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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-27

London, Sept. 26.-The British steam
er Yoxford, from New York for Havre,
was abandoned at sea sinking. The
crew arrived here safe. The British
ship Commerce, from Philadelphia for
Antwerp, was sunk by collision off
Hastings and two of the crew drowned.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-27

Shooting Score.
New York, Sept. 26.-The following
were the scores made in the second
days shooting walk-over:
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-27
NEW YORK.


New York, Sept. 26.-The second
days shooting at Creedmoor, Of the
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-27
Democratic County Convention.

The Laramie County Democratic
Convention is hereby called, and
will be held at the City Hall in
Cheyenne, on Thursday, October 8,
1878, at 2 O'Clock of said day, for the
purpose of choosing nine delegates to
the Democratic Territorial Conven-
tion, to be held at Rawlins Springs,
October Z, 1878, as also to select candi-
dates for the various County offices to
be chosen by the electors of Laramie
County at the approaching election to
be held on November 5, 1878.
The several precincts of Laramie
County will be entitled to the follow
ing representation in said Convention:
Precinct. Delegates.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-27
mined to oppose the cession of territory
which the porte has again promised to
Montenegro.

which the porte has again promised to
Montenegro.
London: A dispatch from Simla says
that Notwithstanding military prepara-
tions now making, 1t is believed the
government intend to await the course
of events and observe the ameer's attiA-
tude before undertaking the actual in
vasion of Afghnanistan. A serious
outbreak has occurred in Seistan, on
the border of Persia and Afghanistan.
YELLOW FEVER SUMMARY.
Grenada: One death; no new cases.
Baton Rouge: New cases, "a; deaths
none.
New Orleans: New cases to-day, 257.
Young Mems Christian association,
10l.
Chicago: Dispatches from Louisville
emphatically deny the report that yel-
low fever has broken out in that city.
New Orleans: A dispatch to the
Towards announces the death at Vicks-
burg this forenoon of VIM. Rockwood,
president Of the Howards.
Paris: A charity fete is organizing
for the beginning of October, under the
patronage of Madame MacMahon, for
the benefit of the fever stricken people
in the United States.
Narv n~looo.. Eor tt,a fx,a,,ty f,,,r
hours up to noon there were 23l cases
reported to the board of health, 129 of
which were included in official report,
and 102 omitted, they being of dates
prior to Sept. 23d. Grand total of
cases, 8,695.
Cincinnati: Refugees from Louisville
are arriving here by every train and on
all roads, giving alarming accounts of
the sudden outbreak Of yellow fever in
that city. Two hundred and fifty cases
are reported in the neighborhood of
Louisville.
Ne,o York Money and Stock Marke:.
New York, Sept. 26.-Gold closed
1909.
Silver-bars, 113 greenbacks 112a
gold.
Silver Coin-s@1 discount.
Money-Easy at 3.
Governments weak; Stocks strong.
Western Union, 95; Quicksilver, II;
Pacific, 17s, Mariposa, 2; Wells-Fargo,
90; New York Central, l13t; Erie, 1874;
Panama, 124; Union Pacific, 664; UP.
bonds, 1868; Central Pacific bonds. 1861.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-27

Ne,o York Money and Stock Marke:.
New York, Sept. 26.-Gold closed
1909.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-27
Official Score of the American
Rifle Team.
Treasury Solicitor Ray
.I 81 nor Tainted.

The Secretary of War Explains
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27
What Shade-TreeS to Plant.

There is a great satisfaction in know
ing what selection Of shade trees those
who are competent to judge would
make for load or lawn planting. Just
such information is now before the pub
lie, and it will prove of very great value
to those who intend TO beautify their
roadsides or private grounds. The
park commission Of Washington, D. c.,
composed of three men of high stand
ing in horticultural circles, have plant
ed miles Of street trees, numbering
about forty thousand. The bulk Of
these are made up of twelve varieties,
and are named herewith in the order
in which the commission valued them
for the purpose: White maple (Acer
dasycop1na), American linden (ISHo
Anae1lcaaa), American elm Uhneus
Americana, scarlet maple (Acer rubruna),
box elder Neguoado oceroides), sugar
maple (Acer sacchorlnum), American
white ash (FTari,aus americana, English
sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus), button
ball (Platanus orientaHs), tulip-tree (Liri-
odendron .tuApyera) honey locust Gle
platanoides).
lOlS Is all oACollout tSSOItuloIlL 10 Sc
lect from for roadside planting. Each
variety here named when full grown
assumes handsome proportions, and
most Of them have brilliant and attract
i've foliage in the fall In planting
shade trees along the roadside, especial
~ in clay country, they should be set
at least fifty feet apart, for if closer
there will be too much shade, and bad,
wet roads in the spring are sure to fol-
low. This close planting should also
be strenuously avoided in decorating
private grounds. Any system that ex.
cludes the free access Of sun and air
from the dwelling house is pernicious.
Go wherever one may he will find this
faulty system of close planting in vogue,
and in eight cases out of ten there are
two trees or shrubs on a space where
one would have been enough. The
plea for this is a desire for immediate
effect. The remedy is to cut down in
time every other tree. This last is sell
dom, if ever, carried out.-P I. O., an
Scribner for april
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27
THE BRITISH REGULAR ARMY.
How it is Scattered Over the Worlds
Surface.
London Daily News.


According to the army estimates JUS
submitted to parliament, the strength
of the regular army is practically the
same as it was last year. The home
army is reduced, while that of the
colonies is increased, and the number
of British troops in India remains as il
was, namely, at $4,000 men. Together
for the home and colonial forces, Mr.
Hardy asks for 135,452 men, against
1873, 72O last year; but the slight increase
is more than absorbed by the unusual
demand Of our colonies this year. In
stead Of 24,7OO men which represented
the colonial army last year, O,33S are
now called for, leaving us at home with
som ething like 100000 men. We can
not, however, calculate upon this num-
Der as good men and true; for, deduct
Ing recruits, time-expired men, and
non-fghting soldiers, there would pro-
baby remain not more than 10000 fit
and ready to be drawn up in line of
battle. Of our colonial troops, the
Mediterranean stations monopolize
nearly half between them. The gar
rison at Gibraltar is represented by
1891, and that Of Malta, which has
recently been considerably augmented,
is shown to be 5000. In China, at
Hong Kong, there are 1909 British
soldiers, at Ceylon, 1884 and in the
strait settlements, 1,O22 On the west
coast Of Africa there is one regiment of
West Indians, distributed between
Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast, the
former colony having a garrison of 1926,
while the Gold Coast and Lagos must
be content with 1876. In South Africa
there is a comparatively large force of
British soldiers just now, by reason of
the Kaffir war; indeed, the garrison is
is just double it's ordinary strength, or
in other words, amounts to 6,243 men
The island Of St. Helena is held by 11S
artillerymen, and that of Mauritius by
a force of 562 all told. In Bermuda
there are 2,146 British troops; in Hall
fax, 1881; and throughout the West
Indies about 1000 more. Finally
comes the colony of FIJI, which is repre-
scented by the British army in the per-
son of one royal engineer, and a man
in the army hospital corps. making a
total of two. Altogether, we are in
formed, the home, colonial, and In
dian armies are made up of 80 regi-
ments of cavalry, $50 batteries of ar
tillery, AZ companies Of engineers, Isl
battalions of infantry, and the army
hospital and service corps.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27
THE ERIE CANAL.
Facilities and Cost of Transportation.


The facilities of transportation on
the Erie Canal accommodate six thous-
and boats, averaging in capacity 225
tons each. Assuming that one-half
of this number of boats is returning
from the east, and that the other half
is on the way to tide water, we have at
one time moving toward New York
city, 100000 bushels of grain, all to
arrive within thirteen days. To ac-
complish the same result by rail, there
would be required 100 trains of cars,
made up of fifty cars each, making the
total of 5000 cars per day, for a fraction
less than thirteen days,-each car
averaging ten tons burden. 1t is safe
to say, therefore, that the facilities of
the Erie Canal to move freight, are far
greater than the capacity of all the
railroads coming into New York put to-
gether.
AS to the future usefulness of the
Canal, the first question to be asked is
in relation to the moving power used
for transportation. Whether the late
improvemen in the power used, will
enable the canal to compare favorably
with the rail as to the actual cost of
moving freight. Many plans for quick
and economical transit have been sub
mitted to those persons designated by
the state to examine them, embracing
the use Of steam, ter-power, towing
by endless cables, ETC. The plan OF
coupling two boats together, with the
steam-power applied only to one boat
which pushes the other ahead, shows a
great saving of labor and fuel. The
coupling is so ingeniously arranged,
that it is very simple matter to I'M
couple the boats in order to allow them
to pass through the locks separately
The expense CT moving them, as seen
by statement submitted, is 5000. 50
for making the entire trip from New
York to Buffalo and return, with an
average load of 315 tons; and in this
expense are included tolls, fuel, oil,
depreciation of, and interest On,
property, labor. insurance and sundry
expense, etc. The time consumed is
nineteen days This comprises a dis
lance Of about 1000 miles, over which
315 tons Of freight have been moved at
cost Of $6O2.5S, which is little less
than taOo mills per tom per naile A COM
parison with the old method Of towing
by horses shows saving Of time OF at
least fue days, while the capacity is
tWice as great and the actual cost is only
one-quarter as much. 1t has been
mentioned by excellent authority that
for AZ years the actual cost for trans
portation of freight by canal, where
horsepower has been used averaged q
trife over eight mills per ton per mile
1t is hardly probable that the rail car
bring it down to six.-George Rowla,ad d,
Scr5bner for April.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27
Conkling, Thurman and Davis and the
Presidency.

Senator Edmunds, according to cor
respondent of the Buffalo Commercial,
gives the following picture of the pro-
ceeding Of the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee:
con the day when the committee
meets Conkling will come in first, and
find slim attendance. He will sit a
little while, impatiently, and say: Well,
I don't suppose there will be a quorum
this morning, and [ have other matters
to attend to. If Davis and Thurman
would drop their Presidential aspira-
tons and attend to committee business
we could do something And he will
go out.
"Then Thurman will come in and
ask: Where's Conkling?' When told
that he had been in and left to look
after other matters, he will say: Where's
Davis? Davis hasn't come. We'll,
Thurman will say, 'Conkling and Davis
have got the Presidency on the brain,
and Of course we can't expect anything
of them. Call me when you get a quo
rum And he Will so out.
"Then Davis will come in and say:
We'll, Conkling and Thurman are alb
sent again. Those two men are SO busy
working up their Presidential campaigns
that they neglect their Senatorial du-
ties And so 1t goes, every week"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27
A Terrible Night at a Theatre.

Once, when bashful cub, I took a
plain, unsentimental country girl to a
comedy one night. had known her a
day; she seemed divine; [ wore my
new boots. At the end Of the first half
hour she said: "Why do you fdget
with your feet 500" 1 said: did I?''
Then [ put my attention there and
kept still. At the end of another half
hour she said "Why do you say Yes,
Oh, yes !! and Ha, ha, oh. certainly
very true 7 to everything [ say, when
half the time those are entirely irrele-
want answers ?" | blushed and explain
ed that [ had been little absent-mind-
ed. At the end of another half hour
she said: Please, why do you grin SO
steadily at vacancy, and yet look SO
sad?' I explained that / always did
that when [ was rejecting.
An hour passed and then she turned
and contemp plated me with her earnest
eyes and said: "Why do you cry al
the time?" | explained that very fun
ny comedies always made me cry. AT
last human nature surrendered, and
secretly slipped my boots off. This
was a mistake. I was not able to get
them on any more. 1t was a rainy
night; there was no omnibus going oul
way, and as I walked home. burning
up with shame, with the girl on one
arm and nv boots under the other,
was an object worthy Of compassion
especially in those moments of martyr
dom when | had to pass through the
glare that fell upon the pavement from
street lamps.
Finally this child Of the forest said
"Where are your boots ?" and being
taken unprepared I put a finishing touch
to the follies of the evening with the stu
pid remark: "The higher classes do no
wear them to the theatre-Dudley
Warner, in Hartford Post.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27
A MODERN COLLEGE LETTER.
A HaZel Freshman of Princeton to His
Mother.
New York Graphic.
PRINCETON, March -, 1878.

PRINCETON, March II, 1878.
DEAR MOTHER: [ am not making so
much progress as | expected in my
studies, because there's great deal else
to attend to here. But we have lively
times. l have just returned from the
funeral of Billy McCook. He was shot
last Thursday night because he
wouldn't allow the sophs to take off his
pantaloons and paint his legs red and
green barber-pole fashion. This is the
last degree conferred on the freshmen
by the sophs. wish you would send
me a six-shooter, 100 cartridges, and a
double-barrel shot gun. We amt 60
ing to stand any more nonsense from
the sophs. After prayers this morning
our class. were all busy making sand
bags. We're putting up Il barricade on
the east end of our building, and intend
to mount it with q six-pound cannon
ade. The losses in our class have been
pretty heavy this week. John Hilton
is very low with bullet in his stomach,
and Seward Livingstone is not expected
to recover from the stab in the side.
Jake Rhinelander is famed for life by q
bullet in the knee. and Sam Aston has
lost the sight Of one eye from brick
bat. There isn't whole window left
in our college building But you wait,
mother You ust wait a few days and
you'll hear something. We're under
mining the sophs' quarters. We're
working day and night. The tunnel is
now 100 yards long. 1t goes straight
under the campus and under old Prex's
building; we've established a commun-
ication with his cellar, and | tell you a
drop of claret or Burgundy is very nice
to have after fellows handled a pick
and shovel half the night We shall
use dynamite. Keep shady, mother.
There won't be soph left by this time
next week. Your affectionate son,
VIRGIL KELLY.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27
An AffectiOnate Wife.
Los Angeles s star.

We know an old woman who poison
ed her husband. The old man was
rather tough and did not die before the
alarm was given and the neighbors
gathered in, and d doctor was called.
The old woman acknowledged she adj
ministered the poison, but when told
that if the old man died she would be
hung, she began to abuse the doctor for
not curing the old man, and finally told
the doctor that if he left her dear hus-
band die she would prosecute him to
the law, and if the law failed-she
pointed to a shotgun in the room and
said: "That never fails"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27
THE AMERICAN NAVY.
The Cost Of the Navy of the United
States for Century.

A very interesting document has just
been issued from the government print
ing office, being statement of the ex-
penditures Of the nation for the first
100 years of it's existence for it's naval
service. The smallest amount ever
appropriated for the support of the
navy was in 1894, being only SOL ,4OS.97.
The largest expenditure was in 1865,
when it amounted to $122,617 1868, or
more than one-ninth of the entire
amount that has been expended for 100
years, which has been $941 ,2SS, $685.
In 1899 the navy was largely increased,
and the amount for its support was in
creased from 100000, it's average be-
fore that date, to $2,SO0,00O, and it
maintained about that average until the
war of 1912 with Great Britain, when it
was raised to seven and eight millions
Afterwards it was reduced again, and
the average annual expenditure was
kept at about 100000 until 1885,
when it was increased about 100000
per year until 1947, when it went up to
between nine and ten millions There
was gradual increase after that year
until 1859, when it was increased to
$14,O00,000. and the expenditures for
the several Years Of the War we're as
follows.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27

ANOTHER BISMARCK CoMING-A little
granddaughter of Prince Bismarck was
Sitting on the Princes knee, when he
suddenly cried out: "Oh. uncle, hope
l shall be a great man like you when !!
grow up!' "Why, my child ?" asked
his uncle. Because you are so great,
and every one fears YOU" Wouldn't
you rather every one loved YOU" The
child thought little, and then replied:
No, uncle; for when people love you
they cheat you; but when they fear
you they let you cheat them"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27

Central Branch Union Pacific railroad
company, the Sioux City & Pacific rail
road company, and the Kansas Pacific
railroad company is so different from
that of the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific, and there being questions pecu-
liar to each of those three compan les.
we think it advisable to strike the pro-
visions relating to them out of the bill,
with view to report hereafter bill or
bills adapted to their circumstances and
the rights of the Government"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27

and the subsequent year 81 200, 900 was
appropriated for the same purpose, In
1868 So, 100000 was appropriated for
men-of-war, and $6SO,OOO for building
gunboats on western rivers. An annual
appropriation of about the same amount
was made during the three subsequent
years for the same purpose.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27

THE Ionia volcano seems to be warm
ing up again. A few weeks ago it was
thought to be dying out, but Of late
nature has been stirring up and rein
MIGRATING the fire, and the prospect for
another eruption is becoming good. The
tremblings and groanings of the earth
Immediately surrounding the volcanic
field are also greatly increasing.-Ponco
(Neb. Journal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27

Since the war there has been a grad
ual reduction in the expenses of the
navy, until 1876, when they amounted
to $19, $4,000. There are, some in
teresting items in the list. In 1928 the
first special appropriation Of $19,57O17
was made to suppress the slave trade
In all, $107, O1S has been appropriated
for this purpose. In 1917 there was a
special appropriation Of 100000 to
build gunboats ON. the Rio Grande to
assist the military in the Mexican war,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27

A BILL has been introduced in Con-
9ress, by Representative Goode. of Vir
ginia, to pay the heirs of ex-President
James Monroe a few hundred dollars,
alleged to be due him for services as
Lieutenant Colonel of Virginia militia III
1879 during the Revolutionary War.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27

IT was Robert Letcher who worked as
a bricklayer on the Kentucky Executive
mansion, and afterwards lived IN it as
Governor. This was pretty good for
Robert.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27

Down TO A FINE PoINT.-" Well, !
swan, Billy" said an old farmer to an
understood nephew who was visiting
him, " when you take off that ERE plug
hat and spit two or three times there
amt much left of you, is th'?"- Chicaqo
Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27

An American Protestant was the first
to step into the Vatican and receive the
blessing of the new Pope. America
gets ahead in everything.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27

THE Norristown Herald tells of a
Pennsylvania man who makes over
800 a day. He makes them in mint
at Philadelphia, where he works on a
salary Of $14 week.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27

AN agent of the Peruvian Government
recently purchased $4,000 pairs of bro
gans from Philadelphia parties.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27

Pope Leo will bestow, in person, the
red hat which belongs to the American
Cardinal, McCloskey.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27
THE PACIFIC ROADS.

Extract from the Senate Report on the
Sinking-Fund Bill---The Present State
of the Account with the Union and Cen
trail Pacific.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27

Balance due Government Jan. 81,
1879, exclusive of its claim for
interest upon the interest it has
mid "
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27

Total.
Interest repaid Government by hal
transportation account, and GOV
cred into Treasury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-02
MONETARY AND COMNARCIAL,

With tho exception Of tie movement il grai:.,
business generally remains quiet and dull. Thc
money market is very quiet, snd since our las.
report there is nothing CT special nteIes. t.
note. There appeared 10 be better demand fer
money yesterday in New York and Baltimore
following on increase Of business, Blu. in view Q:
the large supplies Offering, thare was no In.
urovement in rates. In Baltimore the snoup:
of new paper making i; moderate, and the de.
mand for loans is insufficient to absorb the Gup.
ply OF capital Offering. Rates are les: conEid.
Grafton with lenders than perfect security.
Loans 4s5 per cent. snd discounts 4!sG the in
side figure for best known nsmcz only. In the
New York money market call loans are quoted
at lsl! per cent per annum on United States
bonds, and l1a2 per cent on mixed collatersls.
The Philadelphia money market i. dull, with
good demand for commercial paper, which i: in
small supply at 4!aJ! per cent. Loans ere Oh.
tanned on governments at 3s4, and on fret class
bonds and stocks at 6 per cent. Rates for gold
are weaker, but per cent CONTINUES to be abou.
the ruling figure. Government bonds remain
firm and in good demand, the four per cents be
ing wanted a! an advance Of. State securities
are quiet Virginia con=ols dull At 81: 513, cou.
pons selling at 7S4 q slight advance. Railroad
stocks are dull, and local securities nominai
We quote O.. A y NJ. - st 45s4}; and o. &
A. Ga - at 70.