, 1886-01-20

weather.
Business is very lively at the local lane
office in Cheyenne.
The city was very lively from a business
standpoint yesterday.
The new Legislative committee room wa,
thrown open for occupation yesterday.
Several freight teams loaded with sup.
plies pulled out for the north yesterday.
The hydrants have all been thawed out
and are now in condition for instant use,
Several parties came in from Silver
Crown yesterday bringing the usual good
report.
There appears to have been some mai
destined for Cheyenne gone astray during
the late blizzard.
Rooms that can be rented short of buy
ing the room itself are very scarce in Chey'
enne just at present.
Several parties and firms are now active.
ly engaged in cutting ice, which is of a
very excellent quality.
Miss Tonic Bernaux in fancy and trick
skating at Keefe hall on Friday and Sat.
urday evenings next.
There seems to be no prospect that @.
w. Wright will return and claim his seat
in the legislative council.
There will be a social religious service
at the Congregational church this evening,
commencing at 1870 o'clock.
Some Of our merchants and other bust
ness men have but just completed the task
Of taking an account of stock.
There will be a meeting of St. Mark
guild this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
residence of Mrs. G.. w. Baxter.
L. Adamsky, slightly in advance of his
outfit for his store at Running Water, will
strike out for that place to-day.
The large supply of coal received by the
city IN Monday was stored away in the
basement of the city hall yesterday.
Pat McCann was arraigned before Judge
Lee yesterday on account of having in
dulged in a big drunk. Pat is now in the
calaboose.
The j%anitors OF the council and house of
representatives have their hands full in
keeping things in order in their respective
chambers.
There were but few spectators present
in the court room yesterday when the
Booth murder case was taken up for con
sideration.
The weather this winter up in the vicin-
lily Of Saratoga Springs. Carbon county,
has been very fine. But little snow has
fallen there.
The assistants at the county clerk
office were still engaged in proof reading
documents yesterday. They have nearly
reached the foot of the list.
John Doe got into the calaboose yester-
day and his wife raised the money and got
him out. On his wifc's account, john
name before he was married is withheld.
The air in the hall of the house of rep
resentatiyes. while Governor Warren was
reading his message yesterday afternoon,
was very close, and the ladies made liberal
use Of their fans.
The revival meetings at the south side
chapel and elsewhere in the city appear to
have been given mp for the present, but a
series of union meetings will doubtless be
held before the winter is over.
The kids have now got hold of a new
idea by which to make things unpleasant,
and that is by drawing and inscribing all
sorts of words and characters on the pave
ments in various parts of the city.
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
34.0'; lowest, TO-; mean temperature.
23.40; mean humidity, 1917 per cent
highest velocity of wind, "a miles per
hour.
j. r. johnson, of Little Horse creek,
anne up from Fort Collins yesterday,
where he went TO make arrangements to
have shipped to him, from the mills in
that place, chopped feed to be used in
feeding bulls which he is wintering for
John Dobyns X Co., of this city.
The election of Mr.. II. Harrington to
the presidency of the city council is a com
pliment worthily bestowed. Mr.. Harring-
ton has been an efficient, careful and
thorough going member Of the council,
and as president of that body will faith.
fully and honorably perform the duties Of
acting mayor Of the city during the alb.
sencc or inability of Mayor Reel.
Last October }. II. Jaquar, who was in
the employ of the Western Union Tele.
graph company, hired of Charley Charl
ton a wagon and team, borrowed a rife
aud started TO the Silver Crown mines t.
look alter his interests in that locality
Mr.. Charlton begins to think some acci
dent has happened to Mr.. j., as he hai
not returned or sent him any word up {,
this time.
Remember the Fox coal is the best il
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