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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1877
Page
2
In Cheyenne weekly issue April 26 1877 it reports a Pyrenees tunnel project will open by January 1 1878 connecting Perpignan and Barcelona reducing overland travel twelve hours. A July 1 post office reorganization will shift the entire first floor to the post office with remodeled fixtures per Department plans.
The famed traveler proposes a railway across the African desert from Tripoli on the Mediterranean to Kuka on Lake Chad. He estimates the route would cross about 1,200 miles of desert but expects adequate water supply to sustain the line.
An editorial urges a cautious view of marriage, claiming most couples are happy and encouraging the young man to wed promptly, asserting ten happy marriages exist for every unhappy one and stressing the urgency of taking a beloved to the altar.
A band of Sioux scouts under an avy officer arrived at Sioux City on the 17th from the north en route to Standing Rock Agency. The party includes chiefs Eagle Man, The Chest-Shot-in-the-Sioux-Nation, Lion Whirlwind, Tall Timber, and Blue Thunder. They will serve in Government employ this season.
The Herald contends that any restitution by Tweed would be inadequate if he has suppressed information. It argues Tweed cannot bargain to shield individuals, and insists the public is entitled to a full surrender of all facts and names connected to the matter.
Military officers expect no extended Indian campaign this summer. Most cavalry will stay in the field under Gen Mackenzie, the same commander who led forces that captured a Cheyenne village in November, to patrol the country between the Big Horn and the Black Hills to safeguard the emigration surge into the western territories.
The Toledo Blade laments New York courts still under gamblers influence as a complainant in a recent swindle case remains jailed as a witness while the accused roam freely, dining at fashionable restaurants and enjoying sun baths.
The president and board of directors of the International Exhibition Co invite attendance at the opening ceremonies on May 6 at the main building of the Centennial grounds in Philadelphia. We decline due to failure to provide railroad passes and meal tickets.
The daily risk of war between Russia and Turkey rises with reported troop moves while the Russian Ambassador in Paris says Moscow is open to further peace overtures. The timing of any declaration of war remains uncertain, offering fragile hope that conflict could be postponed.
The Lewistown Journal praises Mast possible homesteads in Maine. It notes 30,000 acres in Aroostook County open to actual settlers with 160 acre lots available for thirty five cents per acre. Payment by labor on roads to each homestead. Land described as fertile with hardwood spruce and cedar trees across several townships.
A summary of chronic lawlessness in Colorado, noting the Lake county judge murder, cattlemen versus sheep growers violence, Judge Stone kidnapping, brutal murders in Georgetown and Colorado Springs, and the Erie miners strike riot with ineffective legal action. The piece paints Colorado as troubled by recurring violence and failed justice.
Discussion argues government should bar sale of poisons to prevent suicides. Cites Austrian decree listing arsenic, antimony compounds, mercury salts, phosphorus, bromine, prussic acid and cyanides, and potents from plants or animals, including alkaloids. Proposes regulated sale under safeguards.
A Prairie Farmer writer notes folk cures using raw potatoes for rheumatism after a neighbor carried small potatoes in his pocket and found pain relief. The column also recounts a physician story about buckeyes as a remedy for piles, shared by a doctor and a patient, indicating personal relief without belief in charms.
Miners at Erie confine themselves to intimidation tactics to force higher wages, demanding $2 a day for new workers and $1 per ton minimum. They send letters adorned with skulls and coffins, signaling dire consequences for anyone mining coal below the threshold, vowing the coal will never be shipped.
Leavenworth Times editor Col D R Anthony signals outrage over South Carolina results as telegraphic headlines declare a bull dozer in the governor’s chair, Chamberlain’s fall, white liners triumphant, and ballots overturned amid southland turmoil and public sorrow.
Deadwood’s population includes a notable number and quality of ladies in the new camp. While other female groups ply their vocations with audacity, the proportion of virtuous women in Deadwood compares favorably with the average city and reflects credit on the town.
In a peace pow wow near Gen Crook, Roman Nose accepted a stick and pony from Broken Nose John as symbols of friendship. Spotted Tail spoke for the Indians urging a lasting alliance and asking the Great Father in Washington to ensure protection, fair prices, and schooling for their children, while warning of continued military pressure if they stay away from the agency.
Sam challenges price talks on beef hides while Gen. Crook presses Thaye and others to come in as united parties. He pledges to seek good with honest action and to press eastern policy, closing the council with a call for all to join.
A fashion column describes 1877 styles with rich detail on draping and garniture. It covers basques, polonaises, Amantine designs, sleeve trimmings, and new embossed trimmings in brown green or blue. Evening toilettes feature velvet lace and tulle, with sky blue corded silk ensembles and Valen ciennes overlays.
Camp Ropinson report states eighty lodges of Cheyennes under Dull Knife and Standing El surrendered to General Crook at 11 o clock. Village held about five hundred fifty people with eighty five fighting men. They turned in six hundred ponies sixty guns and about thirty pistols. Entire group is destitute after the village was destroyed in November. Many suffer frozen limbs and lack shelter utensils. Since January about 780 Cheyennes have surrendered in this area.
An eye witness recalls the Omaha dance by Spotted Tail Agency Indians, April 17 at Camp Sheridan. Over 100 warriors wore regalia and bells while five braves on horseback acted out fights, as thousand spectators mostly squaws watched and northern Indians traded blankets and scraps for poor costumes.
The article urges housewives to attack bedbugs early in the season describing their feeding and reproduction. It provides a home remedy using alcohol and corrosive sublimate to wash bed frames and crevices weekly, warning it is a rank poison and should be kept away from children.
A birth notice records the arrival of a son born April 20 1877 to the wife of A Snyder in this city. The brief item notes the newborn as a bon is likely part of an OCR error and reflects a local society notice.
In this city on April 20 1877 George Lediard aged 21 died. He was a brother of our well known fellow townsman Charles Le diard.
A fragmentary verse piece depicts cats yowling and warring in a wild conference beneath slats. The playful satire compares their ululation to mischief and mocks related figures while advancing a vivid if chaotic jumble of canine and feline sounds and exclamations.
Sacramento Record reports trains after dark attract many tramps and impecunious travelers who stow away for rides eastward. A conductor trapped twenty six in a wooden box car, but the group forced a breakout, chasing the train toward Truckee while officials struggled to keep cars clear of the unwanted riders.
A man asks his wife why he is like a donkey and is told she supposes he was born that way. The exchange unfolds at supper as he waits for her to concede, while she responds with wry commiseration.
Upper Round-Up to meet May 1 1877 at W M Dailey ranch on Labonti creek and operate north of Laramie river between that river and the Union Pacific railroad with W M Dailey foreman then James Lane foreman. Lower Round-Up to meet May 20 1877 at Carey's ranch on Pole creek three miles east of Durbin road route to Potter station then north to North Platte river and Horse Creek with John Snodgrass foreman and G B Goodell assistant foreman. Ad-w4t
Aggie Neilson files in the Wyoming Territory District Court for Laramie County on April 18 1877 a chancery bill charging her husband William Neilson with habitual drunkenness and abandonment for over a year. She seeks dissolution of marriage and relief from obligations, with an answer due by June 11 1877.
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