The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-04-11
NEWS IN BRIEF.

It was Smith who let the horse run
away last night.
Dyer furnished the supper last night
for the Durant hop.
Express agent Tobey informs us that
business in his line is remarkably good.
The vernal air, in the absence of soft
breezes, is resonant with hard sneezes.
Tableaux, readings, ETC., at the resi-
dence of Mr.. G.. A. Starlight this ven
ing.
There was a marriage on the sly last
night. Who can guess the names of
the partiesp
We know a certain parsgrapher who
never gets off a joke until he has
mashed the life out of 1t.
The literary club Of Cheyenne will
meet at the residence of Mr.. s. f. En-
mons, tomorrow, Friday evening.
The hearing of the Mccain case,
which was expected to come up yester.
day, will probably take place to-day. $
The ladies' Of the Episcopal church of
Cheyenne are preparing for a church
fair and festival at Recreation Hall,
next week.
a chair has been invented which can
be adjusted to over q hundred different
positions. 1t will be a happy piece of
f,--;.,.o 60 tntroduca into , ob,rch
pew.
A meeting of the stockholders In tie
Cheyenne library association will be
held this morning at 10 O'Clock, at
Judge J.. NJ. Carey's Office in the Carey
block.
The Nellie Boyd company will give
IN entertainment In the Cheyenne
Dramatic theatre on Tuesday evening,
April 10Th, We see nothing but praise
in our exchanges regarding this troupe.
A sociable with tableaux, music and
refreshments will be held at the resi-
denee of Mrs. G. A. Searight, on Fer
guson street, north of 21st, this Fri
day. evening. A very pleasant time is
anticipated, and a general invitation
cordially given.
Luke Voorhees,, who returned from
Sidney yesterday, says the coach which
arrived from Deadwood on that day.
carried $3.50, 900 worth of Black Hills
gold. And yet we occasionally hear
people say ''the Black Hills are played
out rs a mining country"
Four Deadwood miners arrived here
yesterday from Leadville, en- route for
the Black Hills. They went to Lead
vile about the LIST of March, on a pros
pecting tour, and say they 'want no
more to do with that sickly place"
The Black Hills is good enough for
them.
We regret to announce the sudden
death in Denver, April 9th from men,
braneous Group, of John Wesley the in
FAINT son of Mrs. J.. W. Tiff, so well
known to the people of Cheyenne. Mrs.
Lift is also confined to her bed with
%dyptheria; but her physician considers
her out of danger. The baby's funeral
will take place next Saturday, at two
O'Clock, p. m.
The LEADER office was favored with
a call to-day from Mr.. Sargent. of the
firm of Homer s. Sergeant, the well
known sheep-breeders of Albany coun-
ty; also from Mr.. Balch, of Balcn "
Bacon, stock growers of the same
county. Both gentlemen are to the
manor born, highly educated and oc-
cupy an honorable position among the
many stock growers Of this territory.
The two firms represented by these
gentlemen have been very successful In
their line of business. Messrs. Homer
Il Sargent, who make sheep a spec ialty
and who have devoted eight years to
that branch Of the stock business, have
given satisfactory proof that in Wyom-
ing sheep car be raised with good profit,
if the business Is conducted properly,
and with due regard to the peculiari-
ties of onr climate.