The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-16
PERSONAL AND PARTICULAR.

Boston was given its name 249 years
ago last Sunday.
Nordenskjold has been two years
without any summer.
Edison complains that monographs
cannot find a market.
The Prince Of Wales is turning gray
and rapidly growing old.
General Grant expects to be in his
old home at Galena by by the close OF
October.
A $4,000 debt still fingers in and
around the permanent exhibition at
Philadelphia.
The check system is a good one, and
we would like to see it tried on Yellow
Jack at Memphis.
All Of Bonner's tretters act gloomily
in their imprisonment. They are bound
to be sulky horses.
Sir George Stephens, aged So, the
first Knight created by Queen Victoria,
has recently died.
Thomas Carlyle is in such an excellent
state of health that he intends writing
a record of his life.
A call is made in Ireland either for
a reduction of the amount of rents or
the number Of landlords.
MI. and Mrs. Charles Francis Adams
celebrated their golden wedding last
week. Mr.. Adams is ~ years old.
Professor Ward, of Rochester, has
returned from Oriental countries with
a rare collection of Darwin's pets.
The Cincinnati Commercial looks
around at the seasons crops, and pro-
nounces America the cornucopia of the
world. .
The daughter of Longfellow, who
married Richard Henry Dana, III, has
presented her youthful husband with
R. H.. D., ".
Many ladies have applied to General
Francis Walker, of the census bureau,
to be appointed as canvassers in taking
the new census.
Colonel John Bodine, the famous
rideman, is the new custodian of juries
under his old associate in arms, Judge
Gildersleeve, of New York.
The Sun says that New York preach
ers preach for their salaries, and not
with any hopes Of making New York
ers better. just as the san does, evil
IDENTIFY.
President Hayes yacht, which is on
its way from New York to Washington,
is a pretty little ten-ton ''steam-up,''
and is named Fannie Hayes, after his
daughter.
The Boston Transcript wishes there
were less of picking up acquaintance
on the streets among young people, and
gives good reasons for its position on
the question.
No class of society is 81 poor that
some one does not start an organ for
the protection thereof. In Cincinnati
a new paper is devoted to the interests
of lame animals.
Lord William B~eresford, of London,
won the Victoria Cross by personal dar-
ing in Zululand, and arrived home
three days ago, has been ordered to i'm
mediate service in Afghanistan.
1t is observed that a policeman was
promptly on hand at the shooting of
Kalloch by De Young in San Francisco.
But it wasn't the officers fault. He
was riding in the carriage with De
Young at the time.
General Butler receives, in his of
fee with his back to the window, and
the light in the VISITORS face. In that
way he studies c~ountenances, while
his callers are dazzlsd and overcome by
the reflection from his bald head.
Our special relief has furnished us
with the next step toward the consum-
nation of marriage between King AL.
fonso and the Archduches Marie. 1t
will be an application Oh the part Of
the Spanish government for a papal dis
pensation to be promulgated at the
vatican in Rome ratifying and sancti.
flying the engagement. It is expected
that the pope may be able to complete
his consideration of the subject within
a month or two if his Cardinals join
him with alacrity in the private Ger.
emonies necessarily attendant on &C