, 1886-01-24
BY The WAY.
Waits Caught on the FLY From
Busy Men.
Good natured Gossip on General
Matters.

Yesterday was another bad day for
hats
Brown, the mind reader, at the opera
house tonight.
Coal thieves appear to be getting quite
numerous again oflate.
j. X. Jeffrey had several pensioners
before him yesterday to have their papers
fixed up.
James Talbot has taken the contract of
repairing and fixing up the floor of the
county Jail.
3 A candy store is soon to be opened on
Eddy street in one of the new rooms in
the Collins block.
The ladies Of the South Congregational
church intend giving an oyster supper
Tuesday evening Jan. &c.
Several members of the Legislature were
in the court room during the session of
the supreme cour yesterday.
The Justice courts were cnlivened by
considerable civil business yesterday. al
though police items were very scarce.
Additions are shortly to be made to the
hardware store of Arp & Hammond, and
Architect Matthews has already prepared
the plans.
Most of the express wagons OF the city
were kept busy yesterday Notwithstanding
the fact that it was supposed to be a very
dull day.
1t is claimed by some who ought to
know that the Colorado Central will GER
tainly be reopencd on or before the LIST of
May, 1856.
The Durant engine was given a little
exercise yesterday, and quite a quantity of
stagnant water under the city hall was
pumped into the street.
The covered crossing on Seventeenth
street between the Cheyenne National
bank and Posts bank, was reconstructed
and repaired yesterday.
The Legislative halls were well nigh de-
serted yesterday, although a few Of the
members and most of the officers were
around there a part of the time.
A window was cut through from Hollis
store to one of the new rooms in the Col
Inns block yesterday, which will have the
effect of furnishing more light for the for
mer place.
There was no session of the legislature
yesterday, although that fact appeared to
have escaped the attention of many, for
the inquiry was frequently made, what
is the Legislature doing to day?'
The dust appeared to penetrate almost
everywhere yesterday. In some instances
merchants were compelled to spread COW
erings over their COUNTERS to keep their
goods from being soiled.
There is a prospect that the next de-
partment convention of the Colorado G..
A, r. department will be held at Chey-
enne, which would serve to make the city
very lively for a few days.
The Signal Service officer reports that
the highest temperature yesterday was
100; lowest, 340o; mean temperature,
800; mean humidity, GIL per cent ;
highest velocity of wind, &c miles per
hour.
The Prussian Fire Damp Commission
has discovered that many of the explo-
sions hitherto attributed to fire damp
have been in reality due to the ignition of
the coal dust with which the air of mines
is filed.
Some of the BARRIERS in Cheyenne and
also at Laramie City are in favor of hay
ing the Legislature enact a law prohibiting
the opening of barber shops on Sunday,
and a bill will probably be introduced for
that purpose.
A warranty deed from Thos. j. Ed
wards TO w. ID. Fay for an undivided in
terest in lots one and two in block 22G in
the city Of Cheyenne, was filed for record
in the Office OF the county clerk yesterday.
the consideration stated was 81 400.
j. w. Bruner, clerk of the supreme
court. has not been paid a cent for his
services by the government for nearly
two years. Court adjourned too soon for
him to present his account for approval
Yesterday.