The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-01-15
NEWS NUGGETS.
Carefully Gathered and Presented Tor The Ben
eft Of Our Readers.

Bresnahen received $50 votes.
Butler ran ahead Of his ticket.
Weather as mild as a May morning.
1t will be e Mayor Bresnahen :"
another year.
Sheriff Draper has his office fitted up
In a neat and cosy manner.
Winter-scene business cards Of beau
tiful design can be had at the LEADER
office.
While Nevada has fallen of Sic, Co.,.
900 in its mineral production, the Black
Hills region is increasing.
Buffalo Bill is reported to have made
s135, 900 on the stage which is a good
deal more than any other stage agent
has made.
DR.. L. B. Joseph who recently re-
turned from Leadville says that mining
camp Is greatly overated by the news
papers of Colorado.
Out of about five hundred civil cases
on the docket of the district court at
Deadwood, twelve have been tried In
the last two years.
Services in the Congregational church
this evening as usual. It Is especially
desired that all members of the church
and congregation be present.
A fight took place yesterday after
noon on Sixteenth street between q
Mexican and a herder. The latter
came out victorious. No arrests.
The Union Pacific railroad company
Is cutting ice on lake Minnehaha and
shipping 1t to Sidney for its own uae. 1t
is Of q very superior quality, and from
IS to 20 inches thick.
Sheriff Boswell, of Albany county,
who went to Denver yesterday, will re-
turn to-day with two horse thieves,
Patton and Dunbar. He will lodge
them in jail at Laramie City.
A nephew of Alexander the Great
is said to be " an inmate of the coun.
ty poor house." Old Alexander's
ghost has been written to and ''notified
Of his destitute condition." Bah !
The extension of the Northern Paci-
&c will be pushed rapidly forward with
the opening Of the spring. They will
lay steel rails and purpose putting the
new line into the best Of condition.
A prisoner, named Smith, passed
through yesterday en- route for Rawlius.
He was arrested in Burlington Iowa,
and is charged with being n of the
murderers Of Widdowfield and Vincent
In Elk mountain valley.
The Deadwood Pioneer says the su-
preme court Of Dakota has allowed q
writ Of error in the case Of Martin L.
Couk, sentenced to be hanged, the 10Th
inst. The writ Is granted upon the
bill Of exceptions filed by the defense.
|. The meetings ut the court house con,
tinue to increase in interest and mum.
bers. The Rev. DIR. Young addressed
the audience last night on the subject
Of prayer. A deep interest pervaded
the audience. The topic tonight viii
be "Faith.r
Eli Perkins says that Simon Gamer,
on's brother was killed by Wade Hamp
ton, and "Gath" Townsend says hi
was not. In this stupid way n or thu
other Of these famous prevaricator.
has stumbled on the truth and may gel
caught at it.
The revival services at the Methodist
Episcopal church will be continued thi,
evening. All are invited to attend. A
prayer meeting for the benefit of churcl
members and seekers will be held thil
afternoon at 3 O'Clock, at the residenc,
of Mr.. Fashbaugh.
A little son of Mr.. Z. Clark while
playing at the school house, yesterday
was accidentally struck on the heat
with a sharp stone thrown by a play
mate. Quite a severe but not danger
GUS cash was cut on the left side of hi
head He was taken home by hi,
sister.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. j. e. Stew
enson's horse, attached to a deliver,
wagon, started from the vicinity O
Underwood & McGregor's bakery ant
ran away. When neal Dyer's hotel tn,
horse ran against a post and fell down
dying instantly. The horse was a val
liable one.
Over 100000 pounds of freight ar,
lying at Fort Randall, Dakota, await
ing transportation to the agencies fol
which they are intended. Between
5000 and 5000 are delayed at Sidney
Bad roads is the only reason alleged fol
the non.delivery to the places fol
which they are designated.
The evening paper was in error il
in relation to the text taken by Rev. c
N. Sanders on Sunday night. 1t wa
from Luke 8, IA, and reads as follows
"And that which fell among thorn
are they, which, when they have heard
go forth, and are choked with care
aud riches and pleasures of this life
and bring no fruit to perfection"
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Election Of 0hices.
Yesterday morning the stakeholder
of the First national bank met ant
elected the following named officers t,
serve during the ensuing year: Presi