The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-12

The wheat crop is also reported fine
around Qsebec and Montreal.
The official returns of France shows
the population to be 37,6T2, 046.
EThe school census will make SCI, 900
the present population of Chicago.
The restoration of Cetewayo is now
talked of by the British government.
Lord Carlingford said he believed the
land arrears bill was a public blnnder.
The ear of Russia has dispensed
with his escort, while walking or rid
ing.
The condition of the cotton crop has
materially improved during the past
month.
An unknown corpse was found yes
terday by a fisherman near the wreck
Of the Gold Dust.
Russia and Austria have an average
wheat crop. Hungary 10 per cent.
above average.
The weather in Minnesota is de-
scribed as being cool, breezy and dry,
irreproachable for harvest.
The wheat crop Of Dakota is returned
B yielding from 10 to 80 bushels to the
acre. Oats from 30 to 80.
In Harmony mills, at Cohoes, N. ",
800 persons are at work. The usual
number employed 10 4,875.
VIM. NJ. wadIey, president of the
Georgia Central railroad, dropped dead
in the street at Saratoga Thursday.
A great anti Christian demonstra-
tion has occurred in O prus, caused by
a Moslem having Deen found muir
dered.
II viii not take many years before
the Japanese will. take their place
among the influential nations of the
world.
The Washington department of agri-
culture have about Q, 0G0 correspondents
who furnish crop reports from all parts
of the country.
pbs oohh, VI rNuiioaob bdo Dccu IT,
nominated for governor. His vote
stood 2s7; against Thatcher, 80; John
son, 124; and Martin, 2.
Great enthusiasm was manifested at
Chatham, England, on the departure of
the Second Battalion of the Royal Irish
Foot, 775 strong, for Egypt.
The wheat crop of the country is es-
timated at 800, 0O0, 900 bushels, and it's
condition is higher than it has been for
a number of years.
The number of deaths from fever at
Matamoras for "a hours ending with
Thursday were "a; Brownsville Is.
Fort Brown is in strict quarantine. A
relief committee has been formed, and
81, 400 subscribed.
The colored man accused of outrag-
ing a white girl, was taken out of jail
Thursday night at Newman, Ca, and
hung by a party of 70 men. He was
tried by the crowd, and confessed that
he and another man committed the
deed.
A New York Times Washington
dispatch says: 1t is learned here that
the Japanese native newspapers are
pulling Commodore Shufeldt's Corean
treaty to pieces ~savagely, and at the
same time criticising his method of Sc
curing 1t.
I The chief secretary Of Ireland stated
in commons, Thursday, that when the
arrears rent bill becomes a law the gov
eminent will take into consideration
the proposal of the Canadian govern
ment to grant lands to Irish families.
The propeller Menomee is reported
by her captain to have encountered in
midlake on Tuesday night a thick cold
cloud, which burst on her decks, cover.
ing them with snow and slush 10 the
depth of six inches. For five minutes
the atmosphere was like that of win
ter, but as the steamer was moving rap
idly she soon came into n warmer tenn
peIature. The event is unprecedented
here (Chicago), but the accuracy OF the
facts are youched for by other officers
and passengers.
Rufus Hatch, the New York broker,
denies the report hat he has purchased
any land on the Northern Pacific rail-
road. He is out there as the represen-
tative of millions of money in the
hands OF New York capitalists, which
will be loaned to the Northern Pacific
If he finds the country as represented.
He expresses himself as astonished at
the enterprise, its thrift, and mex
haustible resources. He states that
the Northern Pacific will not need to
g to Europe to negotiate its loans
hereafter.
The following is a plank in the plat
form adopted by the state republican
convention of Kansas, held at Topeka.
THAT we declare ourselves u%nouali-
hedly in favor of the prohibition. man.
ufacture and sale, OF ~interchanging of
liquors as a beverage, and pledge our-
selves to such additional legislation as
shall secure the rapid enforcement of a
constitutional amendment upon this
subject in all parts of the state.n 9th
or resolutions request the legislature to
submit to the people a constitutional
amendment in favor of woman suf-
frage. The same convention endorsed
Tho nr.aofIanfta vasA 90 Al.