The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-10-09
MINOR MENTION.

The Denver Tribune Is he organ OF
the Antilles.
Deadwood is to have a new paper,
backed by a strong mining company.
There was a very interesting meeting
held at the Congregational church last
evening.
Lot jumping in Deadwood is RAM
pant. A man was stabbed there on the
Sd for leaping in that direction.
A drunken cowboy attacked Joe Nc
Gath tcolored) last night and beat him
fearfully over the head and face with q
revolver. The offender WAS jagged.
Lieut.. Davis, at Fort Russell, issued
one thousand stand of arms and fifty
thousand rounds of ammunition to
Gov. Phi kin, of Colorado, yesterday.
Men who can drive a nail without
splitting a board are getting 1--WE dollars
a day in Deadwood, and the demand
for laborers is in excess of the supply.
A club of ten base ball tossers, six Of
whom are from Cincinnati, and four
from Buffalo, N. Y, passed through
on the west bound passenger train yes
terday.
The agent of the Haverly troupe was
in the city yesterday. He stated that
the Haverly church choir Pinafore
troupe would perform here in about q
fortnight.
Cottage prayer meeting at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Armburster, on Eigh-
teenth street, at 1880 this evening. The
public and especially strangers invited
to be present.
E. F. Roberts, esq, jeweler at Joslln
& Parks. will start to-day on a trip
east. His position in the store will be
filed during his absence by Mr.. Burton,
Of Philadelphia.
Immense fires are destroying the tim
Der region in the Black Hills. Lead
City was threatened of falling a prey
to the same on October Sd. The citi-
zens had to turn out en- nasse to fight 1t.
R. B. Haywood, of Colorado, who
disappeared last month, is known to
have been murdered, his body having
been discovered In a ditch underneath
the county road near Golden, on Tues
day.
Little Mark Coad, who had one Of his
legs fractured by a wagon wheel passing
over 1t, is reported rs doing well. Little
Mark puts In his extra time now eau
tioning boys about stealing rides on
wagons.
When Cheyenne fathoms the value Of
any enterprise II is accomplished imme-
diately. A few hours yesterday suficed
to organize one-half Of the company
that will build the road from Cheyenne
to Crescent City, North Park.
The late E. P. johnson had his life
insured for $4,000 In the New York
Life insurance company. and 1t Is ex-
pected that there will be realized about
$1,000 from the Rocky Mountain insur-
ance and savings institution.
Judge KinEman and Lieut.. George
o. Eaton, Fifth cavalry, who went to
the mines In North Park, started home
ward with twenty. five prospectors, who
concluded that it wasn't healthy Just
now to stay in the park while painted
Utes were providing about.
General Merritt's command made ex-
tr~aordinary time In getting down to
Milk creek TO relieve Captain Payne's
beseiged men. The command left
Rawlins on Thursday morning at 1890
O'Clock and arrived at Payne's fortifca-
tons at 6 O'Clock On Sunday morning.
The county commissioners met yes
terday and audited and allowed a large
number Of bills; also made several re-
bates on taxes. They decided on hold
ing a special election to all the office Of
county attorney, made vacant by the
death Of E. P. johnson, a notice of
which will be found In another column.
The press OF Deadwood state that the
losses sustained by the Firemen's Fund
insurance company of California at the
ttttht itS hutic INV UP <@c-ttv. "
must be a mistake. as the secretary Of
the company states that the entire net
amount at risk by the company in the
burned district was s24 9s0, of which
amount they claim to lose SIS, 400.
The readers Of the LEADER will no.
tice In this issue IN advertisement Of
Mrs. ]. TAFT, 1872 Fifteenth street, Dem
yer. Mrs. TAFT has had years of expe-
rience in the manufacture of hair goods
in Chicago, and now has a complete
assortment in her new store. A spe-
cialty is made in the manufacture Of the
various styles and designs of hair work.
Dealers win lind it to their advantage
to call before purchasing.
Proclamation by the Governor.
yzo Nxoorcy In tho Iartolo-