The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-06-06

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of the ssEEesnt4t-Arms Of the ho1ss q
representatives, Washington, Wa shot
and seriously wounded N the abdomen
On Friday i2st. Il Highland F1lls. ~
Bs4molnt Back. a Texas Both were
candidates for admission 10 the West
Point military academy, and attend
ing = courss at . preparatory school
Buck bad been made the victim Of .
mild form Of hazng BY the other stu
dentz, and became enrAged At some ne
marks to-day, drew . revolver and shot
Thompson. Buck gave himself mp to
Justice Avery, and was committed 10
the county jail 10 await the result Of
Thompson's injuries His condition b
critical sergeant-at-arms Thompson
WAS tslegraphed for. Buck Is the son
J. G. II. Buck, president of the Dallas
college. Texas
The late Ute war caused many heart
p4ngs for lost loved ones and lost loves.
The cas- In point Is one Of the latter
class Last fan = certain quartermas-
ter In this department was ordered
from his post-Fort s.-to Rawiins.
while there he was ordered TO Omaha
on special duty. His mail, which had
been directed 10 Rawlins, was returned
TO Fort s. and received by the wife Of
the lieutenant. Among the letters was
one written In a lady's hand and post
marked at the very post where the wife
resided. The g~reen-eyed monster at
once rose In his might snd ordered the
wife TO open the letter. She did, and
the result was a CHASTITY confirmation
Of her worst suspicious. The letter
had been written by . young lady re-
siding ut the post. TO the married lieu
tenant, and contained q mass Of love-
sick nonsense that almost paralyzed the
injured wife. The giddy girl stated
that she had cried her eyes almost out
with grief over the absence Of the lieu
tenant, and hoped o o to be again fon-
died In his embraces, etc., etc. That
settled 1t. The injured wife prepared
q reception for her unfaithful husband,
and soon entrapped him. A suit for
divorce followed, and the wife was sue
c~essful. Yesterday she departed on
the east bound train for her native
state, where she has, 1t is said, q large
estate in her own right.
The rank Of distinguished generals In
the late war at the time they were grad
uated from West Point Is officially
given as follows: Sherman, o; Rose
Grams, o Gilmore, /; Mcpherson, / +;
Grant. 81; Sheridan, "a; Custer. 81
General Joseph Z. Johnston mounted
stonewall jackson, a favorite saddle
horse, at Nashville the other day, and
Ex-Governor Hendricks, General L.
Kirby smith, and General B. +. Cheat
ham, who were standing by, gave three
cheers as the old warriors, rider and
ridden, galloped away.
Acting Assistant Surgeon G. v. Pet
teys, U. s. A., having reported vt these
headquarters, from leave Of absence.
will, upon recommendation of the med
ical director Of the department, proceed
without delay to Fort Fred Steele, w.
T., and report TO the commanding off,
Ger for temporary duty.
Upon the recommendation Of the
medical director Of the department,
Hospital Steward VIM. H. Mead, U. s.
A., is relieved from duty ut Fort Nc
Pherson, Neb., and will report without
delay to the commanding officer ut Fort
Omaha for duty.
Hospital Steward John Knaus, U. s.
A., having reported at these headquar-
tiers IN compliance with paragraph Q,
special orders No. 103, current series,
headquarters Of the army, adjutant
generals ONCE, viii, upon the recon-
mendation of the medical director Of
the department, report to the CON-
manding officer at Fort Omaha for
duty.
The commanding officer at Fort San
ders will orderP rivate Clayton l.. Kings
ton, company d. Third cavalry, to re-
port In person without delay to the COM
manding officer Of the Third cavalry at
Fort d. A. Russell. for examination,
with a view to his being appointed
v.tar;r,rv suroaon NJ that regiment