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Show THE FRONTIER. At Dowran's ranch, 40 miles from Laramie city, Charley Cowan shot T. E Ryan, inflicting a fatal wound. Rvau then beat Cowan to death with his pistol. Tbe Utfl disabtera on tho Uuioo Picitii- railroad have beon heavy, em bracing $400,000 in fighting the Missouri river at Omaha: $250,000 for reparing tne Omaha bridge, and $75,000 or $100,OJO by the express robbery. - On the Roi-k bland diuing car it is said that the delation of 25 Indians en route to WasiiiiiRtoo devoured 33 dozen eggs, 42 pounds of fish, 74 pounds ol steak, ii gallons of coflce, and numerous amount of entrees. From Helena it is reported that 950 lodgett of Vanktons, 250 lodges ol Uuckpipas, 120 lodges ol Sauleea, ui.d 1'25 lodges of Assinaboines are making their way to Silting Bull's camp, or to the point where the meeting with , V-m commissioners will take place. A German named George Perry, who has been on the' Pacific coast niiioo 1S60, shot himself at Pikes' l'.-ak ' Gulch, Montana Sept., 17lh. lie had been at- work opening this gulch since 1S73, spending soaie $35-000, $35-000, with no returns. Id a letter found upon him he eaid that his creditors wore pushing him, and he had no money to pay them, and was not able to raise any, as his credit was gone. "I can hardly go anywhere without meeting some one I owe. I am Bick and tired ol such living. Winter ia at hand. I have riu pro- visions, no clothing, no money, no home, and am plcuty in debt So I think it is beBt tor me to settle this mise rable life by self destruction. I kuow I am doing wrong, but I dou'i care. If I was Uat broke to-day would any one give me a starter? I doubt it very much, and I will avoid it by doing away with myself so that I will be no more trouble to any onR on this earth. I am not insane nor drunk, but in full possession ol my mind," The papers all say that Goorge Perry was a good man, who had a host of friends, who would have helped him bad they known bis straits. That is easy enough to say after an unlucTcy man iadead. |