The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-19
BRIEF TELEGRAM Ms.

Louisville: There was a $40, 600 fire
at Mobile to-day.
Chicago, 2 a. M: The insane asylum
at Anna, ILL.,, is burning. No particu-
lars.
Cincinnati: The board of trade lease
Pixies opera house from the first Of
next January, for quarters.
Providence: Coleman and O'Donnell,
the alleged Mansion house conspirators,
are in the city. They decline to talk.
San Francisco: Col. w. W. Gift, the
well known pioneer citizen, turfman
and politician, died at Martinez this
afternoon, aged a.
Governeur, N. Y: Fire this evening
burned the Van Bnren house, the First
National bank, McAllister's block, and
the Baptist and Presbyterian churches.
Fort Scott: G. C. Nelson, banker, of
Usage Mission, has disappeared, and it
is believed that he has taken large
amount of money belonging to others.
Allegheny, Pa: A case of trichinosis
has occurred here from eating poorly
cooked pork. The proper remedies
were applied, and the patients are
slowly improving.
New York: The John Kelly ticket
was elected tonight by majority of 90
in total vote of I'll. The election
was the most exciting held in many
years in the Tammany society.
Philadelphia: The manager of the
Chestnut street opera house has been
instructed to bring suit against Anna
Dickinson for refusing to appear ac-
cordiug to contract as Claude Melnotte.
Boston: The conductors and drivers
of the horse railroads of this city have
made demand for 20 per cent. in
crease. The South Boston road has
increased the wages from $1.75 per day
to 50.
San Francisco: This morning one of
the small houses in which the Tanite
powder works at Siege, near Berkeley,
manufacture blasting caps, blew up.
killing one Chinaman who was at work
there.
Jacksonville, Florida: The negro
charged with the assination of lead
ing citizen of Gadesden county, some
time since, was taken from the jail in
Quincy on Sunday by disguised men
and hanged.
ST. Louis: The Posts dispatch from
Kansas City says: News has just been
received here that VIM. Mattox shot
and killed his brother, Heziah Mattox,
four miles from Liberty, Clay county,
Mo-, at noon to-day. No particulars.
Rural, o.: A young Kentucky sing
ing school master named Carr, who had
been assaulted by rough named
Reed, upon meeting the latter subse-
quently in a drug store, struck him on
the head with weight, killed him and
escaped.
Boston: One hundred and ninety ex-
cursionists from this city and other
portions of New England left here this
afternoon for journey of 5000 miles
across the continent. They contemplate
visiting all points of interest on the
Pacific coast.
st. Louis: The Republicans Camden,
Ark, special says: Mrs. Mutt, living
near this city, while in ct of insanity,
Saturday last, killed five of her chill
dren by throwing them into we'll.
The eldest was IL years and the young
est IL months old.
Cincinnati: The street car strikers
refused both propositions of the board
of directors, but modified the original
demand and offered to work 12 hours a
day for S1.S4 for conductors and 81. GA
for drivers. This the directors refused
to accept, and the strikers then accept
ed the advance offered of 25 cents pay
for Is hours work per day. The nego-
tiations were good natured.