The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-23

1ue WdltI III llC ttHlIiti ihlilti h'bi
Central, Coi,.. has reached a point near
the 500 foot level, and is still rising.
Messrs. Stebbins, Post Il Co. will
Sl,4O0 worth OF DcadwoOd gold
for New York city tomorrow after
noon.
Messrs. Kaltenbach and Gueck were
busily engaged yesterday putting in
that mammoth orchestrion at the
Tivoli saloon.
There will always he more or less ex-
citement in the household that possess
IL cat and Il back fence, one poor piano
and a healthy girl.
J. W. Miner, Of the Omaha Repub-
lican, on Wednesday received u tele-
gram from Connecticut announcing the
death of his father.
VIM. T. Shaffer, editor and proprie-
tor If the Green River Courier, arrived
home Thursday morning from his visit
to the east. He reports times very dull
there.
The pay car of the Union Pacific,
which arrived here at 7 o'clock last
night, was delayed by IN accident to
the engine, which occurred Just west of
Sidney.
There used to be an old saw about
the truth ard shaming the devil.
but as there appears to be no devil, we
suppose there'll be no longer n motive
for truth telling.
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The c. z. railroad had a washOut
caused by the recent heavy rains be-
tween San Francisco and Sacramento,
which delayed the passenger train eight
hours on last Tuesday.
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James a. Price, n postal clerk, whose
route has been between Laramie and
Sidney, is transferred to the Chicago &
Rock Island road, and will run between
Chicago and Iowa city.
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The Denverites observed Washing
toms Birthday with more than usual
ceremony yesterday. The public build
ings and banks were closed and bust
ness generally suspended.
The long contemplated cutoff on the
Central Pacific road has been com
and 1t is estimated that a
of three hours between San
Francisco and Omaha will he accom-
plishcd.
Is there a woman in all this broad,
sunny land of ours who doesn't believe
that carving knives are created and
kept sharp and nice for the sole pur-
pose of splitting kindling and opening
fruit cansF
Policeman John a. Martin has been
making the City Hall prisoners useful
rs well rs ornamental. Under his SUI
pervision they have cleared up a large
quantity of rubbish in the vicinity of
tine Methodist church.
Moore, the party now in jail here on
the charge of stealing q registered let
ter containing $4,000. was formerly a
politician in n small way in Nebraska.
He made himself conspicuous at con-
ventions and was an apostle of reform.
do you think, William" said Mrs.
Il to her husband yesterday, that
the telephone will ever he as useful as
the telegraph" "Why yes" said
Il, ''the time is coming when it
will be as common TO telephone as to
tell a-fb."
George W. Connor and Prescott
Webb, who have been in the county
for several months, resting under
charge of road agency, were yester-
lay afternoon released on 300 bail
Mr.. S. w. Ankenny going upon
their bonds for that amount.
y Iopeka Blade reporter for some
reason got out of humor at a revival
lie attended, and which he disposed of
rs follows: The Commonwealth says
that the Wesleyan Methodists are hold
ing II revival. From what we saw yes
we thought it was 4 can-can.
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The Black Hills as a farming coun-
try is rapidly progressing. One COM
mission firm at Deadwood has sent out
orders for nearly three hundred bushels
IF Colorado wheat, which is to be
'owed this year. In another year they
will begin TO manufacture their own
iour.
Messrs. Brasel & Dietrich are dig
ring a cellar in the alley between Ellis
and McDaniels' block, for the
Lse of these gentlemen. 1t is to be
rched over with heavy boards, and the
way between Eddy and Fergu-
on streets will therefore remain unob-
'tructed. Mr.. McDaniels will have two
underground entrances to the cellar
Mr.. Ellis the same.