The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-01-17
NEWS NUGGETS.
Carefully Gathered and Presented for The Ben
eft Of Our Readers.

Several antelope were seen yesterday
within a mile Of Cheyenne. 8
The Colorado Cattle Growers asso-
citation at Denver has adjourned.
Deacon Iddings has entirely relin-
quished the habit Of taking stoves to
pieces.
The household property Of the late
Mrs. Louise Lee will be sold at auction
tomorrow.
Ranchmeu on the Platte fear trouble
with the Indians and are arming for
the contest.
Mayor Bresnahen Is daily besieged
with applicants for appointment to
Office under the new regime.
The LOTUS troupe has concluded not
to play in Cheyenne during their pres
emit tour to the Pacific slope.
Only six per cent of the whole num-
Der of children in Cheyenne are absent
from the public school. A good record.
Why negotiate for Sitting Bulls re-
turnr Haven't things gone along all
the better for his trip to the queens
possessions?
A certain saloon proprietor beat his
wife in a most brutal manne a couple
Of nights since. His name would look
nice in print.
Hon. w. A. H.. L~oveland, president
of the Colorado Central railway, has
gone on q visit to the east. He is ex-
pected back in about a fortnight.
The great question now agitating
the minds Of the American public is
regarding who will be the new officers
Of the incoming city administration.
Messrs. Potter, the present incum-
bent, Carroll and Mullaly are UNDER
stood to be candidates for election to
the city attorneyship under the new
board Of trustees.
The last issue of the Tomnn's Jour-
nal, published in Boston, contains q
very able article on woman suffrage
in Wyoming, from the pen Of Judge
j. W. Kingman.
Mr.. w. G. Packard, of the Greeley
Tribune, recently paid our city a visit.
In a lengthy letter to his paper he says
come good words for our business men.
Besides that, his letter is quite newsy.
We hear considerable railroad y
rumbling, but nothing definite has
taken place as yet. When the matter
Of building new railroads assumes a
tangible form the LEADER will take
great pleasure in making q note of the
fact.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Annie
East, who died on Wednesday morn
ing, took place yesterday afternoon at
2 O'Clock from st. Marks Episcopal
church. Rev. C. o. Tillotson, pastor
Of the church, conducted the religious
exercises.
The Zig-zag combination met last
night and elected the following officers:
Harry Howard, manager; c. F. Lati-
mer, business manager; Z. L. McCon-
nell, stage manager; Harry D. Leslie,
secretary. They propose to give an
entertainment shortly.
The revival meeting at the Metho-
dist church last night was attended
by largely increased numbers. Rev.
w. H. Gillian will preach this
evening on Balm" or the "Great
Physician" Prayer meeting for seek
ers at 8 p. m. to-day at the church. All
are invited.
A statute Of Nebraska provides that
no criminal sentenced to be hanged
shall be executed until one hundred
days after such sentence is pronounced.
This is why the fiend Richards will not
be hanged until April 25th. Were the
law otherwise, the butcher wouldn't
last a month.
The services being held at the court
house have been very interesting dur
ing the week. Rev. VIM. NJ. Young
%expounds the scriptures in such q way
that all must be benefited who are
privileged to hear him. Conservation
services tonight. All are cordially in
vited to be present.
There is one thing that the eye of
mortal has never beheld, and that is the
skater who fell down because he could
not stand up. He always looks around
with an air Of Importance, then fixes
his skate straps and does not rub the
place that hurts the most until he is sure
no II is looking.
George A. Webster, formerly a Chey-
enne claim agent, now resides at
Yankton. A few days ago he was
hauled before the police court for
beating his wife. George was the
"law" partner of the illustrious
Judge Baggs who figured in Cheyenne
a couple Of years since.
One Of the passengers who arrived
on the coach from Fort Laramie
Wednesday night brought a report
that two men, names unknown, but
supposed to be road agents, were re-
Gently found dead on the route be-
tween Fort Mckinney and Fort Lara
mic. Both men, he says, had been
hung. We give the rumor for what 1t
is worth.
A worthless fellow named b. A..
Harker was detected beating his wife
yesterday morning about 2 O'Clock,