The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-28
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The fire department viii be inspected
by the chief officers Of the city.
Laph and grow phat. Go and see
The Strategists" this evening.
The newspapers are about ready TO
offer rewards for hrst-class sensations
The Cheyenne riding school is now in
running order; who wants a first class
ride.
Highest temperature yesterday, TAO;
lowest, 44o. Highest velocity of wind
IA miles.
A large number of immigrants passed
through Cheyenne on their way west
yesterday.
A large train of prairie schooners
continuing Oregon emigrants, passed
through yesterday.
buster, the boss PAGER in the west,
is stabbed in the comfortable barn of
Hon. A. II. Swan.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, the well known
Jochry, ID Dus1 Will tho INV teA"c
stock OF the Swans.
The talk Of an opera house. water
works and a public park, Is done for.
Business is needed now.
"A Salt Lake photographer is arrang-
ing TO take photographs at night by the
aid OF the electric light.
The Brewer Ease occupied the atten-
tion of the court most Of yesterday. and
will be concluded to-day.
They hush up scandal in Denver, and
even wink at murder when aristocratic
friends make the request.
The trains from every direction yes
terday, as for sometime past, were
well filled with passengers.
It's a good excuse now to say that
you don't know which Lords prayer to
use, and therefore don't pray at all.
The revised scriptures are accom-
plishing one great result, to-wit: Caus-
ing people to read what they have sell
dom read before.
The sociable ut Mrs. Corlett's resi-
dence last evening was quite a brilliant
affair, and a large number Of ladies and
gentlemen were in attendance.
A few reserved seats remain on the
chart for "The S~trategists" this even
ing. Everybody who laughs and cares
to laugh, should attend, by all means.
The old Colorado Central depot in
Denver is being torn down, and the
trees chopped down to make o for
the increasing number of railroad
tracks.
A carload of choice plants, verbenas,
pansies, etc., ETC.. arrived In Cheyenne
yesterday, consigned to Mrs. v. s.
GlRfcke, proprietor of the Seventeenth
street greenhouses.
The district court will not be in ses-
sion on the afternoon Of Monday next
on account OF Decoration day exercises.
1t is rumored that Hon. W. W. Corlett
will deliver the Grafton.
We are gratiied that lake Minnehaha
is-flling up with water, and has now
nearly assumed its former proportions.
Next winter the boys and girls can take
possession of their old skating grounds.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. 8, 10
Cheyenne. 40 Colorado, 70 through;
No. a., G Cheyenne, 20 Colorado, q
through; C. c., Cheyenne, 10 east,
8 west; D. p, IL Cheyenne. / 4east, 2
west.
The committee of arrangements Of
the fire department met last evening,
and, after transmitting some minor
business, adjourned until this evening,
when the programme will be fully com
pleted.
Two or three shots were fired late
last night, probably by some soldier
who had taken a little too much quar-
relsome BROTH" No damage was
done and undoubtedly one was in
tended.
The Granger extension is progress
ing rapidly. The grading is completed
to a point 80 miles northwest Of Gran
ger. Iron is ready for the bed and will
be laid as soon as the necessary bridges
arebuilt.
From reports which come in occa-
slonany we learn that the different
round ups in this county and vicinity
are progressing favorably, and that the
loss Of cattle during the recent sever
winter has not much exceeded that Of
former seasons. ,etI
The invention for securing American
hogs and cattle from seasickness on
the voyage to Europe is not to be mo-
nopolized by our dnmb animals, 1t
seems. The Laskey principle has been
applied to a new notion by the same
inventor, which claims to be able to
provide a level floor and bed to any
stateroom.
Divorces are not quite SO readily OBJ
tained in this territory as formerly, at
least in the first judicial district, where
Judge Sener presides. Mr.. NJ. Az Ar
mold suggested TO the Judge yesterday
that he ought to get married, after
which his views in regard to what con-
stitutes a ground Of divorce might be
materially modified.
Our streets.
Would it not be we'll for the city