The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-24

Inc gAhbllng houses In Omaha are
being closed up by the police.
The cockneys now pray: ''God save
the queen, and damn the Irish"
l.. Il. Bresnahen has his meat market
decorated and Glled with very fine beef.
Highest temperature yesterday So;
lowest Il highest velocity Of wind. II
miles.
No u thought 10 ring the fire alarm
bell last evening when the department
turned out.
And now the Laramie Times wants
the southern portion Of Wyoming an
nexed 10 Colorado.
Ireland is becoming n vast military
camp There are hard times ahead for
the poor people there.
Judge and Mrs. Bean have presented
a fine eightday clock TO Rev. Father
Hayes for st. Johns fair.
At tie dead letter Office, Washing
ton, there Is q registered letter contain
tanning SlGO, but no address.
lint little drunkenness is prevalent in
the city at present. In fact n drunken
man Is rarely seen on our streets.
"a green Christmas makes n fat
c~hnrchyaId' is an old English saying
which does not apply 10 the plains.
According 10 the number of feasts
preparing, some people will have n good
supply Of bilionsness after the holidays.
There is at present hut little sick
ness Ia Cheyenne and the doctors, like
othcllo, say their occupation isgone."
The board Of brand inspectors were
IN session yesterday and performed con-
siderable work in their line of business.
County Clerk Jeffrey offers To donate
his license fees 10 the couple that will
we'd during the holidays. Come on ye
old bachelors
\ stranger named Julian T. Rice,
committed suicide in his room In Den
yer on Wednesday evening last, 10y taxi
ing laudanum.
The business OF the United States
land Office at Cheyenne is very brisk Mt
present and has been for some time.
50 says Mann, the register.
liunor is again busy with the names
Of a certain young attorney and n fair
daughter Of Colorado. 'No cards" is
prophesied AS u speedy ~dcnouement.
Ogden has its streets lighted by cleo
tricity and Salt Lake has its streets
swept 10y a steam power machine. Yer
lily the cities Of Utah are progressing.
The report that James McDaniels
WAS dead appears TO have been without
foundation. lie is still on earth and
running his place of business ut Lead
willie.
a New York pistol shot wagcrcd
that lac could send n bullet through the
lat OF u %barkecper who was sleeping
near by. lie did so, but tho barkeepcr
died.
Miss Oracle Chanin, on yesterday,
received the prize for keeping the best
written record of those matters that
are required to he in writing In the pub
lie school.
County Clerk Jeffrey is busily en-
gagged in making up his semi-anmal
report of the affairs OF his Office. The
report will show a very creditablc state
of affairs.
IL takes five gallons of whisky TO
cure an elephant OF the cold. There
are some men in congress who are
e~ternally imagining themselves rs ele-
plants suffering from cold.
Cowhick's store Is crowded with la
dies who select Christmas presents for
their little ones. At this bazaar you can
find the largest variety of toys and nov
elites in Christmas presents.
Marks X Myers are having n great
rush for fancy dry goods, Christmas
gifts and holiday merchandise, reason
able prices and suitable presents for
everybody being their motto.
Encouraging reports still continue TO
be received from the North Park, and
many OF our people who hayc not here.
toforc interviewed that contry talk Of
visiting that region very soon.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. }, 10
Cheyenne, s Colorado, ~ through;
No. 1, = Cheyenne, 6 Colorado, 30
through; &. G., : east, l3west, . Chey-
ennc, ID. T., . east, S west, l Chcy-
cnne.
The Inter Ocean hotel is arranging
for Il fine big feast tomorrow noon and
10 that end Clerk j. A. Graham Is ill.
ing the pantry and having n fancy bill
OF fare printed ut the LEADER Office for
the occasion.
The south bound freight train on the
Colorado Central road on Thursday
night, ran over a deaf man named
Cavey, Mt n point near Golden. Both
VI his legs Were cut of and he survived
but n few hours.
Col. Il. u. Mcdonald died in Denver
on Thursday. lie was the soldier who
| planned and exe,uted Tho famous f,,