The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-01-22

A full coach load of passengers went
out for Deadwood yesterday afternoon.
Freight is now hauled from Chey-
enne to Deadwood at $3.50 per hun
dred.
Thorpe's twenty mules which arrived
here yesterday were ten days on the
road.
Messrs. Terry & Hunters stable is
being the recipient Of a fresh coat of
paint.
The new school house at Laramie
City will be occupied in about two
weeks.
Lazy rich girls make rich men poor
and industrious poor girls make poor
men rich.
Mr.. John Chase has been making
some much needed improvements in his
theatre.
Several wagon loads of freight were
started out yesterday for the Black
Hills country.
1t is expected that all the trains of
the Colorado Central will be in running
order to-day.
Hon. John w. Hoyt, governor of the
territory, will deliver a lecture tonight
in Laramie City.
The Union Pacific railway employees,
just paid off at this place, received gold
for their services.
From all directions the welcome news
is brought that cattle r prospecting
during these winter months.
Ice of extraordinary thickness, supe-
rior quality, and in large quantity, has
been put up at Laramie City.
Baptist services every night in the
court house, Rev. w. NJ. Young pastor.
Public cordially invited to attend.
Prayer and teachers meeting at the
Presbyterian church this evening. Sub
ject THE Builders Interrupted"
James Droney has sold his lot and
stables, situated on the cornerof Eight
zenith and Eddy streets, to Charles
Hecht.
The English national debt is e777,-
7s1, 506. In the last twenty years it
has been reduced by the sum of eG1,-
1877, 100.
An eclipse Of the sun will take place
to-day, visible only in the southern part
of South America. southern Africa and
the south Atlantic ocean.
Frank Mulhern, who was hurt Sc
verely by a railroad accident at Lara
mic City about two months since, has
almost recovered from his injuries.
Several of our business men have
contracted to have their goods freighted
owes the Denver Pacific railway, via the
Atchison, Topeka Il Santa Fe route.
The Abney stables change hands Of
ten. On the 18th of February Messrs.
Kinney & Sherman will retire from the
business leaving j. c. Abney as proprie-
tor again.
The Union Pacific pay car under
charge of Maj. Joselyn arrived late on
Monday night and disbursed q large
amount of money among the employees
Of the road.
Immediately after the religious SER
vices in the Congregational church
this evening a business meeting will be
held. A full attendance of members
is earnestly requested.
Ridicule, which chiefly arises from
pride, a selfish passion, is at best but a
gross pleasure, too rough an entertain
ment for those who are highly polished
and refined.
The Bismarck Tribune says there is
considerable %squealing in the southern
portion of the territory because there is
a strong prospect that the capital will
be removed to Bismarck.
1t is midwinter and quite cold; but
the best way to keep scarlet fever and
diptheria out Of u houses is to let the
cold air in every day. The cold, sharp
air is a sure disinfectant.
DIR. G. II. Russell of this city has
made several valuable and handsome
canes composed entirely from pieces of
horn taken from the heads of animals
peculiar only to this territory.
Mr.. James Droney will shortly estab-
lish a bakery in the building recently
occupied by Messrs. Sparks & Killian,
on Eddy street. He will introduce a
mammoth oven into the concern.
The snow blockade on the Kansas
Pacific is over again, and Everything
lovely" The entire line is reported
clean. All trains, freight and passen-
ger, are running nearly on schedule
time, for the first time in ten days.
A very rare bird in this country has
recently made its appearance near
Greeley. Its bill and legs are yellow,
head almost black, body brownish, and
grey feathers in the tail. 1t seems ia
rank between snipe and woodcock, and
is often mistaken for the latter.
The Chinese'new year, which began
on Monday, will last a week. We OBJ.
serve that in one respect at least, the
Acknowledged Orientals are becoming
Americanized. They celebrate their
incoming year by a liberal use of cigars,