The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-07-20
aIA0a MENTION.
IsaPEsns court today,

Special nesting Of the Alert hOse
company.
Political clubs are being organized
rapidly In the stateL
In the United States about 5000
watches are sold daily.
An important letter from p. T.
BArnum appears In another column.
Salt Lake Tribune: The fastest time
made by ayAcht on Great Salt Lake
was eight miles an hour.
The presents given 10 the Catholic
fair can be seen to-day at the jewelry
store Of Zehner, jackson q Buechner.
The pay car passed through Cheyenne
yesterday and dispensed several thou
sand blessings during its stay at this
point
V.D. Greene has struck some nice
looking gAlena in Middle Park, about
ten miles west Of the famous Wolverine
mine, and near Grand lake.
The board sidewalk on Ferguson
street, near the barber shop. needs re-
pairing badly. Broken limbs viii yet
result 10 pedestrians on account OF the
holes.
A proclamation by "his excellency"
win be found elsewhere. "His excel
lsncy" never fails 10 appear in n proc
lamation when the slightest opportunity
offers.
The body Of John Rourks, Of Detroit,
was found on Box Elder creek, south
east Of Denver. on Saturday last. II
had lain exposed for some time and was
badly decomposed.
The average boy imagines that by
strict visitation 10 every circus he may
one day engage In the business and
have his phyzog ornament fences and
deadwalls, a Ia Barnum.
Denver Republican,: In the valise Of
the maniac shot last week at Byer's
station was . testament with this in
scription on tho fy leaf: "Dear Dolf:
Don't neglect this book.-Mother."
Passenger trafic yesterday: No. 8,
IL Cheyenne; 80 Colorado; 81 through;
No. 4. 8 Cheyenne; 8 Colorado; -
through. C. q. IL Cheyenne; 20 east,
; west; ID. r. II Cheyenne; 4 east; /
west.
Sam Gardeners minstrel troupe win
show at the Cheyenne dramatic theatsr
OF Friday evening next The troupe
has been r~eorganized and received some
very fine additions In the way Of No. l
performers.
A race has been arranged for Satur-
day next, on the course OF the Chey-
enne driving park, between Col.
Emery's "Blue Dick' and the black
horse from Boston. now In training at
the driving park.
The Deadwood Pioneer has adopted
the quarto form, with i've columns to the
page. II Brother Adams viii pardon
n suggestion we will say that the
Pioneer has gained nothing In appear
ance by the change.
Laramie Times: Notwithstanding the
fact that the early part Of the season
was dry, 1t Is an assured fact that the
feed on the plains is about the average
and the usual amount Of hay will be
cut by u ranchmen.
The restaurant situated next door to
the Republican Office, Denver, was gut
ted by FIRE on Sunday morning, but the
adjoining buildings suffered very little
owing to the exertions of the Bates
and Fisher hose companies.
A beautiful thunder storm passed
southwark 10 the east Of this city last
evening. From Cheyenne the light
nings appeared awfully grand. The
storm vas quite destructive, too, rs
several wires on the overland telegraph
line were grounded.
The advertising car Of p. T. Bar
nun arrived in Cheyenne on Saturday
night and brought the advertising agent
and pastepot brigade, who billed the
city IN the press and on dead walls.
The car is 4 magnificent affair. and is
handsomely painted by Walker, the ar
tist who painted the famous picture Of
the battle Of Lookout Mountain, and
other pictures.
A gay Lotharlo named John Cotton
who vas employed as q barber In Dem
YER, wood and won n widow who had
several thousand dollars which wal left
to her by her late husband. John bor-
rowed 81, 1000 from her one morning to
purchase q barber shop, promising to
be home by supper time. At last &C.
counts be had not yet returned.
The Durant engine company held n
special meeting last evening when It
was decided TO give a pic mic Mt Fort
Collins on Sunday next. A committee
Of nine was appointed to make all the
necessary arrangements. Committee:
Herman Haas, r. f. Glover, F. E.
Warren, II. Kimme, NJ. Wasserman.G G.
A. Coffman, A. T. Gardner, F. W.
Freund. and A. X. Converse.
Considerable interest was manifested
in the reported fight between hostile
Sioux Indians and two companies of