The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-03-03
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THE ncKss skosoHo.

His nexile leg cnfuried;
And many wereithe quadrupeds
That sought another world.
He never did a decent thing;
He wasn't worth q ducat;
He kicked and kicked until he died,
And then he kicked the bucket.
Washington is a seething hotbed OF
politics.
The Baptists Of Denver will soon
build a chapel.
1.-THE Utah and Northern road is being
pushed along very lively.
The new war in South Africa is be-
coming a perfect Boer to the British.
Porter Warmers flour mill inthe
Black Hills is better than most gold
mines.
The Mazeppa troupe will play in the
Dramatic theater on Friday and Sat
urday evenings.
Highest temperature yesterday $40;
lowest temperature 23o. Highest We
locity Of wind, 46 miles per hour.
An unknown man was killed on Lar
inner street, Denver. on Sunday night
last, and his body has been secreted.
The new bank in Laramie City will
erect a building for its own use, and,
until that Is completed, will rent suit
able rooms.
BE sur and attend the lecture this
evening at the Dramatic theater. and
thus assist the ladies in establishing a
reading ROOM.
A new ''bell-boy" has been appointed
in the Inter Ocean, and he was called
only 1,0O1 times yesterday. He likes
the position.
Paradoxical as 1t may seem, as a GER
tain local lecturer has observed, if you
want to keep your room warm, you must
keep your stove coaled.
BY reason Of the new and costly IL |
cense law the number of saloons in
Omaha will be reduced from 15e to
about 20. So a local paper calculates.
Papa, how do editors get in free at
all the showsp" 'Well, sonny, as a
general rule they give S5 worth of ad-
vertising for a twenty-five cent ticket. 4"
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. 80
Cheyenne, 35 Colorado. 30 through;
No. A., 4 Cheyenne. 8 Colorado. SO
through; G. O., A Cheyenne, @ east,
3 west; d. p, A Cheyenne, Z east, l
west.
A dispatch from Ottawa says that
Lord Campbell, brother to Gov. Gen. |
Campbell. leaves Friday with Lady
Campbell in a special car for Chicago, |
intending to extend their trip to Cali
fornia.
The Nebraska legislature passed an
anti treating law. 1t prohibits one
man from treating another to intoxi-
eating liquors, and makes 1t a INSIDE
meanor punishable by fine and impris-
onment.
Mr.. VIM. Sechrist, Of Denver, was
killed on Tuesday last by a Jersey bull
which he kept in his barnyard. The
animal gored him in the head, and act
ually shattered his skull so that the
brain protruded.
The moon will be In a fine position
in the midst Of the planets this even
ing. None Of those who are living ON
the earth to-day will ever again wit
ness the splendid galaxy of Venus, Ju-
piter, Saturn and the NOON.
There were several kinds of weather
yesterday. First 1t was blowing great
and small sized guns; then 1t showed
for a while. Finally the clouds cleared
off, the wind died away, the stars sang
a soft and sweet lullaby, and altogether
the night was lovely.
A young clerk in a Omaha store was
SO diligent during three years. service,
on a salary Of 500 per month, that he
bought a horse and a buggy, a house
and lot, and deposited 5000 in the
bank besides. But the employer thought
that the money belonged to him and,
after detecting the clerk, made him dis
gorge.
Do not fail to 60 to the lecture to-
night, given by DR.. W. w. Crook for
the benefit Of a reading room which the
ladies are just starting. There will be
re~citations by Mr.. Virgins and others,
with singing by the best musical talent
in the city. Admission, so cents.
Tickets can be procured of Mr.. d. e.
Rhodes at the bookstore.
There was a beautiful sight in the
western heavens last evening. The
sky was very clear and the planets
Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn (named in
the order Of their size) shone beauti-
fully bright. Luna, hornshaped, was
lying IN her back, and her full outline
was most distinct. Local astronomers
gazed upon the scene for a long time in
great admiration.
A young man known as Swede
Charley was detected yesterday after
noon in stealing some goods from the
store Of Mr.. Geo. L. Holt, by Mr.. D. G.
Rhodes. Just as Charley had secreted
the articles under his coat, Doug"
made a break for him, and caught him
at the door. The stolen goods were
taken from him and he was handed over
to a policeman who lodged him in the