The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-03-19
LOCAL AND PRESS GltANlNGs.

county commissioner > meeting thlS
morning at ten O'Clock.
The board of city trustees will hold
a regular meeting tonight.
The funeral of Mr.. J. VI. Irwin will
take place from Masonic hall.
Fifty-eight new city subscribers were
added to TIE LEADER list yesterday.
The Di Murska troupe is pleasing the
Omahaites with their excellent enter
tainments.
Bona" Hensel, the well known
Colorado journalist, is now editing the
Pueblo Chieftain.
Another delightful day yesterday,
and the snow rapidly melted from our
gaze. So mote it be.
The moon was encompaSsed with an
ominous ring on Sunday night. Better
look "a leedle Duet"
\ nice flag, upon which was emilia
zoned the harp Of Erin, was c%onspicu-
Gus at the ball last night.
Rev. c. Z. Salter, of Denver, lectured
at Greeley on Egypt" last night.
Why can't We have him here?
Telephone communication is now
being established at Washington be
tween the governmental departments.
The Masonic fraternity began yester-
day to remove their apparatus from the
old hall to the new temple Just COM
The attendance ut the Congrega-
tional church sabbath school on Sun
day was m hundred and eleven. Col
lections, $500.
We are placed under obligations to
Hon. W. W. Corlett, delegate in Con-
gress from this Territory, for late
Washington papers.
Mcdaniel, the Barnum of the west,
who is now at Deadwood, Is negotiating
for the purchase of the Bella Union
theatre at that place.
The Deadwood Times thinks Chey-
enne is n very wicked place. Warner
has liked Cheyenne since a Sid
ney rough robbed him here, one night
about a year ago.
Hon. James F. Wilson, of Iowa, has
declined to serve another term as one
of the government directors of the
Union Pacific Railroad.
We understand that Mr.. Charles Ed
munds has retired from the editorship
of the Gazette. He says he didn't
think he'd like editorial work, and
three days of it have settled the question.
The celebrated Adah Richmond
will give our citizens n series of
entertainments during the present
week, commencing on Thursday night.
See advertisement elsewhere in this
issue.
The statement in the Omaha Bee to
the effect that one man near Egbert
station lost 10000 head of sheep by the
late storm is incorrect. There were
not half that number lost in the whole
OF Wyoming.
Mr.. F. NJ. Darling's little son who
was so badly bitten by u vicious dog on
Saturday is rapidly recovering. The
little fellow don't take much stock in
now, and strongly favors n
stringent dog law.
The Morning Glimmer a few days ago
stole a half column article about Creigh-
toms cattle range, from the Omaha Re-
publican. 1t got back to us yesterday
the columns of DIR. Miller's
Herald. The Doctor ~innocently credits
it to the Glimmer.
The principal locals of the Cheyenne
sun lately, seem to be Dragging about
their own paper and abusing THE
LEADER, and calling it all sorts of pet
names Evanston Age.
The boys around the corner are try
Ing to make it hot" for us. It's n
of the liveliest indifference to
us what they do.
Hon. w. W. Corlett has introduced
a bill in the House of Representatives
making an appropriation for the ex-
penses incurred in fulfilling treaty with
Sioux of different tribes, including the
Santee Sioux of Nebraska. 1t was re-
[erred TO the Committee on Appropria-
Mr.. NJ. A. Arnold, of this city, who
has a fine ranch ;above Fort Laramie,
near losing over a hundred head
of cattle there by the storm. They
were found in a deep ravine entirely
surrounded by mountains of snow. BY
great labor they were rescued from their
tomb.
A crowded house greeted w. j. Har-
din, Esq, last night at the Presbyte-
rian church to hear that gentleman
deliver an address on the evils result
ing from intemperanee. Mr.. Hardin
is a forcible and argumentative speak
er and handles ''the common enemy of
nan" without gloves. His eloquent
speech was received with favor by the
assemblage present.
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