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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-02

The veteran founder OF the Albany
Erening Journal entered the Office ut
ten O'Clock Monday morning last and
was escorted to the old editorial chair
by Mr.. Dawson, now the editor, once
Mr.. Weeds apprentice, next a journey
man, with the reputation Of being the
swiftest compositor In the country, and
then foreman, partner, and editor under
Mr.. Weed, and always his devoted and
trusted friend. As soon as Mr.. Weed
had been made comfortable in his old
chair, Mr.. Dawson coded the editorship
OF tine Journal TO him for the day and
placed the entire literary STAFF Of the
institution under his command. This
done, the editors and reporters went
to their duties, and Mr.. Weed fell to
and furnished n two-column leader for
the day that he had already outlived,
denying himself to the many friends
who called until he had given out the
last sheet Of that editorial article. Then
he announced his readiness TO see
friends and supply copy at the instiga-
tion OF the ''printer's devil" But there
were such troops Of old and young
friends pouring In from that hour for
ward hat ut the time when he vacated
the editorial chair (half-past . O'Clock,
when the first edition Of the Journal
went to press), he had been able TO give
| a.. s.u..~s. l.-ttss ala. s..A l.n~t
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-02

In the shape OF increasing demands for
Hostetter's Bitter are constantly
reaching Its proprietor. The mining and
agricultural Populations Of the far wet are
particularly nifve 70 its merits. for IL pos
se1>es the very qualities which emiErnnts TO
thoae remote districts require. IL protects
them from malaria. II fortine~ them against
h iniurious effects which frequently yro-
coed from q mode OF life fuuyi,t Will. hard
ships, and Il has m unimpeachab,s record for
-thoroushncas- Travellers 10 foreign countries,
unariucrz. and those generally who live an
ou.-doo 1fc. will fnnd that Its protective
and brncinK properties have not Jeen exak-
rcrntcd by The many who have borne favor
able witness In Its behalf. A rock In not
confidence OF our people.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-02

A DETAcHNEST Of Texas state troops
had a fight on Monday with Mexican
~desperadoes. Thirty shots were ex-
changed; two Mexicans killed, and one
Peter Johnston, from PHILADELPHIA.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-02

Persons suffering from impure blood,
or whose health is giving away, either
as ministers or those who study closely,
will find in Fellows Hypophosphites
Syrup the. material to build them up
and the tonic to keep them there.
DR, G. CLAY.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-02

THE exodus TO eastern states Of
French Canadians from the rural dis
tricts in Canada grows in volume.
Within forty-eight hours i've hundred
have gone over the Vermont Central
railroad, chiefly to Massachusetts,.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-02

Cases In which the heart Is weak and
irregular in action, are oon restored
to health and regularity by Fellows
Syrup of Hypophosphites. As persons
whose hearts action Is feeble are most
susceptible to the influence Of cold, It Is
In the advent Of the cold season its use
IL especially advised.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-02

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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-02

THE pope has sem Monsignor Col
ognes on an extraordinary mission 10
the Mexican government.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-02

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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-02

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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-02

GO A WEEK. elaa day At home sadly
TsusA %, Augusta, Maine. dlodavig
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-02

tM4A1l< H1CUyoU
sr1 Ssu p<rsrtsFs n ,is,k
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true Wy, vii u1rsci
, 1880-08-05
CENTS.

and said: - ,x~e!tizehs, J. take pleasnrs
n presentt S j on tlen. Garfield, q Ohlo.n'
THO crow : IN repeated tne!r elleerinsi
nntl >sheT ~ : tnsucd Gen: gatileld stepped
anti yo,tr presence. OootEnfsiitn
The crowd cheerel again., ant1 the Qentrnt
Withdrew, while Messrs.. jewell McCooki
Acton, aud ou,era IT.; laughed and eongsat'.latst
maker,--a mnp OF foW. words.
Tho party then withdrew, 1nd Gen. Car
field went to dinner accompanied by feW
friends, in q private parIor.
PRESS ACCOUNT.
To thA 1Ttsfsf1s Asaoefdet6 Pfess.
New YonK. Aug. 4.-lsen. Garfield and
party arrived here tonight on the T:40 p; NJ:
train. They. were met at tho Grand Central
depot BY o farge number Of citizens, who
which he responde!i 5y taking Of lis iat' and
bowlng Acknowledgements. As the ttain
rolled into the depot number Of torpedoes
on the track exp!lded In quick succession
with deafcntnR noise:
ing on tile arm Of Congressman horton, and
was closely followed BY tho remainder, Of the
party. Outside the depot the Generals up.
pearn1ice was the signal for another .otttburst
ele slt pafy w. % drlseI. fses e e ns @
1iotcl. 'rl!o Generals reception at the depot
was entirely informal. a large foTce OF po-
llcG WIS OIL liant, anti preserved order. -.
Gen. Garfield was III hts room before the
crowd assembled outside the hotel were
aware Of his presence. After receiving a
number Of prominent gentlemen, Gen. Tar
field intended to take his dinner md retire
for the night. In the meantfme. however.
n largo crowd had gathered In
front Of the hotel - anil loudly
demanded his appearance. Ie came out ou
the balcony, ald vas gre'Hte VIII sheets
cries of "spcecl1," he said:
FELLOW CITIZENS: Accept my THINKS for your
congratulations md your presence.
After which he retired to llts private room
After dIning t3en. Garfield met comml5tee
md nn appointment was mnle for to-mor
row night, when fe will receive tho entlr'
Club, With Gen. Fremont rs It's guest.
4 delegation Of coIorcd citizens belonging
to q political Organization were a!so recelyei
md introduced, after which Gen. Gariel'
retired, worn out With lsis Journey.
, 1880-08-05
PROPOSALS.,
frsposals fur Wagons and Unrne4a for tho
u. n. Armyt


u. n. AFMYt
DEPOT QuAnTKltaAarEn's ogY1cE, ,o.o
VII b racai!t It ILL., sn!s I'D Il
;Sas rasn ia "a Fess fp1s u. u"
r. II fY.t Leavenwotth 3:Sl D. Il 3ctaraonxie.
a@es IL Z nl,Ss. ~ a. 1a HE oS9 % y H. i r. wen
~ tEs! slx:naie Army Wagons, one hundred aha
IS spiax aa
beeisssta3 IA att ' 4 .aale aso AM.
asph dsltyeFy Y eo u;aG q eaSEn nr,s rha
~ MsIlIdrn la x state at walc 3f tho pepots tame1
& e.. .nsSa ssSa eosnmeuss saa Complete dSiivoly
- a.; mus. Do IN s1eet seeor
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m.n.Saon sSa on tho aprtnx Wagons IN leu of thu kind
saa s & 4
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pj.S jh.tSadsHw a. stets liz prcs u which they VIII fur
fnSSa h ~ speei7Sa loas snd With waasis OF tho
hstsSSSS sSSS:s fassiSsa for less au.nt't, than
n. the right to reject any or
Of dHios9ta preference viii 10 given u articles
19 Ixsn 70 arcl0a u American produotlon and
e shs .sassa f 5; s sass &
H3n* 1 RIsSs.a. I'd printed sP.oluc.t!on, VEL
sppc.tto1fh III ~ pepot ouastsfmastsrs mualonSd. On
e
W.xSnTHE W.xSnnnTH ~ ana os indossea. rT9aSssls fot
In CbhfkD Ut Depot.
, 1880-08-05
> TIE RECEPTION.

tn Ths I'd
,r,s.. von.. A,r ~ ETho orrongamants
~ ~" ~, -a,on,ia,, - nan cort;eid thfs arcn,
a inr .e wore ~ n vnrv simnlo character. There
.ssa 49, ~. s,ronossion ~ nrennizoI dpnnnstrn-'
~ w. ao ~ ptos ,ho ,,anot NJ at The
,.o.a, o and ~ s,aachos IN reachin1 the
v..'i xs.ani "'A1 rantroi 1' Dcnot don Garfield
eaea,a,o,soJ hv Ennntor Dnrsey. Of
as,.a,,sas o4,terai corriora nn;1 was ,riven
- .ha T,t+t, A Arar,no Hcta, .vhare larRa
e.o4r, ~ ~ ,,ra,tod lin IN UNA unabla tn min
e1nt.tam"a eiumu "" iv % tc 9Ten, entrancc. and 40
suuiiu so,,rbr the 81 side ID doorway on Twenty.third
street. Only few observed Him.
and these set I'D Vigorous cheer,
1r,tc,, ia orknn,ytrflred IV bow
on1v % ua vent to his room, on tho second:
fo1r. aid prepared for thinner. be1o1e ho
was nb1e to do this lie was charged upon
hv n mo!,. who rushed into Ills bed
| room anu saook hlm ~ 1Ao r'1,aae.
until Ills slioetlaeTs hcneu' 1Asso
| intruders wero finally cleared out OIL @no
/ hpaftmcnt, and tho General was allowed to:
| % In dinner. The crowd in the streets was
e o., t,t. ttn,o Increasing md hecomtnQ more
"1a,norona Gov. Jewell finally appeared on
sn Sniaon, az tho sfodIson sa,,aro giIe Of
tne oa1cony ~ nao t,,au'sv1 ~ na1I.o ~. ~
the hotel. with defl' ttat'lelu OH n's asln' /
UNA thu ainnaf for Il great burst Of enthusi-
s.s' w.. ~' fa7 t.orHal,; drcltne,l to mike .
as Ge 1aie,h n,,n, aeIsn tha neoa % fnr The
speee'' ntels's .,t. . mrasanco w ns than rctire,i
10 %nted I's with ao0 1etters telexra,ns. cards,
a md caiIs-witi,out Interruption Until
near midnight. During tllo evening nc M wa
troi f,om,,to,, Club. headed By Judge Dittetr
hoctlcr, who desired 10 know, on behalf Of
, 1880-08-05

3!at9 @H!taf5 LIvlsion Ql Tho M!Asouftt
s.a:f safS6 l. ss'ssas ss
Is,M;fHk Issfk ~ Anx; = 10 It which l!nio ana pIaca
u dsls.1a 1a cpenHa u The prcsuncs of hid4urs for
sh Z !, sl1s ~,1h aass s1 eotupets hs
tx nv b gI!Ya 70 3ttlcfea u doacst!u pruduc.
- spxtss.s A.. ~ Essss submit fo}l Of
RuEus 1hQALls. Col. aad a. Q. II. usu1.
, 1880-08-05

lEzzltug rain was falling. As tho train
stopped . salute vas fired. Gen. Garfield
sald:
well. citizens, don't know wheEo !,sa gov
seo yei, H. md INC thaak yoa. Tor tho very xroas bon
Kraialations which you convey By yournumbers
Aud enthusiasm.
While Gov. Harrison Was speaking the
train moved out, amid cheers and d salute.
the rain poured down all through the morn-
| ln9. The crowd ut tho depot WAS immense.
SaIutes were were fred md the train clleercd.
! Gou, Gar field was presented by the Lleutcn"
| nntcG0Ygrnoz, md said:
| RrrDtinr, ! eau nuke you no speech, nut a!n
snd % look Into yeuf faSea ;ss ana e1Rss tny
aud enthusiasm Of your greeting.
Two'epeechea supplemented this e1pres-
sion OF thanks. and the tEal'l went on Us way,
VIII bahds playing cannon aFlng' and peo"
'S At AMSTERDAM
Gen. &C., ohraeld returned thanks for tho s1'et''
i At scuEaRorApY
! three Thousand people, band. and fifty guns
saluted aeu. Garteld, who stepped 9nt oi
naki1iS the remark that le would stand a1s.l
listen 70 TIC speech of one Of his purity, aud
Gen. Harrison spoke.
| LITTLE FALLS,
A short stop was mado at Little Falls,
Whese notwlfnssanntn 1s eSe;n " ta t,naa
Con. Garfield said:
beautiful village, W. ressyed ~ aew, a1,2 wtt1
.asss5 as4sSs5 WON ysS ii want 10 aoss. tho Hon.
Ftnnk Htscock, Of 1ysacusa-
Mr. Hisoook spoke briefly. >.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-05-20

As STATED in our last issue, the Wis
conslu ueieBasiUn ~ w OiuoInuauI uuIl.-
structed. The delegates have no prefer
ence further than desire to put in NOM
ination good available candidate. This
Is the proper way to select representa-
tives of the party. 1t will be more con-
ducive to harmony and the result of tie
convention reached in this way, will be
more generally acceptable to every per-
son. There cannot be much doubt that
Horatio Seymour, if he consents to be a
candidate, will receive the nomination
almost unanimously after the usual CON-
plimentary votes are east. But Seymour
courts retirement and it is not probable
that he will yield to the solicitations of
the party. But there are many mer left
whose names are prestige Of victory.
The dissensions in the republican party
and the means employed to secure dele
gates for the opposing candidates have
disguised the people who care more for a
good, clean government than for the
party spoils. The republican party is
disentegrating from the corruption in
fused into it during the last few years.
The victory of the liberals in Great Brit
ain and Ireland seems to b. an earnest
of victory for the democrats in the United
States. The policy of the Beaconsfeld
government and of the republican party
is not dissimilar. Beaconsfeld wished
to restore oil the ancient prerogatives of
the crown, aud lessen the power of the
people. The republican party wishes to
strengthen the general government at
the expense of the states, denying those
rights reserved to them by the constitu-
ton. As the good sense of the people
across the ocean repudiated q policy
dangerous to their liberties, it may be
hoped that like wise counsels will prevail
in the United States.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-05-20

THERE are number of people who
believe that the character of o person can
be ascertained from his handwriting. Be
this as it may, it is certain that one can
see characteristics of editors clearly
marked in their papers. A local paper
that one is in the habit Of reading almost
invariably brings forward the personality
of the editor. When We read the Bars.
boo Republic we can easily fancy holding
a conversation with the earnest, scholarly
editor of that journal. The Neenah
Times is faithful picture of the viva.
cious, piquant Stone. The Chippewa
Herald3refects the rotund good-fellow-
ship and hatred of shams which charsc-
terize George Ginty. A reader of the
Oshkosh Times would know Bright had
hand in getting it up. from an hours
conversation with him. Read thought
fulness aud highminded conception of
honor are portrayed in the Kewaunee
Enterprise. The Chronicle bears the
impress Of Nash's generosity, Iberality
and business tact. A husband and wife
who have long lived together in harmony
and love, come to resemble each other in
the course OF years. A newspaper be-
comes part of the man who conducts il
and one who is familiar with the paper
is not stranger to the man.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-05-20

IT is fact not generally known that
Matt Carpenter is so near sighted that
he cannot distinguish a person twelve
feet away from him. A correspondent
of the Springfield Republican says this
defect Of vision placed the senator in
rather an embarrassing position, while
replying to Hills speech on the Kellogg
case. He invited Interruptions from
Hill, and frequently looked toward whero
the Georgia senator sits. But no response
was made for the reason that Hill was
absent. de never wears glasses and
hardly ever exposes his imperfection Of
sight. Very few of his fellow senators
knew of Carpenters near sightedness
until it was made known by his failure
to note Hills absence.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-05-20

THE current of opinion has set against
Whitaker, the colored cadet. Every
one of the three experts to whom was
submitted the note Of warning sent to
Whitaker, says positively the nand-
writing is the mutilated persons own.
Not only that, but it is proved conclu.
sively that the paper on which the note
was written, was torn from sheet on
which Whitaker had started to write a
letter to his mother. This is strong cir
cumstantial evidence, though by no means
enough to prove the cadet the scoundrel
he would be if all were undeniably true.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-05-20
GALL FOB SPECIAL MEETING.

To JOHN P. WICKERI. ESQ. County Clerk of
Nanitowoc County, Wis:
DEAR Strive the undersigned members OF
the County Board of Supervisors of Manitowoc
County. respectful y request you TO call meet
ing OF the County Board of Supervisors, to con-
vene at The court house In the city of Mapito-
voc on Monday the oath day of May. $780, at IL
o'clock NJ. for the purpose of organizing and
the transaction Of such other business as may
be brought properly before said Board
c. Fl. Zorn, chairman of Schleswig
II. Strodthoff, chairman of Newton.
b. Roemer, chairman of Rapids.
Boyer Amunds, chairman of Cato.
August Cans, chairman of Franklin
Henry Guedjen, chairman of Two Rivers,
George Breunie, Two Rivers.
J. P. Nolan, Maple Grove.
A. Wittenberg, Sd ward Nanitowoc
John Robinson, kossuth.
Ferd. Ostenfeldt, Mauitowoc.
Z. W. White, 4th ward City OF Manitowoc
P. Johnston, I'd ward City of Manitowoc
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE.
MANTTOwOC. Wis, April % 1880
Notice is hereby given, that pursuant to the
above request a meeting of the County Board
OF Supervisors of Manitowoc County will be
held in the court house in the city of Manito-
voc on Monday, May cath. 1880. at IL O'Clock N.
}. Z. WlCkERT, Co. Clerk.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-05-20

Our "Agnes" Cameron has the floor.
What use he purposes to make of it re.
mains to be seen. The papers, in com.
menting on his little predatory speech
announcing his intention to ''say some
thing" about the evidence in the Kellogg
case, say that his remarks were "briei
and vigorous" OF course they were
vigorous and emphatic. "Agnes" is an
italic among men. He knows SO very
little that he must know what he does
remarkably well, and he can afford to be
vigorous. The people of Wisconsin had
been perplexed as to what earthly use
"Agnes" could be put to, until he leaped
forth as al Investigator like Minervs
from the forehead Of Jove. Investigat-
ing has been at low ebb and "Agnes'
has been rusting in inactivity. But now
he paws the air and champs the bit. HI
will be circus all in himself. And grea
will be Wisconsin's glory.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-05-20

We are In receipt OF copy OF the Ma
tional Tribune, published at Washington
and devoted to the interests of the so,.
diers and sailors Of the late war, and all
pensioners OF the United States. a print
ed slip on the margin contains the request:
Please notice. Send copy. We hasten
to comply. When We say it is one of the
most disreputable sheets printed in the
country. We state truth to which every
thing Id the paper will bear ample testi-
mony. 1t is devoted exclusively TO abuse
OF Commissioner John A. Bentley, SIM
ply because he has broken down the
business OF attorneys and claim agents,
who bled both the government and pen
sioners. These claim agents at Wash
ington are the most industrious, and
INSCRIPTIONS men tina. God ever let prey
upon mankind. They advertise in almost
every paper Of the UnitedStates, for which
they give in exchange, q letter from
Washington. There ID kind Of metro
politan snap in the heading to Wash
ington letter. "From our own correspon-
dent" The Gown correspondent" lie
generally a claim agent. This Tribune,
though ostensibly "soldier paper, is
really the organ Of the rapacious claim
agent.
Bentley sent out circulars advising all
pensioners to send their claims to the
pension Office direct and not employ the
agents, thus saving disabled soldiers con-
siderable expense, and materially injur-
ing the business of the agents. This
enraged them and they have waged an
| incessant war against him since. These
agents also get up bogus claims against
the government. Some surgeon without
character. money or practice may be
found in most places who will readily
enter into collision for the purpose of
defrauding the government. People who
have not received a scratch IN the army
have through these means been enabled
to draw pensions regularly from the gov
eminent. Bentley has made war on this
systematic fraud and has stopped it to a
great extent. This earned him the en-
nifty of these Washington sharks.
This National Tribune" makes great
| display Of its love for the soldiers, and
denounces Bentley for not promptly pay
ing all claims. The soldiers are regularly
patted upon the back by demagogues
and interested tricksters who fondly
believe that these little acts of hattery
will make them willing tools. 1t does
work well with some who fancy that in
time of peace they should be perpetually
feasted for service on the "tented field. u
But majority have too much good sense
to be led astray by being called good
fellows.
Mr.. Bentley is resident of Sheboy.
gan and is thorough gentleman. He
has done good service to the soldiers by
exposing the claim agents, and good ser
vice to the people by closely scrutinizine
and rejecting fraudulent claims. The
government should not be robbed in the
name Of the soldier or of any other man.
So much for Mr.. Bentley and the Ma
tional Tribune.