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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
A Missouri Round-up,

st. Louis, June, &c. E. Donk, of
the coal mining firm of Donk Bros, of
this city, while going through well
wooded bit of country between Center
vile, ILL.,, and one of the mines of the
firm, short distance from that place,
this morning, was set upon by two men
and robbed of S2,5oO, which he was
going to pay the miners. As soon as
the robbery became known, the
miners organized into squads of
five and six, and secured the woods
thoroughly, but at last accounts the
robbers had not been captured.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
Girl Assaulted.

Ada, Ohio, June 13-This afternoon,
while little eleven,year-old daughter
of John Mattar, a farmer living four
miles north, was on her way home
from neighbor's, where she had been
playing, she was pounced upon by an
unknown man, who had been secreted
in fence corner, and brutally out
ragged, after which he left her in the
road, where she was found this evening
in dying condition, barely able to re-
late the occurrence. She will probably
die before morning. The man has not
been captured, although parties are
scouting for him on foot and horse. If
caught, lynching will follow without
doubt
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
CONGRESS, ETC.
MR.. rHURMAN's NEAT JOKE.
Senator -Bayard Indignant Pro-
eeedings of Congress
lican and Democratic
Caucuses.


Washington, June 13.--When the
hour for the commencement of the SEN
ate session arrived (the members being
still in caucus) not single senator was
present except the president pro tem.,
Thurman, who commanded silence by
the usual rap of the Ravel, and the
chaplain offered prayer, invoking a
"Divine blessing upon the deliberations
of this body During the prayer Sen
ator Hill came in. At its conclusion,
the president protein pore glaring at the
empty seats, said: ''The senator from
Georgia will now come to order and
the secretary will read the journal of
Yesterdays proceedings.''
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14

Washington, June 13.-At the cabi-
net meeting to-day petition, signed
by thirty thousand persons, was pre-
sented, asking that executive clemency
be extended Reynolds, the Utah polyg-
amist.
A report is current that Senator Bay
ard will resign the craftsmanship of the
senate finance committee, If the senate
votes to take up the silver bill.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
Gran, Wants Mo Room

Philadelphia, June ia Washing
ton telegram to the Press says that
Grant, in letter from Siam, alludes
to paragraph he had seen in Ameri-
can files about political demonstrations
in honor of his return, and says he is
always sensible of the approval of his
fellow citizens, but any formal display
whiclpmignt be construed as a move
ment for political purposes, would not
be agreeable.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
Jealousy and a Razor

Warsaw, Ind, June 13.-Last night
"a colored barber named Day attempted
TO kill his wife by cutting her throat
with razor. He was prevented by
the timely interference of VIM. James,
his employer, who knocked him down
with board after he had succeeded in
inflicting large cash in her throat.
While trying to secure him he severed
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
A Novel Question.

Washington. June 13.--The senate
judiciary committee has referred to the
sub-committee consisting of Garland,
Bayard, Conkling and Carpenter) the
important question raised in regard to
Secretary McCrary's nomination for
circuit judgeship which is to be vacated
by Judge Dillon next September. The
novel question is, whether nomina-
tion can constitutionally be confirmed
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14

Havana, Cuba, June 15.-CaptaIn
General Blanco issued decree that
from and after the 1st of July all con-
tributions end other payments into the
public treasury must be made in gold,
admitting foreign silver only for frac-
tions of one dollar. The treasury will
receive silver Spanish coin unlimitedly
according to its value relative to Span
ish gold coin.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
STAGE Rounded Up.

Galveston, June ia San Antonio
special says: The stage was stopped by
four masked men near Menardoville
Wednesday night, and the mail bags
rihed.
The day after the murder of Mrs.
Calsun and her daughters, by the In
dians, two men were killed by them on
the Upper Frio. The Indians also at
tackled party of ten camped on the
Devils river but were repulsed.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
DIVERS DOINGS.
BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD.
A Female Assassin Surrenders = Bet
ting Heavy Odds on Hanlon-
The Secretary of State on
the Darien Canal
She Surrenders.

New York, June 13.-Mrs. Barrett
who shot Washington Nathan about
two months ago in the Coleman house,
voluntarily surrendered herself this af-
ternoon in the the jefferson Market po-
lice court, and ackno wledged that she
did the shooting.
Nathan is now in Europe, and as he
never made any complaint-again her,
and in the absence of any evidence
against her, the case was allowed to
drop.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
He Didn't Whip Him.

Centralia, Ills., June ia horrible
murder was committed at Central City
near here, this afternoon, in which
Oliver Sails was shot and killed by
Richard Brown, his brothera:n- Law.
The alleged cause was family difficult
ty of long standing. Sails threatened
to whip Brown and Brown went to his
house and got shot gun, and return
ing shot Sails in the breast, killing him
almost instantly.
Brown was arrested and is now in
mil
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14

Washington, June 13.-The demo-
Gratis and republicans OF the senate each
had caucuses this forenoon, and both
adjourned without a decision to meet
again this afternoon. The democrats
considered the question of taking action
on Coke's resolution to discharge the
finance committee from further consid-
GRAFTON of the silver bill. The republi.
can senators discussed various suggest.
ed courses upon the army and judicial
appropriation bill.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14

New Castle, June 13.-At meeting
this evening the final deposit was made
in behalf of Hanlan and Elliott. DR..
Luke Armstrong, president of the
amateur club was unanimously appoint
ed referee, and Thomas Swaddle dis
tance judge 1t was agreed that the
men should be in their boats ready to
start at IL AS Monday.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14

London, June 13.-Odds of 200 to 81
on Hanlan have been offered.
The bark Collector, from Arendal,
Norway, for this port, was sunk by the
steamship 0xAer, inst arrived from
Bremen June .Sth, latitude 4T.0l, long
itude $500, ainl four of the crew and
passengers of the bark were drowned.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
Generous William

Berlin, June 13.-Proyincial cores
pondence states that more than 600
pardons have already been granted by
the emperor, in celebration of his gol-
den wedding, principally to persons i'm
prisoned for offenses against himself.
1t is believed that 200 more pardons
will be granted almost Immediately.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
All Professors Resign.

San Francisco, June 13.-A Portland
dispatch says the entire faculty Of Will
liam university, one of the Oldest and
most popular institutions of learning in
the state, have resigned. The institu-
tion is under the control of the Metho-
dist church, and the trouble seems to
have its origin in an effort to rigidly
enforce sectarian doctrines regarding
the control of the university.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14

Washington, June I3.-The follow.
ing message from the president, accom-.
panied by a report Of the secretary OF
state, was laid before the house previ.
GUS to adjournment:
To the House of Representatives u
transmit herewith, in compliance with
the house resolution of the 29th ult., a
report of the secretary of state relative
to the steps taken by this government
to promote the establishment of an
inter-oceanic canal across or near the
isthmus of Darien.
Slgned] r. b. HAYES.
Washington, June 13, 1879.
The report of the secretary of state
after reviewing the whole subject and
referring to the sending of commission
ers to take part in the inter-oceanic ca
nal congress at Paris, says The poll
cy of the United States on the general
subject of the isthmus transit is under
stood to have been and to be not to un-
dertake the construction Of a ship canal
on its own account, even if the practi-
cability of such work, at reasonable
cost, were to be shown, but to secure
by treaties the protection of capital of
such citizens as may be disposed to en-
bark in the enterprise.
1t will be my purpose to give an at
tentive consideration to whatever may
pass into other commercial countries in
relation to this subject, and to omit no
favorable opportunity for useful nego-
tiations in behalf Of the interests Of this
government in the enterprise.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14

Chicago, June 13.-The rates from
the Missouri river points have, owing
to the fight between the roads, fallen
from $500 to fifty cents. The rates
from Chicago and st. Louis to the
Mississippi river potts, however, are at
full figures.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
They Skinned the Bank.

Allentown, Pa, June 13.-Charles
o. Sinner, cashier, and F. Sinner, as
sistant cashier and bookkeeper Millers-
town savings bank at Maoungie, were
arrested, charged with embezzling be-
tween 81, 900 and $4,000 in funds.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14

to fill vacancy not yet created, if at
the same time it be stipulated that the
person so nominated, is to continue to
occupy another Office until the position
to which he is prospectively appointed
shall have actually become vacant by
the resignation or otherwise. The
committee defer action upon Secretary
McCrary's nomination until after they
pass upon this general question.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
The Railroad MUST Show Up,

New York, June 13.-The committee
of inquiry of the legislature into the
subject of railroad tolls, has decided
that the books of the New York Cen
tral railroad relating to the charging of
special rates to certain individuals,
must be produced.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14

Vienna, June 13.-Russia has pro-
posed that Aleko Pasha shall not be
allowed to summon Turkish troops
without the consent of majority of
the international commission All
of the powers have concurred in the
proposal.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
The Murdered Woman.

New York, June 13.-The funeral of
Mrs. Mary L. Deforest Hall, the wo.
man murdered In her own bedroom
Tuesday night last, took place to-day.
No clue it is said has yet been found as
to who committed the murder.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14

Chicago, June IL, = a seventy
five hour walking match, to begin with
in thirty days, for 5000 side, was
arranged to day between O'Leary and
Grassland
The match between O'Leary and
Guyon has fallen through, O'Ieary be-
ing unwilling to walk before October.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
The Silver Caucusers.

Washington, June 13.-The demo-
cratic caucus appointed committee to
confer with the members of the finance
committee and report to another caucus
not later than Monday, what course of
action can be agreed upon with refer
ence to the silver bill.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
All ouie, in Colorado.

Denver, June 13.-The situation on
the D. & R. G.. railway remains un-
changed, and quiet appears fully re-
stored along the whole line. Trains are
running regularly. Nothing occurred
to-day of interest.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
Murderer Sentenced

Little Rock, June 14.-United States
district Judge Parker, at Fort Smith,
on Tuesday sentenced to be hung Au-
gust 29th, Henry Stuart and Wm.
Elliott for murder committed in In
dian territory.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14

Constantinople, June 13. The Sultan
has determined to sanction the reforms
demanded by the people of Crete.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14
Parole Not Mentioned

London, June 13.-At Ascot, the
Sandwiches stakes was won by Chip
pendale; Silvis second, and Lancastrian
third. There were ten starters; dis
tance, one mile and half.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-14

& historical Dept; Cheyenne, Hyo.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-26

The Washington correspondent of
the New York Herald says that the
"new democratic programme is an
elaborate plan to sneak out of their
difficulty" but that Gin the first place
it will not succeed, and in the second
place, if it did, it would only make
them more contemplate thar they al
ready are" Editorially tie Herald
takes up the subject aud says:
No political party was ever in quite
so ludicrous II plight as the democratic
party is at present. Since it has
ceased to be dangerous the country can
afford to laugh at and deride its follies.
In the early part of this called session
there was some reason to fear that the
democratic desperadoes would withhold
the appropriations and disorganize the
Government. They dare not venture
on this reasonable experiment; their
courage has "oozed out of the heels of
their boots" Their present study is
simply how they can make the inevi-
table surrender and still save appear
ances, or, in the language of Burke,
how they can ''sneak out Of difficulties
into which they proudly strutted." "
These egregious blunders and stupidi-
ties make it reasonably certain that a
party which is so demented has no
reasonable chance of gaining control of
the Government The people are not
fools, and there is no reason for la
menting that they will prevent a pack
Of political fools from having full sway
in public affairs. The country is to be
congratulated that so wild and reckless
set of schemers as the present demo-
cratic party have made this early dis
play of their incorrigible folly. They
cease to be dangerous when they ex-
hibit themselves in their true colors.
They are filter objects or pity and
ridicule than for grave and grim de-
nunciation.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-26

The advent of Jay Gould ON this
northwestern coast has given new life
and activity to railroad movements
hardly dreamed of year ago. The
Northern Pacific, which has been
sleeping in fancied security, believing
it had complete control of the whole
country from Puget Sound to Lake
Superior, has suddenly been compelled
to wake up, and finds that unless it
stops its vacilating and uncertain man
ner of business and does something,
that other roads are going to dispute
its right to control the commerce of
this country. There seems to be
scarcely doubt but that Jay Gould
has made arrangements to obtain con-
troll of all the principal railroad and
steamboat interests of Oregon; that he
is preparing to extend the Northern
Utah from Ogden to the Columbia
river, so as to have through line, as
we'll as to control all of the business of
the Columbia river. This forces the
Northern Pacific to seek the ocean at
once, or be cut Oft entirely. The new
president of the company appears to
appreciate the situation, and the COM
mencement of surveys forty miles
north instead of at the mouth of the
Snake river, would indicate that they
have given up the pull-and-haul policy
lately engaged in, in disputing and
fighting which side of the Columbia
river the road should come to Portland.
That pleasant little city does not ap.
pear to be much taken into account in
its late operations. Probably because
Jay Gould is getting it etiectually hot
tied. In fact, the people of that city
are getting alarmed. \
What the final movement of these
roads will be, we cannot tell, but have
no doubt that in short time that Pu-
get Sound, as we'll as Oregon, will have
as many railroads as she wants. A
railroad era of unusual importance is
undoubtedly near at hand.-Oiympia
Transcript.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-26

The managers of the Northern Pa
ciic Railroad Company are now push
ing their work in earnest From the
Rolscay World, published at Philadel-
phia, we learn that the company now
has out the following contracts for
rails: "The Philadelphia and Read
ing coal and iron company has con-
tract for $500 tons for the Pen
dOrielle Lake division. About one
half the order has been filled and
shipped for the voyage around Cape
Horn. The balance is now loading
into the ship Tecumseh at Philadel-
phia, and will be got off at once. The
Pennsylvania steel company has con-
tract for 5000 tons of steel rails to be
delivered at Erie during June and
July. The Cleveland rolling mill com
pany has a contract for 5000 tons of
steel rails, to be delivered in the
months of May to September, inclu-
sive. Also a contract for $500 tons
of iron rails, to be delivered in June
The Rome New York; iron works
has a contract for 5000 tons of iron
rails, to be delivered in May, June
and July, at Buffalo. The Danville
mills have contract for $500 tons of
iron rails, to be delivered at Erie in
June. These combined aggregate d.
900 tons. If the entire lot were
loaded OH cars, at the rate of twelve
tons to a car, and made into one train,
the train would be twelve miles long,
and require seventy locomotives to
haul it."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-26
What full Democratic Restoration
Means.
From Harper's Weekly.

From Harpers Weekly, KEEP
All this wretched business, which
has thoroughly disgusted the coun-
try, honorable democrats and repub-
licans alike, is the first performance
of congress democratic in both
branches. If there was also n dem
ocratic executive, we should have
seen the remarkable spectacle of the
first administration after the war
which was controlled by the late cop
perheads and late rebels striking at
the army Of the United States in a
bill founded upon the doctrine of Sc.
cession. and defended bv the same
arguments that Jefferson Davis
urged to justify rebellion. This is .
fact which should go far toward the
indefinite postponement OF a demo-
cratic restoration.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-26
The Chinese Must Go.

There is lively story told about a
street contract having been let in
Portland not long since, on consider
alton that the contractor should en-
ploy white labor. When the laborers
got to work and found that they
could clear $3.50 day at it, what
did they do? The contractor was as
tonished, when he came down town
next morning, to finda gang of China
men hard at work with pick and
shovel. His white men had hired
Chinese at S5 cents day, and were
sitting down, near by, each bossing
his Chinaman! They netted s1.65
apiece on them every day.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-26

The Idaho Araianche learns that
two Indians were recently killed near
Stein mountain. They were not in
that country with any hostile intent,
but in view of the murders and depre-
dations committed by the savages in
that section last summer, the whites
are determined not to allow a redskin
of any description to dcsecrate their
sod again. This is the feeling and
determination all over this part of the
country which was devastated last year.
Settlers are well armed everywhere,
and will kill Indians on sight, whether
they are peaceably disposed or not.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-26
NUMBER fl.
How THINGS HAVE CHAyGED.-Fif

-
teen years ago, times were different
from what they are now. Everything
bore fancy prices; few men wore
"boiled'' shirts, except on Sundays.
There was not fence within three
miles of the city; now the whole coun-
try is fenced up as far as the eye can
see. Improvements were scant and
temporary; now we are surrounded
with beautiful homes and permanent
improvements. Money was plenty
fifteen years ago, but now it's all judic-
ously invested, hence scarce, and
where once man rattled his twenty
dollar pieces in his pants pockets, and
slept under a wagon or in an old log
cabin, he has less cash now, but
lovely home to 90 to. Fifteen years
ago there was more enthusiasm about
the Fourth of July than there is now.
The fire company, with their old tub,
were the lions of the day. There was
a committee on lunch and a committee
on brush. 1t was the duty of the
former to gather up the viands and
prepare place for grand collation..
The committee on brush had to repair
to the creeks and get lot of sumac
branches and willow brush, wherewith
to decorate the engine and hose cart.
Gen. McAuliff and a small boy with
big drum usually supplied the music.
The collation. was free elbow out"
and consisted of cheese and crackers
and some beer. The Declaration of
Independence and grafton were usually
submerged into rousing toasts and
tremendous cheers. The people were
then less mindful of the future; few
cared whether the moon was inhabited
or water struck on the Eureka fiat.
Everybody was happy, more so then,
as now, and yet, men who were worth
500 then are worth 1000 to-day,
but strange, they seem to think more
of dime now than they did of $40
fifteen years ago; and when we COM
pare the past with the present, we are
10th to exclaim: 'How things have
changed. and what will the future be
fifteen years hencel'- WaNa Walla
lTatchman.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-26
Newspaper Decisions.

I. Any person who takes a paper regularly
from the pOst-oflice, whether directed in his
name or anothers, or whether he has sub
scribed or not--is responsible for payment.
2. If a person orders his paper discontinued,
he must pay all arrears, or the publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made, and
then collect the whole amount, whether the
paper is taken from the Office or not.
5. The courts have decided that refusing to
take newspapers and periodicals from the post.
office, or removing and leaving them uncalled
for, is prima facia evidence Of Intentional
fraud.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-26

Congress has wasted five million
dollars, and now at length it is
forced to do what it should have
done last session. There has been
an extra session at enormous ex-
pense, which was altogether need
less. 1t has been an effort on the
part of the democratic-confedcrate
combination to work up, at the pub
lie expense, an issue for "the party
in the presidential election. The re-
suit is that an issue has been worked
up on which it will be overwhelmed.
-ErchAnge.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-26

A theory is advanced that when
the waters of the Columbia are abroad,
as at the present; and when otherrivers
are swelled unusually by melting
SHOWS, we have cloudy and wet
weather and wet seasons like the
present; while seasons when the June
flood is smallest. as was the case one
year ago, the spring season is dry.
This theory is justified by the records
of the past years. 1t is alsosuggested
that the salmon run is greatest when
the rivers are high, and that salmon
do not continually return to the same
stream, but Judge by the fow of
of water if they shall enter here or
pass on to northern streams. The
salmon run has been as good as ever
this year, antil June 1st-better than
last year.-Er.