The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-01
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March first.
The packers have arrived.
Send your job work t, the LEADER.
Prof. J. G.. Clark,s entertainment to-
night.
Times will now be lively at Fort
Russell. : 4ra
Considerable diptheria' prevails in
the city.
1t looks natural to see the boys in
blue back In u midst.
Freighting business between Chey-
enne and Deadwood is quite good now.
Places Of business were crowded last
night with returned soldiers and pack
ers.
A large attendance was secured at
Prof. Mayors entertainment last even
ing.
The Literary club of Cheyenne met
last night In the parlor Of the Inter
Ocean hotel.
Do not fail to attend that fire meet
ing tonight. See Herman Hans no.
tice In this issue.
II is expected that the troops which
arrived at Fort Russell yesterday e
ing will be paid of to-day.
Wyoming is at last free from the
curse of Indians and road agents. Let
us hope she will hereafter remain so.
Hight, of the Denver Tribune, went
"Allaround" last night. He saw the
Cheyenne elephant with its cover off.
Miss Annie Bostwick, formerly of
this city, was recently married at Allie
gany, N. Y, to Mr.. John NJ. Nail, of
North Carolina.
Daniel Finney was before Judge
Fisher yesterday on the charge of
drunkenness. He plead guilty and was
fined ten dollars.
John Harker was calaboosed again
yesterday. He is a discharged boy in
blue, and the offense for which he is in
durance vils is that of drunkenness.
The Denver Tribune, abiding to our
new secretary, Col A. Worth Spates,
says: "He is a gentleman of pleasing
manners, and will certainly make a
secretary forWyoming to feel proud Of. -
The attention of the Cheyenne fire
department is called to Chief Haas
notice. Remember that at least six
members from each company must be
present In order to transact the bust
ness.
A number Of our dealers In horses
went to Camp Carlin yesterday, and
were present during the sale Of horses
and mules. The animals brought fair
prices, considering that It was an auc-
ton sale.
A letter received by the LEADER
yesterday from a gentleman at Yank-
ton, states that the Fort Pierre route
to the Black Hills has about entirely
been taken possession Of by Indians and
road agents.
The lecture delivered In the court
house last night by Rev. DR.. Ellis, OF
Denver, was well attended, and his au-
ditors seemed highly pleased with his
address. The subject chosen, Muscle
ana brain," was handled In a mastery
manner.
We yesterday read the following
lines in the county clerks office, ap-
pended to q picture greatly resembling
the Arkansas traveller: "Judge G. f.
Miller as he Will appear twenty-five
years hence, when going to See his jirl."
The Big Horn and Yellowstone ex-
pedition. mentioned a few days ago in
this paper, started yesterday on its
long and perilous journey. The names
of the gentlemen comprising the party
are J. G. Ellis, John Cummins and W.
j. Sturgis.
It Is feared that congress will NOT be
able IN take action in reg.rd 70 oront-
ing the charter for the Cbevanne p,oc.
Hills & Montana ra,,,rnv a,r,r, ,ho
present session. Onr on,v homo yor no
ton this winter rests In the probability
of an extra session.
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