The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-05-11
CAUGHT ON the FLY.

Inc oteNenS-Dallly thtel t'iiiiiout
at Recreation Hall.
The bankrupt law WAS repealed by
the Senate yesterday.
Miss Neatly Stevens, the accomplish
ed musician, is the guest of Mrs. A. II.
Swan.
Pumping water out OF cellars il be-
coming n prominent feature in our
midst.
Secure your seats early this morn
ing for the Stevens-Da Dainty concert, Mt
Joslln s. Parks.
We didn't, for a moment, dream that
an elderly gentleman like Colonel Pease,
would be guilty of such n thing.
Hardinge's force is said to be on n
strike. Not for higher wages, but
'sback pay" q Ia Congressional style.
Ladies' Union prayer meeting this AZ
ternoon in the Congregational church,
at 3 O'Clock. Public invited to attend.
Matt. I. Sandels, a prominent citi
zen of Georgetown, committed suicide
at that place by shooting himself, on
Thursday.
Rev. n. n. Gilbert, an Episcopal
minister from Helena, Montana, will
oficiate In st. Marks church to-mor-
row morning.
Recreation Hall will be crowded this
ayapipo hv n,,r hact pan,1a 70 1iStap IN
Miss Stevens artistic playing and Mrs.
Dainty's readings.
A meeting of citizens will take place
tonight at Dyer's Hotel for the pur-
pose of organizing an association for
the cultivation of fast horses.
A Laramie oma woke her husband
during u storm, the other night, and
said: 81 dc wish you would stop snor-
ing, for I want to hear the thunder"
A large post is to be established north
of the Black Hills, and 1t is to be gar
risoned by infantry and cavalry, under
the command Of an experienced field
officer.
The Ladies' Temperance Union will
meet in the Congregational church this
afternoon at 4o'clock. All persons in
terested in the cause of temperance are
cordially invited to be present.
Cornelius Vandyck, who was drown
ed, with his wife, in the lake neal Chey-
enne, last Sunday, was n member of
the Excelsior team that took part in
the Fourth of July contest, In Denver,
in 1874.
Hon. A. ii. SWANS workmeu were
busily engaged yesterday in tearing
down the small building Just east of
that gentleman's residence on Seven
tenth street, preparatory to building "
fin stable.
W. G. provinces Esq. was zen busily
engaged yesterday, assessing the pro-
perty of our citizens. He also makes
II note in his books regarding the num-
Der of children In our midst. His Ia
bors will not be completed short of six
weeks hence.
The grass is growing fine with the
late warm rains, and the cattle are get
ting fat. Just call at Roth's meat
market and see the fat beef he has on
hand, and for sale cheap for cash. He
always keeps the best, and will sell
lower than the lowest for cash. 1t
r. b. Horrie's little boy came very
near getting run. over by the Durant
hose cart, in front of Hurlburt's drug
store yesterday. The boy had hold of
the rope as the hose cart was being
drawn along, when he stumbled and
fell, the wheel partly pushing him out
Of the way.
Maine husbands come a trick on talk
alive wives. A man tells his wife that
he Is going to Asusangntansogowmon-
gotongo Lake, fishing. He then requests
all his friends to call at his house and
inquire his whereabouts. When he re.
turns, the poor woman is exhausted and
doesn't speak again for n month.
Rev. j. Y. Cowhick. who has been
Mt Denver attending as a delegate to
the Colorado and Wyoming Presbytery.
returned to Cheyenne yesterday. Mr..
Cowhick has been appointed commits
sioncr to the National Convention to
be held by the Presbytt rian ministers
Of the United States, at Pittsburg, on
Thursday next.
1t is rumorcd that an expedition of
cavalry, under General Merritt, is soon
to take the field, starting from Fort
Mckinney, and that his column and
the one stationed at the new post north
Of the Black Hills are to scout the
country from the Big Horn mountains
to the east side of the Black Hills, and
from the North Platte TO the Yellow
stone.
The Kaut2 Court Martial, at Omaha,
is rapidly drawing to a close. General
Kaut2 made his argument o. Wednes-
day. He followed in many respects the
line of thought and the statement of
facts contained in his plea in bar, which
has already been given to our readers.
The argument of the General is n full,
complete and exhaustive review of his
action. Col. Burnham, the Judge Adj
vocate of the department will deliver