The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-06-17
B2EVlTtES.

ence;of n small lake liino miles north Of
that place whose waters have tho regu-
lar cub and How of the tides. .'s e.
MoyTGosiEEv QUEENS mommoth cir
Gus and menagerie is moving East. 1t
appears in Virginia City ON tba 18th,
l9th and 20;h OF this month. - o.. .
The Virginia Chronicle reports that
horrible story has got abroad. to tho ef-
feet that the venerable Postmaster Of
that city is nota native OF Ohio. ,,..., ...
TIg manager of Ld .GrrsHiaise has
been sentenced TO II fine Of 5000 francs
and three months imprisonment for in
sulting President MacMnhou. 81: &C..
TIE United States steamer Alert has
been sent i'll search Of ship-wrcckod
porsong, supposed to be on somo island
ncar, De;ppeer strai,s. '.i'.@ .....a
The RepeaIc says the Manhattan
Company shipped on Tuesday $lo,-
32i.47--;seyon bars--in bullion, and
payday put in its ever welcome appear
nnce Thursday. Q:
.-. 0NE OF the most adroit thefts or rec
ord was recently perpctratcd on tho Co
lumbia Mining Company Of: Nirginin
City, it being no less than the stealing
of the stcNni-cngino from. of, their
mine and its conveyance, to Nevada
county. California, where it WIS found
doing duty upon gravel clGim:i.. o..
ScJEECE took n handful OF s1nd, con
stucted n telescope, and with it explored
tho starry depths OF heaven. ID. Science
wrestcd from the gods their thunder.
bolts. md nov the electric spark,
frcightcd with thought and love, fash.
es under nll the waves of The sSG Sci
cnceg TOOK tear from Inc chsoI; OF 'un-
pail labor, converted it into stcnn,,
'eated n giant that turns with .ircless
am the countless wheels OF toll. '''
4 LONDON dispatch savs that by the
falling of the WiIcotnbo suspension
bridge, "Wednesday. many persons lnat
their lives. AE ,lnst accounts twenty
bodies had been recovered. nnd more
were missing Tho brilgo waa n light
wooden structure, thirty feet long,
n!i"ut fortY:f"Gt high, md lCd from the
railway platform. Some 600 persons
chiefly fHrAor;', were upon il. and rs it
he'd no cnntrc supports. il lroI;o in tho
middle, prcdiFitating the whole. mass of
people into seven feet of water. .....
THE CNr5oa ARp,h il one Of those
irG5cdUious vehicles Of news Tim. don't
tclicYe Rrighrim Houhg. backed by all
the saints OF Irurnon;lom. are suG!-
,ciently ri ;htiul ns an opposing force to
occasion the loss Of much sleep Oh the
part Of ihs sroat Am?r:can nation. and
comes forward boldly dnclari.is its un-
hclicf in tho entire story of tie Mt.
tempted assassination of the ,Ecw York.
. Hcr"d sensational reporter, adding:
with st';ct regard for! the eternal fit
ne6:i Of things, That If surh httpInyt Was
mhdo, il was IL well.intcnded nc. of the
fool.kil!sr.' ....H. - H.-.. ~. go
To-, TIE Reno, journal says that nbont
ten days ago q innn named iIillcr START.
cd out froln Deep Hole Springs to hrnt
for sos;no horses. On the journey ko
woa attacked by Two apnmia.ds, taken
from his horse, and his life attempted.
The Spnminrds cut his throat, almosl
sevcrinii his ,wind.pipo. aud loft him
for doad.. They then took ton or, ,fif.
iosn dollars he had III his pockets md
left for pans'amii,0wn. Miller did not
hle. .sbut after being out three days man.
aged TO crawl back TO camp ut the cud
Of the third duy, und il now, slowly
nIeniing. o; .i..... ........,.. ..'.''
ADaUr' II" o'clock Monday night
SIMON NnsmGn, miner in the. Con.
NirGliiin mine, was stabbed in tho ni.
dotncn by burglar, MS ho Gutcrcd tho
cabin after The dny'sworl,. On rcnch.
INF: th0 door Of AN inner room, il was
suddenly opened, and man rushed ont
Mr;hin. Mt KinEuiii with n knifo. but
MISSED him. The latter then cl,sod
with tho G:rGrEcf, hut immediately re-.
ccivcd stab. and ran ont Of the houso
calling for help. 4 crowd soon col.
lrctch, bnt tho nh1assin could not bu
found. KinsmaD's wound though So.
we're is not necessarily fatal. a trace
Of ilio pcrrotrator Of the dnstardIy
decd hea been discovered, aud the po.
lico mc actively following il up. .
TnE following from tho White Zinc
Nr'r' would Indicate that htsiuraq /.
not particularly rushing" on. il, that
section just ut prcsrnt:F '"Postmnglcr
Carpenter and Dick Smith started las:
Monday for Tho gold fields uf Osccnla,
thoroughly equipped in all rSspaats for
seasons mining. Dick promised 70
send III n chunk Of tho stun hy tho
first man who camo in--whon he could
trust. y communication 10 the sen.
"ei from an old acquaintance ct Osco.
oia---tlio maine of the nov rold fields
near Jrit Davis peak reports water
s"hroc AMI hiG pan prospects ditto. Tho
writer thinks the first rcpoi;D much
moro favorable thnn The f,cis can pos.
SIbiy warrant, AMI Is we'll satisfied that
II is Gooi country for poor pro,pcc.