The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-01-15

Bond election next.

The remnants of New Year resolu-
lions were blown away in Tuesdays
gale.
Most Of u western exchanges are
blowing about having the worst wind
storm of late.
This is the calm that succeeds the
storm, but at the same time it precedes
another storm.
The Georgetown Miner came out the
other day as a "a column paper, full OF
cuts and illustrations.
Frozen limbs are so numerous in Salt
Lake City that the Tribune publishes
directions how to treat them.
We received the first installment of
Congressional Records yesterday, for
the session from Dec. 2, 10 Jan. 10.
The Deadwoodites have been praying
during the past week for their fortunate
delivery from another conflagration.
Teachers meeting at the Presbyteri-
an PASTORS study at 6 O'Clock this even
ing. Preaching and prayer meeting in
the church at 7:30.
The Central Pacific and Union Pa
cihc tracks were cleared of snow re-
markably quick recently and managed
to keep trains running on time.
Steven /. Chute and Gustavus W.
Reinke died suddenly in Denver on
Tuesday last. The coroner's inquest
discovered no evidence of foul play.
The party which Miss Minnie Thorn
ason was to have given last night in
honor of her thirteenth birthday was
postponed, owing to her sudden illness.
For changeable weather this climate
is to be commended. But it is all the
better when the change comes with a
mild temperature and the balmy air Of
spring.
G. W. Watson, foreman of the Home
stake mine, was caught by the cage in
the bottom Of the shaft and seriously
injured. His escape from instant death
was miraculous.
Our Deadwood exchanges speak-of
the d%iphtheria raging in families there,
and carrying off all of the children in
certain families. A telegram elsewhere
gives later news of the terrible cpl
demic.
The ladies' committee of st. Marks
church is requested to meet this after
noon at 2 O'Clock, ut the residence of
Mrs. Mast, Eighteenth street. Bust
ness of Importance will be brought be-
fore the meeting.
Sheriff Rankin tells OF a burro train
OF arms aud ammunition going through
northwestern Colorado on the way
southwark. There is some suspicion
that the outfit was destined for the
White river Utes.
The city council will canva the
votes of the recent city election, as re-
turned by the judges of the three
wards. 1t is understood that there is
no Maine counting out to be done. No
Garcelon; no Chamberlain.
The February number of the United
Service, the excellent military and naval
review, is received at this office. AS
usual it is filled with good and useful
contributions. L. R. Hamersly & Co..
1910 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, are
the publishers; terms So per annum.
Lew Spencer, the alleged Dutch COM
median, who shot his wife sometime
since in Denver, has been indicted by
the grand jury of Arapahoe county and
arrested. His wife refused previously
to appear against him and he was at
liberty until the action of the grand
jury.
The following are the postal changes
made in Wyoming during the week
ended Jan. 10th: Established, Egbert,
Laramie county, John J. Balch, post
master; Slavery, Carbon county, Noah
Reeder, postmaster. W. E. Towle has
been appointed postmaster at Farrell,
Albany county.
Minnie Ross Mrs. ]. w. Dunne),
who committed suicide in Atchison,
Kansas, the other day, was once a star
in McDaniel's theater. Later she lived
apart from her husband and Joined the
DeVere dramatic combination which