The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-05
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physician.
Lawyer Spaun is 4 furnishing an Office
in the Carey block.
Steam threshing machines are being
received in the Black Hills.
The Pioneer hooks new truck is ex-
pected to arrive next Tuesday.
Council meeting at 3 O'Clock to-day,
if a quorum can be gotten together.
A new Congregational church was
organized in Denver on Tuesday even
ing.
Ninety thoroughbred bulls were taken
to Stewards ranch on the Sweetwater,
last week.
Messrs. Mast & Rhodes are endeay-
oring to get a "Pinafore" company to
come to Cheyenne.
1t is expected that the remainder of
the Chinese cases for thievery will come
up for trial tomorrow.
The Alert hose company will hold
their regular meeting tonight at their
hose house, on Hill street.
Joe Aiken, the famous horse thief of
Colorado, is at Canon, in the first few
days of a three years. sentence.
Chas. II. Atkins, ESQ.,, has been ap-
pointed as postmaster at Rawhide
Buttes, vice w. s. jerks, resigned.
There is an eternal railroad war
raging in Colorado. The A. T. Il s. F.
and the Denver & Rio Grande are 1t it
now.
The grand jury adjourned yesterday
until next Wednesday. They will then
resume the task of looking into the dark
deeds Of evil doors.
Another Leadville firm Is in trouble,
Holiday & Hamrick. Business fail
ures are becoming most too frequent in
that village for its own good.
The gentleman, Charles H. Laymon,
who was appointed United States dis
trict attorney for Wyoming, isn't in
much Of a hurry to come out this way.
A man named Charles Virgins was
arrested in Leadville the other day for
attempting to secure money on a post
Office order in the name Of another per-
son.
In another column will be found the
new advertisement Of Ashley & Sber-
man, painters. They are excellent
workmen, and all jobs entrusted to
their care will receive prompt atten-
ton.
Rev. w. C. Copeland lectured in
Omaha IN Sunday evening last on SIN
gerson and his critics." He looks for
Bob to become one of the greatest min
listers of the age. He has wonderful
faith.
Another attempt was made last
night to secure a quorum of the city
council. but it proved a failure. The
three or four members present adj
journed again until 3 O'Clock this after
noon.
The newspaper business is booming
heavily in Colorado. The newest Is the
Colorado Post, which will be printed
semi-weekly in German. w. A. II.
Loveland will become the yertebra of
the concern.
Sing Jole, the Chinaman, charged
with grand larceny of clothing from
Smith & Harrington, was arraigned
yesterday in the district court, found
guilty and sentenced to three months
in the ~penitentiary.
What a voluminous sermon is con-
densed into a three line certainty that
If Ben Franklin were to walk into
Philadelphia now, with his loaf of bread
under his arm, he would be jagged with
the rest of the tramps.
The Denver Democrat changed hands
on Tuesday evening, and on yesterday
morning the first issue of the new re-
publican paper appeared. Mr.. Henry
Ward is the ed~itor-in-chief, and Mr.. B.
F. Zollinger will continue at the head of
the city department.
The a of the Territory VS.. James
+. Wells, charged with the robbery of
A. Doran, came up for hearing in the
district court yesterday. The testimony
and arguments were heard and sub
mitted to the jury, who at this writing
have failed to agree.
Joseph Morris. charged with the rob-
berry of Sergeant j.. Harrington, was
arraigned in the district court yesterday
afternoon. The testimony and argu-
ments of council were heard and the
case submitted to the jury, who are
still out contending over the guilt and
innocence Of the prisoner.
Says the Denver Netcs: "A new piece
of fire apparatus brought to this city
by Chief T. S. Clayton, and called the
magic spray nozzle, was tested by some
of the aremen yesterday and worked
like a charm. By an apparatus at
tached to the nozzle the stream can be
turned of altogether or changed to
throw a light spray instead of q steady
stream. The tiremen all like it."
The sheriff was about the city yester-
day endeavoring to secure a jury for the
trial of n of the Chinese criminals
charged with grand larceny. The
sheriff ~propounded to each man that he