The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-12-03


become frequent.
The legislative session will end on
Saturday, Dec. 13.
The Third cavalry boys got off all
right for Fort Laramie.
Most folks about town are troubled
with bad colds OF the mind.
In the midst of life we shall soon be
be in daily receipt of the Congressional
Record.
There was a small fire in the fireproof
building Of Graves, Curtis & Co., Dead
wood, the other day.
Public reception of the members OF
the legislature at the residence of Maj.
Glafcke this evening.
The ladies' aid society of the NJ. e.
church will meet to-day at 2 O'Clock at
the residence of Mrs. Wulfjen, corner
of Hill and Twentieth streets.
Prayer meeting at the Presbyterian
church this evening at 7:30. Subject.
"The glorious prospect. micah Ais.
The public are cordially invited.
The full text of the bill providing for
the removal ofthe capital will be found
in the proceedings of the house Of
representatives in another column
The Longmont Press has reappeared
after a suspension Of three months. 1t
looks strong and healthy for a paper
which rose phoenix-like from its ashes.
The cattle shipping season, which
has just closed, was the largest of any
preceding season in the history of Wyo-
ming, having begun early and continued
late.
Judge j. W. Fisher has secured a
fine law Office yer Pease & Taylor's
grocery store, where he proposes to deal
out justice after the most approved
style. 60
Isaac II. Allen, esq.,, will leave to-
morrow for the western portion of the
territory, to secure a lot of fine fat cat
tie, which he will ship to Denver for
their fine Christmas bees.
1t was an Omaha witness who ''sassed
back" to the court the other day, say
ing: 81 don't care for your filming me
for contempt. 1 don't care il you send
me to hellzin three minutes"
The county commissioners met yes
terday morning at 1%0o'clock. All the
members of the board were present.
Nothing of Importance was transacted
W. the allowance OF sundry bills.
There was q general jail delivery in
Deadwood the other day. The names
of the prisoners who broke out are two
Kellys, Goode, Hill and Duffey. All
but one Of the Kellys and Duffey were
recaptured.
There was very little comment made
yesterday on the fact that the bill pro-
viding for the removal of the capitalize
Laramie had been introduced in the
house Of representatives. The people
expected the bill and have no fear of it.
The b. & M. brakeman, Allen J. 70
cum, whose body was burned in the sta
ton ut Hastings, Neb., one day last
week, was murdered, according to late
developments. Inquiries are making
which require answer from another
brakeman and the night operator at the
station. ~
u Believing the citizens Of Cheyenne to
be highly interested in the Indian ques-
tion and also anxious to learn Of the
White river massacre from the lips Of
one who was there, Miss Josephine
Meeker, daughter of the murdered
Agent Meeker, will tell her story in
Recreation Hail on Thursday evening.
Wyoming commandery No. l, Knight
Templars, held an election on Monday
evening which resulted as follows: W.
B. Trufant, E. c.; S. X. Sharpless,
generalissimo; r. b. Horrie, C. c., E.
P, Snow, prelate; S. A. Bristol,.S. W.;
t. N. Shanks, ]. w. J. S.Taylor, Treas. ,
c. F. Miller, recorder; J.. Z. Davis, st.
b.; A. H. Reel, Sw. B.; W. P. Gannett
warder.
What a rushing and a gushing the
Cheyenne excursionists made about
town last week. Everybody was glad
to see them, and certainly they all
seemed in fine spirits themselves. The
bright eyes and handsome toilets of the
ladies were especially noticeable, and as
they steamed towards Argo, hemeward
bound, Saturday night, the echoes from
the mountains distinctly said: Venez
encore, enc conrent.-Denrer Republi-
can.
: Rev. II. IL. White, of Denver,
preached in the A. NJ. E. Church on
Sunday evening. After the congrega-
ton had dismissed, those of the Baptist
faith met at the residence of c. Rus.
sell, and organized the "Second Bap.
fist church of Cheyenne" Messrs.
David Jones and E. Benjamin were
elected as deacons. The members of
the new church will obtain the services
of Rev. MI. White once a month for
the present.
We the undersigned Dry Goods and
Clothing Merchants of the city of Chey-
enne hereby agree that from Jan. Isl
we will close our respectives stories al
8 O'Clock in the evening excepting Satur.
day nights until May LIST 1880.
.. F. CowHICK. MARKS MEYERS