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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1882
Page
13
The article surveys Cheyenne's early churches from 1867 to 1882, detailing founding dates and pastors for Presbyterian, Congregational, Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, Episcopalian, and African Methodist Episcopal congregations. It notes membership counts, Sabbath schools, and building projects, highlighting ongoing growth and challenges.
A series of brief notices report notable figures and events. Anthony Trollope lies critically ill in London while Santa Clara’s 2 17 record will be carried by John Turner next year. Mrs. Scoville seeks divorce by default. James F. Keene and Pierre Lorillard plan entries for English races. Two hundred two new members attend the opening of the house of representatives. Madame Bonaparte, Daniel Webster’s granddaughter, is dangerously ill in Washington of pneumonia. Albany iron works reduce wages 10 to 25 percent. Gen. Rosecrans declines candidacy for speaker, expects a committee chair. Charles E. Davis bets 250 for a $2,000 side match between Elliott and Allen. General George C. Thomas dies in Georgetown. May Len Foo of Chicago is cited as father of the first Chinese child born there. May Len married in Canton after returning from there. Dr De Frank Hamilton, Garfield’s physician, suffers lung hemorrhage but hopes for recovery. English actor Charles Wyndham arrives in Chicago welcomed by Mayor Harrison and local company.
Saturday C P Organ assumed ownership of the hardware business long run by J W Hammond, expanding the stock, real estate, and facilities at 298 300 Ferguson Street and the Ferguson Nineteenth Street depot. The transfer values around 85000 dollars with HH 8 Williston and Frank Boulter in key roles.
Readable fragments mention a knight, labor, broken bruises, a lever, and a failed action. Names and places are incomplete, with scattered terms like Front de ed, Rich, and CAB. The fragmentary text hints at a narrative but lacks coherent events or clear subjects.
Leave of absence granted to Lt Col Thomas M Anderson for one month with possible extension. Major Joseph W Wham relieved from Fort D A Russell Wyoming and to Cheyenne. Capt Leonard Hay detailed to Fort McKinney court martial. 25 day leave for Lt James A Keyden to begin by Dec 10 1882. Officers Capron Carland detailed to inspect Indian goods issuance at Santee Flandreau Nebraska Shoshone Bannock Idaho agency inspections to proceed on notice and report back.
At Sanford last evening O Donnell and Kenny members of parliament attended a home rule demonstration. A resolution condemned the government for pursuing Davitt and Healey and praised their refusal to accept bail terms. Kenny warned imprisonment would trigger arrest of the entire Irish parliamentary party.
The flood of the Seine floods the Palais bourbon wine vaults at Bercy and the printing offices of the Newspaper Union and Univers. Engineers fear the rising river will threaten the causeway from the des Vins bridge near Charenton. Water level at Austerlitz stands at 688 metres.
The Moniteur Universale prints a brusque article accusing the United States of navy corruption and peculation. It claims the US was forced to back down to Chile and warns France could ruin every American port.
Troy New York December 4 The Albany iron works employing several thousand men reduced wages ten to twenty five percent The action affects a large portion of the plant’s labor force and signals a sharp cost cutting move amid economic pressures.
In Odessa on December 4 five dragoons were condemned to fifteen years in the mines for taking part in the riots against the Jewish community.
Russian embezzlements and robberies both private and official are estimated to total 26,000,000 rubles for the year. Australian Accident near Hobson's Bay results in one death and fifty injuries. Hornaville woolen mill Craven & Willard No. 2 destroyed with an estimated loss of 100,000 dollars.
Constantinople report states the sultan skipped the mosque on Friday and an assassination attempt was contemplated. The sultan is terror struck and rarely appears outside the harem, heightening palace secrecy and concern.
New York police commissioner rules that operating surface and elevated railroads ferry boats delivery ice cream wagons and newspapers is not a violation of the penal code. An official order confirms the decision.
Justice O'Brien stated that increases in undetected offenses are driving trade decline in Dublin. He warned that many able to operate are fleeing the city, treating it as if infected by a plague.
Undegraff funeral held at Mt. Pleasant Wheeling today honoring Hon. J. T. Undegraff congressman from Ohio Seventeenth district. Congressional escort includes Townsend Atherton Dawes McKinney Skinner Van Arnim Price Willis and Gunther from several states.
The property of C. & J. P. Jones owners of the Calcutta cotton mills at Frankford was levied upon for judgments totaling 389044 dollars with other debts around 70000. Mills and machinery valued at 200000 dollars with stock similar. Over production blamed for the trouble.
A resolution was introduced in Congress asking the secretary of the interior for details on any attempted consolidation of the Union Pacific with another railroad, the authority for it, whether any department approved it, and if the government acted on stock or bond issues by the company. Referred to the judiciary committee.
Rumors swirl over Mrs. Langtry's stage flirtations at Wallack's and talk of feuding with Mrs Labouchere and Mrs Langtry facing harsh American press scrutiny. Abbey praises Langtry's season as the largest ever by a theatrical star in the nation, noting Bernhardt earned more, yet Langtry's total receipts reach $61,803.10 with peak night at $6,540 and $1,560 for the next largest.
In Durango last night Dr. Eretzky shot his partner Dr. H A Clay in Clay's office around 11 PM and then fatally shot himself. Clay died this morning. The pair had run a successful practice for months with no prior known conflict. Eretzky blamed Clay after being cowhided by Mrs Moore and Miss Hawkins over rumors.
Philadelphia dispatch reports Candy Boyle a recaptured army deserter from Allentown escaped Friday evening after handcuffs and heavy iron bedstead chained to him. He fled from the third story corner of Twentieth and Market carrying bed parts and leaping to ground in two long jumps. No trace found besides bedstead and fetters. Boyle displayed notable daring and climbing skill to reach safety.
The budget submitted to Congress totals 340 million dollars, narrowly under last year’s by 1.5 million. Ordinary appropriations amount to 223 million, while permanent indefinite appropriations total 117 million, down 9 million from last year mainly due to lower interest on the national debt. no rivers and harbors estimate this year after 8.5 million last year.
John T. Devoy was sent to the Tombs for thirty days for contempt of court after refusing to name the chief of the revolutionary movement. The ruling underscores courtroom demands for cooperation in the case.
Chicago reports confirm Creigh and Davis, long active merchants, failed as corn prices in the option declined despite large purchases by the firm and others. Liabilities are said to be heavy though full details are not yet known.
The attorney general asks congress for faster action to relieve delays in the Supreme Court and lower courts. Suits against the United States total 718 for 27,591,756 dollars. In 1973 civil suits and criminal prosecutions largely ended, with most civil outcomes favoring the government. Court expenses for the last year were 2,710,012 dollars, requested 3,260,000 for next year.
Washington reports from Internal Revenue Commissioner Raum on bond calls and debt reduction. He notes revenues rose from 113 million in 1879 to 146.5 million last year, estimates current receipts near 145 million, and warns calling all callable bonds in three years could waste public money.
Washington reports describe Dorsey as ruined by speculative ventures and costly lawsuits. He once held a vast New Mexico domain but sold his ranch to Boswell. now he lives in Washington, focusing on health and liberty to avert further danger.
The Pacific railroads commissioner reports Union Pacific gross earnings for the year ending June 30 at 24,094,627 up from 22,765,751 the prior year. Operating expenses reach 12,000,000 with interest 5,000,000 and dividends 4,000,000. Garfield board of audit allows several professional service claims including Bliss 6,600 Agnew and Hamilton 5,000 each Reyburn and Boynton 4,000 Edson 3,000.
The queen in the closing speech states relations with foreign powers remain amicable despite the failed French treaty and notes English and Indian troops in Egypt. She aims to uphold engagements, promote happiness, and keep peace in the east, while acknowledging reduced revenue and Ireland’s distress. She condemns Dublin assassinations and urges firm governance as Ireland’s social conditions improve.
In New Orleans on December 2, U S district attorney Leonard filed a brief arguing Kel logg's election should be decided by Congress rather than by the governor, outlining the legal basis for congressional involvement.
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