The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-12-27
DEcsM6ER DRiFnkGS.
Quite cold yesterday.

Quite cold yesterday.
Winter has now set In earnestly.
The shortest days of the year are
here.
The week of prayer will begin Mon
day January 9th.
There are 118 conyicts in che Ne
braska state penitentiary-
The passenger train from the east
was two hours behind imeyesterday.
Madams Rentz's MINISTRIES will per-
form IN Cheyenne Monday night next.
The Colorado Central train was TWEEN
ty minutes behind time yesterday after
| noon.
There Is an advertised letter In the
Deadwood post-oface for J. R. White
head.
The members of the Red Cross order
will elect officers tonight to serve dur
ing the ensuing year.
Since the cold weather commenced,
a number Of our citizens have lost
many valuable house plants.
Mile Lola, who fell from the trapeze
in McDaniels' theatre, Christmas
morning, is rapidly recovering.
The Colorado Central passenger train
was half an hour behind time yesterday
ON account Of the snow banks along the
line.
On Monday night Jennie Weaver, an
Omaha cyprian was SO badly burned by
her clothing catching on fire that she
died Tuesday.
Oregon permits q saloon to be carried
on in her capitol building. 1t Is more
convenient for her legislators than car
rying a pocket flask.
The vote of Montana territory will
foot up nearly, If not quite, 5000
more than it did two years ago. This
would indicate an increase OF popula-
ton of at least 6,000.
The Mr.. Pollard who was married on
Christmas Day is not the young gentle
man connected with the p~ostofice.
Burleigh will take a similar step be-
tween now and spring.
A clue to the whereabouts of Charlie
Ross was obtained by his sending for a
copy Of the Cheyenne LEADER of a
date containing an account of the
doings and whereabouts Of the band.
The installation Of officers for North
Star lodge No. l, A.. F. & A. NJ, will
take place this evening at Recreation
Hall. After installation, a hop will occu-
py the attention of the members Of the
lodge and the invited guests.
The thew territory movement" is
again being agitated by Deadwood pol
iticians. DR.. Meyer announces that he
will undertake another lobbying mis-
sion to Washington to work for the
organization of the territory of Lin
coin.
Mr.. A. r. johnson has resigned his
position as city editor of the Sun. He
is temporarily succeeded by w. H.
Harte. MI. johnson is an energetic
newspaper man, courteous in manners,
and we trust he will find a more profit
able field of labor than that of jonrnal-
ism.
Madame Rentz's minstrel troupe will
appear at Recreation Hail on Monday
evening next. BY reference to the ad-
vertisement which appears elsewhere
this morning, it will be seen that a
number Of new performers have recent
ly been added to this celebrated COM
pany.
Mr.. Charles Stimson, who has been
route agent on the Denver Pacific be-
tween Cheyenne and Denver for the
past six years, has resigned that posi-
ton. which he has so very creditably
filled, and has accepted q situation as
commercial traveller. His successor on
the road is not yet named.
VIM. Erwin, an expert at rifle shoot
ing, of considerable renown, accomp-
lished, a few days ago at Crow Creek
agency, the feat Of shooting dead in
their tracks 101 Texan steers at 101
consecutive shots, with a Winchester,
all for a bet of a box of cigars. The
carcasses were made into Indian beef.
A Sound Bank.