The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-01-08
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l!llt s!StI Is ODJeclcd 10 by
marksmen, in consequence Of which
General Crook has issued orders, re-
guessing post Commanders and Of
fcers in their commands to at once re-
port their opinion as to the best sight,
to be used on army rife.
The Army and Nary Register pro-
poses filling the ~unexpired subscriptions
to the late Army and Nary Gazette.
Captain Matthew Berry, formerly
Seventh cavalry, is reported as having
died recently.
Capt. John P. Walker, Third cavalry,
is in Washington.
Lieut.. E. p. Brewer, Third cavalry,
is in Washington, on leave.
General Sherman had the pleasant
Christmas gift of a fourth grandchild.
His daughter, Mrs. Fitch, has now two
sons and two daughters.
Ason of Admiral Porter discovered
an old cannon in a fire engine house at
Chester, Pennsylvania, last Saturday,
which once belonged to the admiral,
and secured possession of it. 1t is to
be preserved.
The new military paper will please
note the fact that Fort Mckinney is
situated in Wyoming, and make cor
r%ection accordingly.
One of the most elegant of the New
Years receptions was that of the new
secretary of war. Mrs. Ramsey, who
has long been distinguished in Wash
ington society, was assisted by her
daughter, Mrs. Furness, of Philadelphia;
and the secretary himself did the honors
OF the day with charming courtesy "A.
and N. Register.
Gen. Sheridan was given n leave of
absence for three months to "travel
beyond the limits of the United States
for the benefit of his health"
The Canadian government has de-
cided to establish a cartridge factory in
connection with b battery, at Quebec.
It is probable that a Canadian officer
will be sent to Woolwich, England. to
pass through the necessary studies and
make such purchases of machinery as
may be required.
Judge Advocate Gen. Dunn has re.
ceived from Mary McHenry, Phila-
delphia, a pane of glass upon which
j. Wilkes Booth had, with a diamond,
scratched these words:
Abe Lincoln,
Departed this
Life Aug. 18th, 1864,
BY the effects of
Poison.
The glass was taken from the window
of the McIIenry house, Meadville
Penn, where Booth registered in Aug
ust 1864. 1T is believed that Bootl
must have known of some attempt pre-
m%editated, if not actually made, Il
poison Mr.. Lincoln August 13, 1864
and supposed that II has been success
full
MILITARY TITLEs.-Mr. Richard
Grant White informs us in the New
York Times, that the earliest use of tn,
word colonel in literature is in Thoma
Dekker's comedy, 1.-The Shoemakers
Holiday" written in 1890, and pub
lished in 1900, coronel being the Garlic
form. In 1888 the word was pronomc
ed colonel, then it became colnel, ant
curnel and cunnel followed. "Our great
great-grandfathers said colnel, on
grandfatbers curnel as we do; but lon
! ago solvenly and rustic speakers sal,
, cunnel. "Lieutenant,'' says Mr.. White
twas however, the general spelling
even in the olden time; Hettenant til
rare Photographic exception; and TO
the last 300 years lieutenant has BEEF
absolute in spelling, and leftenant as alb
solute in pronunciation. The pro
nunciation lootenant is not only Al
Americanism, but one of very late orr
gin. Lieutenant came into the Englisl
language from the French, and as i
came with the sound of n, its obtaining
that of + is worthy of remark. 1t cam'
about, it seems to me, in this way: Ii
old writing, u and = were interchanged
and this led to the pronunciation O
tier-tenant as lcec-tentant, which be
came lieutenant, and finally lef-tenant.
Major. was formerly pronounced mayor
1--WE even find the word so written
as, for example, the following passage
in the diary nf Sir Henry Slinosby .