The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-11-19
HERE AND THERE.

Ing glass balls.
Now look out; the grand jury is again
the war path.
Now we can begin to think of Christ
mas and the little ones.
Mr.. John Martin is one of the most
efficient officers we have.
About the easiest thing accomplished
these days is catching a cold.
Our afternoon contemporary has a
new editor; he tries to be witty.
Gen. Fremont wants the Indians In
his territory turned over to the military.
"Nick" Forester says he will return
to Cheyenne at an early day with new
talent.
Freight and passenger business on
the Union Pacific road was lively yes
terday.
Gov. J. W. Hoyt yesterday appointed
J. R. Hawley, of Carbon county, a JUS
tice OF the peace.
1t has not yet been positively decided
who will be our next sheriff, but Rnt-
ledge is still hopeful.
Slack will pull out for the west this
afternoon to drum up a little patronage
for the dying concern.
There are two young gentlemen in
this city who are anxious to find a
lodging house on wheels. f3sl
The genial Dan J.. Murray may now
be found behind the bar at T. Null
queens, on Sixteenth street.
The tramp who stole that gun from
Mayor Bresnahen last week, has been
overhauled at Laramie City.
Now that the winter is at hand, a
good many men begin to wonder what
they have been doing all summer.
Fashion permits the ladies to wear
square silk handkerchiefs around the
neck outside the cloak this winter.
Hon. Fred. Mertsheimer, one of the
members Of the last legislature, has
been presented with a bouncing boy.
The citizens of Cheyenne appreciate
the efforts Of the firemen, judging by
the turn out to their benefit last night.
VIM. Harvey is under arrest in Dem
yer, charged with having garroted a
man in Cheyenne. He is held for iden-
ti6cation.
Recreation Hall was crowded last
night to overlooking. An opera house
of suitable dimensions is badly needed
in Cheyenne.
The Sun denounces patent medicine
advertisements. Sour grapes; or in
other words the old story about Jack
and his supper.
Oliver Ellsworth, who died recently
at Ell Moro, Colorado, was n grandson
of W%ashington's secretary of the treas
ury by that name.
Mr.. Sebastian Philleo, of the Forces
ter troupe, enjoys the sobriquet of
"Handsome Phil.n And the ladies' all
say he deserves it.
When an alleged newspaper doubles
and even thribles its "ads' 1t would
consider a few patent medicine ''ads''
a god send-if it could only get them.
Those parties holding Invitations to
the series of Alert hops, to be given
during the approaching winter, may re-
gard themselves particularly fortunate.
The damage. to Mr.. Chafin's house
by the fire mentioned in Sundays
LEADER, will amount to nearly three
hundred dollars; covered by insurance.
NJ. F. Leech, the robber catcher, is
in the city. He will give testimony In
the case of Albert Spear, now under
arrest on the charge of being q road
agent.
Contractor Fisk is having consider
able trouble with the sewer in some
places. Quicksands have rendered it
necessary to board 1t up at certain
points.
A. r. Johnson, of the Sun, is said to
have fallen heir to S25, 900, the legacy
of a deceased uncle at Joplin, Missouri.
We congratulate him upon his good
fortune.
Clara Louise Kellogg says the best
man living could not induce her to
marry him. All right Clara, we are al
ready married and the announcement
don't disappoint us.
Since our last issue there have been
twenty-eight arrivals at the Railroad
house, twenty-four at the Inter Ocean,
seventeen at the Delmonico and
twenty-five at Dyer's.
We are in receipt of an invitation to
attend a series of hops to be given at
McDaniel's hall, or Eddy street, by the
Alert hose company. The first one will
take place tomorrow night.
The Deadwood Times claims that
Mclaughlin and Mansfield, recently
while under arrest rs road
agents, and en- route from Cheyenne to
Deadwood. were not guilty.
II any of readers have seen the
of Alexander Turney Stewart
lying around loose, it would DO well to
mention it, as there is a reward of
So, 900 offered for them.