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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1877
Page
4
A collage of 19th century items reports leaders and events from Athens to Alexandria and Cairo. It notes the Monongahela arriving en route to China, the death of Methodist E M Marvin in St Louis, and political maneuvering surrounding Senatorial seats and party power in Washington.
Augusta Constitutionalist argues against large peacetime forces claiming twenty five thousand soldiers cannot subdue forty five million people. It criticizes militia strength on the western frontier and Mexican raids and calls for ending demagoguery by maintaining the present military establishment.
Mr Norris superintendent of Yellowstone National Park travels to Washington urging Congress to pass protection measures. He warns visitors have defaced natural curiosities for two to three years, risking unrecognizable features and possible total destruction. Secretary Schurz likely to address the issue in his annual report.
A collage of light gossip and fragments from Chicago Herald Chicago Tribune Chicago Evening Journal Oshkosh Christian Advocate Boston and Portland columns. The pieces cite personal intelligence personal stories marriages and a playful tone about a royal romance and a country girl in the city.
A U S Senate bill by Mr Hoar aims to create a national educational fund. It would allocate net receipts from public lands patents and railroads repaid to the United States to education. Each year the Interior and Treasury secretaries certify totals, with half of the aggregate invested in 4 percent U S bonds to form a perpetual national educational fund.
The Tn Cabinet announces former Illinois congressman John B. Hawley will replace McCormick as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, with resignation taking effect on the first of next month.
Lieut. Lemly of the Third cavalry arrived at Fort Laramie with twelve hundred Arapahoes and fifty Cheyennes en route to winter quarters at Fort Casper Wyoming. They crossed from Red Cloud Agency after marching from November 1 and reached Fetterman November 18. Delays occurred awaiting promised ammunition from the Interior Department, causing hardship. Chiefs Black Coat and Sharp Nose ease control to prevent depredations. Buffalo elk and deer abound in the region as long absent game returns.
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce praises Gen Miles as a true friend during a talk at Bismarck, but orders send him and his band to Fort Leavenworth. Miles commends their courage and intelligence and condemns battlefield rumors claiming Joseph is a rowdy hero. He laments the long march and the tribe's sorrowful plight.
A Vienna dispatch reports Pravetz capture gives Russians 80 to threaten Mehemet Ali’s communications if he presses the Ocharine and Plevna road. He must retake Pravetz first or move west with main forces toward Berkoya.
Reports say Packard has buried the hatchet with the President and is reconciled to the policy. If Effingham Lawrence is not confirmed as New Orleans collector, Packard will be nominated and likely given a prominent position.
Two marriages on the same week reveal dazzling bridal fashion. Lady Flora Hastings wears a white satin robe with point lace and orange blossoms, diamond tiara, and sapphire traveling ensemble. Miss Vanderbilt dons white satin brocade with three lace types and orange blossoms. Worth of Paris designed the couture.
Proctor Knott occupies Congress with dense quiet as Pat Conan’s humor fails to reach him. Adler announces a soon opening New York school to teach the religion of humanity. Warren Bank collapses join a list of Chicago banks and insurers. Felix Rogers sails a tub drawn by four geese from Battersea to Westminster with a naval salute. An Iowa paper reports a petrified man in Muscatine County weighing 700 pounds. Democrats in Washington hope Butler is seated soon amid Paris placards and arrests for drunkenness and unrest.
Judge Briddle of the Supreme Court reverses a demurrer in a Washington Circuit Court case, holding that the liquor statute makes the violator liable to any person who sustains an injury. The decision asserts that a wife is included as a person who may sue without her husband as co-plaintiff. Frances Batts had sued James Mitchell for damages.
An irate husband on a New Orleans to Chicago Pullman uses a six shooter to threaten his wife and fires into the car, injuring none. The incident ends with the assailant captured and handed to a policeman in the city depot. The piece also notes a Republican electoral college balance and criticisms of Nevada Senator Sharon for absence during a Senate session.
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