The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-01-15
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authority to trade with Indians.
The marriage Of Assistant Surgeon
H.. o. Paulding, U, S. A, to Miss
Mamie French, took place at Alexan-
dria, Va, on the 18th inst.
Chill had been preparing for her wal
for several years. The result is that
she has defeated her allies on land and
sea, although the allies had the larger
armies.
In all foreign wars, hereafter, Amer
lean made arms are going to play a
more important part than ever. Arms
factories are wen preparing to increase
their capacity in expectancy of new
and large orders.
Gen. Grant gives his authority for
the statement that he originated the
campaign of ''the march to the sea,p
and the Fort Henry and Donelson cam
paigns. Gen. Halleck has been erro-
neously credited with the latter.
On the evening of January 8, Lieut..
j. G. Bush, Fifth artillery, stationed
at Fort Monroe, was married to Miss
Ellie Stanton, daughter of the late sec
rotary of war, at the Church of Epipll-
any, Washington, D. ca. and N.
Journal.
Work at the .Watervliet arsenal is
again quite brisk. The force is hard at
work on IA, 900 military equipments
for the national guard of Pennsylvania,
and on 5000 for the national govern
ment. The orders will keep the $50
operatives busy for some time to come.
The cold in Montana has recently
been intense. ~ soldier of the Fifth
infantry, at Fort Keogh, was recently
frozen to death. Company X, Fifth
infantry, while en- route with a train
from Fort Keogh to Bismarck, had
sixty per cent. of the men frozen, some
seriously, and lost several mules.
The Army and Navy club of Wash
ington gave a soiree at Marini's Hall
on Monday evening, Jan. 8, which was
largely attended. Mrs. Admiral Am
men received the guests, and Lieut..
Davenport, of the army, led the Ger
man with Miss Mcclellan. Col. and
Mrs. Fred. Grant were among those
present.
The new deputy paymaster general
is Lieut.. Col. Febiger, vice Henry
Prince retired. Captain Dodge, Ninth
cavalry, is promoted to fill the vacancy
caused by the promotion of Febiger,
with the rank of Major. Capt. Dodge
is the officer who led his company OF
colored men into the corral at Milk
creek. The promotion is a reward fol-
these services.
"Toward the latter part of the war, -
said the colonel, "bands became rather
scarce in the confederate service, and
we were rarely RECALLED with the strains
Of martial music unless it was from the
Federal forces. On the retreat from
S~harpsburg, during a brief halt, the
weary soldiers, as was their custom,
flung themselves down on either side
of the road for what rest they could
get. Just at this juncture came trudg.
ing down the center of the road a sol
itary musician with a big bass drum
His appearance excited the liveliest
emotion among the boys, which finally
found vent through a tall, tallow-faced
North Carolinian, who, bringing his
piece to the ready, halted the aston.
ishep musician, at the same time drawl
ing out: Say, mister, can't you come
down here a piece an play somethin'
kinder soothin' on thot air thing-fol
a sick man?'"
Several months ago a private soldier
in | company, Fifth cavalry, stationed
at Fort d. A. Russell, forged Gen. Mer.
ritt's signature to various papers, fol
which he was arrested and placed in the
guard house pending trial. This was
before the new institution was built.
Nelson managed to effect his escape
one night by crawling through the sew.
er pipes. Nothing was heard of him
until recently when he was discovered
to be in Denver. Accordingly the
Rocky mountain detective association
was put on the job, and how it was &C.
complished is related the Denver Iri.
bune as follows:
Captain Hawley. of the detective as
ISOLATION, has distinguished himself by
making the first arrest under the new
regime. The party taken in is a desert
er named James Nelson, who deserted
from Company l, Fifth cavalry, about
eight months ago. The company was
stationed at Fort d. A. Russell at the
time, and Nelson made his way from
there to this city. He has been a cook
at the Lawrence house for some time
past, and the arrest was made yesterday
evening while supper was in progress.
Nelson bears the reputation of being
a "hard egg" and he will probably be
confined securely hereafter.
Mothers! Mothers!l MothersM