The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-01-25

MAJ. Evans commanding, lelI SpearHSn
on the 10th, on their way back to Fort
Laramie.
G. II. Farmer and y. w. Lansing
have been appointed route mail agents
on the Colorado Central, between this
point and Denver.
Mr.. r. Blackstone is II City Engi-
neer for the ensuing year, having been
appointed by Mayor Bresnahen and
confirmed by the Council.
The members Of Durant Engine Co.
will hold a important meeting at their
house this evening. The foreman de-
sires the presence Of every member.
Bramel's BOBBY exhibits symptoms of
an intention to soon indulge in another
grand drunk. His last one cost him a
sore head, and he didn't appear on the
street in daylight for a fortnight.
Two ears Of corn, / of mdse., l of
lumber and l of oats for Cheyenne,
will arrive from the east to-day. Two
cars of mdse. and l Of machinery came
in from the west last night.
The ladies are favoring us with or
ders for visiting cards. They have dis
covered that we have the latest and
most beautiful styles of type for fine
card work. Drop in and look at sam
plns.
A short time ago John Mahar, of
Cheyenne, started for Omaha on n
stolen mule. Becoming lost on the
prairie, he was frost-bitten so badly
as to cause his death soon after finding
shelter.
The special train bearing Maj. Hart's
command of the Fifth Cavalry, did not
reach Laramie until about A o'cock
this morning. 1t will not arrive here
before 9 O'Clock. One company was
left at Fort Fred Steele.
A military company is talked Of in
Lake City, Colo, in view of the threat,
ening attitude of the Utes. ouray
gives the whites to understand that the
danger is great, and that his W life
is constantly threatened.
The Colorado Central extension was
the third longest line of railroad built
in the United States during 1S77-the
longest being 100 miles of the Southern
Pacific, and the next the Minneapolis
and st. Louis, 81 miles.
George Masten and Boss Caswell are
having heated discussions over fire de-
partment matters. Both are well post
ed, and as both are on that committee
their counsel cannot hut I've productive
of good to the department.
When people want cards, letter heads,
bill heads or any species of job printing
they want it done promptly, in good
style, and at the lowest living prices.
THE LEADER steam printing house
offers the best inducements.
AS VIII US Setl ny tue uuhouiiIViiicliI
on this page, the railroad company has
reduced coal freights and HANNA &
Murphy have reduced the price of the
favorite Rock Springs coal. They now
guarantee the best and cheapest fuel
in the market.
The Secretary of War has sent to the
U. $. Senate, in answer to n resolution,
a statement of the cost of the late war
with theNezPerces Indians, and the sum
total shows that peace at any price is
cheaper than war. The cost for trans
portation alone was 1881 800, while the
supplies cost S25,470.
Straddlebug Slack goes around the
city blubbering about liars and idiots,
and then sits down and writes a SLAM
derous article on the tyranny of 'Divi-
sion Superintendent w. p. Clark, of
North Platte" He meant to abuse
W. p. Davis, but did not dare use his
name. Such dirty cowardice and
righteousness is positively nauseating.
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Young Gleason, the popular clerk at
Leibey & Nichols, slipped and fell upon
an icy sidewalk, yesterday. He rose
and kicked the ice, but lost his footing
and fell again. When he regained his
feet, he sighed a wish for more hands
with which to rub himself, then walked
on singing: Earth hath no sorrows
that Heaven cannot cure"
a letter from Camp Supply, Indian
Territory, says that the Cheyennes and
Arapahoes, who have recently broken
camp nea that post, displayed great
insolence. Dull Knife and Standing
Elk, of the Northern Cheyennes, and
Powder Face and Big Monk, of the
are very %unfriendly, and
IN outbreak is among the probabili-
lies.
Correspondence Wanted.
THE LEADER earnestly requests its
friends in all parts Of the country to
send in the news. Write often, give
US all the news and keep IS posted in
all matters of progress and develop