The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-06-07

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lowest, 47e. Highest velocity Of wind.
20 miles.
Reys. Father Hayes and Cummisky
and two other gentlemen caught nearly
500 trout in Dale creek last week.
A meeting of the county commission
ers will be held at the county clerks
Office at ten O'Clock this morning.
Judge Peckis union bible class will
meet in the reading room this evening
at eight O'Clock. A full attendance is
desired.
sour German Senator'' will prove
himself TO be a senator smarter than
Conkling or Plat, at Chase's thester
this evening.
Many Of the soldiers who have been
in attendance on the district court as
witnesses started back for Fort Lara
mie yesterday.
A large number of our people went
up to the post on Sunday to listen to
the playing of the band. Nearly every
livery team in the city was taken.
The Omaha Bee comes out as an eight
page, Sc columns paper, pasted and cut.
1t also wear a new dress, and is now
one Of the handsomest papers In the
country.
The ID. p. freight train broke a
wheel near Carr station, yesterday
morning, and the accident delayed the
passenger train until six O'Clock in the
evening.
Divine services in all the churches
were well attended on Sunday. The
lecture of Mr.. Hills, at the Presbyte-
terrain church in the evening, was well
worth hearing.
The work on the Ames monument at
Sherman is progressing rapidly, and it
is expected 10 have it fully completed
in 100 days. The apex block is a solid
stone weighing 10 tons.
Passenger traffic yesterday; No. 8. So
Cheyenne, 20 Colorado, Of through;
No. 4, 8 Cheyenne, s Colorado, %
through; c. c., IL Cheyenne, 10 east, o
west; ID. r., 10 Cheyenne. IA east, 7
west.
The committee on contributions for
the Fourth of July tournament have
been very successful, no less than $500
having been subscribed yesterday. Our
cititizens have done well, and the sum
will likely be increased two-fold before
long.
The seventh biennial saengerfest of
the Pioneer saengerbund of Omaha, will
be held in Omaha on the sth, 9th, 10th,
18th and 18th of June. A special
music hall is being built for the occa-
sion. A number of ~Cheyennites will
attend.
Persons who desire to purchase louise
hold goods should go and inspect the
mammoth stock Of Craig n Gardner,
who carry a full line of everything that
can be found in a use-furnishing
store. The firm have been receiving
goods by the a load lately.
Judge Sener received a copy of the
Laws, Forms, Instructions and De-
cisions of the Mining Laws" by Henry
L. Copp, edition of 1881, yesterday,
and ut once turned It over to the
library. 1t is n valuable book for attor-
neys engaged in the mining business.
The Natural fort hunters, Blakely
and Albright, have returned. They
killed n teter bird, three bullfrogs,
and scared mi cotton rabbit to death.
They had some bread and Goldfish left
on their return, but the ice water,
milk, cold tea, coffee, etc, was all
gone, and more too.
Deputy Sheriff Martin took four
prisoners to Lincoln yesterday for
confinement. They are as follows:
Benjamin Brewer, assault with attempt
to murder, six months; Frank Fair
banks, burglary, eleven months; Chas.
Lessner, larceny, six months; Andrew
Jackson, burglary, n year.
The Mastodons, who played in Chey-
enne last evening, delayed getting into
Omaha until 1880 O'Clock on Saturday
night last, and they were forced to walk
several miles to get there at that time.
But the public waited, and the curtain
was rung up at 1910. and the perform
ance given. Omahogs evidently appre-
ciate negro minstrelsy.
The show by Haverly's mastodon
minstrels at Chase's theatre last eve-
ming was a splendid one. A crowded
house greeted the boys and they de-
served it, for ii was the best minstrel
performance ever given in Cheyenne.
All of the forty artists ARE high up in
their professions. and the result is one
of the very best travelling entertain
ments in the world.
A firm was organized yesterday in
Cheyenne which will introduce a lew
branch of manufacture in the city,
namely, the cutting of moss agates and
other stones for jewely ornaments. 1t
is the intention to put in an engine and
the necessary machinery as o o as ar
rangements IAN be made for the same
with manufacturers IN the east. Wyo-
ming has many varieties of fine pre-
cious stones, and doubtless the new
mandatory will drive n thriving bust.
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