The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-03
CAUGHT ON " FLY.
Beat your carpets.

Henry Ward Beecher is in his sixty
sixth year.
The average g of man is thirty
three years.
Poor a life as was Tweed's, it was in.
sured for 500
Eight passengers for Deadwood on
this mornings coach.
Prof. Mcconnell has leased Recrea-
tion Hall for dancing purposes.
Tilton and wife do not rush to each
others arms as was anticipated.
VIM. Orion died from overwork.
Such occurrences will make tramps.
The passenger train from the east
was forty-ive minutes late yesterday.
The Hornet seems to be slightly
ahead in the ''mouthpiece'' business.
Several thousand pounds Of freight
were started yesterday for Deadwood.
Gen. Grants Long Branch cottage
has been rented for the summer by his
agent at SO, 200.
The Sun and Gazette p%roprietors
were in executive session yesterday.
There's something up.
You will find it interesting ut the
Congregational church these times.
Drop in and be edited.
Frank Beaucaire is instituting al
orange grove and says he expects t.
have a fine crop next fall.
Frank Lawlor and even members Of
the Kiralfy troupe passed through thiI
city western bound yesterday.
Lieut.. 2. 2, Andrews went to Greer
River with eleven recruits yesterday
for companies G and K, Fifth Cavalry
About fifty persons from abr DAD ar
in attendance at the session of the Col
orado and Wyoming Congregations
Association.
After the Bulldozer and Flopper ar
consolidated, it is thought that tn
grand aggregat ion" will be remove,
to Lead City.
The ladies of Cheyenne are especial
invited to hear Mrs. Kellogg, of Den
yer, who speaks this afternoon ut tn
Congregational church,
The Denver delegation TO the sessio,
of the Colorado and Wyoming Congre
gational Association arrived here yester
day, headed by the Rev. c. C. Salter.
There was an ugly rumor on til,
streets yesterday that the Sun and Ga
zette are to be consolidated. We are al
a loss to know which sheet to pity most
Mr.. A. Underwood is making somt
valuable improvements on his resi-
dence. lie is planting trees, building
fences and putting in his time in a mos
advantageous manner.
Alexander Cree, postmaster a
Georgetown, whose defalcation was re
ported at 1900, says it will not amour
to more than 90, ZOO. He announce
that he will make everything straight.
The drawing of jurors for the sprinl
term of the District Court should hav,
taken place yesterday, but owing t.
the absence Of two of the officers, il
was postponed until 2 O'Clock this af.
ternoon.
Harry King had IN interview with
Judge Slaughter yesterday, and the
Judge adjudged him guilty of drunken
ness and fighting in N Of the saloons
on Sixteenth street. He was fined S2'
for his fun.
No. 3 had one of the Canada South
ern railroad cars attached yesterday
The car was filed with the prominen
officials of that road on a tour of in
spection over the Union Pacific an
other roads.
Edison's photograph can whistle
sing, howl and jaw, but it can't thro,
a stone at n yowling cat on the bac'
fence, or kick a chrome agent off tn
front stoop. There is still lots of ROOF
for improvement.
Rev. J.. II. Kerr, Professor of Chem
istry and Geology, Colorado Spring
College, paid THE LEADER office
visit yesterday. During the coming
summer he will revisit Wyoming for tn
purpose of making some geological ex
aminations among the mines.
Joseph Marion, q young man 10
heretofore a total stranger to the mys
teries and miseries incident to prisoi
bars, was i~ncarcerated in the calaboos
on Tuesday. Yesterday he attempte,
to escape but was detected in his effort
by the vigilant policeman, Jim Bean
who stopped his little game.
Prof. J. A. Sewell, President of tn
University of Colorado, who has beef
attending the Congregational Associa
ton here, left for his home at Boulde.
on yesterday afternoons train. TIN
Professor paid THE LEADER Office ;
visit before departing, and expressed
himself highly gratifed with Cheyenn,
and the remarkable progress she ha.
made during the past two years.
Sensational Report.
We have been requested by MI. p,
Damme to state that the articles which
appeared in yesterday mornings Sun.