The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-03-22
BRIEF .TELEGRAMs.

Cincinnati: The Brush electric light
company this morning opened theiI
books and $50, 900 in stocks were tax
en-.
New York: The sash and door
makers demand an increase of wages
or will stike. Other trades are moving
for advance wages.
Kansas City: 1t is feared that Frank
Mclaughlin, a mule thief, has killed
Sheriff John E. Murphy, who was tax,
ing him to Beatrice, Nebraska.
New York: Dispatches from the city
of Mexico, dated to-day, say that the
president has signed the railroad grant
from the Yakee to the Southern Pa
cilic road.
st. Louis: Since the opening of nayi-
cation Feb. IS, to date, there has been
shipped from this city to New Orleans,
on foreign account, an aggregate Of
2,22l ,907 bushels of grain.
New York: The Post says: There is
rumor that blind pool of eight mil
lion dollars, formed in the interest of
the Oregon navigation company to con-
troll the Northern Pacific, has failed
to secure control. This rumor has in
duced the sale of both stocks.
Washington: The bank of England,
through Secretary Blaine, denies that
it has authorized A. ii. c. Prudence.
a st. Louis notary, to act for them in
the United States in respect to I'M
claimed dividends in banks. Prudence
was dismissed from the banks service
some years ago.
st. Petersburg, March 2l.-Many
arrests have been made in the last few
days. AT the house of one of the per-
sons captured, the police found 700, ,000
roubles. A man upon whom was found
the arms of poison and 10000 roubles,
was arrested last night. Two dynamite
stores have been discovered.
New York: A naked negro, delirious
from small pox, rushed through 9th
street, Sixth avenue and Broadway this
morning, yelling ''small pox," at the
top of his voice. The streets were
cleared at his approach, quite panic
for time being caused. He was
finally captured and taken to the hos
pital.
Detroit: Quite a scandal has occur
red by the discovery that female in
mate of the county insane asylum i.
enciente. Another inmate acknowl
edges the paternity of said prospective
infant, but it is alleged that he has
been procured to make this admission
to shield another more intelligent par
ty.
Pesth, March 21.-The general synod
of the Hungarian reformed church.
which has had before it the question Of
discontinuing the teaching of German
language, has merely decided to trans.
fer the instruction in German from the
category of the obligatory to that Of
optional studies in higher girls school.
and teachers training colleges.
New York: Gen. Grant says he will
resign tomorrow or next day the presi
dency of the world'sfair, because of hi:
being absent in Mexico for ten weeks
and then at Long Branch. The com
missioners say, however: that the fail
will be carried forward. They say that
Grant is disappointed because his name
did not attract greater number Of
subscriptions.
Rochester: A three story brick build.
ing one hundred feet square, on Water
street, owned by the Rochester hydraul
ic company, and occupied for manufac
turing, fell in ruins this morning. The
cause is believed to have been the ex
plosion of steam boiler used for heat.
ing the building. Joseph Schell, aged
20, was instantly killed on the sidewalk
by the falling wall, and four or five
other men were injured, none fatally.
st. Paul: A special to the Pionee,
Press says: James Tolen, the insane
wife murderer, committed suicide in
his cell at the asylum in st. Peter yes
terday. He had appeared rational, but
Sunday morning when the attendant:
entered his room he was found dead
upon the floor. He had taken a shee,
from his bed and twisted one end of it
which he tied around his neck and
drew it so tightly that he was soor
choked to death.