The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-11-03
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The sprague Ministries departed for
North Platte yesterday.
The receipts Of sheep in Chicago dur
ing the week ending Oct. q, were
6,066 head.
The receipts of cattle in Chicago dur
ing the week ending Oct. %, were
30, s92 head.
Highest temperature yesterday 32c;
lowest 1872; highest velocity of wind. 20
IN hour; rainfall .03.
Any person wanting a clerk or book
keeper would do web to consult the
wanted" advertisements.
Messrs. Zehner, Jackson & Buechner
are having a mammoth show case built
in their store to display fine holiday
goods.
Capt. Paul Boynton lectured In Ona-
ha Tuesday evening upon his expert
ences in his trip on the Yellowstone
and Missouri rivers in his rubber suit.
The hes. comment that can be made
upon this photographic illustration of
newspaper enterprise, is that. barring
first sentence. it is q lie from beginning
TO end.
The first through train over the
Julesburg cutoff, from Denver. will
leave that city Sunday next and run
through to Chicago without change of
cars; SO states the Denver Tribune.
The weekly LEADER. issued today,
contains 27 columns of reading matter,
made up OF local and foreign news,
military and mining matters. and q
cor of things of great interest to you
and your friends.
An informal reception was rendered
the Earl Of Donoughmore by Hon. and
Mrs. M. Z. Post at their residence, on
Tuesday evening. A number of ladies
and gentlemen were present, and the
evening passed by very pleasantly.
M. P. Keete who has purchased the
Presbyterian church building, is talking
of building an addition to it, which
will double its size and otherwise i'm
prove 1t 30 as to make Of 1t o large and
commodious hall for public meetings,
balls, parties, &c.
1t looks natural to see Ellis's oyster
parlors lighted up and usually bright
again. The oysters he offers his custo-
mers are unusually fine, and they are
served In that excellent style which his
place has become famed for. Step
around and see il this statement is not
warranted.
The committee appointed by the city
council to confer with Dow, Reser Il
Co, have come to a conditional under
standing with these gentlemen upon the
subject OF water works, some prelimi-
nary conditions remaining yet to be de.
termined. The meeting called for this
evening will probably decide the matter.
Yesterdays snow seemed to be quite
q treat to the passengers from the
east, the first Of the season 1t Ia
presumed. To Cheyenneites distance
lends enchantment, &c. They prefer
to admire ''the beautiful at long
range; say, upon Longs Peak, or some
other distant Colorado point.
Cheyenne is soon to have a new opers
house. The only theater 1t has at pre-.
sent is a dingy hall over q livery stable,
and the performances are frequently in.
%terrupted by the braying of the mules
down stairs. Emily Melville and her
company played there recently, and the
fair ~cantatrice was greatly shocked
when the curtain rolled down on the
last act to hear it announced that the
usual variety show and dance would
now begin. "Will you believe it." said
Emily, "a coarse, fat creature came out
on the stage in a shockingly short dress
and began singing one Of the solos from
my opera, and the audience applauded
her more thon they had applauded me
l shall never get her shrill, harsh voice
out Of my ears, and that is one Of the
reasons why l am sorry / we allowed
myself to be- induced to appear in Cney-
enne. Denver Tribune.