The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-22
CAUGHT ON TINE FLY.

deavy rains are reported nortn, cas-
and west Of Cheyenne.
William Pitt Carroll starts in by try
ing to be both funny and sarcastic at
once.
After leaving Cheyenne the Wallace
Comedy Company will perform at
Greeley.
1t looked somewhat like rain yester.
day-mutchIy 50, more or less; especi.
ally more.
Up to the latest intelligence the
coach due from Deadwood, yesterday
had not arrived. Bad roads.
Forepaugh's doors Will be open thi.
afternoon OF / o'clock, and this evening
at z O'Clock. Go early and SEQ the ami
mails.
There are over one hundred cases on
the civil docket for the Forthcoming
term Of the District Court, which con.
venes on Monday next.
Our article In Sundays issue, on SEN
s%ational journalism, cut the folks
around the corner to "the red"
Wounded birds flutter.
A GOODNESS has already sprung up be-
tween Slack and Carroll. Both want
to get into the menagerie to-day by
carrying water for the elephant.
During the past nine months more
than fourteen thousand head of cattle
have been pastured on the fine grazing
lands in the vicinity Of Fort Casper.
The Mormons Of Ogden are trying to
resolute Postmaster Stephens, of that
city, out Of his Office for taking up q
quarter section Of land and, being a
| Gentle.
The coach for Deadwood will take
out the following named passengers
this morning: Arthur Imhoff, W. E.
McKelvay, Albert Keineaux and Frank
Murphy.
The MaGoozls girl declares she'll 90
to the menagerie and see the striped
algebra and the spotted hypothenuse II
1t takes the last dollar ''the old man.
has in the house.
Yesterday was one Of the rainiesi
and most gloomy days Cheyenne ha.
experienced for a long time. Such
weather is exceedingly bad for al
branches of business.
.'How tempus does fugit, anyhow lr
said n gentleman to another yester.
day. Here II is within six weeks OF
the glorious Fourth Of July, and no
preparations yet made for a celebra-
tion."
The rieors Of winter have SO far
passed away Us to permit travel on the
military road from Medicine Bow t.
Forts Fetterman and Mckinney. TIL,
new route from Medicine Bow to For
Mckinney via Fort Casper is also open
Mrs. George A. Taylor. who was re
Gently shot at by her husband In Den
yer, has gone east, taking her child
along. The cause OF this step ID
alleged to be a fear that Taylor, now
that he is released from imprisonment,
will again attempt to kill her or gain
possession of the child.
Only a short time ago the household
OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. Routson was visited
by death, and one Of their little dar-
lings taken hence; and now we are
called upon to announce the death of
another member Of this truly afflicted
family. MI. Routson is himself down
sick at the present time with mountain
fever. Surely ''disasters come not sin.
gly.n
The following named persons were
pardoned out Of the p~enitentiary by the
Governor, on Friday, having been sen
fenced in June, 1877, to n year each,
for grand larceny, and earned one
months credit for good conduct, under
the rules Of the prison: b. F. Case,
John Hall, John B. Reno and Peter
McDermott. We understand they
were all sent up from Albany county.
The Bee has a new head, ornamented
by a ''picter" Of the city Of Omaha,
which is a vile SANDER on that inoffen-
sive place. Itdon't do the city justice,
looking as 1t does more like a Turkish
town after a Russian raid, or the ruins
Of Thebes, than it does like the hand
some city which has never laid a straw
in the pathway Of the Bee. Is there no
redress in the courts Of Douglas county,
II not, then add insult to injury by
adding the portrait Of John Henry
Pierce.
DIR. Carver, the crack ride shot, who
astonished Cheyenne q few weeks since
and then wended his way eastward, has
been figuring in a new role In Cincin-
natl. 1t appears that the Rentz Fe-
male Minstr els, also well known in
Cheyenne-among the boys-were per-
forming at the Grand Opera House ut
the time Of DR.. Carver's visit. ard the
latter vas in the habit of spending his
evenings at the theatre, when he fell
madly in love with the larger Of the
Love sisters, song and dance artists.
II was the dancer who danced into his
affections, and when the troupe left for
the east Miss Kittie Love remained be-