The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-10-02

a \ 4NikDLS1s-l ANOEAlS-
town (Pa) Herald hasthe following: "A
subscriber in the country seuds a Era-
phic account Of a thrilling but ludic-
rous incident that happened in his
neiShborhhod last week. 4 fashion
able city girl came out to visit his sis
tiers. She wore a jaunty hat n coquet-
fish spit curl and the pull backedest sort
ola pull-backess. On menndering ont to
the shady lane to drink in the beauties
OF the and talk nbout the
benuI. q loud believing was heard, and
n mad u was seen paving the earth at
the other end OF the lane and coming
toward the ladies. The country girls.
admonishinS their fricndt to run quick
went over a four-rail fence into an ad-
joining field with All agility. il not the
grace, Of a circus actor. The city DAM
Sci attempted to run quick" but it was
a mournful failure. She WIS only five
yards from the fence, but the longest
step she could achieve rls not over six
inches, and her frantic efforts to escape
the impending danger were painful to
witness. The bull was coming nearer
aud nearer, with mischief in his eye
and his tail switching ominously. For
u minute or two the situation was such
as would have filled the soul Of IA news
paper reporter with JOY. But the fash
ionably-dressed young lady proved equal
to the emergency. She just laid down
and rolled TO the fence, and by an over
whelminy effort busted" the pin-Lack
arrangement. and went over the fence
regardless OF etiquette or anything else,
and the bull passed on with Il sample Of
heI dress IN his horns, muttering ull
the while about the rainy spell, or some
thing'tLnt way. The city girl says the
next time she visits the country she iii
wear skirts expansive enough to permit
her to step over a hay wagon, should
necessity or u cross bull require it,"
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ADAMS has
nearly completed his business rs Com
missioner On Wal Claims in this sect
ion and will be ready to leave for
Hamilton ON to-InorrOw'B stage. All
persons having claims against the
State will be careful to present them to
Governor Adams, at Mr. Laspeyre's
law Office, before 3 o'clock to-day, as the
vouchers given by him will undUubtcd-
" be allowed by the next Legislature
without my question, while claims
presented hereafter, which have not
been submitted to him, will huve to be
proven ut Carson, which will entail
upon the holders considerable trouble
md expense. Sufficient notice has
been given, and those who neglect to
present their accounts can blame them
selves for any difficulty which they
mny experience i'll consequence. Gov
ernor Adams hns attended to his duties
faithfully, and while he has carefully
scrutiniZcd every account in the interest
OF the State, to guard against any I'M
Just clnllns being wrung in, ,hc has
erinccd IL disposition to denl literally
with those whose claims are we'll found
cd. Governor Bradley acted wisely in
commissioning Mr.. Adams to attend to
this business while the thing was fresh
and the evidence easily prOcITS;S. md
the State will undoubtedly save q con-
siderable sum from his wisdom und
1orcthouyht. The expense Of the COM
mRnd from here will not amount TO
ms lnrge n sum M was expected, or M,
perhaps, it would hive been but for the
prompt action upon the part of the
GoTernor.-SeHtiHei.
PETER STASUP, nm Indian boy, writes
to the Seattle Tribune: 'FThe Indians
on this Reservation have been having
Court last Monday and Saturday. The
first case that was tried is one young
fellow run away with one girl. But the
girl was his wife before. And they
(the furmer in charge and the chiefs)
just have him hurried again. The sec
ond wns another fellow do the same
thing as the above fellow. lie has a
wife to which he Was married but he
tried to get another one. Tie jury told
him to go back to his right wife, and SO
he went back and it is NIL right now.
The third case was another young fcl-
low who got into trouble with his wife.
The judge snid no ought TO 60 to jnil,
and il he did not want to go to jail he
must pay n hundred dollars. He
gave twenty dollars in coin, and one
horse for eighty dollars. before the
Court commenced yesterday he said he
would rather 80 back than to give nc
much. And 10 he vent back to his
vito.
SHERIFF FIFE, of Lincoln county, who
joined the Commissioners Of that county
in the dispatch to Governor Bradley dc.
nuucintory OF Cleveland and Murphy,
informed IL gentleman while here ycstcr.
day TINT after seeing the telegram III
print, and having learned fuller partic.
ulurs Of the origin Of the Indian excite.
ment. he became convinced that those
gentlemen hnd been too severely cen.
surcd, and had accordingly written Mr.,
Cleveland II letter Of explanation and
apology. This WIS manly in Mr.. Fife,
and the Commissioners Of Lincoln, md
the Phoebe Record, would nls0 appear IN
II better light before the public II they
would follow his exnmplc..-SrHtnti.
HELD TO BAIL.-Sam Hollis, who did
tho shooting in the Palnco Saloon 81
week ago Inst night, when Chris. Mol.
itista and Dan. Morgan wcro shot, was
yesterday taken before Justice Bcntty,
who held tho defendant to appear fOr
examination on tho 18th prOx., in the
SUN Of $4,000. Tho requisite bond war
filed with John bradley and Hank
knight ns surctics, and Hollis was ~.
lcnscd from custOdy.-SeHtimti,
THE Mudoc, Cal. MdymI>ni says.
Mount Shasta is bare Of snow in places
almost tO the summit. This in tho first
time that this has been the case in the
recollection Of tho oldest inhabitnnt.
Tho light fall Of SNOW Inst winter, to-
gctlIcr with the unusually hot summer
We hive had, accounts for the absence
OF snow On the mountain.
A LETTER dated Linn, August 21sl
says: Henry Mciggs, the famous railway
contractor, has boon seriously i'll for
several days past, but Mt present writing,
hc is considered 10y his physicians IN III.