The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-03-09
MINOR

There hasn't been a RUNAWAY in
Cheyenne for forty-eight hours-yery
queer, you know.
There is some talk already as to who
is to be elected as member of the school
board in May next.
MI. Corlett has in contemplation a
trip to Florida OF Southern California
in order to recuperate his health.
Highest temperature yesterday SO;
lowest temperature, e9o. Highest We
locity of wind, % miles per hour.
Mr.. John Cummins was in town late
Iy and has departed for the North Park.
He is, as ever, enthusiastic over that
country.
Business was again lively in the JUS
tees courts yesterday, although no
cases of very special Importance were
determined or tried.
Miss Minnie Pinneo did not succeed in
making any purchases of saddle horses
while in Cheyenne. Those she desired
to purchase were too high-priced.
Mr.. A. d. Balloon. formerly propri-
etor of the Inter Ocean, and now Of
| Silver Cliff, has made a big strike.
One lump Of quartz taken out recently,
was sold for $1,000.
Hon. NJ. G. Brown, of Laramie City,
who has recently returned from the
Pacific coast, will, on account of bad
health. be unable to attend the present
term Of the supreme court.
Mr.. J.. G. Baird, attorney-at-law,
started for Silver Cliff yesterday, to at
tend to some legal matters pertaining
to a mining property in which several
Cheyenne people are interested.
The matrimonial business in Chey-
enne seems to have taken a rest, SO to
speak. or late we have not had a we'd
ding, or anything in that line, to dis
tnrb the average equilibrium.
A small boy south OF the railroad
track got to quareling with :another
small boy and the result was that small
boy No. / busted" out the eye Of small
boy No. 2. No names are mentioned
by express request.
"Whisperer," in charge Of the FIRST
section of his excellency's boom, has
been rescued from the snow drifts, and
the two sections will couple together
to-day and go through to Washington
with two double headers.
Considerable discussion has been
ELECTED Of late between moneyed men
of this city in regard to the immediate
prospects of this city's becoming evan.
gelized; and this disease, after all, is not
incident TO our climate.
There is considerable talk among old
residents about publishing a book in
regard to the old time and funny Incl
dents that have happened in Cheyenne.
II such a book should be published by
some competent party, it will be worth
reading.
In spite of the unfavorable weather
there was quite a large attendance at
the Congregational church last Sabbath.
At the morning service four persons
we're received into membership-Mr.
and Mrs. James Ferguson, Mrs. Laura
Artist, and Miss RenkIn.
The boundary line of Manitoba has
been decided upon. 1t is said that the
western limit has been agreed to, be-
tween ranges 90 and 80, instead Of 90
and %. Now, IL there could be a limit
fixed to the "Manitoba wave," keeping
it at home, we would be thankful.
The organ says that his ex~cellency has
gone to Wisconsin on a visit. 1t will
doubtless be very pleasant for him to
scoot among the snowdrifts there that
bury railroad trains and fill in the pub
lie streets to the second stories Of DWELL
ings. oh, yes; he's gone to Wisconsin.
One of the appropriations made by
congress for this territory, at the re-
quest Of Delegate Downey, is the snm
of $1,000, to be expended under the
direction of the judges of the supreme
court, for preparing and publishing the
report of that court, from the March
term '7S to 'SI.
1t is very probable that our people will
never again be induced to vote railroad
bonds. Those voted to the Colorado
Central were, on account of the failure
of the company to comply with its con
tract, never delivered; and the $780,
600 voted for the bnilding of the north
ern road will, from present appearances,
never be called for.
On the night Of the death Of Mr..
Blake, Gen. Dix's so~n-in-law, whose
body was found in the North river at
New York a week ago,a very touching,
strange incident occurred. His little
son of seven lay i'll at home, and his
mother was watching by his side, when
at half-past n he started from an un-
easy sleep, shouting, "Papal Papal''
Mr.. Blake's watch was found, stopped
at that very moment.
We have taken some pains to learn
the number of persons now connected
with the different churches Of Chey-
enne, and find that by actual count SCI
"belong to the church" out of a popu-
lation of BAGS, as shown by the last
census. In addition to those who are
in fact enrolled members, there are