The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-06-13
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

also has n prosecuting attorney named
Miller.
Messrs. Terry 8 Hunter are putting
their livery stable in order for the
summer.
The mines are panning out well in
the new gold fields just discovered on
Powder River.
It seems like old times to see the
Hon. Stephen F. Nuckolls once more
upon our streets.
When a mans upper story is without
tenants, you will hear his mouth All
nounce the fact.
John Slender has q new daughter at
his house. Fred Brands is also happy.
A ten pound boy.
Ice cream festival and strawberry
sociable in McDaniei's block tonight.
See notice in this issue.
Each child in Wyoming, when born,
weighs EXACTLY ten pounds" Is there
a law governing the matter?
p. j. Mcintosh Esq. has been APP
pointed postmaster at Red Buttes. this
Territory, vice Mr.. T. A. McCool, re.
signed.
We rather guess Congress is in ear.
nest about adjourning on Monday. The
odds and ends Of legislation are being
swept up.
Denver ought now to be happy. The
new paper is just out, and it is called
the Colorado Greenbacker and Indus.
trial Press.
Three tea trains will pass through
Cheyenne to-day over the Union Paci'
fc for the east. They come from San
Francisco.
An intoxicated fellow fell off the
sidewalkiinto the ditch near Draper &
Hammond's store, late last night,
and took q bath.
According to programme, this sec,
tion was visited yesterday by another
shower, the performance being varied
a little, however, by some hail.
The races were spoiled again yester
day by the elements. Uncle Johi
Eames and Charlie Caswell, who wen
out, got the wettest, because they wer
the largest men In the party.
A letter from a gentleman at Boul
der, Colo, was handed us yesterday b,
Mr.. J. X. Jeffrey, stating that theil
entire fire department would come t.
this city on the Fourth of July.
The Troy IN. ~ Times speaks Of
summer opening auspiciously, BLU
skies, roses and all that sort Of thing
just our weather to a dot, barring tn
roses and adding a sprinkling now an,
then.
A large shipment Of mackerel an,
cod fish started from New York Cit
for Sacramento on Tuesday night, t.
stock the Sacramento river. A par
Of the young fish will be dropped a
Green River.
Two parties were arraigned yester
day before Justice Fisher, charged will
using profane and abusive langsag,
toward each other. The verdict of tn,
court was that each pay a fine of five
dollars and costs.
Congress is busily engaged In max
ing the usual yearly appropriations
which are not Of general interest. W.
therefore exclude details this morning
to make room for news of more impor
lance to our readers.
Charles ]. Grouse, Esq, bushes
manager for the Salisbury Troubadours
is at the Inter Ocean. The troupe viii
perform at Recreation Hall Thursda,
evening next, Of. which due notice will
be given in Saturdays issue.
P-of. Denton delivered his last lee
ture yesterday evening to a good audi
ence. We understand he leaves to-day
for the west, where we trust he viii
have full houses, for his lectures art
both amusing and instructive.
The Register Call Of Central City,
abiding to the invitation extended te
the firemen of thar city to be present
and take part in the Fourth of July
festivities here, says the same has been
accepted and ''the boys" will be on
hand. Z
The proceedings in the District
court yesterday were of minor impor.
lance. The case Of the Territory VS.
G. w. Handley, comes up to-day. A
motion will be made by the defense for
a continuance, owing to the absence Of
important witnesses.
I'D stay an old maid till l got blacl
in the face before I'd marry a man who
chews tobacco" said the MaGoozle Cir
yesterday, and she took a wad of gun
out Of hor mouth and stuck it on thu
under side of her chair for safe keeping
while she was eating her dinner.
The little town of Willard, on the
line Of the Union Pacific railroad,
twenty miles from Omaha, was the
scene Of a shooting ARRAY Sunday after
noon, between two and three O'Clock,
In which J.. L. Wheeler fatally wound
ed a young man named Louis Erdman.