The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-03

Collective protection of h Suez
canal has been proposed by the French
An anti-prohibition convention will
meet at Rock Island, Illinois, Septem-
Der 6.
Couey Island races: In a three-quar- |
ter mile heat Lanceworld's time wa
1:16J.
Shipping is still active in New York
Notwithstanding the freight handlers
strike.
The recent food in the Licking river
KY, did damage to the amount Oh
100000.
The Canadian Pacific railway is to b,
built to the Rocky Mountains in Aug
ust, 1888.
Congress is discussing whether gran
tie or concrete is better for dry dock
purposes.
England may yet get into an almost
~inextricable i~mbroglio. Matters art
c~omplicating.
The czar and sultan have exchanged
autograph letters dealing with the
Egyptian question.
Assiot, a city in upper Egypt, is an
important place stragetically, and is
held for the khedive.
At a me sting of western railroad
presidents in Boston all parties were
against cutting rates.
The president has declared his belief
in the necessity of improvements on
the Mississippi river.
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, kept up
his reputation as an orator and states
man at the Denver exposition.
The members of the cabinet were
practically unanimous that the harbor
and river bill should be vetoed.
1t is now claimed that Hooper. of the
revenue cutter, is not in disgrace, bat
is able to make a clean statement.
The days of clipper lines are not yet
numbered, judging from the active
these ships are engaged in.
Three hundred and fifty of the Anal
gamated Association of Iron Workers
were present at Chicago ON Tuesday.
Gen. sherman has said there are 1850
Apache Indians in Arizona, who enter
tain everlasting hatred toward the
Spanish.
The democratic Ohio state eonVen-
ton has nominated G. r. Miller for at
torney general, and w. E. stoney,
comptroller.
The house committee on foreign af-
fairs has unanimously agreed upon a
report concerning the receut Chilli Peru
investigation.
The glove fight in Cohoes, n. Y. for
a purse of 5000, between Edward
Vaughan and Jno. Carlsee, was won by
the former in fifteen minutes.
A tariff commission is in New York
examining the practical workings OF
the custom house, with a view of ad-
iusting the duty on certain articles.
Assistant Attorney General Mccain
mon, Of the interior department, has
left Washington for the Pacific coast,
where he will inspect Indian supplies.
Journals of all glasses in New York
are jubilant over the Presidents veto.
The Sun dem is almost beside itself
with admiration and enthusiasm for
Arthur.
Congress has refused to Insert a
clause prohibiting the sale of alcoholic
liquors on territory coded to the United
States for tile soldiers home at Togus,
Maine.
The tobacco crop in Kentucky is
damaged by the rain. People were
astounded to see great waves roll over
lands which u few minutes before were
dry and parched.
The house bill to authorize the Sec
rotary of the treasury to issue SOC, 000,-
900 in two per cent. bonds, to be ex-
changed for otner bonds bearing n high
er rate of interest, was killed in the
senate.
The other nominations of the Ohio
State democratic convention are, Col.
Hugh S. Thompson, superintendent of
education, for governor; and John c.
Shepard, speaker OF the house, lieu
tenant governor.
1t is believed the porte will accept as
the conditions of Turkish intervention
the issuance of a proclamation by the
porte declaring Arab Pasha a rebel and
placing Ottoman troops nnder COM
mand of Gen. Sir Garnet wolseley.
The porte in replying to Lord Duffer-
ms demand, that the sultan proclaim
Arabi Pasha a rebel, states that such a
proclamation can only be issued accord
iig to the e~xigencies of the situation,
and after the arrival of the Ottoman
troops in Egypt.