The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-26
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abating somewhat.
There wa a good attendance at the
| Catholic church fair.
Militia work in Leadville means some
thing more than holiday parading.
A column 'For the Ladies will be
found on u third page this morning.
Almost every leading man in the
II lis should be able to boast of an
organ.
The inevitable conflict in Leadville is
between the honest citizens and the
roughs.
The lecture of DR.. Ellis last evening
was a fine success, oratorically and
financially.
There are still several members of the
legislature who have not introduced
any bills yet.
The legislature is doing good work in
passing laws for the benefit of the live
stock interest.
Tho legislature will adjourn this
evening TO meet at the depot in the
morning at 7 O'Clock.
Still another military company has
been organized In Leadville. 1t will
soon be needed, doubtless.
The meeting of the young peoples lit.
erary society has been further post
poned until Tuesday evening next.
Norwich. Conn: The house of Mrs.
Samuel Ticknor was burned yesterday.
Mrs. Ticknor vas burned to death.
There was a boss race at Sturgis
City, in the Black Hills, recently. at
which the Deadwoodites were fleeced.
1t is colder in the Hills than it Is
here. There the frost is two inches
deep in the ground, according to the
Press. P
Prayer meeting at the Presbyterian
church this evening at 1880. Subject,
Thanksgiving" All are cordially in
vited.
1t is expected that the cast of the
Territory vs.. Webster, alias Pelton,
will come up for trial in the district
court to-day.
The district court met yesterday
morning with Judge j. B. Blair on the
bench. No business was transacted
except the continuance Of n civil
case.
At Como, Col, it was a question be.
tween the Italians and Chinese as to
who should go. For once the Chinese
triumphed, and the Italians were forced
to go.
Ottawa, Ont: 1t Is understood that
the government does not intend put.
ting in the Pacific railway contracts
any provision forbidding the use of Chi
nese labor.
Mr.. Russell Thorp has been making
suDdry and divers improvements in his
livery office, on 18th street. They have
added very much to the general ap.
pearance of the same.
There is nothing more of interes,
coming from Los Pinos. 1t is to be
hoped that the hostile Utes will kill the
peace commissioners just for the excite.
ment there would be In it.
James McEvoy, a miner In Leadville,
had his collar bone broken and received
internal injuries by reason of a bucket
full of ore falling on him from the top
of a shaft in which he wal working.
In executive session, yesterday after.
noon, the council confirmed the nomi.
nations of Prof. ]. G. Murphy, for ter
r~itorial assayer, and John Slaughter,
for territorial librarian and superin.
tendent of education. j. B. Adams
nomination for territorial auditor was
rejected.
After the big fire, recently, the citi'
zens of Deadwood had their FIRE de-
partment recognized and announced
their readiness to extinguish fires OF
any calibre. They had a fire the other
day which got away with the boys.
Now the papers there are asking
"Have we a fire Departmental
There seems to be a slight difference
of opinion between the Albany county
delegation to the council and to the
house. The former favored the bill au
thorizing the purchase of q steam fire
-.
engine by Laramie city, and the bill
passed the council. But the latter re-
commended yesterday in the house that
the bill be indefinitely postponed. 1t is
possible, however, that the people Of
Laramie don't want the engine now.
There was a strange sight witnessed
In Deadwood the other day: On the
large lot laid out for the new court
house there was a gang Of men digging
trenches for the foundation walls; an.
other gang a few feet distant was sink
ing a shaft for the purpose of mining:
and few feet further on was still
another party Of workmen sinking an
additional shaft, claiming the lot for
placer mining. This is jumping lots
with a vengeance. An injunction
by the court stopped the would-be min
ers from pursuing their jump.
Ready-Made Suits.
Our stock is most complete in ladies'
and children's suits. Call aud see'be-
fore deciding elsewhere.
n9tf MARKS &c MYERS.
KindIinn mood for .,la L.. ID III