The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-10

Inc 4 ups are progressing slowly
but surely.
The supply of water seems as yet to
be unlimited.
Laramie City is talking up a Fourth
of July celebration.
Considerable interest is manifested
in the coming races.
If money win beat Plat and Conk-
ling they will get left.
There were a large number of eques-
triennes out last evening.
G. w. Lear has gone out of the sa-
loon business, ana talks of taking up a
ranch.
Shade trees, shrubbery and grass are
thriving in Cheyenne as they neye did
before.
Another flotilla of prairie schooners
passed through yesterday bound for
Oregon.
The Salt Lake Tribune terms the
mormon priests 1.-THE Lords Amounted
scoundrels."
A large emigrant train passed
through yesterday bound for Washing
ton Territory.
The first acquittal at the present
term Of court was had yesterday in the
famous dishpan case.
1t is about time that our fremen
were beginning to practice for the
coming tournament
The probabilities are that the wolf
bounty law will be repealed at the next
session of the legislature.
Highest temperature yesterday. 800;
lowest, 400. Highest velocity of wind,
Is miles. Rainfall, .03 of an inch.
The district court has been adjourned
until next Monday, and then there will
be about two weeks of steady work.
The boats, both large and small,
will soon be IN running order on Lake
Mianohaha. So says Charlie Kimme.
The box sheet for Thos. W. Keene, as
Richard III. on next Monday evening,
will be opened to-day by Manager
Rhodes.
A limited number of satisfactory old
DRINKS have made their appearance on
the streets Of the city within the last
few days.
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No. A train was three and a half
hours late last evening, owing to a
freight q getting off the track at
Wyoming station.
The bicycle fiend was out last night
in full blossom. The boss, however,
tipped yer on one occasion at least,
while trying TO go slow.
We would like to suggest, if not out
of place, that the Cheyenne water sys-
tenn be extended south of the railroad
track, and that at least two hydrants
be established in that portion Of the
town.
The meteorological table published
elsewhere, is a valuable one, as it gives
the records of the past ten years. Our
readers will appreciate the enterprise
of Sergeant McGovern, the signal off,
Ger here, in compiling these tables
monthly.
The Westinghouse air brake COM
pany, of P%ittsburg, is experimenting
upon plans for substituting electric
lights in locomotive headlights, in place
of oil lamps. Should they prove sue
c~essful, it will be almost as profitable
an invention and great nm improvement
as the air brakes.
Mr.. William Pittman, better known
among the railroad boys as "Mose" was
on yesterday promoted to the position
of conductor and his ''runn will here
after be between Cheyenne and Lara
mic City. Mr.. Pittman has for q long
time been in the employ Of the U. P.
company and has in all respects proved
to be faithful and competent.
The London telegram about the
meeting of confederate bondholders
prompts the Charleston Is. c. Neus to
laugh at John Bulls comical faith in
the defunct confederacy, aud the Lon
don Times queer idea of holding the
southern states responsible for the obli-
cations OF a government which no Ion
ger exists.
Mr.. Thomas Thatcher, master me-
chanic of the Utica division Of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
road, has equipped u locomotive with a
steam brake that bears upon the back
and front sides of each driving wheel.
1t is the invention Of Mr.. G. W. Lam
pher, of the New York, Ontario and
Western.
When the excellence of rice rs a diet
is fully understood its use will be more
frequent and of daily occurrence in
every household. AT this season of the
year especially, it may properly be
classed rs superior to any of the cereals
which are in such general use for the
morning and mid day meals. No other
food is SO easy of digestion, and at its
present cost it is cheaper than potatoes,
oatmeal or grain grits of any kind.
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The Proposed Celebration and Tour
nnmcnt.
The more the matter is agitated the
more apparent it becomes that our peo-
pie universally desire to have a celebra-