, 1884-07-01

Unbranded News Notes Picked Up
About the City.

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the day in Union Pacific railroad circles.
There are nine boats all told on Lake
Minnehaha, some of them being entirely
new.
A paved tone water way is being put
in across Seventeenth street from the
Revolution corner.
A little child Oft. S. Langhurst is very
i'll, but the attending physician has strong
hopes of its recovery.
The weather yesterday fell short sew
eral degrees of being as hot as it was on
Friday and Saturday.
The Fourth of July committee are in
dustriously at work getting everything
ready for the celebration.
There is to be a meeting of the County
Commissioners at the County Clerks of
fee at 10 O'Clock this morning.
To the northwest of Fort Laramie clear
through to the Pine Ridge agency the
streams are all as yet very high.
Sidewalks and pavements are still the
order of the day in nearly every part of
the city, and are fast being put down,
There is to be a stone pavement water
way put in across Seventeenth street at
the southeast corner of the Opera House.
There is much opposition among those
most interested to the proposition to have
a sham battle on the evening of the 4th of
July.
There is to be a meeting of the City
Council this evening, at which time the
quarterly reports of the city officers will
be presented.
j. NJ. Carey and X. Davis Carey yester-
day sold to j.. L. Rugg one-half of lot No.
and all of Not No. ., in block No. 204
in this city for 81 ,20O.
Mr.. jesse Knight went to Ogalalla yes
terday for the purpose of purchasing a
bunch of cattle, which he will have shipped
to this city in Il very few days.
The highest temperature yesterday was
800; lowest, 530; mean temperature, CO;
mean humidity, SO per cent; highest We
locity of wind, l6 miles per hour
A COW was killed by being run over by
the cars on Sunday near the stock yard
side track, and people who live in that
vicinity want it hauled away and buried.
The ground on which the Grand Army
tents are to be erected for use during the
coming celebration has been selected, and
the tents will be rut up in a day or
two.
Several tents have been put up by
freighters and Others for temporary use,
on the east side of Lake Minnehaha, and
it looks very much like a military camp
over there.
There is now a little better arrange
ment ut the depot in regard to the arrival
and departure of trains. They are now
strung along on the tracks in such a way
that they can all be seen at once
The National Democratic Convention
will convene at Chicago one week from
tomorrow, and several Cheyenne parties,
besides Messrs. Coad and Dater, who are
alternatcs, will probably attend.
The remains of an Indian who died and
was buried on the Chug some time ago, is
to be taken up and conveyed 10 the reser-
walton very soon. Several Indians will
come down from the agency for that pur-
pose.
Our informant was in error as to Gov.
Hoyt's business plans. He has not taken
up a horse ranch near Camp Robinson"
nor has he thought of doing so. He CON
siders Wyoming the best ieldin the world
for such enterprises.
The Cheyenne Gas Light company are
pushing the work of putting down their
main pipes very rapidly. They are also
making all other preparations very fast,
and intend to have the gas works ready to
supply the city with gas by the LIST of Sep
TENDER.
At Judge Lees Office yesterday, a sol
der named George McClellen was mr.
raigned, and pleaded guilty to a dis
turbanee and breach Of the peace. He
twas fined So and costs, which amounted
TO IS more, and not having the money he
was duly calaboosed.
A few wind storms like that of Sunday
afternoon and the dyke which has been
constructed across the north end of Lake
Minnehaha will be entirely demolished
and swept away. The water dashing
against it has already made serious inroads
on the embankment.
A t~hirty-six hour race between j. q.
Formes and james Ruddel, commenced
last evening at Bolln's Park, at Lake
Minnehaha. The contestants are to run
six hours each night for six consecutive
nights. The former is said to be the
champion OF Canada and the latter Of
Colorado.
HURRAH-Thc wants of all provided
for.
FOR Good meals at low prices.
THE Finest Strawberries and
Cream
FOURTH At All a3urs and at low
prices, next door " Fnst Natioa|l bquk.
J Legal blanks at the Leader Office.