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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1877
Page
12
On Christmas Eve near Tours a group of young Frenchmen caused disturbances during a parish church service. A burning taper was seized and placed under a devout man’s chair, among other eccentricities. They were recently sentenced to imprisonment.
During General Ignatieff's English visit the Queen received Madame Ignatieff with formal restraint. Madame Ignatieff, leaning on Lord Derby, stood while the Queen sat. After three minutes of stiff conversation, the Queen dismissed her with a wave, signaling cooling relations between the two governments.
A lineage note traces the Russian imperial line through the late Grand Duke Alexander and the Empress’s brother Prince Charles of Hesse, with mourning in the court. It recalls Czar Alexander's 1841 marriage to Maria Alexandrovna of Hesse and Crown Prince Alexander’s 1866 union with Princess Dagmar of Denmark, underscoring ties among Russian German and Danish royal families.
In Paris a vast establishment rivals the world in producing imitation pearls diamonds and stones using Fountainbleau sand. It details waxed false pearls and glistening hues from fish scales stripped from roach and dace while alive. Gold settings showcase the newest fashion and artistry.
Secretary Sherman recalls his painful removal of many employes deemed unnecessary or inefficient. His predecessor demanded cuts and three trusted officers examined the force. The list was reviewed by Governor McCormick and kept delays, leaving only a minimally sufficient staff to perform the work.
The obituary notes the British Army field marshal’s unusual rise from an Irish MP’s son with an early ensign appointment to 91 years old. He became captain on half pay at age eight, joined at 15, and as Brevet-Major at seventeen, with Spain campaigning and a later French captivity before limited later service.
From Red Cloud Agency a military correspondent notes Col Miles may be the only field column this season. Generals Sheridan Crook and Colonels Mackenzie Merritt recently met at Cheyenne, but no campaign preparations are evident yet. Miles, related to the General of the Army and Treasury secretary, may gain promotion, while Crook is credited for shaping the current peaceful situation.
A historical plan outlines moving Sioux south of the Union Pacific to Indian Territory and opening northern Wyoming to settlement. Under Grant, Hayes, and war officials, the effort uses religious denominations or military oversight, with Congress considering multi year funding and rapid construction of agencies, warehouses, and water routes to support relocations. The move is tied to Red Cloud and Spotted Tail Agencies, with potential impact on Sidney’s economy.
Rev J Gossin reports Indian relics found in a Davenport mound near Iowa. Dark slate tablets show pictorial engravings a funeral rite scene stars sun and moon and two lines of unknown writing. Reverse tablet depicts men animals birds and trees. A second tablet features a dial with four circles marking cardinal points and zodiac signs. If genuine these relics are among the nation’s notable archaeological treasures.
A reflective report describes the Mountain Meadows as a bleak wasteland scarred by storms and emigration tragedy. The spring near the old camp is a sunken pool. grass vanished, crowds avoid the area, and Cedar City bears signs of the avenging curse. Haight Higbee and Stewart are said to have fled, forming a deadly pact to not be captured, while their associates fade from the region.
In April 1877 the Laramie correspondent writes of a growing Wyoming town praised as a gem of the Rockies with clean streets, thriving mining in the hills, and notable local figures like banker Ivinson creating a sound financial center. The piece notes crime and reforms, then shifts to a Missouri legislative probe alleging bribery in a railroad bond renewal, naming several politicians and lobbyists connected to the corruption scheme.
The Standing Rock Agency tells of a two foot rock named Standing Rock formed from a petrified squaw and infant after a tribesman took a second wife. A local Indian tradition says offerings are placed daily at the petrified figure. The top is painted and beads cloth arrows and other articles lie around the base.
A gentleman dying in Paris rose to fame by the odd way he dispensed with debtors. A creditor entering a mirror chamber saw bizarre reflections, from a flat head to upside down faces, a clown grin to undertaker features, and even a dead no-body vision. No one could endure the chamber longer than fifteen minutes.
A 1877 piece reports an election for a Justice of the Peace in Confedrit Corners, Kentucky. Eliphalet Boyer’s long service ends as Abslum Pettus defeats Deekin Pogram after black voters and Pettus supporters clash with white opponents, amid intimidation and revolver threats. The piece laments racial tensions, praises Pettus’ victory, and foresees further political strife from the color line being broken.
A Cincinnati man Abe Rothschild’s child describes a Texas jail as luxurious for a murderer. The prisoner enjoys social visits from dozens daily, bouquets, street promenades, and no heavy reflection on his looming trial. The letter also notes other local criminals and suggests Texas prisons are not harsh in public perception.
Dr Jowett headmaster of Bal iol invites Mr and Mrs Lewes George Eliot to Oxford. They attend his Sunday service and sit beside the communion table in high backed bishop chairs. The scene prompts astonishment but ends with the congregation absorbed in his sermon. The incident marks a bold act by an English clergyman.
A Stirling Journal account describes a Sunday scene near Gartmore where a pulpit window blind and roller collapsed during a minister’s sermon on the devil. The preacher hid briefly, then leaped to safety as glass shattered, sparking fear but no panic. The incident serves as a caution to clergy about handling discussions of the devil.
In the suit of Charles H. Marshall and Co claiming 225000 for the sinking of the Harvest Queen in the Tris Channel on December 80th and 75000 by the steamer Adriatic, the judge dismissed the libel with costs.
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