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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1877
Page
10
War news from Europe boosts grain markets nationwide with breadstuffs advancing about 20 percent since Monday. In the Black Hills the court expenses remain unfunded with justice delayed to September due to lack of funds.
A Chicago correspondent describes Cheyenne as a magnet for Black Hills travelers and notes crowds filling streets by ten in the morning. As trains arrive, hundreds more disembark, filling saloons and theaters, while Maine men seek space at the Inter-Ocean and hotels scramble to house them all.
Senator George H Spencer Thomas Murphy P Li Jones and W A Cope land will proceed to the Black Hills next week to organize the Territory of Manito Graphic April 21 These illustrious men en route for the Black Hills to organize the Territory of Manito Doc Meyer Judge Murphy Walker Cunningham Claggett and Judge Bennett ought to look out for their laurels They might possibly take the above named gentlemen into the ring but in that case there would not be offices enough to go round
The South policy of the Hayes administration draws mixed views in the region. Republican stalwarts support the President despite doubts, hoping for stability and unity, while some fear further missteps. Voters see Hayes as honest and brave, willing to acknowledge errors and adjust, urging Republicans to stay the course.
The Black Hills reports describe a band of carpetbaggers moving into Deadwood to press a plan for a new Lincoln Territory that would split Wyoming, with Colorado seeking tax leverage. They lobby Congress through a connected ring, seeking offices for themselves while deceiving miners and tradesmen about independence and gains.
Gen Sheridan asked for 200000 to create two new posts and would abandon six older ones not yet decided. A distant table shows Tongue river post about 180 miles from the Big Horn post, assumed at the Little Big Horn mouth. The Tongue river post sits about 236 miles away, while the Big Horn post would be 8369 miles from the Yellowstone mouth.
J Easton Cooke recalls Lee Jackson and Stuart as the South’s famed cavalry trio. Lee stands for grand campaigns and calm leadership, Jackson for rapid decisive action under Providence, and Stuart for ardent chivalry and bold courage. The account affirms Stuart as morally virtuous and devoted to his wife, with a grief over his daughter Flora that few could match.
An editorial column claims a long footed Sioux leader dubbed Longfoot is linked to a string of horse thefts across Laramie County ranches. It argues government ledgers should order a general feet examination at agencies to identify the thief, joking about not testing a local white man’s feet.
Sitting Bull, an Ogallala chief employed at Red Cloud to guard public property, is killed and scalped after his rifle exposes him to Crow scouts. Once allied with whites, he had opposed Crow allies and once drove off their ponies while with Gen. Crook’s delegation.
The wedding took place at the Episcopal church with Rev. F. Tomkins Jr. officiating. Dr. Chas V. Petty, surgeon U.S.A. at Fort Russell, wed Miss Ettie M. Carpenter of Washington, D C in a formal ceremony.
A mash of then current quips ranges from German politics to Prussia and independence fantasies to a biting sketch of social class. It includes a Middlesex court scene over a money lender, a spiritualist two sided life idea, a Highlander praising doctor and minister sons, a book agent and Helen's Babies, and sharp vignettes on aristocracy, gratitude, parasols, and a concert anecdote about Ole Bull. The miscellany adds Polish toasts, a Spitz dog jab, and a Scottish exchange quip about a bad finger and a noisy porter, concluding with a tale of a Highland laird and a father’s wit over a child’s age and a shilling remark.
Gen Ord, based at headquarters in San Antonio Texas, will not attempt to reinstate President Leredo, according to officials. The decision ends speculation about possible political restoration in the region.
The narrative from Kill Eagle and his people details a camp of Sioux on the Rosebud prior to Custer’s arrival. They describe women fleeing to the hills as soldiers charged, a retreat by Reno, and a fierce lower-camp battle in which several horses were recovered and many soldiers were killed, while upper-end combat was light. The account credits the Great Spirit with their victory and notes the indians believed the troops would have fled if not for the earlier timber withdrawal.
The National Woman Suffrage Association calls its tenth annual convention to be held at Masonic Hall New York City on May but details note the address Sixth Avenue and Twenty third Street. The movement seeks a sixteenth amendment granting women the ballot and argues federal power to enfranchise women. The New York State Society meets at the same venue the next day. Communications go to Mrs Ma tilda Joslyn Gage Fayetteville N Y.
Michael Fredrick Fagan died in the city on April 24 at age 42. Funeral from St Marys Catholic Church this day at 2 PM. Friends are invited to attend. Carriages will be furnished for all.
A novel photographic device records heart motion with an india rubber bag and mercury column. Each pulse lifts the mercury, and a moving paper slip shows the pulse extent and rate. the pulse sometimes falls in horizontal lines and re-ascends before finally dropping.
The present archbishop of Dublin renowned for Study of Words shows frail health while at a Dublin dinner hosted by the Lord Lieutenant. He unexpectedly declares a stroke of paralysis and admits numbness after years of fearing it, prompting a quip from the Duchess Abercorn about pinching.
Gen Sheridan supports supplying Sioux Indians with cattle and sheep for stock raising. He argues care of flocks and herds would align with their pursuits, providing security and income. The plan includes early youth training, women’s domestic instruction, and depositing their money, with bureaucratic reform tied to interior affairs.
In Sicily brigandage remains alarming with citizens and travelers seized and kept in caves for ransom. Bands are led by youths aged 18 to 24 in velvet jackets and armed with knives guns and pistols. Leono is the head robber. the cause is poverty from large landowners slow development and weak justice. Local people sometimes aid the outlaws.
The piece recalls violent acts and domestic upheaval among Black communities over party loyalties. A South Carolina wife killed her husband with an axe after he admitted voting Democratic. In Louisiana a respected Black politician faces abandonment by his wife upon learning of an alleged affair with the Nicholls party. The text mocks feminine intuition and hints at broader political strife within Black society.
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