The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-04
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.


city, stopping at Dyer's.
The city council will have a meeting
tonight IL quorup- can be secured.
! The youth, beauty, fashion and chiv-
airy were all out at the entertainment.
The Deadwood Times says Charley
Hecht's Cheyenne train arrived there
on Decoration day.
These moonlight evenings are IN
braced by romantic couples for rides on
the CLASSY waters.
There will be a prayer and teachers
meeting at the Presbyterian church
this evening at 8 O'Clock.
The johnson literary society attended
the reading room entertainment last
evening, instead of meeting IS usual.
Cheyenne has as much brains and
talent to the square inch, as any other
city in the country. The entertainment
proved it.
Mr.. j. P. &. Poulton, for nearly a
year and a-half city editor of the
LEADER, resigned his position yester-
day morning.
Gov. H.. NJ. Hoyt, the popular chief
magistrate of Pennsylvania, will soon
pass through Cheyenne, on u visit to
the Rocky mountains.
The Deadwood papers worked the
weather in Cheyenne into a snow storm
on Decoration day. Mistake: it was
cold enough, but not that bad.
Two or three members of the city
council met last night at the city hall,
but they were unable to secure a
quorum, and adjourned until tonight.
The jury in the case Of the "Cun-
ming" Cont, arraigned on the charge
of grand larceny, found him guilty,
and sentenced him to two years and a
half in the ~penitentiary.
The young people of the Methodist
church have a drama on the taps,
which will be presented at an early
day, under the auspices Of the Ladies'
aid society," of that church.
Dave Miller couldn't govern, or
didn't try to control the audience at
last evenings entertainment. It made
q bad break; or at least he did. At any
rate, there was much confusion.
Abe. Leayitt, agent for Madame
Rentz's minstrels, is in the city. He
has completed arrangements for the
appearance Of that troupe at the ORA
matte theater, Tuesday, June 10th.
The Denver Times is informed on au-
thority that claims to know, that two
Of the notorious James boys are nov in
the Leadville camp, together with a
gang of equally desperate characters.
Citizens, remember the meeting this,
Wednesday evening, at City hall, to ar
range for the demonstration on the
Fourth. 1t is to your interest to at
tend and further the success Of the
movement.
Orr Flag, published at Fort Robin
son, says: "Since our last issue, the
mail between here and Pine Ridge has
somewhat improved n making time,
Mr.. Dear having put three changes on
the route, making the entire distance
of sixty-6ve miles in ten hours.
Marshal Schnitger returned from
Laramie city yesterday, whittier he went
after two prisoners, Collins and Pal
meton, who have been held in custody
at the United States prison on the
charges, respectively, of passing coun-
terfeit money and stealing government
property. They will have their trial
here in a few days.
One of our many contractors and
builders interviewed Mr.. Horatio Holt
yesterday for the purpose of securing
the contract to build that gentleman a
new dwelling house. Our informant
did not tell us whether the contract
was made or not. There will doubtless
be a more vital contract contaminated
before this one is closed.
Frederick Payne, charged with for
gerry and horse stealing, was tried yes
t~erday.and acquitted on the first charge.
He was then put OF trial for the steal
ing of a horse, saddle and bride from
"Curley" Coleman last spring, an ac-
count of which was published in the
LEADER. On this charge he was found
guilty, and sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary.
A very large and intelligent audience
assembled last evening at the enter
tainment given for the benefit of the
Ladies' reading room, at the Cheyenne
Dramatic theater. The programme
was large and varied, and included an
address by Col. A. Worth Spates, and
readings, Rotations, songs, instru-
mental music on the piano, and selec-
tions by the Fifth cavalry band. All
of the performers acquitted themselves
very well, and the audience manifested
its hearty appreciation whenever occa-
sion would permit,
The retirement of Mr.. Sparnick from
the Denver Tribune, will cause q rear
rangement of the editorial force of that
paper. The position of city editor,
which MI. Thomas +. Dawson has filed
for the past three years, will be abol-
ished and Mr. now,on u,;u hooo,no ~,