The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-05-07

rods Of each other, the striking fnould-
ems began 20 hurl stones, bricks and
other inlss.es at the other party, most Of
whom tcSk to flight. Foar or five stood
their ground. Several pistol shots were
fired. aid L. II. Fuller was dangerously
wOunded in the head. The rufsians, not
being satisfied, ndvHsrel Upon the
Souaded man. aud beat him severely.
Il special from the Massillon Coal
fIcids says there is considerable excite
| ment, but no serious trouble az yet.
About fifty troops ate OH the ground.
ready for nn emergency. II. Worthins-
ton, engineer at the mine, was met last
night by party Of strikers and threat
ened with instant death IL no hoisted
another bucket of coal. He quit tho
mine.
BRIDoErolT, Conn.,, Mny S.
George Goasich, q soloon keeper,
shot md probably fatally wounded
Edward Reilly, OF New Britain, yester-
day afternoon. The ball lodged in his
right breast. Gossich claims to have
done the shooting in self-dcfcnce. He
has been arrested.
PHILADELPHIA, May 8.
The Emperor OF Brazil and suite ar
rived yesterday, and are stopping at the
Continental Hotel. ....... .s-....
The Centennial Commissioners yea-
tcrday occupied the session in discus
sing the question Of the right Of the
Commission TO allow tho sale Of liquors
upon the grounds, and finally lodged
the question by voting to indefinitely
postpone the consideration OF the ques-
tion. 80 ... . ......... 0.'.
HARnTsBuRo, Pa, May 8.
The bill to make the 10th Of Nay n
legal holiday has passed the Legislature.
Both Houses adjourned at noon to-day.
NEW ORLEANS, May 8.
A specinl dispatch from Shreveport
says Senator Twichel's left arm was
nmputated, nnd he will probably lose
the right. He wns taken TO Springvilie
for safety. Tho town of Couchatte was
patrolled, md posse started for tho as
snssins. The doctors think Twichel can
not survive il warm weather sets in.
King was buried Yesterday. Twiehel
is leading Mason and Knight Temp
lar. .... $780,
MADISON, Wis, Mny S.
"Old Abe," tho famous Wisconsin
Regiment during the war of the Rebel
lion, sturts tonight for the Centennial
Exhibition in charge OF Johnny Hill,
his bearer during the war, aud who was
shot through tho body and left for dead
on the field Mt Corinth. g. -. ...s....
"." "'.i. San Francisco, Nay 6.
Frederick W. Swiss committed sui
eide yesterday by swallowing u quantity
OF cyanide of potassium. IIo has been
addicted to gambling for some time, and
lost considerable money, most OF which
he took from the till OF his employer,
whom he promised to pay, but when he
was called upon to Ito so he fnilcd 10 re-
tuna. and later i'll the day wns discovered
dead in his room. On the table was
found n bottle which Ind contained n
pound Of the poison Of which he had
taken.
The work OF gnuging and exporting
accounts Is still in process nj the vari-
Gus whisky houses recently seized, md
until thut shall have becn completed
there will be no further proceedings.
Tho officers nro Of the opinion that tho
work OF Bangin3 can be completed by
Saturday night, und they will then be
able TO determine whether any fruuds
have been committed, anil the COM
| plants ~ill 10 Immediately filed EIainst
the rest Of the parties.
! COnGDlidatel Virginia has declared q
| dividend VI ~.
BelcLcr will declare no dividend this
month.
California will probably declare 81
dividend, payable on the 2Ist instant.
On Wednesday,, M the steamer Ama-
dor was about half an hour from the
dock on her way for Sacramento. nu un-
known mHn fell o.urLonrd aud was
! drowned. ... ... ....
The KoloTnTna has finally been nt,nn.
doned, aud the pumps, etc, are on
their wOy up Oh the AncVp. She was
toatcd once, but it wus found that. Dw-
| ing TO her weakened state. she could
no. DC kept GGOht. aud rhc was beache1
| again. She will DO stripped Of every
| thing n value.
Mayor Bryant has consented t0 ap-
point the judSes, tInc-kerpeTs, ETC., for
| the 6iG-day walking contest between
| O'Lchry aud Schmehl, which will be-
| gin at five minutes after midnight on
the i4th inst. The walk will take place
| in Mechanics Pavilion, which bas nj
| ready been engaged for the purpOEe.
Sergeant Burrows, Of the PTcBchio
Station, reported Gt the Police Ofl;co to-
| day that, between ~ and II o'clock
| this mOrniDg, EN- elderly man. named
! FlenmingI WAS found ON tho reserve,
near the PTcsedio. with his throat cut
almost from ear 10 ear. BY his side
was found razor with which tho
wound was inflicted. A short time be-
fore this, Plcmming Ind been seen 60
| ing nlOn9 the road. He was conveyed
| to The barracks, n short distance Off, md
| the wound was dressed by the Post
Surgeon, who Was OF the opinion that il
was impossible for Tho man TO survive.
no rcnson is known for tho net. .
WIsEEMUccA, Nov, Hay 6.
Rover, the murderer Of Sharp, has nj
Inst received his sentence. When
asked by tho Court il no could give my
reason why tho sentence Of death
should not DO passed upon him, the
prisoner arose, and, producing several
documents, Ioad to the Court eight Diff
ferGnt points, In which he alleged uu-
just and illegal testimony had been i'd
miitcd into Court, AMI nlso thai the
jury was binscd and prejudjced from
reading )UnfnnlS continuing comments
upon his case, which papers were dis
tributcd broadcast throughout ih.
country. Rover closed his remarks by
| quoting n pi"co Of poetry beginning
"Across the Mystic Depth" Judge
Bonniileld replied 10 the prisoner, in n
solemn md impressive manner, that
twelve jurymcn, thoroughly and search
ingly examined, aud found 10 be IN.
| pFciu1icul mud iiuliucrI Ind fuuud hin,