The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-12-04

been preaching against dancing.
Five new members were added to the
list Of Good Templars last niett
Mrs. Bernard drew the sofa>last
night at the Taylor entertainment. -
T. W. Rutledge wasn't present at
the city council meeting last night
Potter's ordinance is a good strong
one, and IL enforced will insure a fair
election.
On Sunday evening a sneak thief
robbed a lady in Omaha Of $500 worth
of jewelry.
The Denver Tribune is far from
being complimentary in its notices Of
Mrs. Scott-Siddons.
New houses are In constant process
of erection. This fair weather is being
utilized by builders.
Baptist prayer meeting tonight at
the residence of S. A. Sturgis. A cor
dial invitation extended to all.
Denver has a man d~ressmaker, and
all the ladies' patronize him. There's
an applicable facinations about 1t.
The sensational report Of the consol-
idation of the Union and Central Paci-
fc railroads turns out TO be a canard.
Two weeks vacation will be given
the pupils in the public school between
now and the beginning Of the new year.
The dime entertainment at the Con-
gregational church last evening, was
one Of great pleasure to those in attend
ance.
Hon. Ell. Pease carried two counties
-Uinta and Sweetwater; the first by
twenty-three and the last by five ma
jority.
An Omaha policeman, named Robert
McAuliffe, died on Sunday from the
effects Of a drink Of 1ye, swallowed by
mistake.
Col. Downey already looks like q full
hedged congressional legislator. He
will be heard from when he gets down
to Washington.
Tim Dacey now has d broken leg.
He got It by falling on a street Sixteenth
sidewalk Monday night. We are glad to
say that he is improving.
On Monday a cattle thief shot the
deputy sheriff Of Custer county, Ne
braska, and was in turn killed by one
Of the posse who sought his capture.
1t is rumored that John II. Durbin
will shortly establish a meat market in
the rooms on Sixteenth street, formerly
occupied by H. H. Helphenstine and
Richard Durbin. Wlief 2
We have been requested to state that
the coach for Deadwood will leave
Cheyenne this afternoon at half-past
one O'Clock, and at that hour hereafter
until further notice. qa il
The Union Pacific artesian well neal
the Omaha bridge has reached a depth
of 160 feet. The rock through which
they are boring is all limestone, with
light strata of shale.
The Hutchinson family, who have
been singing in Denver and northern
Colorado. came up on the Colorado
Central road yesterday afternoon and
went to Laramie City.
Put your advertisements where they
will do the most good-in the LEADER,
which is universally acknowledged as
having a larger circulation than any
other paper in the territory.
Couk, under sentence of death at
Deadwood, constantly calls for air and
wants the door Of his cell kept open.
One of the officers says, though the
weather is too cold for comfort, Couk
complains of suffocation.
A party Of soldiers, while out hunting
about five miles east of Fort Buford,
discovered the body of a man in an ad-
vanced stage Of decomposition. A car
bine, pistol and eighty rounds Of ammu-
milton were found with him.
A female tramp visited several sa-
looms yesterday in search of beer, offer
ing in payment money she had re-
ctived at private residences rs aims.
She was a wretched looking object-a
veritable tramp, and the first of her sex
to visit Cheyenne for some time.
The officers of the Pleasant Hours
club are as follows !: president, d. V.
Harkalow; secretary and treasurer, W.
s, Hurlbut; committee of arrange
ments, John Harrington, ]. NJ. Carey
and w. H. Harte; committee on invita-
ton, r. F. Glover, J. W. Hammond
and q. +. Annett.
ICol. w. r. Steele will start for Yank-
ton, Dakota to-day, to attend the ses-
sion Of the supreme court Of the terri
tory, appearing for plaintiffs in the case
Of the Hidden Treasure mining COM
pany va the Aurora mining company,
which cas- has been appealed from the
district court at Deadwood.
Those Of our readers who desire to
purchase holiday goods are respectfully
invited to peruse our holiday column.
The gentlemen whose cards appear
therein are all reliable business men,
who will sell the goods advertised Mt
the very lowest living prices.