The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-02-12
sIINoR VI
Ball on Tuesday night.

Luz DOOuOeTAnR Will D9
printed on Il power press, the third In
the territory.
Fred Landau and Cap. Smith have
each sold nearly ninety tickets for the
Alert hose ball.
We call attention to the<card or
Hatch & Foote, well known bankers Of
New York, n another column.
The Chicago Tribune states that the
Chicago, Burlington s. Quincy road Is
about to secure n lease or IA controlling
Interest In tue Rio Grande road.
Annie IIamm vas taken out OF the
cooler yesterday, and further cooled of
by q hue of sl0, Which WAS paid, and
the victim went her way rejoicing.
Highest temperature yesterday, go;
lowest, 23oi highest velocity OF wind, IA
miles per hour; mean temperature,
1895 mean humidity, "a per cent.
Annie Dickinson will appear In
Omaha soon Some enterprising cop
will take the lady In charge yet, for
appearing in public In masculine attire.
The Laramie Sentinel congratulates
the legislature, or a portion of 1t rather,
in its attempt to be independent OF
railroad '~'dictation" and 'waIts to see
what 1t shall see."
The NIobrara &c Black Hills railroad,
which is owned by the Union Pacific, is
DESTROYS Of extending Its line through
Nickolls county, Nebraska, IL the citi-
zens OF that county will give up a good
sized subsidy.
The remainder OF Mr.. Carroll's de-
fence of Mr.. Corlett was omitted y~ester-
day morning because of Mr.. Corlett's
W defence appearing. Besides Mr..
Carroll Is about rec"onstructing a fuller
and more thoi ough defence.
Our readers will note the card Of
Knon & COntraman in another column,
and take advantage OF the good goods
and fair dealing of this young lrm, the
members Of which are young men we'll
and f%avorably known In this city.
q. II. Atkins Is in this city from
Rawhide Buttes. lie reports twenty
or thirty men at work upon the mines
there. and that the work of develop
ment In the Michigan mine has dis
closed a seven foot vein of pay rock.
A large gathering assembled at the
residence of Gov. IIoyt last evening to
hear Blrg. Packard explain her woman's
identity bill, which is o pending / N
the legislature. The sentiment among
ths ladies' was strongly In favor OF tie
bill.
For some time past there has been In
preparation u concert by the musical
talent Of the Congregational church and
others. On Friday evening next our
citizens will have an opportunity Of ap-
preciating the result of their reher sails
at the concert to be given then.
A dead COW offends the sight and
he olefaotories of some OF the residents
IN 10Th %Etreet, in the eastern portion
II the city. The animal has laid un-
disturbed in Its long repose for a day
Or two now, and 1t Is proposed to get
up II fund to give 1t a decent burial.
A dispatch was received In this city
yesterday, from Mr. N. A. Arnold, who
Is o ut K-nosho, Wis, announcing
a slight improvement In the condition
Of Mrs. Arnold, although she Is most
critically i'll and n second council Of
physicians has been summoned to con-
suit upon the case.
As will be seen by the notice else
where, the funeral of Gustavus Letter
will be held from the Odd Fellows hall
this afternoon. lie was IA native Of
Wertemberg, Germany, coming of IN
excellent family. lie vas II member of
the German lodge of Odd Fellows in
this city. and the funeral Will be under
their charge.
We are pleased to learn that our
music loving people have In store for
them a rich treat in the form OF a
grand vocal and instrumental concert,
to be given by our local talent OH Fri
day evening next, for the benefit oil the
Congregational church. There will be
II chorus Of about forty voices, also II
goodly variety Of solos, Duets and
quartetts. 1t will lie under the dIrec.
ton Of Mr.. W. A Whitcomb, who has
the various parts under active prepare
ton. Several gentlemen, for s~elf.cul-
ture, have formed II parlor orchestra,
under the charge of Prof. Inman, and
have kindly consented to furnish one or
two numbers for the evening.
The bill reducing the legal rate of
interest on city and county warrants.
which became a law on Friday by vir-
tue of the governors signature, has
had the effect OF ~.depreciatlng county
warrants three per cent already. There
is no money In the county treasury to
pay the bills allowed by their commits
sloners at their last meeting. and the
holders of the warrants are obliged to
hold them until cash comes in, or
stand u share Of three per cent. De.
preciated county warrants are not very
catering. The aforesaid bill was n
pet measure OF Mr.. Corlett, and was in.
troduced and urged by him.
The 30ih statement of the Mutual
Life Insurance company Of New York
IS printed In another column. The as.
assets OF this great institution now
amount To RaI InO OF nl. La Lnn