The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-23

n- TMuNOR MENTION.
EALiOI A ELtl y
Boss weather these days
Deadwood jass literary club.
Alarss quantityo Of army news in this
issue. rn
Merchants are laying in holiday
goods.
Boys Eete skating yesterday while in
their shirt Sleeves.
A company is being organized in Utah
to work iron mines.
Newand rich mining discoveries are
being made in the Hills.
DIR. Ellis will deliver a lecture on
Tuesday evening In this city.
Story readers will find a pleasing
little story on the third page.
A mica mine in the Rockford district
of the Black Hills IS being worked.
The opening night of the bar of Cass
Davis and Fred Warren was a fine suc-
cess. Ae bAA4 10 9
The miners IN the Big Horn region
are said to be finding richer rock the
deeper they delve.
Dahlstrom, the Omaha postal clerk,
will not be arrested, Mai Furay having
concluded not to do so.
A trainiconiaiDg 800 mules for the
army passed through Cheyenne over
the Z, T. yesterday on the way to Raw
Inns.
The speculative feeling is raging high
all about town. There is no telling
how many embryo millionaires are float
ing about.
A number Of the bnnko men of Lead
Vile left that camp In accordance with
hs-warning of the yigilantes, and are
in Denver.
The old settlers organization had a
meeting last night at the city hall, and
completed the organization A large
number were present. 8a4UW
Tie press OF Deadwood Is being op-
pressed by the incubus Of too many
newspaper presses. Depression, how
ever, may suppress some of them.
Judge J. W. Fisher retired from the
bench yesterday, and will henceforth
attend 10 the duties Of county attorney.
The judge has been Oh the bench eight
years.
The members Of the bar at their
meeting on Friday passed appropriate
resolutions on the death Of A. D. Bart
lett, late official st~enographer of wyom-
ing territory. Altl
Now let some enterprising lend sug-
gest that Carl Brockhous, the Leadville
barber who killed a footpad, go on the
lecture platform, and complete the list
OF Leadyille horrors.
Rev. Bishop Spaulding did not come
owing to sickness but there will be
communion and service this morning
ut st. Marks Church by Rev. Mr.. Myr-
lex, dean Of Wyoming.
There was a are at the stat ion on the
Chug on Friday night. The building
occupiedby Hall Bros. and formerly used
as q stage stable, was destroyed, as wa
also about $500 worth of hay. Total
loss about $1,000.
The city council held a special meet
ing last night for the purpose of on
sidering Hon j. T. Clark's invitation
to ar excursion to Denver. The coun-
ell decided to accept. and appointed a
committee to confer with the legisla-
ture for FINAL arrangements.
Mr.. Holiday arose to a personal ex-
PLANTATION In the council yesterday. He
desired to explain that he was reported
wrongly in the introduction Of a bill
providing for the appropriation Of addi-
tional funds for the hospital of the sis
tiers OF charity at Laramie City. The
minutes made him offer a bill to appro-
PIRATE money for a church to be used
as a hospital"
The ladies of st. Johns church are
making most extensive preparations for
the fair which will be held on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday evenings Of
thus week at Recreation Hall. They
promise TO far excel all their previous
efforts, and win make a most attractive
place of the hall. The u is certain
~ ycry worthy, and no doubt the at
tendance will be gcod.-
Thai county commissioners held a
special meeting yesterday afternoon for
the approval Of Judge Fishers bonds
as county attorney. The bond was
duly approved. Judge Fisher now &C.
crpies the position of county attorney
for Laramie county, and the LEADER
predicts that he will prove a faithful
officer and as such, will rank as high
rs he did In the honorable position of
chief justice of the territory.
Ths Plankett combination closed a
most successful engagement OF a week
at the Dramatic theater last night.
The sixth crowded house greeted the
rising Of the curtain, and the company
gave the same satisfaction that charac-
terized the entertainments during the
week. Mr.. P1unkett has a company
farsabove the average and deserves
success. He may play again in chey-
enme on his return from a trip through
the Colorado towns. We are sure he
vf1 again be greeted by good houses.