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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1877
Page
4
A Wyoming weekly notes reports that Samuel J. Tilden is scheming to secure David Dudley Field a congressional seat. It labels the plotting as chicanery but finds no real cause for alarm, deeming critics as senile or ridiculous.
New York Comptroller says the published abstract is correct so far save for Judge Folger. He believes the information will help the Corporation Counsel resist suits linked to the old Tammany ring. Kelly adds the confusion involves between 250 and 300 persons.
A letter dated March 22 77 from Charleston to the Ohio Adjutant General recounts an ex Confederate soldier's tale from Shiloh. A Georgia artillery unit found a dead lady in Zouave uniforms near the Trifty fifth Ohio Volunteers campsite and sheltered a child until federal prisoners took it in. The breastpin marks may aid a husband or kin, and the writer seeks info on the 55th Ohio and the child’s fate.
Dublin born firefighter Phelim Toole of Hook and Ladder No 3, famed for rescuing the Reese family and others from a sixth story window, is praised for his daring in St Louis. A veteran of Atlantic sailing, he later joined the St Louis Fire Department and saved Miss Johanna Halpin, who thanked him at her home.
Official papers in Austria declare the government will remain neutral only as long as eastern interests are not threatened, implying belief the war will be general and Austro Hungary must play a bold role. Neighboring southward ties suggest risks if Turkey and Russia clash, with France set to pursue vigorous neutrality on the Eastern question.
A large blast is planned at Mineville seven miles from Port Henry in Essex County New York. The Port Henry Tron Ore company has already spent about $125,000 removing the mine roof and now intends to topple two or three enormous pillars supporting the mine roof. The pillars tower 140 to 170 feet high and 90 to 150 feet in girth, promising a spectacular explosion.
Scientists and engineers gathered to witness a planned blast to break a huge iron ore deposit estimated at 79 800 tons and valued near 1 800 000 dollars. The operation uses vigorite a powerful explosive cited as safer than nitro glycerine. Observers hoped to study its immediate rock action, a phenomenon not seen at Heil ate.
Bishop Lynch recalls a Boston lecture about a western widow who faced hunger with two sons. Under English law she’d have gone to the poor house, but a neighbor aided the family. Years later the boys supported their mother. one became US Army general and the other secretary of the treasury.
A Washington dispatch reports Gen. Grant will not pen an autobiography but will publish a history of his Civil War service and his presidency. The work, edited by Afr. Smith, Mrs. Grant's cousin, will include official records and be issued in book form with the General's name on the fly leaf.
Northwest Iowa faces a grasshopper plague as eggs hatch across fifteen counties. Prairie fires planned for June 1 are the only proposed control, though success is uncertain. Many residents are fleeing or unable to leave, with land values plummeting and many people too poor to relocate.
A Clay county settler reports a man and a mortgage holder arrived at a rail station with his family in a wagon. The creditor and his associate entered the car platform, leaving the team and wagon behind. Food has been scarce and money almost unknown. grasshoppers lay eggs in abundance, driving settlers to abandon farms and flee. Des Moines Register.
A chaotic scene in a city opera rehearsal ends with Maestro Strauss Illane Hill clashing with Mme di Murska and Mme Fabbri as Mr Mueller separates squabbling divas. The quarrel escalates to blows and a male lead is escorted away, while others scramble to restore order.
A German Captain showcased a two part airtight fire diving suit at Manchester. The inner India rubber layer sits inside the outer moleskin garment and air is supplied by bellows while water runs over the suit to cool the wearer. A helmet with a breastplate covers the head and air circulates between the layers, exiting through face vents. The system keeps the wearer cool and allows extended time inside flames.
A legendary tale links coffee to a pious Mussulman who prayed better after drinking berries that made his goats frisky. History records coffee selling in Cairo by the late 16th century and early bans, with authorities punishing offenders by imprisonment and strokes. By 1560s Cairo boasted over 2,000 shops selling coffee.
Perley in the Boston Journal recounts a tale from the House of Representatives basement. John Covode observed a committee member slip away with friends, revealing a demijohn stash under a marble washstand. Covode admitted the scheme and quipped about his own liquor trade exposure.
A description extols Deadwood Gulch gold prospects with specimens from the Alpha and Omega mine also called Woolsey mine owned by Mr Pinney and Mr Woolsey. It notes honeycomb rock filled with free gold from pinhead to an eighth inch, with gold flecks in quartz gravel and mud between rocks. Mr Pinney is mentioned as owning a mine.
On Strawberry Gulch near Bear Butte readers are urged to visit rare curiosities. The piece promises pleasure and profit from mine tours and hints at many more discoveries awaiting exploration in the Black Hills region.
Mrs. President Hayes hosted the Duke Alexis and served wine at dinner but soon declared a house rule prohibiting wine for all guests of high rank. The rule states that no wine shall be on the table on any private or public occasion.
A firsthand account describes the Great Salt Lake’s extreme salinity and buoyancy. It notes a worm living beneath the waters, thousands of worms washing ashore after storms, and gulls feeding on them. The author and companion swim in the lake, detailing eyes and ears smarting, bodies floating effortlessly, and salt crusts on hair. A stream bringing fresh chubs and shiners briefly enters the lake, causing fish to die upon contact. The piece also mentions Mormons visiting the lake for bathing and health claims.
An excerpt from Popular Science Monthly April argues the bed functions as a garment. It compares bed warmth and airflow to clothing, noting rest alters heat, supports circulation, and protects bodily economy during sleep. The piece frames bed warmth as vital to health and recovery.
Deputy Sheriff Smith and his squad returned to Denver from Erie Monday evening reporting everything quiet at the mines.
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