, 1884-08-02

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some of the trains due at Denver TO ar
rive on time.
Yesterday was another dull day in the
real estate line and no transfer instru-
ments of any kind were filed in the Office
Of the County Clerk.
On Monday next Miss McAyoy will de-
liver her noted lecture in the Presbyterian
Church, under the auspices of the ladies'
Ot that congregation.
Cheyenne was highly enlivened with
young zephyrs two or three times yestcr-
day, and the air was filed with dust. 1t
was u bad time for hats.
There arc at the present time an i'm
aense number of cars of all kinds stand
ing on the various side tracks of the
Union Pacific in this city.
The second section of the Inter Ocean
laundry building is now in the middle of
Hill street and well started on its journey
beyond the city fire limits.
Considerable business at Chambers is
being brought before Chief Justice Lacey.
He was called upon to ~oficiate in one or
W little matters yesterday.
The highest temperature yesterday was
So: lowest, So; mean temperature, So;
mean humidity, 80 per cent; highest
velocity Of wind, sc miles per hour.
Unfortunate cows get into the pound
nearly every day and their owners are not
only put to q great deal Of trouble to find
them but it costs 81 to yet them ont.
The North American Lire Stock
Journal made its appearance for the first
time yesterday. 1t is the successor to the
defunct Northaeester,Ga and is edited by A.
S. Mercer.
The passenger train from the East was
pretty near three hours late last evening
owing to a variety of causes, the principal
one being a failure to make connection on
the part of other roads.
Affairs do not seem to be progressing
very well at the Copper King mines in
the foothills. The main difficulty appears
to be the scarcity of help as nearly every
body in that region arc engaged in cutting
hay. ..N
A little G-months-old child of Mrs.
Clara A. Jinks, who resides on the corner
of Bent and Twentieth streets, died yes
terday. The funeral is to take place this
afternoon from the residence of Mrs.
links.
While for the most part the trees
within the city which have been set out
for some time have done remarkably well,
yet at the same time many have died,
especially some of those on Nineteenth
street.
Boating on Lake Minnehaha continues
to be the main attraction for the pleas
urers Of the city, and on every evening
that beautiful little sheet of water is
covered with boatloads Of people out sail
ing or rowing.
Permits were yesterday granted to
Mcssrs. A. Underwood, c. p. Justus
and to the knights of Pythias to put in
water pipes leading to the three divisions
of the Trinity Block and to tap the main
for that purpose.
A little colored girl yesterday afternoon
got to quarreling with a little white girl
in Undcrwood's store and finally struck
her quite a severe blow on the side of the
head Judge Lee interfered and put a
stop to the difficulty.
it is said that there is soon to be a re-
daction of 10 per cent ordered on the
wages of most of the employees of the
Union Pacific, which is to go into effect
very soon. If this is the case it will be
pretty apt TO create another commotion
among the railroad men.
A rumor has been started to the effect
that a portion of the Warren Pavilion is
to be used as a depot for the Cheyenne,
Black Hills 4 Montana road when that is
built. This illustrates the truthfulness of
the old saying, you will always hear
more nonsense than truth"
The services at the Congregational
Church will be of special interest to-
morrow morning to the members and
friends Of this society as the pastor is to
present his ninth annual sermon. As
the report of such a society is of more
han ordinary interest there should be a
large attendance.
There appears to be some difficulty
with the carrying of the mail between
Cheyenne and Leadville and considerable
complaint is made by parties who have
failed to receive their letters. The trouble
appears to be either at Denver or at some
point between that city and Leadville.
An excursion of the Colorcd Knights
Templar of Cheyenne will leave this city
on Sunday for Leavenworth, Kan, and
will be present there on the 9Th of Au-
gust, at which time there is to be a grand
gathering of the members of that orler
from far and wide. 1t is expected that
about forty will go from this city.
The street sprinkler, under the guild.
ance Of Johnnie Benns, done splendid
work on the streets yesterday and kept
the dust from flying for the greater part
Of the day, and even when the zephyrs
struck the city there was no dust in the
air along the principal streets. Benns got
out at { O'Clock in order to commence
work.