The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-27


A nice little story on third page.
The banks will be closed today.
No more legislature until Monday.
Court is adjourned for a long recess
Denver,s new union depot will cost
nearly s40o, 0O0.
Lunar rainbows have been seen nea
Deadwood lately.
The Lowrie sewer system has been
adopted by the Denver council.
Teachers meeting this evening at
the Presbyterian parsonage at 1880.
The excursion train on the d. road
win depart this morning at 8 O'Clock.
There will be several Thanksgiving
bawls to-day-on the part Of the young.
John Greed, a miner, was killed in
the Ontario mine, Utah, the other day,
The U. P. road is running an even
ing train from Omaha to San Fran.
cisco.
Turkey shooting is the boss sport to-
day about the country taverns through
out the east.
A juvenile company is engaged In
numbering "Pinafore" In spots all
over the west.
Every person has something to be
thankful for, but every person doesn't
believe it. all the same.
There cannot possibly be any connec-
tion between Thanksgiving day and the
departure of the legislature.
Good skating at Lake Minnehaha.
The boys will take a spin around the
lake to-day, If 1t doesn't snow.
That famous third rail from Golden
to Denver will soon be laid, and the
subject also be laid meath the daisies.
Rev. Saunders will preach a Thanks
giving sermon this morning in the Con-
gregational church, OIL THE coming
man,
The first night session of the legisla-
ture was held by the council last night.
The next will be held in joint session
in Denver tonight.
Have you not all much to be thank
full for? Here we are in the midst of
a session of the legislature, and con-
gress will meet next week.
Josephine Meeker .'swore off" lectur-
ing, but like Rip Van Wrinkle, 1t
didn't count. She will lecture in
Denver on Saturday evening.
1t is to be hoped that nc snow storms
will overtake our legislators in the
mountains during their excursion. The
forty days session cannot be extended.
A party of miners from North Park
returned to the city yesterday for sup
plies. They report that the ore grows
wonderfully rich as the depth Of the
shafts increases.
Rev. II. II. White, who is coming to
Cheyenne for the purpose of re-organ-
izing the A. NJ. Z. church here, will ar
rive to-day, and preach in the A. M. E.
church this evening.
Times have grown terribly mo noto-
nous in Leadville since the recent moi
settled. There are only the usual doz-
en- murders, fights, incendiaries and lot
jumpings to chronicle daily.
The Denver pepole believe they drink
too much snake and lizard and refuse
in their water and propose having the
the same examined scientifically. The
result will doubtless prove a boom to
the saloons.
Mr.. Brazier, of Laramie City, gave
notice in the house yesterday, that he
would on Monday next, introduce a
bill providing for the relocation of the
seat of government. The idea is to
have the capital moved away out west.
There was a fatal accident at the Bob
Tail mine in Deadwood, the other day.
The cause was a tardy explosion. Jo-
seph G.. Conkright a killed, John
Matson vas seriously, perhaps fatally,
injured, and John Galabinski was
slightly hurt.
Here is the way Elder Cannon is per-
sonalized in the Salt Lake Tribune i:
George @. Cannon, the dirty, six
wived polygamist who has been crowd
ing polygamy down the Threats of the
lawmakers of this great nation for the
past seven years, left Utah yesterday
to take his seat In Congress-"
There is to be a rifle match at Tai
bots range to-day, under the auspices
Of the rifle club. The prizes are to be
a Freund's improved Sharp's rifle and
a fine revolver. Distance, 200 yards,
of hand, 10 shots each. Entrance fee,
90. A number of entries have been
made, and some excellent shooting may
be expected. The shooting will COM
mence at / O'Clock.