The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-02-26

'JoHH w, DwISELLE ESQ, has receiv-
'ed his commission as Special Counsel
for the Government to prosecute the
charges OF frauds on tho revenue, and
has sent forward his acceptance of the
'offico by taking the usual qualifications.
IN San Francisco last Tuesday even
ing IN officer noticed an express wagon
standing for several hours OH Turk
IstEeet near Leavenworth, apparently
unattended. He looked into the wa
gon and found the dead body of the
driver, who hid evidently died sudden
y and had fallen backwards into the
wagon.
RED CLOUD says: "ATnny moons
have gono since tho pale-faceB promised
food and blankets 10 the red men. Tho
prai-ie rose has bloomed and faded.
the snow has whitened tho lofty pine
tops, the violet almost buds again, and
still the white men tell us to hunt the
infrequent buffalo or arouss from his
lair tho vicious chipmuuk. Brothers
the red man has suffered much, md I'll
be hanged If it amt time to raise q
fcw GcNlps."
Two miners named Robert Hawke
and William Wilkinson were drowned
in the Rock Island mino, American
Flat, yesterday morning. Tho men
were working In an upraiss TO interscct
, a winzo. in With there was uizty feet
Of water. When within q few feet OF
the Wine the intervening ground gave
way precipitating tho unfortunate
miners 10 the bottom Of the rai5e, where
they were drowned Virginia Chronicle.
a STEAMER line via Panama ia to carry
passengers 10 tho Centennial at low
fare, and unless tho railroad makes n ro-
ducLion the BteamerS will carry ell the
,oxtra travel. II Ia possible the Central
Pacific and Union Pacific managers
will reconsider when thoy find "their
passenger tariff will DO ruined" by nh
opposition steamer line.
TnE owyheo Asdtdaehe mentions the
safe arrival Of Sheriff Hays, of Owyhee
county, with The iuan IIuglls, who, IL
will be remembered, was nircntcd al
Corntcopia By Deputy Sheriff Ed. Seits
n short time since, on q charge Of coIn.
Flicity In the murder Of cid man Lord
ut South Mountain.
News has just Seached Portland,
Oregon, from Astoria, that q small sloor
nRIno unknown, was driven n shore last
Sunday on ClatBop beach and was totally
wrecked. Three ICON were on board
Captain Torwillingcr, n INN named
Bailey, and n half-breed Indian, all OF
whom persisted.
RLNAToR EsoLisu, Of Connecticut,
has generously refused 10 take the back
pay, amounting 10 nbout six hundred
dollars, duo him since the death of
Senator Forty in November, up to tho
first OF January, 1876, and hos Rent the
amount TO Mrs. Ferry.
In San Francisco iast week there
Ter0 OF deaths, an increase Of / over
the previous week; 81 males, ~ females,
SO whitos and 8 ccppcr.coiorcd. Born
in California. 80: In other sections Of
tho Unilcd States, 1G; aud ~ were
natives OF foreign countries, including
~ Chinese.
WE noto tho fact that the vito Of
Jno. II. Collier has presented him with
q daughter. May tho paths Of hoth
mother and child DO pleasant IN life.
We leaYo John TO look out for himself.
Phoebe Record.
AT Piocho on tho nth instant n
butcher namod Louis Janzon allowed q
piatoi to drop from his hnnds TO tho
floor, causing IL TO explode and lodging
tho contents In his right leg near tho
knoo-cap.
C~oLtEGroH OF Internal Revenue.
George A. King, hos been relieved Of
responsibilities for some $40, 600 worth
OF revenue stamps burned up in tho
great Are Of October &c.