The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-13
MINOR MENTION.

toned these days.
Secretary Spates advertises elsewhere
for a Host pocket book.
The supply of water is failing. Larg-
er reservoirs are demanded.
An excursion train from Denver wiz
run to FIJI Collins tomorrow.
The driving ASSOCIATION will be or
ganized tomorrow evening.
Most of the many fine rigs in town
were out airing last evening.
1t was hot enough yesterday to bis
ter ones prospects for eternity.
A state historical society was organ
lied in Denver Friday evening.
Honest, capable, and faithful men
are wanted in the next legislature.
There is some talk of a fremen's
tournament in Cheyenne in the fall.
The condition of Wood Foglesong
was reported worse yesterday evening.
The concert Of the Presbyterian Sab
bath school has been postponed for one
week.
Election day draws nigh, but legisla-
tive candidates are not known by their
expressed intentions.
Several excursions Of eastern people
have passed over the Union Pacific
road lately, on the regular trains.
There are too many yelping ours in
this community. A sausage factory
might be started with advantage.
This is the morning for the excursion
to Fort Collins. Train leaves Chey-
enne depot at 8 O'Clock, railroad time.
Now that the supply of water is fail
ing, talk about connecting the Laramie
river with Crow creek, by a ditch, is
revived.
Mr.. G. IL. Collins, of the firm of G.
ii. & ]. S. Collins, of this city, is about
starting a large fish Matching pond in
Omaha.
There will be n meeting of the Ladies'
reading room association Monday ven
ing at 8 o'clock, at their rooms, ON Fer
guson street.
The governors proclamation and Sec
retary's Instructions to sheriffs, will
probably be issued in a few days. The
latter are required by statute to be sent
out before the 18th of July.
The county commissioners were in
session again yesterday as a board of
equalization. They completed this
week as far as the letter E, and ad-
journed until Monday morning.
An astronomical society is spoken of.
Certain it is that, with a telescope of
reasonable power, the residents here
a study astronomy to better advant-
age than in the east, because of the
clear atmosphere and comparative alb
sence of clouds.
Laramie will probably have one more
representative in the next legislature
than in the last. The settlements of
ranches up north have added materially
to the population. However, the ratio
of representation will be based upon
last November's congressional election.
The sheriff's posse returned y%ester-
day morning from their trip to Pine
Bluffs. Nothing was found there that
called for interference on their part,
but T. JEFF Carr says he thinks the
party would have been a little more sue
cessful in this direction had they
secured a larger supply of Murrin's
Budweiser.
Many complaints reach this office
from Forts Fetterman and Mckinney
in regard to the non-arrival or delay of
the LEADER. Some of our correspond
ents accuse the postmaster at Rock
creek of carelessness, while others claim
that the fault lies with the mail car
riers. We have placed the matter in
the hands of the proper authorities for
investigation, and we trust our patrons
will have no cause for complaining
hereafter. We pay Uncle Sam for car
and we are bound to see to it that he
carries out his part of the contract af-
ter we pay him for the work to be per-
formed under the contract.
The Pueblo Chieftain cries out for the
vigilantes. 1t says: 1.-THE impunity
with which red-handed murderers walk
away from the sworn officers of the law
in Pueblo county has induced Eggles.
ton, the murderer of Connect, to apply
to be admitted to bail. The case was
heard by Judge Henry on yesterday,
and we are sorry to hear that the Judge
decided to admit him to bail in the rid.
ic~ulously low sum of $1,000. What
makes the Ease still more interesting is
that the bond is to be approved by Sher-
if Price. There is not q nan worth
six bits in Custer county that would &C
on Eggleston's bond for five dollars; YET
we are informed that he has given il
out here that Hon. George NJ. Chilcott
will become security for him if he can
get the court to admit him to bail. Mr..
Chilcott is absent at present, but we
cannot believe that he will be instru-
mental in aiding such a red-handed
murderer to escape the penalty of his
crimes. Where are the vigilantesp"
A Deserter Gagged.