The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-02-12


keep all divorce cases out of tho court
md maks It sufficient to secure . sever.
nnee Of the marital relations from eithel
the husband or the wife to advertise
this intention for three montha. The
law might regulate the 6istribr4ion OF
The property and seq that any children
resulting from the marriage were pro.
vided for. The Post Is not ready 10 in
dorse 30 loose a plan rs this; but, on
tho contrary. 10 Of tho opinion that
divorces are already too easy and by
far too numerous for the good OF 10.
eiety. II people will marry in haste.
they have no right to DO divorced for
light and tri1ing cause.
A DISPATCH from New York, yea
terday, nnounces-ns fnr as we can
gather from the garbled nnd mutilated
remains which arrived here--the organ
izntion OF a company in that city with 4
capital Of two million dollars for tho
purpose OF conducting a new system OF
tclesraphy by which it is claimed that
from fifty to one hundred aud fifty
words can DO transmitted per minute in
the persons own handwriting; virtual.
~. letter writing by telegraph. The
Officers are: j. j. Z. Cisco, President;
\. n. Albsrton. OF New York, Secretary;
J.G. Smith, OF Hackensack. formerly
Of tho Franklin and 4. & P. Telegraph
companies, General Superintendent.
WHEisTEn you hear any resident OF
a community Attempting TO decry the
local pHRr. providing that paper is
faithfully devoted to'thc interests Of its
section and is conducted with sufficient
ability to command respect abroad, it's
dollars to doughuuts that such person
III either mGd ut it's editor because ho
declined to toady to him, or is owing
tho Office for subscription or ndverIis-
ing. Such, ut lGust has been tho result
of our experience and observations
Eureka Stnti!ei.
SCENE at n Brooklyn wedding broak-
fast. Company all seated about the
tnblc. A pause in tho general conve
Gation. Happy husband, to his wife's
seven-year.o old sister ut tho other end
Of the room. "Well, Julia, you have q
new brother now" Julia: Eyes, but
mother said to papa the other day thai
she WINS afraid you would never amount
to much, but hat it aeemed to bo Snr.
rnh,s lust chance" Intense silence
for n moment. followed by n rapid play
Of knives and forks.
j. 4. KAssoS, of Iowa. has intro,
duced 4 bill in the Lower House o.
Congress which provides that till thu
first Of July 1879, any steamship OF no,
less than 1000 tons burden, thnI wa.
built during or after 1870, and Of
which at least four-fifths is owned,
bona fde, by citizens OF the United
States, aud built in Il foreign country,
may be registered as n vessel Of the
United Suites, and entitled to ell the
privileges Of an American vessel.
ALICE ADAMS, the infant daughter Of
Al. Adams Of Truckec, California. was
fatally burned on Thursday afternoon.
While the mother was out after an arm
full of wood the little child's clothes
caught fro. When Mrs. Adams reach-
ed the child it wns lying on the floor
unable - speak, its clothes still burning.
Its body WINS horribly burned md dcS-
Pito the efforts OF DR.. Curless il died
On Friday night, after suffering Gxcru
ciatins agony.
TME RtpaiiiedH publishes this warn,
ing to railroad travellers: "Can I get
some milk here?" asked AL emigrant
Of a Truckec boy tho other night rs tho
train stopped at the depot. eyes sir;
there goes n milkman just down the
track. Give mo your bottle md the
money and !. will get II for you" The
cmigrlnt complied. The boy broke
the bottle Over q stono and bought pea
nuts With the grcenbacks.
DCRiHo the month ending January
81, 1876, Wells, Fargo e Co. shipped
from Austin for account Of Manhattan
Silvor Mining Company, 02 bars Of
bullion, Weighing 6,404 pounds and
valued ut SSG,55G "a. The s,nnlluess
Is accounted for by the fact that owing
to tho leaking Of the boilers. the mill
WIS shut down for q number OF days
during the month to admit Of making
the necessary repairs.
Pie telescope man was around last
week, having discovered q now object
OF interest on Saturn's ring. "For ten
cents you can see it scttin' with its legs
hnngin' over the edge, gents; it's bald
headed, and IL any Of you're looking
for Tweed, just fall into line nnd take
your turn, for ten cents" Az there
was no detective present, tho sugges-
tion wag thrown away.
Tnts morning at about half past one
o'clock, n shooting affair occurred at
Ordncr's saloon, on Second South
street. in which Bob Riley lost his life.
After receiving his wounds. ho walked
to the White House, wherc no fell
dead OH tho tioor.-SaH Lake Tribune,
February 8m.
y FEW days since n man convicted OF
drunkenness stood up before His Honor
at the Police Court, and His Honor
said, III. his slow, solemn why, "Ill
give yo1t $40 or thirty dnys." We'll,
III take the $40, squire" said the
fellow
VIE. each player in n four.hondcd
game Of cuchre holds tho fright bower"
Mt tho same time, 1t il pretty good owl
dcnco that tho influence Of the Moody
aud Sanky revival meetings has not
been NJ extended an Il should.