The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-03
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there!
Clean of your sidewalks.
Congregational church oyster supper
at the Dramatic theater this evening.
Sulliyan's Mirror of Ireland and
Irish comedy is billed for Cheyenne
next week.
Frank Menea's horse sign, that was
formerly a~variegated pinto, is now a
fine iron gray.
Oyster supper at the Dramatic thea
ter this evening by, the ladies OF the
Congregational church.
Coal has been struck at Ponca, Ne
braska, and the people are rs happy as
If they had struck gold.
The Denver Tribune has yielded TO
the force Of circumstances and now
prints ''ads" on first page.
The Prussi2n government has pro-
hibited betting at races. This is the
hardest blow yet at the human race,
No. 3 was on time yesterday, a fact
that astOnished even the more san-
Ruine members OF the platform club.
The Alert hose company held a regu-
lar meeting last evening and transacted
considerable business, though not OF
public Importance.
The city election will be held on the
second Tuesday in January. A mayor
and three councilmen-one in each
Warfare 10 be elected.
Railroads are growing 80 numerous
in the west that a man can't step out
side of his backyard in safety without
the attendance Of a bellman.
A sweepstake pigeon shooting will
take place ut Major Talbot's to-day at
l:30 p. IN. All shooters are invited to
participate. Plenty Of birds.
We invite the attention Of our read
ers to the many excellent testimonials,
on our editorial page, OF the high char
acter Of Johnson's cyclopGiia.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. 3, I
Cheyenne, 20 Colorado, a. through;
No. 4, Cheyenne, II Colorado, ~
through &. e., : east II west, 2 Chey-
enne; ID. r., S Cheyenne, II east, 3
west.
The Durant steamer was taken TO
the Eddy street eistern and tested yes
terday afternoon. She failed to draw
water from the depths, though she
struggled bravely for long time. Some
more repairs are evidently needed.
A most remarkable theft was perpe-
trated on AN Omaha newspaper man the
other day. A thief stole seven dollars
from his person. The remarkable
thing In the matter was that "A news
paper man had seven dollars on his
person.
The Inconvenience Of handling gold
in large amounts is such that II Is ac-
tually being turned in Mt the treasury
department in large sums for silver GER
t~iiicatcs. Yesterday q half million of
gold was thus received and silver certih-
Gates issued for it.
The increase OF the dollar from 412J
TO 4j0 grains OF fine silver, ii is under
stood, will he recommended by Secreta-
ry sherman in his forthcoming report.
lie will also recommend such modiflca-
ton of the law rs will allow the silver
in the vaults to be recoined.
The consideration upon which Brock.
way, the United States bond forger.
mas released by the government officials
was that he should surrender the plates
from which the counterfeits were
printed. lie did so and was let 90 on
his own bail bond without any surety.
The United States navy in commits
sion consists OF but % steamers, 4 SAIL
ing ships, s monitors and . torpedo
boats, and for purposes Of actual naval
warfare, rs now conducted, IL is doubt
full whether, OF the ~ vessels, any ex-
cept the monitors can be reckoned
available. Forty-four vessels. among
which are Z additional monitors are
reported sin ordinary" Whether any
service could be got out Of these with
out expensive repairs and rebuilding is
problematical.
Mr.. w. J. Wilson, the Pullman car
conductor, who had charge of the rail
road conductors excursion that passed
through Cheyenne n short time since
on the way TO California, died in San
Francisco shortly after his arrival.
The fatal disease was pneumonia. Mrs.
Wilson was with her husband, and her
anguish may well be imagined. She
has been i'll ever since. Yesterday the
| remains of the conductor passed through