The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-10-20
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very concise and logical manner. show.
ing how not only 0ollett but Timothy
Foote and about ten others rere con-
cerned in the murder OF parties at the
Sewer; and koN il became necessary as
. means Of safety for themselves &C kali
two wounded men Who escaped the first
assault. He showed also by numerous
authorities that eorPa, delieh vas album
dainty established. and fo. the credit Of
the community the jury could mol AFFORD
TO let this proven murderer GO I'M
punished.
Tx New York Po,t SAYS. Secretary
Of the Treasury. Sherman. met by ap.
pointment the representatives Of the
bullion brokers. to confer ss to the beat
method of buying silver bullion. 1t is
understood ,he plan will soon be adopt
ed by the Treasury. o! inserting pro-
posals to Sell silver and, and that pur-
chases will be made from the arm max.
iag the best offer. The Secretary, later
had a conference with the members OF
Of the old ~ per cent. bonds syndi-
cate, -h0 Srs@ sf=as L!:. :k= .as:..-
biiity Of preparing tho called 5 40
bonds not yet inaiured and amounting
to S5e.r Oo. 00O, as fast rs presented,
with inter ST up TO date OF presentation.
The Secretary holds the matter under
consideration.
TuE Associated Press report Of the
capture Of q noted Bank Of England
robber, is ascertained to be purely SEN
s~ationAl. The ground for the suspicion
that the veritsbie Press report Is like
many others from the same source, 10
that in the first place. firstly. the Bank
of England was never burslsrized: and
in The second place, secondly, Charles
Pinkerton, the astute detective, said to
have gobbled the muchly travelled rob-
Der. is quite a. mythical a subject as
the imaginary robber himself. II Cali
forniA can't coneoct a less gavIy sensa-
ton than this miserable sham. II should
leave the Eastern Association all the
honors attaching to the champion liar
ship.
Carr. JOHN G.. PICK, while on q
peaceful mission to Alfred FairfaI. Re-
publican nominee for Congress from
the Fifth Lonisians district. and the
negroes OF Tensas Parish, to remon-
strats with them upon the course which
they were pursuing in drawing the color
line. and thereby exciting race preju-
dices, WAS murdered by them near
Waterproof. The negroes are defiant
and refuse to submit to arrest. As
there are not enough men here, aid has
been sought from the State troops in
the other parishes. The peaceful pSo-
pie are much alarmed and in fear Of M
instruction.
A BURLIsoroS. Iowa dispatch Of the
18th, says the Democrats and Green.
hackers Of this district will hold n joint
convention at Mt. P~leasanton, text
Tuesday. to nominate . candidate for
Congress to be voted for at tho Novem-
Der election. They claim that the other
districts will do the same and that by
uniting they can carry D. least Ave out
Of nine districts. They justify their
seton 10y tho declaration that accord
ing TO an act Of the last Congress, the
time for holding Congressional elections
in this State is on the Tuesday after the
first Monday in November.
A DEADwooD dispatch OF the l4th
says. . severe fight took place this Of
ternoo at Brigand Camp, fifteen miles
south Of this city. between the sheriff
and posse and two road agents. in
which one OF the latter, Tom Price, was
woupied four times, twice fatally, and
is now in the hands OF the authorities.
His companion escaped but the sheriff is
still in pursuit with q prospect Of recor
ering the treasure taken from tho coach
on Sept. 26th.
Numerous Indian rumors are ahoAt,
but nothing authentic.
IT is now estimated beyond a doubt
that the total number Of citizens killed
near the Nebraska State line by CLey.
enne Indians, who crossed tho Union
Pacific Railroad track on the 4th inst.
was forty.three, twenty three on the
SapPn, fifteen on Beaverton on Prairie
creek. and eve near Republican river.
The Indians c'rried away q largo mum.
Der Of Gne California horses from the
Wilson ranch, Hitchcock county, Ne.
braska.
AT 4 Dubuque wedding the other
day. among the wedding presents osten.
~tatioualy displayed was u $1,000 bill, a
present from the dotirg father to bia
darling daughter. After tho guests had
departed the old mad coolly rolled MP
tho bill and put Il in his vest pocket,
and that was the end Of IL.
MosDAr's Reno Record says; Eyes
terday afternoon aLout half past two
O'Clock. while a man by the namo OF
Enoeh Smith was leading a ball from
the Fair Grounds, the bull became en-.
rnged aud hooked him In the ribs, kill.
ing him instantly. lie was q native Of
England. 80 years Of sge.'
A DISPATCH from Constaniinopls says:
In both Turkish aud Greek circles the