The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-10-23
ELKU INDEPENDENT.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER .s. 1878.
DEATH or ApE Epc1Ecroy.

friends were expecting his final depart
urc' and mono .wcro surprised when this
news wus flashed over tho wires from
Sacramento, whore Abe sought his Inst
resting pluce OH earth. II u life of un-
remitting toll, constant devotion to duty,
q Keen Of honor that acknowledge
ed oil rightful obligations, and possess
ing q hand that Charity never appealed
to IN vain" constitutes Il great life then
Abe Edgington'S was one, and that il
has passed away from us forever we
shall be tho more conscious Of the great
loss VIC have sustained tho longer VIC
linger behind him. All of us know
that Abe Edgington hns occupied q
position Of great trust and responsible
ty-that Of Superintendent Of the I'm
ion 4iill and Mining Conpany-since
its organization. His capacity was
undoubted, and his administration of
the affairs Of tho company exhibited
remarkable fidelity and great udapta-
bility to the duties Of his Office. Ho
performed almost hcrculean labors long
inter tho disease which carried him off
had made itself definitely known to him.
He had been aware for years thnt pul-
monnry'consumption had marked him
for its own, and declared that there
was nothing known to tho maierai med
Tea. which would n V him. IIo Ind
been in the habit Of %conYersing with
his intimate friends in this WY for the
few yenrs Of his life; .'but," he would
add, ~ do not see any reason why, be-
cause l am going n way from YOU one
of these dnys. that 1 should not work
in tho meantime" And he did his
work thoroughly until n few months
post, when he resigned his position and
n successor was appointed in his place.
All OF tho friends Of poor Abe know
something of his suffering for the past
few monthsj have watched his gradual
decline md perhaps complimentcd him
upon his improved appearance, know
ing that. he was rapidly passing away.
But.none Of these congratulations cheer
ed him in the least, for no knew far
better. than all othors that ho was MP
proaching tho end OF his LIES Journey.
And now that no is gone there is u
vacancy in many hearts. There is one
in tho heart Of the true and devoted
wife he has left behind; in tho heart
of his beloved step-daughter; in the
heart of his half-brother, Frank Me-
Cullough. and in that Of his hal!-sis-
NNA bAAo' 14hAhilhOAN1 III III llktSD UI
the thousands OF living men and women
who knew and loved and honorcd Abe
Edgington. Tho remains of deceased
will DO brought back to Storey county
for mali nterment. Mr.. Edgington was
q Mnson aud had received its highest
degree. that Of Knight Tcmplar. The
esteem i'll which ho was universally
held will probably cause the greatest
funeral procession which has ever oc-
cured i'll Storey county. We believe
Dir. Edgington wAs q native of Steu-
henVillc, Ohio, and that his age was
about forty-scYen yeRrs.-iWeGi.
4 HEAVY Action IN EJEcrMESr.-In
tho United States Circuit Court an nc
ton i'll eiectment has been fled by ".
A. Seaverns and George Henry Scaverns,
residents of Essex county, Mnssachus.
cts, against John W. Bowers and sixty
other defendants, to recover possession
of two-fifteonths Of an undivided two
ffteenths Of the Rancho dc Farwcll, w.
ing in Butte county, and containing two
leagues OF land; also for $25, coo DANA
ges for withholding tho property, and
$2O'0oO for rents ind profits. On tho
18th Of April, 1879, these Plaintiffs
hled n bill in equity i'll the same Court
to clear of the cloud OIL their title, but
they did not -obtnin possession Of tho
land. It was held i'll that decision That
q sale OF lind i'll Sacramento in 1919,
made by John Bidwell, in the assumed
character OF administrator, upon tho au-
thority to settle tho estato OF u deceased
person, give by Alcaldo Schoolcraft, up
on II verbal application, no judicial re-
cord ofthe proceedings have been shown,
wa5 void.
'Cosr OF Ii WAR.-Lieulenant Gov
ernor Admins Inns kindly given us the fig.
rros representing tho total cost of the
White Pine Indian war, says tho Eureka
Sentinel. They are not large, showing
TINT MIR. Adams has faithfully and hon.
estly looked inter the best interest OF tho
State. Tho whole bill only foots up
S13,5O0, n moro bngntclle considering
the number Of tnen chilled out from this
place, White Pine and Phoebe. The nc.
counts allowed by the Lieutenant Gov.
ornor arc Hll just md will Of course be
pnid. Tho amounts arc too insignificant
to create opposition in my quarter, and
every fnir minded ma will conclde that
it should be paid.
A San Diego dispatch Of the 18th says;
IA Mexican attempted to commit n
rape upon u young Indy Mt Ballcna, in
This county, last sunday. The Indy s!Rrt-
cd from her house to tako q stroll, and
when about three hundred ynrds away
she discovered him following he aud
started to run. lilo drew his revolver
and commanded her to stop; then, plac.
ing his pistol to her breast, compellcdh her
to accompany him some distance To a
deep gulch. But his hcllish design was
frustrated by tho appearance Of u little
boy, who was attracted to the spot by
her scroains. Tho Mexican fled, but
has since boon arrested md Is now In jail
ACCIDENTALLY Snor.-On Wednesday
morning Peter Edwards Of Lake Valley,
Nevada, which is abont So miles FROM
Phoebe, shot himself in the left Icy whilo
riding, tho ball entering from behind
just above tho knee and passing obliquc-
ly round tho joint under the muscles.
Tho wounded man WINS conveyed hero
and DR.. Hammond extracted tho bail
yesterday afternoon. Tho wound is not
necessarily dangerous, and when we saw
him last evening he was resting very
well.-IfOcht Record.
j. G. Kobb. IN old resident OF galcna.
Lander county, attempted to commit
iow days mgo, Mt That place by
cutting his thront with n butcher knife.
lilo inflicted MI ugly. but not ncccsqnr-
lily fatal wound, on his throat between
the wind.ripo aud jugular vein. Cause
-delirium trcmens.--SRrtr State, Oct.
IL.
EunEKA CoSsoLIpATED.-An official