The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-20
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The melting snow Is 4 valuable thing
for the grass on the ranges
Laramie City's love is divided be-
tween North Park and Jim mountain.
The Pinafore troupe will probably
reappear in Cheyenne on the 10th of
May.
Many cattle were destroyed by the
forest fire in Ocean county, New
Jersey.
No. 5 train yesterday was a light one.
It had two engines and sim was some
what behind time.
Highest temperature yesterday, So;
lowest, l5e; highest velocity Of wind
per hour, 30 miles.
There was q delegation Of citizens
down at the depot yesterday TO greet
the Pinafore company.
The Leadville Herald prints q column
biographical sketch OF the "Barnum Of
the west" James Mcdaniel.
An Omaha man named Smith ran
away recently. As II other towns
hadn't enough Smiths Of their own
The fee bill case did not come up In
the district court yesterday. because
Mr.. Corlett Is detained at the court
In Rawlins.
Deadwood Pioneer: Miners complain
OF n great scarcity OF water I'm Dead
wood at the present time. Work Is
greatly retarded.
Nothing more has been heard from
the escaped convicts. They are proba-
bly, in the Wind river country, brows-
ing around in high feather.
Mrs. J.. ID. Watson. a who
was saved from the life OF drunkard,
will deliver n free lecture In the
Methodist church this evening.
There are now four United States
commissioners In Laramie county, viz /:
! w. Bruner, 7. NJ. Fisher, J. Haup-
hoff fort Laramie). and J. A. Riner.
The travel over the railroads these
days is very heavy. Commodore Tru-
FAINT estimates that he handles ON the
average, 200 pieces Of baggage per day.
There wasa hearing held yesterday in
the case OF Jos Bolts, charged with
larceny. He was held for trial, and,
falling to give bonds, was taken back
TO jail.
The attempted rape case will proba-
bly, be heard before Judge Bean this af-
~ternoon. There Is not the slightest
doubt bat that Paine, the brute, will
be jailed for trial.
Leadville Herald: The coaches come
in crowded-at least a hundred is added
10 u population daily. The arrivals
are double that number, but an allow
ance Is made for those going out.
Tho employees Of the Union Pacific
company ut Omaha had their wages
increased ten per cent, to date from
April first. The track men along the
line are to be raised ten cents per day
each.
Ada Mitchell, one OF the attractions
OF the Palace theater, Denver, shot her
lovyer on Sunday In a hotel, in a ct OF
jealousy. The gentleman In the case is
a wellto-do business man of Leadviile,
end has n family.
There will no q special meeting of
the Ladies' society Of the Baptist church
ut the residence Of Mrs. r. z. Warren,
this afternoon at 4 O'Clock. All the
ladies are earnestly requested to attend.
BY order Of the president.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. 8,
80 Cheyenne. So Colorado, and "a
through; No. 4, Cheyenne, o Colora-
do and 10 through; Denver Pacific, 8
Cheyenne, Z east, Z west; Colorado
Central, Cheyenne, 9 west, 10 east.
No. 4 train from the west was very
light yesterday, the Colorado Central
train having failed to connect ut Ogden
on account Of the snow. However, the
track through the mountains Is all
clear now and the trains are running
through on time.
Deadwood Tines: Parties in this city
yesterday expressed about half a bushel
Of gravel from McGovern Hill to Prof.
Edison, in response to n request Of the
great inventor. The gravel was OBJ
tanned by a gentleman who is interested
in ~ascertaining the true value OF the
dirt in that hill, and consequently was
not sailed.
Denver Republican The Little Pitts
burg mine Is sending to the smelters an
average Of thirty tons Of ore per day,
which runs about fifty ounces Of silver
to the ton. This ore Is what is taken
out in various prospecting drifts being
run toward the south end Of the New
Discovery. A diamond drill Is con-
stantly working for new deposits.
Andrew J. Borie has been promoted
to the position Of train dispatcher on
the mountain division Of the Union
Pacific road, vacated by Mr.. McCor-
mick. Mr.. Borie has satisfactorily
filled the place Of assistant for several