The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-05-03
NEWS BREVITIES
Picked Up Here and There BY a
Leader" Reporter.

Hecht's freighting outfit left for
Deadwood yesterday afternoon.
The Colorado state temperance asso.
citation is in session at Denver.
The Red Cross society met at their
hall on Sixteenth street last night.
at the latest account Harry Clifford,
the garroter, had not been re-arrested.
c. w. r. is having a house built.
That is right. First get the cage
etc.
The Camp Carlin pack trains are ex-
pected to leave for the north on Tues.
day.
Mr.. b. Hellman is having a new
sidewalk placed around the Altman cor
ner.
They are now congratulating Mr..
Coffey because he was married while
absent in Texas.
Even If all flesh is grass, you cannot
get a burned beefsteak to smell like
new-mown hay.
H. II. Ellis, the baker, had his new
delivery wagon on the street yesterday
for the first time.
James Cosgrove was seriously injured
yesterday at Medicine Bow by falling
under a car wheel.
The trial of Charles Warner, for
stealing a coat from Ed. Kapp, was
postponed until to-day.
Leadville has had another shooting
scrape. In fact the carbonate camp
wouldn't be happy without.
The prisoners in the county Jail are
anxiously awaiting their fate at the
approaching term Of court.
Decoration day is approaching, and
the members of the grand army of the
| republic at Omaha, will observe it prop
erly.
The members Of the Cheyenne gun
club will have a shooting match this
Saturday afternoon at Lake Mime
haha.
Tramps addicted to writing spring
poetry are hereby informed that the
cemetery is within easy access of this
office.
The greatest curiosity would be a
congressional speech which the tele-
graph does not pronounce ''an able
effort"
w. E. Main, who was prowling
around Cheyenne a few days ago, has
been arrested in Denver on the charge
of forgery.
Quite a number of young people
packed their baskets and started early
yesterday morning to pass the day in
the country.
On Thursday night a man named
James Richards was instantly killed in
the Briggs mine at Erie, Col, by a
large rock falling upon him.
A rich vein of ore has been discov-
cred passing through the very heart of
Deadwood's cemetery, and the place
has been transformed into a lively min
ing camp.
The chief justice, with his two asso-
ciate justices, were closeted together q
good portion Of yesterday, exchanging
views on the cases recently heard in the
in the supreme court.
Diogenes hunted in broad daylight
with his little lantern in search of an
honest man. Not so with Curran, In
gals and Thomson yesterday morn
ing when they were searching for Cliff
ford, the garroter and robber.
In the retiracy of Mr.. w. G. Elliott.
the Inter Ocean lost the services of an
experienced and courteous gentleman.
His successor, however, fully under
stands his business, and will doubtless
become a favorite with the public.
A youth, while having his hair cut
last evening at an Eddy street shop,
asked the barber what he thought Of
his moustache. The barber said:
"Bring it with you the next time you
come, and l will give you my opinion
The Colorado spring trotting meet
ings take place at Colorado Springs on
the 18th and 10th inst. Rarus, whose
record of 2:134 has gained him a world
wide fame, will be present. Several
| Cheyenne horse fanciers talk of going
down.
1t is now considered uncertain about
the Cheyenne Sabbath school children
going in procession to the depot on the
Goth inst, for the purpose of greeting
the excursionists. As they will STOP
only long enough to procure dinner,
their brief stay will not warrant the
trouble incident to a formal reception.
Back from the Mines.
Col. w. d. Pease, j. D.. Corey, Geo.
II. MILFORD, and two other gentlemen,
ratnrnad x,aofarlov frop, kI,a p,sp;,- J;s