The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-01-30
MINOR MENTION.


lowest, 81. Highest velocity of wind
"a miles per hour at 9 p. m.
Yesterdays wind got away with
much of the snow on the ranges and
cattlemen are highly pleased in conse
quence.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. 3, 4
Cheyenne, is Colorado. % through;
No. 4, 8 Cheyenne, 7 Colorado, IS
through.
There were three heavy freight loco
motives for the SIS. p. r. II. Of Ari-
zona." in yesterdays west bound
freight train.
The firm OF Davis & Single, of the
club rooms, Ferguson street, has been
dissolved, Mr.. Single. retiring. Mr..
Davis will continue the business.
The funeral of the late Edward Ian
men took place yesterday at the St.
Johns church, and was well attended.
Rev. Father Hayes OBLIGATED at the
services.
itis peiieveo Dy many cattle men mat
an cary spring VIII be one OF The results
oi .ne long ana severe winter. TINS
De the case, all Oh an losses by the
winter will be made up very easily.
There was a sale Of goods by the
sherin yesterday AFTERNOON at u court
house. Deputy Sheriff Martin ollciated
as auctl'heer ana displayed considera-
Die skii ana knowledge In handling the
goods.
No. 3 train arrived yesterday from
the east, over six hours late. The de-
lay was occasioned by two accidents.
rirst une axle OF n express car broke'
anu 'ne car was set out OF the Train.
linen the axle Oh a nrst-ciass coach also
o1ohc anu TINS causeu ahother delay.
Eacn accident was discovered IN time
70 prevent any dainage.
The Colorado Central train. which
should have arrived here at 2:20 yes
terday, did not get in until a late hour
at night. The delay was caused by-a
big now erift at Lone Tree hill. The
mig VIM Oh Il previous nignt blew
the snow ron d piains 10 a cut on
the NH ana workmcn had TO pe sent
TOT 10 truck away the snow.
A tenant has been dancing all night
over the head of his landlord. AT 6 in
the morning the latter comes up stairs
and complains bitterly Of the annoy
ance. "What annoyance?" asked the
tenant. ""hy, l haven't slept a WINK
al h'gn.' was .he answer. 'Nelther
nave -" says the tenant; and yet l
uoh make any russ o H.
An exchange says: "Onions are an
unfailing { for diphtheria. They
must be placed In q bandage In a raw
state, and then beaten into a pulp, and
the cloth containing them juice and all,
hound around the throat and well up
over the ears. In cases noticed the re-
sun mas pech aimost magical deaoiy
pam yie'uing III u SNORT ''ine 10 sleepy
ooh'or@
The Chinese New Year occurred yes.
tercay and the Celestials in town OBJ
served 1t faithfully. AT first they
dressed up in their best and then set
forth and paid every bill they owed, so
b a they began the new year free of
debt. Then they brought out their
native s~weetmeats, INDUCED in 1t to
their stomach's content, and after
wards made their calls.
The ship Great Eastern, it is said,
has cost, to date, including numberless
repairs, some s25, DOC, 900, and she has
never returned one-quarter of that
sum. She has gained such u name for
ill-luck-all sailors are superstitious-
that 1t has always been hard tc find sea-
men willing to ship on her. She has
ruined more than a dozen men, and she
may last long enough to ruin a dozen
more.
Capt. Sherburn, of the 9th Lancers.
who was all through the Afghan war.
informed the writer that these plains
remind him very much of the table
| lan1a in Afphaniatap Thara 10 th;o