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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-01
BRONZE JOHN.
Trying Times in Texas.
Houston's Quarantine Against
Galveston. .Qii,
U. S. Officers Arrested.
Quarantine Maintained by the
Citizens.

Houston, Aug. 31.-When to-day's
train from Galveston arrived at the city
limits it was halted by the wholepolice
force of Houston. The United States
marshals, having deputized about one
hundred persons on the train, they ar
rested the police on coming into the
city. The United States officers were
themselves arrested by the city author
tiles and taken into custody and
brought before Mayor Burk, in the
office of the chief of police. The chief
announced that each was required to
give bond of fifty dollars for APPEAR
ance at the city court Monday, to an-
swer to the charge of violating the.
quarantine law. United States District
Attorney Homan said he and his party
acted under authority of the United
States government and by orders from
Governor Roberts of Texas. He showed
dispatches from Governor Roberts to
the conductor telling him to take the
train through at all hazards. Thep pris-
oners refused to give bail, Homan an
nouncing that they would Immediately
apply to Judge Masterson for a writ Of
habeas corpus. Great Indignation II
felt here against the United nStates
officials fol. interfering. The psssen-
gers were released and allowed to pro-
ceed. m
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-01
A Boom for cheyenne,

A Black Hills miuer, writing from
Cheyenne to the Lead City Enterprise,
says of the Magic City of the Plains:
"The average Black Hitler, who first
turned his expectant eyes toward the
''gold belt" from this point, and struck
it comparatively rich-in mud-along
Indian creek, and had his heart beat
with fear-while plodding through Red
Canon, now looks back on the town
that virtually gave the Hills life, and
compares it to the 'sDeserted Village OF
the Plain" But he is simply mistaken.
Cheyenne of to-day, is vast improve
ment on the lively burg of 1855. The
rougher element has disappeared. The
merchants are prosperous and happy.
Substantial improvements have taken
the place of temporary structures, and
the city with its broad clean streets
and thrifty shade trees, betokens .
prosperity permanent and increasing.
This city has been selected by the stock
and ranchmen as their home, and fine
brick residences line some of the finest
drives in the world. Speedy horse-t1esh
and blooded stock gladden. the gaze Of
visitors and residents alike, while the
tourist and invalid have discovered that
the bracing Laramie zephyrs, and the
hunting and fishing in the adjoining
hills, give health and pleasure unequal
ed OH the range. 1t would be safe to
venture the prediction that the time is
near at hand when Cheyenne will stand
forth among the noted summer resorts
on this side of the range. Among the
noticeable improvements during the
last two years are numbered fine sys-
TEN of water works, an excellent fire
department, an efficient staff of city
officers, enlarged school facilities, in
creased railroad communication, i'm
proved lakes, and very many attractive
and substantial private structures. A
stock exchange and enlarged cattle
yards at this point attract commissions
men and heavy shippers from all points,
and the Texas drives are drawing near
er every season. So much for those
who imagine that Cheyenne has fose,
her grip. a Fli {
A stage line between this place and
North Park will soon be In operation.
Fort Collins is after the trade Of the
new mining camp, and q short cut
through Cameron pass is being pre-
pared for freighters. This route will
control majority of the business for
Cheyenne.
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ce.ewayo Gaining Strength.

London, Aug. S1.-A dispatch from
Fort Marshal Of August 9th, says mes
sengers have been sent to King Cete-
waye warning him If he delays sub
mission beyond the 18th Swazies will
no longer be prevented from invading
Zululand. ~
A dispatch from Capetown announces
that the chiefs of Poncos have expressed
their anxiety to make reparation. The
matter may be settled by the imposition
Of heavy fine.
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A MINERS LUCK.
What the Finding Of a Nugget Led to.

A writer in the Boston Commercial
Bulletin relates the following story of
his experience as miner in Australia:
''My bulldog, although an excellent
watch and good hunter, was anything
but waterdog. When / forded a
steam he would run around half a
mile to avoid going into the water.
Many time had to drag him behind
me when did not want to part com
pany with him in fording river. As
he was invaluable to me, both as a
means of procuring me pork, l was in
the habit of giving him sou sing every
morning, when water was available, to
preserve his health.
"One morning took him by the nape
of the neck and dragged him to the
edge of the stream to give him his
morning bath. Just as I reached the
edge of the creek my eyes fell on some
thing that cleaned in the water. re-
leased the dog in an instant, and he
fed with howl of relief. The some
thing had seen cleaning was mug
get of gold as large as my two fists. 1t
was in the exact form of bunch Of
grapes, stem, fruit, and everything
complete. A moment later was wad-
ing up to the knees in the little creek
looking for more. An hours search
resulted in my finding another nugget,
a small one.
II at once decided to ascend the
creek, for l was convinced that the ore
had come from its source. followed it
up until it became so narrow and so
shallow that 1 could scan its entire
bed while walking along either of its
banks. Although it ran through a
gorge, it had banks ON both sides which
rose gently to the sides of the gorge,
leaving a wide patch. In places the
gorge widened ON one side, or both.
but generally on one side; that is to
say, one side of the gorge assumed the
form of a section of circle. The
stream did not widen with it, but the
bank did, and in such places it was
covered with rich verdure and OCCASION
al patches of scrub.
II pitched my tent on one of these
spaces, gathered some scrub, and built
a fire. The rats were very numerous
here-the rocks were fairly swarming
with them; and the moment / had
pitched my tent they were climbing
over and over it, like seamen on the rig
ging of q man-of-war. Nothing but
the fact that they had plenty of food to
live upon, kept these vermin from at
tacking human beings. Having eaten
a hearty meal, I placed my dog on
watch and descended to the creek. On
entering it 1 discovered vein of gold
running in an oblique direction across
the stream. tried to pick some of it
out, but at every stroke of the imple-
ment the water splashed up in my face.
Some other plan must be resorted to.
After surveying the ground came to
the conclusion that could with con-
siderable effort defect the stream to one
side over the small plateau. I did SO,
and what was my astonishment to find
not one but three viens Of gold quartz,
all exceedingly rich. My fortune was
made. And always have thought it a
good idea TO bathe dog nolens polens." !"
The Weekly LEADER. has the largest
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-01
Mass Meeting
Of New York Workmen,
Who Endorse Their California
Brothers.
The Inter-Oceanic Canal.
Conn.,. Ammen's Exhaustive
tsa7 Report.

New York, Aug. 31.-At a mass
meeting of workingmen held to-day in
Hamilton Park addresses were made by
David Conroy, Mr.. McCurry and 9TH
ers, setting forth that the condition of
the workingmen at present is worse
than slavery, and that the republican
party had prosecuted the working class
es and were responsible for the tramps.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing
Dennis Kearney for his mastery leader
ship of the workingmen's party in Cal
ifornia, and his action in advocating
the ballot and not bullets, also declar-
ing that none but workingmen shall be
elected to Office, as they understand the
requirements Of the. working classes
thoroughly.
Saratoga, Aug. 31.-At the meeting
of the association for the advancement
of science to-day, Commodore E. p.
Lull, U. S. navy, read paper on the
inter-oceanic canal problem, and said
canal from lake Nicaragua to the
Pacific would be sixteen and three
tenths mile long, only seven miles of
which would be difficult; the excava-
tion would average fifty-four feet, and
ten locks with ten feet lift each would
be required, with a tide lock of seven
feet lift at the seashore. The canal, he
said. would follow the course of tho
Rio Grande substantially, but not its
bed. An artificial harbor would be re-
quired on the Pacific side with break
water, the material for which could be
easily obtained. There are ffty-seven
miles Of navigation on lake Nicarau-
qua which will need but little work,
except at the south end, where some
six miles Of swamp occur. There
would be slackwater navigation from
the lake to the Caribbean sea. On the
line Of the San Juan river, most of the
way to the old harbor Of Graytown.
Graytown harbor has been nearly filed
up by silt brought down from the river
San Carlos, a branch of the San Juan.
ucIo hIc iouI IdpluS III tlc odu y udu
which would require four dams with
locks to go around them, and some of
the rocks will have to be removed from
the bed to make safe navigation. From
the last dam an independent canal
would be advisable as the shortest and
best route to Graytown. Seven locks
would be needed in the independent
canal. The total length from the
Caribbean sea to the Pacific is one hun
dred and eight and seven tenths miles.
ifty-seven on the lake, sixty-one and
seven tenths :on the canal, and sixty
two on the slackwater. The estimate
makes the canal seventy-two feet wide
on the bottom with twenty-six feet In
depth Of water. The locks are four
hundred and twenty-seven feet long.
The estimated cost is sixty-six millions,
but it may come to one hundred mil
lion, as outside cost.
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Our Salt Lake Letter.

| Correspondence Of The Leader
| SALT LAKE CrTY, Aug. 80, 1879.
The feeling here among the Mormons
continues to be hostile and excited.
The church organ, the Deseret Evening
Netcs, openly announces that any at
tempt to enforce the law against polyg-
amy will be met with fire and sword.
1t proposes that the country be laid
waste and left in the condition in
which they found it, while the carpet
Dagger Gentiles shall be cut off root and
branch. The whole tenor of this fanat-
ical church organ is copy after the
Okalona States, and reminds one of the
rebel papers during the war, when
everybody was going to die in the last
ditch rather than submit 1t is curious,
too, how the term carpetbagger is made
to do duty for these fanatics, just as it
has done and still does down south,
towards all people in their midst who
| do not agree with them. One would
think this government not for the
people, but that the Mormons had
rights and privileges far beyond and
above other American citizens, judging
by the tone of their press and pulpit
utterances. They do not hesitate to
preach open defiance of and active hos
tility to the laws of the land, where
these laws conflict with their ideas and
institutions. The opinions and judg-
ments of the United States courts are
ridiculed and disregarded, and open ap-
peal to violence is urged by the church
authorities. The people are exborted
to arm themselves for the approaching
conflict, which they are told is sure to
come, and in which the government is
to be wiped out, and the kingdom of the
Lord, in the guise of Mormonism, to be
set up. 1t is never even suggested that
there is a doubt of their. victory over
the government, but all their preaching
proclaims that it will be vanquished,
and the saints will then set up their
own in its place. One finds it difficult
to believe that such deep credhlity.
fanaticism and ignorance can exist in a
community in this age of the World
but we find it right here in Utah, and
in its worst forms. One can bere see,
what is not often seen in thesa1 a1times, a
perfect hierarchy local got ternment
run entirely by the church an for the
church. The rights of people outside
of the church are not recd<,nized or
thought of. Elections are held and
,, candidates voted for nominany under
the law, but practically by the church,
I and without the participatidh of any
citizen outside of the churchl Such a
system, even under the cloak Of religion,
can be worse tyranny thah any in
vested with the authority of the laws of
the general government. Indeed, there
is nothing to redeem the Mormon
church system from the charge that it
is tyrannical, oppressive and fanatic to
the utmost limit that it darf 90. 1t
might be as bad under any other de-
nomination which had as complete au-
tbority over its membership.
RAlSeER.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-01

1T is pity that the proprietor Of the
Sun so far lost his temper as to become
boyish in his rage. The people have a
good opportunity of judging how he
would act if elected to the legislature
and were stirred up by opposition.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-01
AN extra edition of the LEADER il

AN extra edition of the LEADER is
issued this morning, in order to present
some points to the people and give
them an idea of where and how we
stand on the legislative question. Our
contemporary won't appear this morn.
Ing, as the idea Of issuing an extra edi-
tion will not dawn on its mind until
this edition Of the LEADER appears be-
fore its astonished gaze. fi1.,.i - BIZ
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-01

WHEN any set of men abuse the con-
Hdence reposed in them they are no
longer entitled to recognition. The
people must repudiate their action in
self respect. There is nothing left but
to seek to repair the wrong inflicted.
The people will see to this on Tuesday.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-01

THE Sun Of yesterday was disposed
to be severe on the German portion Of
the new ticket. Well, the German citi-
zens will show the SUMS candidate TO-
morrow whether mans nationality is
to be ridiculed without being rebuked
substantially. German voters will make
note of this.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-01

EVERY man and woman in the
county who has legal vote should turn
out to the polls tomorrow and vote for
the ticket that will best represent the
welfare of the people Of this county.
The workingmen's and peoples ticket
is sound and solid on this point.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-01

Memphis, Aug. 31.-The Howards
had on hand at the beginning of the
plague this season 800, 900, and have re-
ceived So, 900 since. Two thousand of
which has been forwarded from Louis
vile. This amount has decreased till
only sum sufficient for few days is
left.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-01

WHO would have supposed that so
many men would have been scrambling
for seat in the Legislaturep-Sun.
And who would have supposed that
eleven men would have nominated six
of their number for seats in the legis-
lature2 mn.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-01

1T must be borne in mind that the
workingmen's and peoples ticket is
non political in character, and there
fore union of politics. The ticket
aims at securing good men to be elect
ed for the best interests of this county.
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Lottery.

Cincinnati, Aug. 31.-The following
are the principal prizes in the semi
monthly drawing of the Kentucky state
lottery at Coyington, yesterday: II, ,661,
S15, 900; ASA, 5000; 99,66S, 1000.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-01

ALL of our candidates will have time
to attend to legislative duties, even if
they have to engage substitutes and as
sistants to attend to their private busi-
neea
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE Com. GEN'L SUBs'l

OFFICE Con-. GEN'L SUBs'BE,
WASHINGTON, June 16.
Respectfully returned Through the
surgeon general) to the adjutant gen.
eral, non-concurring in the views of
the medical director of the department
Of the Platte, and the surgeon general,
that in the opinion of the secretary Of
war, quoted in general orders No. 10,
headquarters department of the Platte,
series of 1875, sit is implied
that ration shall be issued to civil
ians admitted to post hospitals for med
ical treatment. Tie opinion, upon this
point, is that reasonable charge
should be made for the board of such
inmates, and all monies received from
such sources, whether for food, medi-
cine or medical attendance, should be
added to the hospital fund, and ac-
counted for as SUCH" This language,
it seems to me, leaves little If anything
implied. 1t requires "a reasonable
charge" to be made "for the board of
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ceiveu from such sources, "netner ior
food, medicines or medical attendance,
be added to the hospital fund, and ac-
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-01

IT was to z in 1876. Now it is 6
to5-thus You 8 nominate we 6 +; 8
beats every time, and got away with
the baggage.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-01

THE personal abuse of Major Glafcke
by the Sun does that gentleman no
harm. The people see no argument in
it, and it rather reacts in his favor.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-01

CHEYENNE should never send a man
to the legislature who is liable to vote
the capital away from it.
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REMEMBER the capital !

No MAN who is doubtful on the cap
ital question should be elected to the
legislature.
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The Weekly LEADER has the largest
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ey First and only
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ETIn Wyoming.
All kinds of Book and job Printing
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MILITARY MATTERS.

The following are issued from the
headquarters Of the department of the
Platte:
FORT OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 26.
General orders No. 10.
The following endorsement of the
,commissary general of subsistence, and
the general of the army, concurred in
by the secretary of war, who directs
that the views therein expressed be car
ried into execution, are published for
the information and guidance of all
concerned, viz: 70
WAR DEPARTMENT,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-04-17
How q Purchasing Agent was Ruined

The managers of q certain large cor
poration in this city, considering that
It was possible to make considerable
saving in their expenses, selected q
new Superintendent the other day, and
gave him carte blanche to do as he
would. The Superintendent thought
things over awhile and came to the
conclusion that the purchasing agents
wife's toilettes, as described in the So
ciety papers, WERE altogether too elab-
crate for the spouse of man who re-
ceived $1,000 year; so he wrote the
purchasing agent note full of tender
consideration and feeling, in which he
said that the company felt that the
purchasing agent was growing old,
that silver threads among the gold Of
the purchasing agents hair was dis
tinctly visible to the naked eye; that
the purchasing agent must desire to
spend the sunset Of life in tranquil re-
pose in the bosom of his family; that
the company owed him debt of graf
itude which money could but made
quately repay; and that, finally. the
purchasing agent was retired on full
pay for life. When the purchasing
agent got this note his face turned livid
with rage, and he grovelled upon the
floor, yelling out the most frightful
curses, and declaring that he was a
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-04-17

ruined man; and when at last he could
control himself he wrote to the COM
pany that his affection for its service
was more than pen could describe; that
he was still good for thirty years
work; and that, as he had laid by q
competency from his salary, and his
personal needs we're small, he would
willingly continue to discharge the du-
ties of his Office without expecting any
salary at all. All, however, was in
vain, and the disguised purchasing
agent went home and notified his wife
that henceforth they were beggared-
they had no other resource than their
income. Meanwhile the General Man
ager has appointed new purchasing
agent, with q caution that it looks bad
to see man with $50 q week salary
paying $1,000 q year house-rent, and
thinks that he has effected q saving of
about $15, 900 year in this item alone.
Chicago Tribune.
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Mary's Experiment.

MARY is o little girl about seven
years old. One day she heard her
mother tell about q boy who put his
tongue on hammer one cold morning.
When he took it off, the skin of his
tongue came off too.
Mary thought q grcot doal about that
boy and his tongue. The next day she
asked her mother if she might 90 out
and play in the snow. Her mother was
willing enough that she should 60: so
Mary put on her cloak, rubbers, NIT
tens, scarf and fur cap, and went out
with her sled.
It was q cold morning, and Jack
Frost was about. Pretty soon Mary
came in for the fire-shovel to dig in the
snow with. About half an hour after,
she came in, crying, 30 mother, my
tongue is bleeding; and it smarts
dreadfully!'
"Poor little girlr' said her mother;
"what is the matterP" Mary stood
crying, and holding the end of her
tongue between her thumb and finger.
She did not like to tell what had
happened: but at last she said, 81 was
thinking of that story about the little
boy, and wanted to know whether it
was true; so touched the tip end of
my tongue to the shovel, and the skin
came off. soanted to try a 'sperinent"'
This is q true story. Take my word
for it, and don't repeat Mary's expert
ment.-NMrsery.