, 1884-01-27
The Democratic Leader.
SUNDAY. JANUARY 81, 1884.
MINOR BENTON.

Sergeant McGovern is giving us fine
weather.
Thursday was the anniversary of the
poet BurnsS,
Go to church to-day and nisten to
gospel truths.
Lots of ladies out shopping yester-
day afternoon.
Geographic news from all parts was
very meagre last evening.
The snowi is fast disappearing under
the warm rays Of the sun.
The maverick bill is criticised edi-
torially on the second page.
Get up early or stay up late and see
the new comet in the northwest. 1t is
a big one.
The Denver preachers will to-day all
preach on Bob Ingersoll and his late
teachings in that city.
The fine weather we are now having
brings out pleasure seekers in carriages,
sleighs, and on horseback.
There was no session of tie territorial
law givers yesterday. They convene
again tomorrow morning.
The melting snow has filed the
streets with water, which lies in pools
especially over street crossings.
A rather wretched quality of coal
has been spelling the calculations of
the h~ousekeeper and engine stoker.
None but the brave deserve the
fair, and nom but the brave can live
with some of them. So they say, at
least.
The district court will to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock for the
purpose of entering on the task of
finishing up the business of the present
term.
Very interesting meetings have been
held during the past week in several
of the Cheyenne churches, and con-
siderable interest has been taken in
religious affairs.
If you wish to hear an experienced
teachers exposition Of the Sunday
school lesson for next Sunday, attend
the 8 O'Clock Bible class at the Presby-
terrain church to-day.
Nearly all the members of the bar
that have been consulted are opposed
to Groesbeck's plan to merge the chan
Gerry and common law practice under
one and the same head.
Cap'n. Slack convened the supreme
court a little tooYpreviously, as it were.
Ii he had called the court together just
a week later he would have hit the
nail squarely on the head.
X One hundred volumes of End Wyo-
ming reports have been received at the
library. They look very well typo
graphically, and the work in them has
been carefully done by Mr.. Riner, the
reporter.
+ ]. G. Abney yesterday purchased of
the agent of S~tudebaker Bros. an ele-
giant landau, which will be forwarded
to him at once. The price paid was
S275, and, as Jim expresses it, sit will
be a daisy"
There was a vast amount of discus
sion to the square inch in
Cheyenne yesterday. Some elaborate
| opinions were expressed. "Gentlemen,
you pays your money and you takes
your choice"
The special services which have been
held in the Presbyterian church during
the past week will be continued during
the present week. There will be two
services each day. at 8 p. m. and at
1880 in the evening.
Freighter johnson starts north about
Tuesday with supplies for Fort McKin-
ney. Mr.. William Clark, of this place,
goes with him, and will view johnson
county's prospects with a view of
making it his future home.
The bridge across Crow creek at the
foot of Sixteenth street has been
completed, and accepted by the county
commissioners. The next thing in
order is the building of the bridge at
the foot of Nineteenth street.
There was no regular session Of the
legislature yesterday, but a pretty
numerous third house acted as COM
mittee Of the whole on the stock bill.
From present indications Bill Maver-
lex will pass the legislature without
being branded.
Quite a splendid rattle came off at the
Inter- Ocean last evening. 1t was for
one Of the Taylor Museum ~overcoats,
valued at 1925. Richard Carr was the
lucky man, his dice showing a face
value of forty-four, the highest thrown.
E. Clarke, the blacksmith, did the
throwing for Carr.
The territorial supreme court. or at
least a majority of the bench, will con
vene again next Saturday for the pur-
pose of announcing opinions, etc.
Judge Blair will propably not be
present, as he has gone down to Wash.
ington to see "Chet" to inquire about
his health, etc.
We have received a copy Of La Cito
yenne, a newspaper published in Paris
and devoted to woman suffrage. II
contains a column article headed "One
Victory" which gives an account Of
the recent victory won by women il
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