The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-11-24
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he AlhAmbra hills.
There has been an attempt to assas-i-
nate King Humbert. VI Italy. by stab
bling him With . dagger.
There are strong indications Of a
financial crisis in England since the
Glasgow Bank failure.
An amiAbls individual Of New York
threw a lighted kerosene lamp At his
wife and burned her to death.
1t is said ,here'is going to be a move
m+nt in Congress to reduce the gold
dollar so as to make itequsl With silver.
WEARS the matter With Sary Nevady7
The entire line appear to be similarly
afflicted. who's cinehed noui Let the
CALLED jade vince.
TnE 0rdpGie remarks that m arc
funniest when they say nothing; and
thcn spoils the intended compliment by
saying that women are seldom funny.
The Democratic leaders have been
assured that all Representatives elected
In the South as Independents will go
with inc Democrats ssss= On Ill Pc
liiical questions.
Governor Fremont, Of Arizona. in his
report to the Secretary of the Interior
expresses the opinion that the control
OF the Indians ihere should be trans
fcyy.d In ths miIitsyv
A NAN was too thoroughly CONVERTED
in . revival meeting in West Green
wich. Conn. He went home a raving
maniac. chopped up a dog. and tried to
shoot his father, whom he took for the
devil.
A BosTos child was at the point OF
death from water on the chest. It's
parents would not consent to q surgical
operation, although told that nothing
else could save its life. The physician
got a priest and several nuns to inter
fere. but their arguments had no effect.
At length the Society for the Proven
tion Of Cruelty to Children took forci-
bic possession Of the little patient, whv
was then cured by the physician.
The Burlington Havkeye has noticed
that from tho time n boy is eight years
old until he is thirteen he dsvotes two
solid hours Of every day OF his busy
life TO learning how 10 make n new kind
Of noise.
Miss AoSEs Scorr. OF THIN, Ohio,
was formally admitted to the practice Of
law the other day in Columbus. Among
several other applicants admitted TO the
bar ut tho same time was Burchard A..
Hayes, the eldest son Of the President.
The San Francisco Post is authority
for the statement that there is more
timber used underground on the Com
stock lode, than has been employed in
tue construction of San Francisco; all
of which We are not prepared to believe
single. handed.
joe WooDwoRrn takes his defeat like
o thoroughbred. He says ne never did
care for tho State senrtorship. per ss.
and only consented to run for the posi-
ton because he has noticed hat IL was
sometimes n stepping stone to u good
poker Times Rerier.
II is again reported that the body OF
A. T. Stewart has been found. This
timo II Is circumstantially related how
the body has been taken possession OF
by the police In Weohawkcn Cemetery,
and 1t Is stated that oil parties impli-
catodi in the robbery bavo been arrested;
but everybody is expecting the story TO
be contradicted TO MORROW.
A oosyIoT recently taken to tho Ne.
vada State Prison, WAS jestingly told
upon his arrival there that he was at
liberty 10 make his wi selection Of tho
trade no was to follow during the term
Of his incarceration. The prisoner
cutelY replied, "If that IN the case, I
choose the trado Of sailor" Ho il now
sailing around in the stone quarry
appeal.
Tho Mormon women. in order 10
counteract tho petition OF the Gentle
women in regard 10 polygnmy, have
been holding a meeting and passing res
o%lutions protesting against tho passage
Of any law which will prevent any
voman who wants 10, from contracting
a%polygamous marriage. II does seem
. little strange that that privilege should
DO held In such high esteem among tho
women.
THr 81. Louis breach Of promise case
OF Foostlin against Barnes presents the
peculiarly Of o plaintiff who cannot
understand English and q defendant
who cannot speak anything but Eng.
lish. Tho former Is a German girl, and
she declares that tho man made her I'M.
derstand by gestures that he wanted to
marry her. He replies that ho was
only trying TO toll her q story In panlo.
mino.
GovEnSos EMERY, OF Utah, recon-.
mondn that provision DO made for the
selection Of jurors In That Territory Ia
precisely tho same manner rs in statos
OF tho Union; also that woman suffrage
IN tho Territory should DO abolished,
and polygamy DO made by Act OF Con.
gross a continuing o%fonse, based on co
habitation rather than tho marriage