The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-04-18
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to Eagle Rock, and regular trains are
running to that point.
The City Council of Pueblo have dis
covered a shortage in the accounts of
the City Clerk and Treasurer, amount
ing to 5000. An investigation has been
untaken.
On Saturday Miss Nellie Reich, of
Salt Lake City, commenced suit against
Col. E. A. Wall, of Silver Reef, for
breach of promise of marriage, setting
the damages at $4,000.
Ann Eliza Young, nineteenth wife of
Brigham Young bas commenced to
deliver a series of lectures at the 1. NJ.
q. A. of Omaha. She will recite her
experiences in Zion.
Rev. E. H. E. Jameson, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Omaha has
about $1,000 pledged from responsible
parties for the repairs to the church,
and $4,000 more are needed, which the
energetic clergyman says he is bound to
have.
The Highland Mary Mining comp
any, organized under the laws of Iowa,
has filed papers certifying Del Norte to
be its principal place of business in
Colorado, and appointing William
Hale, John Gibson and Charles A.
Stringham agents in that state.
Vim. Bierbower, esq of Sidney, has
been employed by the United States
Attorney-Genera to visit Red Cloud
and Spotted Tail agencies on important
government business, such as taking
dispositions and looking after the inter
ests of Uncle Sam in suits that have been
begun by the government. He expects
to be absent for a few weeks.
A young mar named Thomas, EN-
ployed as a clerk in SINNERS clothing
house of Denver was arrested yesterday
on charges of theft. 1t is alleged that
Thomas has been carrying on a system
of petty thieving ever since his employ
ment by the firm. He was placed
in Jail to await his trial. He confesses
to having carried away $40 worth of
goods.
In assuming charge of the Denver
postofice Mr.. Byers has let Captain S.
a. Sheppard, late assistant postmaster,
go to give Mr.. Sumner the place. 1t
is due to Captain Sheppard to say that
in retiring from this responsible posi-
ton he carries with him the best wishes
of hundreds who have become acquaint-
ed with him during his Official career.
His work has eyer been performed with
promptness and with accuracy.
The directors of the Omaha Base
Ball Club have leased a tract of land
for grounds in Lakes addition, about
600 feet from the end of the street car
track. Tho grounds will be at once
surrounded by a high board fence and
provided with a covered grand stand
which will accommodate $50 persons
and open stand which will accommodate
$50 more. The first game played on
these grounds will take place about the
Goth inst. with some Iowa club not in
the league.
The third week of May in Denver
promises to be, to people of a sporting
turn of mind, a week of rare enjoyment.
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
comes Splan with Rarus, the liking of
the Turf" and a coterie of famous
steppers, who will exhibit their marvel
GUS speed in contesting for a number of
large purses On the mile track at Ford's
Park. On Tuesday, the regular spring
races of the Denver Jockey Club will
begin. This organization has made ar
engagements to have the coming meet
ing one of the most successful aver held
in Colorado.
A bad character named John Mason,
in Benton county Iowa, was killed by a
party of vigilantes. The parties who
did the l%ynching were indicted and dur
ing the past two weeks have had their
| trial in Vinton-eight Of them together.
Five were discharged before the case
al given to the jury, and the rest
found guilty Of assault with intent to
murder, and sentensed respectively to
the following terms in the p~enitentiary,
and pay the costs of prosecution: Mil
lard Tracy, IL year; Andrew Lee, six
months; VIM. Brumwell, three months.
Harry johnson and Theodore Wend-
Ter, night clerk at the Merchants and
night cook at Charpiot's hotel in Den
yer, respectively, were arrested yester-
day at Laramie, with some $3.50 of
stolen money Oh their persons. john
SON is the young man that ran off Mon
day night with S474 belonging to S. II.
Ferguson, a guest at the Merchants.
The men took the train on the Color
ado Central road between Longmont
and Collins got off at Hazard and board
ed the Union Pacific train for Ogden,
evidently intending to go to San Fran
cisco. They were arrested on the train
on a telegrapbic request from Sheriff
Dave Cook, and will be taken back to
Denver to-day.