The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-12-20
SNOW FLAKES.

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Pleasant yesterday, but quite cold
last night.
Two inches of snow fell at Fort Lar
annie yesterday.
They are beginning to talk about city
election matters.
Still taking dispositions In the Draper
H~elphenstine case.
Several of our citizens enjoyed q
sleigh ride yesterday.
The coach for Deadwood took out
Eve passengers yesterday.
A sale Of government horses will
take place tomorrow at Camp Carlin.
The snow at Colorado Springs is
three feet deep, and yet they. are not
happy.
Two men quit work on the sewer
yesterday, fearing the earth would cave
in and crush them.
It Is reported that Byron. the dead
beat, has shaken Cheyenne snow from
his feet and departed.
It will Don be In order to follow Rip
Van Wrinkles example-swear OF and
reform, for q few days.
Three intoxicated women made a sad
spectacle Of themselves on Ferguson
street yesterday afternoon.
The Alert hose company expects to
give several hops during the winter, one
of which will take place February 22d.
An order has been issued by the post
master general, restricting the time for
transportation Of the mails between
Deadwood and Sidney to fifty hours.
The tie business has been effectually
stopped by the government suits. Coe
& Carter have discharged about forty
hands since these suits were brought.
Private Farley. OF X company.
Ninth infantry, who is charged with
killing Anderson, a teamster, near Fort
Mckinney in May last, has been turned
over by the military to the civil author
tiles here.
All, mol the small boy sleeping quiet
ly at night little dreams of the toll and
anxiety Of his mother as she ornaments
his pants with a nicely-darned map Of
Afghanistan, and silently hopes that
her darling will one day be able to spell
two-thirds of the hard words that are
in that part of the world.
Hon. John A. Campbell was first
sworn in as governor OF Wyoming,
April Z, 1869, serving until March 8,
1875, on which day Hon. John NJ.
Thayer was sworn into the office. Gen.
Thayer served until April %, 1873, and,
as Is well known, was succeeded by
our present executive, Hon. John W.
Hoyt.
Rev. w. H. Gillian, Of this place, Is
aiding Rev. J. F. Coffman, of Laramie
City, in conducting a revival there. He
preached In that wicked town on Tues
day night. and the Sentinel says his
sermon was full of sound doctrine,
glowing truths and happy conclusions,
forcibly put, brilliantly illustrated, and
beautifully drawn.
Isaac Shea, esq, gave q very pleasant
party last night at the Hazard section
house. Several gentlemen went up
from this city, among whom were j.
D. Fraser, E. R. Grimm, E. Roberts,
Walter Freeman and J. G.. Mills. Dane
ing was kept up until nearly dawn,
when all went home, feeling that they
had a very pleasant time, and for which
they extended thanks to MI. Shea.
Indianapolis schools will hereafter
study science and geometry of dress. It
will be beautiful to hear these girls
talking about the hypothenuse Of a
princess train or the acute angle of a
tight-6tting boot. Geometry of dressl
&c whillikinsi "Blue Jeans, put on
your rightangle triangled overcoat, and
go down to silk & Buttons, and get me
u comic section of pale blue ribbon.