The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-12-19
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ton last evening.
It was up hill work-so to speak-on
the sewer yesterday.
Coal has been discovered twenty-five
miles east of Greeley.
On Friday school will close until the
first Monday after New Years day.
The west bound passenger train yes
terday was ninety minutes behind
| time.
The Helphenstine- Draper sheriffalty
contest was again under discussion yes
terday.
James s. Stokes, aprinter, committed
suicide in Omaha on Tuesday, by taking
morphine.
A train Of six car passed here from
the west yesterday, laden with silk
worm eggs.
Baby earthquakes have been manifest
in various portions of California within
the past week.
J. W. Boerstadt, OF Ottumwa, Iowa,
committed suicide at Nebraska City on
Tuesday by hanging.
Christmas trees from the pineries of
Wisconsin and Michigan are finding a
ready sale in Omaha.
We are in receipt of the initial num-
Der of the Black Hills Central, pub
lished at Rockford, Dakota.
VIM. R, Marshall, S. Leebes and J.
x. Kinck, San Francisco, are regis
tered at the Railroad house.
s. H. Bosworth, formerly of Maine,
has purchased the Sherman house at
Sherman, on the Union Pacific road.
The pay car of the Colorado Central
railway came up yesterday, making the
employees of that road happy all along
the line.
L. Cowan, residing at Wyoming, ON
the Union Pacific road, was severely
and probably fatally kicked by a horse
on Tuesday.
The San Francisco police say that
the city is rapidly filing up with regues,
who have come In from the interior to
take up winter quarters.
A full attendance of teachers Of the
Presbyterian church sabbath school
was had at the meeting held last night.
The attendance at the cottage pray
er meeting at DIR. Crooks residence
last night was unusually large.
The next meeting Of the debating
club will be held on Monday night at
the hall of the Ladies' reading room
association.
Lyman Potter, the wheelbarrow
fend, has accepted a challenge to wheel
his barrow back to New York, starting
from San Francisco. He will start in
eight or ten days.
If RAW Mouth Kate" is in Chey-
enne, she will hear of something either
to her advantage or disadvantage by
calling at the LEADER office Immediate
ly, II mol sooner.
The snow storm interfered to some
extent with the attendance at the
Alert hose company hop last night;
but those who vert present enjoyed
themselves to the fullest extent.
Col. E. p. Snow, who returned from
Laramie City, informs us that Frank
Greene, charged with being a road
agent, had o preliminary examination
yesterday and was honorably acquitted.
Several members Of a family living
in Laramie City, had a narrow escape
from being poisoned on Sunday night
by some strychnine, which had been
placed on a uce in a cupboard for
the purpose Of killing mice.
A general court martial, for the trial
Of enlisted men has convened at Fort
Sanders. Following is the detail for
the court: DR.. Brewer, surgeon, U. s.
A.; Maj. Powell, Lients. Webster and
Rowland, Lieut.. Scott, judge advocate.
All belong to the Fourth infantry.
A general court-martial has just con-
cluded its labors at Fort Keogh. 1t
met for the purpose of trying Capts.
Sanderson, Eleventh infantry; Mix,
Second cavalry; Pease and Casey, Of
the Fifth infantry. Findings and
sentence have not been disclosed, save
in the case of Capt. Casey, who was
ordered to be dismissed the service; but
the president overruled the sentence
and directed that Casey be returned to
duty.
The county commissioners have de-
clared a public highway the following
described route: The present travelled
road between the city Of Cheyenne and
Greeley, Colorado, known as the Owl
Creek road, beginning near the SOUTH
east corner of the city of Cheyenne,
between the slaughter house occupied
by D. Ullman and II. H. Helphenstine,
near the old ice house, then following
the present travelled road to the state
line Of Colorado.