The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-03-03
HREYITIES.

cupant for the first time in years.
Judge Whitaker of the Louisiana
Court has denied the application for
new trial in the Anderson case.
IN .hs fourth District Court, Satur-
day. John Runk, murderer of substitute
officer Goats, was sentenced to be
hanged on March 20th.
4 COLLISION on the Hudson between
the Erie ferry-boat aud n schooner,
during fog Saturday, resulted in the
loss of several lives.
ACCORDING to the official report, the
cost of the late Sioux war was Saba
53l. and the loss of life, lG officers and
267 enlisted men.
AT Oakland. Saturday, DR.. Carver,
with rifle. broke $50 glass ball out of
100. tossed from point twenty feet
distant. Time, including all stoppages.
three hours aud three minutes.
SAMUEL +. SCHWARTZ. clerk in the
pension Office at San Francisco, who
disappeared last May with about ST.
900, funds CT the Office, was captured
Saturday by United States Detective
Finnegass.
HENRY WILLIAMS, colored, was hang
cd Saturday in Isle of Wight County,
Virginia, for committing an outrage on
the person Of Margaret A. Stephens,
near Carrsville, August 10th 1877.
Thomas z. Cheney, Superintendent
of the New England Mail Service is
charged with defrauGiug the Govern
mcnt by certifying to false vouchers
for services never rendered.
The Treasurer of the Dexter, Maine
Savings Bank was found locked in the
vault, gagged, handnuffed and rope
around his neck. lie was senseless
when found md died soon after. Tho
robbers obtained little or nothing.
The jury in the trial Of Rand, the
dcsporado who killed policeman in
st. Louis sorIe time ago. nfter forty
hours tonnd virdict of murder, at
Galesburg. Ills, Saturday. His SEN
tence is Imprisonment for life.
| a train on tho Texas Central was at
tackled by robbers Friday night, and
S2.50G taken from tho express car.
Tho messenger fought Dravely but was
finan. overpowered. The passengers
were not molosted.
Phe Signal Service officers at Hat
teras report German bark ashore
Saturday, and men clinging to the rig
ging with a sea running so high that
assistance could not be given. body,
Supposed to be that OF the Captain,
vas washed ashore.
Governor Emery Of Utah has signed
the bill passed b.. the Territorial Legis-
lnture establishing n new election law,
and the Tribune is furiops thereat; it
says the Liberals are sold" but they
can't tell at what figure, and that the
Governor has gone over to the Nor
mons, body, soul and pantnletts.
JoHS BoGGs, Especial Central Pacific
policeman who has been on the track
of Ali Sam. the Chinamnn who mur-
dered three white persons Mt Rocklin,
some weeks ago, traced him to Wolf
| Creek Plumas County, and finding that
he was about to be taken. the murderer
suicidcd by shooting himself through
the bowels. His body was brought to
Reno Saturday, and will be taken to
California, that the reward for his cap.
ture may be secured.
AccoEDISG to the report of the com.
pnny filed with California's Secretary
of State, the receipts and expenditures
OF the Central Pacific for 1877, were "A
follows: Expended for tho purchase of
land, Sl,2G0, G91 90; for construction of
road, Sl3J,sS4, POI 80; for buildings,
Sl,3i5,250 Ss; for engines, S2.G95,
500 A; for cars, $i,99S,3 ,367 rs. The
amount received for transportation Of
mail, freight and passengers during the
year in gold Sil,lIi, ,154 81; and in
currency. S5.s33,sl5 AZ; current ex-
pcnses Of the year, Si5.O57, 22S %.
During tho year two dividends Of 81
each, amounting altogether TO Si,3i2,.
0i0 were declared. The indebtedness
OF tho company is so3, ,O57 100 81, and
tho amount duo il is 1857. .272 80.
THE Messenger Of tho 23rd says: Some
have endcavorcd to give black eye TO
Louis District. but il will never work
Several days ago the most OF the min
eTs were discharged from the Eagle
company's mine. and wo understand
for the reason that the coinpany are
getting ready to put on hoisting works
In order TO sink TO greater depth. ms
the greatest depth yet reached has been
only about 100 feet. Immediately fol.
lowing, the main shaft Of the mill
broke, and OF course IL shut down. The
superintendent, Mr.. Hancheit, has
gonc below for new one. and TO make
arrangements for hoisting works. II
is probable that the repairing aud start
ing OF the mill was little premature,
but that the mine is all right there is
no doubt. The mill and works will
| oQniu start nm with iucrsnac1 yioor aud