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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

y HprrIaI preroKntIye,

ln view Of possible raids across the
fFansier' ny Sitting Bull MeIicaHs or
!RfhpFsi and the danger af iRsurrection
~ SaRe OF the siatea, q join, rcsoluupu
has been introduced in she Loyer
House af pongFesz, ~ authorize the
president to Increase the strength Of the
Amy s-H dven,sd Esosssury
hn'ing the recess Of Congress, by
EAe yalistnent Of, NOT l9 exceed. 75..
wv volunteers.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

AsA Ghipsss Astor was refeetiag on
his y be VS. sccosted roughly by a
HoodaP~, Who beEought him to pull
down biz pest. Accustomed to take
things GSolis. tbe Disciple of COptu-
eip' showed no confusion. ~ have no
sRHA 4Hrment," said be, ''bpt will
willingly efhitit the Sword Trick for
y0af e~difcatioa." With tkst he drew
AS Fx9 edged Swot4. and made a deI-
tnoss hopFish brfcEr the Eyes. Of the
doodlpT, Th-a. siping his weapon
sni retsrning il ~ his scabbard, he DO.
Rs-ly Offered his s%nuff-boI, and the
Ao"Iipp Epeezei his appqtatel Head
frolp bis pnsuspectipg Shoulders
Aorl-D"~n with the ChinamAn,
wholesale. retail and pig tail.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19
az RsakEsla IA.

~ soon ~ II beeaane spp~re.t ;ba,
ERp.Js-s Xas fHhy determined TO re-
Ps4l ~ H.tionL Bankrupt Law. .
stna@g s4sFt YES made 70 fetsrd action
- tAs ~ <t'r Rpd to secure q p9stpone-
Mp-0t ct further consideration lt the
hin .Ril January peSi, With the hope
~. - he ReSt session Congress might
~ ipdRe.d 10 aReAd instesd et repeal
fh~ -tisiipy Law; but thAss eForts are
Ry 70 @eRnHiik1y 70 prove success
fl. fhAfsasittT nth which the pro-
sidaSa ~ Abe Law may be. and has
heeS sARsed. is generally acknowledged.
And the necessity OF its repeal is no
issa readily admitted. TIE repeal viii
fake sG-ct not llateF probably than
Ssptsmber.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

TnnEE men in boston. two in Clcyc.
land, i've Ia Chicago. Quo Ia Pliladcl.
phia. " In 81. Louis. four in Cincin.
natl, and twenty.tbroe in Now York,
are writing tho only authentic Liogra.
plies Of VIM. NJ. Tweed. wo are
afraid this matter might be overlooked.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

MI-s CATHERINE BEreuEs. Henry
Wards sister. died Of apopleIy nj the
reside nee VI Thomas X. Bseshor Mon.
day noon. s.n
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

Tax Fofif'' WLpsiins special says
a Commug.I.iS sooIe,y has Just been
~diseaTeEed la Farkersbnrg. II has
between jc0 and COO members. or.
hoeTed aud drilled.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

Or Lawrence o'Brien. found dend
In the rear o. his dwelling In san
francisco. Is supposed 10 have been
killed irom n fall from his porch.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

TBI keainey and Anti wings Of tho
Workingmtn's party in San Francisco
are bufeiiig each other with ILo usual
rIgot 81 MI, patod frieuds.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

DonrSa tho twelys manths ending
March 9Th. tho exports Of the United
States 'Icetded tho imports by tho
unprecedented Amount OF $500, 600. 900
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

GSs. Thomas u. Dskin Of the Amor.
lean Rifle Team died suddenly Ia Now
York, Monday.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

Sirer State. li.-Captnin Palmer, OF
Carlin. who We believe ia Indian Agent
ut Maggie Creek Reservation, sends n
note dated at Carlin May 18th. by au
Indian to Dolby John Of this place, in.
forming him that tho bearer of the
note attended II council OF Indians at
Carlin Sunday afternoon, mt which il
was reported that n white man by the
nAme Of Pete Brown had told them
that the Government was about to send
soldiers to compel the Indians to go to
other parts. The Indians became
frightened aud gathered at Carlin to
talk about the matter and ascertain il
II was true. Many Of them came from
sixty to n hundred miles. The agent
says whoever started this story has
done n great wrong, aud he hopes that
everybody will contradict il.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

HsIU spav apd light fros. was
fIperispeed in several III the North,
reaptk States, . fAw lRya aga,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

Tux Eureka S'nhnsi says tho Gcrrish
furnace is u failure, without any It's
aud ans. Copper will not stand Base
ktnge ores. aud fahcako rock Is ia
tho HsccndAncy. j.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

wILHINS-MtSON-In EiLn. May IL. ISIS. at
che Depot Hut'l. by I.v. H.. rcCuI!och. Bert.
wilkins al TuscArUTa. 10 Miss Iu,E Mason ~
this Ilacc.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

tn. fact that George Francis Tratu il
about to lecture in several Pcnnsylya-
vanie towns inspires tho Chicago
Journal with tue oxuLcrant hopo that
tho Mollio Maguircs will do their dnty.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

Tag huiliqn ipie tho Bank Of
England on balance Monday. amounted
u Gi9o,o91.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19
BORN.

DRCMwiI.EE-NT'u-mi'r Station. White Pin
Road. Elkn County. to the vile OF CLarirs
brumwilcr. ! spu.
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3. j. TfoaE On snn PTnpeisco, suisid
20 q san Joae-al for love,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19
VIRGINIA SAVINGS BANK,
No. ~ s"ur" G srHEET'
NpTriL.... 100000
DlTIttoTs

Interest paid on o~rdi"ary hnh Term prposii,
nspn,it, received In sums ~ ~ AMI np"Hni
L. aus mad. "u rppr' vel rral t.ia'r' h"ih'
stock, ctc. stocks. rurcncy aud silver h"nri,i
aud ,niJ. p.clau,r for .alc IN all iliu IriIITi
pAI cities Of Europe And the orient.
rl1.tI 4. ". WHITE. SsJsis
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AnS Appr.prt.,i.~.-

The total amount recommended in
the hill reported in the House from the
CoHmittse gu Appropriations. Tor the
support Of the army for the fiscal year
ending June 20. 1879. aud for other
purposes, is $40. s26, 26s: OF winch the
amouu recommended for the pay and
allowance of officers who may retire
under its provisions is 80. S97. 900. The
total regular sum is S2I. 032. GIL. The
total amount appropriated by the last
Law is SIS, 7l2, 500. The total sun of
estimates is S3l. 500. 1872, decrease from
the estimates. SIS. $50, l55. The esti-
mates in the bill are for 20. 900 enlisted
hen. The cavalry regiments are re-
SGsed 70 six and the number of infan.
cry regiments to fifteen, and these are
to be effected b. transfers and CONSOLE
dations. The President is authorized.
in his discretion, to honorably dis
charge from the army officers who may
apply herefor OH or before the first of
January next, with certain allowances
of pay. Officers unfit for service are to
be mustered ont on the reports Of the
commanding officers of the several
military geographical divisions and de-
partments, and the heads of the various
staff departments. and Dll the vacancies
nov existing. or that may occur by rea-
EOn Of transfers or consultations, shall
be Oiled il due proportion by the sup
ernnmerary officers, having reference
to rank. seniority aud 6tness. Women
are prohibited hereafter from accom-
panying the troops rs laIndresses.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

Ho"t- Hri Sho's.
4 full Lin" 4 iiur / guam \ iIfrLt.'r ri. bat
OIL mL" 81 Roots 80 Il -hn-. , pu.tau'ly uu
haai. tn. - iLa''s AID SItr~s Invariably iA.o
the i'Ht rul 81" fI- suInri . ., any "a rnGa
mail" b a. a. .. E,ri- Efu, L Lul guatufsr'uT-.
Sr' W. 80 enabled u. --!I Ih. la IU.-r than
it'sr e.; me iur qIalii'.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-19

Carpets: Cnrprtsi:
! I'm" lot ~ Carpet. Ju.t to Il ud At much
l"Srr ITIr's than ever b-furc. flsp iHaitInrs.
oil cloths, etc. "a tact. everything la House
fWThI-Liug Ga'l..
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-12-19
For the Fayetteville Observer.
Blanche.

Profs. Fleming and Shackle-
ford delivered pleasant addresses
on the origin, use and misuse Of
languages Friday evening, 9th
inst. It seems that the people
of thi- end Of the county should
consider their interest and give
their attention more to the sub
iect, for the material Of every de-
scription is here and instructors
simply give the people chance.
Those from this vicinity, who
left a few days ago for Texas,
landed safe, and the pallor of
gloom has somewhat gone from
the countenances Of friends left
behind. DIR. +. Il. Rawls left a
few days since to locate at Bells,
in Haywood county. We com
mend him az gentleman and
very well posted in the profess
sion. X.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-12-19
NIolino,
MoLINo, Dec. l6, 1873.


Mr.. N. O. Wallace-EDIToR
OBsERyER---l see that you have
correspondents from other places,
and / have concluded to write a
few lines from this part, such as
| hope will interest your many
readers. j don't think there is
much sickness in this neighbor-
hood at this time, so our good
physicians are having a little rest
spell, but they acted their part
well in trying to relieve the suf-
fering during so much sickness
last summer.
The first snow OF any conse-
quence fell in this part on last
Monday night; Tuesday morning
following every thing looked as
if it were wrapped in a mantle
of the purest white. Many of
the boys had their fun in rabbit
hunting and similar amusements.
/ believe that everybody of
this immediate vicinity is done
gatheringcrops and sowing wheat
and the plows can now be seen
moving briskly, turning the stub
BILE lands, getting it in readiness
for another planting.
We have recently lost two Of
our near neighbors, Messrs. Babe
and Fanon Smith, who left a few
days ago for the Lone Star State
(Texas), and hear of others that
have lately left the neighborhood
of Blanche. How sad it makes
me feel to hear Of our good citi-
zens leaving us, but our loss Of
them will be some others gain.
May peace, prosperity and good
fortune accompany them to their
new homes, is our wish. Our
merchants, j. w. Rawls and
Montgomery & Co., each have
a large stock of goods, and are
having a liberal patronage, and
our excellent postmaster, Mr.. j.
II. Dale, is satisfying the wants
of the people in furniture.
For fear of intruding, l will
close by saying, if this should
find a place in the OBSERVER, /
may write again. DAyEY.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-12-19
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-12-19
Settle Settled.
a Negro Woman Butchered Near
Shcibyyille.

Maria Settle, a negro woman
living near Shelbyville, was hor-
ribly murdered last Friday night.
Neighbors going to her house on
Saturday found her dead body,
terribly mutilated, and signs of a
hard struggle. An ak and a po-
ker, covered with blood, were
found lying near her corpse. The
woman claimed to have Voodoo
powers, and was regarded with
terror by the superstitious ne
groes living in the neighborhood,
and it is supposed several, among
them some women, went to her
cabin Friday night and commit
ted the horrible deed. Three ne
gro men are under arrest and
several more are suspected.
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Unsuitable Homicide.
A Tennessee Desperate Who Made
a Mistake in His Man.


MEMPHIS, Dec. 10.-Cuba, q
notorious district in the northern
part Of this county, furnishes As
bout nine-tenths Of the blood
and thunder horrors of this lati-
tude. 1t has been the scene of
another OF those characteristic
incidents which assist to make q
horrible reputation for the City
of Memphis.
About five o'clock yesterday
afternoon Joe Deviney who re-
sides at a point on the Cuba road
seven miles north Of this city,
shot and killed John Harrell.
Harrell yesterday afternoon rode
up to Deviney's house and called
him. When the latter came out,
Harrell presented cooked pistol
and said: 81 have a death war;
rant for you and your brother.
/ want you to go with me over
to Mrs. Smiths"
Deviney said that he had done
nothing to be ashamed of, and
would go with Harrell if the lat
ter would wait until he went In
to the house for his hat. Harrell
consented to this, and Deviney
upon gaining his liberty, seized
a dOuble-balTel shotgun. When
Deviney came out Of the house
he saw HalTell still holding the
pistol, as if ready to commit Vi
olence. Whereupon Deviney
fired both barrels Of his gun at
Harrell, who uttered groan and
fell dead from his horse.
Realizing that he had killed
Harrell, Deviney at once surreE-
lered to Justice j. w. Alexan-
Ter, and the latter proceeded to
hold an inquest upon the lifeless
body. The jury, after a careful
inquiry, returned verdict Ct
justifable homicide. Only yes
terday Harrell was heard to say
that he would kill Deviney and
his brother.
IIarrell belonged to the Mack
Williams gang, which defied law
and murdered so many helpless
negroes. Mack Williams was at
last arrested and put in Jail,
where he died of yellow fever Gu
ring the late epidemic.
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snmethinr for tine New Year,

The world renowned success of flos.et-
tel's BilterS and their continued popularity
Tor quarter of a century as a stomachic, is
scarcely more wonderful than the welcome
that greeis the annual appearance of Hos
letters Almanac. This valuable mediral
I treatise is published by Hostetter & Smith
+; ri tsburg. Pa under their own immediate
supervision. employing so hands in that de-
partment. Ten cylinder printing presses,
folding machines, job presses, &c. are
running about eleven months in the year on
! this work, and the issue of same for 1873
will not be less than ten millions printed
in the English. German, French. Welsh,
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and Spanish languages. Refer TO a copy of
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amusement, and varied information. astro-
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obtained free Of cost. from druggists and
general country dealers in ali par.s of the
country.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-12-19

ne The New York SIN pub
fishes extracts from letters from
twenty States making complaints
against the New York AdrOcdte.
Numbers Of our people subscrib-
/ cd, and were of course taken in.
We find among other letters pub
lished in the SIN, the following,
which is like many published
from various States:
AJeraader Reid, PeytonSriIle,
Tenn. = They advertised that
they would send the American
National sewing machine to any
person for S15. Mary A. Helm,
a young lady residing here, sent
them the money on September
IA, but the machine does not
come. | wrote them about a
month ago. They replied that
they had received the money, and
advised me to keep calm and
they would soon forward the ma
chine. Now, this young lady
has worked hard to get the mon
ey to buy this machine, and it
would be a shame for her to lose
it. Please ask Mr.. Shupe to send
back the money if he cannot for
ward the machine.
So itseems they not only soak
ed people for the subscription
price, but for amounts as high as
SIS. We have warned more
than one of our friends who
spoke to us about the matter that
no legitimate newspaper could be
honestly published at three times
the price asked, and we are not
at all surprised that those who
trusted it have come to grief.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-12-19
A Sensation.
From Ashv;llc. North Carolina.


ASHvILLE, Dec. 12.-There is
a great sensation here to-day, in
which young lady, Methodist
preacher and a baby are the prin-
cipal characters. Miss Laura
Palm, young lady of handsome
appearance and winning man
ners recently gave birth to a
child, and this morning its iIle-
gitimate father, the Rev. jos.
Thames, who is a Methodist min
lister, now stationed in Tennessee,
came and kidnapped it. The sto-
ry is thus related by the unfortu-
nate lady: She says that the
gay and reverend deceiver is q
married man. and that he wanted
to get hold of the fruit Of their
intimacy that he might put an
end to it and keep the scandal
from his wife and the church.
He did not think that she would
expose him. When he came to
her to-day he begged and implor-
ed her to give him the child, but
when she refused to part with it
he placed pistol at her head,
and took it by force. He then
fled. The drama occurred at the
residence of the lady's step-aunt,
and at the time no one happened
to be at home but Miss Palm.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-12-19
Mixing the Races.

| AlndlganlatlOn, WHICH 10 Ill
conflict with divine law, rea-
son and good taste, is creating
some interest at present. 1T il
asserted by the advocates of this
repulsive theory that the only
way to rid ourselves Of the Negro
problem is for the white to absorb
the negro race by intelmarriage.
which would be accomplished in
about three generations. The
attending disadvantages Of the
deterioration of Hams represen-
tatives would be more than paid
in the removal of the prejudices
held by the whites against the
blacks. Wendell Phillips in a
Fourth Of July Speech, 1868, said
for the youngest present to re-
member that ON that day they
had heard a man say that in the
light of all history, in virtue of
every page he ever read, he was
an amalgamationist to the utmost
extent, and that he had no hope
for the future save in the sub
lime mingling of the races. a
year after, Bishop Gilbert Ha-
ven, Of the Methodist church,
gave vent to his feelings in the
following strain: Amalgamation
is "the grand undertone Of all mar
riage. 1t is the Creators mode
Of compelling the race to over
leap the narrow boundaries of
families and tribes, into which
blood, so called, invariably de-
generates. y y Amalgamation
is Gods word declaring the one
ness Of man and ordaining its u
UNIVERSAL recognition" There is
one noteworthy fact in regard
to those who make such declara-
tons, and assert it to be Gods
way of elevating and civilizing
the world, they marry in their
own race and do not encourage
members of their own fireside to
"oyerleap the narrow bounda-
ries.' a. j. Burks, of Amherst,
Virginia, however, carried his
convictions far enough to marry
a negress, and was straightway
fined 500 and sentenced to a
years imprisonment. tits urged
that mixing would produce
one common race, but the expo
licnce CT South America, where
amalgamation has been practiced
for three hundred years, shows
that, a writer states, ''instead Of
resulting in one common uniform
race it has multiplied races to
such an extent as is hardly con-
ceiyable, and by process whit h
seems a law of nature, produced
additional physical, moral and
intellectual deterioration by ey-
cry additional mixture"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-12-19

@ Wade Hampton, in one
day, was elected u. S. Senator
and had leg amputated. 1t is
doubtful whether he will ever &C.
cupy the seat, as it is feared he
will die.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-12-19

@ They get about all the
satisfaction possible out of a
murderer in Delaware. After a
man had been placed in the pile
~, publicly whipped, fined about
all he's worth, and then sent to
the penitentiary for the balance
of his days, he must feel consid-
erabIy like used-up individual.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-12-19
M Travelling by boats on

American waters is not attended
with as much danger as some
suppose. The number Of lives
lost by this means during the fs-
cal year ending June Both. 1873,
amounts to oil. About 100000
0o0 travelling in that way in that
time, the proportion is really
small.