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, 1886-09-14
CALL
For the Laramie County Democratic
Convention.

hEADQ'Rs or THE DEMOCRATIC
COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 10, 1856
The Democrats OF Laramie County are
hereby called upon to elect delegates from
'neir respective precincts to the Demo
c.at,c oouniy Convention, to be hell ut
tue Court house IN cheyenne on Thurs
day, sept 81, 1856. at 1880 o clock p. hi
ior the PURPOSE OF placing in nomination
candidates for the following named otf,rrs
to wit:
Three t3) members of the Council of
Tenth Legislative Assembly for the
First Council District.
One ID member of the Council of the
Tenth Legislative Assembly for the Second
Council District, comprising Crook and
Laramie counties.
Seven % members of the House Of
Representatives, of the Tenth Legislative
Assembly.
One % sheriff.
One ~ county clerk.
Que ID probate judge.
One ~ county aud prosecuting and
attorney.
Three (3) county commissioners.
One () assessor.
One ID surveyor.
One % coroner.
One () superintendent OF public schools
Two ~ justices Of the peace for the
Cheyenne precincts.
One ~ Justice of the peace for each Of
the Other preclLcts
Two ~ c~oustablcs for the Cheyenne
precincts.
One u constable Tor each of the other
precincts.
Five % members OF the County Cen
tral Counuilttee, and for the trun-actiun OF
such other business as may properly come
before the convention.
The primary meetings of the various
precincts for the election of delegates will
be held on Thursday, Sept. %, 1886, at
the place set opposite the names of the
respective precincts
The primary meetings in the Cheyenne
precincts will be held at 7:30 o'clock p m.
ui that da :.
The several precincts will be entitled to
representation as follows.
Names n No NJ Deie- Irace Of Holding
Precincts 0rfes Primaries
a.
, 1886-09-14

Once more we have John W. Wesley,
the blgamist and heartless scoundrel
Readers of THE LEADER will remember
that a short time since it contained a let
ter from a prominent Chicago business
man, giving an account of the arrival OF
Mr.. Wesley's first wife IN that city in a
state of destitution, and with a sick baue.
From the letter it was plain that Wesley
had induced his wife TO 20 to Chicago
under pretense of following her at once
solely for the object OF getting her GU o
the way that he might commit the Grim,
Of bigamy. The letter referred to mad,
mention Of the fact that Mrs. Wesley wa.
cndeavoring to get to Syracuse, n. Y,
where she had friends.
This morning we publish a letter from
he unfortunate woman to a gentleman OF
this city. The letter explains itself. aud
il will be seen that the writer is still il
Ignorance OF the crime against herself and
the laws her husband has committed. TIL,
letter is rs follows:
SYRACUSE, Sept. 8. so Mr.. AJJit
Do you know where John is2 Will yul
hook him up and tell him that hui,
Oracle il dead. She died in the poo.
house on the seventh of September.
am here with no means OF getting away
Please find him and send him her,
right away or | will be sent hack there
an, alnnn.t aick myself pla.ae hurr,
, 1886-09-14

Items Of Interest I oncerning PromInen,
People.

j. Fl. Harris has gone east
Mayor Reel is again in the city.
Il. b. Kelly has gone to Fort Col
Inns
DR.. McAchran has returned from Lar
annie.
Contractor Ryan returns from Omaha
to day.
Mr.. W. F. Swan has returned from
Denver.
Bishop Spaldinp arrived in the city last
evening.
w F. Scribner, of Fort Collins, is in
the city.
Signal Officer Richie is still suA, ring
from rheumatism.
j. X Moore, of Fort Washakie, will
take III Wyomipg's fair for II couple vi
days.
, 1886-09-14

There will be a five mile dash and a
one mile dash with bic, cles at the fair.
The mile dash will be on Thursday, and
the FIVE mile dash on Friday. One hun
DIRE dollars has been raised, which has
cen invested in prizes for the successful
contestants. Among these prizes is II
hammered solid silver water set; a gem
tleman's gold scarf pin, in pearl and dia-
monds; a bronze smoking set; a pair Of
field glasses, handsomely mounted, and
IN amber and meersrtaum cigar holder.
With the latter goes n box OF imported
cigars
, 1886-09-14

A large number Of people witnessed the
ball game Sunday, between the Chcyennes
and the 18th infantry club, at the fair
grounds. Betting was quite lively. and
several hundred dollars changed hands
upon the issue of the game. If the sold
iers had had their old pitcher and catcher
they would probably not have been so
badly beaten. but as it was they played .
verv poor game, and thus have a very
easy victory TO their opponents, who played
an excellent game.
The score by innings is AS follows.
, 1886-09-14

The four tramps, an account Of whose
arrest was given in Sundays LEADER,
were brought before Judge Lee yesterday
and again remanded to Jail to await evi
dence. 1t will be remembered that these
men are suspected of robbery, as well as
known 10 he Migrants.
, 1886-09-14

HEADouART's DEPT OF THE PLATTE,
OFFICE CHIEF CoMns,ARY OF
SuBsIsrfSCF

SUBSISTENCE,
OMAHA. Neb.. Sept. /, 1886.
Sealed proposals, addressed to the un
dersigned, will be rec. lived at this office
until II O'Clock. noon, central standard
time, Sept. 80. 1886, for furnishing and
delivering at the subsistence storehousc in
this city, OF on railroad cars at or near
place Of manufacture or production, the
following articles: Flour, for issue; laun
dry soap, family -four, lard, onions and
potatoes. Bids will be received and
opened at the same tine, by the suhsist-
ence officers at the following named places
for such Of the above articles as ma be
required to be delivered at or near their
respective posts and produced or manu-
factured in the vicinity thereof. viz: Den
yer, Col Cheyenne depot, Forts Bridper.
Douvlas, Du Chesne, Laramie, McKin.
ney, NIobrara, Robinson, Russell, Sidney
and Camp Pilot Butte. The right is re
served to reject any and all bids. Specif-
cations showing in detail the articles and
quantities required, anil giving full infor-
nation, will be furnished on application
to this Office, or to the subsistence officers
at the places named.
John p. HAWKINS,
Major and C. S.
, 1886-09-14

sl0,00O.OO deposited in First National
Bank, Denver, by the Distribution Cigar
Store. We challenge imitators to deposit
from s5o0:00 up il any OF the advertised
nicklc brands will compare with the
5. NJ. $. in quality or value. y. j.
Towslee d Co. are sole agents for the =.
NJ s. Ciga 4
, 1886-09-14

Notice of Final ~-ttI mrnt.
In the matter oil the estate of Nathaniel
Sweetland, deceased
Notice is hereby given to all creditors
and Others interested IN the estate OF Ma
thaniel Sweetland. deceased. that final
settlement of the atfa rs and accounts OF
said estate will be made in the Probate
Court of Laramie county, Wyoming Ter
ritory, on Monday, October IL, 1856. in
the city of Cheyenne. county aforesaid.
LUKE VOORHEES,.
Administrator
, 1886-09-14

Best 81 house in the city. Board and
lodging by the week $3.50. X. Of l..
men Will find this a good house.
G.. +. HALL, Proprietor
, 1886-09-14

HEApo RS DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL
COMMITTEE OF LARAMIE COUNTY,
Cheyenne, Wyo Set. l3. 1856
The Democrats of Laramie county, Will
meet at the city hall. in cheyenne, on
saturday evening, at 1870 O'Clock. Sept.
%, Tor the purpose Of e~lecting ten (l0)
delegates to the territorial Democratic
convention to be held Mt Rawlihs, Satur-
day, Oct. 3, 1886
LUKE VOORHEES,, Chairman.
l.. KABIs, Secretary.
, 1886-09-14

Ellis soda water manufactured under
the latest process, with all improved and
new formulas.
, 1886-09-14

The largest stock OF hne brandles, Old
whiskies, choice %tiqua'rs and superfne
cigars at George Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
5treeta
, 1886-09-14

S. Bon will sell you a better shoe for
less money than any other house in town.
, 1886-09-14

5. Bon keeps the largest and best selec-
ted stock of boots and shoes in the city, at
the lowest prices.
, 1886-09-14

New goods daily arriving at S Bou's
boot and shoe store.
, 1886-09-14

Pure blood is absolutely necessary is
order to enjoy perfect health. Hoods
~Sarsaparilla purifes the blood and
strengthens the system.
, 1886-09-14
"E. G. LOVE, Pn.D. :"

The entry books of the Wyoming Fair
Association are now open for persons
desiring To exhibit at the coming fair.
Persons intending To exhibit should
send their list OF entries and application
for space at once TO the assistant secretary,
as the entry book closes at 7 p. III. Sept.
IA. No entries will be received after
that hour, except in speed classes.
Persons making the earliest entries will
avoid the confusion and rush attending
closing hours before the fair,
j. 4. Grow,
A sistant Secretary.
Room IL, Commercial Block.
Office hours from 10 a. m. to 4 p. M,
and from : TO 10 p. IN.
, 1886-09-14

The Cheyenncs will probably play a
game next Sunday, with the Five Points
of Denver.
, 1886-09-14

Hens, Boys, and Chud-
,'eH's Clothing at prices 10
sMst The times at ~. .Narks,
Eddy and Seventeenth SIS.
, 1886-09-14

The safety with which Red Star Cough
Cure can be taken renders it invaluable
, 1886-09-14

LUKE VOORHEES,, Chairman.
l.. KABIs, Secretary.
, 1886-09-14

Legal blanks at the Leader Office.
, 1886-09-14

The difficulty in regard to the passage
of the grade of the Cheyenne \ Northern
has been arranged, and tracklaying will
not be delayed thereby. Contractor
Ryan has gone to Omaha to perfect ar
rangements Tor the laying of the rails,
aid the WORK will begin on his return.
He returns to.day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-02-18
A SNOW RIDE.
PerilOus Flight On the Tail of an Ava
Ianche.

During the great storm recently two
sturdy miners started to ascend one of
our neighbOring mountains with the
intention of working claim that lay
near its crest. They made the trip on
Norwegian snOwshees, on which they
worked their way up narrow gulch
leading to their property. AS they
jOurneyed on one of them got to be
some 200 yards in advance of the other,
and it was while this distance sepa-
rated them that the leader by an I'm
happy step overturned a tep-heavy
mass of snow and started a dreadful
slide. He seized hold of convenient
tree and called to his companion to
''lOok out" The tree was small and
bent over under the weight of moving
snow. He let go aud started with the
slide. The long shoes by this time
were firmly anchored in the moving
mass, and he was hurried along with
no power to stop himself by Selling
the trees which he passed. Fortunate
ly he was on the tail-end of the ava
lanche, and thus rode it in safety, with
nothing coming behind to cover him
up.
When he found he had thus to be an
unN ilIIuS passenger uBOh CHO LcIIlOIc
train he looked ahead to see what had
become of his partner. The latter,
upon seeing that there was no escape
on either side, turned heels to the
roaring mass and started on a life-and
death run right down the gulch. Then
followed a wild and thrilling chase.
The man who was anchored on top of
the snow yelled to the man in front to
run, while he who was pursued strain
ed every muscle to keep out of the
jaws of the death that was close at his
heels. The sight would have been
amusing if it had not been of such a
serious nature. The race was kept up
for more than a mile, and during the
entire distance the fellow who was Oh
top kept yelling, "Run, you -, rum"
and the hair of the fellow who was
running held his hat poised four inch
es from his head while he headed for
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-02-18
Bound to be Cheerful.

"Hanner," he said, as he got home
from town, "there was Teller in the
post office from Philadelphia, and the
way he talked was enough to raise my
hair. He said corn was going to be
awful short"
"Did he but we never use any corn"
"He said cotton was way behind"
ooh, well | can put off my quilting"
"And tobacco wasn't twO-thirds of a
crop"
"Well, we don't smoke or chew"
''But he said beef and pork would
be awfully high this fall"
"Did, ell ? Well, we can eat fish
and kill lamb once in while"
"But, Hammer, it's awful to feel that
everything has been knocked end
ways" he protested.
''There, there, Samuel ~ she sOOth-
ingly replied, "we've got two acres OF
buckwheat and four of turnips and the
Lord watches over the people in Penn
sylvania as we'll as elsewhere. Wen
dry a few more apples and pull
through somehow" = Wall Street
News
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-02-18
St. Johnsbury Church Directory

ADMINISTRATORS Village. Sabbath Services at
1890 a. m, LAS and 6:30 p. IN. Sabbath School
II III. Prayer Meetings at 1870 p. M Sunday Tues
day and Friday evenings.
BaptiSt-Rairoad Street. Corner Maple. Rev.
K. L. SandfOrd, Pastor. Preaching 1880 4. Nj. 5.
School II M. Prayer meeting $50. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening at 1880.
Free Baptist-Main Street. Corner Prospect.
Sabbath services, 1880 AN, and 6:3O z. M Sabbath
SCHOOL, at IL NJ. Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at 1880. Rev. ID. Ii. Adams pastor.
Church Of the MeSsiah-( Universalist.) Eastern
avenue, corner Cherry street. Sabbath services
at lI5 P. NJ, $50 p. M. Sabbath School at 1900.
Wednesday evening meeting at 1870.
MethodiSt-Central street. Rev. l.. L. Beeman
Pastor. Residence next to the Church Sab
bath services at 1890 A. M, and $50 p. Sabbath
School at II co. Wednesday evening meeting at
1880.
Church. Rev. Chas. NJ. Lamson, Pastor Sabbath
services at 1890 A. M, and 6:30 p. NJ. Sabbath
School at las L. M. Wednesday evening meeting
at 1870.
South Congregational-Main street Rev. Ed
ward L. Fairbanks Pastor. Sabbath services at
1880 A. NJ, and $50 P. NJ Sabbath School at II NJ.
Wednesday evening meeting at 1870.
Presbyterian Church-Eastern Avenue Rev. w.
r. Laird, Pastor Sabbath services at 1880 a. m.
meeting Wednesday evening at 1870.
st. 'AndreOS-(EpiscOpal) Main street, Rev
F. 5. Fisher, Rector. Services on Sundays at
1880 a. m, and p. m. Wednesdays at 1880 p. III.
Sunday School, at IL M
Roman OathoLic-Cherry Street. Rev. j. A.
Boissonnault Parish Priest. Mass and 10 a. M +;
Vespers and BenedctiOn at p. On the
second Sunday of the month, service at $50 a M.
and p. III. At LyndOnville same day at 1890 a. m
Y. A. G. A.-Meetings at the hall of the Y. M. C..
A. Eastern Ave, Sunday mornings at $50 Satur-
day at $50 p. IN. Building opposite Soldiers
Monument
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-02-18

over night, sell out the next morning
and then return home.
But life wears quite a different as
pect on the Sabbath day then well
dressed crowds may be seen in the
streets, and outfits which would pass
the test of fashionable society in New
York or Paris may be seen. The
churches are quite we'll filed with
Jealous worshipers and as one sees
nearly all join in their stirring
hymns he feels that he sees the other
and better side of Kingston society.
The days here are quite hot but a
mountain breeze makes most of the
nights very comfortable. Having
spent week in Kingston we shall now
go back into the interior where we
shall find a cooler temperature and see
different phases of life in Jamaica.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-02-18
BLAINE In 1888.

In the absence of more exciting
themes, the republicans are already
discussing the next presidential nOmi-
nation, and strangely enough they are
pretty well united upon this belief
that Mr.. Blaine will be a formidable
and probably successful candidate in
1888. All his friends here claim that
he is the best man to nominate, and
they are already hard at wsrk to get
the trains laid to bring it about. The
two great arguments that they adj
vance are that the charges made
against his personal character were
used for all they are worth the last
time. "YOu cannot burn powder of
that kind twice." says William Walter
Phelps. The other great argument is
that Blaine is the only well-knOwn
republican who can sweep the West.
"He is an eastern man with western
IDEAS" said New England senator to
me the other day. ale is reputed to
be stronger in the West than ever, and
with his great strength among the
Irish in New York, l believe he can be
elected" Mr.. Blaine's well-known in
difference to the civil-service reform
idea is also quoted in his favor, for the
average politician in Washington seems
to think that civil service reform is
"played out" and that the political
workers can never be aroused again in
favor of candidate who dees not in
tend to use the offices for his own side,
and go right about it, as soon as he
gets into the White House. Mr..
Blaine's forthcoming second volume
will be read in Washington with more
interest than his first, as it is expected
that in his discussion of recent politi-
cal events he will outline pretty clear
ly what hisSViews are on these inter
esting subjects of silver coinage, civil
service reform, our foreign relations
and the tariff.-[Cor. Springfield Re-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-02-18
THE HOME BEYOND.

Extract from Sermon by Rev. DIR. C. L. GOOdell |
Life is journey, the end is nearing.
1t is a race, the goal will soon be
reached. 1t is a voyage, the port will
soon be in sight. Time is but mar
row isthmus between two eternities.
You are going surely. How many
things you have already left behind !!
The old home, friends, parents, scenes
of childhood and early years. How
much of the way you have passed over
You will never return to the place
from which you started. You are 60
ing on, and on, and away from all your
early years. 1t is startling thought
that our business will soon be left be-
hind that our work will be done, and
that we shall leave this stage of being
leave it fOrever-Our homes and
cares, and all the interests that engage
us here, and never more come back.
1t is an amazing thought that we, if
we are Christians, shall soon be in
heaven. Think of it! Time and all
It's opportunities passed forever! lhe
suns and moons aud stars all behind
us springs and summers and autumns
all gone; the sights and sounds of
earth all passed awayi! SoOn-very
sOOn-shall we be in heaven. We
shall see God we shall behold Christ
in his glory; we shall look upon the
angels. Mothers will be searching for
their children, and husbands and wives
will find each ether; and all hands,
parted in Christ, will be clasped again.
1t is like coming into port after an
ocean voyage. The shining shore-line,
how it grows on the waiting eye! The
JOY will be like that with which the
crusaders first saw Jerusalem!
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-02-18
WHAT ONE SALOON DID.
A Story Told by Governor St. John

A Story Told by Governor St. John.
While sitting in my office in Topeka,
Kansas, one day, Il tall woman, dress
ed in deep black entered. ! requested
her to be seated, and asked her bust
ness. "Governor," said she, 81 came
to see if you will pardon my husband"
handing me at the same time IL bundle
of papers, which stated that her hus-
band had been sent to the penitentiary
for fourteen years, for murder in the
second degree, and was signed by a
number Of citizens of the town where
me to pardon him. "Madam," said /,
would gladly pardon your husband,
duty to tell you | cannot" She burst
or, will you only hear me a few mo-
ments 2" "Certainly," said L, "tell
me the whole story, if you please"
1--WE were married." said she, Gin one
of the Eastern states, aud lived to-
gether happily for several years, when
my husband proposed we should move
to Kansas. | consented, and we raised
enough money to come to Kansas. My
husband Glanced to find shop with
tools, etc, just suited to his trade, in
a good locality, and rented them. He
succeeded SO well that at the end of
the year he was able to buy the shop
and tools aud pay the cash for them.
The next year we built a house, and
two or three more years saw it paid
for. About five years after we came
to this state we had reached the zenith
of happiness, it seemed, when the town
licensed liquor saloon, and set it
down between our beautiful home and
my husbands shop. Here he was
obliged to pass it every time he came
home to his meals. He was finally in
duced by some persons whe called
themselves his friends to go in and
have a social game of cards with them
in an idle hour. From cards it came
to beer, and from beer to whiskey.
Finally, in a drunken brawl, he killed
IA man in the saloon. He was tried
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
fourteen years. At this time | was
the mother of six children. l sold my
house, my husbands shop and tools,
and everything to pay the lawyers ex-
penses of the defense and to support
my children. In the cold and cheer
less home where moved, my young
est took cold and died, then my next
youngest, and only about ten days ago
my son, who was out on the broad
prairie tending cattle and trying to
earn some money to help his poor mo-
Their along, sickened and was brought
home. Only four days sick, and then
we placed him, too, under the sod !
was broken down physically, and
and would have no hope
at all except the chaplain of the prison
told me my husband had been convert
ed to Christ. We came here to Kan
sas because your laws promised to pro-
tect the lives and property of its citi-
zens from this demon, and see what
return! o Governor, will you not let
ny husband free ?" "Madam," said L,
Il WILL" and / did.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-02-18
Senator Edmunds on Biennial Sessions

Senator Edmunds, in letter to Adm
Thayer of Worcester, Mass, gives his
views On the biennial sessions ques-
ton thus:
You ask me to state what | think of
the effect and value of the change in
Vermont from the annual to biennial
meeting of the legislature. The change
was made in 1870 upon the grounds,
think, that, first, there could Ordinari-
ly be no really serious need of revising
our laws so often as once a year, and,
second, the expense to the people
would, as was thought, be diminished
by nearly One-half. The people of
Vermont are chiefly engaged in agri-
culture and in those branches and
methods of manufacture that are ma
turally and locally associated with it,
and, with the exception of few local
tiles, are quite homogeneous in all the
elements that go to make up the sum
of social order and conservative pro-
gress. We have no state public works,
and, happily, no need of great penal or
refOrmatOry institutions, and we have
no state debt beyond our means in
hand. Our executive has scarcely any
patronage, and no. great business in
terests of the state to superintend.
Doubtless, in view of all these things,
our state W vuld find it as safe and con-
venient as could be possible anywhere
to hold the assemblies of the represen
tatives of the people only once in two
years. But, after all, | believe the
change has not been an advantage to
us. The sessions have become longer.
There is more crOwding aud haste in
legislation. There is less time and OPP
pOrtunity for the investigation of the
public accounts and expenditures and
for inquiry into and consideration of
the public affairs in the various parts
of the state and like topics. There is
naturally less familiarity of the men,
bers with the history and discussions
of the subjects that had been before
preceding legislatures, and the mem
bers are of course more strangers to
each other and so less able readily to
coordinate their experience, knOwl-
edge and ideas to the foundation of
the common veal. The great annual
meetings of delegates-and in a con-
siderable degree of the people also
that crown and begin the periods of
time appointed by nature herself, and
that mark in some form every opera
ton of every people in business and in
social and religious institutions, are, |
think, among the best means to the
ends for which governments are insti
tuted. If every town, every school
district, every business corporation and
every church society in Vermont finds
it well-and, indeed, Indispensable
to meet at least once a year it seems to
me that the aggregate meeting in like
manner of the representatives of all
these to consult for the well being of
all must be valuable and wise. Indeed,
it may be stated as an axiom in the
philosophy of government that the
longer the intervals between the meet
ings Of the representatives of the peo-
pie the greater is th6 danger of all
forms of administrative misrule. These
are my reasons for thinking that our
experiment has not been a fortunate
one.