The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-02

endeavor TO convert them to Christian
ity by circulating copies of a modern
novel named Rosa Robbins. Denver
Times.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Z. ID. Le-
compile, U. S. A, upon his return from
Fort Keogh, NJ. T., to Fort Mckinney,
Wyo., is ordered to proceed without
delay to Fort D.. A. Russell, and report
to the commanding officer of that post
for duty.
1t was too bad to interrupt him. We
refer to McKemma, the eminent re
formed stage robber, who had married,
bought n store in Ohio, and settled
down on the proceeds of last years
depredations. This Is a bad year for
reformers.
Second Lieut.. cambridge Reynolds,
Third Cavalry, is ordered to report
without delay to the commanding officer
at Camp Sheridan, for temporary garri-
son court martial duty, on completion
of which he will return to Camp Rob-
inson, Neb.
Times are hard over in Laramie. The
Sentinel has grown too poor to pay for
the Associated Press report, having
stopped it Jan. LIST. 1t gets all the
news from the Cheyenne papers, print
ing u kilograms "a to 80 hours after
THE LEADER.
Tuesday, January goth, "a the an
niversary of the battle of Bear river,
when Gen. Conner, with his California
troops taught the red man so severe a
lesson in 1863. Many of the partici-
pants OF that memorable fight are still
in Wyoming.
A Chinaman stole a Cheyenne mans
door-plate and fastened it to his own
door as an ornament. He didn't know
that the name wonld betray him, as
he thought that was carved on for the
beauty Of the thing. The Chinaman
languishes in the Bastilc.
When Il tramp asks for bread mt
Sherman they lead him around to the
rear of the house and show him a wood
pile, telling him that when the perspir-
atioa gets started upon his manly brow
he can have bread. "Givc this station
d wide BERTH" is what they advise their
fellow tramps.
We are every day reminded that
spring time is approaching by the null
titude of LISTS of seed for sale, please
notice catalogue" etc. Many of them
are finished in the best style of art, at
great expense. One good advertisement
would not cost a tenth part as much.
and be worth them all.
The condition of Mr.. John w. Tiff
is regarded as very precarious. From
the time that he suffered a relapse, he
has daily become more debilitated, and
is utterly unable to retain n~ourishment.
His physicians, however, are not with
out hope that he will rally and be re-
stored at no distant day.
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They were contributing toward a fund
for the eNtinguishment of the church
debt the other evening, at n meeting of
a Denver congregation. "I'll contrib
ute 500" said one brother. IN go
$50 better, and make it $780," said an
other brother. And then the first con-
tributor, in tho excitement of the mo-
ment, said. .'I'll call you; what have
you got ?"
\ young man who resides In the
First Ward languished for n drink.
Not having the necessary funds to pro-
cure the same he did the next best
thing, and procured n blue ribbon.
People who would never have asked
him to drink under other circumstances
now loaded him with invitations, and
he has been on Il spree ever since.
A lady correspondent at Lake Tahoe,
with the thermometer ten degrees be-
low zero, writes: "'Our beautiful
daughter of the clouds is as free from
the embracing arms of Jack Frost rs
she ever was. Since Time was young
these waves have rolled to the shore,
winter and summer alike, free as the
mountain storm that kisses her cold
eyer go'n spend every cent what l
bring yer home for striped stockings,
an Their amt nothin' to eat in Their
house" is what a drunken man was
telling a BARRIERS pole when a policeman
arrested him the other day. When
taken to the Bastile he said he Guessed
he could Greet his wife If he wanted
to 'thout been rested