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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1878
Page
4
In Cheyenne and across the era, reports mix political moves on silver bills, Pacific rail interests, and naval maneuvers with European tensions. A Weather Service accident recounts Sergeant Cone surviving a perilous Mount Washington descent after a high speed sled slide.
An elderly Chili farmer, fond of fishing and hunting, confronts his son Tom who is found fishing instead of working. The exchange ends comically as the boy shouts Izaak Walton and hauls up a fine perch, cooling the father's anger. The tale appears in the Rochester Sunday Herald.
The steamship Canada arrived at North River pier No 51 from London after leaving January 8. Among passengers were Captain Thomas Crapo and his wife who previously voyaged from New Bedford to London in a whaleboat schooner with leg al mutton sails. Crapo recounts a meeting held in New Bedford to wish them God speed and notes the boat’s schooner rig and unique sails.
In a letter from J A P Allen, Collector of Customs at New Bedford, Captain Crapo describes a perilous voyage aboard the New Bedford vessel. He details long shifts at the helm, frequent rough seas, and reliance on passing ships for provisions, with multiple sightings and a final arrival near Newland, Penzance after a voyage ending July 8.
The Michigan Central at Jackson, Michigan, reports two new locomotives assembled and set in motion in just under three hours from when the boiler arrived. Two fourteen man gangs, under the master mechanic, completed the task and sent the engines on a 76 mile run with no journal or bearing noise. The Railway Age notes the feat as extraordinary and invites others to surpass it.
The Elmira Gazette reports a recent Port Jervis yard accident where a detached engine throttle valve failed, the engine ran at 30 mph into standing oil cars, stopped by a block, oil cars unharmed and no injuries. The engineer stayed at the helm and escaped unhurt, prompting calls for a remedy to prevent such runaway locomotives.
A Portsmouth man riding east with his wife during a sudden train start grabbed a woman and leapt aboard at fifty miles per hour. He realizes he seized his partner’s wife, is arrested, and later returns to find his own wife with his business partner, who vows stronger devotion. The wife reacts with hysteria and accusations as the chaos unfolds. He vows to walk next trip.
The Cabinet decides to resume minting the trade dollar at Philadelphia. Notices of deaths, political maneuvers, and military actions span from a Baltimore death to speeches by Conkling and Sherman. The piece also notes Vatican North Polish church issues, Utah statehood debates, and Indian policies amid recent troop movements.
The Chicago whisky market remains steady. An insurrection has broken out in the District of Armyros Thessaly. Nicanor Troncoso & Co. fail with heavy liabilities at Tavana. New York harbor hosts 51 ships 79 brigs 236 barks 193 schooners. Turks repel insurgents on Mount Pelion. A malt house and shops burn in Mason Ohio causing 40000 dollars in loss. Sinker Davis foundry in Indianapolis damaged 16000 dollars fully insured. Boucicaults Dead Secret staged at Fifth Avenue New York last night but disliked by critics. German papers report J and
An advertisement extols Mexican Mus Tang Liniment as a universal healer for wounds burns sprains cuts and various pains. It claims to have saved countless human lives and revived horses cattle and other livestock, positioning it as unmatched among liniments.
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