The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-12-28
PERSONAL AND PARTICULAR.

A fancy slipper: The swell who sits
down on the icy pavement.
Omaha and Council Bluffs have sha-
ken hands across the muddy Missouri.
The accused Of murder and the jury
weep together in Wisconsin, trials.
If you want a man TO come up to the
scratch, feed him on buck wheat cakes.
A good many young chaps are start
ing out this snowy weather to cutter
swell.
Every time Princess Louise goes out
to walk SHE raises cane-a little rose
wood one.
The estate of the late Matthew
Baird, of Philadelphia, has been ap-
praised at s3,s9s, 474.
Gen. Grant has not yet started OF his
trip to Asia, and will visit Ireland, ac-
~companied by Ministers Welsh and
Noyes, next week.
The last heard of Professor Tice, tie
weather prophet, who predicted a dry,
clear winter, was that he had been
showed under.
1t is a fact fully understood by rail-
road men that the lines having the
most long tunnels on the route secure
| the bulk of the bridal-tour trade.
A ~14-year-old New York boy died
trying to learn to chew tobacco. This
item will make such boys as we have in
Cheyenne laugh incredulously.
The widow of Lieut.. Benner acci-
IDENTIFY took an overdose of laudanum in
Evansville, Ind.I night before last, and
came near dying. When will the
women of America learn to let opiates
alonep
81 am astonished, my dear young
lady, at your sentiments. you make me
start" "WeI 1 have been wanting
you to start for the last hour"
Many mothers raise their daughters
on the principle of teaching them, first,
to play the piano; second, to dress;
third, to dance, and sew fourth.
An Elgin, ILL.,, newspaper has this
advertisement: "Found-A buckskin
mitten. If the owner will leave the
other at this office, he will greatly oblige
the finder"
"Tom, what in the world put matri-
mony in your headP' "Well, the fact
is, Joe. I am getting short of shirts. u
The Adventists, at Battle Greek,
Mich, are erecting a $4,000 taberna-
Gle.
The English duty on tobacco amounts
to some s45, Oo0, 900 a year.
A Bismark man has a contract with
Chicago parties for $4,000 pounds OF
buffalo meat. One shipment Of $4,000
pounds passed through Fargo a few
days ago.
The ex-Empress Eugene has recent.
ly sold Baron Hirsch three residences in
Paris for S4OO, 600.
Joaquin Miller's former wife has sep.
arated from her second husband. The
lady is evidently very crazy. Joaquin's
daughter Maud who is about fifteen
years old, is with her mother from
choice. They have gone from Oregon
to San Francisco.
Wisconsin lumbermen are rejoicing
on account of the last heavy fall Of
snow.
1t is understood that William
McDougal will be speaker of the Cana
dian house of commons.
The Chicago Times calls a well known
correspondent IA mendacious scribblel
who labels his lies GATH"
A Cincinnati porkpacker who has
become very wealthy has put a motto
on the panel of his carriage. 1t is, SIN
hog signo vinces."
The chief of the Piutes in Nevada IL
an original sportsman. He hires twelve
Indians to do the shooting while he
stays at home to stack up the ducks.
A messenger endeavored to return
the jewels which Sir Francis Gooch hat
purchased for his wife in anticipation
Of the interesting event, Of which 81
UGH has been. said: but the iewele,