The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-28

with exceeding difficulty hat message
were transmitted.
In addition TO the trotting mattel
next Wednesday there will be a run
ming race, half mile heats, best two il
three, for a purse of 500.
The highest temperature yesterda,
was 46o; lowest, 800; mean tempera.
ture, $50; mean humidity, IA per cent
highest velocity of wind, Ii miles pei
hour; melted snow, 81.
The rush for tickets for "Queer
Esther" yesterday, at Rhodes s. Trox.
ellis, was amazing to the beholder ant
bewildering to Manager Rhodes. TIL,
opera has every appearance of success,
and it ought to be.
The ase of ~. A. Apperson against
Surveyor Ford, which was to have been
tried before Judge Fisher yesterday,
will come before Judge Lee, the de.
PENDANT having applied for IA change OF
venue
The librettos for Queen Esther >
elegant little books of twelve pages,
containing all the words of the opera,
cast of character, synopsis and descrip.
tive readings,I are now on sale at Rhodes
& Troxell's, also at the postofice book.
store.
While a cattle train was loading at
Custer, Montana, the other day, the
engineer turned the whistle loose, and
in about a second the corrals We're a
wreck and the cattle scattered over
the prairie. That was an engineers
joke.
The Union Pacific railroad has about
concluded to use the twenty-four hours
of the day. That is, have clocks which
will indicate twenty-four hours instead
of twelve. The Inter Ocean hotel will
probably have dinner at 17:30 O'clock
some day instead of $50, as now.
Sergeant McGovern had to endure
some good-natured laughter Friday be-
cause he predicted a storm before the
next morning. Those who laughed
however, had to pull in their horns
| when the evening storm came on, and
they no longer call him Virgins.
At the Congregational church this
evening the pastor will speak of Esther
and her associates, calling attention to
some of the scenes and actors there
presented, and he asks that those who
attend will bring their bibles with
them in order that they may the better
enjoy the service.
Up to date cattle have been shipped
from Pine Bluff TO Chicago commission
houses as follows: Wood Bros, 81 cars;
Adams & Burke, II; Gregory, Cooley
81 Co., SO, Palmer & Richmond, Az;
j. H. Wood & Co., So; Martin Bros,
"a; Rosenbaum Bros, Is; j. NJ. Rob
inson s. Co., 7; Rappal. Sons s. Co., 6.
There are rumors aloat OF the separa-
ton Of a recently married couple
through the meddlesomeness of a mar
ried woman, who has figured quite
prominently on several previous occa-
sions. The matter will BE- brought be-
fore the courts IN a short time, when
all the names and particulars will be
given.
o. A. Hlckok, the well known driver
Of trotting horses, stopped over here
last night on his way to California.
He has with him a string of equine
aristocrats, including st Julien, 2:l14;
Director, 2:17; Monroe Chief, 2:lS4;
the PAGER Lucy, 2:l4, and four colts, the
property of ]. w. Mackey. He starts
for the west on the first train this
morning.
The tannery is under way. The
work of pulling the wool off several
hundred skins begins to morrow, and
it is believed that at least LOCO pelts
will be handled this fall. Mr.. Cassel,
man is encouraged by the outlook, and
will stay here several weeks. If he
thinks such action justifable, a %tannery
on a large scale will be erected
Boomerang.
A young man of "slim build, % yeats
of age and light complexion" has been
arrested in Ogden for just what a young
man of like description did in this
place, namely, going into rooms and
pilfering. He was getting in his work
in u hotel when he was rounded up by
a chambermaid, whom lie threatened
to shoot If she %squealed. The maid
squealed all the same, however, and the
young man nov lies behind the bars.
We are informed that on the 10th in
stant'the residence of Mr.. George Shei
ton, located on the east side of tn,
Black Hills range, was struck by light
ming. The thunderbolt tore a portion
of the roof of. melted the nails anC
also a pair of shears lying upon a sew
ing machine, and raised Cain gener
ally. There were seven people in th,
building at the time. and though al
were more or less affected only ont
was seriously Notwithstanding.
For fine watch repairing,
nAvn Murup Nth afraat