The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-02
MINOR MENTION

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The street sprinkling wagon was at
work last evening during a rain shower.
"Tis moonlight on the lake." and
that explains the numerous aquatic
parties of late.
Sturgis & Lane will ship fourteen
car loads of cattle from Pine Bluffs for
the east, on the 4th of July.
The Denver Mirror has passed in its
chips, and the Telegraph will hence
forth be reflected from the establish
ment.
The pic-nicers had beautiful weather
yesterday. While the sun was out
bright and smiling the cool air render
ed the pleasure more enjoyable.
All of the Denver papers speak high
ly of the performance of Pinafore blythe
professional troupe which is holding the
boards there this week.
An Omaha paper, in describing an
accident said that N man was badly
burned on the legs from the knees
down, but he teiH Tecorer."
Deadwood is enjoying the innocent
amusement of Gliding Leadyille for its
lack of religion. Let's see, isn't there
a proyerb about a pot and a kettle?
Three cattle men from Denver came
up to Cheyenne yesterday to negotiate
for a heavily stocked ranch up north.
They will visit the ranch next week.
Pueblo had a shooting scrape on Sun
day in which a policemen named
Phiffeny was killed, and a cowboy
named Baxter was seriously wounded.
The Times announced on Monday
evening the arrival of Gov. Hoyt.
Nothing like being up to the times.
But a snail could easily be up to the
Times.
E. F. Mattan, a reformed drunkard.
will deliver a free temperance lecture
at the Methodist Church, this evening.
The lecture will commence promptly at
eight O'Clock.
The preliminary examination of Kate
Sheppard for throwing vitriol on l..
Cass Davis did not take place yester-
day, owing TO the latter's inability to be
present at the examination.
The Laramie Times says a man by
the name of Larson, shed Waterman at
Lookout station. suicided Monday
forenoon by shooting himself twice in
the breast. Depression of spirit is sup
posed to have instigated the rash act.
David Miller, the jeweler, has just
completed two very handsome gold
medals for the Cheyenne Gun Club.
One was a present no the club by M.
L. Post and the other will be paid for
by the association. Both will be put
up as prizes for the best shooting at
glass balls.
Leadville can lay ~pretensions to be-
ing a first-class city, now that 1t has
had an elopement. Mrs. Anna Love,
wife of Joseph Love, a hotel keeper and
mine owner of Leadville, eloped with a
scalawag named James Cummings.
The woman took 5000 in cash and
s400 worth of jewelry. They were
traced finally to Pittsburgh, Pa, where
they were arrested.
Stokes johnson, who was arrested on
Monday night as an accessory of Kate
Sheppard in throwing vitriol on Davis,
was let out of Jail yesterday. 1t seems
that no positive proof could be found
against him and he was dismissed from
custody. However, in the absence OF
direct evidence, the public will believe,
knowing the intimate and Illicit rela,
tionship existing between the two, thai
johnson knew of Miss Sheppard's in
tention to commit the criminal act oil
Monday night.
One Peter Sanderi, who claims that
he is the only man who escaped, writes
to the Inter Ocean that ON the 1Stt
inst. about forty miles south of tn,
Black Hills, a tram Of five men ant
wagons was captured by Indians. ''Tks
train was from Cheyenne, EN- route fol
the Black Hills. The names Of tn,
captured men are Peter Keen, Carol
county, Ills; James Woodhouse
Bloomington, Ills. Smith brothers, st
Louis, Mo-; John Monahan, Gran
county, Wis. The boys stood a goot
fight. There are about forty cowboys
in pursuit"
Shortly after seven O'Clock last even
ing the two horse team of Capt. Gilliss
which was hitched in an open buggy,
started from Draper Il Hammond'i
store quite suddenly and broke into a
gallop up Seventeenth street. The horsei
careered about several blocks and finally
ran into the. fence about the residenc,
of S. A. Bristol, one Of them jumping
over. They came to u halt when Mr..
b. grasped the reins. No damage Other
than a broken single-tree was done,
The buggy and harness were intact,
while the fence simply lost the tor
Of one board.
The Cheyenne Gun Club will hold a
grand shoot at their grounds east OF
Lake Minnehaha, July fourth. The
programme will consist Of glass bal
shooting, and rife shooting at 200 and
500 yards. Two hundred dollars worth