The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-05-05
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judges Was made by Polk Commissioner
Of the General Land Office; Was made
Brigadier General for the Mexican war;
was shot through the lungs, but recov.
eredi fought ut Chepultepec bareheaded
and in his shirt sleeves. without q
horse; was again wounded; rescued from
oatrsGe = lady and her daughter by
a disobedient sally; became Senator
FROM Illinois; was afterwards beaten by
Layman Trumbull; went to Minnesota;
was n farmer, elected TO the Senate OF
the United States as q Democrat; be-
camo a Brigadier-G General in the Union
army; succeeded Lander; drove out
Stonewall Jackson while Fremont was
pursuing Jackson through the Shenan-
doah. both Federal Generals being VIC
tins of the Wal Department; was nomi-
mated for Major General, but was not
confirmed, and removed to a farm in
Missouri, whore he has since lived GU a
pension raised from SJl to $50 u month.
He is five fee, eight inches tall. has u
swar.hy face aud dark hair; speaks
auently. and is n little visionary. entLu.
siaStic aud adventurous.
The Manchester G~adrIiGs's Vienna
dispatch says the German steamer Gin.
bria of the Hamburs-American line.
which was chartered by the Russian
Government, has taken a contingent Of
forty officers and i've hundred seamen
aud started to cruise on the Chinese and
Japanese coasts.
A dispatch from Berlin says in,nlli-
gence received here from what is con-
sidered n Trustworthy source, states
that the Italian government Is making
wariike preparation on \ somewhat
large scale, with the object il is said to
dispatch q force into Albania. This is
similar to the report in the ReTlin dis.
patch TO this mornings Standard that It.
ally has decided TO mako q descent on
the Albanian Coast.
Is tho course OF time, tho Chicago
Times thinks, Mr. Hayes may discover
a few minutes between his smiles and
prayers, to give some attention to
Robson. The failure to initiate 4
prosecution Of this man il more OF n
reflection upon the present Admins.
tration thnn the manner Of Belknap's
escape was upon the last.
THE stockholders nre signing n men,
orial to the executive committee Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
saving that the time has arrived when
il wonld .ho snfe to divide among the
stockholders thnt portion NJ tho large
surplus stock represented by its own
Stockholders as an asset In the Treas
ury.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has di.
rected the destruction ~ Si,I67. 6o6 OF
legal tender notes. Eighty per cent Of
this amount additional in national
hank circulation has hcen issued during
the month md the Snma nm omit will
he disbnrsed in silver dollars for cnrren.
cy obligations. The snh~ssrintion to the
four per cent bonds nre $685., 900.
RnowS tried 10 quarrel with HIS
mother in.lnw the other evening. Ho
married tho oldest NJ seven girls. Snid
she, Brown. my hoy. Tn not going
to ruin nv reputation by 1nnrrelinr
with yon. Wait till the girls nro mar.
Rod. At present. NJ mothor.in law.
I'm only nm amateur.
A. G.. LuDD anil Charles Peterson
wore arrested in California and taken
cnst to Chicago, yesterday by Detect
i've Bill of that city. They arc the
parties who stole n LARGO SUN of n
from tho Office Of the White Star
Steamship Company, Of Chicago, and
have been wanted for some time.
TnE man who ndvertiscs in the news.
pnpnrs to send direction that will en-.
nblo n person to mako two hundred
dollars n month. owes his washeryo-
man for three months washing, md
was seen n few days g trying to nor.
row FIVE dollars to pny n weeks board
bill.
A. II. SrEpHESs went TO sleep in bis
chair the other day mud would have
been swept out 10y the Jauitor il the
stirring Of the dir hadn't caused him Ia
rise aud float around where the sun
shone OH his sleeve buttons md thut
revealed his presence.
An exchange does il thusly. "GeI
yonr printing done where you please
1T is your right-but plense do not,
after spending your money elsewhere,
come to this ofico begging FREQ locnI
notices. Ii isn't business--it ISM
decent"
A A known rs Mexican Charley
under indictment for horse steniing NJ
Green River. was killed hy william
Tittsworth. Sunday. Tho killing Il
regarded rs perfectly justihablc.
TnE delegation Of Southern Con.
gr"ssmon who made n friendly visi
to Boston recently. gave n grand dinner
ut the Revenue House after which the,
returned TO Washington,
OvEG ii dispute about n business set
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