, 1886-01-27
NEWS NOTES.
General lettings Gathered Around
Town
Condensed for the Benefit of the
Hasty Reader.

The city jail is pretty well filled up with
prisoners again.
John Eames expects to realize a fortune
from his patent FIRE kinder.
The thermometer stood at 90 below
zero in Chicago on the 23d inst.
An unusual amount of ice is being har-
vested this winter in Cheyenne.
The Good Templars elected officers for
the ensuing term Monday night.
The convent school is prospecting and
the number of its pupils is daily %increas-
ing.
The loose rock and other material lying
in front of the Marks block Is being re-.
moved.
There will be a meeting of st. Marks
guild in the guild room this afternoon at .
o o'clock.
The prospects are that the city will not
at present consent to sell the Durant fire
engine.
When next Monday arrives winter will
be two thirds gone. according to the
months.
1t was more like summer than winter
yesterday, although a. times there was Il
stiff breeze.
The members of the juvenile band are
making extensive preparations for their
forthcoming ball.
Revival meetings are being held every
night now and have been since the legis-
lature convened.
Horatio Holt was congratulated many
times by his numerous friends yesterday
on account of that boy.
The department at the south side school,
which was lately discontinued temporarily,
is about to be opened again.
One of the police courts in Cheyenne is
temporarily closed up, and Judge Lee has
to do all the business in that line.
Superintendent Nolan made another
tour Of the upper lakes yesterday and
found everything in good condition.
There is considerable trouble in the
Third ward over a lot of pigs which are
allowed TO run at large in that part of the
city.
Sam Kee, a Chinaman, paid a fine of
$l3, including costs, to Judge Lee yester.
day for a disturbance and breach of the
peace.
There are still several stray COWS wan
dering around the city trying to find their
owners or anybody else who will give
them shelter.
Work at the a~rtesian well is progressing
vigorously, and our people may wake up
some fine morning and find the city flooded
with a~rtesian water.
1t is whispered about quietly that there
are shortly to be one or two weddings in
Cheyenne, the parties most interested
being members of our best society.
The transfer deed from c. W. Wright
to N. r. Davis, for the formers late resi-
dence in Cheyenne, was filed for record
yesterday, the consideration being 50, 900.
The LEADER does not assume any re-
sponsibility for any opinion or criticism
regarding the legislature or legislation ex-
pressed in the official report furnished for
publication.
A promise meeting at the First Congre-
g%ational church this "wednesday evening
commencing at 1880. 1t is hoped that
there will be full attendance of members
and friends.
Some of our citizens are turning their
attention to R%unningwater, and from pres
ent indications it looks as though there is
destined to be quite a smart town there
before many months.
A barrelo If cider in the basement of one
of our leading grocery stores steamed up
and effected an exit through the top of
the barrel, and everybody close at hand
cot a drink free of cost
A bill for the closing of barber shops on
Sunday will be introduced in the house of
representatives in a day or two. The
BARRIERS themselves are the ones who are
asking that such a law be enacted.
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
36. %; lowest. 24.5o; mean temperature,
BOZ; mean humidity, TAO per cent
highest velocity of wind. % miles per
hour.
At ] O'Clock yesterday morning the
ground was white with snow and a young
blizzard ragged for a short time. At early
dawn not a speck of snow was to be seen.
and shortly after the dust was flying
briskly.
A magnificent four horse team of black
Percheron horses was much admired on
our streets yesterday. The outfit came in
from Hon. M. Il. Posts ranch, and is one
Of a number of similar teams owned by
the gentleman.
At the NJ. Il. lyceum, on Thursday
night, slips of paper with some subject