The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-27
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS IN BRIEF.

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the actor, has sued for a divorce.
Scarcity of water has compelled Gen.
wolseley to push forward his troops.
]. H. Reagan has been nominated in
the second congressional district of
Texas.
The Mississippi river commission will
meet on Monday in New York, not In
Washington.
The democrats of the third Kentucky
district have nominated John f. Han
cock for Congress.
At Jefferson City, a colored mems
convention convened Friday, and drew
up a plank for schools, Sc.
There have been great washouts in
Mexico along the railroads, near Mazat-
Ian, Maricopa, and Casagrande.
Lieut.. Danenhower's report of the
circumstances attending the loss of the
Jeanette will be ready Sept. 10.
There has been a renewal reported of
the outrages against the Jews In Rus
sia, encouraged by party officials.
The Porte has formally denied the re-
Fort of the murder of Christians at
Beyreuth and other recent rumors.
One of the jurors in the star route
cases was seen reeling drunk on Penn
sylvania avenue, Washington, Friday.
Lord Spencer, lord lieutenant of Ire
land, has declined to interfere with the
course Of Judge Lawson in Gray's case.
Deserters from Arab Pasha's forces
state that HsnH Pasha had been poi
soned for disputing with Arab Pasha.
In consequence of the disturbed ON
dition Of the country near Athlone, Ire
land, soldiers and police scour 1t night
ly.
Robert Parker, white, was hanged at
Aiken, S. c., Friday, for the murder OF
his wife. He maintained his inno-
cence.
About a hundred German-Americaps
have held a temperance convention In
Chicago. They will have an organ and
give lectures.
Arab accuses De Lesseps of having
deceived him, so he might sell the Sues
canal to England, and has put a price
on his head.
The necessary hundred pounds fol
the expenses of the British rife team
which sail on the steamer Alaska, ha.
been subscribed.
The treasury department has bought
425 900 ounces of silver, for delivery al
Philadelphia, New Orleans and Sar
Francisco minis.
At Detroit, Coup's circus went tc
pieces, after making a brave stand. The
attachments amount to 1926, 900 ant
the sheriff has it.
No interruption of the mails fol-
Egypt Or the Orient has been announced
to the p~ostofice department, and mai
matter is being forwarded as usual.
The Austrian man of war Nautilu.
remains off Aboukir. The effort to OBJ
tain the release of her boats crews cap.
tured by the Egyptians Monday have
been fruitless.
Lieut.. Berry, of the Rodgers, and
Chief Engineer Melville and Noros, OF
the Jeanette, have left st. Petersburg
for Liverpool, where they will be Joined
by Ninderman.
1t is rumored that ~ex-Secretary
Blaine has assured the straight-out Re.
publicans of Virginia of his hearty in.
dorsement of their cause and his sup.
port in the coming campaign.
In Chicago, the past week. stock ex.
change business was pretty lively, deal.
ings being entirely In western stocks
and securities. Prices well maintained
and general business good, though no
boom evident.
At Jacksonville, Florida, a mob met
a train containing two colored prison
ers, Savage and James, Friday, and 12
or 10 men rushed in and riddled the
prisoners with bullets. They had killed
Frank Patterson during an election
row.
Oats have been the most active of
grains in the New York market the
past week; cotton dull; prices well sus-
tanned in wool; in petroleum a fair bust
ness; dry goods improving; boots and
shoes a good trade. Western business
has not yet begun with vigor.
Gov. Sprague having refused admis-
sion to Frank Moulton, who recently
bought his place, and having fortified 1t
with gatling guns, mitrailleuses, and
rifles, the enforcement of the law has
been turned over 70 the state.
There has been lately a marked i'm
pfovement in general business, the
movement Of grain is larger, there are
signs Of the strikes coming to an end,
and the news from Europe has had the
effect of sustaining the markets.
Lord Dufferin has proposed that the
English and Turkish commanders first
deliberate together, and If the English
general should not approve of the pro-
posed operations, the Turkish COM
manders still be at liberty to carry them
out.
A suit has been begun against Kelly
the bookmaker for libel, growing out