, 1884-03-12
The Democratic Leader.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 70, 1884.


Still windy
The freightipg business is looking up.
War has been declared against s.Chi-
cago."
Pneumonia is quite prevalent in
Cheyenne this spring.
No services In the Episcopal church
during the remainder Of the week.
A goodly number of Wyoming people
will attend the Denver sheep conven-
ton.
|. The late clerks Of the two branches
Of the legislature have concluded their
labors.
Do not fail to attend the grand dedi-
catory services at the Congregational
church this evening.
The ladies' guild will meet at the
residence of Mrs. Thomas Sturgis this
afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Is it not about time for the various
aspirants for the delegateships to the
national conventions to be heard from?
We are blest with a full moon but we
would swap it of without asking any
thing TO boot IL W. could get a little
calm weather thereby
One of the leading restaurants of the
city closed on yesterday on account of
the dizziness of the times in that par
ticular branch Of business.
The Live Stock Journal has intro
duced steam into its office. 1t has q
handsome little engine which furnishes
adequate power to its cylendar press.
A good many people called yesterday
to see Colonel Murrin's alligator. He
is a fine looking little chap and seems
quite at home in this strange land and
climate.
Judge Bergman on yesterday ap.
pointed Mr.. ]. w. Collins administra-
tor of the estate of C. E. Gambler,
deceased. The appointment was made
on application of his creditors.
The marriage certificate of Thomas
Dewey to Miss Julia o. Fallen was filed
in the office of the county clerk on yes
terday. The ceremony was performed
by Judge Fisher on the LIST Of March.
A very hard and a very ugly looking
set of Cinnamon came in from the
west yesterday and went down to
Denver. The people of the Centennial
state are welcome to this output for
we can manage to get along without
them here in Cheyenne.
Prof. F. j. Stanton has been APP
pointed a United States commissioner
for the first judicial district of wyo-
ming. His appointment was urged by
some OF our most prominent citizens,
and gives entire satisfaction to all.
We congratulate the professor on his
promotion.
Messrs. Frank de Mainville and a
Mr.. Sprague, both Of Colorado, on yes
terday bought Of Mr.. Charles Coffee
a three-eighth interest In the band of
5000 head of cattle recently purchased
by Mr.. Crffee of r. B. Harris. The
consideration paid to Mr.. Coffee was
500, 200. Mr.. de Meanwhile by the way
was for many years a resident of this
city.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union held a meeting at the parlors OF
the Presbyterian church yesterday
afternoon for the transaction Of i'm
p~ortant business pertaining to the
organization. This association is labor
ing faithfully for the cause in which
they have entered, an will, no doubt,
be instrumental in accomplishing much
good in the city.
The Laramie Boomerang Of Monday
says: "a private letter from Mrs,
Reeves to Mrs. u ". Brown of this
city, dated March s. brings the intelli-
gence that a noted desperate, who
formerly trained with the Jesse James
gang, surrendered at Buffalo, Wyo-
ming. on that day. A man who knew
Cummins reached Buffalo last week,
and gave him away. An officer ap-
preached him when of his guard, and
invited him to surrender. Having no
other alternative, Cummins meekly
gave himself up. The letter states
that 1t can be proved beyond doubt that
this is the right man. A reward Of
s15, 900 is offered for the arrest Of this
Desperate"