The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-02-25
BREVITIES,

nnu wcll chosen.
MIcHIoAS marriages performed on Sun
day nre not legal.
He must be thorough fool who can
learn nothing from his own folly.
TIE weather nowadays is pleasant
enough to satisfy the most fastidious.
0SE young lady on Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco. received eighty vnlen-
tines.
VIZ are informed by ranchers that
stock is doing remarkably well this
season. ... ....r
THH Virginia Chronicle is threatened
with II libel suit for calling n man who
voted tho Tilden ticket, mt the last clec.
ton, Republican.
TIE Eberhardt nnd Aurora Silver
Mining Company, Of White Pine Cou;l-
ty. Nevada, gave n total bullion yield
for 1876 Of $3.50, 900.
II is reported that Senator Cameron
has paid Mrs. Oliver 81 900 for tho re.
linquislIIncnt Of her suit against him,
prcfcrring that to paying lawyers fees.
A scnooL-MAnM ut Loogootee, Indi-
ana, who attempted 10 rnttan u male
escholnr OF 81. was taken up nnd kissed,
wherenpon she instituted suit for
damages.
JUDGE MORRISON OF San Francisco has
decided that the firm of Parrot * Co,
have NO redress against Briggs * Co.,
the gamblers, OH account Of tho losses
Of their clerk. Yer Alchr.
THE Manhattan Silver Mining COM
pany, OF Austin, Nevada, produced dur.
ing tho ycnr 1876. 81 .229 $50, being an
average of about $lOI. 400 per month.
The mine pays II regular monthly tliyi-
Of 81 per share.
"Go"D morning, Donnclly! I hear
your daughter LGs baby Is il boy
or girl z" "Surc. Miss, and it's me-
self ns doesn't yet know for the lifo Of
me II I'm IL grandfather or grand
mother, betlud. d.--LOHdon Fan.
NEW ioEK Commercial: The Piltsburg
Tttry"dm mentions the discovery OF II
singular nnd Obstructive enemy Of the
oystcr. PHhnw-you Gun sec dozens Of
them any day about noon. hur,l ut work
In any Of our New York eating houses.
Din. WfLxISs thinks OF having ono
OF tho b"Y-windOws Of the Napa Asylum
for the Insane sLt with blue glass, to
test tho Plcasnmton theory Of tho blue
glass cure for nervous diseases, or dis
ease introduced by want OF proper nmd
hcnlthy norvons nctiun.
-.. The atatiSticnn Of tho Santa Barbara
IndcE estimates TINT tho Santa Barb,r
e iHns annually send $2S, 900 to China TO
pay for their washing-that heing tho
excess Of tho earnings OF tho Chinese
Iaundrymen Of that town over wlIat
they expend in that locnlity.
THEnE is project oil foot in virginin
City TO utilize the hot water pumped
from tho Savage. lInlo e Norcross, md
other mines. 1t is proposed to erect
bnih. houses, launtlrios, etc.. md ncgo-
tinlions nre said to DO pending with tho
waller company which controls tho boil
ing fluid.
EANrLE Of tho wntor IN tho IInlc &
Norcross mine, continuing 81 ,2l9 gIains
Of solid matter per gallon OF 23l cubic
Inches, wns recently aualyzcd, with tho
following result: Chloride of sodium,
l.327 grains; siliciA. $500 grains; suI-
phalc Of limo. 22. 533 grains; sulplInto
Of soda. S,3l2. grains suIplIato Of 30.
tassnr 1888 grains; mngnesia, truce;
. iron, mono.
"wnAr IL going OH in tho next room,
wnitcr!' asked stnid committee nun
nl lending hotel the other night.
"Thcy'ro hnvin' Il little game there,
air. responded tho attendant, nnd Just
then somebody in tho apartment 70.
i"rred to, bnwlcd, "pasR tho buck" ut
which tho good mans faco clcnrcd, mud
ho mtd, "Oh, sec; u vcnisun supucr,"
nnd tic committee business wont on.
OLD Biinkus loves littlc joke pretty
well. AMI nothing plcHsos him no much
w to practice bit Of PLEASANTLY upon
Ills wifo. Yesterday ho purchased n
Valentine representing u strong.mindcd
woman with rod nose, pounding her
husband with bed slnt. Addressing
tins TO lia wife, ho slipped Il into tho
Posloilico, nnd then nt night brought
homo tho mil. "IIcrc, ducky, is n
valentino for you, aud want to 500 Il.
IL any young man is Bcuding you val.
ohtino IT'S my busnOss 10 know IL.
Such things mako mo feel Jealous"
Sho toro open tho envelope. mud her eye
icll OH tho picture aud tho following
poetry;
wo kn0v Tnu, Mary Ann,
non beat yUnf poor old mani
You ellasn him round tlln room
hnd bastc him with Ihn brDonl
now look hero, John; tboin fellows
"o~ll town wouldn't havo known this II
you hadnt gono down aud told 'cm. Is
MNt Tho way you 90 round, plOying tho
p''0oontcd lamb, mud giving mo such
"""r"ctcr. III have tho gOrno II hayo
''o nalpo," nnd grabbing pair Of longa,
th0 bi(fOd him uSor ubo heo1 fl c,,,,J, -,