The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-09-27
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bound emigrants had been reduced
to nine.
No. 4 came in late again yesterday,
the difficulty this time being in the
drawhead of a baggage car.
One of the new Denver, Western.
& Pacific passenger coaches was at
tached to yesterdays Colorado central
train.
Among the gentlemen suggested as
candidates for superintendent of
schools are, NJ. A. Arnold and DIR. W.
A. Wyman.
The usual social service for song,
prayer and 'the word" at the Congre-
gational church, this Wednesday, even
ing at half past even O'Clock.
After making half a dozen blunder-
ing to IL banter, the Sun has
adopted the policy of silence. Silence
is becoming its dignity-and stupidity.
/ Gen. Sherman orders Gen. Howard
to reverse his commands concerning
Sunday dress parade In the department
of the Platte. Sherman is not a Y.
NJ. G. A. young man,
The Southern Pacific special which
passed east a few days since accommo-
dating railroad com missioner Arm
strong and party, was carried back
empty by yesterdays No.3.
Architect Anderson says, that while
building is slackening for the season,
preparations are making for resuming
the boom early in the spring. There
are a number of fine blocks on pa
per.
Prayer meeting this evening at 1880,
at Elder d. D. Dare's on 18th street.
Subject, true wisdom, job, IS: 1928.
As this is the last prayer meeting be-
fore communion, the members are re-
quested to be present.
Boomerang: A fine FLOODED setter,
purchased of Marshal Schnitger, was
shipped east on to-day's express, for
Richmond, West Virginia, as a pres
emit. The dog is worth about $3.50, and
was sent by JudgeBlair.
Four hundred birds have been Or
dered and are expected to arrive here
Friday or Saturday preparatory to the
big shoot. Three or four Cheyenne
sportsmen expect to attend the state
shoot at Denver, commencing the 29th
inst.
1t is pretty well known what will be
said of Meldrnm's nomination by the
Boomerang, the leading republican pa
per of the territory. There is some
curiosity to see how crow will be eaten
by the Sun, the leading republican paper
of Laramie county!
At Laramie City, the Boomerang Of
fee is running a young mems republic
can club. Oficers;-P resident, NJ. c..
Barrow; Vice-presldent, G. S. Green
baum; Secretary, j. J. Clarke; Treas.
urer, George Temple.
The thanks of the LEADER are due
and rendered II. Altman, of Altman &
Bro, of this city, for documents relat-
ing to the sovereign lodge, L. o. o. F.,
CIV in session at Baltimore, and to
which Mr.. Altman, and Mr.. Kuyken-
dial of this city are delegates
One might write Il chapter upon the
beautiful pieces of jewellers art
upon the market now, and the designs
now so di fferent from the curves and
spirals and scrolls, of a few yeara ago.
A glance in at Miller's last night sug-
gested the chapter, but space forbids.
A decision just made by the acting
postmaster general, declares that post
masters must accept minor coins for
postage stamps to the amount of %
cents. Nh. Riner and his clerks at the
post office will be pleased, therefore,
to collect all the ''chicken feed" coins
in the neighborhood.
Owing to the continued illness of Mr..
Corey he has not been able to make bis
usual rounds to our subscribers. He
will, however, as soon as able be on
hand and We trust in the meantime
our subscribers will overlook all mac
curacies in the delivery of the paper,
all of which being reported at the
office will be regulated as we'll as posi-
BILE.
Workmen were engaged yesterday
in placing the new corrugated iron cor
nice on the Phoenix block. 1t caps the
building in fine shape, belying in its
heavy appearance its airines The
cornico arches over the abbreviated
corner, In which an entrnce will be, in
an ap propriate design and the name OF
the block "Phoenix" arches beneath
the year 1882" all OF which add
materially to the appearance of the
block.
How despondingly' the policeman
walks up and down the streets, looking
for something to do to work up an az.
petite on. Anon hearty n shout above
the regulation pitch, will cause the Of
ficers face to light up with a shadow
| of a smile, and his pace to quicken al
he sees visions of an almost forgotten
tussel, and a nea approach to the city
hall-all in his minds eye, Horatio, ,
! for long ere the sounds of his footstep:
commingle with the sounds of disorder,
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