The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-10
MINOR MENTION.

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Highest Temperature yesterday. 62o;
lowest, 42o; highest wind, 10 miles.
The city council was to have had q
meeting last evening. but there vas
not a quorum in town.
A very pleasant surprise party was
given at the residence Of Miss Emily
Zehner on last evening.
Herman Kimme and Geo. w. Hoyt
went 10 Laramie City yesterday on
business connected with the Knights Of
Pythias-
Our special correspondent Mt Sidney
sent US word last evening that the trial
Of Allen the late express agent, was not
taken up yesterday by the Cheyenne
county court.
A man named Louis Keenan,, who
was a lAborer In the distillery Of Her a
Co., Omaha, fell into q vat Of boiling
Stops and was Immediately drowned.
lie left n wife and family in Vermont
DIR. b. +. Crary is announced TO de-
liver n lecture on Marriage" at the
n. L. church, on Monday evening
next. for the benefit OF the ladies aid
society connected with the aforesaid
church.
A Chicago, Darlington a Quincy
special went through on No. 3 yester-
day. Il contains Mr.. Perkins, vice
president Of the c. b. Il Q. company.
who Is ON his way TO San Francisco to
arrange business for his line.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. 3.
Is Cheyenne, 100 Colorado and II
through; No. 4. @ Cheyenne, IL Colo
RADIO. % through. Colorado Central,
10 Cheyenne, ! west, IA east. Denver
Pacific. IL Cheyenne, . west and 10
east.
A horse went flying through the west
end Of town last evening with the
rider hanging by his feet. The horse
was stopped and the man released from
his perilous position. lie was found to
be unduly intoxicated, and therefore
reposed in the cooler all night.
A brand new caboose was turned out
Of the U. p. n shops on yesterday,
having been made entirely 1t home, ex-
cept the castings, Of course. II is a
fine piece Of work, and demonstrates
what can he done here when the wyo-
ming, Montana & Pacific shops are
built.
.'Is this my train?" asked a tender
foot Of Joe CrutchAeld yesterday at
the depot, as the Denver Pacific was
pulling out. 81 don't think II Is" re-
piled Joe dryly, looking mt the cars.
~ see de name o. the Kansas Pacific
on de cars. Has you los a train any
wherey"
There was n fine bridal party on No.
. yesterday, being composed Of three
newly married couples. They were
Conductor w. ii. Houston and
bride, Cheyenne; J.. J. Balch and bride,
Egbert station; and Conductor J. Nc
Conneli, Of the eastern division Of the
u. p, and bride; the latter went to
Denver.
The district court convened on yes
terday morning according to
ment In the LEADER, to hear the argu-
ment In the fee bill case. As the tes-
timony has not been transcribed owing
to the absence Of Stenographer Horton
ut the Rawlins court. the argument
was further postponed until Monday,
the 10th inst.
John O'Grady, n private OF company
l., Fifth cavalry, was found frozen 10
death rear Twin Hill, Sweetwater
county, recently. He had started from
Fort Washable with Major Upham,
Fifth cavalry, but was lost on the way.
His term Of service would have expired
on the 9Th Of April, but he died five
days previously.
Sheriff Boswell, Of Laramie City, was
n passenger on No. 4 train yesterday.
lie wal en- route to Yankton, Dakota,
to bring back the notorious ''Cully"
Mcdonald, road agent, mail robber,
horse thief, etc, etc. He has been in
dicted by the grand jury Of Albany
county on four charges. He Is a bad
case and Is destined for q good long
term Of imprisonment rs the result OF
a trial.
The bill now before congress, provid-
Ing for the re-apportionment Of the
several territories for members Of the
legislature, contains the main provi-
sions of the bill introduced by Mr..
Glafcke in the last Legislative assem-
bly,, which bill passed the council, but
failed In the house. The re-apportion-
ment Is based upon the next census,
and the governor will, under this bill,
as heretofore, issue his proclamation
announcing the representation allowed
to each county. This bill will un-
do6btedly become q law.
There is something wrong with the
Cheyenne & Black Hills telegraph line,
evidently, for the mails containing
the LEADER convey news to Deadwood
faster than the telegraph line. The
Deadwood Times Of the 9th inst, pub
lished the LEApER's special detailing
the fact Of the arrest OF Allen, the ex-
press agent, and says: "For this news
We are indebted TO the Cheyenne Daily
LEADER, which reaches us through the
Sidney mail, and is brought to US by