The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-05-06
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" ~. A%OiiCCot III ca puoAAN HtA I.
, dying at Washington.
: The Chicago ball tossers beat tn
Clevelanders by a score of Z to 6.
!, o. V. Tonsley, of Minnesota, ha'
been nominated as consul to Trieste.
The treasury department yesterday
purchased 1856, 900 ounces Of silver.
Ball ball scores: Bostons 1, Troys 4
Providences 1, Worcesters 2, Buffalol
4, Detroits 3.
The great Cheshire handicap stakes
were won by Pilgrim, Fiddler second,
Incendiary third.
A telegram from San Francisco that
President Sanford, of the Central Paci,
fc, had resigned is incorrect.
President Arthur is said to be habi.
tually inclined to procrastination in his
decisions IN all important questions.
Lord Frederick Cavendish has been
selected as chief secretary for ireland.
The home rule members are disappoint-
ed.
Parnell says he does not intend to
come to America and that the idea of
reviving the land league is not thought
of.
The corporation of Dublin presented
Earl Cowper with a congratulatory ad-
drce. The earl has returned to Eng
land.
Preparations are making at Balti-
more for a national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic next
month.
Alfred Doyal was sentenced to be
hanged June goth. at Atlanta, Ga, for
the murder of Policeman Hancock at
Griffin.
AT the annual meeting of the Michi-
gan Central railroad held at Detroit the
last years. board of directors were all
reelected.
John Shaw vas sentenced to be
hanged in Washington January 10Th,
1888, for the murder of his sister jan
uary 10th, 1881.
The Cincinnati chambers of COM
MERGE is taking steps, to prevent the
spread of smallpox, which is injuring
the trade of that city.
In Foxford, county Mayo, Ireland, a
farmer named McGlorine was fired at,
but not hit. McGlorine returned the
fire, killing his assailant.
The steamer Lord Cough arrived in
Philadelphia from Liverpool with LOO
steerage passengers, two of whom are
down with the small pox.
John Davidson, aged 80, killed his
mother, 60 years of age, at Philadel-
phia, by crushing her skull with a
Ratchet. He was arrested.
Poke Wells and Cook, escaped peni-
Tertiary birds and murderers from Fort
Madison, Wis, were arrested by a
farmer and his son at the mouth of a
revolver.
The directors Of the union league, in
Philadelphia, gave John Russell Young,
the new minister to China, a compli-
mentary dinner. Young starts for San
Francisco to-day.
A conclave OF mining men will be
held at Des Moines on Wednesday to
urge congress to take measures in be-
half of legitimate mining. All inter-
ested in mining are invited.
There was great rejoicing in Dublin
over the release of Davitt. Torch
bearers paraded the streets and effigies
of Forster and Gladstone were burned.
There were some disturbances.
The total amount of internal revenue
collected on raw cotton from the time
the tax was imposed in 1862 until it
was repealed in 1868, including that
received from all the states and terrific
ries, was sos, O72, 1856. 90.
1t is reported that Senator Hill, of
Georgia, has sent his resignation to the
governor and Senator Brown contem-
plates resigning. Bad health is the
cause. 1t is said ex-senator Gordon
will be appointed to one vacancy.
The civil service reform association
held their annual meeting in New York
and elected Geo. WIN. Curtis president.
B. H. Bristow, Howard Potter, G. B.
Mcclellan and Oswald Ottendorfer are
among the vice-presidents chosen.
1t is announced that previous to prov
ing Longfellow's will the heirs pledged
themselves to carry out its plain intent
regardless Of any legal formalities. The
poets brother Samuel, will therefore re-
ceive the legacy of $1,000 and each of
the children of the latter $1,000.
The commissioner of the land office
having information that fraudulent
certificates of deposits for surveys
issued at Santa Fe. New Mexico, have
been put on the market, has instructed
the proper officials not to receive certif.
icates issued at Santa Fe until further
advised.
Business in the Chicago p~ostofice at
tanned enormous proportions last month
There were 221 letter carriers employed
who made in the aggregate 449 trips,
and delivered over three million letters,
nearly 100,6B0 postal cards and over
ten million newspapers. They collected
3,497, 1863 letters, 92s, 1913 postal cards,
and s44 1924 newspapers.