The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-01

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Leap year is almost ended. Girls, you
have but one month left.
Tie president is writing u brief
twenty column message.
The author Of The beau" was
never caught ia a Wyoming blizzard.
Manager Rhodes has a number OF en-
gagemen;s ahead for the Dramatic thea
ter.
The east bound freight business is
falling OF because Of a shortage in
cars.
Dakota Is again agitating the ques-
tion Of applying for admission as a
state.
Chief Hickey, Of Denver, may yet lie
reinstaied, as a result Of the present
investigation.
The mother HUBBARD cloak is the
latest fashion. II is probably intended
for bony people.
Children's meeting at the Presbyte-
rian church this afternoon at3 o'clocks
Subject Birds.
Highest temperature Yesterday 30
lowest, II highest velocity of wind
~ miles per hour.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax had an audienc
Of only 300 at his lecture Oh Lincoln in
Chicago, last week.
Prayer meeting at the Presbyterian
church this evening at : o'clock. The
public cordially invited.
There were two great hbbers known
10 history, viz, Tom Pepper and the
p~ostoniee bulletin board.
Christmas and New Years day will
fall on Saturday. This viii give us
sunday TO s~tnighten up on.
The Denver papers contain little else
than columns Of reading matter on the
tragic death Of Gov. Robinson.
a blizzard swept the plains yesterday
morning and caused several teams To
drive completely out Of their course.
some Of the cattle up above are re-
ported Ia be suffering for want of
water. Tie small streams are mostly
frozen M.
Chill is willing 10 heal the South
American difficulty with "A salye OF
new territory. But Peru refuses, and
the negotiations have summarily ended.
As there seems TO he no human being
In America, Europe or Australia who
can outrOw llanlan, perhaps n steam
propeller scullboat Ind better he de-
viscd.
The Fort saunders debating club
will tackle the question, ''Can n COM
munity exist without a woman?f or
course it can, for u time, but il wouldn't
know what vas going on.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. 3, 9
Cheyenne, u Colorado, 81 through;
No. 1, : Cheyenne, 10 Colorado, %
through; e. C., : east 10 west, . Chey-
ennc; ID. T., $ Cheyenne, II east, /
west.
To-day being monthly collection day,
Mr.. :. y. Bristol, local agent Of the
LEADER, will call npon u friends for
stamps or coin. Pay the printer, and
your days will be long and you will die
happy.
The ladies Of st. Johns church have
arranged for u fair tn take place ON the
three last nights Of the year and on
New Years night, at the Dramatic
theater. Mrs. NJ. T.. Keefc is president
this time.
\ New York florist recently char
tered a car to send n piece OF decorative
work to n Cleveland wedding. IL was
"a bower OF matched straw, fifteen feet
high. and studded with roses and trim
med with wreaths.
Dc, B%roadbent delivered a free lee
tnre at the Dramatic theater last even
ing on P~hrenology and Physiology. lie
will deliver two more free lectures Mt
the same place this afternoon and even
ing. See his advertisement elsewhere.
Judge Peck delivered n very lengthy
opinion yesterday in the case Of the
Union Pacific railway company VS..
The City of Cheyenne. lie continued
the injunction against defendants and
assigned his reasons in an elaborate
opinion.
The jury in the case OF the United
states VS.. Small, ct al, stood nine to
two lone juror being absent on account
Of sickncss) in favor OF n verdict for de-
PENDANTS. The two were determined
in their stand, and there being no hopes
of u change, the jury was discharged.
All OF the judges OF the supreme court
were on the bench yesterday. though
not all at once. First Judge Sener
opened court; then Judge Peck deliv-
cred his decision and opinion In the
injunction case; after this Judge Blair
sat on the bench and passed OH the mo-
tion TO continue the Mccain case until
to day.