The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-08-11
Miscellaneous Items.

RECESTLv, while Miss Maggie NovCv. -,Ic
resides with hcr parents in Pleasant Valley.
Nevada county, was alone, "a Chiuumun entered
and hId his l'nnd upon her saving "vuu no
afraid of me, >" she picked MP u large ring used
Tor setting Der smoothing irur on struck him
sGUnrr in ~" lac, with II ami leaned ont Cf y
window tr Nh" ground u distance Of s.y
i,d. juEH Thought that hc had thu, house all
~ himself Int Miss Nuyoy lpusrI the watch
'n2. whu hu,tcd Into the hous. seized tho
thnumnu, md kept him duRn until IN, girl
called him oh-hUt when he got of hr Ind
cat.h one Of the 'himinun's cars completely
OH. Sac. Bee,
o. Tie spoi where Generals Grant and Penn
h"rton rrmng,f tho terms for the surrender uf
Nickei'urg there has been placed n tcn-iucll
coumhiad, with An appropriate inscription
engraved upon II. The marble monument
which "Gf originally erected ih,rc had been
Ecrions'y marrcd by rolir-sc"hcrs.
THE report or the Coroner Of san Francisco
county shows that a." deaths in hat county.
from other than rHtural Cnusrs during tho
year past amount 70 some five luudrod- -nhout
one and quarter a day--a larger PERCENTAGE
we imagine, than Occurs anywhere lit Chris
tendon.
THE Tucson Ari2ouinr Of tie Oath ult. SAYS
that since january 1868 $50 lead of Cattlc
county by the Indians. Cu' hf population
of 7S5. 81 huyc been murdered and n wounded,
and two have been carried into captivity by
the savagcs.
THy majority for tho Virginia Constitution
is 1908. and the vote for it comprised the
entire vote of all parties, except about four
ptr cent. The majority against the disfran-
Clnring clause il 3D, 9J7 and that against the
test oath clause, 1892.
DuErHG the second quarter Of the present
yCnr the city of Paris consumed COS horses,
200 pounds Of hursCilCsh. for the thrcc
months. 4 few mules and donkoys nro in.
cludcd in the quantity. hut the cxact number
Is not specified.
TnE farm owned by I. bartlett Wiggin, Of
Strnthnm, n H., has never been decided II
has remained in the same family passing Ivy
will from father To SOIL, ever since II was orig.
inally granted hy the Crown.
All. the domestic bees nonr Louisville have
disappeared leaving their homes full or honey.
The cause Of this extraordinary exodus is n
mystery. In circuit of twenty-five miles all
the hives worc deserted about the same time.
Is The now offices of tho Erie Railroad Com
rnny, in New York, the safe nlOno cost $40
OoO, is seven stories high, and would make
quito comfortable little residence for small
family.
MISS MITCHELL, tcnchcr Of astronomy in
Nassnr College went iO Burlington Iowa,
with her clnss of young lndics, to observe tho
aolnr eclipse.
ToM asked nm old "tcn-pcr-tont' what ho
wanted tu accumulate so muclr money for
Says nc, you cant takn il with you when
sou die, and il you could, II would melt"
MANI TwhfS is in Boston, whcrc he lately
nstonshcd tliC waiter Ht u holcl by calling for
tho Laws of Massachusetts 70 ASCERTAIN iS he
could drink ice water.
Dos PnTr has Ind tic dipihcrin. Tho
doctor put boomerang down his throat ovcry
half hour. he says which gave him the sensn-
tion Of being hung.
GREAT BRITArS has 1850 miles Of railway,
costing $2,5lO 600 OOO against 81. 900 miles I'm
this country, costing only 81 $40, ,0O0, 600.