The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-01-25
PERSONAL AND PARTICULAR.

PERSONAL AND PARTICULAR.
Unreliable representatives of the
New York press still claim that Stew
arts body has been recovered.
A new dramatic journal Is to be pub
lisLed in New York. Sidney Resented
(late of Puck, we b~elieve) will be the
editor.
Mrs. Mary Marie, of Boston, is q
claimant for a $40 .000, 900 estate in
Maryland, left by William Mackey in
the eighteenth century.
Princess Louise dresses so simply
when out shopping in Quebec that she
frequently suffers from the imperti-
hence of the tradespeople.
Mr.. Joaquin Miller has written a
new play called 49," in which the
chief incidents of the Mountain Mead
ow massacre are set forth.
King George III. had a fancy.
amounting to almost a mania, for apple
dumplings. People, not kings, have
been known to be similarly affected.
A Baltimore wedding had to be post
poned or account of a delay in getting
the wedding dress through that misera-
BILE New York custom house.
Hearing of the way executions are
bungled Of late, the unrighteous has
said in his heart. "I1l never die by
hanging if I can help it, you betl"
Consul Catlin finds that Americans
are popular in France, the notion that
all of US veal homespun and hunt buff
falo ia Jersey City having long since
been dispelled.
Rev DR.. Tucker says the natives of
Africa prefer run to cannibalism. To
please them, then, we should not here
after send them missionaries, but the
other thing.
The ex-rebel Gen. Hood and Gen.
Sherman take their meals at the same
table In Washington, and are quite
thick. Hood goes on a wooden leg, and
is very decrepit.
The queen Of England is very greatly
interested in the religion of the popula-
tion along the English canals. 1t is too
much of a kind of no religion to suit
her majesty's taste.
A popularity of President Hayes
last weeks reception was that Chief
Joseph, the Nez Perez Indian, was the
most distinguished looking and digni-
fed guest present.
When Adelina Patti sang "La Ira
viata'' at Berlin, a few weeks ago, she
had to appear ten times at the fall Of
the curtain, and such enthusiasm had
never before been witnessed.
A photograpli-stand occupies the SEN
ate wing of the national capitol, and
the keeper says: II uell the most of
Thurman, Conkling, Ben. Butler, Jim
Blaine and John Sherman"
Gilmore's garden is undergoing still
another transformation, and will soon
become a vast skating rink. II is pro-
posed to give the New Workers fine ice
and skating the year round, by artificial
process.
Many good people are grieved to see
that the woman-suffrege movers of the
day tramp hand in hand with the po-
lygamous women Of Utah through the
national halls, and together demand
recognition from the government and
people.
George F. Hoar, of Massachusetts,,
is the comfortable looking man of tie
United States seate. His face is open
(when he speaks), clear when shaved),
and benign (seven by nine) at all times.
These characteristics go to make up a
stateman every time.
Mr.. Neil Dougherty, a rich bachelor
in Brooklyn, died alone and .%unsoothed
a few days ago. He was supposed to
have no relations in this country, but
already fourteen lawyers have appeared
before the surrogate with clients who
claim him as a dear and beloved rela-
tive.
Governor "Blue-Jeans" Williams
wants a boardof pardons to help him dc
the proper thing for convicted crimi-
mails. Heretofore it has not been safe
to be a convict in Indiana, the ~leniency
of the governor leaving the poor prison.
bird liable to be turned out into the
cold world at any time without a mo
ment's warning.
The Misses Thornton have not here
tofore taken part in Washington gave
ties, because English etiquette require,
that young ladies shall be presented t.
the queen before they enter general so
ciety. During their recent visit II
England Miss Thornton and Miss Fran
ces Thornton went through this cere
mony, and are, therefore, now at liber
ty to accept social attentions in Amer