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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-10
Rnrcs!!

There will bo q purse race for $3.50,
given on Friday. November 18th, under
the auspices Of the Elko Jockey Club;
hnlf mile md repeat. Free to all
horses in Elko County at this date.
Horses TO carry l25 pounds ench.
Twenty per cent. entrance to DO added
10 Purse. Entrance to close Novem-
Der 10Th, 1878. On Saturday, Noycm-
her 18th. there will be a saddle horse
purse for fifty dollars. single dash Of
half n mile. Free for all saddle horses.
After which there will DO q foot. race
for a purso Of $40; single dash of
so yards. Free for oil boys 10 years
OF age and Under.
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i; vii! be observed by voter. to.mos
Tow that sorgc of the Democratic ticket.
a printed, have the words Cuuoi.tU
tiUnhl Convection nj the BUTTON. rui.
was put There under the impression
THAI there WAS 10 he It vOt" ON til.
question at this election; bu. such II
not the case. At tue last session Z
the L.glnturc there Ms q. propose,
Amendment to the Constitution y.t-ssu
taat body, aud II is IT, b. subn.itr,
again to the Legislature next winter.
aid II 1t shall again pass that body, IL
will he submitted t. IL vote Of I'll. PEG
PIE at the State election to Lu held tN.
yeurs from this timn, and il it shall II
that tini~, he voted for by II majority d.
the electors voting for mcmbsrs OF tie
Legislature, than il shall bsco,u- n part
Of theC Constitution OF this State.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-10
An Attempt to Itrcnk Jail.

As Sheriff S.i;z was walking through
the hall "i the Court house on election
day hr happened 10 notice that one Of
tho bolt, which hold tho shee. iron lin.
ing If the cells Of the Jail, appeared to
have been moved n little, and upon ex.
umin'Gg II, lac found it TO be loose and
pulled ~ cut, whereupon lie went into
the Jail and made an examination.
The cell was one in which four men
were confined who were arrested in
ruscnrom II short tiiDo z charged
with gnrroting. Ills examination dis.
closed tho fact that the prisoners had.
III some way, cut of the bolts on the in.
side aud had the iron lining all loose
and ready to take off preparatory 10
digging their way out through the brick
wall; whc,cupon hes closed mp the cell
for repairs aud put the occupants Of IL
in irons.
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tFrom Monday. D.ily.l
TO DeaOeratie vOtera and ali
MOaese Aen Irrespective 81
Politics.

To oteRO And ali
MOaese Aeh Irrespective 81
POlitIes-
Look veil to your tickets before you
vote. A ticket headed ..Siiv@r Ticket
IL out. anil is tho same M the regular
Democratic ticket, with the folloxing
exceptions. The name OF George II
Shepherd, regular Democratic nominee
for State Senator. urd the names Of IL.
C.. Street. J. u. Tolley aud G.. +. Rogers,
regular Democratic nominees for ASSEM-
blymen. are left out. and in their place
Is inserted the name nf J.. NJ. Wood
worth, Republican. nominee for State
Senator. and the names Of j. S. May
hugh. Is. l.. Plunm-r, and 5. NJ. Beard,
Republican nominees for Asscmblyme mel
also the name OF J. u. Fitch, Demo.
cratic Nominee for Sheriff. is left out.
and the name Of +. A. Rogers. lsepub
lican nominee for Sheriff. put in
Parties who would rcsort 10 such low
means to secure M election. deserve
the censure Of all honest men. In jns
tice to Mr.. u. l.. PIumtu,r, we woulu
state thut he disovns my connection
with the bogus ticket, aud says lac bnu
nothing to do with it III any way. shnp,
or manner or in any way. shape q.
manner had anything to do with getting
IL out.
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LOCAL AND STATE NEWS.
From Saturdays Daily.l
Another Telegraph Operator n
Trouble.

NnoAANE
Trouble.
I, ~onli Retm that there is SOMETHING
in the atmosphere Of Elko hat is very
fatal to the development Of honesty. to
that particular class Of persons referred
TO n the above heading. That spirited
young Gentleman who Inns been acting
~ assistant operator ut this place for
three or four weeks past was relieved Of
his position u few days ago. aud another
man put in his place; but before il WAS
known Ia tho public that sueh Was the
fact. he managed to borrow q consider
able sum Of money from one of our citi-
z-ns, and - gold watch and chain from
another. 1t coming to the EARS Of these
persons. however. that tue young man
had been removed frum his position,
and that be wins going away on the next
train, they immediately instituted u Wig.
o.ous search for Kim. which in the case
Of the uwn-r VI the watch was success
ful aud resulted in its recovery; but the
iaAu from whom the money Was bcr-
ro~ed was less fo~rt1uRtr. Just as Ia.
train WAS about siur;ins. diligent search
was made in aud about il without suc
cess. Tie c"u.lur,Ur WAS Iu!Uru.rd uf
the facts in the case, and no suggested
that tho party in search should get on
the train aud go out as fss as the
whistlc-post. where the train would be
stopped and search made, SO that in cuse
the man WANTED WIS waiting scmeW here
in Goncealin,ut for the Train to start be.
forc getting aboard. lie would ia that
way be discovered. This suggestion
being ucici upOn, the fugitive was dis.
covered, AMI after being compelled To
di>.orse Mas allowed to 20 on his way
Mkt.
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Payment or EIko County Bonds.

Payment or Elko County Bonds.
In accordance with the provisions OF
Section II, of m Act entitled IAN Act
10 consolidate and fund the indebted
ness of Elko county" Approved Feb.
%, 1871.
Notice is hereby given that il presen-
ted at my Office III Elko, Nevada. on or
before Friday, the LIST day Of Novem-
Der. 1915. the following Elko County
Boud issued in pursuance Of said act
will bc paid together with the interest
thereon TINT shall have accrued ut the
date pr so lted, to wit: Number SIS.
Should The said bond not he presented
within tue time specified, then from
and after the date named, to wit: Fri
day, the LIST proximo. interest thereon
will cease.
JouS II. BnhDLEY, Treasurer.
Elko. Oct. II. 1878.
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Personal.

+. L. Marx. one Of our former we'll
known citizens. who for the past two
Yours. has been s%ojonrning in Europe
arrived here by the train yesterday.
The family Of DR. G.. l.. lucas nr.
rired here from the East Saturday.
Our old friend Lincoln. of tho "Cnb
met" who was stricken with paralysis,
n few days ago, Is gradually Improving.
NJ. l.. Haynes il also abroad once
moro,
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fFrom Friday. Daily.l.
he Remit IL the t,ss.,y.

The Result In the Css.ty.
The following mnjorities for the State
and county tickets are obtained from .
careful revision Of the most reliable
returns. and viii be found very
nearly. il not quite correct.
But three precincts- Mountain City.
Blythe City and Good Hope-rsgister-
ing an aggregate Of 6s votes. are yet to
hear from, and will not change tho re-
suit Of these figures. The maiorities
opposite the names Of the respective
candidates on the county ticket. may be
regarded as conclusive evidence of their
election.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-10
DANIEL :. BEATTY'S
Pianos and Organs

The Pianos and Organs manufactured By nan
iel y. Beatty of Washington. New Jersey. ass
inora earnestly aud generally c,tninended b,
slrumsnts manufactured In this country az
kurope. The Piauus have tho greatest poeribie
depth richness au.l volume OF toe. oombip-t
with . rare briliisnry, cleaners and porisrt
venucyH throughout The entire scale. and sbri.e
al. a Ertlrising duration which never chAnH.s
under the most delicate or powerful touch
The celebrated "Gclleu Tongue Reeds ~
tho perfected Heed Boards. produce sweet, pure
aud powerful tones. Hvery instrument, Piano
apl organ. fully warranted perfect In every re-
teen days tfst trial, the Manufacturer paying
freight both ways. n the instrument IL not sat-
isfaetory. Ilusirstsd ADVERTISER. tCataloKar
tditionl cent free on application. Addrs,.,
New Jersey.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-10
Cohn ana street nj Wells last
Night.

We arc Informed by a gentleman who
was present al tho Democratic speukins
last night at Wells that tho meeting was
well attended. Mr. Cobn spoke nearly
two hours, and was followed by Mr..
Street. Both speeches were well re.
ceired aud made n good impression.
They will speak ngain this evening at
Carlin and on Monday evening in Elko.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-10

A private dispatch received hero to.
day from tho western part Of tho State,
positively the election Of
Jewett Adams and ID. II. Sessions. with
ii. s. Days chances doubtful. Ateight
o'clock this morning tho estimated ma.
jority for Kinkead was Eve hundred.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-10

MIR. J. II. Conway shipped from this
place 10 California latt evening three
hundred head OF beef cattle. These
cattle are not to be put III tho market at
present, but as beef Is very low now,
they are TO DO pastured and kept In con.
dition for the Spring market.
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HHraonnl.

hr. and Mrs. j. d. Abel Of Camp
Hallcok, and Mr.. and Mrs. william
Myers Of Ruby Valley, are in town 10.
day.
ID. Il. Sessions and j. w. Dorsey ar.
rived hero from Tuscarora by private
conveyance this morning.
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III 10y,

The above gentleman Of Chinese pro.
clivites, himself In our
advertising columns as q Wholesale and
retail dealer in oil kinds OF China and
Japan tOa", silk hsndkorchiofs, fans,
toys, sto. See his ad.
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Arrivals.

This evening were-Mrs. Len Wines.
JAKE Wines. ii. Smith, ~. Kaio, John
Tonkins. John Calvin, j.. Marsh, Louie
Kuhn. Gabo Hall. Mrs. Eploy. and I.
Williams.
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To FARhsHs AND OfuEKs.-Hnvipg
assumed entire control OF the black
tnIitbing wagon.making and machine
shops, am now prepared TO do any
aud oil kinds Of work in my line, par.
ticnlarly tho repairing Of agricultural
implements, on the most favorable
terms.
A. Rnucr
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-10

Our highly hnn"red and respected
to~nsmtu George Gan,z, who Is noted
for his hl'u;lcss reputation for truth aud
~vcracity, says lac has hecn previously in
inred by some person unknown TO him.
He tells VA that he received an annouy
nous letter signed "a Friend" warning
him against further stealing OF railron!
ties, thus S~ctually iusiumatimg that he.
George Ganiz has really boon guilty OF
that crime. Now George says that it is
impossible for him to rcrt under such
iinputatiUm-:hGt his mental suffering il
such that he Is growing thin with loss
Of sleep and mental worry. H. wishes
us through our columns to inform tho
author Of the letter he has received. Of
his condition aud request him to make
himself known, so TINT lie may explain
away, circumstance from which he
suppUscs the letter arose. to him. rs he
has done To u.
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To SmOkera.

Try tho bit cigar Mt the Cabinet
Saloon. They are Key West Cigars; no
China make. They are fine Havana
tillers and binders, and Connecticut
MrAppera.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-10

Fresh SHELL oYsTkEs received atthe
Gem daily. Also looth's fresh Bnlti-
more oysters received daily, direct from
the east by express.
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The Election Over.

And now prepare yourselves for tho
finest dance ever given in Elko. This
will he on the 18th OF November by the
Elko Quadrillo Band.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-10

THE funeral Of the infant daughter
Of westley and Agnes Johnson, took
place from the family residence. at 2
O'Clock 10 day.
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Arrivals.

From Tusoarora 20 day wero-J. l..
Wines, Miss Celia Hunter. Misses Eva
and Clara Wines. l.. q. Haworth, and
II. NJ. Grant.
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FINE imported claret n be had at
the Cabinet Restaurant tables. Price
per quart bottles, so cents; pint. 25
cents.
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Changed Ills base.

Our enthusiast FREUD; BIO Of the
famous slogan" ID. Kohler, has 70.
moved his tailor shop over to tho sunny
side Of the street, and will now be found
ever ready TO take and promptly execute
orders for new clothing, in the very best
and latest styles. Dominic Away gives
his customers Ats.
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ThR XRrhIcl.

Never in the history Of the country
has such excellent music been discoursed
as at the dances Of the Elko Quadrillo
Band,
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DeDacturea.

For Tuscnrora this morning were
John McClny. J. Talbot, Geo. Seitz, a.
Brown, and I'd. BauniuS.
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ThnnkrriyInr mann.

Elko Grunge No. 0, will give a grand
ball on the evening Of Thanksgiving at
their hill in this place.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-10

Ry stage o.day, from h. Colnmbir
Company mill. five bars, valued nj
$3,7lT Is.
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pRIScrPAL's RooM.
ISrrRMEDIArE DEPARTMENT.
No. of pupils so.


No. of pupils 80.
Rosa Cohn. 81; Pauline Cohu, 80;
Max Cuhn. 81; Alice Mcclellan. 80;
johup.c Green. 81; B-ckie Alexander.
80. Lara baker. 50; Susie Payne. %;
Stay Van Dr'ilrn. 81; Maud Truman,
so; Lizzie G"ntz, 81; Frank Smith, 81;
Rosa Garrecbt. Sc; Snla Warner, 80;
ID" Y"ung. 81; bradley Waller. 80; Jane
Oslirsvie, %; Tracy Lesser. 90; Mary
Iul,hay, SO; Emma Cullen. "a.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
No. Of pupils %.
. Pupils standing i0I in department:
'iiiio Li;ton. Minnie Luton, Nellie
'urry, Music Cvhn. Barbara Long, Lu.
sher Butter, Cassie Gi.ligan.
Pearl COIN, 100; Maggie Blacker. 90;
L.uitiv HENDERSON. %; barbara Long. 81;
insic Cullen, %; George Bruce. 90;
Frauhic Giiiiggn. %, Cassie Giilisau.
4; Joseph GiIiigan. "a: Susie Butler,
-; Lena GaLtZ, 81; Geosiu Pollard, 81;
Luther Butler, O.: Alice ogilvie, 81;
S!os:" Coin. u; Joseph Henderson, 81;
Mamie wilkinson, 30; Lena Alexander,
-; Wallace Wilkinson, 50; Clara Kin.
~siebTck, bS; Alexander Pcnrod, IS;
Nlfred Bruce, sc; Oscar Kingleback, sc,
Rachel DaSl-y, So; Matilda Lewis, Sc;
Bertha rOrcher, 81
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brick. for S3a,e.

The undersigned has one hundred
and fifty thousand bricks for sale ia lots
TO suit. DUDLEY SALx.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-10

FREsu she'll oysters received daily at
the Cabinet Restaurant, next door 10
'he postoMce.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-10

THE steamer Sicillian. from New
York, for Copenhagen has returned leak.
ing.
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DUNpaY q HlLDRETH.
OFFICE, sss KEAnSY STREET.

The above well.known hfm 49,
have commenced business sg.m
In nan francisco, And will buy ~
Cattle for their own use. or sell ~
or slaughter on commission, Liberal adthness
made on so~bsiEnmente
Parties desiring infernaliso abostthe nsrls
sta. viil rsostve The latsst SuehNoaa ~ -,
ArsanG the Arr 81 n sir onea. -
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Don't Forget Il.

If yoa are troubled with nervousness,
are disheartened. tired of life, fear
death, or feel out Of sorts as the saying
il. You may safely conclude that you
have the Dyspepsia or Liver Complaint.
The liver is very apt to become torpid
this senson of the year as poisons aris-
ing from stagnnnt water or decaying
vegetation are more numerous, aud are
through i~nhalatiop. taken into tho
blood. Unless the liver is strong md
active. and furnishes n supply of fresh
and pure blood To- drive out the impuri-
ties. the above mentioned symptoms
surely follow. and il not needed, end
ia more terrible diseases and death.
Whites Prairie Flower proves itself the
rent Liver Pauncen. It's action on the
liver is different from my medicine
over compounded. Its cures are trnly
wonderful. Try it. Price twenty FIVE
cents and s~erenty.ive cents. For sale
by our druggist F. +. Muller.
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

WYE. II usDsRsiesrp. coMPosr>"
Wv the hrm 81 ~. y. PETERSON 4 No.
hcretcf re dea.in Ia furu!.nrr. croetcF, pal :
ollie, etc. In EikJ, Neyada, hereby give m'i
that sad arm OF y. y. Peterson K Co., In a..
soivcd by mutual consent. Toe busncs, vi
hereaft-r 10 carried On BY n. =. rn,urvo'.
n. n. PrlEESON,
I'm. ~ fUErRfs,
rho. S.vn Oct. !. isJs.
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BEATTY
Piano and Organ.

Thcre IL no msnufsctn 'er Of rtsnos and Or
gans In this or any other eonntry who hiss re-
ceivod 40 many Unsolicited Endorsements - haS
Mr.. Beatty. From every rAts and Territory
comes the same verdict; 'TThsy are the best ID
the world Illustrated A~DVkkTlSkR, icau
BEATTY. WsshIhstop. Nav JsrSsr. -
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The three Republican candidates for
the Assembly wer. elected by quite .
large minority.
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IFrom rhusd.y'. Daily

Eiks PsAlIe nehosl.
Boil Of honor for October. whole
number enrolled, 30.
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Interest paid on ordinary and Term Deposits.
Deposits rrcsived in aums Of 81 and upward,
Loans made on approved real estate, botris,
stocks. etc. stocks. currency and silver boug {
sold. Exchange for sais on ali the prinei.
nj cities Of Europe and the Orient.
7T-u \. W. WHITE. seetAr
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A.. BRucI.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-13
Gushing Doctors.

a Hot Springs correspondent to the
Indianapolis Herald says: The doctors
are particularly formidable part of
MI population here. They swarm.
hnelr shingles disturb the atmosphere
~ one almost uDbroken line in the
WUuslness part of the towI. Some OF
u are great gushers, particularly
~uen they prescribe for patients of the
hentle and more irritable sex. The
gushersn address ladies whom they
never never saw before as my DEAR" "my
t Sr little sufferer "my nervous
; Taoy," and "my darling" administer
i ;,ss meanwhile a variety of endearing
mue pats and caresses, and finally
In,',ndlng up with a gratuitous kiss or so.
~ y needless to say that among persons
VINO "no prefer dignity and decorum to dis
* ds'eeaole donkeyism the "gushers "
S IN not take high rank, but they rake
,st money as easily as Maud Muller
'azed the hay,
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nuy GOOns MARKET.

pRINTS-Robes ga; Pinks G613; shirtings
40 Soil Is, q l-I, Standards, l-l@oc; StileI'
lsc. GarnSrs, &c; Harmony, DC.
BROWN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., "A, -
indian head, 4 4,s%c; Nashville, AA, I5sc
Utica, c, 51$c; Lawrence, LII, Lie; badger
LII, 6 / -4c; Dwight, s12; Peperel, Il Fac; re
pIRIEHCHED MUsLINs-Wams ~
MIC: Frult OF the Loom, l0c; Lonsdale, S3c
Hope, SIC; Peabody, Sc; New jersey " &C.
DUCiiS-Arlington Brown, NC; Champl'
on Twilled, ll%c; Lewiston Plain stripe, 100
Lewistown CHECK, lb1bc; Arlington Fancy
't CClHlMBRiCs-Roll, SIC; Flat, $40; High
colors lc higher. .-, n, a, pam.
horton, DC; suffolk, 9,6c.
TiCKS-AmosBeag AGA, ll1sc; Lewiston,
so!in9 lie. do S6-in, lSc; do plaid, lSc; Methuen
"A. l5c; Conistoga gold medal i0c; 40 OOA'
isi1c,. 90. dis, No. /, i9c; Eastern sc.
iii ECKS-Econom l21ac; Americas, llci
Caledonia, No. 20, l6c; PARK lOO, lic; ,,,<.
administration, S1Sc; Cords M h'sci
Otis- BB, l2hc; York, l6c; Clark 3, 2Oc.
CaEVIOTs--Arlington, S'9G9c, Evrsus
l2lsc; Amoskeag, nc. o,>.. ,,,..,.o,,, "a
S'rkiPES-American, 915c; Glasgow, o-S
40. Alabama, 6-3, brown, l219c. n.
1tHAMS-Amoskeag &C.; Bates, NC
Renfrew, 9c Southwark, SC; dress styleS
| l0lhc.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-13
John weHley sRnrdiu.

The following letter from the notori-
Gus criminal, John Wesley Hardin, was
published in the Austin Gazette res
Gently;
April |, 1878.
Editor Gazette, Austin, Texas:
Exceptions taken IN my case at CO.
manche;
Frst-The court required the de-
Tense to examine jurors before the state
had finally passed upon them.
SecOnd--The court allowed witnesses
to give evidence of threats made by par
ties not jointly indicted with me or
present at the time of the difficulty.
Third--rho court allowed the state
to introduce evidence of the escape OF
the defendant when they relied upon
direct evidence of the killing.
Fourth--rhe court amended on plan
in bar to the second indictment on &C,
count of the pending of the first
tiIth--Ihat there is defect in the
indictment; it does not state the time,
place aud where Webb died,
These exceptions, with few more,
are what | expect to have my case res
yersed on 1t is true the state of Texas
has spent many dollars to convict me
but for few dollars would the state OF
Texas rob me- of my rights and privi-
leges | hope not. | have been cons
pared to the beasts of the forest; but,
my dear readers, | am human being,
an9tive of the great state ofTeAas, and
all ask is law and justice, which hope
Twill yet get. JOHN W. uARDrN,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-13
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
ms Pacific Railway.
THE STATE OVER,

Kaufman comty--Star The grain men
arc iuapee,lnp Kaufman county, and are
e,labI5hing purchasing agcnelel ut sult
abls ponts.-lerrtll has u larger suns
dny,suhool attendance than ATTY town OF
lls slle 10 the state,---'lhe farmers OF
bs county arc improving their dairy
stock. The value OF Durham COWS ship
ned 10 kaufman county in the last
year will aggregate many thousands OF
dollars
MLaim Comi--Examiner There
IA little rust In the wheut---Mr, George
lIeaton, large stock owner and u
monument man in this community, was
murdered last evening on the prairie
near his home, about seven miles north
OF this place, lie WAS riding near a
herd of horses, whom an unknown party
rode up behind and shot him in the
back with u revolver. lie died in few
miuutes,--Crops are looking unusuN
ally fine
Travis tobRH-Statesman; Quito u
number of superintendent Of Texas
railroads aud representatives of express
companies are in tho city. Their bust
ness Is TO confer wish the governor TO
adopt some means to prevent the board
Ing Of trains and express cars by high
waymen, Farmers feel very sans
guno about making fine crops, espe-
clally since the recent fine rain, Every
thing is well advanced and growing
ine y, and wheat and oats harvesting
will soon commence. ----James Ford,
who stole horse from NJ. D. Cummings
ham, Of San Saba, was captured with
the horse, by Mr. Cunningham, on the
9Th of this month and lodged in the
Travis county Jail.
Bccw Comt--llerald; The stable of
Lieutenant j. c. Ord, on Second street,
near Mrs. Tuntall's property, was en-
tered by thief on Monday night, and
q valuable saddle was stolen. The
depredations by thieves in the suburbs
renders il absolutely necessary nat
every one should protect his prem Uses
at night by keeping n savage dog
gentleman who resides at Fort Mckay
ett but who is now visiting this city,
states there have been three Indian
raids in that vicinity lately, and in each
instance the troops have done good sero
vice in routing the savnges and recover
ing stolen property, In one instance
the red devils came within few hun
bred feet of the post in broad daylight,
and got water from the spring The
same party shot pony with a poisoned
arrow This gentleman complains
that news Of Indian raids aresuppressed
by the auth orities.