The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-09-20
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WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 90. 1882.
TELEeRAPHIC NEWS IN BRIEF.

aAAAfCN Al DohNoA gCoeSAda1.
Rufus Hatch is in Chicago and
Senator Jones is off on a southwestern
pleasure trip.
In London yesterday, four percent
bonds were quoted at 1914, and ives
extended at 1922.
The democratic state convention in
session in Boston yesterday nominated
Ben. Butler for governor.
At Red Cliff, Col, Monday night q
fire DESTROYED Is buildings including
two hotels. Loss $4,000.
Secretary Folger's chances in the
New York convention have been con-
sidered slim for some time.
At Wyoming Ont, a boy and two
girls in a buggy drove into a creek to
water the horse and were drowned.
A Washington special states that
private advices from North Carolina
give a very hopeful view of republican
prospects there.
At Philadelphia on Monday, a num-
Der of prominent prohibitionists met
to strengthen their cause by a consti-
tutional amendment.
The issue of Standard dollars from
the various minis during the past week
was 1878, 900, for corresponding week
last year, the issue was s534,000.
At Hudson, n. Y, Francis Brig
ham & Sons shoe factory was burned
yesterday. Loss SCI, 000. Burglars
attempting to rob the safe the cause
Illinois liquor dealers are much exer-
cised at the growth of prohibition
sentiment, and attribute this growth to
sloth and inactivity on their own part,
The assistant ~yardmaster and switch
man of the Providence and Worcester
Railroad at Providence Rhode Island,
have been arrested for robbing freight
cars.
on gambling has run into n craze at
the Pennsylvania oil centers. At Oil
City yesterday the largest one days
sale on record was made-l], $50, 900
barrels.
Major Phipps, the defaulting Super
intendent of the Philadelphia aims
house has been arrested. He was
known at Hamilton, Ontario, as J.. D.
Thompson.
The new "Nickel Plate" line parallel
with the Lake Shore will be open for
traffic October 10. 1t Is creating con-
siderable Of a scare In the Lake Shore
management.
At a race for one thousand dollars
rowed in Popular bay on the st. Law
renee river, by Courtney, Ten Eyck
and Dempsey, o n Monday; Courtney
won. Time 20:59t.
First Assistant Postmaster General,
Frank Hatton, was rendered an elegant
banquet at the Grand Pacific hotsl
Monday evening by the officers of the
Chicago postal service.
In dispute over some mining proper
ty in Helena at Deadwood yesterday,
Pat Gorwan knocked Frank II. Davey
down with his fists twice when the
latter shot Gorwan dead.
Deputy U. 8. Marshal StoudemIre
was killed In San Francisco on Monday
In a fight with the Manning Bros.
The trouble has been brewing for some
time, and Stoudemire has sought every
opportunity to provoke a quarrel.
The officers of the Insurance COM
pany of North America have discov-
cred discrepancies showing that trans
fer clerk Alfred Rogers, has commit
ted frauds to the amount of S2c0, 900.
On account, as 1t is said, of falling off
OF the rush Of freight, the New York
Lake Erie. and Western Railway Co.,
nave discharged over 15C of italian
freight handlers, employed in Jersey
City.
An Atlanta, Ga, dispatch states that
the nominations made in that state
thus far show an advance in republi-
canism and independent democracy.
Down with Bourbonism In all its
shades" is now the prevailing cry.
A rain is falling steadily in Kansas,
and is rapidly effacing the traces of the
recent dry weather. The rain is
known to extend as far as Lawrence
and Topeka, Lincoln, Nebraska, and
is probably general throughout the
corn region,
Owing to the nearness of the New
York state conventions, papers of both
politics are filed to the brim with local
and partisan affairs to the exclu-
sion Of general news. Bitterness be-
tween the Republicans seems rather to
increase,
President Arthur and party arrived
at Washington at Ills O'Clock Mon
day night. Owing to the house clean
ing operations still in progress at the
Executive Mansion, the President
drove TO the residence Of Secretary
Frelnghiuysen where he will remain
for several days.
Rev, A. H. Birmingham of . Murray
street, New York. received on Monday
in same mail, two duplicate letters
mailed in Rangoon, Burmah, August Z
by F, F. Phinney, superintendent of
mission press in Rangoon. One let
ter was taken through the Suez canal
and Italy, and thence to this city,