, 1886-05-27
NEWS NOTES.
General lettings Gathered Around
Town
Condensed for the Benefit of the
Hasty Reader.

Decoration day will be a Cheyenne holi-
day.
All the banks of this city will close next
Monday, Decoration day.
Surveyors are still at work on the
ground of the Wyoming Fair Associa.
ton.
The Mcintosh murder case was receiv'
ing the attention of the grand jury yes
terday.
The regular meeting of the w. e. 4.
U. will be held in the Presbyterian
church parlors this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Wyoming Sunday School Associa-
ton will meet in Cheyenne on Tuesday
next, June /. A large attendance is ex
pected.
Highest temperature yesterday. IS. %,
lowest, 50.S0; mean temperature 64.l0;
mean humidity, So; highest velocity O
wind 81 miles per hour.
The body of Fred st. Denis will be
kept above ground as long az possible in
order to allow the presence Of his wife
End children at his funeral.
The various and extensive ditch inter.
ests> that center in Cheyenne are lying
very quiet awaiting final congressional at
t%ention On the land question.
The fire depa. tment held a meeting
last evening at the city hall for the pur-
pose of perfecting arrangements for the
participation in the ceremonies of D.oo.a.
ton day.
Samuel Force. the colored man who at.
tempted to rob the room in the Delaware
block the other day, was yesterday sen
fenced to pay a fine Of $40 and pass twenty
d Us in Jail.
County Surveyor II. A. Roy, who has
been doing ditch work for the Union Cat
tie company ON Horse creek, has gone
farther to the north to do similar work for
the same company.
Forty head of horses will be sold at
public auction at Charlton's livery stable,
corner of Eddy ard Eighteenth streets,
on Friday, tie 2Sth, at , p. In. sharp.
Sale cheap and terms cash.
Miss Wheeler, the efficient principal of
the south side school, was pleasantly sur
prlsed yesterday when her pupils, as a
token of their regard, presented her with
a fine gold pen and holder, Worth is
appreciated.
Three Pullman cars belonging on the
Denver and Rio Grande were attached to
this morning : passenger. A washout on
the Denver and Rio Grande rendered il
necessary to send these cars by this round.
about way.
Some very fine specimens of ore from
the Silver Crown mine with the Latin
name, belonging to I. NJ. Fisher, have
been brought in. 1t is reported that Mr..
Fisher intends to crush the name as well
as the mineral.
A small party will leave Cheyenne in a
day or two for the gold fields on the head
of Snake river. Heavy discoveries are be-
ing reported from that region, and it is
said hat an entire Mormon colony had
Just arrived there.
The mother Of Acting Governor Nor
gan died evening before last at her home.
New Castle, Pa. Mr.. Morgan was mott
fed of the sad event by wire, but owing
to the absence Of Governor Warren and
the'great distance, will be unable to at
tend the funeral which takes place to.
day.
Engineer Frank Bartlett, who has con
troll OF the engineering and surveying
work on the Laramie river tunnel of the
Wyoming Development company, leaves
to day for the scene of that enterprise.
He will stay until the work in completed
a period probably of ten days.
On yesterday mornings easternbound
passenger was a large and gay excursion
party. They have been on Il six months
visit to the Pacific coast and are now re-
turning. Among the members of the
party were Commander Lo Srie, United
States navy, CadCt Lewisdell, Annapolis
naval academy. and c. r. Cable, st.
Louis
Two wagon loads Of immigrants passed
through Cheyenne to day bound for the
Runningwater country. They left the
Tennessee mountains last spring Il yeal
ago and Travelled all summer for the Wes',
wintering in Kansas. This spring they
heard Of the Runninrwater country, and
with eleven small children, five dogs and
an extremely lean pair OF ponies are in
search of 1t.
L, W. Ransom is Foreman of Jury On
Tuesday evening, june /, Opera house
We can sell you a good pair of working
pants for 81 30 and a pair good enough
To see your girl in for - 25. llcllman.
Z Beautiful views of scenery along line Cd
Union Pacific, Colorado, and Wyoming.
Cattle SCENES, views Of the round up. al
new, to be had at Cheyenne News depot,
opposite post Office.