The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-07-29
NO. 35.
BREVITIES.

The Alameda Grand Jury ignored tho
indictment asked for by Sargent and
Pnge against the San Francisco Caron-
icle.
A proposition to construct railroad
from Truckee direct 10 Virginia City Is
being agitated by tho citizens Of tho
fo-mer locality.
Martin Cremetli committed suicide
with n pistol nt American Flint, aud
Charles Somers terminated his exist,
ence with poison in Virginia City.
Harvesting has commenced in Hum
boldt county, and tho Siirer STATE re-
ports that IN average crop will be gath.
cred throughout that section Of country.
SoME men who are clnmoring for tho
dollar OF our Fathers" would not be
worth seventy-fvo costs II they had all
the dollars their respected fathers ever
earned.
Judge Jeter Clinton. formerly OF tho
Salt Lako Police Court, has been In.
dicted for the killing of one John
Banks, somc yeara ago. and Low Ian
cuisines in T.lson, decorated with
shackles.
During the six months ending June
80, 1877, tho Con. Virginia nnd Cali
forEia mines paid out S656.724 so for
wages. Tho gross product OF both
mines during the Bnme period x6a
Sl4.7G7. .459 76.
After paying the dividends the pres-
ent month, the two big bonanza mines
had on hand July 10, surplus OF $685.
l25 II, as follows: Con. Virginia,
S270,257 Go; California. sa24, 1868 OG.
The Virginia Chronicle sInims that
positive proof has been obtained that
the charges of extortion practiced upon
minera BY Mrs. Cooper through some
private arrangement with Superinten-
dent Curtis, are but too true.
''How mnny OF you are therea"
asked voice from an upper window.
of serenading party. -Four" was
the reply. "Diyide that among you, ..
snid voice, as hnoket OF slop fell,
"liko the gentle dews from heaven, -.
OH those beneath.
WHEN General Grant reached Drus-
sells no enthusiastic crowd OF flunkeys
were assembled to howl themselves
honrse in his honor. He was permitted
TO go quietly to hotel without nny
public demonstration or official recep-
tion; and some internal idiot in his
trnin undertakes to explain the fact by
asserting TINT he is travelling meoy.''
THE English company at Mineral Hill
has put its property in that cnmp in
charge OF new superintendent, and
removed activity in tho business of tho
camp is about to be iuaueurated. Tho
gentleman now in charge, Cnpt. Plum
mer, is mn experienced mining man,
and under his intelligent administrn-
ton Of tho affairs of tho company IL is
confidently expected that success will
attend his efforts.
A tough story regarding the capture
OF some Mexican horse thioyes com.H
San Diego. They nro reported to have
stolen horse from school house nonr
Campo and wero followed by some of
tho school boys. who, In fight, killed
couple of thieves. The most wonder
ful part of the story though, ia that in
which the Mexicans In turn captured
tho boys, aud also n party Of prominent
oitizcns Of Campo who Ront down 70
assistin bringing tho prisoners in.
THE Virginia Enterprise snys: A gen.
tlemcn III this city sent tho following
noto on postal card TO n firm Of pho
togrHphors in San Francisco:
why in hi don't you sond my
Photographic rs you agreed tot It Ia
now throo weeks since l sat for them
nud haven't received thoin yet"
The firm promptly responded as fol.
lows:
"Your brother called md got yonr
photographs and hns gono to HI with
them. Whom you get thero you will
fnd thom." Ta ..
a CHICAGO mons young wife entor.
tanned him with selections from WaR.
ncr, nftor which no expressed himsoli
us resigned to go TO bed, where ho slept
very sonn1ly. Toward midnight cuts
assembled In tho bock yard aud yowlod
frightfnlly. Tho sleeper did not got
up aud throw booGacks ut them, but
turned OH ono elbow mud whispered In
bis dreams: "Sing Il ouco moro, Elvirsi
sing it once moro.'' She sings Il no
more, neither anything else, but thinks
Of beating her piano into kindling wood
mud turning her music book into curl
papers.
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