The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-25

ed asSemblage at the M. T.. church
prayer meeting last evening.
The deserter that jumped from the
train near Plum creek, while going east
Monday night, was recaptured.
A very large quantity of rain has
fallen within the past few days ON Pole
creek, a few miles north of the city.
By the time c. N. Potter gets through
pottering with his mansion on the hill,
it will be as coy a little residence as
there is in town.
The ladies Of the NJ. E. church have
concluded to hold n grand fair, which
will continue two or three days, along
towards the last of next month.
The band of the Fifth cavalry dis
coursed some very eloquent and pleas
ing music on the balcony of the ORA
matte theater on Sixteenth street last
evening, previous to the festival.
The walking match at McDaniel's
theater closed last night with the fol-
lowing result: Miss Torrance, 100 miles
in 26 hours and AZ minutes; Harry
Manchester, n miles in q hours.
There is a considerable number Of
cattle being shipped east nowadays.
Bill Paxton forwarded 800 head from
Ogalalla, and Creighton & Co., $50
from Pine Bluffs, in the last few days.
The trains on the northern branch OF
the railroad from Ogden now run to
Camas, Idaho, a distance of PA miles
from Ogden. This branch of road is
rapidly advancing and will soon pene-
trate our rich and fertile territory,
Montana.
Judge Hallet has appointed l.. c.
Ellsworth receiver for the constructed
line of the Denver and Rio Grande rail-
road. Mr.. w. w. Borst, superintendent
of the road under the Atchison man.
agement, has been re-appointed by
Ellsworth.
John s. Short, OF Canton, Ohio, has
been appointed agent at the Sac and
Fox agency, vice Levi Woodward, sus-
pended. This is the agency where a
blacksmith was employed who COM
planned to the department that he was
getting too much pay.
The contract for putting new floors
in the old school building, erecting
shelving for the library, and making
excavations for the heater that will be
placed in the school building this sum-
mer, was let yesterday to r. b. Horrie,
the whole to be completed for 1886.
A committee of Cheyenne ladies' WIS.,
tied the office of Col. Spates yesterday
to obtain his influence in the interest
of some church matters. He being
absent they proceeded to commit divers
and various depredations. There is a
reward offered for the perpetrators.
Hon. w. r. Steele, in writing to a
gentleman in this city, speaks in glow
ing terms of the Black Hills country.
He says, there is 40 question as to the
future of this region, rich as it is in all
the that go to furnish the
spinal column of any country, the
development of which has scarcely
begun
THAT sewer is in a beastly state, by
Jove," said a curiously clothed, red
faced Johnny Bull, yesterday, referring
to that open ditch that runs along
Fifteenth street and across the vacant
lot a the depot. That Englishman
spoke the truth; it is in a beastly state,
and 1t is n disgrace to the city to leave
it in such a condition.
The greatest curiosity at Saratoga is
a lady with two heads. While one
head is speaking English the other
keeps up a conversation in French.
Both heads speak four languages, and
sing duets together. Her name is Miss
Willie Christine. She has just arrived
from Europs, where she appeared be-
fore the crowned heads.
An unfortunate fly when it falls into
a SPIDERS web is not more powerless
than is the dignifed lord of creation
who happens into a festival hall the day
preceding the festival. Ten to one, he
has his sleeves rolled up, in a lather of
sweat, over a wash-tub full of dirty
crockery inside of five minutes, while
the dear creatures are winking at each
other behind his back.
The firemen of Golden, COL, intend
giving a grand reception and ball on
the 2lst inst. to which the members of
our companies are cordially invited.
Tho u of the 'sblow out" is occa-
stoned by the presentation of a grand
nickel plated cart and other equipments
to the w. A. II. independent fire and
hose company. The presentation speech
will be made by Hon. Max Loyeland.
and the acceptance address will be de-
livered by II. E. Easton.
A rather ludicrons scene occurred in
a barber shop on Sixteenth street last
evening. A nervous sort of gentleman
was seated in the chair, and the barber
had arrived at that stage in the shaw
ing process when he grasps after stray
Cling hairs under the skin. Just then
the band commenced a dashing air
from "Pinafore." and the razor began
to dance in time. The nervous man
began to move ~uneasily in the chair,