The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-08-13

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cicnt in Tho building, however, to make
good showing. VISITORS can spend
several hours looking rouhd Al different
articles. The portions most backward
ART Tie galleries, which, outside Of tho
AIT department, arc almost bare. Largo
quantities of furniture and wagoMA will
probably DO in place to-day, 80 that
this evening y great Improvement will
be noticed. All night ioatbb, while tho
once was open, there was string Of
men standing Ia liue, waiting to secnro
season tickets. Tho fair viii be open
daily, except Sundays frcIn TO a. M.
till . in the afternoon, and from z 10 10
i'll the evening.
Maior-General Irwin Mcdowell, the
newly appointed Commander OF the De.
partnIeNt of tho Pacific, arrived last
evening on the overland train; stopped
Mt Oaklnndi dined with General r. w.
Kirkham, arriving IN this city On tho
$40 boht. Long before It's arrival nil
immense crowd assembled on Market
Street Wharf, which was largely ina
creased by the arrival OF three regiments
OF the Second Brigade. As the steamer
neared tho landing salute Of thirteen
guns was fired. Escorted by tho
troops, the line Of march vas taken up
through Market, Pine, Front, Cailfof-
MIA, Kearney TO Post; thence to the
Palace Hotel, whcro the troops
were reviewed by Mcdowell, and nfterl
wards tho officers were introduced to
the General i'll the reading room, which
ended the cNcrciscs,
Currency 90 a. 00X.
Station B, one of the principal sta
lions OF the branch postoiIice, will be
opened on the 18th inst. Mt the corner
Of Market and SrSrnth streets. Mall
matter addressed to nny point within
the district Of either of the brnMch Of
fees will be delivered by n carrier, but
If addressed to any person care OF
Stations a, B or G, it Will be held until
callell FOR.
Edward Farrell was triea In tho NUM-.
cipnl Court OH charge of assault 10
murder. He Ind been consorting with
tho wife of n man named McDeSits
while tho latter was at sea. When hp
returned Ito opened tho door OF Earrell,s
room and MAS shocked at tho sight
which presented Itself. Tho prcaenta-
ton OF a pistol cnused his reireat, MID
rs ho was hnrriedly escaping he was
shot In the side. The jury convicted
Farrell of an assault with deadly weas
pom,
AUSTIN, Nes., Aug. s.
About 8 o'clock last night stabbins
und shooting scrape occurred on Cedar
street. between W. j. Kelly, inle night
watchman of this city, and woman
named Adeliu Davis, ln which Kelly
WAS stabbed through tho heart and nj
most instantly killed, anu tho woman
was shot through the thigh. The
origin Of the ifacns seemed to have ocA
Cured OH tho race track yesterday. II
seems that AdeIia Davis and Mollie
Cotton had n quarrel, which ,eided in a
rough and tumble fight, und that Kelly
separated = tho roinhatants, After the
race the parties returned 10 tho city,
Al the time stated above, pistol shot
was heard in tho direction of Cedar
street, and crowd arriving In front of
Ralph Woodwnrd's Baloon, found Kelly
on the ground i'll pool OF blood. Upon
| investigation It was nscertuined that ho
had bcen stabbed through tho heart,
md Ind died in a few minutes. Tho
woman claims 10 have beeM shot by
Kelly. She run into Wooawnrd's q an
loon, where she remained until nfter MI
examination of her wonnd was made,
aud was subsequently taken to her resi-,
dencc.
STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. 8.
The owners Of Union Island in this
county, arc pctitioning tho Bond Of
| Supervisors to make II new s%aMp-lnnd
district Of that leland. Tho work Is Of
vast Importance to the county, and
| woulI Nll fO lha loyolJn f,cNk1nrfv IN