The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-06
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.

The bal masque at Recreation Hall
last evening was well attended.
The latest upon the Democratic slate
for lSSOis Thurman and Lamar.
They can't get up a European con-
gress. They haven't any Sammy Cox.
Caliph Fisher purchased q very ne
cessary article yesterday. Ask him
about it.
MajorsJ. W. Wham, paymaster, U.
S. A, will not go on another discussing
trip until May.
An exchange wants to know if Eng
land will take water? A little, perhaps,
but not straight.
The proposed reunion of the Tilton
family is all the talk among the veteran
gossips Of Brooklyn.
General James Shields will hence
forth receive a pension of $50, and, it
is said, he needs It.
The Albany county Teachers lnsti-
tute will meet at Laramie, May 18th,
and continue in session a week.
The resignation of Samuel Craig, a
lieutenant in the Eighth U. s. Infantry,
has been accepted by President Hayes.
James Cummings, a soldier, is in the
calaboose this morning. He swears he
don't know why he was incarcerated.
Dom Piatt is making a mighty good
living by his newspaper, but it is doubt
full whether he gets more dirt out of it
than he gets into it.
Hurlbut Bros. have a cute novelty
for calling parties at any hour of the
night, which is named the patent
alarm. 1t is very cheap.
The Baptist people are contemplating
the purchase of a lot on the northeast
corner of 18th and Hill streets, upon
which to erect a church.
Preaching this Saturday evening at
the Presbyterian church, and meeting
of the Session Immediately after service
for the reception of members.
The aged Congressman Swami, of
Maryland, is about to marry a rich
widow of Princeton, n. j. We trust
that the new pair of Swans will get
along swimmingly.
The western bound passenger train
came in a half hour behind time yes
terday. The delay was occasioned by
high winds between Pine Bluffs and
this city.
Rufus $. Bamhill arrived in the city
yesterday with two car loads of horses
and cattle from Osceola, Iowa. He is
stopping at the Key City, and will set
out for Colorado this morning, where
he expects to dispose of his stock.
]. p. Weybrecht went over the hill
to Laramie yesterday. 1t is supposed
that Mr.. Weybrecht has secured the
contract for building the proposed new
school building, on which he was a
bidder. He will return on Sunday.
The citizens of Sheridan, d. T., are
jubilant over the birth of the first baby
in that camp-an event which took
place last Sunday evening. Henry
Schenck is the happy father, and at
last accounts father, mother and child
were doing well.
1t is clear now that jeff Davis ac-
tually did attempt to make his escape
disguised in his wife's clothes. But he
caught the toe of his boot in the hustle
and vas captured, and the cause.-the
lost cause-perished like the baseless
fabric of a dream.
The merchants of Rapid City, in the
Black Hills, feel jubilant as the outlook,
for good times this spring and summer
is steadily improving. You can hear
nothing about the city for the noise of
the hammer and saw. And still there
is room for more houses and mechanics.
G. 7. Nealey, Esq, formerly in the
employ of Major Evans while surveying
the proposed railroad to the Black Hills,
returned yesterday, to this city from
Colorado, where he has been for the
past few months. His many friends
here welcome him back and will be
pleased to learn that it is his purpose
to stop in Cheyenne for some little
time.
Women get the credit of exercising
patience and fortitude under circum-
stances that would overwhelm the
bravest man, and she deserves it. 1t
tries her, though, to entertain a young
nan in the parlor every Sunday night,
for two or three years, without the
slightest suggestion from him of mat
rimony or household furniture, while
the old man is storming daily about the
hard times, and the high price of light
and fuel.
appleton, " "Harper, ~ and the AT
lantic"fo for April, and pheasant Hours"
for May at Pollard & Coz postonice
news stand.
Open To-Day.
The public will please bear in mind
the fact that Jacques Braun's bar will
be re-opened to-day. Call around and
enjoy the splendid free lunch which he
will set out for the benefit of all. The
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