The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-03-18
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St Pstriek's day was celebrated in the
east as usual
No. 3 Of to-day ought to be in pretty
nearly Oh time.
Everybody is invited to the NJ. E.
sociable tonight.
Gentiles are wedding young mormon
| girls in true Gentle fashion.
Denver is receiving California fruits
via the Southern Pacific road.
Don't fail to attend the NJ. E. sociable,
next door to Pease & Taylor's tonight.
News items are scarcer than they
were a year ago, but business is
better.
The new Ear will find it better for
his W constitution to give the people
a constitution.
Highest temperature yesterday $50;
lowest temperature, AZ. Highest We
locity of wind, 0 miles per hour.
BY reaso of custom in Denver, a
man is open to suspicion the moment
he accepts a position on the police
force.
The NJ. L. sociable at the hall, first
door north of Pease Il Taylor's. to-
night. Oysters, ice cream, etc, will
be served.
The Baptists are having good times
every night, and tonight is expected to
be the best of all, so come and satisfy
yourselves.
st. Petersburgh Is not known to
m~etallurgists as a mining town, and
yet the nihflists have mines under the
very palace of the z
No 4 train of yesterday was a barren
zig tree to the newspaper men. "No-
body" said the conductors. in answer
to the question who's aboard"
On next Thursday evening the Chey-
enne amateurs will play "Among the
Breakers" at Laramie City, for the BEN
eft of the library association there.
Billy McGinniss vas unusually happy
yesterday because Of the arrival OF a
young daughter to keep his son COM
pany. Billy begins to feel like an old
family man.
Go to the Congregational sociable
this evening at the residence of Will
Swan, esq. A short programme, con-
sisting Of music, select readings, etc.,
has been prepared.
The delinquent tax list Of San Fran
cisco seems to have been mistaken on
all sides for a general directory Of the
city. Although not meant for a direc-
tory, it fills the bill as such.
st. Patrick's day passed off very
quiet in Cheyenne yesterday. In the
evening there was a fancy dress ball at
Fort d. A. Russell, which was largely
attended by the military and citizens.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. o, 20
Cheyenne, So Colorado, 60 through;
No. 4, 3 Cheyenne, 4 Colorado, II
through; C. o., 7 Cheyenne, 0 east,
4 west; ID. p, 6 Cheyenne, A east, 3
west.
The census takers show that old
boots and shoes are used for making
Jamaica rum, and a good quality, too.
1t is not an impossibility then, for a
fellow to get roaring drunk on his old
boots.
An effort is being made to get Arch
ibald Forbes to deliver his lecture in
Cheyenne, with q bright prospect of
success. This gentleman will pass
through Cheyenne during the latter
part of April.
The Gaslight mine, in North Park,
which was sold to Chas. e. Adams &
Co. for SIC, 600 by the original discov-
erers, has been in turn stocked for
$1,000. 900, and no stock is for sale.
That's business.
No. 3 train came in last night at
1890 O'Clock with twenty passengers
for Cheyenne. The delay was &C.
casioned for want Of engines, the train
coming over the b. & NJ. road from
Omaha to Kearney junction. Six hours
were lost at the start and more lost
time followed. All trains will come
over the b. & NJ. road to Kearney for
several days yet.
There was n large attendance at the
Presbyterian church last evening to
hear Judge ]. w. Fisher lecture on the
subject: Legal side of Temperance"
The judge handled the subject very
ably and made some splendid points.
His W experience as a lawyer fur
nished him much ground, and he made
good use of it. Some fine singing pre-
coded the lecture, which was highly
appreciated.
Denver Republican: Hugh Rapp, of
Leadville. has been beating the faro
games in the city for several days past.
At 3 o'clock this morning he was
ahead $4,000, besides the side bets,
which amount to considerably more.
Rapp closed the game of McCullough &
Co., owe Tom M~ulqueen's Board Of
Trade, on Sixteenth street, on Thurs
day night, when he drew out $4,000. In
settlement yesterday the house fell
short $500. Last night his winnings
were of such an extraordinary char