The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-02
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Set 'em up. Lsg
There was very light travel over the
U. P. yesterday.
Water-fuss the Omaha people are
making about water works.
Omaha has militia on the brain. Two
new companies have organized.
Gov. Evans may well be excused for
TRADING a little about the uncertainties
of law. k
The Black Hills coaches from Sidney
upset occasionally. Sidney whiskeS,
probably.
A mine in the Black Hills has been
named for Gen. Merritt, commandant
of Fit. D. A. Russell.
The infant child of Mrs. Bradbury
was severely burned in the face yester-
day with strong I've. 1t is thought that
it will lose n Of its eyes.
The young elk belonging to the Rail-
road house wandered about the streets
yesterday until Officer ingalls, took it
under his guardian wing, so to speak,
and led it home. y
The music by the Fifth cavalry band
at the emancipation celebration last
| night was most finely rendered and en-
Enthusiastically applauded. The band is
improving continually.
Cholera infantum is playing sad
havoc with the little ones of the city.
The physicians are kept pretty busy on
this account. Unfortunately several
fatal cases have occurred.
' Buffalo Bill's great play is called
"The knight of the Plain" We played
that once. We tried to learn the car
penter's trade.-Laramie Times. Be-
ing too lazy and worthless for an honest
mechanic, they made n one-horse law
yer Of him.
Owing to the extreme hot weather
Buffalo Bil's troupe will give no matt
nee this afternoon, but will conclude
their entertainments here this evening
with the highly Interesting play Of the
Knight OF the Plains" 1t will en-
brace an entire change Of programme.
Messrs. Terry & Hunter, of Chey-
enne, have just completed on Curtis
street between Sixteenth and Seven
tenth streets, Denver, one of the
largest and finest livery stables in the
city. The building is 50x125 feet, two
stories high, and stables for forty
horses.
The state historical society of Colora-
do elected the following named officers:
President, F. J.. Bancroft; first vice
president, ]. L. Sewall; second vice
president, r. Sopris; secretary, W. b.
Vickers; treasurer, w. D.. Todd; cura-
tors, II. X. Steele, Aaron Cove and w.
E. Pabor.
Thirty-6ve soldiers, composing me-
chanics and musicians, under charge
OF Lieut. Tuey, passed through Chey-
enne yesterday on the Union Pacific
road. The men are destined, some of
them for Forts Sanders and Douglas.
and the remainder for San Francisco.
They are mostly from New York.
The banking house of Steboins, Post
& Mundi Is being enclosed by the walls
of their new fire-proof brick building.
In a few days the old wooden structure
will have been wholly swallowed up by
the new, disappearing entirely from.
view as one Of the old landmarks. When
the new house is entirely completed, it
Is supposed the old n will be burned
up, as the easiest and cheapest way of
disposing of it.-Black Hills Times.
The Denver Republican relates a pitt
full story. 1t says; San aged and way
worn traveller arrived in this city a day
or so ago from Black Hawk having made
the entire journey on foot. The worthy
pilgrim was in a state Of wretched
ill.health, and walked in order to ave
his a fare, that he might pay his ply
s~ician's fee. Upon reaching his desti-
nation the poor man was nearly ex-
hausted, the terrible heat and prolonged
exercise having increased his illness to
a degree that was indeed pitiful. Re.
storatives were applied by the physician
and he was last seen crawling feebly
away. Diogenes, thou shouldst have
lived TO see this dayl The aged sufferer
verify. commands boundless respect.