The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-01-08
MINOR MENTION.

saw a horse-fy In The air,
Aeow-siip in the lane;
saw Bull-run in the south.
A rope-walk on the plain.
City election three days hence.
There is a dearth of amusemen.s Iii
we except politics.
There will be services at the NJ. Z.
church this euening.
OF course we are all interested in
shat little account"
There were but few 'sNew Year edI.
ton" that paid expenses.
There was an epldenic of casualties
yesterday, as reporte, by our dis
patches.
Highest temperature yesterday 23o'
lowest l.; highest velocity of wind 1C
miles per hour; melted snow, .03 inches.
The city council met in the room
back of the city hall last evening, and
checked off the accounts for the past
fiscal year.
The net receipts of the Rawlins post
Office exceed those of Laramie City,
while Cheyenne beats either almost
three to one.
The expenses of the county for the
past year, incurred on account of the
wolf and hawk bounty law, has been
about $4,000.
Constant additions are being made to
the territorial library, some, of course.
of an unimportant nature. while Others
are quite valuable.
The weather has very materially
changed for the worse, and the wise
weather prophets predict that the back
bone of the winter is not broken.
The three cars OF silk worms eggs
which passed through Cheyenne recent
ly, arrived safely in New York yester-
day. The lot is valued at 81, 100, 200.
Crime is on the decrease in the far
west. The Rocky Mountain Detective
association do not have half as many
cases to look after rs they did a year or
two ago.
The storm spirit howled in the air
last night, and scattered the wet snow
far and wide. 1t blew ''until further
ORDERS and made outdoor existence
positively miserable.
The indications are that there will
be considerable building during the
present year. Architect Cooper is bust
ly engaged or plans, and the various
builders are also figuring on estimates.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. 8, 6
Cheyenne, 10 Colorado, 80 through;
No. A., D Cheyenne, 6 Colorado, 81
through: &. G., A Cheyenne, 6 east, 3
west; d. r., 6 Cheyenne, 6 east, 1
west.
There is considerable c~anvassing CO.
ing on among the members of the fire
department in relation to the selection
Of the next chief. The candidates thus
far appear to be Messrs. Hanniin
and Coffman.
The number of children and others
who belong to the different Sabbath
in Cheyenne is over five hun
1red-more than are enrolled as schol-
lrs in the public school. This speaks
well for the morals of the. city.
The Platte Valley detective ~associa-
ion is in thorough working order now.
The officers are as follows: President,
Capt. Il. S. Smith; secretary, E. S.
treasurer, Mr.. +. S. Smith; SUI
,erintendent, Detective L. S. Smith.
The LEADER calendar has been
mailed to all our subscribers of the
DAILY and WEEKLY LEADER. Ifany
If our patrons fail to receive the calen-
lar, they will be supplied on applica-
ion at this office. Extra copies for
Yale at twenty-five cents each.
The present candidate for mayor
Carey-dam' for workingmen.
At least he is on record rs saying that
le thanked God that he never had any
hing to do with workingmen or work
ngmen's parties, and that workingmen
lad no business in politics, anyway.
Judge Beams court is running at a
40 gait every day. Quite a number
L petty criminal cases, or rather cases
n which the defendants are charged
With petty offenses, have been brought
before him during the present week,
md a good raany civil cases have also
been heard.
The ordinance requiring people to
the snow off the sidewalks in
of their respective places of bust
less or residences, is not as generally
Observed as it ought to be. 1t would
Ne much better for all parties concerned
f this matter was looked after a little
more closely.
A hollow tree in southern California
las been converted into o dwelling.
Doors and windows have been put in,
nd floors built for eight stories, the
antrance to them being made by means
4 a ladder. Outside the topmost room
s a small balcony, shaded by the foil
Ige of the tree.
There are a large number of small
'oys-'skids," as they are called-in
Jheyenne, that need looking after.
Many of them r constantly cruising
'round breaking windows and engag-
NO in all sorts of mischief lie tha