The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-03

Doyish nonsense.
The SUMS influence wasn't very pow
erful, apparently.
Election yesterday and circus to-mor-
row. Lots Of fun.
The big boy editor presents a pretty
aspeckt this morning.
The workingmen's and peoples tick
ct wasn't buried, after all.
An hour with Lawhorn last night
was equal to a month in the circus.
Two ladies ''got left" at the depot
yesterday. They had missed the Den
yer train.
Personal abuse doesn't count, except
for an opponent. The San helped to
bury its editor.
What is Cheyenne coming to? An
election passed off without a single
| fight OF an arrest.
The workingmen's and peoples roos-
ter seems to have a good hold on the
slack of the boys breeches.
The little four months old child Of
MI. Z. r. Ruthven died early yester-
day morning, and was buried at 3 p. m.
One of the signs of the times is that
Of Geo. l.. Holt, which was put up yes
ter day on the corner of his store build
ing.
Prayer and teachers meeting at the
Presbyterian church this evening at 8
O'Clock. A cordial invitation given to
attend these meetings.
The Rocky Mountain Baptist asso-
citation, and the Baptist Sunday school
convention will meet at Cheyenne on
the 18th and goth of the present
month.
There were two funerals yesterday.
The remains of the child OF A. W.
Bristol, and the remains of the child of
E. Ruthven were laid in their last rest
ing places.
There is a six days. walking match
progressing at Denver between Miss
Kate florence, who gave an exhibition
in this city a short time ago, and a man
named G. w. Evans, from Leadville.
Several resolutions, highly compli-
mentary to Mr.. John Houghan, were
passed by the NJ. E. Sunday school on
last Sunday. Mr.. Houghan was the
secretary of the school and resigned
the position, as he intends removing to
Denver shortly.
The Deseret base ball club, of Salt
Lake, scooped the Denver nine, win
ming four out of the five games played.
They will probably play the best three
in-five games during the present month
at Denver for 81, 900.
There are a tremendous number of
Greene fellows in the employ Of the
Western Union telegraph company.
One Of them has just taken charge of
the Denver Office of that company, who
is said to be al elegant gentleman.
Mr.. W. NJ. Brown arrived from the
Yellowstone country yesterday. He
reports that on the list of August
Stephen Gage and Thomas Thompson,
the latter foreman on Nelson Sturgis'
ranch, were drowned in the Yellow
stone while driving cattle across. Mr..
Sturgis paid $500 for the recovery of
the bodies.
Gayville is being slowly but surely
depopulated, and that once flourishing
burg will soon be numbered as one Of
the things that were. The lumber in
some of the residences and stores is
being moved to the Spearfsh and Red
water valleys, to be used in erecting
residences for the ranchmen Of that
section Western Enterprise.
Governor Spates received a requisi-
ton from the governor Of the State of
Kansas, Hon. John p. st. John, yester-
day, for a prisoner by the name of
Thomas L. Hill, who is charged with
the crime of grand larceny. F. Bah
cock, esq.,, brought the requisition here
and received the necessary papers to
get the prisoner from Sheriff Draper.
He started back with his man yester-
day afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Cowhick, county superin-
tendent of schools, returned yesterday
from an official visit to the school on
Little Horse creek. 1t is in charge of
Mr.. Moore, who is doing excellent
work. He has II pupils enrolled, and
an average attendance of 16. A very
~appreciative gentleman near the school
presented MI. Cowhick with a quarter
of venison, and gave him another quar-
ter to present to Rev. Mr.. Sanders.
After the polls closed last evening a
well known citizen approached Mr..
Slack, who was supposed to have been
a candidate for something or other dur
ing the day. The citizen extended his
hand, which WAS indifferently accepted.
Quoth the citizen: Chow did you
make it to-day, Mr.. Slackp" Mr.. SIS
gills paled, and his countenance dropped
as he turned or his heel muttering, as
il from nausea "Oh shaw 1t
was q brief answer, but most signifi-
! cant.