The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-06-09
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NH' hMt itSut rNA~Er ON th" nHhl NhTn
la their platform, adopted a, the rec, "a,
State Convention. ti,rv declared that
the Y, publican party - measures and
Tvs men. ar Responsible fer the insn
erHi dIstr, -. Ii- IniS,fy aud want that
exists. II has had control nj the legis-
I4tIon of the country, 1t has enacted
rirhcd the few and Impoverished The
mary. Its SySiem Of iuance has been
one oi favors 10 - nioueyed monopoly.
OF unequal taxation, uf exemption Of
classes. Of high rates Of interest. and u
rrnOrs,l - contraction. which has de-
stro'ed every enterprise that gave em
ploym"nt Ia labor. it, present bold
upon the Federal power WAS secured 10y
fraud. peIiury and forgery. Its laws
are unjust, aud it's rr0ct.ces ihmord.
They d~istress the people aud destroy
their substance. The ouiy remedy for
these evils j. an entire change of poll
cy and the dethroremeut Of those in
power.
LONDON TssL: At an ODD Frllows'
hall the otlte day. a young aan in the
medical student line OF life come sud-
denly face to- face with a dear. kind,
old. fathcrly looking grnslemnn, with
white hair, of highly respectable and
almost biblical appearance. They both
stood trau-ixod. Tho sam" idea fash
ed across both Of them. ''Your face is
familiar to Inc, very familiar; but |
can't remember where We have met 80
often" However, the friendly I'M
pulse was carried out; they shook hands
warmly, partcok OF a friendly glass,
and departed, still i:loran: of Zach
Others name AMI occupation. But the
young mnu was determined to
solve the problem. and he seized on the
waiter, ami said to him: Tell me.
waiter, who is that distinguished
strange, with the white hair all about
him?" And the waiter whispered,
lowly. Please, sir, that's the pawn
broker"
THE uswCr Of the defendant in the
case Of Laura Browuisld vs.. Brlyant
SSecny, says tho Hoao GIEfne of Sttur-
day, was fled to day in the Clerks
Office. The plaintiff bring suit for d..u-
ages in the sum OF $4,000 for seduction
and breach Of promise. Defendant adj
mits the allegation Of complaint. but
claims hat be is now and ever has been
ready to marry her, and asserts he j.
willing to marry her il open Court, und
that the ceremony may he HUEc pro fy1r.
This case will Of course excite great
interest in Court should it come to
trial. Roth parties reside ut or near
Loyulton.
u NAVE nothing agin yer Mister Bag.
gers" snia II miner AT Virginia City the
other day as he shook hands with the
gentleman addressed with one hand,
while he drew his six shooter with the
other. "I'vc nothing agin yer fur
takin' my wife ont riding behind my
100 h-'NsNi N'SAJ blult 1 run NbNn 10
Frisco, bnt when yer get as full as or
goat aud let every sol dorm team on the
road pass yer, and then go round after.
wards talking about that old spawned
mule CT Jacksou's,' why it comes TO
this-it does" and lie shot him through
the left lung twice.
THE salaries of some of our railroad
presidents ARE as follows: Colonel 4.
A.. Scott, Pennsylvania, S2i.uOO: Mr..
Isaac Hinkley, philadelphia. Whining
ton aud Baltimore, Sli, 600: Mr.. L. Il.
Gowen, Philadelphia and Reading.
$40. 900. and Hugh j. Jewott, Erie.
$40, 900.
\ GROWTH of human hair. the longest
on record, Is among the ouriosities to
bs seen at the Paris Exposition. 1t
came fr IN the head Of a Norman girl,
MerlOt by II me, who lived with her
mother in the EXTREMIST pover;p. 1t il
seven feet long, OF an exquisite golden
color, ~luxurinnt and silky.
\ yIoLIS was sold no: long ago in
Paris for 81 200. Aud it is said 70
have been an old one at that. What an
idiot the man who bought must have
becnl Forty two hundred dollars for
an old fiddle when he might have
bought u doz,n brand new ones for one.
half the money!
AMoHG the curious exhibitions at the
Paris Exposition nre those from Norway.
she presents vaficus tanned fish sk.ngs
for gloves; chat Of the eel prepared for
harness, and machinery bands SIXTY feet
long frcm That OF tho whale.
"rhcre nre people WHO live behind
the hill," is m old German pruverb
which means that there ara other per-
son in the world besides yourself. al.
though you may not see thrm.
AN attempt has been made 60 kill
Emperor William Of Prussia by shooting
him with bird shot. The man who
made the attempt probably took him for
the King of birds.
THERE has been another frigh,fnl
hurricane, this tims in Richmond. No.
Have the people there been celebrating
the Noitiiro ccutenuinI2 Perhaps
they have Uvcn reading Bob. IngyrsOll's