, 1886-03-14
NEWS NOTES..
General lettings Gathered Around
Town
Condensed for the Benefit of the
Hasty Reader.

A number of freighting outfits are in
the city.
Sunday once more-if the wind don't
blow it away, and it is liable to.
The building boom has begun to mani
fest itself in various significant ways.
The northwest corner of the convent
was unroofed during the gale of yester-
day,
Carmen at the opera house Tuesday
evening, March l6. Reserved seats at
Rhodes & Troxell's.
Nearly all of the members OF the late
legislature who belong west of Cheyenne
departed for home last evening.
l.. Voorhees, has returned from Omaha
and reports that the snow wastwo feet
deep there when he left that place.
Two loads of lumber, to be used in
putting up a building for a restaurant at
Running Water will leave Cheyenne on
Monday.
We have the assurance from a gentleman
in authority that ground will be broken
for the new depot tomorrow Monday
morning.
The B. Il. L. sociable which was to
have been held tomorrow evening has
been postponed until the last of the COM
ing week.
The shooting match which was to have
taken place at Maj. Talbot's yesterday
afternoon had to be postponed on account
of the wind.
The injunction suit commenced last
evening will have a bad effect upon some
who expect to get their salaries, etc, from
the Legislature.
James Ellis was arraigned before Judge
Lee yesterday on the charge of using bad
language to a hotel keeper. james was
duly calaboosed.
Such of the members of the legislature
as had not already been paid received
their salary, mileage, etc, from Secretary
Morgan yesterday.
There is much quiet discussion on the
question OF railroad bonds, the prevailing
opinion appearing to be, however, that
they will be voted.
One of the wonders seen on Ferguson
street yesterday was a man with two dozen
live chickens strapped to his back on his
way to the market.
Perfect showers of pebbles. and even
larger missiles, flew pretty near every
where in Cheyenne yesterday. 1t was a
bad day for the eyes.
The c~attlemen, cowboys and many
Others who are interested in the coming
stock convention will begin to arrive in
Cheyenne very soon.
The authorities of the Northwestern
railroad are not pleased with the recent
Legislature. by which they are not given
as much latitude as they expected.
When the legislature Adjourned night
before last (4:20 a. n.y. there was not a
single dead BILL left, they all having
been passed or otherwise disposed Of.
The Irish Benevolent society will give
their fourth annual ball on st. Patrick's
night, March 18th, at Keefe hall. No
Objectionable characters will be admitted.
Some of the late members of the legis-
lature are exceedingly proud of the record
they made. Others, however, don't ex-
actly know whether the court knows
herself" or not
A gust of wind struck a gentleman's
hat yesterday and it took a quiet little sail
clear over the opera house. 1t is said to
have crossed the. Rio Grande river into
old Mexico before night.
The members of the capitol commission
will receive more advice and more sug.
g~estions within the next month or so thar
any other set of men have received since
the organization Of the territory.
George Drake, who has h contract tol
carrying the mail from Bordeaux to For
Fetterman, is in the city. The settler
along the route will be pleased with thu
prospect Of getting a tri-weekly mail.
The Legislative halls yesterday pre-
sented q very demoralized appearance
and one would have supposed that it haC
been the stamping ground Of a band o
Modoc Indians for an indefinite period.
The Signal Service officer reports tina
the highest temperature yesterday wa
4d.2o; lowest, 27.40; mean temperatur'
3S.4; mean humidity, e.. 3; highest We
locity of wind, Sc miles per hour.
West End Row.