The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-12-18

In UoodhHH & C2g9in'S Weekly up,
pears the following marriage contract,
which was substituted by n loving
couple for the old-styie ceremony:
The undersigned, this second day
OF November, A. d. 1875, enter into n
business partnership, under the name
OF Miller & Strickland, on the follow
ing conditions, to wit: That nil earn-
ings and profits arising from our indi-
ridual or joint laLors, whether in de-
partments OF literature, art, mechanics,
agriculture, or trade, shall be shared
and held equally.
Believing That the divine principle
OF love drawing together two kindred
souls, is the only binding law in tie
conJugal union of the sexes, and the
only law making right such intimate
reiations, We nre also happy to confess
to each other, TO God and his angels,
and to all the world, the existance OF
n mutual affection known by that name;
and wo deliberately join heart and
hand in this most sacred of unions,
hoping md praying TINT the tie that
binds us may last through life, and
survive The grave. .
Should this union be blcst by of
spring we jointly and s~everally pledge
ourselves, orr assigns and a~dministrn-
tors, to foster and support them dur
ing the dependent years of eirinfuncy
md youth, supplying their physical
wants and rearing them in the princi-
pies Of virtue and knowledge to The
best of our ability md Judgment.
This simple form Of conjugal union
We are constrained to adopt from the
deepest conscientious convictions OF
right and duty; md we sincerely re-
gret that condition OF society which,
II we would be tame to ourselves, makes
1t necessary for us to oppose the opin-
iona OF a majority Of orr fellow Great
notwithstanding the laws and cus-
toms which they assume to make for
the control Of IN affection between The
sexes, which wo believe is, and of di.
zine right ought to be, free.
Signed, Ma27 M!F s=4aicK,,xn.
ABOUT 4 o'clock this morning, says
the Sacramento Bee of December 10,
as the emiSrnnt trHin was crossing the
trestlowork near Clipper Gap. the pas
Eengers aboard the cars imagined thai
tho train had stopped, il was moving SC
slowly and the night being SO dark that
they could not see anything on either
side. Whilo laboring under this falst
impression three Of tho male passenger.
stepped off the cars md were precipi
tinted through the bridge for q greater OF
less distance. One Of them was killed
n second badly bruised, while the lhirt
entirely escaped harm. The alarm wa.
instantly given, the train stopped nnt
the u~nfortunntes picked up. The bod,
Of tho deceased was brought to this cit,
Il AN inquest was held upon the re
mains by tho Coroner at ~ o'clock thi!
morning. Tho only additional fact!
ELECTED wero that the nnmc Of tho dc
ceased man was James Durant, agcf
hbont 90 years. lie WAS travelling II
company with bis son and had com,
from New York with the intention o
settling in this State. The other maj
who was hurt was S. A, Cook. but hi
injuries aro not severe enough to dis
able him.
JOSEPH TowEE, the miner who fel
two hundred feet down the Orcgo,
shaft Mt Austin, Mopdpy, died from III,
effects Of his injuries Wednesday, ns W,
learn from tho ReueiiHc.. 49,. The iuncrn
OF Andrew Casnmnyou,, lato editor 0
II RepehHe, and that Of Mr.. Tuwnc
took place Thursday. In respect to In,
dend, oil business in the city and ut III,
mines was suspended.
.
PIocnE Inns o white elephant OH il
bands, named Roycroft. From tn,
ramarkE Of tho Record, we Jake it, thu
IN consequence OF beastly cOnduc
heretofore prepetrnted IN the town
his society is not desired, but as he /.
suspected 10 be partially insane the,
don't like to punish him md find 4
difficulty to doviso n plum TO get rio
MARROW GAuoE.-~It ~ now staleG
on good authority TINT tho Yirginir
City Coal Company will this week
commence their SURVEY Gf tho contenl.
plated narrow gauge railrOad which il
TO run from Eldorado Canyon Wis
silVnr City, TO Virginia City.
OHIo is taking steps to establish
warehouses for tho benefit of tramps
and Yagrnpts, Nevada would expert.
eDro gTcot relief by the adoption OF
Eomo similor system for the Suppression
OF tho ragrapt tramp nuisance.
WILLIAM WEIGH leaves today for
San Francisco. lilo will return the first
nj January next and rpsuJno his old
position, that Of conductor Of the pas-
train,-- Wnm6okh Register.
JAMES STASTox, the man who killed
YIN, Gsfpey with n block Of wood at
tuby Hill, about three weeks MO was
'rrestcd at belmont last Saturday.
Ex-BENA1oH William u. Stewart, md
I. @. Grcathonec bavo formed a legal
o%'parinership In San Francisco, and
ccured apartments In Hovada block,