The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-01-16

CITY.
The affairs of the different churches
in Cheyenne appear to be in a flourish
ing condition, and we believe that all
of them are being well sustained.
The Silver Cliff Prospect says that ssif
retiring Grant as n general will only
retire him we are of the opinion that
very little opposition to the scheme
would be developed
Bill Leroy, a Colorado stage robber,
has been captured. They all fall into
the clutches Of the law, or into the
jaws of DEATH before they have an OPP
portunity of growing gray in the BUSH
ness.
Pass niger traffic yesterday: No. 3, 8
| Cheyenne, 10 Colorado. 10 through;
No. a, 3 Cheyenne. 8 Colorado, 80
through; e. g., 6 Cheyenne, 4 east, /
west; d. F., A Cheyenne, 7 east, l
west.
There are many people in Cheyenne
Who have unlimited faith in the mines
at Granite Canon and also at Rawhide
Buttes, and they propose to see that
| the mineral advantages of both places
are eventually shown up to the public
| generally.
The cattle so far rs we can learn are
getting along finely this winter notwith-
standing the bad weather that we have
had. Experienced stock men say that
| the loss Of stock during the present
winter will not be 80 large rs that of
last winter.
Elsewhere will be found q synopsis
Of the able and well digested opinion
of Judge Sener in the celebrated tax
case of Simpson Il Barnard VS.. Dyer
and Mulqueen. 1t covers very impor-
tant points, and is valuable alike to the
bar and the people.
The question of starting an evening
School in Cheyenne has received consid-
Grafton at the hands of several PARTIES
that several different parties are flgur-
ing on the matter, and an institution
Of that kind will undoubtedly be started
in a very short time.
The ruins Of Denver's new opera
house are being cleared up, and the peo-
pie are wondering how in the world it
happened? OF one thing, however, they
have cause to feel thankful, and it is
that the building fell before it vas
finished, instead of afterward.
An associated press dispatch from
Georgetown says that the dead body of
Knox Pinckard and colored servant who
were swept away, with their cabin, by
an avalanche on Friday, have been re-
covered. Vim. NJ. Pinckard, who was
also an inmate of the cabin was found
alive, and not seriously injured. He
was buried under the snow for Eve
hours.
Dolly Carpenter was a frail woman of
Denver. She took sick during the first
week of the session of the legislature.
Her landlady had her removed at once
to a hospital on the ground that the
room was needed because '.thc legisla-
''ture was in session. 1.-THE attention re-
ceived by the girl at the hospital
CHANGED to be poor, and the girl died, in
consequence of the legislature being in
session.
Nearly all the immense quantity of
freight-nearly Il million pounds at the
government depot at Rawlins, Wyom-
ing-has been shipped TO the military
environment of the 9th infantry at
White river = the large number of
wagon. trains especially ordered there
being directed to return by rail to Fort
Garland and Alamosa, Colo. The ex-
pense of this movement Of teams and
transportation hence to the south and
return is estimated at 500, 900.
A fraud and a blk has been swind-
ling scfae Of our citizens by soliciting
subscribers to a Cheyenne Business
Directory, to be published by the LEAD
ER. As this establishment has had no
such intention, and never sent out an
agent for such purpose, the solicitor
who received money under those false
pretenses, is u fraud of pure water.
When the LEADER sends forth agents,
it selects men who are known, and also
announces the fact through its columns.
A complimentary select masquerade
will be held at the celebrated Thorn
burgh house, Laramie City, on next
Thursday evening. The guests will in
clude the elite Of Laramie City, Fort
Saunders, Cheyenne and our local mill
tary posts. An excellent time is antici-
pated and the attendance promises TO
be large. A large party of ladies and
gentlemen will go mp from Cheyenne,
and will be amply accommodated at the
Thornburgh house, one of the very
finest hotels in the west.
Some good music may he expected
to-day at the Episcopal church. The
choir will be assisted, both morning
and evening, by Mrs Morgan, Mrs.
Whitcomb, Mr.. johnson and Mr..
Leonard. Two choruses from the