The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-13
SIDE SPRAY.
How the Fourth was Observed
Chief Benner's Removal
Floating Hospital
Excursions, etc.
CHICAGO, LIS, July 7, 1879.

CHICAGO, LIS, July 7, 1879.
From our regular correspondence.
At a general meeting of the Chicago
Turngemeinde, yesterday, at Turner
hall, important steps were taken to-
wards protesting against the against
the discharge from the fire department
of Chief Benner. The mayors action
in discharging such an efficient officer
was strongly denounced, and there
were some very bitter opinions express
ed. The press and people of all parties
are loud in their clamors for Benner's
reinstatement, and if his honor lives up
his determination to be mayor of every
portion of the city, he must lend a ia
vorable ear to the appeals of nearly all
of its influential inhabitants vino feel
that the right is theirs to have a voice
in the matter.
The Fourth passed off very quietly
despite the representations of a COM
munistic outbreak, and with the ex-
ception of a few really serious accidents
by the too free use of fire arms, there
was little of note to place it on the rec
ord Of history.
The most serious, or rather the sad
dest, occurrence was the death-it is
supposed to be murder-of a little boy
eight years old, on the west side.
superintendent Seavey, of the police,
is home again; but despite the fact that
he has been drinking at the celebrated
fount of Waukeshea, his ailment is by
no mean cured. He has spoken on
former occasions of r%esigning, and the
fact that his health is no better has
| given an impetus to those seeking his
place and his Office is almost beseiged.
The greatest benefit of the age is the
floating hospital excursions for the cause
of the sick which leave Clark street
bridge daily. On these excursions all
who are not afflicted with contagious
diseases will be allowed to attend, and
while on the lake the kindest care is be-
slowed upon invalids by doctors and
nurses who are in attendance. A rich
story went the rounds just after the en-
terprise was put in operation this sum
mer. A servant girl in the city, hear
ing, as table talk, the subject of the
floating hospital discussed, thought
that her first day ''off'' should be spent
on the lake, where she expected to find
plenty of company and enjoy lots of
fun. Well, the story runs, the girl
went on the boat after first gaining her
mistress consent to do up a fine lunch
enough for three or four-which mis-
tress allowed the joke-of course an
innocent II to run, and the girl to go.
In the evening Nora came in painting
and breathless when the family were
seated on the veranda enjoying the pure
lake breeze and wondering if poor Nora
was cured of her curiosity to go on free
excursions. The poor girl was entirely
overcome and her Irish heart spoke out
in the pathetic words, while she sunk
on a chair: Eye let me go and said
niyer a word, when it was nothin but a
hospital fiatin, and nobody but the sick
ones was there" Nora was thence
forth cured of her desire to go on ''free
excursions and the lessons she learned,
though hard, was wholesome.
The lake is alive with yachts and ex-
cursion boats, merry crews and music,
and it Is a beautiful sight to observe
from the shore the gay looking steamers
and their happy passengers and know
that so many people are enjoying them
selves.
. There is some talk of the theaters
remaining open all summer, and to sub
stantiate the statement, "Pinafore''
has commenced another run at Haver-
ley's. Engaged" a new play, is on
the boards at McVicker's, and other
new attractions are promised at this
favorite theater soon.
Lester Wallack is in the city on his
way to New York from the Pacific
coast. Owen Fawcett is registered at
the Palmer house. +. Z.