The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-02-26
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deceased. to recover $4,000 On stock
transactions. ATS Helm alleges thst
in March. 1871, her husband gave de-
fcndent $500 to buy one 100 shares
Of Eclfornio stock. Sho riso bIings
suit to recover Sl7G.0 Go from ]. Martin
end Phil. McGovcrn for tho purchase
and sale of 800 shares Of California
stock; and another against John Mar
tin to recover $4,000 Oh the purchase
and snlo Of 100 shares Of the same
stock
Tho new pumping machinery for
the Savage mine is to be manufactured
by Goddard & Co., Of this city. Tho
engine will DO 100 horsepower and will
be constructed somewhat after the
plan of the pumping engine now run-
ming ut tho c. e C.. shaft. Tie cost
of tho new engine will be about $780,
900.
There has been n large number Of
people who huvc lost money i'll the
Savage through what was claitacd to
be certain information received from
Lady fIcnds Of operators It is now
understood that there has been = eau-
Gus held OF tho mining cticfs, and they
have HpleInn1y declared to refrain from
giving my information whatever to the
fair SEX.
Some light is expected to be thrown
upon tho old Excelsior Corner. j. W.
Pearson has commenced a suit aguinst
Marion j. Mcdonald for tho value of u
seat held at that time by ono Stanford.
who has turned over his claim to the
plaintiff.
Tho capital stock Of the Genesee
Mining Company has boon increased
10 $40, oOO. 900.
The trial Of Stephen Fitzgerald, III
dictcd for defraudinS tho Government
by false weights, WIS commenced be-
fore n jury yesterday. The defendant
makes no denial that frauds were CON-
United. but claims that he had nothing
to do with them; that he was not Il
partner Of Lund; that he was only n
working man md could have Lad 10
interest in tho swindle; that he was &C.
~cns!onally called in from the yard TO
weigh coal, md any innocent e;r,;loye
might have Loen unwittipgiy guilty OF n
similar offense.
The receipts OF the big race from
Gales Of tickets was SS,0O0; entrance
Zee Of eight lorEcs. $4,000; bar and
other privileges, S3,ooG; n%dmit,anco Of
teams, $1,000; adnittancc to tho grand
usand, $1,000 total about SIS, COZ.
Tho profit to tho Jockey Club, all
horses but Foster and Rutherford being
distanced, is set down ut upwards OF
10000. The members of line Club arc
S. Wilson, johnny Martin, Phil. Nc.
Govern, A. J.. bryant, A. F. Wiley, 4.
Swain, T. Collier and ". Pcarcc; but II
Is not positively known whether the
two latter are still active members oil
the Club nnd share in the spoiIs.
The Society Of California Pioneers is
going to erect n building at the Ccnten-
NAL, which will be finished of with Cal
ifornia woods.
Michael Farrell, iailer Of the Broad
way jsil, while returning from the
rnces OH Tuesday, drew his pistol on
Fred. Busy, the Chicago champion OF
light weight, during n Tow, md plowcd
the lattcr's scalp with n bullet from il.
Farrell n arrested, and to-day the case
was continued in the Police Court, ow-
Ing to tho nbEenco Of tho complaining
witness, for whom q bench warrant WIS
issued.
In the Police Court to-day J. Clancy
which demolished n Front street coffee
saloon, wero fined 500 cGch for assault.
and malicious mischief. Joseph Davis
and D. Conway wero fined $500 md
and two other members Of Il crowd,
$500 respectively for hitting u man just
for tho fun Of Tho thing.
Between 1 ond ) o'clock this morning
threo burglars wcro discovered in q
stable in the rear Of tho residence OF ).
4. DIinkhouse, Of South Pink. Two
Of them escaped in tho darkness, but
tho third was pursued by an officer. By
tho timo the policeman reached Third
street, tho fleet robbcr had turned into
Bryant street, and the chase wns given
up. About five minutes afterwards,
while Sergeant Scburp was standing ON
Tho corner Of Third aud Bryant streets.
n InRu passed leisurly along. hutlcss and
out Of breath. lIc was Uvrrl,aulgd and
recognized au the party who had been
pursued, Hnd finally identified US ".
Gilly, Tho "Shcrlcrd Boy" 1t famous
tcn-inilc runner OF cally days. lie was
hold for trial in the Police Cuur. 10 day
WAsruSGToS. Feb. 81.
Thc National Democratic Convention
prior TO adjournment cn Tuesday night,
adopted the following resolution:
R"soIrtd, That the National Demo-
cratic Executive Committee Lc instruct.
cd TO continue It's headquarters 1T
Washington, and tuko such stems as
may DO deemed expcdicnt to secnro tho
necessary organization ia the several
States, Rild that tho chairman OF the
Central Committee In tho respective