The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-13
sELEcrED MIscELLANY.


What an American girl wants Is a
" WHIP Of her own, but q young man
with any other name is often just as
acceptable PkiIad elphia Chronicle
Herald.
There was a small boy had some pow
der. And in trying TO make it go loud
er. He succeeded 50, well that his
friends couldn't tell his remains from a
dish of elem chowper.
Gen. James Longstreet is 60 years of
age, and is n native Of Alabama. The
confederate soldiers nicknamed him
"Unele Peter" lie is now our minis
ter to Turkey, and a strong Garfield
man.
Some men are SO prejudiced against
paying their debts that they live along
years and years, trying TO shirk paying
the def of nature. But death is col
lector Of that debt and he is sure.-Nec
Haroi Register.
Miss Alice Skirr was betrothed TO
John Easterling. a young clergyman at
L.aurenburgh, North Carolina. She re-
fused 10 go wi III him on a missionary
tour to China, and when he announced
his intention OF going without her, she
became a raving maniac.
The old story that the Pope is dis
pleased with Cardinal McCloskey for
participating in the reception OF Parnell
in this country, is revived in London,
and the statement is made that this
~displeasure will be manifested IL the
cardinal visits Rome.
Fashionable circles in Berlin are
busy discussing the engagement Of
Gen. Count Schudorff, the Emperor
Williams first adjutant, with the
Countess Kaintz, u beautiful young
lady who wa the acknowledged belle of
the season. The generals engagement
puts a quietus on the stories that he
was recently married to n favorite COM
edienne Of the Royal theater.
The women of New York state are
entering actively into the campaign
for school officers in that state. They
now have the right to vote for school
officers and to hold school offices. At
Mount Morris Mrs. Frances Hale Sey-
mour and Mrs. Marion Bingham were
nominated for members Of the board Of
education, by n meeting OF citizens,
the other evening.
Mr.. Charles II. Tweed, whose en-
gagement TO Miss Minnie Evarts, the
daughter Of Secretary Evarts, has been
published, is n graduate OF Harvard
college of the class OF 1866, and the son
Of Hon. Harrison Tweed, Of Taunton,
Mass. lie has been n member Of the
law firm of Evarts, Southmayd u Cho-
ate for some years past, and has taken
a high rank in his profession.
Fresh discoveries are daily being
made by the exploring party at Morton
farm, on Lady Oglander's estate near
Sandown, in the Isle Of Wight. The
most important addition to the remains
of the Roman villa already laid bare has
been a large chamber, nearly 40 feet
long, east and west, divided by strong
piers Of solid masonry. The western
portion Of this chamber is nearly 10 feet
wide, and the eastern part more than
10 feet. 1t contains in part the remains
of a dado about Is inches high, orna-
mented with frescoes in scroll pattern
Of pink, gray and brown. A fllet Of
plaster u n round the baseof the whole
chamber, the walls Of which are be-
tween 3 feet and 4 feet in height, the
superstructure being Of wood and plas-
ter, much Of which has been found in
the ruins, with the colors well preserved
and for the most part remarkably fresh.
The floor of this chamber is paved
throughout in fine tessellated work, the
most elaborate that has yet been dis
covered in the British islands. The
subjects contained in panels are, among
others, Perseus and Andromeda and the
Four Seasons. The central ornament
in another portion contains the head of
Medusa, with snake-like locks; and
around this are panels filled with pasto-
raj groups, and a spirited composition
of tritons and sea monsters. The ex-
ploring party of distinguished antigua
rians have now unearthed six cham
bers, making. with what has already
haap discnyarad alayan In N short