The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-08-05

A curious controversy has arisen
in France over the ownership of the
body ola murderer who had been ex-
ecuted. Under the law these bodies
are turned rel to the faculty of med
icine for dissection, but for some rea-
son in this case the medical authori-
ties did not present their claim In the
proper way, and for this reason the
possession of the body was denied to
them, and was regularly buried. Not
10 be outdonei in this way, the faculty
OF medicine of Paris went 10 work
and had their case thoroughly pre-
pared, obtained the proper papers and
again demanded the corpse. This
time no answer was 10 be made, and
1t was dug up and delivered to them.
People in New Orleans are making
considerable effort TO secure the Great
Eastern as q regular cattle steamer
from that port. The Picdyune say
the wharf lcssccs have headed a sub
scription to defray her wharf expen-
ses with a very handsome sum, which
Capt. Eads has backed with nearly an
equal amount. The Slaughter House
company has not only removed all
doubts entertained by the manage
ment relative TO in~terfercnces with
the work of Strengthening the cattle
on board, but have rendered the use
of their slaughter house in Algiers
free of charge. The railway mama
gers are ready to put ON a fast train
to bring in at least five hundred head
Of cattle daily from Houston, and
a proportionately large number from
Vermillionville.
The official report, of the losses by
Pittsburgh railroad riots puts the to-
tai lost by the Pennsylvania road and
its branches, at $3.50, 166 accrued
interest to date, S344, 974, making a
grand total of 3 2,697, 100. These claims
were compromised for $1,000, O00.-
The engines aud cars DESTROYED, IL
coupled together in one train, would
have covered eleven and three-auar-
tiers miles of track. The Baltimore
and Ohio lost rolling-stock valued ut
@66, 1920, which wa settled for $685.
23z.8 The total number Of all
kinds of claims which have been set
tied by the county commissioners,
mostly without the Intervention OF
the courts, is 1902. The face of these
claims was for loss, and did not in
clude interest, amounting to 50, 261,-
Dl3.S4. They have been compromised
and settled for 81, 8 ,737:97
Among the officers who fell with
Gen. Custer was Lieut.. Crittenden.-
A short time ago the adjutant general
of the army received q letter from a
resident of the Winnipeg country, of
Canada asking whether any officer
bearing the name of Crittenden had
taken part in the lucklcss expedition
Of Custer. The writer gave his rca-
son for making tho inquiry that lie
had purchased some time ago from n
half breed q gold watch which tho
half breed told him he had obtained
nom one Of the Sioux warriors who
sought refuge in Canada after tho
massacre of the Little Big Horn. Tho
watch bore no owners name. Tho
works had been trifded and tempered
with after the n of the eavages
by the Sioux from whom 1t was pro-
cured, and who assured the halt breed
That lie had slain the white brave 10
whom 1t belonged in the battle with
Clusters men. Tho writer Of tho let
Ter finally purchased tho watch for
b3. On examining 1t no found eu-
graved on the case tho name of the
Liverpool maker and the number OF
The watch. Upon this he wrote o
etter to the matchmaker asking
whether he could In any way ideuti-.
iy the purchaser of the watch. Tho
matchmaker promptly replied that
40 had sold more Than four years ago
l watch bearing the number cited Dy
Ais Canadian correspondent, to an
American gentleman named C~rittcn-
len, who, as his books showed, had at
The same time bought o lady's watch
10 well. The kind and intelligent
sesident Of Canada who had taken all
ihcse pains to trace the ownership Of
he waif 90 strangely brought to his
toors was rewarded by . prompt as
iurance that the watch undou btedly
belonged to Lieut.. Crittendcn.