The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-11-27

The emperor of Germany has resumed
the transactions Of his Official business
Ellie Schoumoff. for many years the
champion chess player of Prussia. is
dead.
Computation has been made showing
that the government cannot without
loss buy As and 4is at the present rates.
1t Is stated that the Frerch govern
ment has decided to withdraw the de-
cree prohibiting the importation Of Am
erican pork.
The Atlantic & Pacific company on
Friday voted to prosecute work vigor-
ously until the line from Rio Grande to
the Pacific is in operation.
Several additional experts on the sub
ject Of sanity, summoned from Boston
for the defense In the Guiteau trial, left
for Washinetom last night.
Geo. F. Brott appeared in the crimi-
nal court at Washington yesterday and
gave personal rocognizance in the sum
Of q, ,0n0 to appear when wanted in the
case of ex-Deputy Auditor Lilly.
The Russian ambassador at Constan-
tinople short time ago proposed to the
porte a territorial Encouragement by which
the payment OF the war indemnity
might be extipguished, but the sultan
was unwilling to give the proposition
favorable consideration.
It is understood that Judge Bancroft
Davis will enter the state department,
with Frelinghusen as assistant secreta-
~, relieving Hit, who will be given
another position, and the vacancy thus
created on the court OF claims bench
will be filed by the appointment of
Ssc'y Hunt.
Ireland Is still the bitterest element
10 the British ministerial programme.
The increased outrages during the past
fortnight have led tho Times and other
journals to demand further measures OF
repression. 1t is considered that this
was foreshadowed in Lord Monks and
Lord Cowper's recent speeches.
The Chicago Inter Oceans Washing
ton special states that Comptroller
Knox thinks the danger is over In Bos-
ton. He has never feared any wide
spread financial disaster from the
Pacific bank failure, and now thinks
even that bank has some show Of right
ing itself and resuming business.
The bank examiner has completed the
examination of the affairs Of the Pacific
bank. Boston. Report will not be given
out for several days, but 1t is author
itatively stated that the condition of
the bank so unfavorable the United
States comptroller yesterday requested
associated banks to nominate a receiver
and wind up its affairs.
Congressman Page, now in Wash
ington. was notified by telegram from
the president Of the California vine cul-
ture society yesterday that be has been
appointed delegate to represent the
wine interests Of the Pacific coast at
the tariff convention to be held in New
York on the Goth and 30th instant. He
has accepted the appointment, and will
60 to New York tonight.
The committee Of confederate bond
holders state that their programme is
primarily by steady and persevering
appeals, Hrst to the public and then to
the legislature Of the United States, to
bring about the opinion that the time
has come when the restriction imposed
by fourteenth amendment Of the con-
stitution should be removed SO far it
prohibits the southern states from eff
fecting just and equitable settlement of
their debts legally contracted. The
committee repudiate the idea Of en-
barking in the litigation to recover the
confederate property in Europe.