The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-02
MEN AND THINGS.

Among the Bibles shown mt tho Caxtnn
Exhibition in London there is N which il
attracting considerable attention. II is that
known as the Wicked Bible. fr0ui The or
-idental omission of the word mot" frum the
Seventh Commandment.
William Cameron, an cider brother of
Simon Cameron, died SUNDAY NJ his residence
in Lewishurg, Pa, ut tho age of eighty. four
years. He had suffered from cancer in the
face FOR many years, ana his den;h was due
TO 1t. lie leaves II large fortune.
The most rapid waste OF "A fortune on r.
cord is that accomplished by John TAYLOR
Johnston. His father in tho course nf u lopg
life accumulated n million for his son. aud
the latter sank the whoisof 1t III two year.
He hal become president of the New ,Ier.ey
Central road. in which he embarked his en-
tire fortune. The failure OF this road ruined
him in a complete and hop less manner
Never before has "a million been - r,uillv
thro"n away by n man who hri nobad hab-
ITS, and was milking every hon st effort to
increase his wealth.
Our New York detectives will probable co
out in u body aud hang themselves for pure
spite when they hear OF the grand hit mad
by one OF their breihrru III England. Not
many months ago, IT appears foreign min.
ister in ondon invoked the aid of one of tbe
smartest Scotland Yard detectives TO And a
young girl who had inherited a fortune of a
quarter of a million. At the end of six weeks
the detective returned aud gave in his rcsiy
nation. Well, aaid his chief. that's all
right; but where is the girl 2 ooh, | found
her a month ago in a dressmakcr's shop. ="
Well! We'll, married her yesterday. and
began drawing on erquerter million 10. day,
that's all" ~
Like gold, tin ore is found only in atsso-
station with vcry ancient rocks, and, SO far
as has yet been nscertained, has been detected
only IN veins trIyorsing granite. gneiss. mica,
anu other states. II resembles gold further
mor1 IN the fact that il is eatIenaHi 70 mi
amongst the detrtus o! ancient river b .ds
whence the name of >treaintin. 1t occursoften
III renifnrm shapes, and having a radinted
horons strueter, hence called wood tin. In the
United states, M to the present time. no
eohsiae hoie deposit oftinore has been found
ne rep 'ated assertions of 70 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Jos 10 tie contrary Notwithstanding.
In the " Memoirs OF the late lamented
Laferrierre occurs the following:-A young
attache to the Embassy, who now occupies a
prominent position in diplomacy, was invited
by Count Demidof. When taking coffee he
inadvertently took a piece of sugar with his
fingers when o footman presented the tray.
The count, shocked by what he considered a
want Of 6~tensednce, made a sign TO the servant
to throw tho basin out of the window. But
our dttdche, although he took the lesson as an
affront, would not allow himself to appear
disconnected. He drank his coffee slowly, and
then, looking at the count, carelessly dropped
through the window the spoon, the cup, and
the saucer, saying, al did not know that
such was the custom here" - a -
Gloves are unopened flowers of a small
evergreen tree, that resembles in appearance
4e laurel OF the bay. It is a native, of The
Aolucca or Spice Islands, but has been carried
" ali the warmer parts of the world, and is
hugely cultivated in the tropical regious of
America The flowers are mail in size and
grow in large numbers in clustersat the very
Gods of the branches. The cloves we use are
the flowers gathered before they are opened