The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-23
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And now they have found it on Horse
creek.
The fremen Of Fort Collins will give
9 ball tonight.
The west bound train was unusually
light yesterday.
The rainbow at sunset last evening
vas unusually bright.
Contributions to the Garfield fund
now amount to S244.656.
There are As students in the Fort
Collins agricultural college at present.
The Boston contribution to theMichi-
gan relief fund now amounts to S43.-
600.
A new saw mill will be soon In opera
tion at Cummins, and a new stamp mill
as well.
The Standard live stock company
shipped a fine train of cattle from this
point yesterday.
William Frawley, whose leg was am
putated here a short time since, is now
in the hospital at Laramie City.
There we're four extra trains in the
yard yesterday when the overland pas
senger train from the we&t came in.
The many friends of L. Cass Davis
will be pleased TO know that he is now
located with the Altmans In this city.
There was an unusual number Of
western bound emigrants yesterday,
both through and from Colorado points.
Highest temperature yesterday TOP;
lowest 400; highest velocity of wind 10
miles an hour; rainfall .1S OF an inch.
Queen Victoria has ordered that the
court 60 into mourning for President
Garfield for one week from the 21st
inst.
An extensive excursion Of general
passenger agents will probably pass
through here tomorrow en- route for
Denver.
Late advices from williamstown re-
port James Garfield, Jr., n Of the de-
ceased presidents sons, sufficiently
improved to leave to-day to attend his
fathers funeral.
Says the Manchester Guardian Eng
land), speaking of the late president:
"Men will best honor his memory by
insisting upon the completion Of the
tasks he undertook"
Recent heavy demands upon wagon
master White, have reduced the stock
at Cheyenne depot from 600 head or 100
teams, to twenty teams. There is but
one train in the camp now
Three emigrants were arrested in
Laramie City Wednesday upon advlces
from Denver, for finding a pocket book
containing $50 and using the money.
They will be held for the Denver au-
thorities.
A shipment was made from this
point yesterday of four cars of horses
and mules, two cars cars Of wagons and
n car of baggage, etc, for Park City,
Utah, to be used between that point and
Fort Thornburgh.
Director Swift, of the Rochester OBJ
servatoyy, says that a new comet has
appeared. With the aid of a good tele-
scope 1t was seen at the very hour
President Garfield was passing away.
Four comets are now visible.
The infant child Of Mr.. Isaac Deitrick
was buried yesterday afternoon from
the residence of Frank Menea, where
it has lived since the death Of Mrs.
Deitrick. The services were conducted
by Rev. N. A. Chamberlain.
Cheyenne is bound to differ with
other cities. On Tuesday 1t did not
hold a meeting when scores of cities
did. Now 1t will have resolutions and
speeches on Saturday, when other cities
have fixed on Monday, in accordance
with the presidents proclamation.
Some of our citizens havoc account
of the present scarcity of ice, criticised
the Ice dealers of this city for shipping
ice away from here. The fact 10 that
they have shipped but one car during
the entire season; although the railroad
company has shipped a great many tons
to Omaha.
The Chicago daily papers all turned
their column rules in respect to the
death Of the late president. But then
they are only''country papers, "aud none
but country papers" would permit "a
vulgar display of black lines"-that is,
according to would-be professors of
The special to the LEADER yesterday
was in error in its statement that the
relief company was commanded by Col.
Van Welt, inasmuch as he is at pres
emit at Fort Russell under a leave Of
absence on account of Ill health. 1t
was no doubt the ~colonel's company,
is at present commanded by
Mackey, which was ordered out.
A Young BrIGnnd.
Tho stories of brigandage in Italy are
read with a deal of wonder, and mod
ern history furnishes instances of WON