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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1877
Page
5
Notice of proprietor H Glafcke stating non responsibility for debts of employees or agents without prior written orders. H W Moore appointed local agent of The Leader and in charge of circulation in Cheyenne.
Skating rink at Recreation hall active. 31 Cheyenne passengers arrived by yesterday’s trains. First rain of 1877 fell around ten last night. Stebbins, Post & Co. to ship $2000 in Deadwood gold to New York today. Indian supply teams left for the Agencies yesterday. A lively street scrimmage on Eddy and 16th streets. no serious injuries. Several pistol shots heard in the western city area. cause unknown. The body of Chas W Smith buried in Potter’s field after congestion of the brain. M E church attendance doubled previous night. services tonight. Cheyenne lake-like with melted snow. crossings submerged, lanterns advised after dark. A sudden snowstorm later covered water. City editor marks one year in role. Presbyterian church audience prayed for family members and missionary work. same program at other churches. Dr Bowman notes uncertainty about nervous system functions. A man who owned barns to let is implied. A strong wind and a distant husband’s voice noted on 16th Street. Milton referenced in a reflection on past convenishices. Subscribe for Tim READER.
A harsh critique portrays Indian women as brutal and savage, recounting mutilations of the dead after battles. The piece cites Custer’s defeat scenes, Sioux and allied tribes, and Pawnee massacres noting violence against white captives and the lack of government protection. It claims vengeance and calls for shooting on sight.
Post mortem on Chas. W. Smith found all organs healthy and death from congestion of the brain. Dr. L. B. Joseph testified before the coroner's jury, corroborated by other physicians, leading to a verdict of brain congestion as the cause. The body was buried by the city sexton. Masons had no evidence of Smith’s membership.
A few copies of the compiled laws of Wyoming, full bound, are available on request at the LEApEr office. Price five dollars mailed postpaid six dollars and fifty cents. Remit by P O money order or registered letter. The volume includes all laws enacted by territorial assemblies, the Declaration of Independence, Organic Acts of Dakota and Wyoming, and related U S legal provisions.
Reports from New Orleans on January 10 describe Gen. Augur blocking access to the state house after clashes with Nicholls and Packard allies. U.S. troops arrived from Mobile as Republicans and Democrats contend over control, with arrests rare and a tense political standoff continuing through the day.
The libel case of Rev. Stuart Robinson of Louisville against the St. Louis Democrat is set for Circuit Court tomorrow. The suit challenges an editorial dated January 7 calling the clergyman implicated in a wartime plan to ship yellow fever infected clothing to northern cities.
Washington reports the oath of the White League pledging support for the constitution and aims of the society. It commits members to aid and possibly use arms to secure the inauguration of Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks for President and Vice President.
Springfield Jan 10 The canvass for U S senator proceeds vigorously with Logan holding the best chances as 33 competitors from all parties enter the race.
The Senate in executive session confirms Commodores Edward Donaldson George H Preble and Edward Middleton as rear admirals. House and Senate panels argue over counting the electoral vote and presidential succession while Indian affairs and Nez Perces depredations prompt recommendations to use the military to enforce reservations. A Central Pacific Railroad report outlines finances and stock. News from New Orleans reports a mob around the State House and orders to disperse.
Washington January 10 Congress discusses demonetizing silver and appointing international commissioners to fix silver value against gold. Debates cover diplomatic, financial, and naval policy as House and Senate adjourn after routine actions and committee orders.
San Francisco January 10 The annual report of the superintendent of the Consolidated Virginia mine shows 145 466 tons of ore reduced in 1876 yielding 1 667 000 dollars in bullion. Mining progressed at 1300 to 1550 foot levels with water and drift work. 1650 foot level to be opened promising value. Shaft down 1675 feet. development costly and water problems persist. Official foresees prosperity in the coming year.
The Concord convention nominated Benj F Prescott for governor. Resolutions deprecate threats from northern Democrats and southern newspapers while praising Hayes. Henry W Blair is renominated to Congress by Republicans in the third district.
J A Van Valkenburg and G W West stand trial in New York for conspiring to defraud the Pennsylvanian R I Co. as ferry master and ticket collector. They allegedly passed back tickets and re issued them. Fraud from three-cent tickets totaled about sixty five thousand dollars annually.
Ingersoll will defend Alexander Sullivan in the murder case of Francis Hanford. The trial is set to begin next week in Chicago with Ingersoll representing Sullivan.
An 1800s style promotional verse urges readers to send for Haun's Henry or HornHnouND AND TAR to cure coughs colds and throat or leg troubles. It promises quick relief and safety if used faithfully. Pike's Toothache Drops are claimed to cure in one minute.
The month of December brought a surge of deaths from disasters totaling about 410. Causes include 276 from the Brooklyn theatre fire, 105 from the Ashtabula wreck, and 29 from the Circassian ship wreck. A Montreal express train accident at Pittsford on December 29 left forty passengers unharmed.
The notice forecasts Cheyenne's season’s ball with a large turnout of fat and lean men. It describes expansive hats and upstairs parlors set for ladies, Oyster Bay’s Boss Caswell catering supper, and promises the best uptown event of the season with an elegant, well-planned layout.
List of letters remaining in the Cheyenne Wyoming Territory post office dated January 8 1877. Addressees include Adams Kisener Austin Kisner Anderson Kline Anderson Xinney Abey Lance Allen Labraine Abby Lawson Barnes Martin Boyd Madril Blanchard Boyer Barhite Brown Bloom Cook Cloud Conner Carpenter Cremer Chandler Cameron Cooper Coakley Clark Davis Davis Dyer Dawson Ellis Foote Fraser Fetherstone Foard Gerhard Gilligan Graham Gilman Gorham Gilligan Hunt Hanna Hart Harland Hard Hunt Hart Wilson Hunter Winans Hartman Moors Menard Mitchell Marcotte Murray Muller Michison Merriman Mittinger Markham McEwen McVey McMinn Nettlew Norman Naueshaultz Newton Owens Overfelt Prentiss Parker Platt Parkery Reed Raulston Rasmer Richardson Spencer Stoner Skinner Sharai Stout Stone Shaffer Strodi Snyder Smith Simmons Turner Teter and several with unclear addresses. Callers should say advertised and provide the listing date.
The ad claims August Flower cures liver complaints and dyspepsia with symptoms like sour stomach headaches and heartburn. It advocates buying a 75 cent bottle from Addams & Glover with a 10 cent sample and says two doses will relieve you.
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