The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-01-29
ELKo INDEPENDENT.
SATURDAY. JANUARY ~. 1875.

eft the following note Ecribblcd on "A
scrap Of newspaper: January 10.
IS76-MeHns morphine; Please deliver
the letters" And an otheE address TO
the orcn=1, which reads: Il have stated
She immediate cause; Of my death, bop
ing it will obviate the necessity OF
cutting mu up. Prom constitutional
ovcE.Esnsitivcncss pod continual mis-
fortune my life from the cradle to this
sad end has beep one painful ,''culting
uP.,. Spare me further description II
possible. I have yet, thank Cod, an
~unweakened friend or two who will, l
think, sec mo quietly Inferred" The
Chronicle says OF the unfortunate mnn:
'keninll was u maj of considcraed
literary talent and tho author Of II mum
hcT Of compositions in prose and verse
" more than ordinary mcrits He iig-
urcs among the writer's Of verse whom
Frank Bret Hartc deemed worthy Of iIA-
mortaliS;rS in his "OutcroppinSs."
lie contributed numerous poems, essays
aud tales to The O1ridHi .Honthiy;
hut while yet possessing u fair share
Il literary ability he was deficient
in the kind OF talent which fluids n
ready market for its productions ana
commands u steady pecuniary reward.
During the late years Of l,is life he fell
into n state Of chronicle deSponilsncy
which probably explains his trnsie crl. =.
Professor Carabaraba is unlucky.
All his mastery Of the black art does
mot avail him in matters Of business,
and he does not seem to bc able 10 see
much further into n milestone or the
futurs than most people. Before the
performance which lie gave last Satur-
dag night, Mt National Guard Hall,
nearly S4U0 was taken in at tho door-
u SUM which would have piid the wiz
ard very handsomely bad not his agent
received a pressing tclegraphic message
before the conclusion of the perfor-
nance, demanding his presence in u
distant part Of the country. He mad
Venently carried NIL the cash away
With him. ri!H~a Chronicle.
FRoN the Eureka Sentinel Of January
22nd, we clip the following.
\. dispatch from Austin states that
the jury in the ease of Johnson on trial
for the murder Of Ryan has fuilcd to
agree. and last evening was discharged.
A new trial is set for Thursday next. -.
Yesterday Wells, Fargo l. Co. shipped
i've batE OF bullion from the GilA mlnc,
valued at SG,U22 IL. Seven more bars
was left al Typo, the stage being un-
hGlo' 10. carry them the last TRIP.
Wells. Fargo i Co. yesterday shipped
three ba-s Of bullion from the Tybo
Consolidated mime, valued 1T 3d.
laI T6-
TE1Is has produced this year cutton
and wheat to the amount Of $50, uuO,-
QUO. And yet Texas is hardly explored.
Four-fftli Of the State is but n cattle
range. Fine land for miles and miles
can be obtained for from 81 % TO SO
per acre. 1t seems to us the Lone Star
Stitc Offers better Inducements for the
poor man who wantI-in the Oil way
ID build up q home than my other
State in the Union. Rnilronds are en-
tending in every direction through the
State, making markets convenient, the
climate is mild and healthy and the
soil virgin.
> 4 ECESr visitor to the dismal swamp
describes IL, in Forest ard Stream, rs
hnying lost none Of the characteristics
which gave it It's name. Bears are not
no plenty there MS when the region was
rarely penetrated by Inau, yet they still
.nlf.rsl g.,nrk TO- 1. h
Inond. once believed by the ignorant to
be bottomless, il really not in any
place more than fifteen feet deep. Its
waters, imIresnated with the jucics Of
Juniper md gum leaves, il Of the color
Of wine, nnd il drank al n remedy lay
consnInpiiycS.
kAEY MUEpoc MAsoS divides her sex
int" three classrs-thc giddy butterflies.
the busy bees, and the womIn's right
crs. The FIRST are pretty but silly, the
second plain and useful. the Thrill mnn-
hiSh and otiiolr4. The first wear long
trailing dresses, and suIilc nj yon while
waltzing; the second wear aprons, and
give you apple duInpliugs, mud the
third wants Your manly pTcrogatiYcs,
your dress coat, your money, and your
vote.
TnE water has 40 far decreased ut the
Ophir mine that il is no longer ncces-
sary 10 keep the pump in constant OPP
c%rntion. The instructions yesterday
posted mp on tho engineers bnilctin
board we're: Plump l.. hours: stop
- hour" BY running III this way nii
tho water Is nov handled. The hoist
ing Of ore and oil other work ab0u;
the mine Is going on regularly and
moothlY.- Virginia Er!'LYri't.
uDE %oUpA, n young japanese laly at
scliool In New York. wrote u letter to
the Jhpniican Gdssth suggesting the fol-
lowing reforms in her native country:
First, the conversion OF the whole pop.
nlRtinn TO Christianity; second, OH in
creased importation Of scissors: third,
n restriction Of taxation; and fourth. the
introduction OF tho American custom Of
wedding break fast.
CIV. CtAnKE, while boring an nrtcs.
ian we'll near Tuinre Laka, California.
struck nj n depth OF 40 feet n frothy
substance giving on n gas which. when
lighted, burned with n bright flame for
several hu,trs, accompanied by n smell
like burning alcohol. Boring Is still
going on and Il In q question what the
anger will strike next.
EXCESSIVE preparations nrc being
mndn TO mine on Feather River, near
Orovillr. California, the coming aun.
mcr. where II Is known that gold exists
III large quantities, the. only dinicnlly
IN obtaining Il thus (ar bring TINT ~