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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1882
Page
1
The president’s annual message to Congress presses for a major postage reduction, suggests abolishing revenue on spirits, and advocates a gradual move toward free trade. It reviews national policy on foreign affairs, immigration, finances, taxes, and military readiness, ending with calls for reform and prudent economy.
Snow falls heavily in Milwaukee and no trouble is seen in the St. Louis iron trade. Standing Rock agency lands suited for stock raising. New Orleans extension of the Southern Pacific will link San Francisco to the Gulf of Mexico 2500 miles. Judge Dykens held telegraph poles require compensation when set before a homeowner. Cotton exposition fund reaches 50000 in two hours. 300000 more expected. Mayo sues for divorce after discovering wife white. he will support two children. American quick time transit aims for Atlantic crossing in five days with new steamers. Garfield audit award unsatisfactory to physicians. Dr Bliss rejects 6500 as below value.
A bill in Congress, introduced by Rosecrans, seeks to create the Yellowstone Park Railroad Co. with $6 million capital. Proposed line would run from Market Lake Idaho through the Rocky Mountains to Yellowstone and Montana, with fares capped at seven cents per mile for passengers and fifteen cents per ton for freight.
In New York on December 5 1880 a Brooklyn bound letter appears as a will from Peter Johnson of the Jeannette crew. Counsel for Mrs. Klein offers the letter for probate in Kings County surrogate's office noting the signer seeks to provide for his aunt if he does not return. Johnson signed the letter from Onalaska and surrogate Livingston cites Mrs. Klein to prove the will.
Attorney General Brewster told Congress that current compensation for U S witnesses and jurors in California Oregon Nevada Colorado and western territories is inadequate. He urges replacing mileage and per diem with actual expenses and proposes adding judges or circuit judges to territories to ensure fair trials.
Philadelphia police arrested Frank Mc Namee Dutch Pillet and Levy Chew last night while driving a wagon with five dead bodies toward the medical college. Two more arrests were made this morning when a detective connected to the case visited Lebanon cemetery and detained Robert Chew and Andrew Mullen.
Ninderman testifies in the Jeannette court describing his southward journey with Norris after parting from DeLong. He recounts the makeshift meals including a boot sole softened by soaking and burning, followed by willow tea and later deer bones.
On the Lehigh Valley railroad at Rumber field Pennsylvania a freight train on the siding was struck by an express train due to a misplaced switch. Engineer Foulke and Fireman Kingsland of the freight train were burned to death. Brakeman RK. Mullan was severely hurt. Both engines wrecked and several cars burned but no passengers were injured.
Hartford observers report final tests completed for Venus transit observation as forecast clouds threaten viewing conditions and hinder the event.
A burning turn mill belonging to William Arrett in Philadelphia damaged one of his cotton and woolen yarn mills. Loss estimated at 130000 dollars with 45000 dollars attributed to the building fire.
Boston December 5 The grand jury probes the failure of R O Sterns and Co woolen manufacturers. Shortage listed at 325000 with over 50000 unaccounted for. Authorities indicate substantial losses and a major financial gap for creditors.
The Indian office reports from Fort Custer that about twenty Indians likely Pigeons raided Crow scouts near the Big Horn, driving off 400 ponies. The Crows pursued, recovered the stock, and killed two of the raiders.
Windom of Minnesota refutes a St Paul article that tallies his wealth at over two million dollars. He disputes owning key enterprises, notes only 16000 in West Virginia coal mines, denies bank stock, and says he owns little real estate with heavy mortgages and no U S or other bonds beyond 200 dollars from fifteen years ago.
A scoundrel opened drainage gates in Rochester causing an overflow. Water escaped from the Central culvert washing away track, seven freight cars derailed, and trains were delayed. Local authorities investigate the act.
August Belmont testified in New York that upon seeing the libel he notified Cardinal McCloskey Vicar General Quinn and others who then urged Devoy to retract the article. Belmont said he worked for Rothschild as apprentice and clerk from age thirteen until 1837 in this country without pay.
The article reports that the bill to admit Dakota as a state will not be pressed as hard as the division of the territory. The division measure will be strongly urged on Congress.
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