The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-07-24
Miscellaneous Items.

-Ls-ie C. E5;Sor.
Miscellaneous Items.
An Omaha dispatch says Gen. Cus;::rs
victory over the Indians was more complete
than at first supposed. Over 400 horses and
mules were captured, with n large lot of pow
der and dried meats. Among the killed was
the noted chief, Staring Bull. This was the
same body of Indians who fought Gen. For
syth.
The Yolo County (Cal.) Republican Con-
vention has nominated the following ticket:
Assembly, George w. Scott; Sheriff, George
w. Woodward; Clerk, ii. Il. Wood; Treasurer,
o. B. Westcott; Surveyor, James Sibley; AS
SCISSOR, D. Nj. Burne; Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction, A. C.. Ruggles; Coroner, u.
D. Hunter; District Attorney, Il. p. David.
A young son of II. McCandlas, of Eureka,
Sierra county, California, was shot through
the chest one day last week by the accidental
discharge of pistol in the hands of another
boy. The pistol had been lying around the
house for some time, and WIS not supposed
to be loaded. The chances are that the boy
will recover
IN New Bedford there is thoroughbred
horse, four years old, sixteen hands high,
handsome and perfect III every particular.
with the exception that he has no tail The
place where the tail ought to be is occupied
by lock of hair about foot long. He was
born Oh the battlefield of Seven Pines
A SHORT CoURsE.-An Enclishman was tell
ing Of the late Col. Isaac o. Barnes of Massa-
chusetts, of the great rate the cars run in Eng
land. Why, Colonel, in my country they go
seventy-ive miles an hour" They do!'
says the Colonel; they couldn't run long at
that rate, for they'd run off the id little
island"
LARRY BARRY, living in Sulphur Spring val
ley, few miles from Vallejo. California. met
with n serious accident last Saturday A cart
which he WAS driving, capsized upon him
frncturing several ribs. DIR. W. ID. Anderson
was called in, and left him in fair WAY to
recover from his injuries.
A Nashville special says that at Lagrange
Stewart county, July 6, a man named Gin
NETT beat out the eyes of DR.. Scarborough
with his fist, binding him for life. Two Off
GERS, who attempted to arrest Gimmett, were
shot by him and fatally wounded The des-
perado escaped.
CAPT. G. W. GIFT leaves Memphis next week
for San Francisco and China, direct in inter
est of the Arkansas Emigration COMPANY hy
whom he is provided with funds and letters
of credit. If possible he will arrange for Ia
borers in California, but desires visiting China
at once.
CHICAGO, July ia party of twenty-six
prominent gentlemen of Wisconsin including
oIaVe olnclals, congressman, bankers and
merchants, arrived here to-day and left this
afternoon for an excursion over the Pacific
railway.
A transcendent preacher took for his text,
Feed my lambs" A plain farmer very
quantity remarked to him, on coming out of
the church, "a very good text, sir; but You
should take care not to put the hay so high in
the rick that the lambs cannot reach it,"
An Italian, named A. Bruner, committed
suicide by shooting himself on "Wednesday.
July ii, at Hunters valley, Mariposa county,
California. He WAS an old resident of the
county, and SO years of age.
AT the commencement exercises Of Bowdoin
College, at Brunswick, Maine, on the 18th
inst, the graduating class numbered thirty
one. The degree of ID. D. was conferred on
Horatio Seedlings, of San Francisco.
telegram from Green river, announces the
dition, dated July 4. The party had passed
the rapids, losing only one boat. All were
well.
The largest belt ever manufactured in this
country has been made for an elevator in
Buffalo, is of india rubber 800 feet long.
feet wide, and weighs 5000 pounds. In short,
1t is tho champion belt"
IT is stated that, at the opening of the Sucz
canal, France will be represented by the Em-
press Eugonie, Austria by the Emperor Fran
els Joseph, England by Prince Arthur, and
Prussia by the Crown Prince.
The gauge along the entire line of the Mis-.
souri, Pacific Railroad, distance Of 3OS miles.
was changed between tho hours of 4 and 4
p. NJ to-day, July 10.
MADAME BAsTASEELr TAMAST1, who made
her debut as prima donna in Prussia in tho
reign of Frederick the Great, has Just died at
Potsdam, at the age of 100 years.
THREE tons of silver from tho Georgetown.
Colorado, mines were received in Chicago. on
Tuesday last.
WoRKMEN engaged in digging the foun-
dation for the San Jose Wooden Mills. ex-
humed number of human skeletons.
A SOCIETY has been formed in San Francisco
for the prevention of cruelty to the China
men. 1t will employ six special policemen.
Tue Congressional Library now contains
10000 volumes, about 1900 of which have
been added within the last sixty days.
vein of cinnabar has been discovered
about ten miles from Santa Cruz, on tho San
Lorenzo river.
traveller at tho South writes Of n city
there: This city is beautifully laid out--so
are most of its capitalists"
sour temper bitos ugly lines into ones
face, like aquafortis.