The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-07-07
NEWS NOTES.

York July 21st.
The freight strike at New York ap-
pears to be ended.
There will be an immense wheat crop
in the lower Arkansas valley.
Four children of Bryan Foley were
fatally poisoned by eating green cur
rants, at Burlington, VT.
Thurlow Weed, of New York, journ-
alist and politician, has become totally
blind. He is over So years Of age and
Is in good health.
The great house of A. I. Stewart
which for sixty years exercised an enoi-
nous influence upon the trade In wos
mems dress. has closed.
There are 1850 Chinese employed on
the Canada Pacific railroad works In
British Columbia and that number will
be increased to $500 in August.
At Louisville a terrible fight occurred
at a picnic Wednesday night, In which
a DrunshIp rough named Ben Parish
cut four men, two fatally, and then es-
capped.
The archbishops and bishops for Ire
land have prepared a circular to
priests directing them to discountenance
the ladies' land league, and:forbidding
females from attending public meetings
without consent of the parish priest.
The Philadelphia Medical News has
furnished the official report of the
autopsy of Guiteau's body. The report
merely expresses with moro technical
accuracy what has been generally
stated heretofore.
Three-fourths of the convlcts at the
state prison at Philadelphia declare that.
they will not work until the usual holt
day recreation of one hour is guaran-
teed, which was denied them on the
4th. The shops have closed, and the
cell furniture has been demolished.
A Washington special says: The
Critic will this afternoon state
that Guiteau's skeleton Is being boiled
at the medical museum for the purpose
of removing the flesh before the articu-
lation. An interview with an employe
Of the museum confirms the statement,
as he is himself engaged in the work.
President Arthur is said to have a
weakness for silk stockings. Those in
cluded in the wardrobe which he takes
to Long Branch are embroidered in
lilacs and sun1owers, and in every
touching shade known to the hosier's
art-crayons de soleil, clair de lune, fond
du lac, prairie du chien-all dreamy,
suggestive and full of the poetry of
color.
Twenty thousand people gathered in
Union Square, New York, Wednesday
night, to join in the laborers' reception
to Michael Davitt. He says that when
the manhood Of England makes up Its
mind that wrong shall be righted, that
right shall be indicated, they will 60
about 1t in a practical manner, and tbs
decided.
Texas specials report that within the
next few days over half the deputy U.
8. marshals in Texas will be arrested
on the charge of fraud against the gov
eminent. 1t is alleged that a big sys-
tenn of frauds has been unearthed by
the agents Of the department of justice
on their recent tour of investigation,
conducted principally at Austin and
Dallas. The deputies are charged with
the collection of a large excess in mile
age, and Tor guards for prisoners, when
as a rule ne guards had been employed.
A grand jury in Chicago declined to
entertain a complaint made by Gen.
Benz. F. Butler, through an attorney
there against a wholesale grocery house,
charging it with libel. The house Is
extensively advertising a baking pow
der by use Of pictorial posters. The
chief figure OF the poster represents
Gen. Butler in a baker's costume with
a tempting looking pan of biscuit be-
fore him. In one hand he holds q pack
age of the baking powder, and is TAX
ing some out with a silver spoon. Just
peeping out of one Of his pockets is a
silver spoon. Here it is supposed that
the alleged libel is committed.