The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-03-11

OS Saturday evening last an ARRAY oc-
Cured ut fuckers Sutton, on the Tybo
road, resulting i'll the death Of u China
man, employed Gs cook and known rs
China Joe" III. trouble, resulting
i'll the death Of tho C%hinnmnn, occurred
over Il game Of cards. 4 Young MIN
named Theron Ham, the Chinnmun
and another party, were playing poker.
nnd liam, losing u small amount, con-
cludcd to draw out OF the game. In
leaving his seat Mt tho table he accident
uliy overturned it, and caused the mon
ey belonging to China Joo to scatter on
the floor. This incensed tie Chinanlau
TO sIch nh extent that he told Hmm he
would Eill him FOR it, anu immediately
withdrew 10 his room muttcring threats
against his life. Shortly afterward
young Ham went into tho main pnrt OF
the sutton, where the .Chinuman WAS,
and Tho latter seeing him, repeated his
threats saying: "Iou G-d---I
going to kill YOU" making n movement
as II about to carry his word into exccu-
ton. Ham immediately drew his pistol
und fired, the first shot taking effect and
killing tho Chinamun. He fired six
shots, each bullet pentratiug the body.
After the killing liam went to Tybo and
mud surrendered himself 10 the author
tiles. Justice Harner, accompanied hy
tile prisoner, retained to fuckers,
where an examination was hold result !
ing III tho acqnittal Of IIanI.-SrAlhtei.
IT is reported that the Pacific Sioux |
Exchange, at u private meeting held OIL
last Thursday, passed II resolution for |
bidding members from making stock
transactions with the members Of the
old board The first ofrcnsc 10 be punish
iIblo with "A fine Of $500, the second
olense expulsion fre4n tho board. It
was further enacted that 3Gcssrs. Berry
nnd liickok, who recently wcro elected |
members Of The old Board, DO required
to place representatives i'll their seats
within thirty dnys, or said seats will
DC cOutiscntcd, tho benefits 10 enure
TO the benefit Of the aforesaid members
OF tho Pacific stock and Exchange
BUnrd.
IDAHO BfLLB case pamo up for cxaIn-
innlion al . u. A., before Commissioner
Wilkins. Judge Whcdon, prosecuting
attorney, filed n third charge OF larceny.
aud Idaho Bills defendant wniycd nm
examination on the former Charge. Tho
commissioner refused to hear n tltr,I
aau tic complaint was dismissed when
Judge WlicdOn filed n third compIaint
i0r grand larceny against Idaho BjIl
before Judge Borcmnn, and n warrant
was issucd.--S. IL. 7fbnnc. Mr.. m.
\
a GOOD portion Of the belmont InacLiu.
cry has arrived. II will probably DC two
weeks before it all reaches It's dcs,ipo.
iioh' IN llic meantime mechanics will
Ne employed getting III readiness that
wlllcli hnS come TO hand. The lnat ill.,
s'nilihcnt. We believe, arrived from Eu.
lcka on Tuesday Inst. B,hmom Cou,ier.
severe storm hos prevailed through.
out California for several days past. and
the rivers nro very high, but no serious
damage IL Reported. The crop pros.
poets hrc excellent, proIuiaiug u litycr !
yield OF grain than ia any rIoY;,Ius |
ycnr, with u continuance of la.nseLfc /
weather. |
Az election Of Directors Of the Utah
Southern KailrOnd, held nj Salt Lake |
recently, resulted III the election Of JOY |
Gould, brigham Yonng, Sidney Dillon,
John Sharp and Ferarnuza Little.
.THE lone people have voted n subsidy
n $4,000 Ia the Central Pocifc Rail
roRd Company to iusnre that tg~n Is tho
terminus Of the nc% gravel io~d.
II Is claimed TINT there syc $4,000
fruit trees IN San Diego comfy, In.
Gliding u,OO0 orange mil Ef,SoJ olive.
4 LITTLE girl named Mise, four years
old, was run over hn,l killed by n runs.
way team at Denver, q few days ngo.
OEE hundred tons Of railroad iron for
Los Angeles md Santu Monica Rail-
road hns arrived nj los Angeles.
THE total yield oftic mines Of White
Pine county for the ycnr 1876 waB $685.
so sc.