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, 1878-02-08

The telephone may be we'll enough
as musical disssminator, but what
the country needs is the invention of
some sort Of telephone which may
be applied to hand.organs and thin
toned pianos in such manner as to
conduct the music noiselessly off,
and dump it in some out.of,the way
place where it will not be offensive.
, 1878-02-08

Captain Cleveland Rockwell will
take charge of the photographed
survey along the Columbia the COM
ing summer. He will commence
operations at Kalama and will wark
up the river.
, 1878-02-08

John Jack and wife have joined a
new dramatic company which has
lately been organized in San Fran
cisco, and will play season at
Emerson's opera house.
, 1878-02-08

The subject of Chinese immigra-
tion now occupies the attention Of
the house committee OH education
and labor. LuttrelI, Davis and Wren
are eloquent in their denunciation Of
unlimited Mongolian immigration.
, 1878-02-08

THE repairs to the Lady Lamson
are progressing rapidly, and she will
be aAoat again in few days. The
pumps keep the water down. Vic
toria Standard"
, 1878-02-08

Gen. Crook is once more in the
ield. 1t is his opinion that Sitting
Bull will be compelled to cross over
into United States territory on ac-
count Of the scarcity of food. The
general is now in the Indian territory
on business connected with Indian
affairs.
, 1878-02-08

We waste many thoughts and ex'
pend much care and anxiety in form.
ing plans to meet emergencies that
never occur.
, 1878-02-08
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

The several counties are requested to
hold their county conventions on Thurs
day, February q. 1878.
BY order of the Republican Territorial
Central Committee. Dated this 3lst day
OF January, 1873. DANIEL BAGLEY,
Chairman.
, 1878-02-08

For pleasure or pain, or for veal or
for woe, 'Tis the law Of our being
we reap what we SOW.
, 1878-02-08

A little girl, suffering from the
mumps, said she felt "as though a
headache had slipped down into her
neck.
, 1878-02-08

No bad quality or vice carries its
punishment along with it more surely
than heart-lesness.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03
lcooanso.sa.l
4 cOwanAIV AaannA.

Some few uS<ks after the Conven-
tons had met and rot their tickets in
the held. rumors commenced to 90 the
rounds OF the county that J. h. Fitch.
the present Democratic nominee for
Sheriff. had not left . clean record
when he ven out Of ONCE in 1879. Be-
lieSiug the rnmors to be merely the
usual campaign lies. i took N notice
Of them. and in fact should have re.
NAMED silent. had I not &c day been
shown an anonymous card stating that
Mr.. Fitch was d-faulter to the county
ON bis licence account in the sum of
S3.2u6. Nov. il that statement be true.
where Was our Mr. Recorder Rogers7
What was he doing? Why, Is a good
officer. WAS not the thing fully shown
upl Why has il been let lie five years
only TO be raised on the eve VI election.
To evrry fair thinking man; to every
man who has q particle of honor. the
authorship Of that card must be laid at
ihe door Of F. A. Rogers, the pres.u ut
candidate for Sheriff on the R-pnbli-
can ticket. To Mr. Recorder Rogers,
who has held Ufiee in this County ever
since 1t has been a County, 1 repsat
must the thing be laid. II i am
correct in m, idea of authorship. would
it not have been more h~ouorabl- for
Mr.. Roger to sign his nam-?
ButI Am happy to state. and for the
good name Of Mr.. Fitch. that til.
cowardly charge has been nailed Us "a
lie by men whose characters are above
~reprCach. For evidence. see the card
of Mr.. Fitch aud others la to-d.y's
paper.
LIST. Comes. Mr. Fitch. Who positive.
ly denies The whole thing oyer his sig.
nature.
2d. Mr. Geo. seItz who was Chair.
man Of the Board. Inc who. as the frsi
card says. ordered the suit. says it pas
settled. over his signature.
Sd. G.. u. Able, vino WAS n member
OF the Board. ~corrJbOrAIes III. Seitz,
overhis signature.
4th. Mr. J.. T. EioI. a gentleman
fully ccnverslnt with our county affairs
over his own signature says he knows
it was settled. Aud las, but not least,
Hon. john II. Rand. then the Distric,
Attorney, AID nov candidate for biz,
triet Judge, says 1t was settled. Nov
who is to be believed? the men who &,
M such a cowardly thing aud ,heu fui
TO sign their names. or the men. who
over their signatures. showing who the,
are, positively deny all that has beef
sIid' l leave it to Tia. intelligent voter
Of Eiko county to decide on the 9TH dr,
of November next, and hope hist the,
wIll then remember that "A thrust il
the dark is tie r-eanest thrust Of ALL
JUSTICE.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03
Taat Argument.

The Republican papers and speakers
have been urging in this campaign that
there is a strong probability that the
vote Of a Republican Congressman from
Nevada may be very essential to the
election Of n Republican President in
1850. 1.-THE election OF President should
be thrown into the House. Now, in
the first place. the very little strength
which the Nationals have developed in
the October elections. shows that there
IA scarcely n possibility OF the election
going to the House at oil; and in the
second place, II it should. so there, it
can be shown hat there is scarcely a
possibility Of the election of anybody
but n Democrat. II Congress should
have 10 elect the President, then OF
course the vote wonld be by States, and
the majority Of the delegation from each
State wonld cast the vote OF the State.
Now there is scarcely n doubt but that
the following States will have a major
S'y Va hnSh NobbhteSnth bShioSIutiC
Alabama. Arkansas, California, Con-
necticui. Delaware. Florida. Georgia,
Indiana. Kentucky, Maryland, Missis-
sippi. Missouri. New York, North Caro-
lima, New Jersey. Oregon, Tennessee,
Texas. Virginia, West Virginia. Louis.
lana. Ohio. and South Carolina, which
makes twenty.three States out OF thirty.
eight. giving the Democrats a majority
Of eight, with full as much probability
that 1t will DO greater as that it will be
less 80 the chances are about a thous-
and to n that the vote OF Nevada no
far as the election Of President is con-
cerned. will not make the slightest diff
srence n way or the other.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03
ie,nnrncArYp.l


C~aDstAlises 4 q RADaAlssaAA
WOskiinguen read this and then Get
according 70 the way your S,und sense
dictatss- Aiev yeArs ago Billy Can Of
Ban FrAneiseo. vAs . bricklAysr work.
ing at - per. day. Nov he il . wealthy
capitalist when he was . working man
he VAS n strong Democrat. nov he is q
Republican. HAggin aud Tesis. tso OF
the nchest men in San Frunriseo. both
Of them Southerncrs when they we're
in moderate circumstances, we're sound
Democrats; they now act With the Re-
publican party. The Bonanza Kings,
when they sold whisky for a living. and
at least three Of the Il. r. nsbobs be-
before their great good fortune overlook
them. were Democrats. now they are al.
Republicans. Why have all these clear
headed men changed their politics? Is
it because they think the Republican
party is the most desirous Of good gov
eminent? that il j. most DESTROYS Of
ben fitting the worEingmau. Of pro.
motiug his success and hnppin-xs7 or
Is 1t because they consider it the purest
and best? No! No! it il for none Of
these which might be considered sup
possible reasOus. II is because il is 10
the interest Of capitalists to work with
that party. ProhiLitive tariff. central.
ization Of power, and every other dogma
Of Repnblicnnisra, il in support OF tn,
capitalist to tho oppression OF the poor
Republicans IN power are all and ever
have been in accord with the gigantic
schemes of robbery. connected by these
and other capitalists all over the land.
Every nottingham is n Democrat. When
he votes u R-publicnn ticket he is sim
ply aiding in lis W oppression and
degradation. DALLAS.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03
Mud! 1Iorc Mud!

Now comes Nr. +. A. Rogers. this
time over hn orR signature, in which he
accuses Mr. Fitch of having - note in
the hands OF Ii. g. Street, District At
torney. said note being the one given
by Mr. Fitch in settlement Of has coun.
ty license business. Mr. Rogers first
says in bis card that it il with a feeling
OF reluctance. and without any personal!
feeling toward MIR. Fitch, that he pre-.
SCENTS the caid. Now l leave it 10 any
we'll thinking man, and voter OF Eixo
Rogers and his friends have thrown at
Nr. Fitch, and then say they have no
personal feeling? The answer comes
back no. But Mr. Rogers cause is des
porato; he who has always. for nearly
thirty years. fed at the pnbli; crib, finds
that his time is nearly up. and that he
must be sent bnck TO the duties II pri.
yate life. aud when no thiuks Of this
Is like Banqno's ghost, il will not down
@hNSS hhO" - ~ AsoBfIS, Know
that his cause must be desperate indeed,
when he seeks TO, and does throw mud
as he is doing. First, through manu-
script, he tries to blacken the fair name
Of Mr.. Fitch. The lie Is nailed by men
who are the peers OF Mr.. Rogers.
Second. he publishes n card. does not
even sign his nume in which he nc.
cuses Mr. Fitch Of robbing the county
OF over 5000. which lie IL again
nailed; and third, he comes out in q
card, over his " signature. in which
he says Mr. Fitch still yves tho county
$3.50. What q fall, mycouptry men,
from 5000 and over TO SijO, and |
think were il to run n little longer il
would be the county owing Fitch, in
stead Of Fitch owing the county. Now
the truth is. Mr.. Street has the uoto Of
$3.50 aud tho following are tbr facts Of
how 1t was obtained: When the Com
niittee funnd, or claimed To have found
Fitch short. Fitch went before the
Board aud made n statement showing
II was a mistake. but the Board said we
think you should pay $3.50. Mr.. Fitch
then said, al do not owe one cent, but
j will give my note for $3.50 rather than
have any trouble put on my bondamen.
But before doing so, l want the Board
TO allow me to bring evidence. and IL I
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03
The illustrated Australian New..

We have received from Mr.. q. G.
Lebeg a copy Of tho Australian Her..
The copy is m extra one gotten mp for
tho purpose Of Advertising the Interna-
tional Exhibition which is expected TO
be held at Melbourne, Australia, in 1880.
II contains Q series of engravings repre-.
senting the public buildings OF Mel.
bourne and the other towns Of the col.
ony Of Victoria. also a view OF the dc.
sign accepted for the international tx.
hibition building. The reading matter
embraces an account Of the settlement
Of the colony, It's institutions resources
and other advantages II offers to immi.
grants. In 1877 tho population OF the
colony numbered 1901.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03

he tslrgraph has recently informed
- tAsf Attorney General D<v,ns has
oseFTuiel = former decision made BY
Aina-lf on the mhi>et anil n,v u. eid-s
DAT the National Banks. In making mp
tAetr capital subject TO taxation. may
6sduct not only the. face value Of their
United Stats bonds. which they were
only allowed % deduct under his former
d eiio-; hat he nov decides ihat they
nay also deduct whatever additional
sam they may have paid for the bonds
aiso stated that q large amount Of money
viii have u be used Immediately to re-
imburss the Bsnks for money which
they have paid under the former decis-
ion, and which will have to be paid
back 60 them under the new 4 .cision.
II would seem that il there ever was
. - where = juIieial officer ought to
give one aide or the other the benefit OF
the doubt thet il vonld be in this his
duty t0gire the bKrdened tax payers Of
the country ,he benefit Of the doubt as
s-Ainst the boni boilers. Who bought
their bonds for greenbaeks worth forty
or fifty csEis on the dollar. spd hold
them exempt from taxation. 1t has,
however. been the universal rule VI the
Republican party 10 favor tine wealthy
glasses as against the poor people Of
the country.
One of the first acts of the Demo
cratic party after il shall have obtained
the power to do 20, will be to abolish
tie system Of National Banks. and is
sac U. s. legal tender notes to the
smount Of their circulation. Such an
aggregation Of capital rs that Of the
National Banks OF this eoautry. repre-
senting q capital Of probably a thons-
and millions Of dollars, banded together
by their cummcn interest in the lesisla-
tiDn Of the country. is q constant mem
ace TO the liberties of the people. and
IL load that will. as it ought to do,
break the back Of the Republican party.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03

IT is n fact, perhaps not generally
known, says the st Louis Republican,,
that the best physicians in the South
and elsewhere differ widely in their
opinions regarding the epidemic.
Comparatively few Of them claim that
1t is the Old-fashi oned yellow fever,
nothing more and nothing less. The
largo majority believe that il Is yellow
fever supplemented by hitherto unknown
complications which materially change
Its character aud increase its fatality.
This theory is apparently sustained 10y
unimpeachable evidence. Heretofore
ucclimated persons, young children aud
colored people have been measurbly ex-
enipt from attacks Of the destroyer.
During the present visitation they have
suffered quite us severely as other
classes Of the community, aud in some
localities even worse.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03
F.sea-sra lse.s nrsa sAe r1aes-
keVieN.

8 AlE18 nO- g32 N@
krSieS.
Politics Il getting red-hot. and il
liabls 70 work up 70 o white heat before
the election.
Most O -four min-n are investing their
savings in stock in the mines Of thls
district.
The DeFfees Company has levied an
assessment Of fifteen cents per share.
deliuiusnt on the second day Of Deeem.
Der.
Within the last mouth At least half a
dozen dwelling houses have been built
on the upper portion of Main street.
above Independence Square.
All Of the carpenters in the town ale
busy. There is more building and
other improvements going on at pres
ent than at any time With. the last
year.
The new building being erected north
u aud adjoining the Posiofic-. which
will be two stories high. will greatly
improve the appearances OF that portion
Of South Main Street.
The prVj-ct Of incorporating this
town i~ mooted by few. but we are
confident that the proposition will meet
with but little favor from a majority of
our citizens.
The value Of real estate il Tnscarora
Is increasing with the Improvement in
the prospects of the town and district.
Within the last few days there have
been u number Of transactions in tow
property.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03

Miss Owens, who Is creating a sonsa.
ton In Zion just now, says tho Tribune.
Is a tall young lady, with lair complex.
ion. black hair and eyes. She Is far
nbovc the average Of the Mormon
women brought here 10 DO sacrificed on
the altar Of lust and murder. and would
grace almost any society. The wonder
smnog those who have seen and con.
versed with her is. how a lady Of her
apparent good sense could have been
captured by such a bcss,ly murderous
looking scrub as John Miles.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03
retired from the .Reyenle.r

Fred Hart. tho spicy editor Of the
Austin RsveiHs, who has been peppering
che Bonanza candidates since the Eure-
Ia Convention, hns retired from the
paper, OF which he is half owner, until
the close Of the campaign. He was a
delegate TO tho Eureka Convention, and
Of course he knew too much. He says
the cause Of his retiring from the edit
orship OF tho RertRk is simply a bust.
Dess disagreement with bis partner re-
garding tho political course OF that pm
per: but he is aware that his abandon
ment Of the editorship Of the Rereiie at
this stage OF the campaign is likely to
subject him 10 adverse criticism. Heis
Indifferent as TO what construction his
enimios may pu! upon bis action, and
to his friends IL Is only necessary to say
there Is nothing In tho move which can
cause them to abste one whit of their
regard for him.
Mr.. Hart has done tho people good
service IN the campaign by exposing the
'true i~nwardness" Of the Bonanza
nominees. and nothing that can appear
ia the Rsreiue from this time until cleo.
tlon day ri change the opinions formed
by is readers from the facts so plainly
stated in lts columns by the retired edi-
tor. The combinations which control
certain papers in Nevada are all power.
ful. and II Is not surprising that the
Reveilh has succumbed to their influence.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03
Cats as Ec;ricvcr.-

A resident Of Sacramento county. who
has a peculiar faculty for training ami
mails, has eduestei three cats 70 serve
the purpose Of dogs. as retrievers.
When he takes up his gun and cAlls
them from ths house. they follow ~iih
a grand rush. mewing and whining ex-
eitedly. When a bird is shot they enter
upon the liyelivst kind of a race to re-
treve it, End, il it is not in sight. hunt
the ground thoroughly. never emitting
to slap ut n another viciously when
ever they come within reaching dis
lance. No matter which Of the tno
finds the bird, the carrying to the
shooter is generally done by a patEiar.
cbial Thomas, who ''plays roots" upon
the others very cunnipgly, and scratches
and bites il one OF the other cats gets
the game first and does not surrender
il on demand. He carries the bird to
his master, and stands guard over ii
until it is taken from him and bagged.
RECORD Union.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03
lCoNMrN CAEKh.1

Important to Every WorLin:ninn.
Ye who hive been misisd into tie be-
lief that by voting the Republican ticket
ye are protecting your own interests
that ye are supporting the interests Of
labor-read and reflect OH the following
incontroyertible truth: The Republi-
Can party upholds n prohibitive tariff.
thereby putti' & millions of collars into
the pockets Of the enormously rich
manufacturers and robbing you Of your
hArd-eHrned money. The m~Rnufactur-
ers Of this country IRE NOW competing
successfully In every market In the
world. How Is this? Simply bccHus.
when brought IN competition with for
eiGn manufacturers. American goods are
sold ut lower rates than the same goods
can lie produced for in foreign coun
tries tfh.nSs to our many laLor.sav-
ing inyrm'ions.l Yet. in this country.
yon pay fer AN American suit OF clothes
more than you would have to pay for
the tame article III Brazil, because the
manufacturers i'll this country nave no
competition, the tariff being prohibitiye.
Foreign countries are supplied with
American goods at cheaper rates than
they can be procured for in this. The
manufacturers are making millions Of
dollars annually. yet how are your toll.
ing brethren in the East paid? They
just make enough to keep body and soul
together, those fortunate enough to ob.
tain work. while the others become
trninps, die OF starvation. or 80 to the
w~orkhOuse. Workingmen. remember
every vote you cast for the Republican
party is 80 much aid TO Your common
enemy. Capitalists laugh in their
sleeves at yon. aud say amongst them
selves, what fools these workingmen
arc. D..
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03
Tho Vote OF Humboldt.

According to reports received from
several precincts the vote OF the county
this year will exceed that pollrd at the
l,st election by about 200. We are in.
formed that there are 244 registered
voters in Paradise precinct, an increase
Of 80 or 90 since the Presidential cleo.
ton. and 10s registered voters in Mount
Rose, a precinct created by the Board
Of Commissioners for the accommoda.
ton OF those who reside at the mines.
Upionvilie holds it's own. the number
registered being about 90. aud there il
a decided increase at Lovelocks. whoro
the vote this year Is said TO be three
times what IL was two years ago. There
will probably he a falling off at Jersey
Sulphur mino and Bartlett Creek.-Sa.
Ger STATE.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03
Detection In the Republican
Ranks.


1t seems that there l. a scrious deiec.
ton in the Republican ranks in Ormsby
county and that the boiling Republicans
have united with the Democrats and are
running q ticket composed of Dem.
ocrats and Republicans which
will probably be elected. 1t also
appears that the nomination Of II. Il.
Mighels is the principal cause OF this
movement and that a large number Of
Republicans in that, Mr.. Mighels W
county, repudiate him and are doing all
thoy can to beat hun. Here is a connun-
drum propounded by the Hon. b. II.
Meder a strong Republican and n eau
didste for the Senate on the Citizens
ticket Of ormsby county.
Twill the people vote for Henry Il.
Mighels, a pledge breaker; a man who
is in favor Of Chinese cheap labor; who
votel against and defeated q bill to pre-.
vent discrimination in frieghts and
fares, anil who. although pledged and
instructed to the contrary, voted for the
in . Gus Bullion Tax Bill 2"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03

SAYS tho London Truth, Those who
are best agle to pronounce an impartial
Judgement Cyprus its assumed merits
and dement's. arc Of the opinion that we
shall speedily have to abandon II. The
island is. indeed, the most pestilentiai
In the Lovant."
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03
N. \. Murphy.

An acquaintance Of ours. writing from
Esmernida county. says OF the r, pusli
can nominee for Attorney G,neral:
The Eureka Convention appears to
have hal geography in view. rather
than the fitness of Ola OF rs cuudi.
dates for the positions for which they
were nominated Conspicuous among
these is II. A. Murphy the NOMINEE for
Attorney General. Six years l came to
this county. Murphy held the Office Of
Assessor. He had at that time, perhaps.
read the statute pertaining to the duties
of his Office. Two years afterwards he
commenced the practice of law. 4 man
extremely ilhterute. who writes the per-
sonal pronou /, thus III; without any
library. tutor or but little practice to FIT
him for the position, to receive the nou-
ination for 50 important an oGcc, is au
insult to the people Of the State and t.
so regarded by a large proportion Of
the voters Of Esmeralda. wlio by no
mean feel compliment.d 10y the uction
of the Convention in selecting him to
represent their county upon the State
ticket. He will moi receive more than
two-thIrds. or ct the most three-fourths
Of his party vote il Esrneralda.',-
TimeI-Rsrier.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03

THE Russians fred o 1000. 900 car.
tridges in one month, killing one Turk
for every 40 shots. The Turks killed
one for every 40 and the Germans, in
tho late Franco Pru,sian war, killed one
for lit shots.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03

The registered vote Of Lander county
will reach very near II not quite fifteen
hundred. which number Austin has sGS.
-RsrtHY..
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03

Sax Joss, Cal, IL talking Of asserting
her constitutional right to have the State
capital removed to that place.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-03

IT 10 stated TINT the census now being
taken in Cheyenne will show a popula.
lion Of nearly 0,Oo0,