The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-02-25
THE ELKO INDEPENDENT.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY as. 1871.
New. Surnnnrr

hokSILkhAS nving down the valley informs
us that there Is some talk of taking steps
towards the erection Il uoolen factory 4,
sone suitable point at an early day The wood
clip OF Idaho Is already considerable and stead
ny increasing. A voolen factory is one among
the hrst manufacturing enterprises demanded
pythe growing prosperity Of the Territory; and
once IN operation = large business would nee
essally follow IN sheep raising and the pro-
auction of homemade cloth Bald n WOODEN
factory and another broad avenue OF industry
is opened to the farmer and the merchant, and
The whole materially benefited tSereby.-LEaAo
Democrat.
A HORSE owned In Westield, Mass. k7sorne
time belonged to Captain Charles Babeock. Of
Collinsyille, Conn, Who sold him several years
ago, since which time he has passed through
The hands Of different ovDers in New York and
Pennsylvania. Captain Babcock being IN
Westteld, few days ago, called to see his old
friend and found him loose in the stable On
saying TO him, bill, come and see me-" the
horse at once came up to him. rubbing against
MIN and gTVInS unmistakable signs of retogni-
ton. The Captain said, "Bli, give Us your
paw, when the horse Immediately placed his
night forefoot in the hand Of his former owner
A GOOD joke is told in Washington at the e1-
pense of a well-knoEn Senator, Who is notori.
Gus for taking two cocktails in succession be-
fore breakfast One morning while the Sem
ator was practising AZ the Metropolitan bar a
friend put to him the pertinent question:
Senator, why do you take two cocktails as a
sustomf Won't one tone you?" The Senator
drew himself up: II will tell you why take
two cocktails. When have taker one i: makes
me feel like another man. Well, you see I'm
bound by common courtesy to treat that man;
30 take a second"
QUIcKsILvER.-Anotherq quicksilver mine has
recently been opened in California which
promises very fayorably. II is owned by the
Wilton Brothers, and located nea. SeSasta-
pol, in Napa county. From an exchange We
learn that shaft was sunk 1l5 feet, a tunnel
then run $50 feet, sink again made about 30
feet, when water was struck, with a bed of
from four 10 six inches of einnabar The
owners have a furnace in fuH blast and have
obtained about -, 900 worth Of quicksilver
Showing of quicksile- rock is made in many
different spots through the tunnel.
In the town of NewbHry, Mass, Is a dwell.
ing which was erected in 1862. II is a genuine
curiosity, and is so heavily timbeHed that it
Will stand for 500 years, unless pulled down.
1t was used for garrison in the time Of the
Indian wars. The stairs are made of oak tim
Der 10 inches wide and 10 inches thick. What
Is quite as remarkable as anything abont it is
the fact that the dwelling is now 0re1pisd by
the seventh generation Of the family that built
It, the Christina name q each owner being
Benjamin
An important decision has inst been rem.
dered IN Cincinnati In late case il was held
that where persons give local reporters items
for publication which prove to be untrue and
hbelous, the informer is liable. This will de-
ter many evil-minded persons from using the
papers as a conduit for tbeiz venom. Aggrieved
persons may bring their action against the in |
Former instead Of the papers and thus punish
the really guilty parties. There ID good COM
mon sense in that kind Of law.
ISTENPERAScE AND CRIME-In a recent trial
At Cleveland, Ohio, for homicide, where the !
plea of insanity was set up, the presiding iITlge
charged the jury that the inflammation OF the |
passions up to the pitch of committing murder |
by the voluntary use Of strong drink was no
apology fcr taking life, and that no man could |
safely be permitted to give loose rein TO the |
passion of malice and revenge, whether drunk |
or sober.
An exchanges says Governor Alcorn, OF Miss., |
has refused a commission in the State Militia |
10 man who spoke dispnragingly of Gen. Lee |
at the time of his death. The Governor saws |
that Gen. Lee may have been a rebel; yet he |
himself, in much humber position, stands |
guilty Of the sane offence; and he cannot |
approve of any slur cast upon the |
Of Gen. Lee because of his participa-
hon in the rebellion
OswEGo has bad a sad AFFAIR Ayorng man
was obliged to stay on the roof of house all
night, with nothing on but a thin shirt, because
\ neighbor came home sooner than his wife e1-
pected him. The yoang man who was visiting
there went up the sky-iight real quick, and as
there was no ladder to get down, he stayed mp
.here and sung do they miss me-" They
didn't miss him.
Ar the late election IN Florida a negro was
elected to the Legislature wko had two days be-
fore committed brutal murder He was ar
rested and put in Jail, but his negro friends
TO run him for the Office, and having
a majority in the county, elected aim.
PARIs.-A letter from Paris says that the
population of that city, according 10 n census
taken in December, was zoos, 100, Of whom,
according to the reports ut the mairies Al 1854
were utterly destitute or dependent partially
upon the public for support.
MRs. BURLINoAME hopes that women will
pound Mt university doors until every educa.
ional institution in the land is opened toboth
'eXes.
The White Pine News says We hope they'll
not quit, even then.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company
has been offered 600 acres of land in and near
vancouver, If II will run branch TO that place
The people OF Vancouver are evidently awake
o the advantages Of railroads..
The manufacture of beet sugar promises 10
70 leading interest in the State, says the Oak
and Transcript. Already number of farm
ID in Alameda Valley have turned theiy atten-
ion to planting the sugar beet.
The wife of white radical. i'm Cleveland.
him with black baby the other iay |
iIF,fk anti n. |