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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-04-08
WEEKLY ELKo INDEPENDENT.
SUNDAY. APRIL 5. 1877.
AZ, In, porta,It Decision.


The following important decision
y MAS r;.nnouucei h. tie Supreme cenri
Of the Cni.e:l States. Chief Justice
Waite delivered the opinion Of thse
Court: ". y. CLARK, PLAINTIFF in error,
VS.. G. p. Hancock. uud John Kelley:
Wh;t seems to be the FINAL iudsmcn.
in this case was rendered in ,OetobcE
1897, nnl :he writ Of e;ros va issued
November 10th. returuablc to the Octo.
per term 1877. The defendants in er-
FOR having filed 4 C2py Of the record
nnl i.ochcts in .ke cause, now move to
dismiss for wait of jurisdiction. It is
not claimed l.y plaintiff in error that
there is my FEDERAL question disclosed
by the record. but i is insisted that tbs
motion 70 dismiss cannot be entertained
pntil the rc.urn day of the wiit. SHch
was the old practice; but i'll CT part Eus-
sell. Thirtteuth Wallace. ~, and
Thomas VS.. Woodbridge. Tyepty.third
Wallace, So, the rule was changed. It
seemed TO us that such q change would
bo likely to preyeat great delays and
expense, md further the ends of justice.
Subsequent experience confirms that
opinion. IN the present crowded state
Of our docket. i becomes us to be
especially, eurct2l that our Jurisdiction
is not intol;cd ior delay merely; aud
when the record is presented in such n
form'that We gan, without too great in
conreHie::ss. inform ourselves Of the
questioned to be argued, we sliu!l he in.
cliucL 70 receive. application, Of ibis
kind. in the present $3.50 We have n
printed record, and it is evident that we
llaye no jurisdiction. The motion TO
dismiss is therefore granted. -
ii: TO-. nzzsaa==zs.E -.sz..1SEHA -s....:
.Hf."' 500 HIorc DesrrtIeMH. .- -
Two more members Of tho packard
Legislature Eew that tie tide issct,ing
50 heavily nSains. that orGapization-
have deserted their color8 and gone oYer
IS tho NICHOLS Horse. These were both
declared elected BY tho Returning
liaaFil. and Heath. from Webster Par
i4li, who WINS returned by the same
!,bore,l.' and has been occurring q seat
in The 4'GskarA House, addressed the
Nieholls House. nnd"hvowins his. deyoo-
lion to the principles Of the Republican
party, recognized 1.-The Nithols Govern
inent as the only. one lhn: could give
|'i,rl q tent peace and prosperity to the
r.+T - ,iptTT-.f' ~ FF,+tI -'NT' = ~ :
cNhte. EI,rs' ..f.l',. rio: =. q. %
Perhaps the, fact that this Aon.arable
GtnilcE,ap rrluined his sent in the Pack
nrl IIpnse rs long us he. thought there
wax GGol chance for that Grganiza-
lion 10 wip, Notwithstanding the gen
eral admission !hat he: wis never elect
ed. will IL the minds Of: some antigua
ted persons, impair somewhat the
rlrrit Of hiA eleventh hour patriotism;
put as 70 his fidelity to tho principles
Of the kspublienn party. wo'Rrc not
qualified to, judge. -, ..a sIy. :,
ts.sss8s = EIJ,rne.yRryn .... az.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-04-08
Rot u S'icrcss.

We noticed in the Rutiic Of the Cd,
that the bright prospects Supposed to
he dawning npnn lie mining Industries
Of Eil4w9rill. Eyc County, nro again
blnstyd through the di,eoyerY that tho
ores Of the district cangol be succcsa.
fully worked By laill process. in corsc-
GueEca Of which thp works crce ttd--
recently we bslipye--arc obliged to
Close. This i II most umtc r,u,uto turn
in the aEhits Of that District, and is ons
more disqualification Of tho u!conGucr.
nbly insano disposition NJ 10 many min.
ing m2p, to go of half-cocked 4" is
altogether likely thnt had tLcyo pnmu
pa.tirS dc"igucd trqNipg saw.mili,
they would have fist, asrcrtaiucl what
could be done wlth il, instead Of buila.
ing the mill. and then prospecting: fol
timber. II does seem ms though littlt
wisdom III the matter Of quart milliuf
nigh, be extracted from repeated fail
uIek, -FFt" " ID.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-04-08
The Order Issued.

Tho President, in letter TO the Sec
Rotary Of War. Tuesday, authorized tho
removal of tho United States Troops
FROM the South Caroline State House 20
their camp. Secretary Mccrary will
foiMard the order 90 The commanding
officer by mail. aud the transfer will
take place about tho 10th instant. IL
his letter TO the Secretary Of War, the
President makes use of the following
language:
In my opinion there does not now ex.
list in that State such domestic violence
as is contemplated by the Constitution
rs n ground upon which the military
power Of The National Goverrrrpt may
be INVOKED for the defence Of State:
There nrc, it is true. grave and Ecrious
disputes us 10 the rights Of certain
claimants to the chief executive Office Of
that State; but they are to be settled
and determined by such orderly aui
methods rs may be provided
by the Constitution aud laws of the
State. feel assured that 10 rcEGrt to
violence is contemplated il that quarter;
but that OH the contrary, the disputes
in question axe TO lie settled solely by
such peaceful remsdies AS the Constitu-
tion and laws of the State provides.
Under tleso circumstances, aud in this
confidence. now deem il proper to
take action in accordance with tbs pria-
eipies announced whan ! egte.ed upon
the daties OF the Presidency. i.s. .HI
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The Eureka EpubiieGa OF The ID,
remnris:
White Rock is perhaps not so much
OF hpiihnG as the return Of Inc par
ties from there n few days ago impress
scd The community. Word was receiv-
ed from he new district by AIcssrs.
Levan and Wilton last week that a
very, promising striEp had been made
oil their claim: This information,
coming from reliable parties, INDUCED
the owners to send ". Il. Taylor md
ar. A;vhisou ever there TO look after
the new bonanza aud report upon it,
The experts left this morning on their
mission, ..... ....., .-...,.., ......., E..
.TFE Los Angeles Iferqli says that the
Captain Morse who the; other day fig.
.ured in morning paper as an inter
viewed Mountain Meadow man. really
eomlmpaEnded the: !pdiane Qn TINT tatnl
lay, Doubtless the muscles of his
nSSG rkl;. began to !Yitch. and he wishes to
adiust the chronology Of the massacre
and Of IBIS. movements accordingly.
Ono Of the Destroying Angels is now
living in San Bernardipo. aud another
is located at Resting Springs in tho en-
ploy Of . Los Angeles mining company.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14

The third annual convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held at st. Adams, Oh Wednes-
day and Thursday, September 26 and
~. They elect officers for the ensuing
year, act upon proposition to amend
the constitution, and discuss questions
connected with their work. The Mid
dlebury Union and all other auxiliaries
will send five delegates each. Other
woman's organizations will send two
delegates. In towns having no temper
ance organizations, churches are invited
to each send one delegate. Delegates
will be entertained free of charge. The
exercises assigned to ladies of this coun-
ty are as follows poem by Mrs. w. w.
Thomas, Middlebury; essay on Hack
neyed Excuses, Mrs. Clinton Smith,
Middlebury; essay, Miss Ellen Benton,
Vergennes. Free return checks will be
given.
The following letter received by
Mr.. Louis Hope the other day, shows
what those who are posted OH fine
horses think of this horse and the fine
appearance he made at Bennington, at
the celebration:
BENNINGTON, VT, August p, ~.
MIR. LEWIS HOPE,-DEAR SIR II was particu.
larry struck with the chestnut stallion, which
understand belongs to you and was rode here, at
the centennial, by Col. Tracy. endeavored to
find you and the horse on Friday morning but
was told that you had left for home. was in
company with Major Harrington. of New York,
and Mr.. Walbridge. of Rochester, both prominent
horsemen. who were disappointed, as well as my.
self, at not seeing your horse lie is more strik.
ing specimen of the old Morgan blood than sup.
posed was in existence. When in New York, last
week, told MIR. Wallace about him. Mr.. Wallace
Is editor of "Walace's Monthly" the leading
horse book in this country, and personal friend
of mine He told me if he could get picture of
the horse, together with full pedigree and a
careful description of him, giving age size color
and his points, that he would have the picture re.
produced and publish sketch of him in his mag.
azine. This would be q splendid thing for your
horse, as 1t would bring him to the notice of all
the leading horsemen in the country, and cost
you nothing except trine to have picture tax.
en-, which perhaps You may already have. Posi-
bly, Col. Tracy would prepare an article for publ.
cation about the horse. / gave Mr.. Wallace his
address and presume he will write TO him.
would like you to reply to me- if you wish to have
this thing done and will render you any assis.
lance possible. Yours truly
j. S. LYMAN.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14
ADDISDN


Mr.. j. III. Dayton contemplates a
visit soon.
We have only four threshing ma
chimes running in town.
Grand View Mountain is still larg-
ly patronized by pleasure-seekers.
Addison post-ofiice under the man
agement of Miss Libbie Watson is one
of the best conducted offices in the coun-
ty.
The bark of the gray squirrel is
heard semi -monthly, and our Young
Nimrods are somewhat excited in conse-
quence.
There will be county council of
the Patrons of Husbandry at the town
hall in this place, on the goth, for the
consideration of the best interests of the
order and the discussion of the various
questions of agricultural products.
The members and friends of the Grange
are requested to exhibit samples OF
grains, vegetables, fruits, butter, cheese,
&C., with the tallest corn, rye. wheat,
oats, alfalfa, &c. The ladies are re-
qnested TO exhibit plants, flowers and
such articles of interest as they may de.
sire to display, for which ample room
will be provided. Let there be good
and general display from the entire
county. All interested in the exhibi.
ton will report to S. W. Smith. An
interesting time is anticipated, and the
public are invited to attend the after.
noon session. r. G. GooDALE.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14
WHITING.

There is a good demand for young
sheep just now, for the west. DIR. w.
p. Wright sold several few days since
for Sl2 so per head. Others are selling
for more or less as to quality.
Three schools are being taught in
town this fall, in Districts No. /, ?, and
A, varying in number of scholars from
three to twenty-five. In District No. 2.
a select school is taught by Miss Imo-
gene Ketcham.
Mr.. John Wyatt met with quite a
serious accident last Friday. As one
of the workmen for Mr.. G. +. Seymour
was moving large barn for Mr.. A.
Ketcham with pulleys and horse power,
he received a blow from broken
evener, fracturing the bone near the
ankle joint.
The Rev. Mr.. Flower preached q
very instructive discourse last Sabbath
in the Union church. TO full audience
many strangers being present from
Brandon, Sudbury and other towns
The members of the society consider
themselves very fortunate in procuring
the services of so able and good mar
for the year. They hope he may con
time long with them.
The market is brisk for potatoes
five carloads have been shipped thi
week; prices ranging from twenty-eigh
to thirty-five ceats per busheI, and wha
makes II more convenient for the farm
ers, a new set of platform scales hav,
been erected near the depot, thus savin.
the trouble of hauling the loads past th,
cars to the village, distance OF som
eighty rods and back.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14
County News.
OR WE'LL.


Hon. Roswell Bottum is gradually
failing, and his death may be hourly
expected.
Mrs. Linus Wilcox had the misfor-
tune to fall and break her arm near the
wrist, one day last week.
The select school of Mrs. NJ. A.
Rogers began on Monday of this week
Miss Brooks, of Montpelier, teacher.
The Orwell town fair, next week
Wednesday, is expected to be much SUI
perior TO the county fair in respect to
exhibits. 1t certainly ought to be so.
Rev. DR.. T. NJ. Post, of st. Louis.
has been spending week in town, and
he preached for Rev. Mr. Severance,
last Sunday, giving a very able and in
teresting discourse.
Mr.. George Bush raised about
twenty bushels of herdsgrass seed and
four large loads of hay from one and
three-fourths acres, the whole crop be-
ing valued at more than seventy-five
dollars.
The church fair at the town hall,
lOr tllc DelellI Oh tne CatnOnc cnurch,
promises well. 1t is TO continue five
days, and is under the auspices of Fa-
theirs Mclaughlin and Sullivan. OF
Brandon.
On the occasion of his twenty-first
birthday, last Saturday, Fred Ray gave
large party, and the guests enjoyed
the occasion very much. The refresh
ments were abundant and of quality
to satisfy the most fastidious.
Miss Kate Ryan was thrown from
a wagon near Mr.. Chester Roachs, in
Hubbardton, Sunday of last week, and
fell upon her head and shoulders. She
was stunned, but soon began to grow
better. No bones were broken.
The Orwell Reading Club has been
an institution in this town for some
years, holding meetings weekly most OF
the time during the fall and winter sea.
sons. The last weeks meeting was
Thursday evening, at the residence OF
Mr.. G. II. Bowker. Last evening
there was to have been another at the
residence of Mr.. Sealand Murray. They
have select readings, recitations and
music.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14
TERGENNE.S.

Shipments from this station for the
week ending Sept. Is include 6 cars
live stock; $40 boxes horse nails; 49,
269 pounds butter.
The steamer Curlew has been char
tered to take the place of the Montreal,
lately burned. She left Sunday morn
ing last for Swanton.
Mr.. Covel Buckley, an old resident
of Vergennes and vicinity, died at Ma
lone, n. Y, and his remains were
brought here and buried in the new
cemetery, Wednesday.
The old Sherman saloon has been
overhauled and repaired and fitted up
as school room, and it is now used fol
one department of the graded school to
accommodate the increase of the school
The city meeting at city hall last
Wednesday evening did nothing but
vote to instruct the common council to
lease the old pump house, in rear of the
Farlardo Il Parker mandatory, and
then adjourned.
There is to be grand excursion
from Vergennes and other stations be-
tween there and Essex Junction tC
Montreal and return, next Tuesday
Sept. II, for the low price of 81 so fol
the round trip. Tickets good for three
days only, but not to stop over and moi
transferable.
The manufacturing interests of Yer
gennes are in bad way. The onl,
Touring mill of the city was lately burn
| ed; the furniture manufactory of Hol
land a. Parker is only running to run
out stock; the curtain factory has failed
and the machine shops and foundry have
stopped operations entirely, while tn,
situation of one of the remaining estab
lishments is precarious on account O
disagreements among the members.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14
Local News.

Mr.. 4. j. Matthews is spending a
few weeks in Boston and along the sea-
shore.
Prof. Brainerd, of Middlebury col
lege, preached at the Congregational
church in Rutland, on Sunday last.
Mr.. Charles Pride, of Rand Il Az
ery's printing establishment in Boston,
has been in town visiting, this week.
Mrs. Mallory, daughter of Mr.
Powell, janitor of the college, is slowly
recovering from her long and danger
Gus illness.
Mr.. w. W. Swiney has gone into
the undertaker's business, with his office
at Russell x Hyde's, Union Block
See his advertisement.
C. q. Steele, formerly principal OF
the graded school at Newport, goes to
South Dennis, Mass, TO take charge OF
the high school at that place.
The following inscription is to be
seen in certain mill not thousand
miles from Middlebury, -. X. True &c
friends and SONAR with enamase."
On account of the customary hustle
and excitement attendant upon the
county fair, last week, everything seemi
unusually quiet in town, just now.
Adams, Tuesday, to attend the stat,
fair. The railroad fare was reduced
to the low figure for the round trip.
People who want to see John III
Sargent on business should remember
that he has removed to the ground foo
at the Allen block, where he will b,
glad TO see them.
Mr.. ii. p. Simpson, class of II O
Middlebury college, was in town las
Saturday. Mr.. Simpson gives a favor
able report of his school, Beeman Acad
envy, in New Haven.
The types were perverse last week
and made our report of the net receipt
at the Catholic fair just one hundre,
dollars too little. Instead of S253 80
should have been S353.S9.
The Juvenile Temperance Union O
Middlebury will hold their next regula
meeting at the lecture room of the Con
gregational church, tomorrow (Satur
day. afternoon at three O'Clock.
1t is now said that the potato rot i
not going to deprive us of all our pofa
toes. The dealers say that since th
advent of cooler weather they find We
ny few lots affected to any extent.
We are happy to see that Mr.
Frank Lucia is out again after his re
cent severe illness. He Is now able &
look after his business, and all wantin,
work In his line can call upon him a
before his sickness.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14
WEYBRIDGE.

ichlcs are Ill Orucr Just now.
Aunt Milla Sturtevant is quite sick.
Quite number have been to the
state fair.
Mr.. l.. j. Hall has been at the Adj
vent campmeeting, at Worthwhile. A
great time was expected.
-Tri-weekly mail from here now.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and SATURDAYS,
leaving here at half past one in the after
noon and returning at five.
Meeting of Post Samson, Saturday
evening, Sept. Is. Special business to
come before it, and full attendance
called for. By ORDER OF ADJT.
The following are the delegates
elect to the Council at Addison; Mr.. G
W.. Sneden, Mrs. N. f. Parkill, Mr..
and Mrs. F. Z. Stewart. Next meeting
of Grange, Wednesday eve., Sept. 10, al
which the subject of labor will be dis
cussed.
Policy holders in the Vermont Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company are not
flied that the list of assessments for this
year is in the hands of the agent for col
lection. These are due Oct. II, after
which date interest will be added.
They must be all paid by January /,
1873, to save costs. M. N. BAKER, ACT.
Rev. w. NJ. Ayers, of Clinton,
Mass, has put in his welcome appear.
ance amongst us, preaching at the
Methodist church the two last SabbathS
Although little careworn, he has the
same genial smile for all, and we Judge
that he still retains his usual honesty
and uprightness of motive in proclaim,
ing the hidden truths of the gospel
May he long be permitted to serve IN
this his youthful choice of vocations.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14
FERRLSBURGH.

There has been quite sale of live
hogs among the farmers in this vicinity,
at four to five dollars per cwt.
Rev. A. o. Spoor and wife, who
been sick at III. G. Days, have so far re-
covered as to be able to return to their
home at Hinesburgh.
The social religious meetings at
North Ferrisburgh, since camp meeting
have been very interesting. Several
seekers of religion have presented them
selves.
That terrible scourge diptheria, OF
which we mentioned as raging so fear
full in the Gage district few weeks ago,
apparently subsidized for time, but has
again broken out as virulent as before
There are now three cases in that neigh.
borhood. and one is likely to prove ia.
tai.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14
S1LLSRNRY

The Ladies' Aid Society, of West
Salisbury, will hold a fair at their
church, on the afternoon and evening
of Sept. 20, for the benefit of the church.
There are in sight from near the
West Salisbury station, above forty
large stacks of hay. The crop has been
very abundant this year, the second
crop in some cases being almost equal
to the first.
Mr.. E. z. Hitchcock, of the Lake
Dunmore House, was heavy loser by
the late fire, which burned down the
establishment and destroyed all his fur
niture and personal effects, and of
course ruined his business for the sea-
son. His financial troubles have been
pressing hard upon him, and now they
have eliminated in bankruptcy. He
has been adiudged bankrupt upon the
petition of his creditors, and the 29th
of this month there will be a meeting
at the office of Col. w. G. Veazey, in
Rutland, to choose an assignee.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14
NHOREHdM

The meetings of the Literary Soci.
ETY. are to be resumed, and the next one
is to be held at Mr. Platts.
The summer guests at the United
States Hotel at Larrabee's Point. on
Lake Champlain, and at the different
residences in town are turning home
ward.
The fall term of Newton Academy
commenced last Monday under favora-
auspices. 1t is hoped and expected that
this school under the direction of Prof.
Bascom will soon regain its former
prestige.
Monday night there was stolen
from the stable of Mr.. L. G.. Remele,
of East Shoreham, q valuable bay horse,
black name and tail, weight about 1000
pounds, blemish in the nigh eye. Also
on the same night, silver Waltham
watch, hunting case, marked Oh the
outside with the initials G.. w. B. It
is supposed the thief took the direction
of New York state.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-14
BRICTOL,

--Potatoes are selling at from % TO
rs cents per bushel.
Butter this week at 20 TO 22 cents,
and but little bought.
Base ball fever has subsidized. now,
Charley Wilds has gone away.
Several parties from Middlebury
have been stopping for visit in town.
Charles Rice expects a permanent
job as telegraph operator at this point.
Notwithstanding posted brooks and
woods, the reports of a large number of
guns may be heard, these beautiful
DAYS.
The frame of the new Catholic
church in process of erection in this
village is already up, and it will soon be
covered.
The potato crop in this vicinity is
below the average, and consequently
the farmers are much disappointed. A
large yield was expected.
Mrs. John Burke was thrown from
her carriage by the breaking of an axle
tree OH Saturday, and had the misfor-
tune to break her leg below the knee.
Rev. Mr.. Walker occupied his own
pulpit last Sabbath for the first time in
five weeks. At the close of the service
four persons united with the church up-
on profession of faith.
Frederick Landon will assume the
duties of postmaster the LIST of October.
We shall regret to lose Mr.. Fletcher.
who has acted as deputy postmaster
since the appointment of Mr.. Landon.
Next Sabpath, at 3 p. NJ, there will
be preaching at South Starksboro by
Rev. f. l.. Walker. Sabbath evening
Rev. Mr.. Hall will preach TO the Young
men, at the Baptist church in this VII
lage.
There were seventy students pres
ent at the opening of the fall term of
Bristol Academy, Tuesday, with pros
pect gilmore for the term. Mr.. Simonds
and Miss Styles assist Mr.. Benton in
the teaching.
1t is with sorrow we record the
death of Miss Abbie Colamer, daughter
of Henry Collamer, Esq. Her disease
was quick consumption. II is less than
three weeks since she was able to ride
out. Her death was most peaceful and
happy. Not quite eighteen years of
age, her confidence in a Savior's love
was so great that she gladly left this
life in the happy assurance of life with
Christ. The funeral was attended from
her fathers house, Thursday, at one
O'Clock p. NJ, Rev. f. l.. Walker offici-
ating.