The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-08-28
WEEKLY ELkU INDEPENDENT.
sA1UHitHY.AuGUS'r ~. 1873.


lhk hoiIiStfr Ln:eTPElSc OF August
2Ist gives the following account OF ie-
cent inutdcr, ni.e..6E rtferrs& to:- =
John BurlGnd. Who kept c srian fam
lily store ut Bitter Water Iailcy, in this
county, was murdered one night last
week. As is usual, there are various re-
ports In. circulation coNsetning it, and it
would be difficult to arrive ut the exact
truth Of the Affair ErUcl the evidence
adduced before the Coroner's jury it
would seem that the deceased was called
up during the night by some party or
parties pretending they wished to pur-
End while he tdeccased) was drawing
from ! kcg near the door glass of
liquor, lie received n shot through the
head, followed by another through the
shoulder, ranging upward, breaking the
neck. He was also stabbed three times,
either Of which vaS sufficient to cause
instnr death. yB1Eland was nttired in
his night-cl0thcS .Tht1E' founj. Z Upon
examination nothing could lie noticed
indiratins that the horrible deed was
committed with n view to robbery, rs the
store seemed TO DC undistuTbed, and his
Pantaleons pocket contained so or $50.
The deceased was known to have pos
Scsscd very valuable gold watch,
which has not been found since his
death: whether or not this was appro-
printed by the Ihurdefer remains I; IueS-
ton.
BoAT1SG 10 no doubt good thing
when judiciously engaged in, but an old
gentleman residing on Congress- street,
whose son was n member of one Of the
winning crews mt the Tolc,lo regatta has
rather conservative notiCe&5 concerning
the muscular nrt. On Sunday the fol-
lowing dialogue occurred between faith
er and son: TgrGgy
Fnther-My son hpw muylr did you
weigh when you began 10 train for this
regatta?
Son-One hundred and sixty pounds,
FatheP-And you pulled l45 pounds
didn't you?
Son-Yes; worked down to that
d gntifully.
Fathcr-And how much is that badge
worth that you won down there?
Son-Don't know exactly, but think
/ heard some of the fellows say they
cost S21 apiece.
Father-fUm;- rs27, r. Now. tlieu, II
you'll work OF The same nmoant of fcsh
next sc ason by saving wood, Ill give
you badge worth Jus: four times as
much as that one, and an order on my
tuilor for the. best suit of clothes you
can find.
The young gentleman intimntcd that
he guessed hc would take a run down to
the boat-hOuse.-(Dc Detroit Free Press.
STATE PRISIISo MLTERI.L.-Bids for
furnishing printing material for the new
State Printing Office we're opened to-day
IN the presence Of Secretary of State
Drury Nclone, Attorney General Love
and State Printing Superintendent def
trys. Of the bids for new mcteri=l that
Of Pnintet & Co. was the lowest; the
items being as follows: Painter 4 Co,
$l4,9f3 81; Miller \ Richards Of Scotch
type foundry, Sl5, 425 80; bancroft L.
Co., SIC, 500. 90 the Pacific Type Fpuu-
dry offered TO furnish material atI6 per
cent. below regular prices. Grant II.
springer, State Printer, offered to sell
his present Office for $3.50 SC. The
: bids will not probably he acted on until
the return Of Governor Pachzco.-[ Sac
ramento Bee, Aug. II.
FroM the Reno Democrat we learn
the following particulars of n shoot
ing scrape at the race track, near
Reno. On Monday: Jas. Mooney
and Tom Raymond, got into quarrel
about bet, and drew their .rcyolycrs,
each firing Xix shots. One Of the balls
struck Mooney i'll the head not doing
any grent damage, but another wild
ball struck John Noonan, nh outsider,
killing him dead. Mooney aud Ray
mond then battered each other over
the heads with their pistols, until the
officers intcrfcred, aud arrested them
A6hoshone Indian, sin attempting to
get on tlfe' CARS tt Battle Mountain last
Tuesday, while under the influence Of
whisky, Ind one Of his arms run over
and crushed to pulp by the train. He
WIS brought 10 this station on Saturday
evening y freight train, and yesterday
the injured limb was aInputated by Dir.
Hanson. Persons who Witnessed tho
operation say the Indian never
WINGED and did not exhibit the slightest
symptoms Of pain. He is doing az well
as could be expected under the circunl-
stnnces.-[Silyer State.
TnE Rhode Island Legislature, nj its
last session, made some needed reforms
IN militia matters. Many years ago II
bill being introduced "fOr the otpnniZn-
member from Pcttyquamscott, who had
been instructed by his constituency not
10 let them city chaps have everything
their Own why, nose IN his seat and
Snid: "Ar. Speaker goes in nsin
Tint bill. l goes i'll agin organs; they'll
be dreadful unhnndy things in bnt-
tie now, let. the tell yOu.n 4 SDteAunl
hhody'S army remained unorganizcd.
EnERHAnT & AURORA. -This mine un.
der the present able management, IL one
OF the most productive on the const
We have from the White Pine News tho
figures Of tho last four months run
Bullion produced and shipped, 1856.
800 expense account, SIT 300 mel
earnings, $l0S,lIi. The showing II
highly satisfactory, md We are satisfied
that the stock Is worth much more than
1t IL selling for in the London market,
namely, Sl2 per share. ...--. .,..
LEUTESANT WEYrRrcnr, of tho late
Austrian polnr, cxpittition; concluded
that tho drift Of ice in the Arctic seas
Is not dependent upon The Gulf Stream.
Tint sircnm IL found there, but the on.
ly sign Of its presence Is the high TEN.
pct9turo nf the water. Tho drift Of tho
ice y due 10 the winds. TO The innu.
cnc6 0fwinds he also" attributes tho cf-
istcncc Of open wafer on all west coasts
IN TINT part Of tho globe.
TnE treasury Of tho Presbyterian
Board Of Missions IL In ndcplcird condi-
tiOn. Tho receipts for the year, end
ing June, 1876, were $2S, OW shoIt OF
expenditures. a Committee of tho
DDurd ln4 Ippn nnnninIp,i IN oy,,,Iui .,