The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-18
MIA0n MENTION.

Denver Is the uHheaithisst city in the
west.
Highest Temperature yesterday 74oi
lowest, So.
TrOttiRg rAcss at the driving park
this afternoon
An Indiana editorial excursion party
has been taking In Nebraska
The shower Of last evening produced
much moisture in the atmosphere.
II Is q ~Doticeacle fact that reformers
always want TO reform somebody else.
Six bull-teams departed for Dead
wood yesterday laden with merchan-
disc.
There Is considerable shooting done
within the city limits contrary to ordi-
nanees, every day.
Gov. Pitkin has got down fairly 10
business and Is turning out . new
notary every day.
There Is a general feeling Of relief In
Deadwood since Dick Adams has re-
ceiyed his sentence.
After reading all the Colorado papers
one Is convinced that the state will DO
carried for Garfield and Hancock.
There were several hundred dollars'
worth Of pools sold at Cass Dayisl last
night on the trotting races Of today
The corner stone Of the new Episco,
pal church, Deadwood. was laid on
Sunday last. Bishop Hare oficiAted.
Cass DAVIS will sell pools on the race
grounds this afternoon. Remember
this. ye who desire TO invest on the re-
suit.
The LEADER returns thanks 10 Its
many friends who commemorated Its
fourteenth birthday with beautiful gifts
yesterday.
There was a large party Of Scotch
tourists on board OF No. 4 yesterday.
They were merchants just returning
from Australia.
-Four passenger trains met at the de-
pot yesterday, and the platform club
was kept busy In receiving the visitors
with proper c~oustesy.
Now trot out your candidates for the
delegateship. Mr.. Downey appears TO
have the inside track on the republican
side for the nomination.
Rev. J. Y. Cowhick will 60 10 Lara
mic City to-day, and will remain there
over Sunday. He will also moderate a
call for Rev. Mr.. McGauphey.
Il would be a good idea to have one
Of the imprisoned tramps instructed to
go about town with n hammer and drive
In all p~rotruding nails on the sidewalks.
Charles BLACKWELL, who was tried in
Leadville for the murder Of two police
men, was found guilty Of manslaughter,
and was sentenced to imprisonment for
life.
Austin Banks, OF the Bates hose team,
Denver, and King Headley, OF the
Sunny South dramatic company, are
matched TO run a foot race for n purse
OF t4O0.
A Leadyille miner named Patrick
Burke was killed on "Wednesday last by
being struck on the head by a falling
bucket. He was at work In the shaft
Of n mine.
Passenger traffic yesterday. No. 5, 10
Cheyenne; 4 Colorado; 30 through;
No. 4, IL Cheyenne; 6 Colorado, 81
through; q. O., 10 Cheyenne; 0 east
Z west; ID. p, IL Cheyenne, 90 east, 2
west.
Members tickets Of the Cheyenne
Driving Park association are now ready
for delivery at the ofice OF Mr.. Z.
Maggie; where they can be obtained un-
til IL O'Clock m, to-day and after that
ut the gate.
John Murphy, Of Leadville, and
Barney Campbell, Of Pennsylvania, will
fight In a prize ring at Ralston, New
Mexico, on Tuesday next. A special
train will run from L.eadville to the
scene Of the conflict.
II Is probable that the Union Pacific
railway company will, through its at
torney, Hon. W. w. Corlett, apply for
an injunction TO restrain the city from
collecting n portion of the city taxes
from the railroad company. As Judge
Sener will depart for the east this after
noon, the proceedings will be had be-
fore Judge Peck.
An exchange says it ought to be more
generally known that wheat flour Is
probably the best article to throw over
u fire caused by the spilling and ignit-
ing OF kerosene. 1t ought to be known,
because -four is always within conve-
nient reach, and often valuable articles
Of clothing, blankets. etc., are de-
stroyed in extinguishing such fires.
Cattle shipments.