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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-07-08
STATE UNIVERSITY
I1iEPAIsAT0Itr DEPARTMENT.,
Ehit0, NEVADA,

Tho first Torn Of lhis school (4lh year
Fl its instiIutionl will begin MONDAY,
September ID, 1877. AiNle mud female
pupils prepared for College, or nd.
rahccd further md Instructed in tho
collegiate branches. Engiish studies,
mathematics mud tho ancient md
modem languages thoroughly taught.
Lessons in music hy u competent
l"nchcr. No charge for tuiiion--music
extra; q 30. no charge for room rent.
Board 800 per munth, payable in al.
vance, quarterly. For further particu.
Rrs address
y: II: SESSIONS. rrln'Ipnt.
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Ava NOTICE.
-
TIVE pARK DArrLE,n&Y STALLION.
"PoI.LOCIS.r

WIN stand al Tucker Dto1.. Stable, IN Ejho. on
the 10Th, 2gtl aud 2iat instSBtA. and 81 regular
Intervals 81 Iife daJG Zach thereafter, during
lhe .casnnl tbs intermediate sims hclna sItiiiy
lie Will DO found AZ John lloitgh's ranch III ihc
former Valley, ApJ al Violl's In Tho latter -
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DISSOLUTION Of GuPARTNERSHIP

NOTICE IA HEREBY GlYEF TINT THE co.
IN rafipcrslip heretofore existing between
d. 3. YeiIS~, william p,yyhoG mud JatnesD rain,
under tho nFm hAhio Of r. n. YcatnI 4 Co.,
lGlhB husinrHs Rs Matchmaker, Jewellers. etc.
In the towns Of Hlto anil TuacGrora, IL this day
dissolved by mutual ConScRl.
" John llrslp 4 co. confirming the business In
Eiko aud v. q. YeAicA In TuscArOfa. All debts
against Mo late arm will DO psli by James
nlaiu X Co., md all Indebted to the shid hrtn
Will pay the saline 10 ihc sad James brain L Co,
thsJ being the rArtieS 70 Gttls all accounts. :
ELIJAH T.. YENTES, .
WA. PLuGllQfF,
Jas. BRAiS.
fk', July 4, 1871 '.'' 49, J1M
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I hlIl,ISrs -,stn,oW, fsY6

Mares pistured Anl well Eies,r SSro Of On
reasonable terms. - 2" JUilN YOWEIL, -
g. YhlCli. Proprietor. ''' doom.
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.,PoLGOcK,n

i Of The rsi.bHown ciydcsI,in eloct. 4, eight
SesrH old 10 10 hands III hight, and weighs
lG0y pounds. -. So - sf3 - 800 -
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Cnhor tho supervision % J. l.. HURRETT, ~
old.timSt Gn the Base cage, aud will be con.
Quoted IA hrst-GlR.s ntyif Unreasonable rates.
iuu-lf w.
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rarney ON the war r.n,n.

LoNDoN, January 2a-The Porte in
forms Servia that the arm istiee will
not be renewed. The Turks will march
on Belgrade on the ist of March, unless
Servia treats directly with Turkey.
A dispatch from Constantinople to
the Reuter- Telegram Com pany says
The Grand Vizief was summoned to
the palace yesterday. II is stated that
the Ottoman plenipotentairies will
present counter proposals a. to-day's
sitting of the conference with the Oh.
iect of coneiiiation. Should this he
the case, it is not easy To foresee what
will be the attitude of the European
delegates. Yesterday they were un-
derstood to be disposed to declare the
conference at an end. II the Turk isb
propositions appear worthy of examin-
ination, 1t Is not impossible that the
conference will be adjourned until next
week, for arriving at decision.
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recent railroad accident there two
Pullman ears Il cod IL better than any
other carriages on the train, and the
authorities report "that the eui piay-
Bient of such vehicles tends mate Tally,
il proportion To their strength. to
diminish the danger, when accidents
occur, to passengers riding la them"
The census takers of The Young
Meas Christian association of Jersey
City report that there are .'1hirty-five
-aieous to each church in that ety.
WhereupOn the Norristown Herald
says: "Why church should have 80
many saloons we can't understand.
We should think ten would suffice for
the largest church in the city.
The production OF pig iron in France
fell from 72G, $50 tons in 1875 to 10, 2ns
( last year. wrought iron decreased from
ISL &SS tons to ST3 800; sheet iron IN
creased from IS, 5S4 tons to $3.50 the
production of steel fell from 1851 $50
tuus TO l23 100, aud that of east steel
3
The pure-minded editors of the Gin
cinnati Commercial and Enquirer are
again exchanging choice epithets over
( imaginary wrongs which each re-
I celvef from the other. The last issue
: OF the Commercial received II this
oflies locates 1.-THE hlaekguards ot the
: Enqui.er ou the ragged edge of the
{ penitcnsiary.n
/ The COUNCILS OF the antique city of
/ Baltimore are to require ane Of its
street railways to file a bond for FIVE
I thousand dollars as protection 20 its
( timid inhabitants before the company
/ will ne allowed 10 Introduce the steam
I street ears which have attained such
vra'lfying FaCcess ON Market street, in
/ Pbiiadulphia.
+ Cotton crop accounts from Egypt
AMI India are coming more aud more
unfav0rADie. Al Alazandria Tor rAe
+ past two weeks the receipts ara r.
! ported at Sle,10 eautars, against 800,
I COO for tue same time last year There
I il, however, still an excess OF ahou,
30O, 900 cautars over last year, nut this,
1t is thought, will disappear in some
four or five weeks, aud that the seasou
I will show loss of some ) 10000 to
5000 oautars, or say s0,000 To l20, O00
bales.
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Last night links gave boy an old
pistol and summer coat to tie billy
goat to the door-bell of the residence Of
his mother-in-law. The boy "persua
ded" ten feet of rope and chat goat up
TO the front door, tied one end Of the
rope to the puil-bell, gave il jerk. and
then '1it out The bell rung at fear
full rate. and the goat vas wrestling
that door-beil and rope in frightfni
way trying to get loose. Presently the
front door opened, form looking like
the ghost of Hamlet holding a candle
in its hand, stood there The goat
took a ruaning jump. head on, for the
figure, and struck il so l ard that the
form and goat went clear inside the
hall after lighted candle and pair OF
specs that started cbout tie came time
for the back room. Tie 4 sht between
links notherin-law and hst goat was
terrible. but Of short durAi on. He cot
his horns last in her bilsGe, pulled the
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HPfFfs OF NeHbaHH.
Washington letter In cincinnau CONNIE

washington iettcr IN Cincinnati CONNER
ciai.
During this attic weather the most
popular spiritual theme with men is
the spirit of Newman, otherwise
known as Newman's hot Scotch, and
made frem rare old Scotch whisky
brought as person baggage from abroad
by the Reverend John z. Newman. OF
the memorial Methodist cl4areh, when
he returned from his tour 'of inspect.
ing Consulates Arriving in this coun.
try and finding that he had bought
more Scotch than he could inspect, he
proposed to one of his Pensioners, Mr..
Cake, the proprietor of Willard Hotel,
TO exchange thirty gallons OF il for pale
sherry Glad TO accommodate his pas.
tor by rendering spiritual aud for spirit
ual comfort, Mr.. Cake made the bargain.
One of his bar-tenders was rash enough
10 mention TO journalist the fact. and
1t soon became a public mater. Mrs.
Newman is distressed beyond consosa-
ton. The idea" says she, "of MY
husband a Methodist Temperance di-
vine being made known to the fraihcker
Ia whisky, and Struggled whisky at
that; and then the thought OF having a
drink called after him" At this the
lady 3 grief oveycame her I was rather
an ugl, abuse Of confidence and do
not wonder AT the distress of Mrs New
man, who is a sensitive, good woman,
over the due results, for surely it is moi
an edityIng sight Ia witness men crowd
ing the haF-room Mt Wiiliard's and
hearing them call for .Ncss0idH bo
.Ns4fet
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The End OF IA Great Libel SUIT.

f>t Louis ssptclai 20 chicago Ilmes.t
The libel suit of the Rev Stuart Rob
inson against Mckee, Fishbacls Il
Houser, came to an abrubt termination
To day. The attorneys and parties to
the suit had assembled in TIE court
room, which was crowded with specta-
tors, and the case was called up Before
announcing themselves ready for trial,
the attorneys asked time for a confer
ence. The, counsel for the newspaper
pFoprietors inquired of Tire clergy naan 5
lawyers il they We're prepared to offer
any terms OF compromise The latter
replied their client desired nopecuniary
gain. Ali he wished was that the de-
defendants should confess judgment in
such amount as would show their adj
mission of the wrong done, and from
this amount Mr. Robinson would SIM
ply take sufficient 10 defray the ex-
penses he had incurred The terms
were accepted. The defendants CON
fessed Judgment for $4,000 Mr. Rob
inson took S2.1oo to pay his lawyers.
left the costs OF the court to be charged
against the defense, and with this ac-
kuoWledged the complete satisfaction
of the Judgment. Fishback gave a
check for 5000, as his share OF the dam
ages, and Niece i Houser the present
proprietors, met the balance OF the bin
with their note. Every preparation had
been made, especially ON the part OF the
prosecution, Tor racy trial.
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W. G.. SHARPE.

The Murderer Of neBry Hsrrt- Cap.
tared O." Texas ana Bresght 20
LoutsvIIe.
w. q. sharpe arrived here yester-
day morning, In charge Of J. 3. Here
ford, deputy sheriff OF Dallas county,
Texas. sharpe, II will I've renlem bered,
Killed Henry Harris, about year ago
on sixth street. lie escaped from one
Of the detectives Of the city on the I4th
Of last November, while hunting bail
to get him out Of jail, his former SURF
ties being about TO surrender him. His
trial after several postponements was
20 have taken place in a very few
days. Capt Bligh sent postal cards
all through the South for the purpose
of arresting him, 500 reward being Of
fered by his bondsmen, Me ssrs. Smith
aud 5chenck, for his recspture.
On the I'd OF November, Depury
Sheriff Hereford saw Sharpe on the
streets Of Dallas, the day he received u
postal card containing a description OF
the man. He telegraped TO ex sheriff
Shanks Of this city, the sheriff, for a
photograph OF Sharpe. Shanks turn
ed the telegram over to Bligh, who
opened q correspondence with Here
ford. several letters passing be-
tween them. Sharpe went into
the iightning-rod business at Dali
las and Hereford kept watch on him
the object being To identify him
without the .necesslty OF lhay-
Ing an officer coming nil the way
from Louisville to do so. This caused
the delay that has occurred. Here
ford got requisition from the Governor
Of THE state and q warrant from the
Governor 81 Texas for Shapes arrest.
sharpe worked for J. W. Allen, Of the
Forrest CITY Lightning-rod Company,
for about four weeks, and then went TO
Fort Worth, forty miles from Dallas, In
the same business, all the while going
under the name Of J. l.. Patton, and
stating that he was from Pennsyvapis-
i.ast Friday morning his sureties
determined to send n man down to
Dallas to identity their man, learning
thai n telegram stating he WAS the
man wanted would not be sufficient
Identification. friday night Gallagher
started TOR Dallas That same day
Hsreford learned from parties at Fort
worth that SHARPE was about TO leave
that place. He thereupon went "a
that point aud arrested the escaped
murderer, returning with him 10 bal
las. where he remained until Monday.
On tnst asy, knowins nothing about
city. When near 81. LouIs. sh.,n
who had up 20 that tine denisd X,
be vAs the man, acknowIedesd he
vas Sharpe, and nobody eIse. snS
showed the officer . Conrier-J o,,rnsi
sccount Of the capture OF the man In
Evansville supposed 10 have been him
IL Il prohsbls that this little venture
Of hls WI cost him dearly whsa his
icourisr Journal
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Triassy Council.

Mr.. Editor:
The following persons have been
elected as officers of Trinity Council,
No. 32f, United friends of Temperance
for the next term: Nat. Rurford, w.
r.; sly. Triee, w. A; Miss Mary Blair.
Assistant w. A; r. A. Hughes, ID. q.
w. p; Mrs. w. II. Coleman, Assistant
ID. g. w. p; l.. Roberts, Chaplain ;
Miss A. Rodgers, Assistant Chaplin :
w. J. Fife, r. s.; Miss Matte Rursord.
Assistant R. s.; w. NJ. Blair, F. s.;
Miss G. G. Erwin, Assistant +. s J. G..
Anderson, Conductor; Miss Cora
Bates, Assistant Conductor; w. HI,
Coleman, Treasurer Mrs. J.. ". Ras-
sell, Assistant Treasurer; II. X. Graft,
J. s.; Miss Lou Newton, Assistant J !.
g.; L. M. Dunn, q. 3.
The council meets every Monday
night at seven O'clock over Haggart's
store, corner Main and Market streets,
Dallas.
BY publishing the above once YOU
viii greatly obiige, yours in behalf OF
the Temperance cause,
J. n. RUSSELL, q. ..
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IN. r.if. I..ur.ase E..m.........

The World. reviewing the examina.
tons OF the life insurance companies
now taking place. says.
1T is not surprising that widespread
anxiety should now exist as to the CON
dition and prospects of the business of
life insurance in this country So many
life insurance companies have failed
and been wound up or put in process of
winding up during the last Eve years a.
to bring about not unnaturally state
Of public feeling closely analogous with
tina. which existed in England and led
to the formation of Mr. Wilson's parlia-
mentary committee in 1858. The
press should do nothing to obstruct. but
everything 10 facilitate n thorough in
vestigation into the actual state Of this
most essential business interest. The
Institution OF life insurance has not vet
completed lite second century OF exist
ence from the time when it's germs first
appeared in 100 in the foundation of
the London Society Of Assurance Of
Widows and Orphans" and though it
now extends over the civilized world, it
is desirable that it should encounter
tho@s periodical storms which test anew
it, stability and it's value
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4 e.rsA +. sns C,s..... 81 p.lIA..

The Undersigned. having purchased
the restaurant. No. 4as Main street.
topposite the LeGraud boteI) known
~ the "peinonien,n has aniireiv reno
vai,f. refstied and decorated the same
In Brst-class manner.
long experience in the restaurant
hs~ihsss in New York and PhiIadeI-
phia, enables the present proprietor to
Judge of the wants, and eater TO the
tastes OF a ifrst-eiass trata.
The putliic are assured that no ey-
pepse has been or will he spared to
render the 'iDeimonieo'' restaurant,
first-elsss in every respect, and that
our business men with their families
and friends can there find suitable
place to refresh themselves without
annoyance or any unpleasant features.
Ii Is the intention of the present
management 10 supply want long
felt in this city, Of providing d first
class restaurant, where all the deliea-
cies of the season will be served daily,
and where cieaI lin, 50, deeorum and
courtesy will attract the patronage of
the resident community.
An inspection OF the attractions, i'm
proSements and couisn Is respectfully
solicited.
A reasonable numbers of table board
ers taken.
COLONEL A. II. wANDS
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Di.none., Insurance Companies.

There is getting to be very general
complaint everywhere, in this State
and throughout the South particularly.
IN reference to insurance companies.
and the difficulty of collecting losses on
policies. Aside from bogus companies,
without adequate capital to meet their
engagements, that are downright frauds
upon the public, and whose officers and
agents, obtaining money under false
pretenees, ought to be consigned TO the
pc iitentiary, there are others not a
whit better. They may or NAV not
have capital and fair standing at
home, but no sooner docs loss or series
of losses occur, than they straightway
remove ali their agencies from the
State, SO that service cannot be obtain
ed and the lueISless victim of their
wiles has to send to distant State, the
seat of their domicii, to endeavor to
secure justice. There ought to be Sc.
we're laws passed by the legislature.
compelling the companies to furnish
| adequate security for the fulfllment
OF their contracts. and penal sta tutes to
punish their officers and agents. While
protesting to offer adequate security to
| the citizen, they afford none whatever.
The State IS thus drained, year after
year, OF dollars.
Then there are dishonest agents, who
conceive it TO be part of their iegiti-
mate business which viii raise them in
the estimation of their companies, TO
endeavor to defeat Just claim. or
reduse il to the very smallest nmou Mt.
ErnEYN the tarsr.. la, g
pursue this course il is reasonable to
suppose they are acting by direct in
structions from their principals Per-
sons who have lost property by fires. or
have had to collect losses on life poll
| cies, will recognize the justice of these
remarks, and know but too web the
sharp practices resorted to.
One of the companies, the Westches-
er Fire Insurance Company Of New
York, furnishes a case directly in
point. 1t processes TO have an office
| on Broadway, New York, and
has established Southern agency
| at Atlanta, Georgia, the nominal
head OF which is one William P, Lamb.
| Having sustained losses in this State
last July, it suddenly Withdrew its
| agency from the State. Among its
policies was one tor $500 ON the Calves
ton Times printing material, which was
destroyed by FIRE on the 18th of that
! month. This material to our knowl-
| edge, cost over seven thousand dollars,
| and was in good condition. The value
OF the property and the loss were clear
/ iY proved. Yet it has not been paid.
and this man Lamb, adopting the rep
| rehensibie course to which We have al
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The American Bishop shouted Dow n
In the ssrnnI annneU

CoSsTANTIsoPLE, January l9.-The
only dissenting voice ia the grand
council was that of the American
Protestant Bishop, who sagg ested that
the decisign should be LEFT to the
American government. He was shouted
down, the council being all of the
opinion that that government WAS not
entitled to decide such momentous
question.
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Another Vanishing yiIiian.

BiDDEFoRp, Maine, Jan - w. A.
Woods, manager of Truckma Ex-
press and Treasurer Of Sheridan's Post.
q. a. r., has abseonded with the
funds OF both organizations. He has
been traced to Philadelphia.
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Charleston Races

CHARLESTON, January I9.-The races
on the Washington course, third day,
first race, two mile dash, all ages, with
two entries, Hatteras, first; Jim Hin
Ion, second; time 3:25l. Second race,
one mile dash, for all ages; with ehIee
entries, Tom ONeil, first; Chance, sec.
ond; Prapg, third; time 2;2s4.
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old woman out in the front yard, and
VAS backing out the gate with her,
when II policeman cat the goat loose,
goat stood upon his head, and the old
lady cfawied into the house II Courier
Journal
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Asau. Wen for nss.aenn.e.t..

Boston, January ls.-The fifth ballot
resulted i'll HoaT's election: lIoar, lS5
Boutwell,, 45; Abbott, 8; Bullock, .;
Seelye, ! Chadbourne, /.
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wheeler withhoIds Hta Opinion ON the

WATERTowN, \. Y, January 90
/ w. A. Wheeler declines to express an
opinion on the compromise.
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The Eump Legislntnrc.

New ORLEANS, January 19.-The
Republican Legislature expelled Albert
Ests 2inal, who had joined the Demo
Gratis. The House passed bill appro-
priating Sl5e,051 for per diem, mileage
and expenses of the general assembly
Loutsiana Investigates Csnesnded.
Senate Investigating Committee met
this morning, and without the trans
action of any business adjourned to
meet in Washington on Wednesday
next.
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! ! !. ! : !. | !. ! !. !.
q For Scrofula, and all
scrofulous diseases, Erysi-
830 pelas, Rose, or st. Antho-
XAA ny's Fire, Eruptions and
Ernptive diseases Of the
skin, Ulcerations of the
81 Liver, Stomach, Kidneys,
~ Lungs, Pimples, Pustuies.
q & }T Boils, Blotches, Tumors,
81 5 letter, Salt Rheum. Scald
49, Head, Ringworm, Ulcers,
Sores, rheumatism, Neuralgia, Pain in
the Bones, Side and Heed. Female
Weakness, Sterility, Leucorrhoea- arising
from internal liberation, and Uterine
disease, Syphilitic and Mercurial dis
eases, Dropsy, Dyspepsia, Emaciation.
General Debility, and for Purifying the
Blood.
This Sarssparilia is a combination of
vegetable Alternatives Stillingia. Man
drake, Yellow Dock - with the Iodides
OF Potassium and Iron, and is the most
efbcacions medicine yet known for
the diseases it is intended to cure.
Its ingredients are so skilfuily COM
bined, that the full Alternative effect of
each is assured, and while it is so mild
u.
still so effectual as to purge out from the
system those impurities and corrup,ions
which develop into loathsome disease.
The reputation it enjoys is derived
from its cures, and the confidence which
prominent physicians all over the coun-
try repose in it, prove their experience
OF its usefulness.
Certificates attesting its virtues have
accumulated, and are constantly being
received. and as many of these cases are
publicly known, they furnish convincing
evidence of the superiority of this Sar.
saparilla over every other Alternative
medicine. So generally is its superb
ority to any other medicine known, that
We need do no more than to assure the
public that the best qualities it has eyer
possessed are strictly maintained.
PREPARED Br
Or. J. c. AVER L CO., Lowell. Ma,
Practical aad AnaSStieaS CA~,,ssss.
SOLD Bx ALL DRUGGISTS EvRRYwnrRl
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Is VIEW of the foregoing facts and
many others that we could mention, we
should most cordially support Governor
Hubbard in calling an extra session OF
the Legislature, and We believe tina;
every right thinking, patriotic newspa-
per in the State would do the same.
- Williamson COUNTY Record.
Don't put ps down as right think
ing patriotic newspaper
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Exeursion,s.. Tn xew Orleans.

Excursion party from Cairo. Evans
vile, Memphis, Holly Springs and
other points arrived here to-day. Some
of the party 20 to Galveston.