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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1877
Page
5
The fragment references judicial authority and cycles of law and revolt, noting the pursuit of lawful remedies and the rule of law. It mentions streets, crowds, and the metro area, with general references to courts, sessions, judges, and penalties. The text suggests demands for accountability and action within a legal framework.
The listing shows train times for Union Pacific and Denver Pacific routes with arrivals and departures. It includes passenger, mixed, and freight schedules, noting thirty five minutes later than city time and listing various stations and rendering errors in several times.
Post office hours 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily except Sundays. Money order office hours 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Western mails close 1 10 p.m. and Eastern 3 19 p.m. Mails from east arrive 1 20 p.m. and from west 6 20 p.m. Fort Laramie Red Cloud Spotted Tall agencies mail times vary by day. H Glafcke, Postmaster.
Senate and House committees on counting the electoral vote reach a tripartite tribunal plan with five Supreme Court justices and five Congress members from each house. Members pledge silence on details while hopeful for cross party acceptance. The bill outlining the plan will be presented tomorrow.
Senate committee inquiry details payments to Oregon figures tied to Watts and Bellinger. Witness cites a cash transfer of 8000 dollars to Diamond via Ladd and Bush, with parties including Jordan and Scott discussed. Patrick traveled to Oregon to review mining interests, while Casserly was asked to go but could not.
Hay Creek Wyoming reader argues Indian origin of the Indian Creek murder, citing wagon damage, unsearched pockets, and eight lodges seen near Old Woman's Fork. He claims Dull Knife's band as a detached party and notes army officers at Hat Creek leaning to Indian involvement.
A comic tale shows a Dutch man and a non Dutch woman seeking a marriage license with the clerk Loeb. The clerk refuses any discount, insisting on the five dollar fee, while the lovers attempt and fail to bargain. The piece ends noting the difficulty of getting a reduced price.
In Dutch Flat Cal a miner James McManus keeps a cow whose eight month old calf is half deer in appearance. The calf, described as small eared with deer like head legs and tail, shows early horn growth and has drawn many visitors. Scientists may study this hybrid anomaly amid notes of English forest hybrids.
Illinois ballots at Springfield show Logan Palmer and Davis leading but no winner on several counts. Boston and Omaha report early senatorial ballots with Boutwell Hoar Hitchcock and others. Blaine Windom Ferry Garland Yorley elected in various states on Jan 16 17.
The district police board bill is expected to pass without the President's signature due to inefficiency and high costs of the old board. The discussion notes reform is necessary amid evidence regarding Murtagh and Whitthorne.
The Union Trust bank cashier found a forged certification for 64000 dollars used to buy 48000 dollars worth of goods. About three million dollars in gold from San Francisco arrived and depressed the market, with prices dropping from 1062 to 1068. The Tribune reports May was fired before the order, Bennett fired into the air claiming he gave May his life, and Bennett and his sister departed on the City of Berlin for Europe while Mrs. W C Ralston and two children left on the China for Europe.
Intimate friends say a quarrel over the bride's dress triggered the incident but not the real motive. Mrs May urged a traditional wedding dress while Mr Bennett demanded a traveling costume and private ceremony. The true reason for repeated postponements remains undisclosed and delicate.
Denver reports mass losses among cattle and sheep across the southern plains with one man losing 1500 head and another 700 as cold weather persists. Antelope seek shelter near ranches while stockmen face unavoidable losses. avalanches threaten miners and hunters amid heavy snow on the mountains.
The passage notes Wyoming’s rapid rise as a beef hub with hardy pioneers and thousands of cattle thriving in both summer and harsh winter. It warns storms drive cattle seeking shelter to stray or perish, while calves grow alongside cows once pastures establish after the initial year.
Frank Ecoffey arrived with Andy Smith and Cummings amid a chain of alleged crimes near Fort Laramie. Reynolds court martial nears defenses as two key witnesses remain distant. Maj. Swaim and Judge Jenkins command a cautious, hopeful view of justice. San Francisco reports a general rainstorm, strong winds, falling barometer, and good crop prospects if the system persists.
Greeley fence firm sinks under a $20000 debt with no clear exit plan. Judge John I Redick of New Mexico resigns to open a Denver office. Fred J Stanton to build facilities for sulphuric acid and nitro glycerine with Denver powder works. Patterson congressional contest evidence complete. expenses rising. Sheep herder for E R Sizer loses both feet after a storm at Fort Lyon hospital. Seventeen year old daughter of L Dana found in Bear Creek stable frozen to death after carrying a stallion colt.
A wealthy family attends the Academy of Music where a deaf mute daughter, a longtime theatergoer, experiences a moment of perceived sound during Sol Smith Russell and Tagliapietra performances. The next day Mr Russell visits to sing for her, but the child dies that night, leaving a vacant chair in the family.
Public notice listing names of letters remaining in Laramie county Wyoming Territory post office as of January 15 1877. Letters unopened within thirty days will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Names include Miss J Anderson J Mace J Abbott EE Morris J Adams J W Muller Mrs Browning A Monahan M Bearley C Millkins P Blackner E C Miller F Baxter H J Martin W C Bell J W Moore W Branderberg J Moore and many others with assorted initials and locations.
A collection of period advertisement copy promoting August Flower for dyspepsia and liver complaints, Dr A Boschee's German Syrup for lung conditions, and GLENN's Sulphur Soap and Hill's Instantaneous Hair Dye. It urges readers to visit Addams & Glover for samples and regular bottles with stated prices.
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