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

0 Marked improvements are being
made in G.. Masten's store.
There were 1874 cars loaded with
beeves from this division of the Union
Pacific yesterday.
The latest smiling and happy father
Is Bert Richey. Boy-large and healthy.
The ladies of the Methodist church
are now engaged furnishing their new
parsonage.
The ladies at Fort Russell have been
frequent visitors at the telegraph Office
during the past few days.
Quite a large party Of distinguished
Mexicans passed through yesterday on
the eastward bound train.
Mr.. R. Van Tassell purchased the
elegant residence of Jervis Joslin on
Ferguson street yesterday.
No FIRE In the school building yester-
day morning. The ~janitor was afraid
of the mammoth heating apparatus to
kindle one.
Tue tower of Cheyenne, instead OF
that of BabSl, will be the subject Of dis.
cussion next Tuesday evening, with L.
Bresnahen in the pulpit.
There will be a meeting of the work.
ingmen's organization on tomorrow
evening, at the city hall, for the pur.
pose Of electing officers to serve for the
ensuing year.
An Officer Is employed in Deadwood
whose duty 1t is to see that the teams
on the streets are kept moving. In this
way a blockade Is avoided. This would
indicate business.
Tramps bound westward are a scarce
commodity in this market ut present,
from the fact that there have been nu.
merous trains of late going in that di.
rectiop loaded with baled hay.
The famous Peruvian ram Huascar
has been captured by the Chilians, &c.
cording to this mornings kilograms.
Don't pronounce the name s'hosscar.'
That would give away your Spanish.
The relatives and friends Of II. NJ
Orahood, esq., of Central City, Col.
will be pleased to learn that he wal
elected to i'll the Office of district attor
ney at that place by a handsome ma
jority.
At a meeting of the Pioneer hook,
last evening it was decided to give ,
ball on Wednesday evening, Nov. 18th,
1879. Messrs. p. H. Scriber, NJ. ]
Kilcullin and s. T. Farrell were APP
pointed as o committee of arrangements
Mr.. P. Touhey, formerly roadmastei
Of the eastern division of the Unior
Pacific, arrived in the city yesterday
He has been appointed roadmaster OF
the Denver Pacific. Mr.. T. is consid
cred n Of the most efficient and re
liable men In the employ of the com
pany.
The cowboy who so numerically
beat Joe McGrath night before last, wa.
taken before a Justice of the peace yes.
terday and charged with carrying con
cealed weapons and creating a disturb
ance; for both offences he was heavily
6ned. He will answer to a count,
charge this morning.
A FIRE occurred at Carr station on thu
Denver Pacific railroad, early yesterda,
morning, which totally destroyed thu
coal shed at that place, three coal ears
and about thirty tons Of coal. How
the Gre originated is thus far a mystery.
The passenger train yesterday was de
layed some two hours thereby.
The school companions Of the re
Gently deceased Miss Nettie Krebs, pale
a touching tribute to her memory yes
terday, by draping the desk where she
was accustomed to sit, with mourning,
and placing thereon a wreath of beau.
tiful flowers. They also drafted a sci
of appropriate resolutions, which viii
be forwarded to her mother to-day.
VOur kilograms of yesterday from
New York, say that Washington
specials comment upon the fact of Gen.
Merritt sending no report of his
march, and say some displeasure |:
manifest IN consequence. Other special.
state that Gen. Merritt is In high
feather because Of his successful march,
The probability is that some correspon.
dents were angered because there was
no large and graphic report ready made
for them.
Y Capt. J. Gilliss, depot quartermaster,
.. 8. A, returned from Rawlins yes.
terday. The captain, as is well known,
has been engaged in forwarding sup.
plies to Gen. Merritt's command at the
front, and his Efforts have been most
successful. He is now here to engage
more transportation, and all freighters
should apply to him at once. The cap
tain is ready to pay literally for this
service, and to transport teams to Raw.
Inns by railroad at once. He will re.
turn-to Rawlins to-day, and proceed to
the front without delay.