The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-05-28

the Raymond & Ely mine to run ono
half ctAseo.starAp tHill.
:BosroS, LAY &c.
But few peiSons Ind tickets Of sna-
This morning, TO- the Jail ward
p witness the exeSaeion of Piper. The
religious services hated twenty minutes,
and werd rts3Iucted by DIT, Eddy, and
While they LASTED the prisoner seemed
but very pale. At 1850 the
procession to the scnffold appeared, and
mounted tho platform. Piper YVES very
weak. HisIiRN dropped occasionally, /
md his oyer rSllcZl-atyout as he ArnrypY-
Ell tue crowd. Sheriff Clark rseatl the |
wurrcnt. during which time u deputy
ru. the ropo over -eipe,'s neck snd
placed the black cap over his face. II
was 1915 when the drsp fell. Not
muscle OF his body moved sufficiently
10 oe- perceived. AT 1850 the doctors
felt the pulse, and listened at the heart,
GIrno signs Of -li:e Mnro distinguish.
able. The body <Sas lowered at i n. H.!
WORCESTER, Mass, May &c. !,
Samuel Fender. the murderer Of his
brother-in.law. Franklin y. !ToiSne, Oh
Tie fourth Of last July, at 'EPete.shnm,
Mass. was hung. in thciSail i'll this CITY
atAlpA0 a. nl.'toesay.
WASHINGTON, May 90.
Piiyhtes dispatches from confidential.
friends Of Senator Morton indicate that,
he gained largely ut tho convention
yesterday. \ majority OF Illinois is
now claimed for Morton; also majG.-
lily Of Missouri and all the Alabama
delegates. rs
81. Eduis, May &c.
OF the,da!Ugates elected by tho State
Correction Mt Jefferson City, twenty
arc for Morton, .wo for Bris;ow and the
balance for Blaine. Three OF the dele
gates nj large nrc fer Morton.
f SAS. Francisco, May &c.
The notorious Mrs. Whiting sailed
part of the.Stslu to-day
to join her husband and daughter.
The damage by thc fire oil CSlifcTlrini
and Davis streets, last night, amounts
to S2T5,000. Hollbrook, Merrill l. Co.
are the heaviest losers, but are covered
partly BY policies in eastern insurance
companies. James O'Bricn, of No.
Thrcc's truck, had narrow escape
from death. He was on the top of n
long lutllaY, resting against tho corner
of the building, when Il hoso.cnrriuge,
coming by, collided with the ladder,
which broke in the middle, preciriint-
ing O'Bricu tn the ground, distance
of fifty feet. The upper half Of the
heavy ladder fell upon O'Brien, who;
almost miraculously, escaped with n
broken thumb and sprnincd arm. He
was conveyed 20 All adjacent saloon,
Rnd was soon able to walk without as
sistancc. One of the fireman, standing
on tho corner OF roof, with The hose
between his feet, came nenr losing his
life. The hose slipped and knocked
his feet from under hiri. He fell over
thc e,igc, but clutoAcd +hc wall with his
hands, and clanbcrcd back. q
At the target practice of tho battalion
Of the First Regiment, ut Fnirfnx, yes
tesday. the Calling guns were tried for
tho first time Oh the const. The TARGET
was placed Oh the side hill, ut q dis
taTce Of 600 yards, and was about 40
feet long AMI eight feet high. In tho
FIRST trial Captain Orton's gun was fired
at the rate OF 242 shots Der minute,
most Of the missiles striking some dis.
tanco to the left of the target. Tic gun
commanded by Captain Hughes was
iired Mt +lre satG"f 372 shots per minnie;
nearly Rll IN !he central portion N rthe
tnrget. In tile second trinl, CsBrn>.
orion made 31Gyhots per minute, Capt.
Hughes fnaking 'eo2. The oscillating
attnchr4ent WINS %lsen placed Oh the
guns, WHICH wore elevated SO that the
shots would sariko higher mp OIL the
hill, where tho effect Of each shot could
he seen asst ploughed mp tho dust. The
distances was esti+.sated to be about 700
ynrss, mid tho lateral <aRgo OF fire, as
the gun travelled through 4 small arc,
WINS found to be in the ncighborb ood Of
1876 feet. -
Tho trctting race Mt Oakland, three
in five, yesterday, resulted in Prince
Allen winning the race. Tho best lime
was 2.27. mi "
Tho Democrats appear to DO very
we'll satisfied with tho result OF their
Convention, and very good humor pre-
wills among them. Tho platform rs
universally commended. -
At $3.50 o'clock last evoning Chinese
boy. IL years old, was attacked by
mob 81 hoodluDls, on Sherwood Fltle,
OF Fkiri street. lie was hraten mi
stoned and terribly mnitroated. 4 Ron.
tieInaa WHO attempted 10 interfere, was
nlso stoned. Ono attempt TO blow q
police whistle WINS made, hui the whistle
was Sratchcd away by tho ruflinns, and
another assault T'atlo upon the defense
less heather By his Christian pcrGecu-
tersi who tore most Of their wclim's
clothing OF, cut his faco with Stones
and almost killed him, a large crowd
OF adult brutGS, male and tomaie, looked
on tho whole affair, npproyingly, aud in
every way encouraged the hoodlums,
Chns. II. Bolau, Z. i. Smith, Frank
Higgins and YIN. +. Shcrwin, rmpIpycs
III the Cornell Watch Fnotory, chnrtprcd
q sail boat, and went out about three
miles from berkeley, fishing. TIM
wind was blowing very fresh, aud 1T
O'Clock Tho boat wns upset by u sudden
gust, and thu four mon wcro thrown
into tho water. They managed to get
hold OF the boat, but wgru unable 10 re-
tain their hold, and dropped OF, ono by
one, until Shcrwin was left clinging to
Tho cnpsizr2 craft alone.
In the Nintcenth District Court yes.
tcrdHy l.. Cahill filled complaint
ngainst the Knickerhockcr Mining Com
pany, j. In Moutnignu, Jno. ". huns
coin, r. G. Eycrison, Robert Sherwood,
J. II. Sayre, II. V. s. Mccullough.
II as, which alleges that plaintiff 81 II
stakeholder in tho Knickcrbockcr Co.,
mud owns / ,S25 shares; defendants arc
the Directors of tho Company. Tho
saino Directors hnYo held their Office
since tho incorporation of tho Company.
Ia 1871, and since that tiniu Is nssrsa.
mcnis hNvO bocu lcviod, nggrcgating
S3gC, 600. All ihcso assessments h1yo