The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-01-01

two.
b. T. Cairns, who was shot In Den
yer the other day by Jas. Hackett, has
died.
The weather has moderated materi'
ally in this region within the past 80
hours.
'.Those who work on New Years
day, will haye work all the year." is an
old saying.
After all the man who can't brace uT
| without New Year resolutions, can't
brace up at all.
The LEADER staff will receive to-day
subscriptions and advertisements and
orders for job work.
There will be no school during next
week, owing TO the fact OF repairs
being made on the heater.
New years eve parties were in order
last night, as many as half a dozen be-
ing held in different parts of the city.
The New Years edition of the Den
yer Na,cs came TO hand yesterday. 1t
contains "a pages of advertisements
and statistics.
Matters are more lively in Cheyenne
than they have been for a long time
past. The business interests Of our
city are s'looking up"
To-day is the last of the circumcis-
ion. There will be services at st.
Johns Catholic church at 81 O'Clock
this morning.
On account of the cold weather work
has been suspended on the new Baptist
church, but 1t will be resumed as soon
as the weather permits.
The justices courts were quiet yes
terday, not so much as a plain or ordi-
nary drunk disturbed the judicial dig
nifty of the presiding dignitaries.
Probably more holiday presents have
been purchased in Cheyenne during the
present holidays than OF any similar
occasions in the history Of the city.
The job Office connected with this
establishment has been busy for two
days on New Year visiting cards, which
indicates that a great deal OF calling
will be done to.day.
There were several watch meet
ingsn held in town last night. These
watch meetings are a good thing for
undutiful husbands who are In the
habit of hanging out late at night.
The pagan Chinese have a barbarous
custom of settling all their accounts on
their New Years day and beginning
the new year square with the world.
But the Chinese are only barbarians.
Prot. Tice's prophecy was that yes
terday would be cold enough to freeze
hades over. But it was a miserable
failure. Tice also failed in his prophecy
of the meteoric shower of November,
1870.
Passenger traffic yesterday: No. 5, 4
Cheyenne, Al Colorado. AZ through;
No. A., 2 Cheyenne, o Colorado, 20
through; q. G., C Cheyenne. 8 east, l
wcsti d. p, Z Cheyenne, 8 east, 1
west.
The expenditures Of Laramie county
during the past year are some $1,000
less than in 1879. The official state
ment Of the affairs of the county will
be published in the LEADER in a day
or two.
There were three cars Of silk worms,
valued at 81, 500, 900, attached to No. A
train yesterday. They came from
China and are destined for France,
which country imports heavily from
China.
Se~venty-three marriage licenses have
been issued by the county clerk during
the year 1880. This is a pretty good
showing for Cheyenne. In the mean
time over fifty burial permits have been
issued by the sexton.
The Cheyenne club house is nearing
completion. Contractor East states
that it will be completed about tho mid
die of February, at which time the
LEADER will give a full description Of
the handsome structure.
There is considerable regret expressed
on all hands that there is to be but one
wedding in Cheyenne during the holi-
days. This thing won't do, boys, we
shall have to make a better showing
than this or We shall relapse into bar
barism.
The county commissioners were in
session again yesterday and transacted
a large amount Of business in the mat
ter Of checking up the books and &C.
counts Of the various county officers.
They will meet again this morning al
ten o'clock.
Some fellow or yesterday, who tool
1t for granted that the prediction o.
Prof. Tice had proved correct. appear
ed on the streets early in the morning
and as soon as he struck . saloon
struck" the bar keeper for q drink
He got II; after PLAYING the nam,