The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-02-19
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SAN FRAHc1sco Feh II

Ibis city. This will be paid ous=-fn-
about two weeks. r
n AUsrrS, Feb. IL.
a violent hurricane from the south
cast prevailed here last night. The
house over tho Sherman shaft was des-
troycd, and the massive timbcrs form
ing the gnllows franc we're broken az
though they were mere pipe-stems. The
fragments of the building were carried
long distance from tho mine. Tho
hurricane moderated towards morning,
mud was followed by q slight full of
snow.
....' ANNAPOLIS, Feb. u.
Sir. johnson came hore Inst night to
argue the case of Baker vs. Friok in the
Court of Appeals. BY invitation of
Governor Carroll he became his guest
at the Executive Mansion to-day. Tho
Governor invited Chief Justice Barton,
OF this Stnte, and several other gentle
men to meet Mr.. johnson ut the mnn-
sion. They dined at 5 p. M, At din
ner Mr. johnson appeared in excellent
spirits and his usual health and enter
tanned the company by his conversation
and relating anecdotes. At dinner he
took one glass OF Madeira and refused
to take any more. After dinner he
asked the Governor to take him in the
parlor. Ho took the Governors arm,
and walking in the pnrlor sat down on
sofa. At the request of LIr. johnson
the Governor rejoined his guests at the
table. Shortly after q servant appeared
ut the door and beckOning the Governor
out told him Mr.. johnson was lying in
the yard on the stones. Governor Car-
roll went Immediately to the place md
found Nr. johnson lying on the coble-
stone carriase-way that passes under
the porch Of tho mansion, close up to
the wall and close to the door leading
into tho basement He had evidently
gono down the front steps and around
tho side Of the house and fell, where he
was found about 8:l5 p. IN. The I'M
preston is that lie hnd been there at
least half an hour. Ho was than dead
and was bleeding profusely from wounds.
on the right side of his head and fnce.
His body was at once removed into tho
basement room and physicians sum-
moned. DR.. G. W. Tuck was the first
to arrive, and after examining the BODY
pronounced life extinct. Drs. Ridout
and Cloud arrived afterward. There
hre largo wounds on tho right side of
the forehead, two fractures of the skull
from tho upper portion OF tho forehead
to the eyebrow dislocaiion of a finger
Of the left hand, and cuts on the hands
and legs. besides bruises. Physicians
are examining tho body to determine
tho cause OF death. Mr. johnson
would havo been eighty years old next
May.
lSD1SAPoLIs, ISD., Feb. II.
Hon. Godlovo s. Orth, Minister TO
Austrin, has telegrnphcd his son to Sc
cure quarters for his uso hero during
the Republican Convention, to DO held
on October 22nd. He thinks the Gov
crnorship worth coming for from
Vienna; but thero is not much proba-
bilIty that lie will need lightning
trnin M long M L. S. Sexton stands
ready to receive the nomination.
CHICAGO, Ills, Feb. II.
Boss. Shepard, Of Washington, il in
town. He informs reporter TINT thero
IL but ono opinion in Washington,
nmong those who know General Bab.
cock, which is that Ito Is innocent OF all
completely in whisky matters. IIe
thinks tho efforts to complicato him nrc
entirely OF political origin. In regard
to his own ssntus ho snys: ~ havo
never dcfrnuded tho District Of Column
bia out OF dollar. I was Governor
OF tho District for throc years, and dur
ing ton months Of that timo was con-
st"ntly being investigated by commits.
Sions, Hnd, with tho nxcoption OF two. or
three unimporlnnt clerical errors. no
fault could be found with my accounts, :
although I had expended soventecn
millions Of dollnrs. I wns worth flvo
hundred thousand dollnrs whom / sc-
cepted tho Office, md WHOM 1 left Il I
was worth ffty thousand dollnrs less
than that, owing to tho necessity Of no.
glccting my private affairs"
A Madison, Wis, special states TINT
Boss Koyes is doing nil in his powor to
prevent the pnssngo OF tho now railroad
law In tho Senate. 10 Bnys tho repeal
OF the Potter law will ondangcr tho
success Of tho Republican party In this
State at tho next general election, and
this will complicNto tho mnt,or with
Republican intcrcbIa, and renders the
prospect for tho repeal OF tho worst
featurc Of the Potter law less promising.
II Kcyca cnn marshall tho Republican
forces against tho repeal. dofoal Of tho
railroad interest Is certain.
II. Webster, who has just returned
| from Washington, saYs tho prou;don,