The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-04-24
TIE ELKO INDEPENDENT.
sATURDAI. APRIL ri. 1878.
LEXINGTON, Mass, April Is.

oluc IneTe are 10 be seen indications
Of the approaching celebrations. a mas.
slve arch has been reared over the
entrance TO tho Common, with the in
scription, WELCOME to the birthplace
OF American Liberty" Lines of flags
are displayed ut various points. One
large iluge bears the motto: Too few
to resist too brave to iy.,' Another
has: but If they mean war, let it
begin here" Two mammoth tents,
one with IL capacity for 5000 persons,
have been erected oH the 'omlnun. In
this large one IL grand ball will take
place Mt might. hnil III Grafton will bc
delivered during tho day The proml.
nent buildings are all decorated. \
urge number Of Revolutionary relics
will be on exhibition. Tho procession
promises to bo IL very fine and interest
ing no.. Tho Centennial eeryices will
be held in the old Lexington Church
The celebration alIsoIbs nil interest.
After uiglItfall tonight the lanterns.
which were the signal to Paul Revere
one hundred years Ago., will lie hung
out from tho bolfry of the old Norm
Church. DR.. Loring's Grafton will bo
delivered ut his church Business will
be almost suspended s
LEXIYoToH. April 10.
Aho SSulSAIliJl CSlGpIiaIlDn began
here this murning, and all tho churches
we're well filed with strangers and
citizens. at the Unitarian Church.
services were held and IL discourse de-
ivercd by Rev. Henry Wcscott, OH
u he Nineteenth Of April, 1875, AMI
It's Events" III tho evening ut the
Eame church, Rev. Mr. Mckenzie, OF
Cam bridge, delivered another Ccnlcn.
nlni. sermon, The event of The day WAS
the evening service in the large pa-
yilion, where DR.. Adams, of New
York, delivered IL powerful Grafton on
Tho Baltic and Its History" The
town was CROWDED with people from all
parts of the ccuL.try. Special trains
hive been running to Boston all day.
Everything is in readiness for to-
morrow. 49,.
WINNEMuCcA, April 20.
Word WINS brought to Sheriff Nash
last Saturday by f.. j. Nc Worthy that
Il man named j. N. SlIarp had been
murdered ut the sulphur mines, forty
five miles northwest OF Mill City. Tie
Sheriff started for tho scene. arriving
Mt the sulpler mines Sunday. On
Monday the Sheriff accompanied lily
VILLAIN spear, started in search of tile
body. Going up the r.!vine about two
hundred yar'ls, thoy found IL pilo Of
fresh ,lirt. Going etill further up the
ravlne mt tho base of the mountain thew
found q coat covered with blood, with
the back collar cut ont. They returned
to camp nnd arrested u! man named i.
W. Rover, nnd put him in irons. The
Sheriff. with William Spencer, Janit.s
Knapp, p. j. Noteworthy. with shovcls
and picks, returned to whore tho loose
ground was, and dug up tic limb Of Il
human being. Further up tho ravine
they fonnd tho right arm. Five hun.
dred yards still further up, near the
bluff, thoy found q body. lhoy rcsum
ed their search, going near the spot
where the arm was dug mp, and dis.
covered tho hend md some parts Of tho
murdered nuns clothes. Mr.. Ne
' Worthy readily. recognized tho head
as that OF j. N. Sharp. the missing
n Further search was made, Int
they could find nothing moro. The
remains were gathered up md burial
Sheriff Nash arrived in Minncmucci
this morning, with his prisoner, heay-
lily lroned. He is a man about so
yenrs OF age. He stOntly denied all
knowledge Of the murder, although.
it is said, ho lid tho murdered mans
JfNftG
New ORLEANs,h irriI 19.-Much dis
cussion and some excitement was pro.
duced in polttial circles to-day ljy n.
report, which proves true, that the
conservative cancus resolved to seat,
in the House, Clas DclhomInor and
Felix VOORHEES,, Of st. Mnrtin, l.. Col
Inns. tt. st. Helena, und G. Il. Bnrk.
hardt, OF tho Seventh ward, New Or
leans, all Democrats, who wore dyclar-
cd elected by tho returning bOhrd, in
the place Of Martinez, %iiOclIOn. lloriel
and richards, Republicans, who were
/ seated in tho House nftcr the With
drawal of VIltz and his fellows. Tho
Conservatives say that all the Conserv-
atives returned by the board were I'M
der award to he seated, while the U,i-
pnblicanS contend that these four m,,
were not to DO disturbed Marshal
Packard said to-day that if tho four
Republicans were outside. the Senate
would adjourn for three days, and il
Mt I'M end Of that time they were not
ro.ndIiIitted, the Senate would adjourn
sire die. The seating Of these men
Will give the Conservatives u majority
on JOINT ballot. Another political cyisis
- lmininent. as there seems To he no
doubt about seating the Conservative
members Tomorrow or "Wednesday.
SALT LAKE. March 90.
a construction train went east from
Ogden last night, hut has hot yet rcaca
ed Echo Station. \ wash out is report.
ed bet%con Wcbcr nh,l Echo, in Hicbcr
Canyon. No train from Green River
hns succeeded in getting west "a far ~
Evanston, on nrcOnnt of II wtsllout
Mt Leroy. The situation a, present il
scrious. There il wael-ont on Bitter.
Greek, 100 miles cast of Ogden. md u
bad wash. out ut leroy, li9 east of
Ogden, where tho wires ARE dowu, aud
another about thirty mites east OF
Ogden. The difficulty in making re-.
pairs IL on account Of no trains ]ImsyiIig
over the rhnd. no train having run from
Ogden To Green River for six dnya
The wires will probably ln in working
order by 3 o'clock this afternoon. 49,
Edgar a. Poo's memory is to he hon.
orcd with Il monument at last. Tho
euin DESIRED 81 800 has ltrcn raised
through the efforts of tho Public School
Teachers Association Of Baltimore and
the work will begin at onrc Tic do.
eiRn will bc nm oholisk of pliiro Iinlinu
marble, with n bas.rcIicf ~ Poe on one
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