, 1884-07-09

A company of the Twenty-iist Cavalry,
on their way from Fort klamath, Oregon,
to Sidney, passed through the city yester-
day.
As many as sixty carriages were out
night before last on the boulevard, and
nearly that number were to be seen there
last evening.
Real estate business was a little more
brisk at the Court House yesterday as will
be seen from the number of real estate
transfers filed for record.
Mr.. Kabis states that he has been
watching the German papers Of the coun-
try, and says that with only one exception
they are opposed to Blaine.
ii. b. Kelley turned over his ranch,
cattle and other property on the Chug to
the Swan Land & Cattle Company, and
will locate in Cheyenne very soon.
There is a rumor afoat, apparently
pretty well founded, that one of our city
officials has rendered his resignation to the
City Council to take effect July Is.
The highest temperature yesterday was
so; lowest, So; mean temperature, 650;
mean humidity, 40 per cent; highest We
locity of wind, % miles per hour
So far as can be learned nearly all of the
thirty-one round up that were blocked out
by the late stockgruwers convention have
finished their work and disbanded.
There was no meeting ofthe City Coun
Gil last evening as it was supposed there
would be. Their next regular meeting
will be held one week from last night.
No one stays away from Gettysburg and
Libby but regrets it. a Nebraska paper
says, the large audience was held spell
bound to the last" Tickets at Halls.
Judge Fishers court was unusually
quiet on Yesterday. One civil case was to
have been tried but was finally adjourned
before the time had been entered upon.
Cattle ears are constantly passing
through Cheyenne on their way westward,
and the shipment of cattle from some of
the points west of Cheyenne will com
mence very soon.
Mr.. L. II. Kaufman on yesterday
bought an establishment on the Crow
Greek bottom. and will at once commence
the work of supplying the Cheyenne deal
ers with soda water.
VIII Shilling got his hand and fingers
quite badly injured night before last by II
barrel falling upon it which he was assist
ing to lift at Idelman 4 Co 8. One Of
his fingers had to be amputated.
John Ellison started yesterday for
Horse Shoe for the purpose Of putting in
proper trim the machinery of the two
sawmills which have been running near
there for the past year and a half.
1t is rather too hot for the holding of u
supplemental tournament 1t would be
far better to divide up the prizes equally
between the late contesting teams and
wait until the next Fourth of July.
The excavation work for the Trinity
block, soon to be erected on Seventeenth
street, is being pushed very fast and will
probably be completed by Saturday even
ing of the present week if not o
!. Henry Sparkman started for the insane
asylum on yesterday in charge of Charles
Wilseck, the county hospital steward.
Mr.. Wilseck did not relish the job very
well but it had to be done by somebody.
Notwithstanding the fears of the City
Council and Of almost everybody else of
the 500 trees set out this Spring and Sum
mer in the city park, they have all made
a live oft so far with but one exception.
So far as can be lem ned no one has APP
peared TO take the bet proposed by the
gentleman who called at The LEADER Of
flee night before last. The excitement
about the late tournament has given place
to political discussion.
The second attempt to get our business
men interested in having the streets of the
city sprinkled has failed. 1t will now be
in order for the City Council to CON
slider whether they have not the right and
power to cause it to be done.
There was little or no excitement in the
city on yesterday over the reports that
were received from time to time, in regard
to the doings of the Chicago Democratic
National Convention. 1t was altogether