The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-22
n MENTION.

Debyer has q new hose company, the
Broadway.
The fruit CROPS In northwestern Iowa
are . failure
Denver Is TO have three more street
drinking fountains.
There viii be = matinee Of "Uncle
Toms Cabin" this afternoon at 2:l5
O'Clock.
The sherif's onice has been hand
sOmely recarpeted with Brussels, made
by Mr.. Brussels himself.
A. Bowie, jr., superintendent Of the
Father De Smet mine in the Black
Hills, was a west-bound passenger yes
terday.
There will he q game Of base ball
played this afternoon, in Denver, be-
tween the Newspaper nine and the
Queen City nine.
The May term OF the district court
viii mmen on Monday next. Judge
Sener is expected 10 return tomorrow
TO open the court.
The second annual parade OF the
Leadville IRE department took place on
Wednesday last. One hundred and
thirty men were In line.
Passenger traffic yesterday, No. 8. 9
Cheyenne. 30 Denver. 90 through; No.
4, 8 Cheyenne, 10 Colo, As through.
d. r., Is Cheyenne, % east and ? west.
The assessed valuation Of taxable
property In this city foots up to $780,
2G2 on the books Of J. X. jeffrey, city
clerk and ex-oficio city assessor. Last
year 1t was sl,3OO.410.
Jupiter Piuyius again tried to pour
upon the Stacked earth n refreshing
shower. and was making n very good
attempt when a Wyoming zephyr came
along and blew away his watering pots.
A large number OF persons in town
are waiting for the establishment Of n
stage coach line to North Park, in or
der 10 run In and look Mt the mines.
The coaches will probably be put on
early In June.
The London Spectator says that keep
ers Of public houses have greater polit-
ical influence than butchers and bakers,
because the public house Is n social
center where spirits and beer are taken
on the premises.
The men who died with their boots
on, and lie buried I'm our cemeteries,
will not DO disturbed by martial note
nor scream Of explosive orator on Dec
Grafton Day. Their remains will rest,
silent and forgotten.
"Uncle Toms Cabin" this evening
at Recreation hall. The company Is
the best now travelling with this world
famed drama Of slavery. There Is
much merriment afforded by the dom
key and Marks, the lawyer.
J. G.. Pratt has a petition In circula-
tIon requesting the members Of the
supreme court not TO al the vacancy In
the ONCE Of territorial stenographer
until he learns stenography In Chicago.
The petition is being extensively
signed.
A rantankerous Kentuckian, named
"Col." Mccarthy. picked q fuss with n
negro h~ostler, named Geo. Davis, in
Denver, on Thursday, and shot the lat
ter twice, with probably fatal effect.
Mccarthy was Jailed to await the result
OF the colored mans injuries.
There will DO n meeting at the city
hall this evening Of gentlemen who are
interested In organizing a company Of
horribles 10 parade on the Fourth Of
July. A number Of gentlemen who
made the horribles a success two years
ago will be present and assist in the or
~ganization.
Our readers will observe In this issue
the well displayed advertisement Of Mr..
David Miller, the pioneer jeweler Of
Cheyenne. Mr.. Miller is well known
TO all the people Of Cheyenne and Wyo-
ming, rs n tirst-class matchmaker; he
keeps q complete stock OF the latest
styles Of watches and jewelry, and he
sells his wares ut very reasonable
prices.