The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-09
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District court this morning.
A brisk holiday business is setting in.
The grand jury viii assemble this
morning.
Some very pretty skating is be seen
at the rink
The winter so far is similar to the
winter of 1s7s-79.
The health of Cheyenne people is
comparatively good
The brick work on Abney's barn is
virtually completed.
The delegate from Utah-Canncn, is
proving a great smooth bore.
There win be a great many new resi-
dences built in Cheyenne next spring.
The finest coal fields Of the territory
are of in the Fort Mckinney country.
The skating Kinks are well attended
day and night. The sport is becoming
very popular.
Col J. w. Forney is reported by this
mornings dispatches TO be lying at the
point of death.
workmen were busily engaged yester-
day in putting the Inter Ocean In order
for the new management.
Highest temperature yesterday 43o;
lowest $40; highest velocity of wind 2s
miles per hour, northwest.
The opera house company have just
contracted for two large sized furnaces
for heating the new building.
The Pioneer hooks and their friends
enjoyed a very pleasant social hop at
the company's rooms, last evening.
As pretty a bit of light and shade In
sky effect as one. seldom sees was the
result OF last evenings moonrise about
eight O'Clock.
Win the gentlemen who have 80
kindly consented to contribute to the
holiday edition Of the LEADER please
endeavor to send in their copy by the
latter part Of this week?
The B. q M. r. r. is pushing rapidly
through to Denver. Yesterday a con-
struction train and outfit of b. Il NJ.
stock passed over the U. p. line and
~Julesburg branch to Denver to com.
mence work fronrthat city.
The Cheyenne Sun is pleased to say
the following: ''The Cheyenne LEADER
Is getting up a handsome holiday edi.
ton. 1t will be a credit to the city
and TO the territory The statement
Is as true as the good spirit which
prompted it.
The legislature will probably meet on
the second floor of the front portion Of
the opera house. The idea is to use
the banquet room for the council, the
large hall for the house, and the smaller
rooms for committees. Work is being
rapidly pushed forward with this end
in view.
The statement that Policeman Tai
bot has been i'll, is. an error, and has
misled That gentleman's friends. Mr..
Talbot has not been SO Ill as to keer
him-from his police duties, but has been
engaged at his trade for several months
past, 0nhcer Smith having subbed for
him during the interim.
Lieutenant General Phil. II. Sheri.
dan, who has made a tour through the
Yellowstone Park, reports to General
Drum the adjutant general Of the
army, that the government a~ppropria-
tion for the preservation Of that valua-
BILE property should be increased and a
company Of cavalry detailed to protect
and are for the park.
Secretary Morgan will take a trip west
to-day, acting upon the advice Of his ply
stefan, who prescribes absolute rest
from care and business for a brief
period. Mr.. Morgan has been attend
ing closely to business for years past.
and is worn down by hard work. He
will go to the hot springs Of Utah to
take advantage Of the curative effects
Of the springs, as his liver is affected.
Mr.. Morgan has his business in good
shape and the public interests will not
suffer in his brief absence of ten
days. .