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Show THE TERRITORIES. ! A large crowd gal hen d near the depot on Monday to wit noma a foot-race between one of thu Georgia minstrels and a while man from Xnvada. The wager was J 10 a side. Before the race the belting was about evenly divided, but tho Nevadan trotted over tho courso 75 yards and hit? appearance charmed tin-spectators tin-spectators so much that Imgo oddc wero laid on his winning. Ab the pair were about to start, tlie darkey remained: "J can run some, but il this chap ia a 'hell-roarer' I e'ponc he'll beat me." They ran evenly until within a few yards of tbo goal, when thednrkey mado a bold Hpurt, und came out several feet ahead, amid the loud cheers of bin brethren in the crowd. Cheyenne Lender. The flatter says it is a matter of doubt whether whiles or Indians mado the attack upon Mr, Brown in I Red canon the other day. Kin said by parties who know th it Mr. Brown had much difficulty with hit) employe; while bfing engaged in opening tne stage route to the Black Hills. A to bo in tho Hille, audit is puBsible that tho ahot was fired by rome one who had a grudgo against Brown. The people of Kvanslnn are petitioning peti-tioning the Union I 'acilic lor lower laro and freights from Omaha to JOvanston. It is claimed that the present rates from Omaha to Kvom-ton Kvom-ton are double the rat en from Omaha to Han Francisco. Snpt. Voorhccs of tho Cheyenne & Black Hills stagn lino has t- graphed for a lot of guns and ammunition am-munition for uho on tlio coach ch between Port Laramie and Uii'ter city. For tho post of Camp Douglas, ai.d Forts Cameron, Bridger and Hall, Major T. O. Dewey has been aligned to pay tho troops for tlio muster of April 30, 1H70. |