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The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20

MKErISe OF The FIEE DEPAET1IES1.-At
meeting OF the Committee Of the Fire De-
PArtment, held at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. on
Tuesday evening. October II, J. D. Treat xas
elected permanent Chairman, and ". p. Free
man, Secretary. The minutes Of the meeting
Of Oct l6 were Rad and approved The
folloEing report to the citizens of EIko was
then read:
We find on examination Of the statutes. that
the Sheriff Is empowered 10 appoint q deputy
20 act a. Fire Marshal, with a salary not to
exceed 800 per month and We suggest that
the Sheriff be instructed 10 make such AID
Pointnent Immediately provided the County
Commissioners Will allow said bill for salary
We further suggest that there be Bucket
Company organized at oncex and We further
suggest that every householder be requested
TO have in his hOlse, in some conspicuous
place, two buckets, TO be kept especially for
use in case Of hre, and TO be so marked as TO
designate their use and owner. We find that
Tor Sl,1OJ Te can procure a Zimmerman en-
gine delivered here, with 400 feet Of hose:
and put IN proper working condition i've good
ssstsrns, ten feet square and proper depth.
and make all necessary arrangements for or
ganinng the Fire Department, except the
building OF the engine house. We think this
is the best immediate organization we can
make.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20
Lsa.r Hoa wia,.z.eea

WcNE,rCcCA- Oct Is. 1Ss9
EDr-us IxpEPESDRr=LSst night our
town vas thrown INTO grea; excitement by .
telegram from B2tfls Nozatzin Svis-h. STAT
ing thA; l. T. Swim hGd killed two men The
constable returned this morning with Swim
There we've no Witnesses TO the bloody scene
e1eeP; The thre~ persons ooneerned- The
follO-ing facts, in connection With the AfSir.
learn from II. 5. Bonnifeid. the defendants
attorney. Swim Was returning from pros
pectinS trip, with a wagon. Al Fieke;t's
place, While b1ying some hay for his horses,
q man BY the name Of Jack Goodwin got into
the wagon sAyirg that he would ride TO the
railroad with him. On the nay they net All
double barrellei shotgun, and Goodwin and
the stranger recognized each other. Good
Win remarked that be would not ride any fur
;her- and so; out Of the wagon The two
then demanded S~in's money, the stranger
drawing his gun on him Swim said all night.
that he did not have much, hut vha; he had
Tas in a box; and reaching down to get the
money. got hold Of his Henry rife instead.
With which he turned loose on John Doe
Doe fred az the same time. dropped his gun
and run. Goodwin then elinched Swim. and.
hs'ng q powerful man, threw him Swim
succeeded n getting away from him. and
struck him blow on the head with the butt
Of the gun. and then beat his head into a
Jelly Swim team IAN Of during the fight,
and after be hsd finished Goodwin he walked
down 20 the railroad station and gave himself
up John Doe has not We; been found. Swim
thinks he HIT him, IS he nan OF and did not
come 10 the assistance Of Goodwin. Swim
Tlll be examined tomorrow. when more light
may be thrown on the subject.
JACK Goodwin WIS a notorious desperate,
and formerly resided az Dayton. Svin is an
old resident Of Humboldt county. and was
for long time aInalgArnator in Falls mill. a;
InionylIls, and Is man OF good character
BE and Joe Soshay killed six Indians in the
aEht in which Emery was killed. three years
ago Occasional
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20

NEv-Sirsrs--Good mines are reported to
have been discovered near the IDAHO ranch on
the CcP~ rod about t-enty-eiGht miles from
town ne hedges discovered re reported TO
be Of good sire. remarkably regular in their
oOarss and Of unq1estionsbls richness Quite
a number Of locations have been made, and
considerable excitement prevails in the neigh
borhcoi about them. The time VII come
when a ooatinral chain of mining camps viii
exist between here and Mount1in CITY
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20

FEMALE CoSvTcs.-There are six female
prisoners in the State Prison of California at
present, viz: An italian woman. murder in
the second degree, sentenced for life; three
American women-one grand larceny, SEN
fenced for year and half; another for shoot
ing female friend in a fit Of jealousy. same
sentence; and q third for grand larceny,
four years; an Irish woman, grand larceny.
five years; and a China woman. for perjury,
same sentence
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20

POLICE MATTEEs.-''A young man from the
county" in the vicinity Of Ruby valley.
came to this town, and on Sunday last, after
getting outside of quantity Of the tangle-
foot 30 generously dealt out here got on the
war path, lifted a German behind the ear with
his fist, for all Of which he was arrested On
his person WAS found concealed revolving
pistol. He was fined s2S for violating the
Law. .....s '.......
Sun Wo, celestial, complained that Hop
Sing, another, had appropriated mat or roll
Of dried fish, which had been consigned 10
him from Sacramento. and that too. after he
had paid the railroad freight ON it. 1.-THE fish
weighed so pounds, and were valued at about
six dollars. Hop Sing was arrested and had
his trial yesterday, and the Juhas took The
matter under adyisement, Sing having given
bail. The facts ELECTED were, that a cirrnan
had unintcnuonhlly taken Sun Wo's package
with number of Hop Sings, and delivered
them Mt the house of the latter, who, know
ing from the marks OH it that il was not his.
opened 1t and unlawfully appropriated it TO
his own use. The point made by the District
Attorney was that Hop Sing committed larce-
ny by the extraction OF fish from a package
which was the property Of another. and not
his own, as was shown by the marks thereon
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20
THE ELKO INDEPENDENT.
"WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1859.

TIE FzE OF SLTuKDAr.-About2 O'Clock
on Saturday afternoon our town vas startled
By the cry of FIRE. Scarcely had the alarm
been given, when the French Rotisserie. on
Commercial street, just below John Epley Il
Co.'S store, was enveloped in one mass of
flames, that kho; high AboYs the surrounding
buildings and caused CONSERVATION and terror
among the adjoining property holders The
IRE started by the explosion OF some eomb1s-
tible material that Was being handled by one
Of the proprietors. behind the bar. Who barely
escaped with his hfe by running into the streS.
II Was plain 20 be seen that the only course
20 pursuc, 20 save from destruction the entire
block, was TO cut Away on both SIDES Of the
burning building. SheriE Eitch's ohsSe VAS
taken IN hand, and By aetive and no; work
they succeeded in tearing il down thereby
leaving vacant space. Epley Il Co.'s build
ing Was for some minutes IN imminent danger
OF catching. but quick and iudiciozs work
saved 1t and stopped the IRE from spreading
further 10 the north. The Cosmopolitan Hotel
pump done good work under Trest's manage
mert- The boys worked with a viii and con-
sidering the confusion and excitement that
prevailed deserve great credit for their &C
uyIty. The Railroad Hotel on the south
Was saved by = scratch. Fortunately there
vas not 4 breath wind stirring At the time:
had there been there Is no telling where the
FIRE would have stopped. Five places % bus
ness were destroyed Loss about 5000.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20

CITIES MEErNG-FIEE OEGASIzIEToS.-
AT a meeting Of the citizens Of Elko, held at
Mr.. Giblins' saloon, Oct 10. ls6s. 8ir. Wines
was elected Chairman, and I. 3. Henley,
Secretary.
On motion Of NJ. Epley il was resolved that
committee Of seven be appointed TO take
into consideration the matter Of fire orgaui-
zaton, 10 report on Sunday evening, Oct. Il
vhereuPon Messrs- Treat, Epley, Taylor,
HAines, Fitzgerald. Laumeister. and Freeman
were appointed on said committee
On motion, the meeting adjourned to meet
again az such time as the committee might
suggest LIZ. WINES, President.
L. u. HELEI, Secretary.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20

A Coon NovENEST.-our property OWNERS
have Z; last been brought TO their senses, and
are moving IN the right direction for the sscu-
rity Of their property from IRE. The fire, on
Saturday last, bad the eject Of Immediately
setting on foot Measures for the organization
Of thorough and Efficient fire department.
which our town has been 50 long IN need Of
meeting vas held on Saturday night l.st
and committee appointed TO draft resoIu-
tons and report the same FOR the corsidera-
ton of our eitiIens At public meeting 20 be
held At Gibin's saloon, tonight Let the
meeting be well attended, a. the necessity for
thorough fire department is apparent TO al.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20

Corr DIsTmcT.-We have seen several par
ties, this week, direct from Mountain CITY.
and they all bring in good reports from the
new Fl Dorado. Where work has been done
on any Of the lodges they continue to improve
in both quality and quantity of ore. The
town Is rapidly improving, and already wears
quite nm imposing appearance. Several
large stone houses have been completed, and
many more ore nndcr why, to shy nothing of
the many comfortable wooden structures and
the scores OF canvas houses that dot the hill
sides. The Drew n Atohson mill will soon
he ready for work, which event will be hailed
With 10y by the miners. Mcdonald, the as
sayer IL kept busy in testing ore from the
many now discoveries that are constantly
being made outside Of the town Life and
activity prevails everywhere. and nil have
unbounded confidence in the district proving
equal, IL not superior, to White Pine.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20

CAMr HuLEcK.-Work on the Quattcrmas-
ter, comnissary md stable buildings il being
ing pushed forward rapidly. Quarters arc nj.
SO being provided for two additional Gonna.
MICS of soldiers.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20

The Elko & Idaho Road Company are bad
ly in need Of money, and IL is to be hoped
that oil who subscribed will como to the cen.
tor, rs the workmen must be paid on
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20

News has been received at Washington Of
the failure of the First National Bank, in this
State. One of its notes was protested on tho
18th at its redecming agency, the Third Ma
tional Bank, at New York. This is the first
and only failure of n national bank since the
last annual report of the Comptroller of the
Currency. A receiver has been appointed.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20


VINO Is BELKSAP?--The Omaha Herald in
reply to the above question gives the follow
ing:
A Washington dispatch tells the world who
General Belknap. the new Secretary of War
IL. IL tells us that Bclknap is man whose
name is Belknnp, His other name is William
w, and lails from lowa--from Keokuk-that
he is "tall and stout'-a muscular individual
"A lawyer 10y profession, who wears "rcd
hair, and, what is vastly more important 20
the Grant family, that he is personal friend
Of the President
This Is about all that is publicly known Of
General" Bolknap, save that he was once
on Shcrmnn's stan, but Il IL very likely that
he has private history which Mr.. Grant mp
preciatcs in connection with those smaller in.
cidcnts of his milithry career, which all the
dccency-party Of the country have chronic
objections TO discussing.
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The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20

The judicial election in California takes
place to-day.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20

Ftvs omigrant cars went west last night
well filled with passengers.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20
BORN.

AZ knsSAt's EAHch- Ezko county. Nevada October
So lssS. 70 the vile q }, y. Knight sou
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20
NOTICE

HAvING rRASsfERREDoUR ACCOUNT m SAN
AnA Limited. = ne drs~ IT par on .aId banh snd
.Any eheekH herrofore darn by the .Aess<J q
IL fIrst SAttonal Bank Of Nevada and nov out
sanding utn BE- pAid e The "Loodon and Ban Fran-
Efo. Oct 18th. lse2 SIS
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20
TAX NOTICE.

COUNTY TREAsCRERS oFFTcE.1
EXC CorSTI. October l.. lssg
NOTICE - HEREBY GTyEN THAT THE STATE.
~ cou-ty, AID oths- taxes no- due and Tays;
ble AID hat the laws IN rlrd 20 their payment VIII
Be strictly erforcet. |." --s-sH
o4oe n tAs Bank Of p N E3e- Co. E1ko .srr "a.
n p. FREEMAN. County Treasurer
ST. and EI-o1ocio Tax Receiver.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20
MARRIED..

Il SAeranent0. Cal. October sth, Iss0. II The rsss
Gezcr Cd ursrs-s f.ii--r. o. f<-. a. go.
4 & NAEn, q EIkS. - MIS- ". Emma Goe5nzS-r .
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-10-20
BanCrOft's Blanks.

nKHS. MnkTGAGEs. LEASES. ANn AL BLANK
~ fpl!hS Used in courts and by officials. For sale
by L. FBEp BROORS. Elku. 10 sm
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-15
a CoLoRED RoMANCE.

"A correspondent of the Lawrence
{ American reports story which par
takes strongly of romance. 1t runs in
this wise:
A soldier from Andover, during the
war advertised for lady correspon-
dent with reference to matrimonv.-
At length response was made by a
young lady in Boston. The CORES
pondence which followed gave mutual
information, and ripened into mutual
affection. The soldier obtained fur
lough for the purpose of visiting his
fail. dulcina, and having the twain
made one. On arriving in Boston he
called at the street and number to
which he had been invited, and was
; ushered by the servant into the spa
G eious and elegantly furnished parlor
of the house, there to await the ap-
pearance of Miss L--, for whom lie
inquired. Shortly after very neat
and intelligent colored girl entered
the room, and conversation commence
ed very much in this wise:
Soldier" 1t is Miss l. want
TO see."
Colored Lady" | am Miss l."
Soldier" Under the circumstances
you will not expect me 10 fulfill the
engagement 2"
Colored Lady Oh, no, of course
not: but Won will recollpct I wrote
YOU that I had dark complexion"
Thus ended the affair. The letters
which passed between the parties are
said 10 have been saturated with, the
very tenderest affection, The lad,
has since. been married 4 to. one 4of her
own color, aud divulged the above
factf 10 y female friend.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-15

- What papers do youmean, sir:
know nothing of papers, G ~
" Come, no foolishness = Won .arc
certainly the gentleman5 g(ope1ing
his memorandum g gentleman-r from
Ohio, stopping at fremont House,
wants divorce"
"Divorce! the devif! o r. never
thought of such thinga Whatolo
you mean, lsir?" 905a w9G T.
"Beg pardon, sir; no use getting
excited over SO light SUI affair." 4 as
sure You it's very sirgular7.rgentle-
man from Cincinnati; +; five feet seven
light completed, dark hair, sandy
whiskers, and" &. ~ DIST ItA
Expecting to hear our name called
next, We endeavoredI tosd pass on! Tbut
were detained by athe. stralger,l who
seized our arm and exclaimed;dt to
Hang it, if1you~ are notTtheI man
You look like you wanted, or at least
ought, to be divorced" g
We are disposed 10 be peaceab!e,
having Decn raised IN n eluukcr neigh
borhood, but must admit that this last
remark got our dandel> up, and before
we could regain composure, aimed 81
blow at our 1orn1entors nose, which
he wisely lodged and pefniit,ed us lu
measure our length ppon;the sidewalk.
Picking ourself up, as best we could,
Fe hurried OH, thankful tov nur es.
cape.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-15
a LITTLE BOYS POCKET.


DO you know what's in my potietE
Such lot of treasures in 1t.
Listen now while bedn it,
Snch a lot of sings it hold. I
And all there Is, You sail be told:
Every sin dat's in my pottct E.t
And when and where and how dot it.
. First of all here's in my pottet
beauty shel-I picked it up;
And heres the handled of tup
That somebody has broken at tea;
The sheli's hole in it You see:
Nobody knows that l have cot il
keep it safe here in my pottet
And here's my ball, too. in my pottet.
And here's my pennies. two. fre,
That Aunty Mary gave me;
/ To morrow day IN buy spade;
& When I'm out wslkin with the maid;
can't put dat here in my pottet, -.
hut can use it when Is dot it
IIere's Some more sins in my nottet -.t.
Here's my lead, and here's my string
And once had an iron ring,
But through hole it lost one day: es E
And this is what always say Ea. Faf
A holes theworst sin iii lottet
Have it mended when you've dot il
Hearth and Rons.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-15
\ CINCINNATIAN IN CHICAGO.


Cincinnati Times, has had some queer
experience in Chicago. The follow
ing incident is an example: ri HtE
Arising at an early he hr- Monday
morning ('' the early bird catches the
worm," and We were after it,, we sal
lied forth for morning walk, wend-
ing orlr way to the lake esshore-ha4ing
heard of the efficacy of Tie lake breeze
-and had proceeded bnfa few steps
when We were aecosted by we'll
dressed individual who sported an elc-
CANT nose-glass of pure go!d-s9 We
thought-and carried in his shaha :,
huge bundle of apparently Legal doc
uments.
+" Mornin', sir" exclaimed our legal
friend, extending his hand. ''''''7
"Good morning, sir; happy 10 meet
YOU" s4 +
"Out early, sir; best time for busi-
ness opening memorandum book
-" suppose. you have your points al.
arranged" N7sE@
"Perhaps you are mistakeny sir. I
am not in need OF legll ,.,s.is assn Z, lce,- "t
present" , : - "A ~
" No necessity for being retican;
my friend. I'm ready to eei'vt1 90
and can furnish your fs p q d for
time." .-~. =--s-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-15

IrIguts, scalIUy suppIles OF
ss. lIek kl
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-12-31
make the speech, though I did moi
AGREE with him in it.

make the speech, though I did not
agree with him in it.
Mr.. Jones, of Kentucky, obtained
permission to make a statement. He
said lest nv vote should be misun-
derstood, I desire TO say that I am
not now in favor of repudiation,and
probably never shall be.
Seveal members repeating "prob
ably"
Mr.. Jones-Yes, sir, probably
never will be. I should be in cer-
tain contingency if the alternative
were presented to me whether to
vote that that part of the bonded
debt not specified to be paid in gold
should be paid in gold, or that there
should be reputation to that ex-
tent, then I would go for repudia-
ton, but am not now in favor of
reputation. l only conceived that
this resolution was not a proper one
to be adopted at that time. 1t
might be misunderstood. I there
fore voted no, and I maintain that
VOTE
The vote was then announced
yeas, 1913; nays, 1.-The negative
vote being Jones.
Mr.. Eldridge asked the indul-
gence of the House to state why
it was his expressed wish to with
draw his vote. He held that he did
not wish by any vote of his to pro
nounce censure the gentleman from
Ohio (Mungen). He believed that
that gentleman had right
to make the speech he did
make, if he himself was convinced
of the soundness of his own posi-
ton. That was the reason why he
doubted the propriety of voting for
the resolution. He was not re-
pudiator, and never expected to be.
He paid his own debts, and was in
favor ofthe Government paying it's
debts.
A message was received from the
President, announcing the ratifca-
ton OF the 18th Constitutional
Amendment by the State of Ala
bama.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-12-31
SENSIBLE.

The editor of the Grenada Miss. J
SENTINEL, who, by the way is ma
tive of Italy, and late ardent sup
porter Of Judge Dent for Governor
of Mississippi, says, in his paper of
the 18th instant:
We notice extracts from two or
three of our Mississippi exchanges,
intimating or declaring that the
negro race shall be treated with
marked unfriendliness, because of
their having voted sin solid body"
against us at the late election. We
think all such pronunciamentos in
judicious, and that such action
would in very many cases be unjust.
The negroes are among US, all
around us, dependent upon us, as
they always must be, for protection
and support, while we are partly
dependent upon them for labor, and
choose to be much more dependent
than we need, or ought to be. While
we endure and encourage this mu-
tual ncighbothood and connection,
let us do nothing to irritate or es-
trange them, to our own discom-
fort; let US act wisely, stand in our
lots, discharge our duties faithfully,
and wait patiently for an All-wise
Providence to work out his benevo-
lent plaes for the races.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-12-31

We have recently been reminded
of relentless severity with which the
Government of Italy deals with its
subjects.
Mr.. Guvani Sulari was a soldier
in the Army of Italy in lS4S, from
which he deserted, and came to the
United States. Last summer he
concluded to visit his native coun-
try, and took passage for the same.
Last week the father of the editor of
this paper received a letter contain
ing the information that, on arriv-
ing there, he was recognized, and
Immediately pressed into the SER
vice. Mr.. Sulari has an affection
ate wife and two very interesting
little sons in Philadelphia. If a
large mass of the American people
were familiar with the tyranical ma
ture Of the Governments of the Old
World, we are confident they would
more highly appreciate the remark
able liberality and grandeur of that
under which they live.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-12-31
Administrators Sale of Real
Estate,


Estate.
TN pursuance of an order of the Pro-
Il bate Court of Wyandot County.
Ohio. I will offer for sale at public aac-
tion, on the premises, on the 9th day
of December, A. D., 1869, at 10 O'Clock.
foreeoon, the following described real
estate, situate in the County Of Wyan-
dot, and State of OHIO to-wit: In lot
number twenty-six, (26>j, in the town of
Marseilles, in said county; also, the
northwest half of lot number fortv-
four. (44), in Merriman's addition to
said town of Marsr.illes also, the north
west half of lot number forty-three,
(43), excepting so much of said halflot
as has been decided by William
Chesney to Hestber Hecka-
thorn. Also. all OF that part of the
southwest quarter of section eighteen,
QSl, in township four. (4). south, rauge
thirteen, Q3ij. east, which lies north OF
Little Tymochtee Creek. Free of the
dover esta.te therein of Jenny G. Green,
lately Je nny G. Chesney.
Said property is appraised as follows :.
The first described panel at $500 90
The second described panel at $40 90.
Tue rhird described panel at $3.50 90.
The fourth described mel at $1,000 90
Terms of sale.-One third iE hand.
one third in one year, and one third
| in two years, from the day of sale, with
| interest. the payments to be secured by
mortgages on the premises sold.
JOHN p. TERRY. adm'rOf
J. ADDISON CHESNEY. dc'd.
| Grisell Il Kali, atty's
| Nov. 26, 1S69-6w.