The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-26
MINOR MENTION,
District court to-day.

District court to-day.
aHazel Kirke" this evening.
The platform club was ably repre-
sented yesterday.
The Sunday school picnic to Fort
Collins will take place on Thursday.
Messrs. J. c. Abney and Henry
Houseman will go up to Hartyille to-
day.
The teachers union bible class at the
reading room this evening; Judge Peck,
teacher.
Highest temperature yesterday, TO,
lowest, 5o; highest velocity Of wind,
IA miles per hour. Rainfall, .32.
The trenches for the foundation Of
the opera house have been nearly COM
pleted. The masons viii 90 to work at
once.
The track on the Julesburg branch
Is progressing at the rate of a mile per
day. Only a scarcity of labor prevents
a more rapid progress.
July is one Of the wettest months in
the history Of the territory. This rain
is excellent for the grass but it pre-
vents the making Of hay.
Nj. Philip Phillips, the world-re-
nowned singer, will give an evening of
song. at the Methodist church, next
Friday evening, July 10th. Admission
SO cents.
-Four Of the persons in attendance
upon the president have been seized
with malaria. This is a pitiful state of
things, as the president himself is liable
to contract malaria also.
When the . president learned that
Senator Lapham had been elected, he
said that he was glad the contest was
over, and would like to appoint Conk-
ling to a foreign mission.
Sheep breeders VIII find an item of
Interest In our local column to-day.
The sheep offered for sale by Keogh
Bros. are Of fine breed and should find
ready sale on this market.
Buffalo Sam" was taken through on
Sunday on his way from Sidney to Col
orado Springs to answer the charge Of
horse stealing. Under Sheriff Lane, Of
Colorado Springs, had charge of him.
Recent assays made by Mr.. e. E..
Burlingame, of Denver, from surface
ores Of the "Victorine" lode, near
Hartville, Wyo. give s74.26 in silver
and copper. Specimens from the "Eu-
reka" lode assayed $500 in gold, sill
yer and copper.
The funeral of the late Maggie Nc
L%aughlin took place on Sunday after
noon from the st. Johns Catholic
church, Rev. Father Hayes officiating.
There was a number Of floral offer
ings on the coffin, the gifts of friends.
The funeral was largely attended.
The q. G. train did not reach
Cheyenne Sunday till six O'Clock In the
evening, owing to the serious damage
done by the late storm. Bridges were
washed out at LoneTree and Bristol, and
they had it to be partly constructed by
the train men before the train could
proceed.
Geo. A. Draper brought three terri
torial prisoners from Evanston on
Sunday and deposited them in our
county jail over night. Yesterday he
renewed his journey to Lincoln with
the gang. Their names are: George
Catline, Thos. Wilson and Albert An
dersSn. They are all sentenced for
short terms.
Hazel Kirke" this evening at Chase's
theater. This will be the first and last
opportunity of seeing this most wonder
full Of all American plays. The leading
Ellie Ellsler, and the leading gen.
tleman, the renowned Couldock, are too
well known to need any mention in
these columns. They are among the
brightest stars on the stage. The gen.
eral price Of admission Is one dollar.
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