The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-08
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state.
The Rio Grande passenger crews are
having handsome navy blue uniforms
made.
Highest temperature yesterday 4g7;
lowest IS highest velocity Of wind AZ
miles an hour.
After all there is no decorator that
can compare with old Jack Frost in
getting up a frieze.
IT'S but a little faded four" said
the editor when he absently dipped his
pen in the paste pot.
Many a man rails at his wife for
wearing another woman's hair, when he
wears on his feet the skin Of another
calf.
A kurdling affair is reported from
Turkey. The sultan is about To swoop
down on the Kurds like the wolf on
the fold"
The Black Hills don't seem 10 be -four
ishing rs much rs before, and some of
the mines are Icing worked with less
help than ever.
A young mother Of nineteen years at
Silver Cliff deserted her three small
children, and o the husband is in an
agony Of despair.
The colored Masons have leased the
large rooms formerly occupied by the
LEADER Office, and have converted
them into handsome lodge rooms.
a new fan invented in Germany has
needles and thread concealed in its first
fold, 50 as TO be all ready to repair dam
ages il the wearer's gown he torn ut a
ball.
The Denver Trb,m, and RepuJlioun
Clipped in together ON the presidents
message, and divided the cost. The
Nurs played lone hand, hut got out
the message.
Judge Sener's chambers have been
improved with solne neat and necessary
| appointments and furniture, and are
now ms comfortable rs any similar
rooms in the west.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. 3, G
Cheyenne, II Colorado, - through,
No. I, s Cheyenne, 10 Colorado, %
through; CO, ! east s west, 3 Chey-
ennc; ID. T., o Cheyenne. IA east.
November was remarkable for colder
weather than the same month in any
other year for ten years past.
Elswhere appears u table compiled by
sergt. McGoyern, tho signal service OBJ
server at Cheyenne, which is very in
teresting.
Shocks went home the other night
afflicted with double vision. lie sat
for some time with his sleepy gaze riv-
eted on Mrs. Shocks, and then COM
placently remarked: "well, l hore q
holler I you two gals don't look 'nough
alike TO be twins"
Mr.. Gottstein, Of Deadwood, received
u lot OF whiskey the other day and 1t
was frozen solid in the barrels, the
hoops OF which were bursted. Some one
suggested that II was an ice way to
consign liquors. He was forced to gulp
down a lump on the spot.
Children's meeting at the Presbyte-
rian church this "Wednesday after
noon ut , O'Clock. Ladies' meeting in
the church at 4 O'Clock to make ar
engagements for the coming fair. Prayer
meeting at 7 O'Clock. Subject: Prayer
Tor Revival-Psalms S5, 1-3.
Judge Peck sat yesterday in cham
beers, and heard tho opening argument
on a motion in the ease of the U. p.
H. X. Co, vs., J.. w. Donellan, treas
urer OF Albany county, in which errors
OF assessment are alleged. The argu-
ment will be continued to-day.
Gen. Benjamin +. Butler and others
have pctitioned for n charter for an ele-
waited road in Boston, which a capital
OF $1,000, 900. The road is to be shaped
like an inverted A with three rails, one
at tbs apex aud the other two at the
-,
bottom OF the arms TO steady the cars.
A pretty widow of twenty was Ia.
menting the loss Of her husband, to
whom she had been welded less than n
year. ITO think" she said, THAT he
would have been glad to live long
enough TO see me wearing mourning for
him. Why, do you know, l had lust
got used TO the kind of breakfasts he
liked, and shall have to learn them all
over again with my next husband"
Endymion," the title of Lord lIea-
consiield's new novel, is pronounced En-
dta" ion. 1t means the setting sun, be-.
ing from the Greek. The hero of the
novel is Endymion Ferrars, who in.
herits his first name from u cavalier an
%cestor, and his ratronymic from n
statesman upon whom political and H.
nancial ruin fell simultaneously, com.
pelling him 10 retire To the country
with his wife and his twin children.
Endymion and Myra.
During the past week tho weather in
this section has moderated considera.
bly,, the thermometer going up to forty
during daytime and not falling below
thirteen degrees ut night. The wind