The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-01-18
NEWS NUGGETS.
Carefully Gathered and Presented for the Ben
eft Of Our Readers.

mop ON the 2 d prox.
D. J. Mcdonald Is a candidate for
reappointment as city marshal.
The Pioneer hooks talk of giving a
masquerade hop about the LIST. prox.
Three passengers went out on the
coach for Deadwood yesterday after
noon.
The Zig Tag combination is the name
of q new theatrical troupe organised in
Cheyenne.
We hear the name of Z. W. Mann
mentioned In connection with the city
torneyship.
s. H. Wood has closed out his bust
ness on the corner of Seventeenth and
Eddy streets.
The Alert hose company Is now out
Of debt and has q small sum OF money
in its treasury.
We cannot zee that the day of prayer
has improved the sinful press, particu-
larry at Laramie City.
Ben, Butler has arrived in Washing
ton, mad. He will have somebody's
scalp before q month.
Messrs. Sparks & Killian will soon
remove into the Wood corner, Seven
tenth and Eddy streets.
A strenuous effort will be made to
bring to active life the Laramie City
reading room association.
One week from to-day will be the an
niversary Of the birth day of Scotland's
immortal bard-Bobby Burns.
A. Worth Spates, the newly appoint
ed secretary Of Wyoming, has not yet
been confirmed by the senate.
The days have been quite warm re-
Gently, but the weather invariably
grows biting cold as night approaches.
Dunbar and Parton, the two horse
thieves recently captured in Denver,
have been lodged in jail at Laramie
City.
The household goods of the late Mrs.
Louisa Leo will be disposed of at auc-
ton to-day. See Mr.. provinces notice
in this issue.
A business meeting of the sewing So
ciety under the auspices of the Presby-
terrain church, was held at the rooms of
Mrs. A. R. Converse, on Sixteenth
street yesterday afternoon.
An interesting meeting was held last
night by the members of the Red Cross
society at their hall in Bon's block.
The organization steadily increases in
numbers and influence.
1.-The Road Agents" was presented
last night for the second time to the
theatre-going public of Central City.
We understand the troupe is we'll re-
ceived in northern Colorado.
There are now 416 pupils In atten-
dance at the public school. OF this
number Prof. Stark manages IT; Prof.
Wells 70; Mrs. Gardner II; Miss Ella
White s3; Miss HANNA 81, and Miss
Clara Donleyy 81.
A letter received here yesterday from
Leadville, Colorado states that the mer-
chants and business men of that camp
are being taxed 80. Goa day, each, for
the maintenance of the suffering and
starving poor Of that p lace.
Ior~a r,r,har ~ h,o;naac /,
from Fremont, Neb., talk Of locating
at Hazard for the purpose of establish
ing ''colony." AS yet they are very
.~'reticent" about the matter. Colonies
are an expensive luxury these times,
but they toill have 'em.
A general court martha! has been ap-
pointed To meet at Fort Douglas on
Tuesday next. Detail for the court:
Capts. Frederick E. Trotter, Gilbert g!
Carpenter, Thomas F. Tobey; Lieuts.
Charles b. Western, Julius f. Quentin,
Frank Taylor; and Richard 7. Yeat-
man, all of the Fourteenth infantry;
Lieut.. Albert Austin, Fourteenth in
fantry, judge advocate.
The telegraph, the newspaper and
the steamship have made the whole civ
ilized world n common neighborhood.
There is no longer any city Of refuge
where the criminal may rest in immu-
nifty from arrest and capture. Almost
every day brings news of the discovery
and arrest of murderers, robbers, for
gers and d~efaulters who sought safety
in flight from their country and fancied
concealment in remote lands.
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