The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-02-22

Laura Morgan, q professed spiritual
medium.
Blaine stock is going up in the Hills.
He will have one, II not both, of the
Dakota delegates.
Fine spring weather yesterday. 1t
renewed the promise that Summers
sweets shall bloom again"
Omaha is in the throes of anxiety
superinduced by the vital query:
"Shall we have a base bali club"
The coming Of the U. p. pay a
made business brisk in town yesterday.
Tie a departed yesterday morning.
The supreme court will convene to-
morrow week, the first Monday in
March; it is also the first day Of March.
This is the 14sth anniversary of the
birthday of George Washington, some
times known as the Father of his
Country.
Some of the ranchmen PIP north be-
lieve they have struck free gold quartz
at Rawhide Buttes and feel excited ac-
cordingly.
Owing to the illness of Rev. C. NJ.
Sanders, there will DO no services in
the Congregational church to-day, but
Sunday school will be held as usual.
VIM. O'Brien was killed on Friday
afternoon on Brown Mountain. George
town, Colo, by his team running of a
dump, falling a distance of sixty feet.
No more troops can be spared in Col
orado now, SC the president says. The
people will have to fight 1t out them
selves with the Utes in case Of trouble.
Conductor Stanley. Of the New Mex
leo and Santa Fe road, was thrown
from his train on Thursday night while
at a point near Santa Fe, and was in
stantly killed.
There will be a meeting Of the stock
holders and subscribers to stock of the
Cheyenne driving park association at
city hall tomorrow evening. See no
tice elsewhere.
The recent larceny by Mrs. Harris
has developed several accessories. There
was a convention Of the same together
with the witnesses, in the office Of JUS
tice Fisher yesterday.
There was school held yesterday to
make up for the loss of time during the
first part Of the week. School will be
held tomorrow, Notwithstanding the
fact that it is a legal holiday.
The district court was in session but
a few minutes yesterday, Judge Sener
on the bench. The only business trans
acted was the re-appointment of j. w.
Bruner rs master in chancery for three
years.
Douglas and two other starred Utes
are on their way to Fort Leavenworth.
1t occurs to us that II Ralph Meeker is
half rs bad a nan with a six-shooter as
he is with a pencil he will lose no time
in repairing to Leavenworth and killing
Douglas.
The train from the east yesterday
was a heavy one. 1t lost an hours
time between Pine Bluffs and Chey-
enne, owing to the adverse wind. No.
4. from the west, lost an hour at start
ing and twenty-five minutes in waiting
for No. 3.
By reference to Prof. Fowler's card
elsewhere, 1t will be seen that he in
tends giving a free lecture at Recrea-
ton Hall on tomorrow evening. The
professors established reputation is
sufficient to guarantee a good lecture
and a crowded house.
The services Mt the NJ. E. church to-
day may be expected to be of unusual
interest. Rev. w. II. Gillian will de-
liver a discourse this morning apropri-
ate to the day, 22d of February, enti-
tied Goods hand in history" This
evening he will lecture ON 1.-THE human
soul and its wants.
A big potato from Wyoming is on
exhibition at the Union Pacific general
ticket Office. 1t has been labelled
"Union Pacific consolidation" 1t is
from the ranch Of Edward Young, in
the Sweetwater country; size st inches
long, 81 inches wide, Q inches thick;
weight, two pounds and ten ounces
On one acre Of ground Mr.. Young last
year raised 525 bushels of this variety,
for which a ready market was found at
two cents q pound, there being 81, 500
pounds, making $63o.-Omaha Repub-
icdn.
A Grand Island special to the oma-
ha Herald says: 1.-THE coroner's jury
in the Lawrence poisoning case, who
have been holding adjourned sessions.
received a telegram to-day from Prof.
Aughey, OF Lincoln, stating that he
had found enough prussic acid in the
liver Of the deceased to cause his death.
The jury rendered a verdict that the
deceased came to his death by poison
administered to him by his son, Frank
Lawrence, and held him on the charge
of murder, and his baggage is undoubt-
edly checked for Troy"
A special dispatch from Santa Fe re-
lieves Captain Rucker, of the Ninth
cavalry, of a very damaging record.
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