The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-10-30
CAPTURED HERE AND THERE.

Less than q week until election day.
Extensive emigration to the west con-
tinues.
Colorado Springs boasts n valuation
Of s1,e7s,0o0.
Don't refuse trade dollars. You
may need them before spring.
Why should the Chinese go2 They
write none of the current poetry.
An amateur minstrel troupe is in
progress of organization in Cheyenne.
A debating club has been organized.
1t Is called the "wyoming Lyceum."
Dime reading and sociable at the
Congregational church on Friday night.
No. 8 was on time yesterday, but No.
4 came in from the west four hours be-
hind time.
Thirty-ive car loads Of cattle were
shipped from Laramie City for Chicago
yesterday.
The Colorado Congregational asso-
citation will at Greeley on the
18th proximo.
An independent convention Mt Evan
ston resolved to support Col. Downey
for delegate.
The fair and festival last evening ut
Recreation Hall was again crowded
with visitors.
Ed. Dewire formerly well known as
a Cheyenne hummer, is in jail at Dead
wood for robbing a soldier.
Billy Ford, whose shooting affray is
chronlcled on our first page, is well
known in Cheyenne sporting circles.
Leadville, Colorado, is now the wick
cdest town in the United States. They
have a dead man for breakfast every
morning.
Marshal Mcdonald acted as sergeant
alarms last night, and succeeded in
getting n quorum of the city council
together.
Prof. Bradley, leader of tho Fifth
cavalry band, has retired from military
service. He will become a resident of
Cheyenne.
Capt. II. G.. Dill, for several years
managing editor Of the Denver Times,
has gone to Trinidad to run the Enter
prise Chronicle.
There will be preaching at the Con-
gregational church this "wednesday
evening at 1880 O'Clock. A cordial
welcome to all.
Prayer meeting and lecture at the
Presbyterian church this evening at y
O'Clock. Subject: "But ono of ten and
he a Samaritan
Two hundred dollars were cleared at
the Catholic fair and festival Monday
night, and the financial success last
night was ven greater.
The colored republican club will hold
another meeting tomorrow night over
Ullman's establishment, corner Seven
tenth and Ferguson streets.
Baptist cottage prayer meeting to-
night, at rooms Of Mrs. DR.. ]. ]. Crook.
Business of Importance requires the
presence Of all interested In the society.
Mr.. A. Gueck yesterday received a
letter from United States Marshal
Schnitger, now at Washington, stating
that he will be back home on Saturday
next.
VIM. G. FELTON,, "California BILL
is in the city. By calling and paying
for that job work he ordered several
months ago he will hear of something
to his advantage.
NJ. d. Altman, at Moritz Meyers
corner, was busily engaged yesterday
knocking out the north wall of that
mammoth cigar and variety store. He
must have room, and is gradually
working his way to the Carr block.
Sara Jane don't you enjoy the astro.
nomical phenomena on evenings when
1t isn't cloudyr ~ declare" said she,
II never tried 'em. Oyster stews is
ms favorite fruit" and the MaGoozle
girl leaned her head upon his shoulder
and hove a sigh.
Two companies which were with
Thornbugh's expedition, passed over the
road, west bound, yesterday. One was
Co. ID, Fourteenth infantry; the other
Co. II, Fourth infantry. The former
was EN- route to Camp Douglas and the
latter for Fort Steele.
We are in receipt Of an invit alton to
attend a hop to be given on Friday
evening in McDaniel's new hall, by the
Wyoming dancing club, and the board
Of managers are T. A. Caswell, presi-
dent; W. J. Sturgis, treasurer; p. II.
Scriber and Eugene S. Haw, floor man.
ayers.
Two hundred and seventy-five illegal
votes were cast In Uinta county on
election day of 1873, and we're thrown
out by the board of subse-
quent. Let our friends In that county
see to it that their ballot box is kept
sacred, and let all watch Pease's tools
who have SO often tempered with the
ballot box, to accomplish their selfish
ends and purposes.
Doug Goodale, whose arrest in Iowa
recently 40 one Of the nersnnc anuagad