The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-02-19

naricl lrsaS IS1luSny ME- M..Lt:r:
Eiosy EUi:om rtrrvt near First, hl met
IN acquaintance Is!acd Fred Roberts,
ness-sc.? an bonrl tbs Ajax. staggering
along in jra:Sh CT Il doctor. Roberts
said his lie was cut cat, and asked
Ramsay 10 aSsi=s him. Al soon - lliey
reached 4 Cas.li3lt, Roberts shir; was
seen to DC covered with blood AMI his
clothing saturated with il. Ramsay 0c-
c0rnpnaiel him along thu street in
search OF a doctor. On Iraciiing Mont
somcry street thcyi.net two Policemen,
and Roberts was taken To Inc prison
hospital. IN examination OF his
wounds revealed u stab'in tho bael; and
II cash across ;!ie left temple, reaching
to the bono, AMI scverip8 the temple
artery. ThSi woands 'were baalaged,
but Roberts was very violent during the
operation. While his shirt was being
rcinoved hc fell into n comc.o3c state,
which lasted until utter tho cuts had
been Gowed up. lie is in q very critical
condition.
~ fisherman naiuel Abraham Abra:
hanson, fishing OF Fer, Point. Tuesday.
got too close to the rockS and the boat
WIS upset by the sea and the maa was
drowned, . .-,r.
To-day noon the Lick IirGse meeting
Of The Pacific Jockey Club took place,
and the various places for refreshments.
cigars. etc, were sold. There will have
to be morc places than mt the last great
race 30 hungry folks can get something
to eat. ~. ..., .. IT,. sic.
All the hunks will BE closed Saturday
until Wednesday. Westinghouse birth
day, coming on Tuesday, the banks
have concluded Monday would DO u
good day to rest as well as the 22d.
G. a. Richmond, of the California
Board, has been missing from the street
since Saturday last, and rumors Of de-
falcation and eEbczGlsmcnt axe current.
The amount filed against him in the
Board is comparatively small, So the
trouble must be with outsiders.
The cause OF tho shipping O: 4 white
crew for tho Pacific Mail Compnny's
steamer Constitution arose from n col
lision between tina: Company aud the
Chinese Company in an enIsavoyb by the
former 10 cut down the wages. The
Chinese Company took Tn independent
position and stood by thci: mor. The
steamer City Of New Yo::::, which ar-
rif:a yesterday, has l white c-ew which
will probably he :rts::&2l.
C:;:clco. Feb. II.
The 7i!IHH.': Washington brccial
says tho i~aa=tionis,s in the House
seegl to have got full c5ntlol Of ths
caucns committee sppoiMtei yesterday.
OF the mint m.raberG Of the committee
representing tho House, ave are inaa-
tionisto and four u~o2:ina,ly advocates 0!
hard money. The iTe ;rhAtiunigis nro
in faro: uf the rcIta! d: the net OF 1873
requiring the resumption OF specie pay
mcnts January LIST, 1879, and doing
nothing more. They believe il actual
imitation; they say. ana il they uro viii
ling to fo-eso any attempt TO pasa Il pos
tive initiation bill, tho hard money
Democrats ought to acccde to lhgm aud
not attempt to force through auy zIeGs-
nro looking 10 actual resumption.
NSw YoIE, Feb. II.
Tho ship W. J. Hatfield, fro,a Phila.
delphia to Brrmerhaycn, WAS discovered
ut sea, disabled and wntcr.loyHcd, by
Tho bark Flora, which sent OF II boat.
bat it could no: get alongside. Three
men jumped overheard; ono was
drowned ind two were picked up. The
remainder Of the crew could make ~
effort 10 SAVE themselves, being cy.
hauEted for want Of food and water.
The flora hove TO from 6 o'clock In tho
evening until The following moTnins,
but during the night the vessel wen.
down with Ill oil boarl.
WisHiSGIoy, Feb. II.
Tho Senate Judiciary Committee
have decided adversely on the nnmin-
atlon OF eK. Representative White, Of
Alabarnn. for United Glntcg Judge Of
Utah Territory. The u~nfayorab!u act
ion was on accOunt Of Whites compli-
city i'll the fraudulent Fa:!;man-
Books cotton claims.
General Fremont ia expected to tos.i.
fy before the judiciary Committee to.
day about tho lobby operators connect.
cd with securing tho Texas PnciGc
charter. He has refreshed his
by the inspection Of tho books ut Now
York, and il understood to have inter.
lists Of amc Of persons who
received brides.
G~SDiAYAroLIs. Feb. ~.
Tho State Independent Greenbnclt
Convention mot ut 10 Il. IN. to-day.
Tho Hon. Arson WulcDit, Of. White
county, was chosen President. Jtca-
olutions were adopted demanding the
immediate and unconditional appeal
Of The specie resumption act, tho with
drGwal Of The circulation noloa Of Nat.
ionol and State Bnnks, md tho Sub.
Btitution Of g~tccnback currency, in.
s!ructine tho delegated 10 tho National
Convention TO vote for Senator Booth,
Of California for candidate for I'resi.