The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-31

ping In cns evening ~ muchss $4,000,
He IL now in Paris with Mr., Lawrence
Jerome, who seems 70 have been much
more lucky.
Mr., Russell Sage, one Of New York's
men Of millions, said 70 . reporter the
other day; YES; Ibegsn a the bottom
of the ladder. in Troy, N. Y. When j
was n young man my wife assisted me
to earn . living by making collars and
cuffs for Trojan manufacturers
The story comes from Paris that Mrs.
Mackay, when making arrangements
for her recent ball. was very anxious 10
have a calcium light upon the Are de
Triomphe. which should throw its rays
upon her house. The municipal au.
thorities. however, refused their per
mission, when Mrs. Mackay. netled si
such treatment, exclaimed; go and
ask them how much they want for theii
old arch. and | will buy itr'
Some Mormons maintain that The fol
lowing passage WAS in the unmutilated
Book OF Mormon: Wherefore. my
brethren, near me. and hearken TO the
word of the Lord; for there shall not
any man among you have save il be
n wife, and concubines he shall have
none. for l, the Lord God. delighteth in
the chastity Of woman" "A
The New York SIN y rThe pic
lures In this seasons circus advertise
ments are more reckless than even be-
fore. The country newspapers are
alive with elephants which, Judging
them by the men alongside. are not less
than thirty feet in height, while cows
n horses are shown at twelve feet,
and eigh,-feet giants become fifteen.
Some New York h~ouseholders who
have been accustomed to deal with gro
GERS by means OF a pass-be~,k. settling
their accounts monthly, have recently
discovered why their bills were so large.
The grocers. treat the servants With
liquor, sas even loan them money, dis
guisidg the entry under the head of
sugar or other articles In common use.
Mrs. l.. 5. lliff. the owner of the larg-
est cattle range in the world. has sold
one-lialf Of her herd Of 25, 900 cattle to
her managers, Her range extends from
Greeley 70 Julesburg. Colorado, embrace
ing a country about 100 miles wide. She
has made a round million since the
death of her husband, 'sthc Cattle
King" three years ago.
The most learned printer In the United
States is said to be Col. w. A. Galloway,
the only living printer who has set up
the Bible in the original Greek He
has worked In London, Paris, Rome,
and Crete; served in the Mexican war;
saved President Lincoln from capture
by the rebels on one occasion, and has
suffered from actual hunger on account
Of poverty.
". S. Coo, Of South Livonia, N. T.,
cut his foot badly with an axe. His
uncle, l.. NJ. Coe, dressed 1t, and the
patient was loon free from pain. But
his uncle began to feel palms in the
same spot on his own foot, and on pull
ing on his boot and stocking, he found
q mark just like the cut on the injured
mans foot, and experienced the sensa-
ton of a fresh wound. He has ever
had to walk With a can part of the time.
Doctors call it a case of pure sympathy.
Edward Schefiein. one of the mining
m~illionaires. wa once a s.mule-punch-
err at Tough-Nut, Prescott, and other
camps. One day while at camp Huach-
uca he announced his purpose of start
ing out to make q fortune. ..Oh, yes,"
replied q ~bystander, you'll find q
tombstone Scheflin soon afterward
''struck 1t rich," and named the now
thriving camp Tombstone. His first
act after making the strike was to settle
100. 900 upon his mother.
The richest man in the navy is Com
modore Baldwin, who has specialized
in real estate in SanFrancisco. Commo-
Rodgers is the most stylish officer, and
Admiral Porter has only his salary to
live on. Admiral Worden is highly es-
teemed in naval circles, and his family
is in good circumstances. two children
being respectfully married. and in good!
mercantile connections.
The National Zeitung, of Berlin, re-
ports . characteristic remark recently
made by the aged Gen. Suwaroff, whom
the new Gar has sent upon q personal
mission to the German, Empire: ~
have served the First Alexander, / have
served the Second Alexander, and now
! am going to serve the Third Alexsn-
der. This last one goes about without
any Cossacks; but I can see plainly en-
ough that If he does not grant what Is
asked Of him he viii never be able to
stir an inch without Cossacks."