The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-07-01
WEEALY fty0 INDEPENDENT,
SUNDAY LCLr
1he 2r,.tarn;,s pecI,ion.

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7Ae 2rr1tdrn;'s DecI>Iom.
The Presidents circular q addressed I,
Federal officials, which has Just bee,
issued by the Executive. in which the,
are strictly prohibited from taking par
in the management or control Of po!iti
cal organizations or election campaigns
IS producing great cous.ernntion among
tn prop:nent politicians Of tho Rcpub.
lican party. A special TO the New Yor,:
ho''d from Washington says: "As to
IT'S erect on the Fall elecI;ogs. they ali
agree that It will be quite disastrous.
One e1.CongressIuun says the States Of
Maine and Massachusetts, will 60 Dem
ocratic-certain!y the latter. AS for
Pennsylvania and Ohio. the Rcpu' Ii
can politicians are few and far
between here who expec; anything else
in these States but Democratic vic
tory. Another Republican Of prolni-
nence here says the Presidents attempt
to strike down the machinery OF the
political organization in republic like
ours is absurd, and it will only result in
an overwhelming defeat to the RepuL-
lican party. Why. sir, he said. Hayes
carried his own State entirely by the
political assent and the word of men in
oiiice. IIo cannot deny that, rs he
knows it was only by the greatest effort
that il WAS saved from the Democrats.
To turn WyckoH. Chairman OF the
Republican Committee of tLa: State,
out Of Office il he does not resign from
his committee, is base personal rs we'll
al political i;:grAtitude. In the CID
border States, like Maryland. Virginia
aud Missouri, it is the concurrent cpin-
ion that the Republican organization
will be entirely broken OF"
E@ES"--l
The Sirer Slaie of the 2jth furnishes |
the following particulars Of the killing |
OF the German sheep. herder, al Mel !
sons ranch, near Store-house Oh the |!
HUMBOLDT. last Saturday: NELSON |
told Charley, who had been in his en-
ploy since last April, to fix bridge |
across slough. that the sheep might
cross it. Charley replied that he was
hired to herd sheep. not to build brid5-
es. Nelson male no reply and both
went to acorrcl where men where EN-
gagged in shearinS sheep. Charley said
he wanted his money and Nelson sGid
come ipt9 the house and you shall
have it. Between the corral and tho
house Charley picked up n piece OF
board md swung it around. TO avoid
trouble Nelson went to another OF his
men. named Cardell, and asked him TO
lake some nails aul fix the bridge.
Fearing thqt Charley would abuse his
wife Nelson, then went to his house
and settled with him, giving him an or
der on J. W. McWiiliams for thc
amount due him. They had no Diff
entity in settling bat after Charley tool;
the RIDER he abused Nelson md his
wife shamefully. and took the three
leg ged stool. on which Lo WAS sitting
nlld ttac&ed Sels9n, who waried OIL
his blows and reiterated until he wGs
corpered, when ho saw no alternative
but 10 die or to shoot. His wife scream
ed for help and Nelson fred his pistol
OF Charley, who then rim on. Of tie
house and fell about twenty-five feet
from the door. Nelson then went TO
tho corral where his men were shear
in; sheep, aud got them to examine
Charley, who was found to be shot in
the breast about two inches from the
Ripple. He was taken into the house,
where he expired in fifteen minutes.
Tho coroner's jury found that the !
deceased was German called Charley,
whose full name WAS unknown; that !
no was about 40 years Of age, that he |
game to his death from II shot fired |
from pistol i'll the hands OF Thomas
Nelson and that from tho evidence al. !
duced. they deemed il n just;iiaLle |
homicide.
Nelson gave himself up, aud his e1-
animation will take place nj Golconda.