The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-06-03
miscellaneous News.

Miscellaneous News.
IMPORTANT ISvESTIoS.-A blacksmith of
Salt Lake City, says the News, has invented a
machine to catch and kill grasshoppers, which
is supposed will prove effective:
1T consists Of "A frame drawn by two horses
having an apron extending forward close to
the ground to scrape up the locusts, with a
hood above it forming box open in front
At the rear of the machine is a pair Of rollers
geared together, the upper one driven by the
carrying wheel Of which il forms the axle
Whatever may find its way into the front of
the machine Is Obliged to pass between the
rollers at the back, which being capable oS
being forced close together, are apt to COM
pletely demoralize the ''iron-clads."
THERE Is no establishment expressed at
Washington that the mail service does not nav
expenses. At the Capitol, one day recently.
more than one hundred bags of frse matter.
weighing from seyenty-tiye TO one hundred
pounds each, were awaiting carman 10 take
them 10 the pOst-Ottice. They contained
printed matter for Senators and were TO be
sent to their homes. Three Senators had
more than twenty each; one had six. There
were thirteen also for Senator whose term of
office expired last March.
curious incident is related on board of
vessel in the Baltic sea. The bark Providence
from Hartlepool lately sprung a leak, and all
hands we're forced 10 work at the pumps until
they were utterly exhausted. Their hope OF
saving the vessel, or even their own lives had
almost gone when the leak suddenly stopped
After the port was reached and the cargo dis
charged, search was made, and it was found
that a knot ia one Of the planks had been
forced out, but the hole was tightly plugged
up by the body of a fish.
The Cuban cable was examined for renairs
recently, because of the frequent Interruptions
during the past year. and found crushed in
numerous places in the depths where he great
loggerhead-head turtles abound The conclu-
sion is that these creatures with their power
full jaws, which so easily crunch the shells Of
the conches on which they feed have been
playing with the cable. The company is to
lay stronger one.
In SEARCH or EEEp.-Mr. Haas, of this city,
Bays the San Joaquin (Stockton) Republican
to-day fitted out three teams and a party OF
men employed 20 drive his band OF sheen.
some 10000 head, from this valley into the
State of Nevada. The sheep are now in the
vicinity of Visalia, .Tulare county. The OBJ
ject in driving the band across the mountains.
is to procure better feed.
EABSISGs.-The earning of the Central Pa
eihc Railroad Company for April amounted to
1856, $50, an increase of 1922, 500 as compared
with the same month last year. For the first
four months of the year the earnings of the
road were 1882, 200, gain of S433. 800 as
against the same time last year. The traffic
for the cUrrnpt month will be still larger.
The Auburn Herald (Placer county, saws
that Greene Co. crushed twenty tons of
quartz in their4nill lately; and without clean
ing their batteries took out So, OOO'in melted
gold, making 500 per ton. This makes some
$4,000 in gold taken from some thirty-two
tons OF quartz with this four-stamp mill in
less than ten days.
A horrible Outrage by the Ku-Klux is re-
ported Ill North Carolina. It was an attempt
TO intmdate minister of the gospel ne
gro preacher in Lincoln county has received
the following anonymous letter: Reverend
and Dear Sir-You must either quit preaching
or quit stealing hogs. X. X. X"
JONI w. FoRNEY thinks james Buchanan
was the best depository of Il secret of any man
he ever knew. He thinks his retieence NAV
have been owing to his cold temperament; but
is confident that Buchanan never BETRAYED
anything that occurred i'll the Senate or in the
Cabinet.
Coal has been discovered in Chapel valley.
Napa county, Cal, and large masses have been
brought into Napa, which on trial in a black
smiths forge burnt with freedom. The vein
Is undoubtedly an extension of tho coal meas
ures of Mt Dinblo, and sanguine hopes arc
entertained of the mine proving valuable prop
srty.
The other night as Edwin Booth. "a Erich
elieu, had finished the lines, "Frnncc. nv
mistress, my welded wife, who shall proclaim
divorce twixt inc and thes2" u deep voice nm
swered "Chicago!' There was great conso-
quont "lafture and applaws. chicago Demo.
srdt.
The LARGEST CALCULATIONS Philadc-
phla Ledger IL said to have n daily circulation
of ~, 900, which n Chicago paper declares IL
the largest obtained 10y any paper in America
The London Telegraph circuatcs 400, 900
copies daily.
The Utah Mining and Smelling Company.
composed principally Of English capitalists
with capital stock of $1,000 will shortly
complete mo,allurgical works.
The Attorney General of the United States
has decided that the. railroad company &C.
quired iitlo TO it's grant Of lands in Utah in tho
year 1867. Subsequent locations take title
subject to the company.
THEnE is date palm tree in bearing at tho
parochial residence, in Los Angeles, Cal II
~ about twelve years DID, and has now its first
crop of dates, growing in n cluster containing
several hundred.
THE California; Wool CLip.-Tho Rural
Press estimates tho wool clip OF tho present