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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-30
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From the Boston Journal, REP.
The s'boss' business Is not suited to
the Independence and intelligence OF
the republican voters. Wherever It has
been tried 1t has resulted disastrously.
II not always the precursor Of defeat,
It has always weakened and demoral-
lied the party. 1t may be undertaken
In states, but for any half score or score
Of leaders to attempt to secure a nomi-
nation by forcing upon the Chicago con
vention any tyranical and odious theo-
ry, which will make n free delegate n
merely silent voting machine, will not
do. The national convention must first
take steps 10 insure the utmost freedom
of expression in the ballots. II must
at the outset allow each delegate TO act
as though he was IN intelligent and
patriotic man, by giving him the fullest
opportunity to exercise individual judg-
ment. This much the convention owes
to the republican party-to the mass Of
voters who have made party leaders,
but who will not permit them to become
dictators. The right Of free thought
and action, which is claimed for all by
the republican party, should be evoked
at Chicago to defeat every effort at CO.
ercion. The party that denounces bull
DOING should not permit 1t in the
national convention.
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rms was IN seUTa AhEaIcA.

TnE WAn IN soUrn AMERICA
Panama sdviees Of the lsth inst,
state that on Tia night of Nay LIST, .
tremendous explosion d said 10 have
occurred in Aueon, Peru. A large tor
pedo Of new preparations and extraor-
binary power. which was in process Of
completion at the mandatory Of those
instruments, exploded accidentally, the
conclusion, Of tremendous violence.
shaking every house in the town. The
mandatory vas blown TO pieces and
every inmate destroyed. Six houses
adjoining were levelled to the ground,
the walls, roofs, woodwork, furniture,
etc, broken TO pieces and literally
ruined. Half q dozen ether houses,
which joined on these, shared the same
fate nearly, being almost completely
levelled TO the ground. OF the persons
engaged In the manufacture Of torpedos
scarcely n vestige was to be found.
Portions of bodies, impossible OF iden-
tihcation, were found ut some distance
from the scene Of the explosion, in adj
dition 10 which i've bodies have been
recovered. The cause OF the explosion
L unknown.
CHILEAN papers assert that Admiral
Riveros has received instructions 10
await the result Of the Impendine COM
lat near Taena. before commencing nc
tive hostillties AGAINST Tacna. II the
battle prove. 10 be a CHILEAN victory the
admiral Is TO offer terms Of peace TO the
Peruvian government. should the
Chilians be defeated at Tacna or the
government refuse the proffered truce,
then he il ordered TO Law Callao in ruins,
sleayins not one STONE Don the other
In the recent bombardment two hum
drad shot. were AIRED into the CITY. hut
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-30
PILES, PILEsl L E
A Sure Cure Found At Last. No One
Need Suffer.

A sure cure for the Blind, Bleeding,
Itching and liberated Piles has been
discovered by DR.. Williams ian Indian
remedy. called DIR. Williams Indian
Ointment. A single box has cured the
worst chronic cases Of twenty-five and
thirty years. standing. No one need
suffer I've minutes after applying this
wonderful soothing medicine. Lotions,
instruments and e~lectuaries do more
harm than good. Williams Ointment
absorbs the tumors, allays the intense
itching particularly at night after get
ting warm in bedl, acts as n poultice,
gives instant and painless relief, and Is
prepared only for Piles, itching Of the
private parts, and nothing else. Thou
sands Of cured patients attest its value.
and physicians Of all schools pronounce
1t the greatest contribution to medicine
Of the age. It matters not how long or
severely you have been suffering, you
can be cured.
For sale by all Druggists. Addoms
& Glover, Wholesale Agents.
mny7-daw1y
2.I.~.L- g. ~ -.-
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-30
IN TEXAS.

The following kilograms give the par
ticulars OF the recent storm In Texas:
Galveston, May ga Nars special
from San Saba, Texas, says that during
the rain storm last night the family Of
p. II. Rountier, living there, took re-
fuge in n cave resulting in the drown
ing OF two OF his little boys, aged three
and six years. His wife, a little daugh-
ter and n young lady who was with
them. were taken out In u drowning
condition.
Colvert, May ga heavy wind,
rain and hail storm occurred In the
eastern part Of the county yesterday,
blowing down houses, fences and ruin
ing the crops. Corn and cotton were
stripped Of blades and leaves and oats
levelled with the ground.
Bracket, May 20.-At 1:30 this
morning the heaviest, most disastrous
rain storm set in ever known, and IL Is
still pouring in torrents. All OF this
city. except the portions On the two
hills, IL inundated. On Main street the
water is from Eve 70 eight feet deep
rushing down the street with incredi-
BILE rapidity. The floor Of every bust
ness house Is from one to five feet under
water. Several men, at the mercy of
the waters, went down, all efforts ia
save them being Of no avail. Great
anxiety Is felt for the safety Of the fam
lilies along Los Moras creek. More
than twenty people have been drowned,
n dozen houses washed away, and is Is
thought some bore human freight.
Many houses have been washed from
foundations. All residences in the lower
part OF the town are being vacated as
fast rs possible, and the greatest X
citement prevails.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-30

The marriage Of Miss Susie D. Pal
msr. daughter Of Gen, Innis n. Palmer,
10 Lieut. Eben swift, iT., ". 5. A.,
occurred on Monday evening al Aseen-
sion church. There Was a large and
fashionable audience present, compris-
ing the prominent people in society
circles The groomsmen were.Lieuts-
Eaton, Rowan, Hobbs, Cherry, Butler
and MAcomb. The bridesmaids were
Mis- Julia Palmer, Miss Ella Bestor.
Miss Carrie Dodge, Miss Gardner, Of
Cincinnati; Miss Wariield and Miss
Minnie Palmer. The bride and brides
maids were dressed in white satin, and
the groomsmen wore their military
dress, which formed q brilliant contrast
TO the white dresses. The bridal party
stood in the ehaneel. under a beautiful
arch OF red and white roses, and sus-
pended from the center WAS a large
horseshoe, formed entirely OF orange
blossoms. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. ID. Townsend, Of the church
Of the Incarnation. The ushers were
Lieut.. A. Mark, Master S. c. Lemly.
Master w. +. Halsey, and assistant, c.
N. Ray, and appeared in full regimen
tails. At the close Of the ceremony the
bridal party were driven 10 the home
OF the bride. There was no reception
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-30

A DISPATCH from Hartford, Conn.
May Goth, says: A eve hurricane
passed over Sufield and Enfield this
afternoon. In Sufield about a dozen
harms and tobacco sheds were blown
down and many orchard and other trees
nprooted. Sykes grove, n favorite pic
mic ground. was ruined. In Thomp-
sonvillo snd vicinity the tornado was
severe; many barns blown down, and
one new brick building demolished.
McCranes green house, the largest in
the state, was nearly destroyed.
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w,eted for clerrymen.

81 believe 1t to be all wrong and even
wicked for clergymen or other public
men to be led into giving testimonials to
quack doctors or vile stuffs called medi-
cines, but when q really m~eritorious
article Is made up Of common valuable
remedies known to all, and that all
physicians use and trust in daily. we
should freely commend 1t. l therefore
cheerfully and heartily commend Hop
Bitters for the good they have done me
and my friends, firmly believing they
have no equal for family use. / will
not be without them"
Rev. -, Washington, ID. c.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-30

GEN. MACKENZIE, with twenty CON-
panies Of troops. arrived at Los Pinos
on Friday. II is rnmored that he has
orders TO establish a military post %
miles from Gunnison city, TO guard
against possible Ute outbreaks. On
the other hand the miners say Mac
kenzie has orders to drive them on that
part OF the ruby district within the
borders Of the reservation.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-30

The Grant meeting for Monday
evening, in Convention Hall, Chicago,
has been abandoned on account OF OPP
position from the managers Of the
building. Considerable feeling among
all parties interested has been engen-
dered. IL Is stated that other arrange
ments will be made for the Grant meet
ing. An anti-Gmnt meeting is an
nounced on the base ball park for Mon
day evening.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-30
A nspusIIsan Congress. wanted. Too.

.
No matter what his record OF qualif-
cations may be, a presidential candi-
date should, above all, carry his con-
gress with him. The importance Of
this has been pointed out before, but
never often enough. Is Gen. Grant
strong enough TO elect a republican con-
gress IL nominatedp Is Secretary
Sherman2 Is Senator Edmunds, OF
Hamilton Fish, or Exodus Windomr
All these questions fall naturally on the
a rs very pertinent. They are an
swered in the negative by opponents Of
those gentlemen. and are ignored by
their friends. When 1t Is asked, Is
Senator Blaine strong enough TO elect
n republican congress, there Is no such
doubt His EXTREMIST opponents are
silent, while all the rest, from his
merest temporary adherents TO his most
enthusiastic supporters, with one voice
answer yes.-Phia. North American,
Rep.
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SUNDAY. MAY %, 1850.

A RAEcHMAN living at the end Of
the Northern Pacific track. at Beaver,
was killed last Friday by Indians. Two
other whites are missing.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-30

The Violate Belt Co., Marshali, Mich.
Will send their celebrated Electro
Voltaic Belts TO the afflicted upon 80
days trial. Speedy cures guaranteed.
They mean what they say. Write to
them without delay. dl7-d&w1y
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Card.

To all who are suffering from The errors
ness, carly decay. loss OF manhood, &c. I will
send a recipe that will cure you, FREE OF
CHARGE. This great remedy was discov-
cred by y missionary In South America
Send q self nddresscd envelope to the REV.
Josxru I. ISMAr. Stallion u. Netr York Csfy.
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o. duertisers rin make note Of the
ths fad that THE LEADER has a larger
circulation than any other paper pub
llshed IN Wyoming.9
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GFirst and only
e1rSteam Printing House
ESrIn Wyoming.
All kinds Of Book and job Printing
promptly executed ut this of1ce.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26
Buck Beer.
LEDGER.

Buck beer is demoralizing in its
tendency when it moveth itself Alright.
1t layeth hold of the intellect, and
twisteth it out of shape.
My son, go not with them who go
to seek buck beer, for at the last it
stingeth like the brocaded hornet
with the rcdhot narrative, and kicketh
like the choleric mule.
Who hath woe: Who hath bab-
bling: Who hath redness of eyes?
He that goes to seek the schooner of
buck beer.
Who hath sorrow: Who striveth
when the middle watch of the night
hath come to wind up the clock with
the fifteen puzzle? He that kicketh
against the buck beer and gctteth left.
Verify, the buckness of the buck
beer bucketh with a mighty buck, in
somuch that the buck riseth at the
noon hour with q head that compass
eth the town round about, and the
sweetness thereof waxeth more and
more, V from Dan to Beer-Sheba.
Current joke in the Holy Land.)
Who clamorelh with a loud voice
and ssith: 'Verily, am not l a bad
man. Who is he that walketh I'M
steadily, and s;ngeth unto himself:
''The Bright Angels are Waiting for
Me-
Who wotteth not ever 4 fractional
wot, but setting his thermometer with
the wooden watch of the matchmaker
and by means offs toothbrush?
Go to. Is it not he that bangeth
hi. intellect feminist the buck beer
even unto the eleventh hour?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26
FARBER. Mo-, May -, 1880.

Ed. LEDGER: / desire, through the
columns of your valuable journal, to
return my thanks to Mr.. Powell, the
livery man of Fulton, for his hasty
efforts and substantial accommodation
in aid of the pursuit of a thief who
recently stole a valuable mare from
me. As a clever gentleman, be has
no superior, and his disinterested and
prompt aid OF an entire stranger
point him out as one IN ten thousand.
He certainly deserves the patronage
Of the public. BY giving place to this
brief expression OF my gratitude
you will oblige. Yours truly,
J. B. WELLS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26
A Maryland scEoolmaster told q

A Maryland scEoolmaster told q
refractory girl that unless she wrote
a composition he would punish her.
She appeared with two big brothers.
The pedagogue laid a revolver on the
desk and called for the screed. 1t
took her about ten minutes to indlte
the sentiment: ''There are various
kinds of big brothers. Sum would
stand up for a sister under any cir
cumstances, but there are some lilly
livered, slab-sided mungrels, who all
a cross between a Gibraltar jackass
and a Maltese Jew, who would Sit
around like q rat-hole while a red
headed, cross-eyed slab of unre'
spectful poverty vanders aroune
with a borrowed pop, and makes
their poor sister paw around fur ma
terials fur a composition
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26
princely Salaries.

President Jewett of the Erie Rail
way receives $40, 900 q year; Colonel
Scott, President of seven railroads,
draws 500, 900 salary. There are
fifteen general managers of railways
in the United States whose salaries
run from $4,000 to $4,000; nine
general Superintendent with a salary
of $1,000 to $4,000 yearly, and q
number of officers in the same rank
who receive over $4,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26
A Dose of ButtOnholes.

A tenderfoot lately arrived in
Leadville, in eating plate of hash
at a restaurant, being very hungry,
neglected to chew it properly and
swallowed a large coat-button. They
doctored him for pneumonia three
days before he was able to explain.
Then they fed him a big buttonhole
tied to a string and fshed it out in no
time. He now screens all his hash
through a cane-bottom chair very
carefully, before eating.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26

In the recent primaries in Boone
county, Hon. John +. Rucker, of
Sturgeon, was defeated AS a candi-
date for the State Senate by Colonel
james Stephens. Day before yes
terday he made a raid into Audraln
county and was married to the fair
Miss frankie Dingle, and all well
regulated men will agree that it is
better to be married than to be State
Senator kansas City Times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26

LINCOLN, ILL, May l9.-Three
miles from this place the dead body
of a stranger was found this morning
living near the barn Of Phillip Moore.
Tpon examination it was found that
the mans name was Peter Albright,
and. from . letter In his possession,
# vas ascertained that his residence
was at Mexico, Mo-, where, for a
time, he was employed as a farm
hand.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26
An Ideal Circus,

Most people have seen a circus, but
there is one kind of a show that would
he indeed a novelty. This is one
that is not at least a dozen exhibit
tions combined. One that is not the
most gigantic conglomeration ofcoag-
ulated concentrations the world has
ever seen. One that is not the N
and only show of the kind under sew
eral acres of canvas. One that has
not at least q million dollars ont in
challenges to certain frauds travelling
under the name of circusses. One
that is not-but when this one comes
round, as Mr.. Gilpin's author re-
marked, ''may we be there to see
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26
Not a State.
From the Fulton Telegram

From the Fulton Telegraph.
Not a single State has instructed
for Tilden. Will Missouri be the
first to lead off at Moberly next week!
We hope that this State will not make
the mistake of sending q Tilden dele
eationto Cincinnati, as the nomina-
ton of Tilden would assuredly prove
suicidal to the Democratic party.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26
SINFUL STEPHENS,
Sallie Stephens Spoiled and
Poisoned.
AThirteen Year Old Girl Badly
Treated by Her Father.
Who FOisOnS Her to
Hide His Guilt,

Caleb Stephens. colored, of Mont
Somery county, is in our Jail await
ing trial for murder in the first de-
gree. He is charged with poisoning
his daughter, Is years old, in the
year 1873. He procured a change
Of venue to Audrain and will, We
think, be tried at the coming term.
His attorneys hold that he is insane
not that he was insane then. but
now-and vas tried on that plea in
his w county. Ten Of the jurymen
found him sane and two thought him
not sane. We called on the prisoner
yesterday and from our conversation
should Judge him to be perfectly sane.
lie Is about 40 years old and has an
intelligent c~ountenance for a negro,
but has a lecherous look about his
eye and mouth. Stephens seems to
be in very good spirits and says he
has every hope of being acquitted.
He says that when Audrain's crimi-
mails are taken to Montgomery county
they clear them and he thinks Au-
drain will return the compliment and
acquit him. His home was at Dry
Fork, about Is miles south of Mont
gomery City. From what we can
learn he was living there in 1873, and
his daughter, whose death he Is charg-
ed with, lived with him. His wife
was dead. 1t is supposed that his
reason for killing his daughter, was
to escape being charged with incest,
IS facts which have developed go to
| show, that he had cohabited with his
daughter for at least one year prior
to her death that they had both oc-
cupicd the same bed for at least that
length of time and a post norton ex-
animation revealed things which
would make the most hardened crimi-
nal shudder. 1t is thought that to
hide his terrible deeds he poisoned
bis child and hoped to hide his fienl-
ist work in the grave without detec-
ton. The remains of the dead girl
were examined by chemists, who
found not only traces of strychnine,
but a large number of gypsum seed
perhaps a hundred. Gypsum seed is
an old negro poison. He was known
to have bought s%trychnine the day
before the poisoning. Gypsum seed
not proving fatal it is supposed he
resorted to strychnine which finished
the work.
Our facts are CLEANED only from
hearsay, but if true, Stephens must
be a criminal of the worst dye and
will take a change of venue from Au'
drain to a wormer place-"dyine
happy" He will either be acquitted
or condemned to death there Cal
be no murder in the second degree
in a poison case. We can not vOucl
for the correctness of what we have
cleaned in the matter, but have glvci
the facts as best we could CLEAN them
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26
From the yapdalia Leader.

The Mexico Press and Bowling
Express are ranting at Buckner for
his vote on the Townshend bill, but
saw never a word about their Green
back congressman from Missouri, who
voted just as Buckner did. Out upon
such hooking hypocrites!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26

''By gum
Mr.. and Mrs. Defoe sat before a
cheerful fire in their home. There
had been a long period of silence,
when Mr.. Defoe suddenly exclaimed
as above.
What is it. DEAR she respond
ed.
Say, we've got tired of playing
games and what do you say to private
theatricals:'
"How?'
why, Wei get three or four of
the neighbors to join in, and we'll
meet at each others houses and have
regular plays"
That will be splendid!' she
gasped.
Hanged if it won't. Wonder we
never thought o. it before. Twenty
dollars will get us all the II we
want, and each one a furnish his
wardrobe. BY gum. we've got
the idea now?'
What sort Of a play could we
play:' she asked, as he marched up
and down with tragic step.
Il have it aha!" lie exclaimed.
as he stopped short. "Don't YOU
remember L started to write q play
about five years ago: I'll finish it
and well bring it out, Now let's
see how the characters run. There
is the Count Dumdof. who is in love
with Geraldine the Fair. I'll be the
Court, Of course, as he is the hero.
He kills four men, rescues Geraldine
from several dangers, and there is a
good deal OF kissing and loye-making
and a happy marriage!"
And I'll be Geraldine"
You! Oh, you couldn't play that
part. She must be young and viva
cious. Let's see! l think I'll cast
YOU for Hannah. who keeps a bakery
near g park in Paris -
"Id like to sec myself playing
Hannah in q bakery. l would" she
detiantly answered. "If YOU can
play Dumdotf l know | can play
Geraldine.'
"Oh, no you can't, my love. You
are q little stiff IN the knees, and how
you'd look throwing yourself into my
arms IS the williams pursue. | shall
cast that little Widow ID. for Ger
aldine."
''Then there'll be two Geraldines
of US. If you can play Dumdott
with your lame back and catarrh |
know | a play Geraldine with this
little lamencss in my left knee"
Now you listen to reason, Mrs.
Defoe. You aren't built for a Ger
aldinc; you are too fat your feet are
too large; you haven't got the voice
for it
and you'd make a pretty Count
Dumdotf, you would she fired
back. ''You want to get that crook
out of your back; that bald head
shingled over your mouth repaired
and your eyes touched up with a
paint-brush! | think | see YOU kill
ing four villains-ha! ha. ha!'
Woman, do not anger mel he
said in a dcep-toned voice, as he
rose up.
"And don't you anger your Geral-
dine, either!'
''Gcraldine! Why, you don't
know a sky-border from a tiat!'
''Dumdoh! And you don't know
a Skye-terrier from the big fiddle II
the orchestral
"'Tis well! Wen have no play
ing here!"
Then you needn't. When | play
Hannah in a bakery to let you hug
and kiss the Widow ID. or any other
woman all over the stage you'll be
three or four Count Dumdotfs.'
"Ill burn the play, jealous wo
mani
''It you don't ! will, vain mani
Then they sat down and resume
their former occupation of looking
into the fire, and the disturbed ca
went back to her rug and her dreams
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26

A class of little ''primary" child
rem were busily engaged in their
reading lessons. They read in Or
der, something like the following:
'sThe hat is in the box" ''The man is
in the box" "'The rat is in the
box" The cat is in the box
When all at once up came a chubby
little hand, the signal for permission
to speak. SWELL, what is it, Mat
tie 2" Slid the teacher. II should
! fink e box God be full after q while
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26

WY, alter visiting the pit at Har-
!. .Ollese, made for the protection
w girls in case of a cyclone, can
.uas The works of man are less
'SAesoas than those CT nature?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26
Shop Lifter~,

Our merchants should look out for
shop lifters. Last week a lady got
away with about $40 worth of goods
under her shawl from Sontag, Fegan
& Horsfall, and other stores.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26

WI Hutton had an operation per
'-eu On bis nose last week, and is
s@D sole to be out. 1t is thought
= usht-laeing gave him the hay
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26

'olnihate the most available man.
|D'4 a long pull, a strong pull, and
'4'i together, will bury the silent
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26

IS B0bbett read to 4 very good
be at Hardin College chapel last
night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26

! brse thief was captured in Mex
.!st Friday. lie was from Warren
.r.V.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26

'Ae I. & A. R'y has a new yard
:.ae with a headlight on each end.
'as made especially for the yard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26

|la Mexico LEDGER is booming.
/ 4nt two thousand extras to
LHrly this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26

|Afs' +. swart, Of Fort Wayne,
D., Is visiting her brother, ID. c..
F%0derer, Of this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-26

l the leading politicians Of The
! as at Moberly this week.