The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-01-09

Leadville, committed suicide IL, utleI
day.
New Year resolutions are faded and
gone glimmering among the things that
were.
Preparations for the commencement
of work on the new railroad is going on
daily.
The literary society is to produce the
drama entitled "Out in the Streets"
at an early day.
Ladies' prayer meeting at Mrs.
Judge Tracy's, on Sixteenth street, at
6 O'Clock this evening. Ladies all in
vited to be present.
Janauschek will appear in Central
City, Colo, this evening; in George
town on tomorrow evening; and in
Denver on Monday evening.
Travelling from Weston to Leadville
is very dangerous. A sleigh load OF
passengers upset on Monday last at a
point near where the Rev. Pickett was
killed. Nobody was hurt seriously.
Subjects assigned for this evenings
meetings at the Notwithstanding
the aid of the Holy spirit in Prayer for
Nations" "Rules and People,"
For Peace and Religious Liberty"
Each subject assigned to a different
speaker at the Presbyterian church.
The meetings at the Congregational
church are well attended and full of in
terest. The following is the programme
for to-day: ladies' prayer meeting, at
3 O'Clock this afternoon. Young peo-
ple's meeting at 7 O'Clock. Prayer
meeting at 7:3o. A cordial welcome to
all.
Wednesdays issue of the Leadville
Herald came TO this Office rather mixed,
as to the folios. The editorial page
stood on its head, in comparison to the
other pages. The editor could scarce
ly have written his articles upside
down, SO the fault must have been In
the press room.
The Black Hills Ners now issues a
weekly edition. The first number is
just TO hand, and is an eight-page, 40
column sheet, flied with good reading
matter and well illustrated. An excel
lent birds eye view of Deadwood is
given. The Netrs is a sprightly young
journal and is prospecting finely, as its
enterprise deserves.
The enterprising firm of Barkalow
Bros, general news agents, have ex-
tended their business, and operate on
the following roads; Union Pacific;
Burlington and Missouri; Missouri,
Kansas and Texas; Kansas Pacific;
Colorado Central; Utah and Northern;
Kansas City, Fit. Scott and Gulf; and
Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern.
A call for n meeting Of German resi-
dents will be found in another column.
Those of our readers who cannot mas
ter the German language will take in
terest in the fact that it Is intended to
organize a social club and gymnasium.
The membership will not be confined
strictly to Germans. That there is
need for a gymnasium in Cheyenne
there is no dispute, and that the pro-
jected one will be fully carried out the
high character Of the projectors gives
affirmative assurance.
The board of penitentiary commits
sioners met again yesterday morning,
to complete the business before them.
The proposition of Mr.. Stout, warden
of the Lincoln p~enitentiary, to keep our
prisoners at forty cents per day, was,
after some discussion, accepted, and n
contract with Mr.. Stout duly executed.
Mr.. Stout will receive under this con-
tract forty cents per day for each pris-
oner sentenced for a year and over, and
fifty cents per day for each prisoner
sentenced for a term of less than one
year. This allowance is to include all
expenses, including transportation and
the purchase of clothing, etc., for dis
charged prisoners.