The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-07-29
TELEGRAPHIC TICRs.
In New York the apple crop is a dead

votes, while 693 were cast against IT,
A New York dispatch reports that
the proceedings against railroad COM
panies to compel them to receive ard
transmit freight has been squashed.
The Montreal custom authorities are
IN king a heavy seizure of cotton, duck
and sail aud cut requisites, for the in
rriagement of custom duty.
The amateur rowing association OF
London has ordered the Thames and
London crews not to compete with
Hillsdale In the Barnes and Aortlake
regatta.
At C~hautauqaa, n. Y, Mrs. ex.
President Hayes presided at a large
meeting of the home missionary society
Friday, and was given Il reception in
the evening.
Persons competent to Judge believe
half the cotton crop of Egypt to be lost;
also the greater part of the wheat crop
in Lower Egypt, in consequence of
neglected irrigation.
An explosion of giant powder occur
red near Chicago on Thursday evening,
which, though terrific. resulted in no
immediate deaths, but II number Of
people we're injured.
A telegram from Bucharest reports
that the son of one of the Russian con-
suls III Roumania was arrested at
Odessa on the charge Of supplying
dynamite to the Nihilists.
The Indianapolis s. st. Louis railway
was sold Yesterday to the Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati IL indianapolis
for 81, 1896, 600. The second mortgage
bond holders will contest for the sale.
The Louisville jockey club will give
a ten days running meeting, beginning
September 20. The fair association
orAns the grounds on tile 18th, and the
{ f. lion will be opened on the 10th
Of September.
A quarrel between two widows named
Campbell and Rourke, living at Willow
Branch, Barry county mo, eliminated
a few days ago in the former killing the
latter with a knife. Mrs. Campbell
was arrested and lodged in jail.
A Dublin dispatch states that Anna
Parnell is dangerously i'll of brain fever,
brought on by the news of the sudden
death of her sister Fanny. She does
not recognize any one. The doctors
entertain but slight hopes Of her re-
covery.
In New York yesterday the highest
temperature was 97o; lowest 1852. The
rain promised by the weather bureau
has not arrived. The heat Is oppressive
and steady. There were nearly 200
felths in the past "a hours, closing at
noon Friday.
Yesterday morning n mail stage was
robbed by two masked men ID miles
from shreveport, La. They cut the
mail pouches. receiving thirteen regis
tered packages, and the passengers and
driver we're relieved of their money
and iewelry. The robbers escaped.
p. +. Biglow, former receiy-
ing teller for the National bank
OF the Republic, ut Washington,
was arrested yesterday morning
ut Port Huron, Mich. The alleged is
short of s25, 600 since July 23rd, and
has been going from place to place and
gave himself up to avoid bother.
The election of the Southern Pacific
Railroad Co. 8 directors resulted In the
choice OF Charles Crocker, Charles +.
Croker, Charles Mayne, W. v. Hunt
iugton, N. I. smith, j.. l.. Wllcutt,
Moses Hopkins. Officers: Charles
Croker, president, Charles F. Crocker,
vice president; N. L. Smith, treasurer;
j. L. Willcutt, secretary.
R. G. Dnnn & Co., of Louisville, KY,
have received information as TO the
state of the crops from seventy. eight
counties in Kentucky to July "a. The
wheat crop is the largest ever known
and will average at least twenty
bushels to the acre. Corn is looking
WY NtAs bob oNhht ibNhllNlCo hCth lulls
The indications are favorable to a good,
fair yield. Tobacco is looking well.
John Raper, a young Englishman,
for years in the employ of Benz. Attend
& Co., jewellers. State street, Chicago,
has absconded with about 5000 short
age. He was chief bookkeeper, and the
irm trusted him implicitly. He had
lost the sight of one eye. His ~ste.lings
began when be seemed likely to lose
the sight Of the other. 1t is supposed
he has gone TO England, where his
sister lives.
A train of twenty cars Of tea and
silk left San Francisco on the evening
of July II, left Deming at $40 July 10,
and arrived in Kansas City al , a.. m.
July 10, making the run from San
Francisco TO Kansas City in six days
and six hours, and from Deming to
Kansas City, over the Atchison, Topeka
K TIA Fe railroad, 1,l50 miles, in
sixty-si2 hours. This freight was des-
tined u part for Chicago and the
other portions for Detroit and New
York. A second train of twenty-nine
cars left San Francisco twenty-four
hours later and made the same time to
Kansas City. This time is believed to
be unprecedented.
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