The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-06-08


No. 3 went west yesterday with thir-
teen cars and three engines.
Judge Sener will probably decide the
~penitentiary cases this morning.
The work of placing the tablet 10 the
front of the opera house is progressing.
Chas. Haas has purchased of r. S.
Van Tassell, his beef steers at $50 per
head.
The Episcopal society of Laramie
City have just completed a new rectOry
of brick.
The Walker opera house Of Salt Lake
was opened Monday evening. 1t seats
1000 people.
A brick addition Is being built on the
north side of the old reading vol on
Ferguson street.
The brickwork has been commenced
on Warren's store adjoining Hoyt's on
Sixteenth street.
The Colorado state Sabbath school
convention will meet at Colorado
Springs, Tuesday next.
A deal Of improvement is being made
about the officers quarters at Russell
and Carlin by sodding, etc.
The grass on the prairie has grown
more during the past two warm days
than during any two weeks preceding.
Marshal Carr has in pound a very fine
well-bred red bird dog, which is proba-
bly, valued highly by some one, which
one should call for it.
The usual numerous "a of
prairie schooners passing westward
through this city, was varied yesterday
by an extensive train of pack mules.
The question of the establishment of
a pension Office at Denver for the terri
tory embracing Colorado, New Mexico
and Wyoming is being quietly but en-
ergetically advocated.
Eighty-six car loads of Denver freight
were brought into that city over the
B. & NJ. road, which are just 80 many
less for the U. P. TO carry. The latter
begins to feel the G., B. & Q. COMPETE
tion IN earnest now.
At the meeting of the literary society
at F. L. Warren's this evening, Miss
Leah Ringoldsky will play a piano solo.
This little girl is not yet ten years old
but plays with a skill very creditable to
more advanced years.
Last evening Fanny Counors, who is
well known in police circles, was run
In" by the officers. When arrested she
was trying to carry two bottles of
whisky and a high old drunk, a load
she was hardly equal to.
The sale at Camp Carlin yesterday of
condemned government stock was not
as well attended as preceding sales, and
the prices were not so strong. Twenty
three head of mules and sixteen head
OF head of horses were disposed of.
Some OF the jurors OF the Mattison
Hall case are about to prepare an ar
ticle to be signed by all of them, cor
r~ecting the misstatemeuts of evidence
chat appeared in the Sun on Tuesday,
on the ground that when the correc-
tion is made the basis of the reflection
against them will have been removed.
This much they request the LEADER to
say at this time.
A fine piece of jewelers. work is the
Masonic badge for the grand master,
just completed by Zehner, Jackson &
Beuchner, Of this city. 1t is made
with a bar upon which is inscribed the
words: Past Grand Master" from
which hangs n gold wreath within
which hangs the square and compass
with other Masonic insignia. The value
Of the jewel is $50. 1t is to be sent
whist.
Rumor has it that Joe Wilson is to be
appointed governor of Wyoming. This
would be a very proper recognition of
Joe's services as q stalwart. AS long
as the appointment must go to a re-
publican it is gratifying to know that
OHo US NplIHg Us Hc olOulu ltCtlN6 IL.
He will make an excellent executive
officer, and in advance the News de.
sires to tender its congratulations, as
surfing the people of Wyoming they will
find a clever, capable gentleman
Denver News.
Yesterdays Denver Republican, the
managing editor of which General Will
son used to be, concerning the probable
appointment of that gentleman as Wy.
oming's new governor: Washington,
June ~6.-Senator Hill interviewed the
president to-day on behalf of General
Wilson's appointment to the governor
ship of Wyoming. The president stated
that while this application had been
conditionally promised there was n pos
sibility for ~sfavorably considering Cen
eral Wilson's application"
Library Meeting.
The meeting Of the stockholders of
the old library association was held last