileges as member of the House of
Representatives do not shield him frem
the custody of his state under a charge
of felony.
The House committee on Military
Affairs to-day appointed Marshall,
Williams and White subcommittee to
consider the bill providing for the
transfer of the Indian Bureau to the
War Department.
The House committee on expendl.
lures in the Department of Justice has
agreed to report favorably bill limit
ing the annual salary of U. S. marshal:
to five thousand dollars, and of deputy
marshals to So per day.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

Did it ever occur to anonymous
writer's who send scurrilous and abusive
letters to newspapers with whose opin-
ions they chance to differ, that they are
placing themselves in an attitude SO
mean as to deserve contempt? ? When
men have the courage to express their
sentiments either verbally or over their
own signatures, ther views must COM
mand respectful consideration if tenn
perately uttered. But when they re-
sort to the shelter of irresponsible viii
hcation and the protection of the un-
traceable letter, they should not forget
that he is not usually considered above
the grade of brute who seeks to drive
MS Knife or strike his blow under cover
OF darkness. The knife may sometimes
wound, the blow occasionally smart;
but unless it be from the hand of utter
degradation, the pain cannot be so
great as that of him who has played
the part of the bravado.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
LoU1SIAA.


The Returning Board Trials.
New Orleans, Jan. 24.-The members
of the returning board presented a
petition to the Superior Criminal Court,
praying for the removal of the case
against them to the United States
Circuit Court, under section Gal of the
United States revised statues, on the
ground that the law authorizing the
drawing of juries in and for the parish
of Orleans in criminal cases, operates
unjustly to the accused, inasmuch as
it places in the hands of the officers
authorized to empanel juries, powers
which enable them to draw such
jury as they may see proper; and that
in this instance out of the whole venire
there is not colored man; and for the
further reasons that by virtue of the
existence of great public prejudice in
the mi..ds of the white population of
the city, officers have willingly drawn
such jury as are believed to be i'm
pressed by this prejudice. Judge Whit
taker ordered the application filed.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
The Bond Syndicate.

Washington, Jan. 24.-It has been
stated by number of members of the
syndicate that the syndicate had not
asked to be released from the last SUBJ
scription, and although the contract
will expire on the Goth, the syndicate
will aid Secretary Sherman to the ut
most in placing this loan in the United
States, and expects that large share
OF subscriptions made will pass through
their hands. Secretary Sherman's
terms to the public are better than
those contained in their contract, and
the profits now on subscriptions will be
larger than under the contract.
Those deeply interested say that the
President declares that he will not ask
the present Congress to make an ap-
preparation to pay the five millions
awarded to Canada by the fishery COM
mission.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
FOREIGN.
Gen. Gourko's Victory.

Kezanlik, Jan. pa portion of Su-
lehman Pasha's train, consisting of
1000 wagons, was captured on the 18th
instant near Hermanli, about forty
miles west from Adrianople. From de-
tails received by the Russian staff, Gen.
Gourko's victory was more complete
thar at first announced. Suleiman
Pasha's whole army, 10000 strong, was
engaged and finally split into two parts;
one commanded by Fanade Pasha fled
to the mountains, and the other, under
Suleiman Pasha, retreated in the direc-
tion of Haskoi, pursued by Generals
Skobeloff and Scarzoff. The Russians
captured 81 guns. Both sections OF
the Turkish army seem to have reached
Drama.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
A Pacific PROPOSAL,

Washington, Jan. 24.-The Pacific
railroad companies had hearing be-
fore the railroad committee of the
Senate on the bill to provide sinking
fund to cancel the Indebtedness on ac-
count of bonds issued in aid of the
construction. The companies con-
tended that so much time had been con-
sumed since they first proposed set
tlement, that it would be necessary to
grant them an extension of time beyond
the maturity of the bonds in 1900, or
to take back the unsold land of the
companies in part satisfaction of the
claim.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.

! GOLD closed In New York yesterday
at 1O1!.
Wood Il Co., bronze founders in Phil
adelphia, suspended Thursday; liabiIi-
ties $4,000.
A portion of the city of Pesth is in
undated by high water in the beautiful
blue Danube.
One of the Cleveland tOhio) street
railroads went into the hands of a re-
receiver yesterday.
J. L. McDonough, the actor, acci-
dentally shot himself, yesterday, in
Philadelphia. The wound is serious
but not fatal.
Efforts are being made to postpone
for thirty days legal proceedings against
the Charter Oak Life Insurance COM
pany of Connecticut.
The failure is announced of Dovale
s. Co., one of the Oldest firms in New
York engaged in the South American
shipping business; liabilities $780, 600.
The House of Representatives of the
Connecticut legislature have passed
resolutions opposing the Bland silver
bill and favoring the resumption of
specie payment.
The governor of Rhode Island has
appointed Il commission to examine the
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

Chicago, Jan. 24.-At n late hour
tonight reports are in circulation that
two or three mobs are assembling on
the South Side with the avowed purpose
of lynching Connolly and Sherry, the
brutal murderers of McConville. The
wife of McConville died to-day, partly
from the effects of the shock occasioned
by her husbands death. The lynchers
are said to be determined to hang the
murdereis if McConville's brother will
head them. What proportions the
movement will assume cannot be de-
termined tonight.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

Chicago, Jan. ga Times special
from Washington says: Gen. Bragg, of
Wisconsin, has a vein of practical
humor that will make him very unpop-
ular in the army. He introduced to-
day joint resolution that will show
more than any minor measure the abuse
of the top-heayy army. His joint reso-
luton provides, in plain language, that
every officer in the army shall be obliged
to wear his uniform daily, whether
on duty or off. He had this reso.ution
referred to the committee on Military
Affairs, where it is already arranged to
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
HONOLULU.
The Recent Disastrous Fire.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Mr. Comfy,
United States minister resident in the
Hawaiian Islands, writes the Depart
ment of State that in the recent fire in
Honolulu over S25O,0O0 worth of prop
erty was burned, including the wharves
and government warehouses. The
custom-house was saved. The King
himself worked at the brakes of the
hand engines. The governments loss is
100000; and an American citizen
named Hopper lost $4,000.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

For two years or so there have been
rumors to the effect that the northern
portion of the Indian Territory would
soon be opened up to settlement, and,
acting upon these rumors, several hun
dred settlers from this and other states
have emigrated down there, made i'm
provements, built cabins and fences,
broken ground and expended thousands
of dollars. The Indians are beginning
to grumble at this, and it is said the
government will remove the settlers.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

Washington, Jan. 24.-There are
several bills pending before the House
Judiciary committee, and early action
is anticipated on the Brazilian mail
route. The House and Senate commit
tees on Postofiices held joint meeting
to-day to hear arguments in favor of
granting a subsidy to "a line of mail
steamships between New Orleans and
Brazil. Gen. Busey, of New Orleans,
and Col. Trenholm, of Charleston, ad-
dressed the committees at length in
favor of the proposition.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
Silver Men Worried.

Washington, Jan. 24.-The silver
men manifest considerable anxiety re-
garding the resolutions pending in the
Maryland legislature instructing the
Senators and Representatives of that
state to vote against the Bland silver
bill and the bill to repeal the resumn-
tion act. This is accounted for by the
fact that if these resolutions pass, the
silver men will lose the vote of Senator
Dennis in the Senate here, he having
pledged himself to obey the wishes of
the legislature in this matter.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
THE House committee on Rules are

THE House committee on Rules are
now revising the cumbrous system of
rules now in use, and will reduce the
number to about 126 instead of the
present 166. Some important changes
will be made, the chief being one pre-
venting filibustering under the morning
hour custom. 1t is proposed also to
add a provision that, after the special
report from a committee shall have
consumed the morning hour two days
it shall then go in the regular order to
the committee of the whole.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

have it acted upon at once. He expects
to have it referred back to the House
in few days. He is certain of passing
the resolution by large majority as
soon as its object is understood. Bragg
has been here long enough to find out
that Washington fairly swarms with
officers, pet favorites, who are stationed
here with nothing to do. These men
usually wear civilian clothes, and so
are not noticeable to the general OBJ
server. 1t is rule of etiquette among
army officers here to wear no uniform,
badge or sign except on state occasions.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

THE Honolulu papers announce the
death of VIM. P. Ragsdale, Governor
of the leper settlement on the Island of
Molokai. Ragsdale was Hawaiian
by birth, and was at one time promi-
nent lawyer and the most noted orator
of the kingdom. He discovered that
he was afflicted with leprosy, and vol
unfairly retired to the leper settlement.
Here he found about 800 lepers, and
a number Of others who had exiled
themselves to be near unfortunate rela-
tives and friends. He introduced many
reforms, and made the saddest commu-
nifty in the world one of the most cheer
ful
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
MASSACHUSETTS.
A Bill for Gold Payment.

Boston, Jan. pa portion of the
Indebtedness of Massachusetts consists
of bonds of the Troy and Greenfield
railroad, which are payable in either
gold or silver coin, and were made in
1862, when gold and silver were equally
recognized as coin: To relieve all am
biguity relative to this amount, the
House committee on Finance has re-
ported a bill making the entire state
debt payable in gold.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

: THE propriety of abolishing all the
Pension Agencies in the Union and
paying the pensioners directly from the
bureau in Washington has recently been
discussed. Secretary Schurz, of the
Interior Department, has signified his
approval of the proposed change. The
annual saving to the Government by
the proposed reform is estimated at
fully 100000.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
The Case of Ex-surgeon General Ham.
mond.

mond.
Washington, Jan. 24.-The House
committee on Military Affairs has
agreed to the report of the sub-com-
mittee in the case of Surgeon General
Hammond. 1t is accompanied by
bill for his relief, authorizing the Pres
ident of the United States to review
the proceedings of the court-martial by
which he was dismissed from military
service in 1864, and forever disqualified
from holding any office of power or
profit in the United States. In the
event of the revocation of the sentence
of the court he is to be restored to his
former rank of surgeon general, and
placed on the retired list, without pay
for the past, present or future. The
committee says that technically he
exceeded hisl lawful authority, but the
committee express the opinion that
there is reasonable doubt rs to guilty
intent. Considering the important and
valuable services he rendered, and as
he is resting under the stigma Of
wrong-doing with sentence that ap-
plies to the worst criminals, he asks that
means of vindication be afforded.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
WASHINGTON.

Washington, Jan. 24.-The Senate
confirmed the following nominations:
Geo. r. Peck, as United States attor-
ney for the district of Kansas; Jno. c.
Carpenter, collector of internal revenue
of the district of Kansas; H. NJ. Wat
ers, receiver of public moneys at Inde-
pendence, Kansas. Postmasters: w.
H. Keeney, Great Bend, Kansas; Ira
Harris, Rosedale, Kansas; G. w. Dud-
ley. Sidney, Nebraska, and L. NJ. Da-
Wis, Tecumseh, Nebraska.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. "a, 1877.
Highest barometer, 1896.
Lowest barometer, 29.91.
Highest thermometer, 40.
Lowest thermometer, % above zero.
Highest humidity, per cent, 80.
Lowest humidity, per cent, 81.
Prevailing wind, northwest.
Highest hourly velocity, 81 miles.
Daily velocity, 425 miles.
Clear weather, with white frost in the
]. X. p. PURDUM, Observer,
Sergt. Sig. Service L. s. A.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

Washington, Jan. 24.-The President
sent the following nominations to the
Senate to-day: Benz. b. Murray, to be
U. S. Marshal for Maine; Nathan
Webb for U. S. Attorney of Maine;
Philip T. Van Zile to be U. S. Attor-
ney for Utah; John II. Hammond, of
Illinois, for Indian Inspector.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
NEW YORK.


New York, Jan. 24.--The fact that
the numerous failures this month have
caused no special disturbance in our
money market is regarded rs very
healthy sign, and shows that the for
mer dependence of business firms on
each other has been greatly reduced.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
ILLINOIS.
Heavy Judgments.

Chicago, Jan. 24.-In the L. 5. Dis
trict court, this morning, judgment was
entered for S142, 600 against the South
Branch DistIlling company. they hay
ing defaulted in judgment for that
amount.
In a similar case of the Chicago
alcohol works, Il judgment of $685.
was entered. These cases are against
the bondsmen, and are simply a revival
of old suits.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

THE ten thousand unemployed
workingmen Of Boston who held a
meeting on the famous Common to
make known their unfortunate condi-
tion, added to the moral force of their
position by their orderly demeanor and
the temperate tone of their speeches.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
No Silver Need App!y.

Chicago, Jan. 24.-Thirteen of the
eighteen banks which constitute the
Chicago clearinghouse, forwarded to
Illinois Congressman protest against
the passage of the Bland silver bill,
which goes over in extenso the argu-
ments against the measure.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

A DELEGATION of printers from the
government printing Office at Washing
ton were before the Senate committee
on Printing yesterday, asking the re-
peal of last years law, which reduced
their wages below union rates.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

IT IS asserted at Bucharest that the
occupation of Gallipoli by the Russians
is military necessity for the purpose
of cutting off the retreat of Suleiman
Pasha, whose troops are being embarked
for Constantinople.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
The Massachusetts Contest.

Washington, Jan. 24.-The hearing
in the contested election case of Dean
against Field, of Massachusetts,, has
been concluded. One of the two Dem
ocrats on the subcommittee agreed
with the Republican member in favor
of Field.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
NEW JERSEY.


Trenton, Jan. 24.-True bills were
found against Jacob II. Freeze. Henry
c. Freeze and Louie X. Freeze for con-
spiracy to defraud the depositors of the
State Savings bank of Trenton.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

THE House committee on Education
and Labor, by previous arrangement,
devoted yesterdays session to hearing
arguments from California Congress-
men on the Chinese question. All the
members of the committee manifested
great interest in the subject, and the
arguments were presented in an ad-
mirable, judicious and effective style.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

MONTGOMERY BLAIR has made the
startling discovery that three-fourths
of the Democrats in Congress are op-
posed to seating Tilden. Mr.. Blair
can't understand it.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

THE laws prohibiting incestuous
marriages, also the one prohibiting the
burial of the dead in churches have
been repealed by the New Mexican
legislature.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

GEN. w. w. LoRING. who left the
United States army to join the confed-
crate army, and who is now second in
command in the army of the Khedive
of Egypt, has asked Senator Lamar,
through friend, to introduce bill to
remove bis political disabilities.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

PRIVATE DALzELL admits that he
elected Hayes President and Stanley
Matthews as Senator. Even this does
not satisfy him, and he demands an
office for himself.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

TAMMANY was floored in the New
York legislature the other day. The
Republicans and anti-Tammanyites of
the house Gid it, and the vote stood So
TO 81
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

The last thing in sociables, to raise
money for the church, is the auction
sociable, at which women are sold to
the highest bidder, for one evening
only. The auction sociable is thus de-
scribed by Pat. Carney, of the Wauke-
sha Democrat, who attended one and
bought an old lady of seventy-five, and
played pretty to her all the evening:
after the company has assembled,
the ladies retire to private room and
don long, loose dresses and conceal
their faces, and then are brought out
one by one, and sold to the gentlemen
at auction. The highest bidder takes
the lady, and 50 on until all of the la
dies have been sold. After the auction
is over, each gentleman must pay his
whole and undivided attentions to the
lady he has bought, and the lady must
not receive any attentions from any
other gentleman. Thus the evening
passes until late hour, when the Ia
dies throw off their masks. In many
instances Il gentleman finds that he has
been counting his own wife, and II
young gent has been sweet on his own
mother, sister or some married lady
friend"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
VOL. XI.

DIR. BUTT, the leader of the Home
Rule party in the British Parliament,
will not be able to attend this session,
owing td sickness.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25
HOUSE.

Washington, Jan. 24.-The House
proceeded to the consideration of the
bill amending the laws concerning
commerce and navigation and the reg
ulation of steam vessels.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

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lished is the Rocky mountain region.
Send $3.50 for l year; S1.50 for 6
months; or 81 for months, to
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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-11-26
The Cooke County Execution.

We think Gov. Porter did right in
refusing to commute to imprison ment
for life the death sentence of Ste
ven Grifey, colored. who was on FRI
day last hanged at Newport for the
rape of little white girl, This
thing of raping the little girls of the
country must be punished with stern
and irrevocable sentence of death.
Grifey died confeosing his guilt
As usual tremendous crowd was
present, and the prisoner died
quickly. He professed hope in SAL
walton, and quite q touching scene
occurred over the last words betweeH
himself and his father. He declared
he was not so drunk when the crime
was committed, but he knew what he
was doing. It is useless TO say such
crimes are palliated by the low order
of mind exhibited by the perpetra-
tors. IF even brutes could be guilty
of such offences against humanity,
they should be put to death.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-11-26

Has gone to talking sound sense after
the following fashion. Neither grim
death nor Radicalism can come over
him the policy of contraction
My own views are positive enough. j
believe in honest money and plenty Of
it. At present we evidently have not
enough for the demands of trade-not
enough. to start up the industries of the
country. / think it would have been
wise for the House TO have passed the
bill we matured in the COMMITTEES Of
Coinage, Weights and measures, which
provided for the issue of silver certiti-
Gates to be used in the place of bullion.
We cannot turn out the bullion fast
enough. Three more minis are requir
ed. France to-day is the best fiscal ma
ton on earth, because she never allows
the currency to fall short of demand.-
As to resumption, | very much fear that
after January /, 1879, we shall be like
the man operated on for fever, the fe-
yer went, but the man was dead.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-11-26
National Grange

TIE twelfth annual session of the
National Grange was held last week
in Richmond, Addresses were de-
livered by Gov. Holiday, Col. Lamb
and others. The latter recommend
ed the order to undertake the com
pletion of the water line from the
Atlantic to the Ohio, which, if fol-
lowed successfully would leave, we
think, the order linked with imper
ishable fame. rs States were repre-
Sented
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-11-26

IF rumor is to be accredited, the
young hero Of November 5th. is not
yet satisfied with victory, but expects
to extend his conquests into the Old
North State early this winter.-JOnes-
6Oro journal.
Now, Bob. If you do go back on
the East Tenn. girls in that way, you
ought to have some of the "rawsum"
rubbed on YOU.