The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-12-19

has gall. but there are some men who
can do 1t and never wink.
Preparations ara being actively
pushed by the brotherhood of locomo-
tive engineers for a grand turnout of
the railroad boys on Christmas even
ing, to attend their second annual ball.
Highest temperature yesterday, 27o;
lowest temp, 90; mean temp, 19e;
mean humidity. 70 per cent; melted
snow, 2s per cent; highest velocity Of
wind, 10 miles per hour at 8 a. m.
In consideration of services rendered
and to be rendered, a gentleman in the
front ranks of the Episcopal church
has agreed to give the sage brush re-
porter an introduction to the best look
Ing young lady at the Christmas mar
ket.
To-day the case of the three girls
charged with being inmates of a house
Of Ill fame, will come up before Judge
Fisher, also that of Mrs. Jenkins and
the parties charged with passing the
confederate bill. Altogether 1t will be
quite a lively day in the Justices court.
Rawlins Journal: Considerable de-
velopment work is being done in the
Bridger mining district this winter.
There are some very iattering prospects
upon which work is now being pushed,
and will no doubt, develop into ome
thing rich.
Are we going to have any excitement
In reference to the approaching city
election ? There ought to be some
thing said or done SO as to create a lit
tie hurrah, for then the boys and girls
would have to pay their poll taxes be-
fore they could vote. That would help
enlarge the school fund.
The vigorous msnipulations of a
broom In the hands OF an eminent jur-
list, yesterday, who relieved a distressed
widow in her efforts to clear AVA the
fast falling snow, demonstrated that
~gallantry off the bench becomes the
expounder Of Blackstone as well as
dignity upon the woolsack.
The supreme court will meet Mon
day, January Z. There will probably
be about ten cases before it. Among
these the murder cases of Donovan,
from Carbon, and Cook from Albany,
under sentence Of death, and Cornish
from this county, sentenced to impris-
onment for life, will come for
review of their respective sentences.
There is An unfortunate colored wo-
man going round the streets of the
city from time to time, who is pro-
nounced insane, trying to buy all sorts
Of things which she does not need. She
has a husband and a good home where
everything necessary to her comfort is
provided. Her particular mania is for
something new, no matter what, pro-
vided it is of that description.
Ogden Pilot: A report has Just
reached us of q shooting scrape at
Kuna, a station on the Oregon Short
Line, in which an italian and an Amer
lean, employees on the work train, were
the participants, and in which the lat
ter was seriously wounded. Some of
the injured mans friends succeeded in
getting q rope around the Italians
neck, but others interfered and quieted
them down. The wounded man was
alive at last accounts.
Charles W. Beck, formerly city editor
Of the Sun, Cheyenne. has resigned his
position. Mr.. Beck is a splendid news
paper man. an interchangeable rustler
for news, an easy. graceful writer, and
q whole souled boy. He has several
good offers from various points, but
has not accepted any OF them as yet.
We chronicle mis- departure from Wyo-
ming journalistic circles with regret
Boomerang.-As has been before re-
marked. the Boomerang is a daisy.
On Sunday last a yonng man named
Edward O'Harra, engaged In running
the air compressor of No. 8 mine at
Rock Springs, was accidentally caught
In the fly wheel while oiling the ma
chinery, and SO severely crushed as to
cause almost instant death. No one
was In the engine room at the time,
except the unfortunate victim, and the
conjecture Is that he made a misstep-
and the attention of the other inmates
Of the building was attracted by the
stopping of the machinery Sweet
water Gazette.