The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-12-07
MINOR


udS twenty poiiCcuucns 0cn
yer twelve, and Cheyenne three.
Speaker Myrick will preach in the
Congregational church this evening.
The Deadwood Pioneer looks very
bright these days and is full of news and
good points.
Ute Jack is very familiar with all the
treaties made between the government
and the Utes.
The Boston dramatic company, Of
which VIM. Devere is chief, arrived in
the city yesterday.
Telephones cost money, but certain
persons think they a be obtained for
a ''stif" or two, and a puff.
The prisoners of Laramie and Sweet
water counties were started yesterday
on their journey to Lincoln, Nebraska.
The Metropolitan hotel will not slose,
the statement of that miserable Hand
Bill to the contrary, Notwithstanding.
The capital bill did not prove to be a
very capital bill in the house. 1t suf-
fers severely from indefinite postpone
ment.
Silver Cliff has realized the necessity
Of protection against claim jumpers,
and has organized a society for that
purpose.
Servant girls are in demand in Chey-
enne, with no prospect Of a supply. An
employment bureau would make big
money here.
. Tomorrow monday viii be the feast
Of the Immaculate Conception Of the
Blessed Virgin and a holiday Of obliga-
tion in the Catholic church.
An accident occurred on Monday
last at the Deadwood mine, Bobtail
gulch, by which John Corbett was killed
and Albert Blakely seriously injured.
Jack and Colorow are down on Doug
las and johnson. The former fought
soldiers; the latter massacred defense
less men, and are therefore squaw-men.
David Rice, of Denver, disappeared
suddenly and mysteriously the other
day, and the Republican makes the
startling inquiry, "Was he murdered?"
Deadwood has horse races by noon
light. The jockeys there can't be said to
"love darkness rather than light be.
cause If that were the ease they would
select nitch-dark niuhts
The monthly business meeting Of the
Ladies' reading room association will
be held tomorrow Monday evening,
promptly at seven O'Clock. All MEM
bers are requested to be present.
"Is God the author Of evil, and is all
for the best,' will be discussed in a
lecture this evening at the NJ. E. church
by Rev. w. H. Gillian. This is said to
be one of the speakers most accepta-
BILE lectures.
Hon. ]. T. Clark, assistant manager
Of we 5000 miles of railroad, is in
town awaiting the arrival Of Col. w.
II. Steele who will return from Denver
to-day. They will transact ONE rail-
road business.
Prof. Wells will discuss a most inter-
esting subject this evening at the court
house, viz: 'The Harmony Of the Bible
with Geology" The professor will
doubtless advance many able and con-
vincing arguments, as he has made a
study Of geology.
The monthly shooting match, under
the auspices of the Cheyenne gun club,
was held on yesterday afternoon. The
contest was for the Post medal, shoot
ing at glass balls. Peter Bergerson
won the medal and will hold 1t during
the present month.
That was a motley outfit that recent
ly struck Deadwoed. The Pioneer de-
scribes it as follows: San old man in
a blue overcoat and red nose came into
town yesterday with a white pack mule
loaded down with sage hens, prairie
chickens and jack rabbits"
Mr.. Ed. o. Malley, of Fort McKin-
ney, writes to the LEADER to correct
the telegram that recently came from
that point stating that a man had been
killed in a fight at his ranch. The
homicide occurred at another ranch
about six miles from his place.
There was a new bill introduced yes
terday, under suspension of rules, in the
house-the house of Hon. S. X. Sharp
less. 1t is bill No. Q. and was very
voluminous, weighing about ten pounds
1t was read first time and referred by
Speaker Sharpless to committee on fam
lily relations.
v There has been a strange fatality in
the residences on Twenty. second street,
nea Ferguson, during the past few
months. Out Of four houses in almost
the one block there have died the heads
of four families, viz Hon. E. P. John
son, Mr.. A. L. Bartlett, Mrs. Bradley
and Mrs. Riner.
The Rattlesnake mining region, Of
which our reliable correspondent speaks
elsewhere, has long been known to be
rich in gold. Harry Yount has
been "stuck'' on the place. too. A
United States mineralogist, in passing
over the ground last summer, averred
that rich gold discoveries would be
made there.
That Hand Bill around the corner
adopts many snide ways of getting even
with those who have the misfortune to
incur the displeasure of that augustly
miserable sheet. 1t purposely omitted