The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-01-21
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King Theebau, of Burmah, has a 1t
tie daughter, to whom has been given
the melifuous name of A-too-ma-shee
Soo-hpayah-the Incompatible 500
hpayah.
A military guard accompanies every
train on tho Mexico and Vera Cruz
railroad, and at every station a guard
is drawn up under arms on the arriva
of every train.
A gentleman writes to The London
Standard that cats can be trained to
retrieve game as well as dogs do.
When he takes his gun in his hand his
three cats are in ecstacQes in anticipa-
ton of sport.
The Catholic Emigration society, Of
Minneapolis, intend looking the ground
over in the vicinity of the Green River
country, next spring, and will probably
make great improvements along the
extension line Of the Northern Pacific.
A gambler at Napa, Cal, had his
place closed by the authorities. He
therefore constructed a faro layout in
u form suitable for packing in a small
satchel, and every day makes a round
of the stores, offices, and residences Of
those who desire to play.
The Londoners are planning to use
Pennsylvania anthracite coal as a sub
stitute for their own bituminous fuel,
and so get rid Of smoke. Mr.. Jennings
who sends the fact to The New York
World, mentions that the coal can be
delivered in London at less than $4.5 {,
or eighteen shillings a ton.
Four negroes were found in an Ala
bama graveyard going through with
mummeries which, they thought, was
to give them certain magical powers.
One was on his knees praying at the
head Of a grave, another was on his
knees cursing at the foot, and the other
two were playing o game of cards in
the centre.
A society Of Mormon girls, having
for its object the securing of mono
gamic husbands, has been ~'iscovered
and broken up at Salt Lake. The mem
bers took a vow to marry no man who
would not pledge himself TO be content
with one wife. Five granddaughter
of Brigham Young had Joined it.
Relics of King Philip and his braves
are often unearthed near Fall River,
Mass. Last Wednesday Elisha Anthony,
of South Somerset, Mass, while exca-
waiting for q barn cellar on his farm,
dug up the skeleton of a brave, and
near him lay his pipe and the utensils
which Indians used to bury with their
dead.
The export of iron ore from Spain in
the first half of this year was 160 per
cent more than in 1879. Spain is now
full of commercial Englishmen, who
run the railroads, mines and vineyards.
The Caa,;ar1a 49, 49, rn-, faul II
these Britons, but can't get along with
out them. Nearly every engine in
Spain halls from Manchester or Birm-
ingham.
President Grevy, who had a fancy for
white Arab horses, has succeeded in
obtaining some after a long search.
As the Arabs believe that white horses
are likely to be weak. and certain to be
less healthy than horses of some other
color, they are not often bred, and a
fine white horse is almost as rare among
the Arabs as q pure black one.
Tho Central Park commissioners re-
ceived q petition from George Francis
Train, the other day, asking for per-
mission to put his feet on the seats in
the park. He stated that the police
had denied him that privilege, and he
wished to know what law prevents him
from enjoying that liberty. The COM
munication was placed on file, and
George is in suspense as to whether he
is q vassal or q peer.
Boston is to have q new sewerage
system. Low intercepting sewers are
to be made along the margins Of the
city, to receive the flow from those al
ready existing, and to empty into one
prcat main sewer. which leads through
q pumping station on the coast to Moon
island, in the harbor. The accumula-
ton is at this point To be let out into
tho ocean at the beginning of ebb tide.