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CHICAGO Scpt.27, 1873.
FLoUR-Priccs unchanged Choice white
winter wheat 81 55W5.jO; fancy western spring
extras, S5.25G5.jO: Minnesota patent, $500.
SO: choice spring supcriincs, $3.25@3.15
WHEAT-Wiutrr-Red, in store, SS9tdyO,
Spring-NO. |, Minnesota, Sl20@l25; Cash
No. = sG&c@Sscl5; No. 3, 76c@S2c.
CoRS-No. >, 5000 Options, $685. for Oct
Oats-No.2 ,, 1920; rejected, lSc.
Ryc-No. ., a.; rejected, a.
Barley-No >, 92a Sl.l7; rejected, 4Oc.
Lard-S6.35@G.42 ~ 100 lbs.
Po,atocs-6O and coo per bu. for early rose.
Buttcr-Creamcry, 2i@27; good to choice dali
~, l5d20c.
Eggs-lGcMl1c.
CATrLE-Without much change. Choice eNtrg
grade steers 5000 %; good 10 choice natives
s4:Dd4.15; butchers steers, $320@3.JO; COW.
and heifcrs, s300@3.jO.
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The busy bee not content with improving
sach shining hour in Il legitimate way ycster.
day, at the apiary Of Mrs Wagner on the West
SIDE played sad havoc by engaging in very cruel
practices. Mrs. W. had taken frame of comb
honey on the day mentioned from her 10 hives,
aud was conveying ii to her house, when a nor.
ton Of the comb dropped on the ground and the
honey dripped from the remainder Before she
reached the house, the bees from several of the
hives had "smelt mice, and immediately event
for the intruder. She FASTENED into the house
with the remaining comb followed Iy thou. and.
OF bees, which inflicted summary punishment with
their business ends. in few moments the bees
were thoroughly aroused, and, DOMINIC her bee
protectors, Mrs. Wagner went out To attend to a
coop Of chickens which were being attacked
Calling upon her sister TO assist in removing the
chickens TO a safe place, as also TO remove a con.
pie Of valuable kittens into the stable Mrs Rouse
was attacked and very severely stunr. who soon
repaired 10 the house for protection The chick.
ems were soon alive with bees, and large sized
young rooster was stung TO death in a few min.
utus School children were on the street and
were attacked as well a neighbour In fact. IA,
little ''cusses" were terribly Infatuated. end fn,
a long time il was feared that more serious re
suits would follow But, in the course Of an hou
they became settled and, in a manner, forgo
their rage, when the shades Of evening reminde,
them that there was business at home Mrs
ROuse's face aud hands are very much swolei
from the effects Of the poisonous stngs aud Ia
chickens are in q demorslized condition.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14
VERY WARLIkE.
The Dark Clouds of Battle
Looming Up in the
Distance.
A General Review.

London, April 13.-At st. Peters
burg the opinion regarding Gortscha.
koff's circular is much divided. Some
consider it complete political pro.
gramme and worthy of a great power.
Others regard it formal refutation OF
Salsbury's accusations. Some think it
is Russia's last word; others, the intro
duction to negotiations on new ground.
1t has greatly displeased those who
wish to nail the colors to the mast and
risk all rather than make the slightest
concessions.
Opinions at Berlin continue skepti-
cal about the success of the negotia-
tions. The Nord Duetzche Zeitung,
referring to Germany's mediations,
says: 1.-The joint appeal of Russia and
England for the good offices of Ger
many, could have meaning only if the
parties were willing to make such con-
cessions as would put out of question
the possibility of either party chal-
longing the other"
Bratiano, Roumania's premier, re-
turned to Vienna Thursday, on his
way to Bucharest.
He had an interview with Count An
drassy and Herr Tisza. The tidings
Bratiano brings from Berlin are not en-
couraging. The conviction there is
that the Gar is bent on having Bessa-
rabia back and will take it, and that
the best thing the Roumanians can do
is to make the best possible terms
about the compensation they are to re-
ceive. The situation at Constantinople
is still regarded dangerous to peace,
Notwithstanding the protestations of
the Porte. There are intrigues going
on among the Pashas, and the discre-
tiOn of the Russian commander of Lay
ard are doubted. Mehemet Ali and
Moukhtar, Osman, Reouf and Said
Pashas and other Turkish generals,
dined with Layard yesterday. The
Greeks and Bulgarians, Roumania and
Thrace are quareling about the posses
sions of the Greek churches, and ap-
pealing to the Russians and Turks for
support. The atmosphere of Constan-
tinople is believed to be daily becoming
more inflammable.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14
BY TELEGRAPH.
POINTS FOR POOR PORTER
AS Detailed by a Washington
Correspondent.
Fitz John Feeling Better.

Washington, April 13.-The Presi-
dents order for new inquiry into Fitz
John Porter's case is accepted in itself
us great triumph for the latter and
his many friends, who have constantly
maintained his patriotic fidelity, and
that he was victim of circumstances
and popular prejudices at a time of
great excitement. The President has
fully examined the new evidence in the
case, attainable only since the war clos
ed. Although he began the examina-
tion with avowed prejudice, became
satisfied that the national honor, equally
with justice to Porter, required new
hearing of all the facts. Porter was
convicted of disobedience of orders and
misbehavior before the enemy. The
case depended upon two orders is
sued by Gen. Pope on the day of the sec
ond Bull Run battle The first of these
was joint and discretionary order to
Mcdowell and Porter. The disobe-
dience charged consisted of falling
back to Manassas instead of moving
forward towards Gainesville. Porter's
defence was that he did not fall back
one foot; that he did advance until he
met the enemy, and was deploying to
attack him when Mcdowell assumed
command and ordered him not to do
so. Porter assumed that this was a wise
exercise of discretion as Pope's order
was issued in the supposition that the
enemy would not come up there until
next day, while Mcdowell and Porter
knew that Longstreet was already in
their front with overwhelming forces,
as abundant testimony now shows was
the fact. The second charge against
Porter was based on his failure to obey
Pope's order at Fourth City, in the af-
ternoon to push into action Immediately
on the enemv's flank. The defense was
that the order was received too late for
obedience; that the enemy's whole force
and not his flank was in position to re-
ceive the ordered attack, and that
darkness rendered an attack impossible
after the order was received. Over
whelming testimony now shows that
Porter was right and Pope wrong as to
these facts; that the conditions on
which the order was given by Pope did
not exist, and that Porter knowing this
would have been criminally responsible
for obeying the order literally; that such
obedience could only have led to the
utter destruction of his own corps, thus
enabling the entire force of the enemy
to concentrate against Pope, and that
Porter's course did, in fact, prevent
such junction by the enemy. General
Longstreet unhesitatingly declares that
but for Porter's action he could have
bagged Pope on that occasion. The
evidence from the Confederates, and new
evidence from the Union sources,
makes very strong case.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14
ACROSS THE WATER.
A Mixture of Peace and War.


London, April 13.-There is another
temporary luill in the difficulty between
England and Russia, and the next step
will probably be taken by England.
Meantime Germany is said to be en-
gagged in a persistent effort at media
tion, aud there is talk Of an informal
meeting of all the foreign ambassadors
at the court of Berlin, to make some
arrangements to hold congress, but
little hope of the success of such an
experiment is felt here, as both gov
ernments continue war preparations on
very large scale. The Russians are
putting heavy pressure on Turkey to
obtain an alliance in the event of war
with England.
The London Times has an impartial,
but rather mysterious, editorial on the
possibility of some special act by the
military or naval commander, on one
side or the other precipitating a war.
There is also a rumor here, in certain
quarters, that some English naval cap
tain is to bring on a war in case of GER
tain failure of negotiations, by making
decided action apparently without any
orders, thus enabling the British gov
ernment to force Russia to declare war.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14
WASHINGTON.


Washington, April 13.-The Depart
ment of State has not yet received
any intelligence of the recognition of
the DiaZ government. No doubt how
ever exists of the fact, as the in
structions given to Foster on return
ing to Mexico authorized him to do so,
should he find proper condition OF
affairs to warrant it. The reasons are
that it has shown a disposition to ar
range all matters in dispute between
the two governments, and given evi-
dence of its earnestness in that direc-
tiun, having, among other things, sent
Federal troops to the frontier to pre-
serve peace, thus supplying the ineffi-
cient militia; consequently no serious
raids have occurred on the Rio Grande
for the last three months. Besides, the
Mexican government has promptly paid
as they became due, two installments
of the Mexican indemnity, amounting
to six hundred thousand dollars, and
recently the Mexican government
checked an attempt at Iatamoras to
levy forced loans on American citizens,
and there has been no other such at
tempt for some months past, and every
precaution will be taken to prevent
them in the future. The Mexican gov
ernment expresses a readiness to enter
upon negotiations for the adjustment
of all questions in dispute.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

London, April ia meeting of
three thousand cotton operatives was
held at Blackburn, to take action on
the Masters notice requiring an accep-
tance of 10 per cent. reduction of wa
ges, which expires Wednesday, next.
The operatives adopted resolution de-
claring that unless the Masters took
down the notice, work should be stop.
ped Immediately. A more moderate
motion of the executive committee was
rejected, and the original resolution be-
ing adopted by an overwhelming ma
jority; consequently there is prospect
of strike on large scale, as the Mas.
ters are, apparently, unyielding. A
vast outdoor meeting also took place
on Blackye Moore, at which an uncom.
promising spirit of resistance was ex.
hibited.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14
Pos,office APPROXIMATIONS.

Washington, April 13.-The House
went into committee of the whole on
the Postofiice Appropriation bill. The
appropriation recommended is S33, ,190,-
373, reduction of $751; no, from last
year. Nine million, one hundred thou
sand of that sum is for railroad mail
service; s6,0g0,673 for inland mail
transportation, and S7,250;O00 for the
pay of postmasters. The bill provides
that the Postmaster General may ap-
point one agent to superintend the rail-
road postal service, and one to superin-
tend the star service, and authorizes the
Postmaster General to reduce the COM
pensation to railroads for the transpor-
tation of mails per cent. a long and
general debate was interrupted by the
committee rising, and soon afterwards
the House adjourned.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.

BY the explosion of a portable engine
at Indianapolis, Ind, to-day, four men
were injured-two fatally.
The Columbia college crew will leave
New York on May 25th for England to
participate in the Lentey regatta.
The Cape Cod five cent savings bank
at Harwich, on Saturday availed itself
of the restrictions of the new bank
law.
1t is said for doorkeeper Field that
he never was willing to rebel but joined
the southern army on the persuasion of
his wife's Virginia relatives.
Thirteen more, passengers and crew,
of the wrecked steamer Childwall Hall.
landed at Gibraltar Saturday. Thir-
teen remain unaccounted for.
A building on Custom House street,
Providence, r. l., occupied by Eddy
& Hose, liquor dealers, was damaged
to the amount of $4,000, by fire, on
Saturday.
John Shallington, colored, was hung
at Snow Hill; n. c., Friday, for the
murder of his step daughter, Serena
Thompson; in the fall of 1877. She
was white.
In the steamer Zealandia, which
sails from San Francisco for Australia
on Monday, John B. Harmon, Deputy
Grand Sire Of the United States Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows, takes his de-
parture for the British Colonies, where
he goes in the interest of Odd Fellow
ship.
THE President and Secretary Schurz
have not yet made their final selection
from among the numerous candidates
for appointment to the vacant Califor.
mia surveyor-generalship. The two
candidates who seem to be ahead in the
race are Robinson and Wagner, the
latter having probably the best chance
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

Washington, April 13.-The United
States consul at Jerusalem sends an
account of the recent visit there of
General Grant. The General was met
at Kalourah, five miles from Jerusalem,
by the dragomans and guards of the
consulates, of the Greek patriarch, and
of the Pasha of Palestine, and by a
company of cavalry, and welcomed in
to the city with military honors. The
Pasha's military band was in attend
ance upon the General daily, and during
his stay he received every mark of con-
sideration from the Pasha and local
consuls and the dignitaries of the
Greek Church.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14
PENNSYLVANIA.


Philadelphia, April 13.-Judge Mitch
ell to-day overruled the motion for
new trial in the case of Blosius Pisto-
rius, the ex-Priest convicted of the
murder of Isaac Jacquette, in Mont
gomery county in '76, and sentenced to
be hanged. Upon the announcement
Pistorius.. arose excitedly and accused
his lawyers of not having acted in good
faith, and said that if the Judge didn't
grant him new trial he would be a
murderer of Justice. The counsel for
Pistorius gave notice that the case
would he carried to the Supreme Court
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14
ILLINOIS.


Chicago, April 13.-The Northwest
ern National bank, of this city, adver-
tises that it will redeem in gold all of
its circulating notes that may be pre-
sented at its counter. 1t has proposed
to the Treasury Department at Wash
ington that it would keep it's redemp-
tion fund in gold if the Treasury would
redeem its circulating notes in gold,
but the Department has advised that
at present it is impracticable. The
Northwestern is the first tof the national
banks to commence the redemption OF
its circulation.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

IT is said ''the dirt washed out of
the shirts and jumpers Worn by work
men in the Bonanza mine averages in
weight fifty pounds day, and has been
found to assay $3.50. 10 ton" This is
probably campaign lie to induce
Henry Clay Dean to wash his shirt.
Those who know Dean best are willing
to W ,ger that his shirt would yield fifty
pounds of dirt, but would not assay
enough gold to pay him for the labor of
washing it.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14
IR. BEEcEER's brother James, 6

MIR. BEEcEER's brother james, a
clergyman in the hills of Ulster county,
New York, preached at Plymouth
Church last Sunday. He said, by way
OF introduction: II preach at home in
a little school house in the wilderness.
we have little cabinet organ, and l
play 1t myself, because we have no Or
ganist. am also sexton and usher. 1
play simple tunes to the glory of God,
and the rough backwoods people join
In singing the hymns. 1 don't know
anything about hell, but 1 know great
deal about heaven.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

Washington, April 13.-The Demo-
Gratis met in caucus to-day and dis
cussed the resumption repeal bill. The
prevailing sentiment appeared favor
able to its passage. The coming cleo
tions and the suffering experienced by
the poor classes throughout the country
were very generally discussed. The
executive caucus committee was author
lied to confer with the House caucus
committee with the view to reaching a
decision as to the course to be pursued
in legislation.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

Washington, April 13.-The POLITICAL
cauldron begins to boil in the long an
ticipation of the next congressional
elections. The Democratic leaders claim
that they can increase their majority in
the house to "a. This calculation as.
sumes that all the members elected by
the Nationals will vote with the Dem
ocrats on party issues. On the other
hand some Republicans claim that with
proper activity the Democratic major
ity in the House may be obliterated,
chiefly by Republican gains in Ohio,
Indiana, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Secretary McCrary even anticipates
gains of Republican congressman in the
South, basing his opinion on the suppo-
sition that now there is quiet in that
section the blacks will generally vote
the Republican ticket, without the revi-
val of the former fierce race animosities.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

Washington, April 13.-J. r. p.
Mecklen, clerk in the War Department,
has been undergoing trial for week
past for excessive cruelty to three of
his daughters. The instruments of
punishment employed were his clenched
fist, a chisel, hammer handle, screw
deliver. chair rocker, confinement in a
room in December without fire, tied
with cord to box, and kicks from
defendants feet in the face and on the
head. The Justice said, regarding the
first assault in October, 1877, the light
est sentence he could impose is that
defendant pay fine of S25, and in de-
fault thereof, to be imprisoned in the
United States Jail for 80 days. AS the
evidence discloses a system OF persis-
tent cruelty on the part Of the father,
utterly inconsistent with the true char
acter he should sustain to his children,
he is sentenced to six months in the
United States Jail, in the District Of
Columbia, on each of the remaining
counts.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14
FOREIGN.
The Oxfords Win.

London, April 13.-The thirty-fifth
race between the Oxford and Cambridge
crews took place this morning on the
river Thames over the usual course,
from Putney to Mortlake, four miles
and two furlongs, and resulted in an
easy victory for the Oxford crew, MAX
ing eighteen victories for Oxford.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

THE members of the Senate Finance
Committee say the bill will be agreed
upon next Tuesday, providing that af-
ter the first of July, next, legal tenders
shall be received at par for customs and
duties, ana that rcr cent. bonds shall
be sold for legal tender notes at par,
and that after the first of January,
next, all legal tender notes received in
the treasury shall be received at par
with gold.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

THE funeral of VIM. NJ. Tweed is
announced for Tuesday, and will be
private. At the time of his death petit
tions were in circulation throughout
the state asking the governor for his
release. They were being numerously
signed, and it was intended they should
be sent to Albany this week.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14
IT isreported that the Broadway Ban

ITisreported that the Broadway Bank
in New York, is paying out gold in
sums of five hundred dollars, and un-
der. The feature of Saturday in Wall
street was the decline in the price of
gold to 1901; the smallest difference be-
tween gold and United States legal ten
der notes since the issue of these notes
at the beginning of the war.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

THE bill prescribing a method of
counting the electoral votes and decid-
ing the questions arising thereon has
been agreed upon by the Senate COM
mittee. 1t embodies substantially the
proposition submitted to the cores
ponding House committee by Repre-
sentative HINTON
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

THE San Francisco sub-Treasurer on
Saturday reported to Washington the
first coin deposit received by the trea-
sury in payment of the currency
obligation. 1t was from Humboldt, on
account of sales of public lands.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

A PROMINENT Tennessee Democrat
who arrived at Washington on Satur-
day, informs the leading Democrats
that the Republicans are sure to gain
two Republican congressman in Ten
nessee at the next election, unless unus-
ual efforts are made to prevent it.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

"WHo, -" said Mr.. Mitchell, MEM
ber of the Canadian House of Com
mons, to the members who were trying
by interruptions to choke him of,
"Who brayed there?" SIT was an
echo!'' retorted member, amid yell
of delight
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

AMONG the English aristocracy Earl
Granville ranks as the best linguist; he
is master of twenty languages. In ap-
pearance he looks like an oiled and
curled Assyrian bull. The parting of
his hair has never been.known to change
one hairs breath.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

The salaries of chorus singers average
ahout S25 week, exceptional prices
beiny given for good tenors, who are an
important element.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

TREASURY officials say that Secreta-
ry Sherman's contract for the disposal
of $500, 100000 of 44 per cent. Govern
ment bonds will settle the question of
resumption and specie payment.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

THE actors, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.
Florence, will sail for Europe on the
oath of the present month, where they
propose to rest until the next season.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

THE Gar is said to have forseen the
result of the war. Does he profess to
be a wizard, or does he get his infor-
nation from the Czarowitch?
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

THE House has passed the joint reso-
luton appropriating $1,000 to erect a
monument over the grave of Thomas
jefferson.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-14

1T is estimated that there is only
about one lecturer to every three tramps
in this great republic. Something must
be done to thin out the lecturers.