The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-08-28

street in Duquoin county by despera-
do by the name Of Vim. Ryo, who en-
GenvorcIi to provoke an assault. Tim
ina avoided linn and went to his room
III the hotel. liyo followed hourishing
his pistol and threntning To shoot Tim,
ma, when the Judge grnspcd revolver
and started for Ryo who immediately
turned and ran like Il deer.
The steamship Scythin, of the Gu
nard line, from Liverpool, has arrived
mt Sandy Hook, 0....
But little hope is now entertained for
the recovery uf james II. Noe, lie
brenths hard and suffers much. phyzi-
clans say lie cannot last hut II few hours.
The police will have to rely on their
own sagacity TO discover the Gssnssin.
y special from Richmond says the OBJ
| jcct of the State Colurcd Educational
| Convention, which met yesterday, was
| to fully organize the culGrcd teachers Of
the State into society of their own,
They are now excluded from the cduca-
tional society Of Virginia, whose me,n
bers are exclusively white. II will close
its lnbuIs tonight. .,..... ..... So.
special from Chicago SAYS that Cen
eral Holman, supervising architect of
the Chicago custom house, is ordered to
report Mt Washington ut once. 1t isex-
pected he will he assigned to duty nt
some other point. His successor has
not yet been named, '
The frosts on Saturday md Sunday
nights did grcut damage 20 Tie crops,
particularly IN Michigan, Wisconsin,
| Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois. Corn
and hops were bitten. Cranhcrrics are
all very much injured, while vegetables
have been nipprl badly. The farIncrs
of the northwest are beginning TO think
| thcle will be no end of disasters this
| year.
Another daring attempt at robbery is
reported to-dny.. The residence of G..
W. B. Hammond, OH 9TH street, was ell
tered about n. m. and the family we're
awakened by the ringing Of the burglar
alarm apparatus. Hammond, with pis-
tol, proceeded to the parlor where three
men were prowling. lie fired fcur SLOTS
but the burglars escaped through the
window, a cry Of pain aud bloud, on
thn stairs and fence showed that at least
one bullet took effect. One of the bur,.-
lars fired Rt lIQmmGnd, hut without ef,
feet. ..s .. .......... .
a Cleveland special snys Judge Spen-
| dience last evening on the political issues
ri the campaign, continuing himself
principally to the Catholic question,
| lie said the Catholic laity wuuld Inc glad
| 10 have the clerical opposition to pnhlic
schools withdrawn and charge disturb
nnce to the priests. The school uues-
ton grows more prominent M the canvas
progresses. III some parts of the state
II is more Thought of thnn the initiation
issue. The discussion OF it increases.
Three hundred md fifty Mennonitrs
have arrived and left for the west. r..U
| Another commission has been nproint-
ed by the President 10 examine and re-
port upon the Chicago Custom House.
The appointment OF FirGt Assistant
Post Master General will be mnde from
New England. .'. . ..... -, .0-.
Willis IIaseseg, Bishop Of fhe British
Methodist Episcopal Church, died at
! Shelbourn, Nova Scotia, on Sunday.
In mnny places the couts adjourned
Judge Grover, of the Court OF Appeals,
.. Lawrence, Mass, Aug. 2l,
| The cotton mills nt this place, which
employ 1900 hands, will resume with II
full force on Monday next. .... -,.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ren-
aered decision rs to the priority of
bonds, l.. |. ...... .......'' -.
s.......s. .., Chicago, Aug. 2j.
\ bottle has heon found on the shore
OF Lake Michigan with IL paper from
| Donaldson giving All account Of how the
balloon got ont Of order. .....
The total Assessment valuation of pcr-
s"nnl property, lands md lots In thla
county, ~ returned to the State Auditor
for the current year, is $lIi, ,OSO, I5G.
The valuation of railroad property in the
| county Is $102 ,593. This valuation *
about onc,third Of the total value, .
CtNCtSSAr1,- Aug. 81.
| w. Morck city editor of the YaIlks-
| Frcunh, OF Sunday afternoon, made mn
insinunting remark concerning tho wife
OF BILLY Emerson. the minstrel, TN sn-
| loon. Mat Homer, her brother, over
hcnrd the rCmnrk md Guv" Merck a
| pulnnlcllng, The quarrel was renewed
| last night, when Homer drew revolver
nnd fired two shots. Morrl. who faint.
cd and escaped, is under arrest
l'oS' bHANCi, Aug. 20,
a strong wind IL blowing from the
northeast this forenoon. The wcn,hcr
IL cool; otherwise il is pleasant dnv
| for the rcgcltn. At this hour, 1880 n.
H.. II " thought that the water will hc
too rough. aud ncCcsTitatc ru9tpnn-
rncnt OF the start. The first race will lie
called ut 3r, IN.
BosroS, MAss., Aug. 25,
Tho Barns house in West Rutland.
VT, burned yesterday. The loss ig S62. 4.
O0h: insurance s 600.
O'lmlhwin, the Irish giant, Is diving
Of lung diScnsc.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has
ordered that the payment uf the Sep.
tcmhcr interest hr commenced to,moy-
row, withou, rcbatc. .... r...
Sioux Cry, Iowa. Aug, %.
Abou; EiS O'Clock lns; evening ono ni
the worst storms of tho schsun came M.
Hall fell about 81 miles from here. de.
stroying corn sud breaking windows,
doing other damage, 4 very large
quantity of water has fallen.
SAS FnAHCisCo, Aug. 25,
Tho Alta Mining Company hns 70.
elected It's old officers, and lovitd It's
second asncssmcnt uf f0c per share, do.
| linquCnt September 27ih.
Commodore GOodnuaugh, while NJ
tempting to open intcrrourc with tho
natives of Santa Cruz Island, with somt
OF his officers and crow, VIM fred npoil
with poisoned arrows, which led to his
death. Others wcrU wounded and died