The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-01-31
MINOR MENTION.

Unused on the subject OF temperance.
Preaching at the Presbyterian church
this evening. Meeting of session at
close of service.
The entertainment for the benefit of
the ladies' reading room association
Melted nearly 800.
Stebbins, Post & Co., will open their
new branch bank at Silver Cliff not
later than Feb. 10.
Gideon Justin, a yard hand in the
South Park depot, Denver. bad his
hand crushed, on Thursday.
There will probably be more miles of
railroad built in this country during
the presentyear than ever before.
Gov. Pitkin's testimony will tend to
produce a powerful conviction In the
congressional mind, that the Utes
must 60.
The liquor dealers Of Denver are
making a move in court to prove that
the recent puritan grand jury" was
not drawn according to law.
The Leadville Herald says a yerita-
BILE glacier, having all the trade marks
and characteristics of a Switzerland
glacier, exists at a point twenty-five
miles from that city.
Joseph Larose, is fitting up the
building on the northeast corner of
Eddy and Seventeenth streets for a meat
market. 1t will be one of the finest
markets in the city when completed.
Two freight car loads of steel wire
rope passed over the c. G. yesterday,
destined for the mines OF Leadville.
The rope is one inch in diameter and
is very heavy. Two coils filed each
car.
The LEADER acknowledges the re-
ceipt Of an invitation to the ball to be
given by the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen, No. SO, at Blackburn's
Hall, Laramie City, on the evening OF
Feb. o, 1880.
There Is such an overwhelming ma
jority for the railroad bonds, that pub
lie interest in the amount of the major
ity has ceased. However, there is a
little curiosity to know how certain
precincts went, so we will publish them
as they come in.
The express train on the Cheyenne
branch of the Kansas Pacific road made
its appearance in Cheyenne yesterday,
with a ane neat baggage a attached.
This road, under the management OF
A. A. Egbert, ESQ.,, superintendent, is
increasing in popularity daily.
Our exchanges at all railroad points,
especially at Omaha, are agitated about
the Union Pacific railroad consolida.
ton. 1t may effect Omaha seriously,
but will make no difference to Chey.
enne, for the traffic must pass through
this city whether over the eastern hall
OF the Union Pacific or over the Denver
Pacific or Kansas Pacific.
Joseph Sladek has bought out the
meat market of Fred Landau, Seven.
teenth street. He will continue the
business at the same stand, and prom
Uses to give patrons full value and sat.
isfaction. Sausages will be one of his
specialties; and as he has had many
years experience in their manufacture
he will turn out q superior article.
Give him a call.
Diphtheria is prevailing the country
over. Down on the Atlantic coast, at
tide level; on the peaks of the Rocky
mountains. 10, 800 feet above tide level;
in the swampy, miasmatic portion OF
the central west; on the broad, pure
and elevated plains of the farther west,
on the borders of the British possess.
ions; on the line Of the Mexican boun.
Diary; everywhere does this terrible and
fatal disease rage with deadly fury.
There seems TO be no stemming its pro-
gress. Physicians are powerless every
where to stay its fearful ravages.
A colored minister in Nebraska City,
Neb., appointed a sister in the church
to lead n class, and this fact so enraged
a deacon named Tillman that during
religious services he deliberately nd
yanced to the pulpit and dared the mir
lister to come down and fight him. AS
the minister was not in fighting trim
he declined. The next day Tillman
was arraigned before a Justice of the
peace for dist urbing religious services.
He pleaded not guilty, and cited st.
Paul as saying that women should sit
back and keep still in church: The
justice, however, never heard the au-
thority quoted before, and refused to
recognize it. He assessed a fine of IS
and orpamentations on Tillman, who
paid it and went homeward muttering,
''I'se gwine ter bust dat d-n coon's