The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-11-16
MIAOR MENTION.

Old BOreas is out on the plains these
days.
Highest temperature yesterday 43o:.
lowest, 49,.
Thanksgiving day did not originate
in Turkey.
The Denver Eeps is To come out in a
new dress this morning.
There are about 500 horses in Denver
that are sick with the epizooty.
1t costs Harper Bros. $500 per
month for engraving illustrations for
their publications.
A match factory has been started in
Deadwood. Matches, however, have
been made in Deadwood for sometime.
The members OF the Cheyenne gun
club will have a pigeon shoot wednes-
day afternoon at the Cheyenne driving
park
The winds Of Sunday howled a wierd
and awful requiem TO the memory OF the
late autumn. Winter Is now fully
upon US.
The wind yesterday was very heavy
aud 1t interfered seriously with the
trains. No. 3 was two hours late in
consequence.
There was a party Of English noble
men on No. ) yesterday. They are
destined for a visit TO the Yellowstone
national park.
Last nights snow storm was very
severe on cattle. During such storms
sleet and leo form on the animals and
play sad havoc with them.
Big Nosed George George Parrott)
will he tried for murder at Rawlins,
beginning to-day. Judge Peck went up
there last night and will try tho case.
Mr.. Geo. Emery has returned from
Austin, Texas. lie brought with him
two blooded horses; one, n thorough
bred runner, and the other a Handle
tonian gelding. Both are unframed,
There are several ladies on the way TO
North Park, who are undoubtedly
caught In the snow storm. However,
they will probably camp in some shell
tered spot until the snow passes away.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. 3, 3
Cheyenne, IL Colorado, 90 through;
No. T., o Cheyenne, 10 Colorado, Is
through; Z. g., Z east. 3 west, Is Chey-
enne; ID. T., 0 Cheyenne, II east, 4
west.
''steve" Day and others departed on
saturday last for North Park, with a
full supply OF provisions for the winter.
Mrs. Day went also. Most OF
the miners in the Park have their fam
lilies with them.
The peace Of the Sabbath night in
Chicago was disturbed by the unholy
howlings Of several female denizens OF
that classic district. and they were
consequently induced to spend n brief
season IN the cooler. They settled the
affair before Justice Bean next morn
ing.
There was n m in the city yester-
day that the new and line Windsor ho-
tel In Denver was burned down entire
ly. Indeed, n or two private tele-
grams TO this effect were received. But
the Fact is. rs stated in an associated
press dispatch, that the building was
damaged TO the extent of $4,000.
The Hasenwinkle dramatic company
will play "Fanchon" this evening with
Miss Katie Putnam in the title role.
"Fanchon" is Maggie Mitchell's supe-
rior role and she Is a marvel Of perfec.
ton In the same. IL Is said that Miss
Katie Putnam is fully the equal OF
Maggie Mitchell and will succeed TO
that place In the American heart that
has so long been held by Maggie.
The New York Herald has this about
the Union Pacific: The main road
shows n trunk line Of 1921 miles, and
the extensions amount TO 2,003 miles,
or together 1924 miles. These exten.
sions or branch lines have TO a great
degree been built and paid for out Of
the surplus earnings OF the road after
paying fixed charges and G per cent
dividends upon the stock. The pay
ments for construction have been Sc
cured by bonds upon the branch roads,
and these obligations, amounting to
between $50, 600, 900 and $50, 600, 600, are
now in the company's treasury. Ac-
cording to the official report of the gov
eminent auditor, the earnings for the
year ending June last were sufficient to
pay all fixed charges, @ per cen annual
dividends upon the stock, and leave a
surplus Of 81, 600. 900 cash in hand