The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-18
CAUGHT ON me FLY.

LUG AiertS nave Ofuereo tue WhooAo
for their new hose cart.
Jim Anderson would make a first
class lightning-rod peddler.
The latest from the Stanton jury Is
that they continue to disagree.
The coach for Deadwood will take
out six passengers this morning.
Fifteen deaths from the heat have
occurred at Omaha during the past
eight days. zoe
wheelbarrow Potter was one hum
dred and fifty miles east of Cheyenne
yesterday afternoon.
Bell, the supposed murderer of Chas.
E. Lee, has been indicted and arraign-
ed for trial at Deadwood.
The price paid by Judge W. A. II.
Loveland, for the Denver News was
just thirty thousand dollars.
In the six months ending July j,
1873, Carbon county issued warrants
to the amount of So, 166, II.
The contract for doing the brick
work on the new Catholic church has
been awarded to Mr.. D. Fallen.
Capt. James T. Smith has been Sc
lected as editor-in-chief Of the Denver
News, under the new management.
VIM. Gay, who killed Lloyd Forbes q
few months ago at Deadwood, has been
sentenced to serve three years at De-
troit.
The excursionists report that the bal
loon ascension took place yesterday
afternoon at Fort Collins according to
programme.
Surveys have been completed for q
dummy track to be built from the
Union Pacific railroad to Hanscom
Park, Omaha.
We are assured that a general Indian
war is impossible. Now then we al
have scalp scraped without charge
of cowardice.
And now st. Louis Is ahead Of her
rival Chicago, In the number Of cases
OF fatal sun stroke. She has something
to boast about at last.
James Flick was fined in Justice
Fishers court yesterday for getting
intoxicated. Having no money he wal
sent to the calaboose.
This section was promised with q
heavy rain yesterday evening, but the
affair began with very black clouds and
ended principally with wind.
Aman named Charles Brown attempt
ed to commit suicide at Lost Springs,
Colorado, on Tuesday, by cutting his
throat with a butcher knife. Whisky.
Jeo jefferson, the "Trip Van Wrinkle"
of the American stage, promises to do
well In Denver next week. All the re-
served seats are said to have been sold
already.
The Sabbath school exc~nrsionists,
numbering about five hundred, re-
turned from Fort Collins last night n
little after 0 O'Clock, well pleased with
their trip.
The greater portion Of the time in
the District court yesterday was occu-
pied with the Stanton case. The case
has gone to the jury and at the latest
accounts they were unable to agree.
Mr.. v. D. Greene yesterday received
a dispatch from Charles Forrest, secre-
tary Of the Greeley base ball club, &C.
cepting the proposition to play q match
game Of ball in this city tomorrow.
The Greeley club will come up on the
regular train.
The Alert hose company propose to
have an excursion to Dale Greek in q
few days for the benefit of the com.
pany. We predict, under their man.
agement, that 1t will be a success fol-
them financially, and a pleasant time
for those who make the trip.
Mrs. Sanford, who figured at Denver
in a habeas corpus case for the recovery
Of her child from her husband, some
months ago, was married again on
Tuesday in Denver. Col. worrell, of
Louisiana, is the name of husband No.
2. She secured a divorce from No. /,
about two weeks ago.
1t is stated ON good authority that
William Sheriff., the Union Pacific
brakeman who commenced action
against Sheriff Cook, OF Denver, for
damages for false Imprisonment, has
withdrawn, or will to-day withdraw his
suit. The fact is that Sheriff was
very handsomely treated by Sheriff
Cook and is under obligations to the
officers for considerate attention and
advice while under arrest and after his
release.
W. II. Lees dray team concluded to
take a little spin about the town below
the railroad early yesterday morning.
1t appears that Nj. Lee was in the
freight station, looking after freight,
with his team unhitched by the door,
when his horses started OF rather slow
ly at FIRST, but the rafting of the
wagon soon frightened them up to
their topmost speed. They ran below
the r~ound-house, and after making
several circles, were brought to a halt
without doing INV damage vhafavar