The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-01

nu-h-ildit IlUliuhN, lIc tiiliuNts VI thiS
flee will desist from labor and go
down hill, skating, etc. AS a
of this dissipation, THE
will not appear tomorrow
morning.
Farewell, 1877.
Welcome, thrice welcome, 1873.
Don't date your letters "lS7I."
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Yesterdays trains brought 80 Chey-
emo passengers.
At 3 O'Clock this morning all U. Z.
trains due here to-day were reported
on time.
Mr.. W. c. Langdon was able TO be
out yesterday. He is still very weak,
however.
If you are rich, remember the poor
to-day. If you are poor, never mind
the rich-they'll take care of them
selves.
Sheriff Carr left for Chicago Sunday,
expecting to return with the two bur-
glars who recently operated so extern
sively in this city.
That this may be a happy day and
1878 a happy and prosperous year for
all our patrons and friends is the sin
cere wish of THE LEADER.
The grand watch services of the
olden time were held last night at the
Methodist church and participated in
by a large number of members of the
society.
Cheyenne to Deadwood in 80 hours is
the record of the Cheyenne and Black
Hills coaches these bracing winter
days, and Luke Voorhees, is cores
pondingly proud.
The following named ladies will re-
ceive calls to-day at the residence of
Mrs. e. f. Annett, 4O4 18th street:
Mrs. Annett, Mrs. F. f. Warren, Mrs.
VIM. Guiterman, Mrs. James Wood
and Miss Henshaw.
Conductor Duncan has so far recov-
cred from the injuries received a few
days since from ''that dog" that
lie has resumed his "run." Samuel
Goldstein, of Omaha, the owner of the
dog, has brought suit against Mr.. Dim
cas- for 800, its alleged value.
1t is noised around among the telegraph
fraternity that Miss Fannie W. Wheeler,
late operator in the A. & p. office,
at Omaha, is soon to be married. The
happy man is Ed. Duffy, operator and
agent of the U. p. r. r. and c. c. r.
r. at Hazard. Ed. is a good boy, and
such are the kind that draw the prizes.
On Thursday last the officers of Law
renee county, Dakota, Of which Dead
wood is the seat of government, re-
ceived notice from Yankton to the
effect that the Dakota Supreme court
had decided the election of November
last to be legal, and that the officers then
elected were entitled to their positions.
Our merchants cannot begin the New
Year better than by speedily inaugural
ing the early closing movement. In
this way they will avoid the peculiar
predicament Of one who said to us the
other day: II am obliged to take n
friend home with me two or three
times a week, aud be by him formally
introduced to my family"
The streets yesterday were lively with
INNER of all kinds and merry sleigh
bells iingled in all directions. There
were sleigh runners, hotel runners, run-
ners keeping themselves warm, runners
from mercantile houses with purchases,
boys with runners Shedding down the
streets, all of them, with the cold, hav-
ing the appearance Of full-blown scarlet
runners.
One Hank Breem, who killed Il man
named Reynolds at Piedmont, on the
Union Pacific, in 1871, walked into
Evanston II few days ago and made
himself known. AS soon as Sheriff
Pepper heard Of it he took the trail,
and Breem IA arrested in Ogden and
returned to Evanston last Friday,
where he is now in jail awaiting trial.
Mr.. Dan Crapp, assistant clerk at
the Railroad house, received a very fine
New Years present, last evening, from
his numerous railroad friends. 1t is an
elegant watch of new design, and
very unique. b. Franklin Crawford,
n of the most courteous conductors
on the Union Pacific, made the present.
alton address, said to have been an able
oatorical effort.
The bill for organizing Il new terri
tory of the Black Hills country ought
not to become Il law. There are enough
if not too many territories already.
1t would be better to abolish some of
those already established, and appoI-