The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-04-18

Water works are again under discus
sion
The police courts were dull yester-
day.
The new bank room is rapidly APP
preaching completion.
There was a good attendance at the
post concert on Sunday afternoon.
q. II. Irish has been making some
improvements on his place on Sixteenth
street.
The pay car on the U. 2. visited
Cheyenne last night. The "boys" are
consequently happy.
The recent snow storms have done a
good deal OF good to the stock ranges
In this part Of the territory.
Water will in a very short time now
be running into the cemetery and avail
able for watering purposes.
The people south of the railroad
track are about to get up a petition TO
the city council in regard TO water
works.
There is some excellent work being
done In the streets of the city in the
way of cleaning out bitches, repairing
fumes, etc.
L. R. Bresnahen has the carcass of q
splendid grizzly bear hanging In front
OF his meat market. The fur Is espe-
cially fine.
Heavy storms prevailed both east and
west of Cheyenne Yesterday and last
night, seriously interfering with the
press report.
Leavitt's specially company passed
through Cheyenne yesterday on their
way from the west to Denver, where
they performed last evening.
The various mining journals of the
country are writing up the gold, silver
and copper mines of Wyoming. This
is a deserved compliment that has only
been held In obeyance.
In regard to Joe Fishers twins it
seems that Carroll got caught in a
''joke,n and his only excuse, as he
says, is that he judged other people by
himself.
Workmen are engaged in the huge
task of moving the territorial library
from the second floor of Nagle's build
ing to the first floor of the opera house
building. The rooms are situated at
the southeast corner, and are the same
that were occupied by the council at
the recent session OF the legislature.
They have been handsomely furnished.
The new library will be a most attract
I've place. Judge Slaughter will ar
range the alcoves with a view to giving
the best light and room possible.
San Francisco daily Stock Report,
April 9th: The Bush street theatre is
nightly displaying the sign standing
room only" The success of The
Strategists" has exceeded anticipa-
tions, and 1t is confidently expected
that they will draw for four weeks, the
extent of the engagement. The farci-
cal comedy is one Of the funniest pro-
auctions ever seen on the local stage.
The only complainers are the physi-
clans, whose patients leave them i'm
mediately after n visit to 1.-The Strate-
gists," two hours of unrestrained
laughter proving a more potent cure
than a month Of physic.
There is a theological crank in the
city jail. He says be is a native of
Switzerland by the name Of Welty.
Bis popularity consists in preaching
revival sermons to imaginative audi
enoes. The other night he preached so
Justify in the streets Of Chicago" thai
the police were forced to take him in.
Since then he breaches regularly in The
city Jail. Some disposition will b.
made of the man to-day. He desires
to go to Omaha and, strange to say, he
prefers walki"g to riding, saying that
st. Paul never rode, but always walked.
He will undoubtedly get an opportunity
to-day to initiate st. Paul, in walking. |
J. Q. Abney las the top stables for
boarding horses and livery. All orders
By telephone promptly attended to-.