The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-12-09
MINOR
Collins is a temperate town.

Lead City thinks itself a "biger >
man than Deadwood.
The western heavens were resplen-
dent at shutdown last evening.
The Utah Central road is about to
build a round house in Salt Lake.
About a dozen mines in Leadville are
constantly guarded by needle guns.
The Hand Blu around the corner is
in favor of a removal of the capital.
The Central Pacific road is building
a round house and car shops at Ogden.
Leadville is putting OF airs since it
has added a skating rink to its many
attractions.
This being the last week of the legis-
lative session, there will be double labor
performed.
The Omaha Herald speaks of 'tthe
bible in Omaha - as if it were a stran-
ger in those parts.
Keep your feet warm and your mouth
shut when you go out and you will
scarcely catch cold.
The territorial treasurer has an off,
cial notice in another column to holders
of territorial warrants.
The Boston dramatic company is
playing in Boulder. 1t will appear in
Cheyenne OIL Thursday evening.
The term Of Gov. Emery, of Utah, ex-
pires, on Saturday next. There are on
ly 40 applications for the succession.
The 21st of this month will be the
shortest day Of the year. The 25th
will be the shortest for pocket books.
The Journal Of Fashion, of Oakland.
Cal, has been received by the LEADER.
1t is finely printed and illustrated peri
odical.
A bass viol in n box wa broken at
the depot the other day. 1t was base
and vile in the boys to handle the box
SO roughly.
Five insane soldiersAfrom the artil-
lery service on the Pacific coast passed
through on Sunday en- route to Wash
ington for treatment.
The Cheyenne LEADER also booms
for Gov. Pitkin, and promises to sup
port him when southern Wyoming is
attached to Colorado.-Denrer Tribune.
The Longmont Press wants to know
"what are greenbacks." Greenbacks,
my dear boyp Why, g%reenbacks are
what mako the mare go, or words to
that effect.
r. II. Mcdonald, a timberman in the
Climax mine at Leadville, was buried
under a large rock in the mine on Fri
day last, and was seriously though not
mortally hurt.
The transactions of the receiving
tellers of the four banks in Omaha
amount to about 1000, 900 per day.
Omaha is ''way up'' in business, and
has a bright future,
The Salt Lake Tribune says the NOR
mons freely admit in conversation that
they expect unfavorable legislation this
year by congress. Efforts are making
that they may not be disappointed.
The city council should engage a few
st. Louis girls to go about the side
walks over the city and drive in the pro-
truding nails by stepping on them.
Their feet are big and heavy enough.
The LEADER is in receipt of two
copies of the report of the secretary of
war. AS the salient points of the doc
ument have already appeared in our
telegraphic columns, we need not re-
produce them.
1t is stated in knowing circles in New
York that Mr.. Gould's personal pos
sessions amount to not less than S40,-
DOC, 900, and that he controls railway
interests to the extent of twice that
sum.-Omaha Herald.
The two Leadville highwaymen will
not stop any more coaches for some
time to come. Yesterday Judge Hal
lett sentenced them both to eight years
Imprisonment in the state prison of Ne
braska .-Denr Ne,rs.
Anthony Bonnvier, aged sixteen
years, recently met with an accident in
the U. P. shops at Omaha. He had
been working on the top of a locomo-
tive and fell into the pit, alighting on
his head. His injuries are very serious.
An average of fifteen cars of wheat
and lard per day are forwarded by the
Omaha packing establishments, the for
mer to Memphis, Louisville and New
Orleans, the latter to Chicago.-Omaha
Republican. Here is some food for re-
Election for our home capitalists.
!, The funeral of the late Mrs. c. w.
Riner took place yesterday afternoon.
Rev. C. NJ. Sanders oficiated. There
was a large attendance Of relatives and
friends, who all sorrowed deeply over
the death of Mrs. Riner, who was uni
versally loved in this community.
The following is a good specimen of
the gush that fills the eastern press
"Chief Ouray is said to be in love with
Miss Rose Meeker, the late agents
eldest daughter. A scout tells the Du-
buque Times that he has seen Ouray
follow Miss Rose Meeker around and
watch her as though she were a child"
The January number Of the United
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