The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-31
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The annual meeting of the Congre-
gationsI church VIII be held on Mon
day evening at 8 O'Clock.
The lumber yard of Lewis & Wheel
er, in Denver, was totally destroyed by
fire on yesterday morning.
-Four men to one woman commit SUI
icide- This means that a man is four
times a bigger fool than q woman
The Deadwood Pioneer recently pub
hshed "a correct correction of an in
correct correction of a correction
Denver got a new steam FIRE engine
yesterday. II vas made by the Sllsby
company the makers of theo Durant
engine. .ssush
A general reduction in passenger
rates will take place on the lines Of the
Union Pacific tomorrow. The fare to
Denver will be $3.50.
workmen are engaged In removing
the old freight depot. 1t will be taken
to the foot of Dodge street, on the
south side Of the trdck.
1t is proposed that the state OF Col
orado purchase the old log cabin at
Colorado Springs In which the FIRST Col
orado legislature met.
A load Of hay passed along House
street yesterday and being extremely
high 1t pulled down the fire alarm and
telephone wires, and two poles.
There was a stampede fromthe Black
Hills 70 Miles City recently. but it
didn't amount 10 much. The stam-
peders returned homo disguised.
A very heavy rsinstorm struck Den
yer yesterday and-caused flooded eel
lars and undermined the walls OF sew
eral buildings i~nacourse Of construction.
The Julesburg branch viii soon be
open for business. An assistant dis
patcheris stationed ut Denver Junction,
on the u. P. to run the trans on the
branch.
The death sentence of Fred. Hopt,
alias Welcome. has been affirmed by the
Utah supreme court. 1t Is probable
that an appeal will be taken to the U.
s. supreme court.
The convicts at the Laramie City
penitentiary have made about 10 900
bricks per day forthe past two months.
They have also planted and worked a
large field of potatoes.
Passenger trafic yesterday: No. 8. 10
Cheyenne, 20 Colorado, 40 through;
No. 4, Q Cheyenne, 25 Colorado, 35
through; q. O., 10 Cheyenne, '19east, 10
west; d.. p, II Cheyenne, Q east, 10
west. 81, = w i D.
The United States supreme court has
decided thHt local laws intended to reg
ulate interstate commerce, are uncon-
stitutional and void. And that con-
gress alone can prescribe the proper
regulations.
An exchange says there are 500 men
in New York who are worth S3, 1000, 900
or more. In Wyoming there are three
times that many who are worth $780,
600, 003 or more--and our hired man is
one of them.
The district court for Albany county
will convene Tomorrow. Judge Peck
will 60 up tomorrow to render a de-
cision in the case of Bresnahen VS.. E.
F. Halleck, being an action for dam
ages In the sum of 5000.
Unless our weather-wise citizens are
mistaken, the present month has been
the wettest July I'm the history of the
local signal Office. Sergeant McGovern
will soon make the facts plain in his
monthly report in the LEADER. M
The owners of the Green Mountain
Boy mine at Copperopolis, have had a
100 pound test at the Boston 4 Colo
RADIO smelling works, at Argo, near
Denver. The result showed that the
ore was worth SILL 70 to the ton in
copper and silver.
Denver Tribune: The professional
~dog-catcher reports two thousand dogs
annihilated this year. He says they
have been utilized. Their hides have
been tanned. their fat has been fried
out, and their bones have been sold
nothing went to waste but their bark.
The international cotton exchange at
Atlanta, Ga, proposes to take in almost
everything--gold, silver and copper
ores, forming a leading feature. The
manager expects an exhibit from Wyo-
ming. But, it Is to be feared that he
won't get it this year-some other year.
Mr.. Frank H. Clark, who has held
the position OF bookkepeer for H.H.
Ellis, will take position on the staff
Of the LEADER tomorrow. Mr.. Clark
Is nm old typo, and having had news
paper experience back east, will doubt
less make his mark in journalism here.
We bespeak for Mr.. Clark the courte-
sizes Of friends.
The Denver Republican printed two
cuts yesterday that were supposed to be
portraits Of Gilbert and Rosenkrantz,
who were hanged at Leadville on FRI
day. 1t is well for tho poor fellows
that they are dead. They have escaped
much earthly misery in missing q sight
of the Republican cuts.
Mrs. DR.. J. F. Carey was brought
into Cheyenne yesterday for treatment,
and taken to the residence Of her
| brtther-in-law. The lady,s f~ninr1es