The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-02-26
MINOR MENTION.

this evening.
Train No. 8 yesterday had 81 passen-
gers for Denver and As through tickets.
Household goods for emigrants are
being taken across the continent by the
train load.
The Rocky mountain detective asso-
citation has established an agency at
Deadwood.
The Deadwood Times says that Judge
McLaughlin's new brick block lis the
best building in Dakota to-day"
Teachers meeting at the Presbyterian
parsonage this evening at 100. Sub.
ject: "our Fathers Care" Mat. vi,
24-34.
The. projected local road in the Hills
is named the Belle Fourche, Deadwood
and Rockford. Gen sturgis is one Of
the in%corporators.
Tim Stapleton fred his revolver six
times into a party of ladies, because Of
a fancied insult from one of them. He
was promptly jailed.
No. 4 came in yesterday covered
with snow and big icicles. It came
through a sever storm ON the line be-
tween Ogden and Evanston.
Deadwood has a bicycle club. AS g
bicycle costs as much as a horse and /:
harder to ride, the club Is not liable tc
be ove~rbnrdened with members.
They are finding lots Of large Jaw.
bones among the fossils In the Hills.
1t indicates that the region was inhab-
tied by a prehistoric race of Chicago
women.
Denver is trying to organize an army
and navy club. It is easy to get men
possessing the qualifications. Soldiers
there are plenty, while Cherry creek
sailors are not far behind in numbers.
Another capitalist in town is figuring
OF a hennery. He will go in lightly at first
as an eggs-periment, and IL he isn't
compelled to shell out too much he will
go into business big to feather his nest.
Tom Russell says the Union Pacific
railroad and the Sidney stage line run
all the year round Deadiroyd Pioneer.
Which is more than you can say Of
the Northern Pacific railroad and the
Bismarck stage line.
Deadwood Ne,os: "Some cattle, bear.
ing the brand of Heck Reel, of Chey.
enne, were killed recently in the valley
and brought here for sale. 1t is thought
that there 10 something crooked In tie
transaction"
Wyoming lie bounded on the north by
woman jurors; on the east by an inefi
cient governor; or the west by herds Of
cattle and bad winds, and on the south
by two of the wittiest papers in the
land.-Siluer Cliff Miner.
Craig & Gardner will receive a large
and well selected stock Of furniture to-
day. The reputation OF these gentle
men for fair dealing and selling at the
lowest living figures has already won
them hosts of friends and patrons.
DIR. MEG illicuddy, agent at Pine
Ridge Indian agency, was in the city
over Sunday, en- route to Washington.
He makes a detour to YaDkton to APP
pear in the case of ex-Agent Living
ston of Grow Greek. -Omaha Herald.
Calvin Crump, the negro who muir
dered Nelson johnson, at Golden, has
been taken to Denver for safe keeping.
He was threatened with lynching. The
remains Of johnson have been sent to
Marshaltown, Iowa, where his people
live.
John Suhr. who attempted to commit
suicide on Tuesday, by shooting, is re-
covering. The bullet, n 22-calibre, failed
to penetrate the skull. Want of en-
ployment was the cause of the rash
act. The family reside In the Colorado
house on Sixteenth street.
Inventors are coming out on all
hands claiming to have discovered pro-
cesses for extracting 90 per cent. OF the
valuable mineral out of quartz at
smaller cost than ever. But the inven-
tor who desires to win a monument of
solid gold must devise a plan for sue
cessfully reducing the ore in the vein SO
that the miners car 60 down into the
assure and quarry out the solid aud pure
stun.
Deadwood Pioneer: Tho man re-
Gently reported killed by mail contrac-
tor j. Maxwell, at Little Missouri sta
ton, the particulars of which were at
the tims not o~btainable, was a de-
serter from Fort Mead, who went on
the road to pra ctice highway robbery.
His first attempt was upon Mr.. Max
well, who, anticipating something of
the kind, was prepared and shot the
deserter dead in his tracks, then pro-
ceeded to Miles City and surrendered
to the authorities"
A lively emigrant passenger traffic
is being done OF the Pacific roads. The
rate is down to $50 from San Francisco
to New York, on account Of the oppo-
sition to the Pacific Mail company.
Nine car loads Of emigrants, comprising
300 people, passed through Cheyenne