The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-08-21
NO. IS.

| gambler. aud were robbed in the usual
style. Last Friday the men were COM
ing up from San Francisco on the pas-
scnSrr train, and when O short distance
this ei.'a of Stockton. California, they
discovered Jim and his pal in one Of
the cars and event for them" Tho
gamblers took 10 their heels, and though
the train was running at u good rate Of
speed, jumped on and escaped the pro-
posed punishment. Saturday morning
the same men left Sacramento, md
who should board the train but Jim and
his comrade. Az they entered the CO.
boose mutual recognition took place,
und the "Sports" fled through the car,
climbing over several cars closely
pursued hy their victims, the train
men and passengers looking on astonish-
cd, and iinnlly performed their feat OF
the day before. jumping from the car and
performing innumerable sOmcrsaults.
Tho Signal service bureau Of tho
United States proved itself nf 80 rrent
service that TN effort was made in 1879
i'll the meeting Of mcteorologiHts at Vi
cnnn tn establish an international sip-
nal union that should report silnultn-
ncouS observations from the whole civ
ilizrd world. Siucn that the work Of
organization has been quietly going on, !
and ii is now announced from Washing.
ton that two stations make daily reports
of observations made Mt O'Clock A, II,
Washington time. or this GOO stations,
this country has no. There nrc 2 in
AlnsEn; Canada 20; Mexico and tho
Central American Suites will have about
20, hut not yet ready. The Kingdom
of Great Britain and her colonies nbnut
80; France 30; Denmark e; Germany 30;
Russia 40; Belgium, the Netherlands,
Norway and Sweden each 3 or 4.
Gr"ut results are expected by the scicn-
lists, from this universal method Of OBJ
Servatiun.
The Columbus Miner Of the 18th
instant says: Jnncs Walsh, commonly
known i'll Benton rs "Club-f0ot WulAh"
was walking arm-in-arm with d. i. Lew
Is along tho principal street Of
that town when one William Displee
approached them, aud placing
duublc-bnrrcl shotgun close to
his rirtien fired the contents Of one bar.
rel into his left breast, killing Walsh in
Stantly. The murderer wns Immediately
arrested md placed in custody. The
murderer Is said 10 have held an old
grudGr Hguinst Walsh, which finally re.
suited i'll this assassination. Much in
diRnntion was felt umOng the citizens
nj Benton ut the time when our inform
ant left, and talk Of lynching was free.
fy indulged in.
AMOS DowMAS, the engineer employ
ed To make the preliminary survey for
ihc Austin nnd Battle Mountain Itail:
road, i'll his report to the incorporators
states thnt the route possesses Innny adj
vnntaSeS for the economical and expidi-
tious construction of railroad and
gave the distance from Austin to Battle
Mountain by the surveyed route ut cigh-
ty-two nileS-cight miles legs than the
estimate prior to the survey. Mr.. bow
innn will shortly leave for San FrnnciS.
co where he will complete tho official
report OF the survey. O..
LADIES have been nominated in the
counties of California for School Super.
intcndcnt, III follows: San Jouuuin,
Miss Jennie Phelps; Inyo, Miss Ellen
Endo; Butte, Mrs. Woodman; Marin,
Miss y. Etkins; Sun Diego, Mrs. Mary
Sanborni Shasta Mrs.K. Coleman; Sun
Luis Obispu, Mrs Carrie Stanton; Sum
Ia barbara, Miss Virginia +. Russell;
Alameda, Mrs. l.. L. Fisher.
CATTLE MEN say that n strange md
fatal disease has broken out aluung cat
tic and horses in the Humboldt Valley.
The disease hHs more tho appearance
Of cholera thnn anything else it can ba
compared to. The animal is taken with
violent craInping and contraction Of the
MUSCLES md dies i'll Il few moments.
THE political cartoon fever has bro
ken out i'll California. The inaugural
picture is " neat burlesque OH the Fla
me painting, aud represents l;ilwcll IN
the Lilly Muid," while Booth acts a.
the dumb scrvitOr and steers the barge
up Salt River.
AS exchange says; Wyoming is the
old mnid's paradise" II is not inten-
dCd to call attention to this name in any
unpleasant connection; but cundor re-
fuircS the further statements that wyo-
ming il commonly alluded 10 us "IIciI'a
delight"
CAr1AIS DLEpSoE. mtr messenger for
Wells, Fargo n Co, between Winnc.
mncca and Silver City Idaho, llns been
appointed Superintendent uf the South
n.
NJ. Vessels resigned.
y Acknowledgment young woman,
rniting nn the finishing touches, was
heard singing, backward. pin buck
ward, oh, skirts IN your fight, make me
look small mGain just for Tonight"
II is rumcrrd that Miss Kellogg will
produce "Ln Dame blanche" during
the c"inims s"nson. This npcrH il nj
most l0D years old, aud has been per-
formed i'll Paris alone 1876 times.
TuE furnace Of the Il. X. Co,npapy
| u; Eureka hRs hcJn closed down for
! three or four lnys. II is being refined
ana viii bo rcndy to resume operations
III fcw da!s.
PE,vArE LEfIETs convey tho informs.
ii"n that l'nnnluint in almost cuuu,l,,ly
deserted, there briug not to rNccrd Bltx
ncn III tho cntirc camp at rrcsc,lt, ,.-Ea,
To prevent her lover fTo,a "voipc
hnch Oh his promise nrtrvit rirI
always Introduces him iu lrr friends AN
"ny intended huslamI."
Tns Boston Herald is Of opinion TINT
the cnts "wo tito baroness BurdetI
C"n'ts for her plea in their favor 10
mcwnihccnt reward"
y Loose RaAHclT lriio trims her bath.
,ng dr,.s with Yak lace aud explains
HAT tins Is TO guard ogniust tho aooi,
dcmtg Of the surf.
\ frLToa (N. " chap who vent
to church with his giII hnug his hat OH
h,r bu6.ic, which cNmo mp over tho ton
Uf the Ecat.
NicTou Uccos now volume will bo
! called UM'Nrt a'tro nr,,,b ,,n., - ~