, 1884-01-23

Chinese new year. 1t will be generally
observed by the Mongolians of this
city.
Services will be held in the Presby-
terrain church every evening this week
except Saturday. All are invited to
attend.
II our contemporary around the cor
ner don't look out, it will commit sui
eide itself in order to have something
for a fill up.
The bar meeting will probably be
called for Friday evening of this week,
though the matter has not yet been def
nitely decided.
Although the ~''wickedest city in the
world" there is an earnest revival of
religion in Cheyenne, and the pastors
of the different churches rejoice greatly
thereat.
The highest temperature yesterday
was 29o; lowest Il; mean temper
allure 210; mean humidity, 60 per cent.
highest velocity of wind, II miles per
hour.
One of the horses attached to the
Black Hills stage slipped upon the ice
at the p~ostofice corner yesterday after
noon and down he came. The condi-
ton of the streets now ~necessitate
horses being rough shod.
Cattlemen talk very cheerfully over
the condition of stock the present win
ter and claim that all kinds CT stock
will pull through and come out in good
condition in the spring, and that too,
with a very small loss.
Abe Idelman says that If he is to
have any position In the third house, he
wants to be chaplain. Well, there is
INT thing about it, If Abe could neither
pray nor sing, he could that
1.-THE usual collection may now be
taken" anyhow.
Judge NJ. C. Browne has gone down
to Mainet?) you know, to see about a
few things. Mime has recently been
moved down to the Potomac and is now
located very near Washington City.
Melville would make Il pretty good conrt
if nothing more
The colored Baptists of Cheyenne
are making strenuous efforts to raise a
sufficient fund as will enable them to
either buy the old congregational
church building or erect a new one.
Their efforts are c~ommendable and de-
serving of success.
The seats in the coaches for the north
are engaged several days ahead, and a
party Of seven will leave here this
morning by private conveyance for
Fort Fetterman and Buffalo. There
seems to be sufficient travel north to
warrant larger coaches.
The Cheyenne firemen are making
commendable efforts to procure some
new and much needed fire apparatus,
and will invite the attention of the city
council to the necessity of providing the
same. 1t is to be hoped that the coun-
Gil will be favorable to the idea.
The other side OF the story of the
''scrimmage'' at the Delta club rooms,
published yesterday, is that an intoxi-
Gated individual, feeling sore owe his
losses, attempted to create a distur-
bance, which was promptly quelled. No
one was robbed and no one cheated.
The political fences OF some of the
boys that are in office in Wyoming. I'M
der the government, are just a little out
Of repair, and among other Hines that
need a little t~inkering is that of Judge
Blair, of Laramie City, and the Judge
has gone down to Washington to see
"Chet" Arthur about it.
Our contemporary around the corner
yesterday announced that John Chase,
the Inter-O cean's genial proprietor,
had sold his interest in the hotel to his
brother, Edward, for the sum of $685.
purchased Mr.. Edward Chase's inter
| est in the same and that no other
change is thought of. Quite different.
Now that the exterior of our opera
house has been fixed. work will be com
menced on the inside, and all needed
improvements made. The stockholders
propose to give TO our people an opera
house of which they will be proud, and
in which they can spend an evening of
enjoyment unmarried, except by poor
acting On the stage.
Ex-senator Stephen w. Dorsey was in
Denver last week and was interviewed
at great length by a reporter 'of the
Denver Republican, on political and
other matters. Among other things,
he said hat General Hancock would be
the strongest party the democratic
party could nominate for president al
the coming national convention.
The election laws will probably re
ceive some attention during the pres.
ent session of the legislature. Some Of
the legislators suggest that the law bt
50 amended as to exclude from voting
any person who has not paid In full al
taxes assessed against him or her, a,
the case may be, for the year preceding
the one In which such person offers Il
vote.
McEwen's Oyster Ocean open day
and night.