The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-11-02

$50 co-uActo NJ Loit Gid1Stu VIII Dc
paid Of next Tuesday.
The Peoples New York bank has !
claim against the Newark Mechanics
bank for s29. 900.
Highest temperature yesterday sc;
lowest 30; highest velocity of wind 16
an hour; rainfall .03.
Nehemiah Perry. formerly a member
of congress from New Jersey. and his
wife died yesterday of pneumonia at
Newark.
There will be no prayer meeting Of
the Presbyterian society at the reading
room tonight on account of repairs
being made to the room.
Tuesday being the semi-annual post
ing day in the accounting department
of the Bank of England. the banks and
stock exchange were closed.
Workmen are busily engaged fitting
the Presbyterian church building for
removal to the vacant lot on Ferguson
street, back Of the Episcopal church.
If any have doubts about Tuesday
evening being Halloween let them go
out and take an inventory of their front
gates and other movables about the
yard.
Work is being pushed on the opera
house as fast as the weather will per-
NIT. The timbers for the roof are be-
Ing prepared, and a short time longer
viii see it under cover.
II. H. Ellis has opened his oyster a r
lors and all his customers are invited to
call around and try them. As usual
they will be served in all styles but poor
styles, and always in the best style.
The Ohio q Mississippi elevator at
Cincinnati, with 125, 900 bushels of
grain, burned to-day. Loss. $4,000 to
$l0o,o0o on buildings; on grain and
machinery, $40. 900; insurance large.
A locomotive an6 six cars were
ditched In the Susquehanna river, near
Lancaster, Pa. and eleven other
freight cars were completely demol-
ished. The body OF Ellis Quett, en-
gincer, is under the engine.
These frequent hurries of snow re-
mind the observer that the season for
ulsters and mittens has arrived. James
who has aspirations towards being a
ladies' man, says however, that the
season for the latter extends the year
round In this cold climate.
The death Is published elsewhere of
little Freddie Griffin. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Griffin, of the Metropolitan hotel.
The little fellow had not been i'll for a
very long time and his death will be a
sad surprise to many who knew this
bright smart little boy Of four years.
A collision between two freight trains
on the Chicago & Alton railroad, rear
Carlinville. Mo-, Monday night, caused
the death of Charles W. Payne, brake
man. Both engines were completely
wrecked, also eight freight cars were
totally destroyed and many badly dam
aged. Loss about $4,000.
Some large sized boys have been per-
scouting N. ]. O'Brien and others by
removing portions Of his wagons and
harness, ETC., so as to prevent him from
hitching his teams. The tricks were
played on Monday night, and Mic spent
most of yesterday hunting up the lost
articles and the perpetrators Of the Of
fence.
A special from Vicksburg says that
several colored men on the way to the
fusion meeting were fired into from
ambush. Perry Thompson was killed
and two others dangerously wounded.
All were inoffensive citizens. 1t be-
lieved the intention was to kill a prom
inent fusion politician, but he had gone
ahead.
Contractor James East has fourteen
men at work upon Frewen's meat pack
iig buildings, and the work is being
pushed along as rapidly as possible.
The freezing properties of the outer air
are not to be doubted, especially just
now. Yesterday the workmen there
were enjoying a storm Of sleet and
snow and a wind cold enough to cool
the ire of a man who is running to
catch a receding train and finds that
he has left his pocket book behind.
William Irvine's purchase Of the
property on Sixteenth street. mentioned
In yesterdays issue did not include the
portion Of the block occupied by Zehner,
jackson & Buechener, as was inadver-
family stated. This firm made the
purchase of the corner occupied by
them a few months ago, and they like
1t SO well that they propose to stay by
1t as long as their trade continues to
boom as it has done since they have
been here, and that covers a number of
years.
County Commissioners.
A regular meeting of the board of