The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-06-25
CAUGHT ON TIE FLY.

The fire companies were out on prac-
tice again last evening.
One vagrant got his just deserts In
Slaughter's court yesterday.
The coach for Deadwood will take
out six passengers this morning.
Cheyenne was visited on Sunday af-
ternoon by q refreshing shower.
The western bound passenger train
was an hour late yesterday afternoon.
See notice elsewhere in this issue Of
the great Whitney Quartette Concert.
The session Of the District court yes
terday was devoted to the trial Of one
civil case.
Hon. John S. McCool, formerly of
Tie Siding, is l~ecturing in Denver on
Liberalism.
A phrenologist and anti-Chinese
speaker entertained a large crowd on
Sixteenth street, last evening.
The attendance at the Congrega-
tional church Sabbath school on SUM-
day wa 103; collections, s4.96.
Justice Fishers Office was closed yes
terday, that gentleman being n of
the e~xcursionists to Laramie.
On Friday VIM. Smith, a Laramie
brakeman, had his knee cap broken.
He is In the hospital and doing well.
Emigrants to Washington Territory
from the States continue to pass
through Cheyenne in large numbers.
Jessie Stanley, a woman of ill-repute,
attempted to commit suicide in jail at
Omaha on Friday night, by swallowing
morphine.
William @. Mclaughlin, ~adesperado,
was shot dead by officer Brophy at Gar
land, Colorado, on Friday, while resist
ing arrest.
A copy Of the Cheyenne LEADER
was deposited under the corner stone
Of the new public school building at
Laramie, yesterday.
A number Of our business men are
preparing to decorate their establish
ments with %evergreens for the Fourth.
Some have already done 50.
The Register-Ca Call of Central City says
the fire department of that town is in
excellent trim and intends to get away
with some Of the cash prizes at the
tournament here on the Fourth.
Many newspapers east Of the Mis-
souri, river are talking about Hon. Jas.
f. Wilson, Of Iowa, as q suitable Re-
publican candidate for the Vice Presi-
dency in 1880. No better selection
could be made.
Since our last issue there have been
twenty-three arrivals at the Railroad
House, t~wenty-four at the Inter Ocean,
twenty at Dyer's, sixteen ut the Del
monico, nine at the Simmons and nine
at the Metropolitan.
The contract for building the new
Catholic church in Cheyenne, vas let
yesterday to Messrs. Hurd Il Calland.
Consideration 1852. That for build
ing the temple Of worship at Sidney was
let to contractors residing in that town.
The attendance at the Red Cross
hall on Sabbath evening, to hear Rev.
d. j. Pierce's lecture on the Origin of
Man, vas quite large. The speakers
remarks were well chosen, and he
evinced a thorough knowledge of his
subject.
A fight between a party Of Celestials
on the western boundary of Seven
tenth street, yesterday afternoon,
walked up the neighborhood, but as
none Of the Acknowledged fellows were
killed, the affair wasn't deemed worthy
Of much notice.
Quite a number Of the members of
Wyoming Commandery No. l., Knights
Templar, visiting brethren and others,
went owe 70 Laramie yesterday morn
ing to attend the ceremonies of laying
the corner stone of the new public
school building.
The Alerts of Mountain City, who
are practicing for the coming tourna-
ment at Cheyenne, made the race last
night and got water in 80 seconds, the
fastest time IN record. This is for the
information Of teams who intend max
ing the contests. Central Call.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed by the Sweetwater River Mining
company; capital stock, s12 1000. The
new district Is on the Sweetwater
river, abou. fifteen miles southeast of
Miners Delight. The prospect that it
will prove to be a valuable district are
said to be very ~tiattering.
Considerable sport was created yes
terday afternoon on Sixteenth street, by
the stubborn antics Of a mule tied to a
wagon. Mule-like he didn't want to
follow; and that long-eared animal act
ually pulled until he severed the rope.
Some bet on the horses attached to the
wagon; others on the mule. The latter
won.
AS both Messrs. Cuthbertson &
Young are out of the city, the labors
OF the Seventeenth street forwarding
and commission establishment deyolye
wholly upon John Leisge. as salesman