The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-13
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The original estimate of the arehi-
,ects of the suspension bridge between
New York and Brooklyn WA SSyOC0,-
200. The amount spent thus far is slz,-
200, 900.
Col. z. A. l. Roberts, it is reported.
will build and endow q scientific and
mechanical college at Titusrille, Pa.
he building of which will cost about
e15o, 900.
The New York obelisk weighs 2l9t
.ons. The obelisk set up in London
weighs 1856 tons The New York
needle is 60 feet 2 inches high-that OF
london 65 feet 6 inches.
Opposite the Southampton docks,
england. in the Canute road, is the
Canuts Hotel, which bears the inscrip-
ion: Near this spot, A ID. 1923,
Canute reproved his courtiers."
Tho Congregational nuns in Mon
real, who are extensive property own
RS there, are about TO erect a block Of
stores in Notre Dame street. so feet
front by l20 feet deep. to cost sl,ooo'-
200.
DIR. Wild, of Canada. predicts fifty
three years of war after 1882, n an
aounces the millennium 70 begin in
1885. This is a wild assertion. sur
enough. and those interested will pre-
pare for 1885.
Rome has inaugurated its first horse
railroad, connecting upper and lower
Rome for three soldf. The drivers are
furnished with penny tin trumpets.
which they blow with all the gusto OF
a youngster in his first pair of breeches.
About o., 500. 900 has been spent on
The Mississippi river, aside from the
~ietties, since the formation Of the
government. out of $40. 900. 900 appro-
priated for the rivers and harbors of
he country.
A Boston restaurant keeper received
an order from the deceased Mr.. Har-
rington. through a medium. for an old
fashioned pumpkin pie. The. medium
ate the pie while under the control OF
The delighted spirit.
An electric headlight for locomo-
lives will loon be tried on the Cleve-
land and Pittsburgh railroad. The
power will be furnished by q small en-
CINE placed behind the smoke-stack
and furnished with steam from the
main boiler.
According to the last census. Berlin,
Germany, contained 9,075 improved
house-lots. 25. 1854 dwelling houses. and
l,4S4 other inhabited buildings. 1t
contained 256. 40 household, LOG, SAT
inhabitants, and 6,677 absentees. Its
domiciled population. therefore, was
Ills. 024.
The most humorous bit of Boycott
t.--tf - l..-l - L.. l. Al. ..e~ -
undertaken in the county Of Down. who
las been ~''Boycotted." every man in
the neighborhood having entered into
a solemn engagement not to ride in the
blaggard's hearse.
The Brooklyn Police Commissioners
are making an effort to enforce the Sun
Day liquor laws. but have issued an or
der that the policeman shall not enter
ialoons and drink intoxicating liquors
Tor the purpose of obtaining evidence
against the dealers.
Miss Evans Of barley House. Derby.
ately died at the age Of "a. She was
the owner Of Boscobel. lear Wolver-
hampton, where the Penderels, who
,heltered Charles IL, lived. and by her
,rder . strong iron fence was put
round King Charles oak.
At Walkerville, M. T., recently, four
teen stiokS Of giant powder exploded,
md the inhabitants. thinking that
Sabriols trump was sounding, fell on
heir knees and began a confession OF
heir guilty lives. It is said that some
lacy developments wore made.
In Boston when the pool bill became
law. the booksellers avoided its techni-
~salities in a very simple way. Instead
II selling tho horses as in the ordinary
pool way, the %auctioneer would have q
collection Of plain photographs of the
horses. and would sell them. After the
acc the winning photograph would
'ake the pool money, and all went on
- usual.