, 1885-05-23

ABOUT INC Lhtf~
The Cheyenne Gun Club will have a
shoot at Maj. Talbot's to-day.
The ireighting outfit of Judge Bean left
for Fort Laramie Thursday, loaded with
10000 pounds Of freight.
The little son of L C. Whipple fell from
a fence yesterday and dislocated a shout
der.
A plain drunk was picked up by Officer
Nolan on Sixteenth street yesterday morn
ing, and lodged in the city jail.
The social EiYen a, the Baptist church
last evening was largely attended and
proved a success in every particular.
One of the parties accused of stealing a
steer of de Billier has been arrested in
the northwestern portion Of the county.
Five coyote pelts were brought into the
county clerks office yesterday, and the
fortunate party secured the bounty allow
ed by law.
Johnnie Shingle, the G-year-old son of
Mr. and Mns. John Single, is rapidly re-
covering from an accident he received a
few days ago.
A hearing was had before Judge Lacey
yesterday afternoon upon a motion to dis
solve an attachment in the case Of L. R.
Hurd against Sharp and Mace.
The citizens Of Buffalo intend to sub
scribe $1,000 toward a Fourth Of July
celebration, and the people Of Sheridan
are already making preparations to OBJ
serve the day in grand style.
The Signal Service office reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
rs. lowest, AZ; mean temperature, So;
mean humidity, AZ per cent; highest We
locity of wind l6 miles per hour,
The Omaha business mems excursion
passed through the city yesterday morn
ing en- route for their home. They report
an excellent time on the coast and were
greatly surprised at the great resources
Of Wyoming.
The attorney for Dc Wall. the late
president of a Leadville bank, who is now
confined at the Laramie penitentiury I'M
der a ten year sentence for defalcalion,
has applied to the United States supreme
court for a writ Of habeas corpus in behalf
his client, on the ground that he was tried
on an Information, y not on an indictment
as required by the constitution.
The city council will be in session about
one week longer asa board of equalization.
No protests Of any importance have
been received from the taxpayers in re-
gard to their assessments. They may hear
some loud kicking before they adjourn.
A number of taxpayers say they have not
been furnished with a statement of their
assessment as yet.
Assessor Farwell, Of johnson county,
lost a portion Of the second finger of his
right hand one day last week while assist
ing to pull a wagon out Of the mud on
lower clear creek. 1t happened in this
way: Farwell tied the end Of his lariat to
the wagon tongue, and in making a turn
around the horn Of his saddle with the
other end, his finger was caught, severing
it at the first joint.
The new city map, compiled and drawn
by Mr.. Frank Bond, is now on sale.
Many copies have already been distributed
to subscribers and have piven great satis-
faction, both as to the manner in which
the map is gotten up and its correctness.
No office or residence should be without
so useful an article. and Mr.. Frank Bond
is to be highly congratulated for the able
manner in which he has completed SO
difficult a work. Mr.. J. +. Gross has
the maps for sale, and will be pleased to
supply copies to all persons wishing them,
the price Of which is placed at the low
figure Of 50 per copy.