The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-07-09
nIxon MENTION.
beavers population is ss.7ls.

Ths too hsaasd hh Is stfi amusing
the Denyeritss.
Tom Mulqueen, Of Denser, adyer-
tises that he Is ready to wager g. 900
on Hancock's election.
Now that Mast 10 home he should
hurry up his opera house scheme The
people are ripe for IL now.
An over the western states and ter
ritories the males largely predominate
oyer the females In number.
Pap" stubblehsld. the aged murder
er, who was last week pardoned by
Gov. Pifkin, has since died.
.aczstsIles eircns has come ut last"
said m urehin yesterday, n he saw the
spreading canvAs over the Black
smiths dream.
The ladies Of the Baptist church are
requested to meet ut the residence Of
Mrs. F. Z. Warren.t this friday after
noon at ESQ O'Clock.
The colored Baptists held \ fair and
festival at the Dramatic theater last
evening. which was well attended and
consequently 4 big success.
There will be . hook and ladder team
and at least three hose teams 60 from
Cheyenne 10 Lsadviile to participate in
the forthcoming tournament.
ID. II. Pratt. an old resident OF Den
yer, died on the Denver 4 Rio Grande
train on Wednesday, while ~journeying
from Buena Vista 10 Denver.
The surveys on the Wyoming road
have all been completed from Cheyenne
to Fort Laramie. The surveyors will
return 10 the city early next week with
their Geld notes.
A Presbyterian sociabls will DO given
at the residence Of G. A. Starlight, esq.
this evening ut 8 O'Clock. The public
are cordially invited TO be present and
have a good time.
Yesterday was a ~blistering hot day,
but when the sun sloped behind the
western mountains. the air grew deli
ciously cool and the evening was the
finest during the summer.
VIM. Brannagan, o Denver carpen-
ter. recently became lost in Mosquito
pass, near LeadviIle, and died from the
effects of exposure and injuries receiv-
ed by falling over n precipice.
An Italian named william Gozaio
shot and killed n fellow-countryman
named Louis zerga, in m Omaha "a
loon on Tuesday evening. They had
quarreled over q game Of pool.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. 3,
10 Cheyenne; IS Colorado; CO west;
No. 4. 0 Cheyenne; 0 Colorado; "a
through; D.. p. II Cheyenne; II east.
2 west; c. C. 10 Cheyenne; 81 east; 8
west.
There will DO a meeting this evening
OF the committee Of arrangements,
finance committee and ball committee
OF the Ere department, to finally settle
all accounts relating to the recent tour
nament.
Fred Settell, the manager Of Dan
Gardner's minstrels, jumped Leadville
Monday. forgetting. In his haste, to
settle tho bills OF the troupe and the
two weeks salaries Of the respective
performers.
J. W. Murray. the saddler, came In
from North Park yesterday. He re-
ports that an assay was made Of ore
from one of A. Nichols mines, % feet
deep, which showed 1900 ounces Of
silver to the ton
At the meeting Of the Pioneer hook
and ladder company 1t was resolved 10
send q team to the Leadville tourna.
ment In August. A resolution was
passed thanking the citizens Of Chey-
enne for their liberal donations and as
distance, which made tho recent cele-
bration n fine success.
Two d. & r. G. railroad mel in
Denver, living next door TO each other.
engendereda family feud and fought II
at midnight Wednesday. Tom Stevens
was fatally wounded by 4 bullet near
the heart. and Elmer Hapman received
an ugly wound In the hand.
Denver Times: One Of the sights at
Cheyenne on the Fourth, was the stop
page Of q RUNAWAY team by two cow
boys on horseback. The cowboys drove
up on each side Of the runaways and
seizing the brides simultaneously,
brought the outfit to a standstiIl In fine
style.