The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-06-23
MINOR MENTION

nowadays.
Samuel of Pozen will soon visit
Cheyenne, and soon all may sec him
who Jews to.
llasterers have finished up the hall
ways in the opera house in imitation of
dressed s~tonework.
The st. Marks festival WA rs much
Of a success financially us it was So
cially. Fully $500 were realized from
the entertainment.
The ladies' society of the Presby-
terrain church will meet at the resi-
dence of Mrs. w. II. IIibUard this at
t~ernoon at , o'clock.
The waxed floor of Library ball is
covered with an immense carpet of
canvas during festivals and public
meetings other than balls.
The gang of sheep shearers who have
been working at John Sheldon's ranch
left for Wyoming on,yestcrday's freight.
They go about IS miles northeast OF
Cheyenne.-[Fort Collins Courier.
The electric display last evening was
very fine indeed, lighting up beautifully
a huge bank Of clouds to tbs south Of
the city, while tie remainder of the
sky was clear and brightly starlight.
The Union Pacific railway is concen-
trating all of its energies upon the Ore
gon short line, until the completion of
which other changes mnst take IL back
seat. In fact il has too many bees in
its bonnet.
Rubie, the ~nine-year-old son of Mrs.
Sarah Donnelly, died yesterday after
noon, his ninth birthday, and the
funeral services will be held from the
house on Ferguson street this after
noon, at 3 O'Clock.
The simple act of Rev. Chamberlain
ut the festival last evening in proposing
u collection for the benefit of a needy
family, as stated elsewhere, and the
ready manner in which the response
came, are deserving of some credit.
Those familiar with the mining
towns Of Colorado, upon which it
must depend for its prosperity, say
that the Centennial state is sick, and,
unless some new boom arises, it must
experience the reaction which follows
feyerish energy. H
Boomerang: There is considerable ex-
element at Rock Creek over rich plac-
er diggings near there. A party of old
miners are at work, and claim to be
taking on from $3.50 to 81 per day
with the most primitive rockers: They
claim 1t equals the days Of 40 in Cali
fornia.
There are many fellow-workmen
who are bewailing the sudden skipping
of George Disbrow, a saddler, in the
amount of various sums from So up.
A young lady is also said to bewail the
departure, having prepared a wedding
wardrobe which she is disappointed in
not using.
The assistant secretary of the Den
yer mining exposition has written to
Professor Stanton, asking for the con-
tribution of crystals, pyrites, petrihed
wood and attractive specimens to form
a pyramid in the center of the build
ing. Credit will be given to all con-
tributors either by advertisement or
labels.
A pleasant party of ladies and gen.
tlemen went down to Chalk Bluffs yes
terday on a picnic excursion, and they
report having had q splendid time. The
party was composed of J.. s. Taylor
and wife, DR.. Gray and wife, Charles
and Pitt Covert, Chas. Taylor, Mary
Sanders, Miss E. Bullock, and Rev.
Sanders and wife.
Hereafter our government will com
pute the ninety days. quarantine i'm
posed OF all cattle brought into the
United States by reckoning the time
from the day Of embarlation on the
other side of the Atlantic, instead of
from the time of landing in this
try as formerly. The law now con-
forms to that Of Canada regarding
quarantine.
Gilmer, Salisbury & Co. having es-
tablished q daily line Of four-horse
Concord stages to run between the ter
minal station of the Northern Pacific
road and Helena, via Bozeman, enable
that company to form in connection
with it a through route from st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Helena, where connec
tions are made with connecting stage
lines for Fort Benton. Butte, Deer
Lodge and Virginia City.-[Journal.
Muldoon and Whistler, whose visit to
this city our citizens with sporting ten
denotes will recollect, are 10Y oppon-
ents in earnest. Muldoon, now in
Chicago, has a standing challenge of
$500 to wrestle anyone. Whistler has
twice offered to take him up but the
''solid man" couldn't see it. Whistler
has now turned the tables by publishing
a similar challenge for $500 to SIS, 900
per side, and Muldoon must meet him
or hand over his ribbons.
When u railroad is completed into
North Park, 1t will become a great
source Of profit to Laramie. 1t is well
watered and sheltered as a stock coun-
trv thara hainu ahout o mn cnnora