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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-10
U. 8. LAND OFFICE, RLKo, NEVADA, ,
. ' % No. H-- IE.H Co. Darefnbpr Eth IR.n -
No. &c, U. S. Survey, No. IS.

U. 8. LAND OFFICE, RLKO, NEVADA, y. ?
80 December 9th, 1850 e..
NJ Office Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT CHARLES
IN W. Bennett, whose poslofllce address Is
ants Calvin Wells AMI Aaron French, whUee
postofice address IL Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
aud Milford S. Slicknif aud Francis l.. Graham,
whose postoiece address is Chicago, Iiliuois,
have applied for patent for tho ST. John lode
add mill elite; said lode or mine Is 2GOo
feet linear measure, and 200 feet Wide, and Is
situated 10 Spruce Mountain Mining district.
County OF ElEo. State OF Nevada. aud IS moro
particularly described by the field notes now on
ME IN this oilice. .. s..
LOT Al ginning ut post marked No. !.
cOupo 5. G7 DE-. 10 min. ". 200 feet. TO post
marked No. .. U. 8. Survey, No. IS, lot A;
Whence Mineral Monument No. bears s.
AZ IL d.. W. PHO feet; thence second course N.
~ DIG. 30 min. W. 26OO feet to post marked No.
}, u. y. Survey, No. As. lot A; thence third
course \. CT dg. 20 min. L 100 feet 10 post
marked No. !, U. 8. Survey, No. IS. lot A;
thence fourth course s. % dg. 30 IN. Z. 2GOO
feet TO post marked No. !, the place OF begin
ming. containing IL 0J-lOO acres. Tho survey OF
III claim has boon made to conform to the
original notice Of location.
LoT B-Dcsinning Mt n post marked No. !,
U. s. Survey No Is, lot Is; thence running
Ii. st courso N. C2 Dig. W. les feet, To post
marked No. 2, u. $. Survey. No. IS, lot u;
thf nee second cour:e 8. 80 Dig. W. 1870 feet, to
post marked No. j, u. y. Survey, No. IS. lot Il |;
thence third course s. o. dg. Z. les ct, 10 Rost
marked No !, U. y. Survey, No. -. lot IL
whence post No. !. u. s. Survey, No. IS, lot a |,
b. ars =. % Dc. v. 1900 feet; thence fourth
course y. ~ dig. T. 1870 foot, TO post marked
No. !. the pace Of besinniLg. containing 20 100
with magnetic variation OF II DIG. " III u III
the anfv y Of lot 4 and D.. -.......
Any and all persons claiming adversely thc
mining ground. vein, lode. pre- misses, mil site
or any portion thereof, SO divided. surveyed,
Tiittcd and IpI lied for. nTo hereby notified TINT
rnlcsS their ad'crse claims Dre duly llcd ne.
cor Hug 10 law, end the regulation Hereunder.
within Sly tGOl days from Tho date thereof
with tie Register Of tho U. 8. Land Oicc ut
ElEo, III J Iko County, State Of Nevada. they will
be barrrd, Rnh NIL OF their rights Waived 10y
virtue of tie prUyislOns OF The statutes in rela-
lion there to. Therefore pursuant to law di.
rect this notice to bo Published for sixty (G0l
days In the ELkO lsDEPESDHRT, u daily news
paper prl, ted and published nj Eiko, In tho
County { klkO. State Of Nevada, The SAME being
nearest to tue location of said mi ing caim anu
mill site. .... -
JOHN g. MAYIIuGH,
dGC0d .-... .......s U. s. EcRlSter.
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veIIisOu.

Tho Shoshono "sport" Inns now nd.
dilional means Of rcplcnishing his dc.
plctod purse through which 10 indulge
his passion for "pokcr." Every day or
two big brave rides mnjesticNlly into
town with q fat deer Oh behind tho
saddle, which soon nfIcr hnngs pendant
beside the mniu entrance to our rosInu.
ranta. Wo noticed q magnificent vcni.
son Displaced nj tho "Gcm" day or
two ngo, and h4yo negotiated with Mr.
10 for q couple Of saddles 0ursclf.
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CllnIl.rtI llniltIH.

The Nevada Sinblc, recently leased
by Il. A. Sherman & Co.. Inns just been
released by them to George md Zach.
Tucker, who will continue il ns livery
md feed stable rs heretofore con-
Quoted,
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Notice OF Application.

Legal notice Of application for pat
ents through The United Suites Land
Office mt this place. TO the Leila"
"Monnrch." "St. john" md Great
Expectation" mineral lodes situated in
SpruccTont Mining District. in this
county, will be found elsewhere i'll this
paper.
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tFrom Saturdays Dnily.l
A PUBLIC LIBRARY.
why Not

Would tho citizens OF Elko contribute
TO their own amusement. thereby socur-
ing 10 themselves Public Library aud
one Of tho finest cabinets Of minerals In
this State ? II so, why not rcorGnni2c
tho association known hero during tho
Winter OF 60 and 10? There is not
less than three members Of the Elko
Young Mems Iyccuin now residing in
this place, viz: NlcEsrs. COIN, Smith,
md E,lon. Let them make emil. givo
lectures and concerts. Tho citizens
palronizcd them, aud mnny think Of tho
pleasant hours spent ut tho Lyceum TINT
Winter md wish for il to hc rc-cstab-
lislicd upon Rrin bnsis 40 M to become
u permanent institution. There IL not
miner in tho county but who would
DO glad TO contribute TO n cabinet. This
itself would soon DO prido TO Nil resi-.
dents. Tho musical talent il better now
thnn then, Rnd lnvo no doubt hut
what tho "Adclphi" would contribute
their share. As nn old resident, l
would rejoice with many others to SEQ
the matter under progress.
Yours, II.
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Ball Mt IIulIeck.

Our old acquaintance, jack Abel,
gives notice elsewhere in this issue, that
IN attractive opening for the joyinlly in
clined will be presented III the shape of
II Christmas dance Mt his place on tho
night Of tho 25th. Excellent music
will inspire the dancers, and the sup
per will be oil TINT Christmas supper
should be- turkeys, mince-pics, and nll
that you know. They always do these
things we'll Mt Hnlleck. .... o.. q. ..s
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Tho Humboldt Rtgt'ttr Inns suspended
publication, Tie 8arer State Is author.
fly for tho statement that tho material
will 10 removed 20 Eureka, TO 10 used
In tho publication Of a pnpcr 10 DO
called tho Evtkd RpUdiican, with wnl.
lOcc, isto Republican candidate for Tho
Rtate Sfnuto from that County, rs odi.
tor,
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Tho Jury In tho trial Of j. g. 1Tnr-
OH OH indictment for murder IN
Virginia City, ut IL o'clock Wednesday,
night, brought IN n verdict OF murder
in tho first dcgicc. Tho Court will
pronounce his scnlenco next Wcdnos.
dny, tho 18th instant.
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oct Your County warrants.

Gail nj tho County Auditors Office on
Monday noxt and obtain your warrants.
Apply to tho Treasurer and draw your
coin for election services rendered, aud
for nil registered claims against Tho
county. ..
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For Carson.

ellis. who shot Hubbler ut Winnie
mucca, and was sentenced to tho Pcni-
tentinry for fifteen years. was, says the
SHrer STATE. much affected at the depot.
Friday last, as he was about to be taken
to that State institution.
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III Justice Court.

John Mccarthy, for inLibing too
freely, disturbing the peace aud dignity
Of the municipality, and handling IL
shOoting.iron with unbccoming loose
moss, on the evening previous, was
pninful-dutio1 by Justice Taylor 20 the
tune OF $50 yesterday.
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Personal,

Ex-senator Stewart, G. i. Perkins,
OF Battle Mountain, and Joggles
Wright, OF Virginia City, were passcn-
gers by the east-bound trim Inst night.
Tho former passed eastward, md tho
two latter gentlemen remained here.
They start for Tuscnrora to-day.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-10
Election Of Officers,

At the annual election of officers,
+. * A. VI. held ut their lodge las;
evening, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: II. p.
Freeman, w. NJ; w. T. Smith, S. W. ;
Allen Fisher, J. W.; William PlughoiT,
Treasurer; Il. Il. Henley, Secretary.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-10
District Court.

Court met Mt 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning. and in the contested election
case between Williams and Suit::. rival
candidates for the position Of Sheriff Of
this county. the time to file mn answer
To tho complaint was extended 10 the
2Gth instant. Court then adjourned.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-10

Tho Board Of County Commissioners
held its regular meeting for the trans
action Of county business. last Monday,
hut We have been unable to procure MI
account Of the business done, Tor pub
LEGATION, ne yet.
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District Court,

The Court met yesterday at tho usual
hour. but owing to the iudisposition of
Judge Flack, 10 business was transact
ed, and Court adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning. 81. - So;
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Information Wanted.

Mrs. Joanna G. Nickerson, of Everett.
Massachusetts, desires information of
her son, Benjamin F. Nickersen. He
is supposed TO be somewhere in this
country, aud should writo to his mother
OF once.
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Arrivals Ivy Stage.

The stage from tho north last evening
brought down from Cornucopia rs pRss.
cngcra, George Glover, - Grenbaum,
J. Sprai, mud - March.
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Caring The Vote.

Tho Presidential Electors met and
cast their votes yesterday in Nevada,
California. Pennsylvania, Ohio. South
Carolina, Colorado and Oregon, says
the telegraph.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-10

Arrangements To Convey Parties from
the liAilroad Station have been Iuado. do
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-10

The Elko String Dnnd has Teen re-
iaIncd for tie OCCASION. AID 10 palma will DO
spared In contributing to the enjoyment Of
guests. ..-
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-10

A Ball and Supper will 10 given on tho
evening OF ChrIstmaI Day at JACK ADEL'S
PLACE, Camp Ha.leck. :.
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BORN.

sMrrH-In Elko, December 9th. 1876, TO tho
vile OF :. q. smith, a son.
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CHRISTMAS BALL

1T CAMP IIALLECIl.
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APPLICATION FOR PATENT.

dG-C0l
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-10-26
What Is a Bat?

All vino have ever examined bat
closely, and observed its fur, ears, and
teeth, must, think, have recognized
it as a kind of beast. It's real aflini-
ties, however, serve excellently well
to demonstrate how little mere eXter-
nal aspect can be trusted rs guide to
fundamental relationship. The bat is
essentially an animal of the air-all
its structure is modified for fight, and
it rarely deScends to the surface of the
ground. The mole, on the contrary is
essentially an animal of the earth-all
its structure is modified for burrOw-
ing, and it rarely ascends to the sur
face of the ground. The contrast
could hardly be more complete, and
yet Ike bat and the mole are cousins
the mole, the hedgehog, and shrew
mouse belonging to group of beasts
with which the bats show no inconsid-
cradle affinity.
have spoken of the opinion that the
bat is a kind of bird. This view seems
to have been entertained by the Jews,
and the ''bird of darkness" is placed,
in Deuteronomy xiv +: Is, among the
unclean ones forbidden as food:
.'And the stOrk and the heron after
her kind, and the lapwing and the
bat"
Aristotle, though he placed the bats
among flying animals, and therefore
among birds, distinctly recognized the
difference in their organization and
the same thing may BE- affirmed of
Pliny. But in spite of this, and al
though Albertus Magnus, in the mid
die ages, was fully acquainted with
the true nature of bats, as beasts, as
well as with their winter torpidity,
oriniOn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-10-26
A Materialized Hole.

From the Scientific American
Take a sheet of stiff writing paper
and fold it into tube an inch in di-
ameter. Apply it to the right eye, and
look steadfastly through it, focusing
the eve on any convenient object keep
the left eve open. Now place the left
hand, held palm upward, edgeways
against the side of the paper tube, and
about an inch or two above its lower
end. The astonishing effect will be
produced of hole, apparently of the
size of the cross section of the tube,
made through the left hand. This is
the hole in which we propose TO mate
rialiZe another and smaller hole. As
we need a genuine apeTature, and 1t
would be inconvenient to make one IN
the left hand, let sheet of white pa
per be substituted therefor and simil-
arly held. Just at the part of the pa
per where the hole equaling in diane
ter the Orifice of the tube appears,
make an opening one-fourth inch in
diameter. Now stare intently into the
tube and the second hole, defined by
its difference of illumination viii be
seen floating in the first hole, and yet
both will be transparent. The illusion,
for of course it is one Of those old
pranks our binocular vision plays upon
us, is certainly one of the most curious
ever devised. Besides, here is the ac-
tual hole clearly visible, and yet there
is no solid body TO be seen to define its
cages. 1t is not 4 mere spot of light,
because, if page of print be regard
ell. the lines within the boundaries or
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-10-26
A French Execution.

Twas the doomed man. He was
tall and thin. He is stiff in his bear
ing and walks very slowly. His hag-
gard eye is fixed on the guillotine,
which he sees for the first time. His
face seems TO reflect some object of an
earthly yellow color. One of the exc
cutioner's assistants removed the jack
ct from his shoulders. The upper part
of his shirt has been cut off. and his
bare breastand shoulders were visable.
The executioner seized him by the
right arm.pit. An assistant-eXecutiOn
er seized him by the left arm pit.
Another assistant pushed him from be-
hind, while another went rapidly by
us and stood near the yoke which
keeps the head motionless. The DOOM
ed man tottered rs he came forward.
lie said to the assistant who pushed
him, Not so fast" but his voice was
strangled, for he had no saliva in his
mouth. lie reached the scaffold. Its
vertical plank came nearly up to the
hollow of his breast. The assistant
pushed the plank, which from vertical
became horizontal, tripped up the
doomed man, who fell on il horizon
tally, his abdomen near the plank. He
tried to rise by exerting knees and
arms. lie murmured some inarticu-
late verbs
The executioner and two assistants
pushed him violently forward, so us to
bring his head Immediately under the
yoke. The doomed man must have
felt the sensation of a person who
falls down an abyss. The eXecuti0ner
bends forward to see if the neck is in
"A proper position. His assistant lets
the yoke fall on the dUomed mans
head. This yoke imprison's the head
as if the yoke were a wise. The
doomed man must have felt this fall
distinctly. 1t must be as if he were
twice executed. All this took time.
| counted my pulse it beat four times
while this was taking place. This is
long. The eXecutiOner raised little
lever. The knife fell. 1t could be
followed rs it fell, II attained its
greatest velocity only at the close of
the fall. The head bounced into a
zinc box. 1t seemed to me | could see,
as the knife fell with an indistinct
rumble, the doomed mans soul take
flight. The headless corpse is tossed
by the assistants into the basket,
where it lies on its back. The execu-
TONER wheels on his right foot and
turns his face toward us, his back to
the scafTold. lie indicates by this final
movement, which he never fails to
make, that once the criminal behead-
ed his part is at an end. The rest is
his assistants business, One of them
shook the zinc box TO make the hea
fall into the basket. | saw it roll
over and over like ball on the bloody
bran. staggered and shut my eyes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-10-26
A Conventional Nation.

Where two or three Americans are
gathered together, there can a con-
vention be held. There is no trade or
class of business 50 humble that its
representatives cannot find profit and
delight in meeting annually to ex-
change views. After the Canned-FiSh
Convention, there came the Bill-Stick-
ers Convention, and after that the
Spelling Reform Convention, and there
is now being held in Boston the Ma
tional Convention of Cracker and Bus
cult Manufacturers. There are also
the moral and esthetic conventions,
such as those held annually by the VIC
TINS of avoirdupois vulgarly called fat
men, and the aggregations of intellect
known as Hay-fever Conventions, to
say nothing of those which combine
business with reform like the Free
Dress League, and those which mingle
piety with free board like the eccle-
siastical conventions. This page will
not be sulIied by the mention of the
Hen Convention. Psychology, aided
by Constitutional History, can trace
the American mania for conventions
to township organization, and we leave
the erudite reader to infer what Phi
lology could do with so promising a
theme. Our duty ends when attention
is directed to the phenomenon, and
the minds of the learned have Crap
pied with the truth. For it is a truth
pregnant with sinister meaning, that
where there are so many conventions
there is little agreement of opinion,
and the clash of polished steel pro-
ducpS few sharks
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-10-26
Nm Intercst inthe M.

The New York Evening Post, speak
ing Of war PROSPECTS IN its financial column,
savs: Looking over the whole situation, how
ever, il is impossible to come TO any other
conclusion than that the war, even II confined
to Russia aud Turkey, which is hardly among
the possibilities. will lie all that Is needed to
thoroughly awaken the dormant industries OF
the country and give Us a degree Of profitable
activity in every branch OF business, such as
has not been seen for many years. So far rs
the price OF gold is affected 10y the foreign
trade movement, it must he born in mind
that in tue receipts Of breadstuffs, one OF the
great sources Of supply for wheat, will lie cut
on, good part Of the wheat which supplies
the world coming from Russia; that there
will lie an enormous demand for our bread
stulfs and provisions in fact all good products;
that there also will be a great demand for
coarse manufactures and particularly for ev-
ervthing that comes under the head Of war
supplies, and thsi this demand will directly
help the transportation lines Of all kinds, and
will indirectly stimulate every branch OF in
dustry Il must net lie forgotten, however,
that AZ least : part Of what our exports will
gain in his way will be lost on cotton, OF
which we have an enormous crop this year.
Whether the domestic consumption OF ,OttOn
can he increased so as 10 compensate for what
ever reduction there may he in the foreign
demands is another question.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-10-26
The Good King Alphonso.


5 King Alphonso, of Arragon who was
a good and pious man, heard with pain
that the pages of his court had quite
given up the habit of saying grace.
either before or after meals, or even
of saying their prayers so he thought
he would give them lesson. One day
these boys were invited by the king to
dine at his table. Dressed in their
best attire, and delighted at the idea
of the honor they were about to re-
ceive. the pages came into the royal
dining-room. They were shown their
seats at the royal dining-table, and the
king and guests sat down to dinner, no
blessing being asked as was usual be-
fore they began the meal. This was,
indeed, arranged beforehand by the
king.
During dinner, to the surprise of all,
there appeared a beggar, who, in spite
of his rags and his dirt, went up to
the royal table, sat down, and, with
out making any apology or asking leave.
began TO eat and drink to his heart 3
content.
The pages, exceedingly surprised,
kept looking at the king as if to ask
his leave to turn out this unlimited
visitor. The king himself had planned
beforehand that the man should come
in this bold way, without being asked,
and she, quietly and patiently, sat
watching him eat and drink without
saying anything or appearing to take
any notice. At last, after having made
a hearty meal, the beggar got up and
went away, without, however. having
by word OF look, thanked the king and
his courtiers for the feast.
Turning to the pages King Alphonso
then said "Well, gentlemen, how do
you like this man :"
"Not at all, your majesty" they all
replied. "Neyer did we see man 50
rude, SO ungrateful, so shameless as
that beggar J.
Upon hearing this reply, the king
rose up and said. in a loud, solemn
voice, which could be heard by all
present:
''You yourselves have been as rude
and ungrateful as that beggar. Every
day you have been richly fed by King
far greater than | am-even by our
Heavenly Father, who giveth us richly
all things to enjoy; but you have sat
down and risen up again, day after
day, without thinking for moment of
the Giver IF all these good things"
The boys blushed and slipped away
from the royal table without q single
word, but never again did they pass a
single day without asking Gods bless
ing, and thanking Him for His Gifts.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-10-26
Hight With a Catamount.

The Honesdale Chronicle says that
George Gillespie. of Scott, Wayne CO.,
Pennsylvania, while passing through
the woods in that township one night
last week. on his way to hunt pigeons,
saw crouching on the limb of "a maple
tree. about ten feet from the ground,
a large catamount, and thoughtlessly
fired a load of shot at the animal. 1t
dropped to the ground and glared saw
agely at the hunter. Gillespie eluded
it, and quickly put the contents of the
other barrel into the animals face and
ewes. This blinded the Infatuated ami
nal, but it was not inclined to surren-
der, and sprang about wildly after its
assailant, guided by the sound of his
feet. He dubbed it with his gun, and
by several heavy blows succeeded in
rendering it unconscious. when he cut
its throat with knife. The cata-
mount was three feet four inches long,
and weighed sixty pounds.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-10-26
French View Of the siination.

The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Times calls attention to the fact that
since Russia's refusal of the long armsticc
she has been face to face with Turkey, no
other power having approached Turkey; that
by a strange accord entire Europe has aban-
dOned the fiction by which discussion has
been carried on in the name OF Servia and
Montenegro. By one OF the most singular
transformations in history, Russia and Tur-
key are virtually at war, when Europe is
trembling at the prospect of such conflict.
1t will therefore be no surprise if Turkey
throws overheard the so-called collective pro-
lection Of the powers, and opens direct negO-
tiatiOns with Russia on the programme OF
Russia's wishes. There are points to which
Turkey will easily resign herself, but which
meditating powers would oppose. Turkey
cannot abandon her magnificent Bulgarian
provinces without committing suicide Turk
ish statesmen believe she may, On dealing
only with Russia, save Bulgaria bY granting
the liberty of the Bosphorus. 1t is true Tur-
key is bOuRd by the treaties of 1856, to which
the freedom of the Bosphorus is contrary,
but the powerlessness OF Europe is driving
Turkey into negotiations with her bitterest
enemy, and the porte may break the treaty in
the darkest despair.