The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-06-25
tFrom Tuesdays Daily..I


PERsoNAL.-Gcneral seholialJ passed
east on the trnim Sunday evening, be-
ing bound for West Point, where he
will assume the duties Of President Of
the military school. . Jerry Whitcd,
trftln dinpatcber at Carlin, went as far
As Tonic on tho FAME train 10 mccs his
Wife, who has bceh 'chst en- visit =.
George Is. Meigs. OF Wells, came down
yesterday Morning =. Governor Bfad-
ley came up on Sundays train, and
will lay over nt Elko few days.
John Bradley returned from the rodeo
Sunday evening. -. . On the street we
notice S9hhtor Shepherd, Doc. SLep-
herd, Green Able. AGdy E'aGc, aha h
host cf DIR neighbour from The sur
roUnding country, most OF whom arc
drawn to town OH legal business. .....
William Dnnphy, Of the firm Of Dun
ply. & Hildrcth, together with his
family, consisting CT seven Pcraons,
was passenger GhSt Sunday ;cvict'nihhrSS
The Cai.f6inia ucicGation to the
ST. Louis Convention wns also OH the
same TRIM, .rNhO Nevada delegation
to the ST. Louis Convention passed east
Sunday evening. -. DIR. Henderson, Of
San Jose, md NJ. X. Tructt, OF Cornu-
copia. were passengers for this place by
the Same train E. Our former friend
i6ckcy was also pushing through for
the CeiitcihiHl show.
a CLoAE CALL.--Judge ]. II. Dawlcy,
who in compliance with summons to
appear nj the county-sSat rs h Grand
Juror, was, in Company with 4. ], Cope,
navigating Glover Valley in n wagon OH
Friday lust, when passing the residence
OF Abncr Wiscmau, heard gun go of;
tho report being accompanied by that
peculiarly kissing sound produced by
tho rapid transit of riHe-ball
when passing in uncomfortable proxim.
ity 10 ones nose. As the occupants OF
tho wagon wcro both rcgula. old hard
shell Democrats, and I'm election mp
proaching, il was AT first suspected that
tho lcaden pill was intended for their
digestion. with tho view OF reducing tho
Democratic majority by two; hut tho
Shooting WIS directly Nficrwnrd liscov.
ored TO have been purely accidental, and
occurred III Tho following manner: The
process Of housc.clcHning was under way
ut Mr.. Wiscmnn's, and among tho vari-
aus arsiclcb being dyGd bit of tho way
wns 4 loaded Henry rifle, which, while
in tho hands OF young son OF MIR.
W., went Off without Tho slightest nppar-
cnt rnuao or proyOcatiun, tho bullet
passing through lrn window, narrowly
missing some Of tho incmlcrs OF tho
family. md astonishing tho inmates OF
tho passing wagon. Most fortunately
no person was Injured, and beyond big
Scnro md tho pnncturing Of widow
pnne; no damngc WIS done.
SUDDEN DEATu..--Wm Blown who
wns taken sick here only n tow days
ngo died most uncxp octcdly, about /
o'clock yesterday. 10 was apparently
improving quito rapidly up TO tho hour
mentioned, when upon tho bursting OF
n ftni 6f Thunder Ito Immediately or
pifcd. Deceased wns about 80 years Of
age, M old resident Of this county, and
was we'll known aud respected. lilo had.
until recently, mndo his homo in Rail
rohd District, where no was associated
with the ld!o II: II. Pcyton IN some
mining enterprises. Hit Ind removed
TO Tuscdrorn. from Which place no calno
just before boing takeh with hia last
illnoss. lIo wns large licaitcd, genial
man, md tho knowledge Of llis nulime.
iy dcnth will call forth iinmy heart.
ielt regret from Orcry camp III lilo
cdNihIy.
IL OrpER.--Jakc Ifufford now hoa
tho old Cope toll road Ia good order for
light or heavy leans, md charges un-
f,si,ally low toll: