The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-05-21
[Froin Tuesdays Daily.

CitIfct!%h NOD, CIrp.-The Cali
f"rnia Polo Club, consisting ui Mcssrs.
Nell AIuwry and Tom. Reed, it's ina,f,-
gers. assisted BY William Jordan, J..
Ballard, Patricio FiSucro, Ramon Carr
llo Rnd George Morgan, il now Oh its
way To Pll!udrlphin, having arrived in
TIL" plarc 1T noon yesterday. Int will
proceed eastward TT O'Clock this
morning. Ono Of the niaMGg.rs, Nell
Alo~rr, il probably unrIuullcd III
America for endurance AMI ,Jucstrian-
ism M displayed mpum the back Of
California bronco, Gs he las met and
ynnIui4hcd all culnreI;tors is RACES uf
from 80 to 800 miles. while all Of his
men are tried hOrsciucn. Fourteen
horses, with their full pnrnphcrnaIia,
constitute the qua1ruprd portion o.
the Club, h'ld they me u. Gpo animals
for their business M couid hare been
selected, being small, bat thoroughly
biticd and trained for their respective
performances, particularly those in the
polo game "a game similar 10 the boys
play OF ".l!innry," only being played
OH h"iairIck and with a stick very sim.
ihr Ia ahephcrds stail). The MEM
i'"iH "t thv club also Sivr o>ljhitioms OF
Workmanship, suck as riding bucking
horses, lnSsoihG wild stock, picking
Hinnil articlr5 from tho ground, etc.,
and are willing TO meet nnil conquer,
all clubs or parties who may desire
to compete with them OH u track, in
my Of tho Spnrts mentioned, and both
m"n aud horses being thoroughly drill
lei in their work they will he most
likely TO accomplish tho defeat Of any
enemy. J. i. Saith, n noted long dis
tnncc rider and n mcmbcr Of tho Clan.
rit"l;cr riding party. also accompanies
the Polo Club. r.
TnE KNtrE AnAlS.--Ed. awcucy, n
young IMAM who has been visible nlout
town for several weeks past received
three serious knife wounds in q house
Of ill.famc, on lth street, about Z
O'Clock Sunday evening. George COT
fin, n waiter In George pfCilIcr's rcsiau.
rant, is, according to Swcncy's state
Incnt. the man who did the cutting.
One account liz 10 the effect that the
i'ariirs had been gambling. aud Cot.
fin played his money into the hauds Of
sweeney IN order 10 blind third patty,
whose money Sweeney won, and when
called on Tor II legitimate division Of
the swing, sweeney refused Ia respond,
whcrcupOn Coffin commenced tho cary
ing pInccSs by cutting lila companion
necrosis tho forehead, followed by deep
CASH in Tho arm mcnr The shoulder, and
another IN Tic thigh. Being nppnr.
emily satisfied with tho jolt, Colin
stepped out, aud appears to llavo found
s"ino moro cungcninl employment
lhnn packing grub, for tho place which
knew him, hns bcon stranger To his
presence since. Df. Mcil;8, wliu dressed
Swcncy's wounds, informs ug TINT hc IL
very severely, Int not dangerously
wounded. Though his escape from death
WAS II very harrow ono.
PEIta1HAh.12J. r. BRADLEY and fnmily
have returned from California, md
taken up n PERMANENT residence in our
imihsl IA rs Grccnhcrg md !. L..
Hill arrived from Cornurorln Sunday.
Mr.. lIill started on visit to llib home
in Connecticut ly tho train tho Same
evening. DR.. Fox aud l.. II. Rcmd.
Ing. delegates Is tho Democratic Con.
vcntion, started for Carson Sunday,