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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04

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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15
Tnr Eurela S,nti.,i ,nk.s the no.i,ion

THE Eureka Sentinel takes the position
thai speculation in stocks is NJ more 6fA
gambling operation Than any other bus
mess. and no more d,noralizing. Il
says: "The farmer CANDLES that his
crop will not be blight by drouth, and
the owner of herds goes his money
against Texas fever in his cattle, and
rot in his sheep. And SO With every
thing about which there is chance or
speculation"
Now. the evils of stock speculation
are 30 manifest and 50 great that We do
not reccollect Of ever before having ssep
. public journal take the position above
indicated Oh that subject. As for stock
dealing not having . more demoralizipg
influence than farming or other llegiti.
mate business undertakings the chArac.
ter Of men engaged in thss business -
compared With those engaged in other
pursuits affords sufficient contradiction
to that assertion. the same paper says:
Buy 'em when they are low y sell 'eIn
when they are high, aud you need have
no fear Of becoming demoralized or
wicked. You will enjoy q fortune. thus
sequired, with as much zest ss though
you had accumuIated 1t by u corner on
peanuts or putty" The great frequency
Of failures in business and Of cases
where persons occupying positions OF
trust beeOmes def.ui;sT. Sy trying 10
follow the advice Of the Sentinel proves
co~nclusiyely that it is the worst possible
advice to give, aud as for a man en-
joyiug his money made in hat way ~
we'll as if it had been made any other
way. it may be true that he enjoys it AZ
we'll while it lasts. but it certainly does
not as rule do him as much good.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15
PoIyGamOus Marriages..

The Salt Lake Tribune Of yesterday
says:
ION last Thursday eighty marriages
were solemnized in the SInk.holeo f In-
iquity, "a large percentage OF them being
polygamous alliances. The rush Was
occasioned by a fear on the part Of the
faithful that Taylor may have q revela.
ton, after the decision in the Reynolds
case, abolishing the celestial marriage
business until the Lords own due
time" laying the responsibility there
Of at the door Of the nation" Brother
Taylor will reply to those who may OBJ
ject to such revelation, that it is too late
to find fault, As the elders were for years
prior thereto urged to live up to their
privileges. Those Who obeyed counsel
secured their CROWNS; those Who had
neglected their duty must blame no one
but themselves. Such will be the iusti.
ication for the revelation; the Church
will be relieved Of its great scandal OF
polygamy. ard the objection to State.
hood for Utah will thus be removed. Ii
seems apparent that u lull in the solem
niZHtiou Of pulygaiuous m%arIinS"s il
about to come, and that III. grand rush
for c~oncub!nes now going on, indicates
no policy Of the priesthood for the
next few years"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

The Reno Gdzsnr has IL kind word TO
say about that much abused class Of
people known IS trAmps. In speaking
on this subj ct the Gazette says:
Nov, while We know %, we'll A. any
one that trHmps are /. nuisance aud in
the majority OF cases worthless idle ,AS-
nbonds, II is nevertheless truc that
there are many honest men nIoot look.
ing TO. work. Poverty. II may b, rc
~meiubrreh. l. not = crime auL hrc ,uss u
man is without money auI hungry thu,
IL MOI, /! really il not. sulA lent r.N.Du
for huuiiTS hIu out u town lie - viii
beast. Bette, give him - meal. brethren
aud treat hin like q ur"dy human be
ing. This i,n't Ito LInl 81 ~c,thrr to
make tTulSins over .h- tics ur stealing
nigh, rides ou irrish; cars u pleasant
occupation"
NJ" .ia.rc J. gnoi ..nsn. aul u ch4r,,
able disposition --,uc.,l ia IN, ,b".-.
b".h 81 Which .f- moot c~crani-ui.hl,.
sud nre not the most c"nmon ATTRIBUTE.
mot with ia journalism, or any where
else tuT that matter.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15
D<-'- Of x...4 c.llr.r-l.

The following particulars Of the life
and death Of n Of the early settles Of
this place. taken from the Seattle. w.
T. Tribune Of November 2lst will be Of
interest to many Of our readers:
w. T. (familisrly known rs ''Billy'')
Ballou, who has for some time past
been AN inmate of Providence Hospital,
in this city. aud whose coudition was
yesterday supposed TO be improving. be-
gan to fail rapidly during the afternoon
and died this morning. ..Billy'' was
born in the State Of New York. and at
the time of his death Sas about fifty
years of age. When gold was discov-
cred la California he Was among the
first on the Atlantic seaboard to embark
for the e FL Dorado. Like most Of
old pioneers, he had his .'nps and
downs" in mining adventures in the
Golden State. A lev years later aud
We find him in the City Of Mexico. en-
gagged in some wild speculation, which
II appears, did not turn out entirely re-
muneratiye. Again We find him reso.
lutely making his way northward, upon
the very eve Of the Frazer river gold
excitement. Here he successfully estab.
lished whit is known as Ballou's Ex-
press, sending through the first express
ever sent through the Fraser country.
A few years after we find him again in
California, then in Nevada, where he
made he acquaintance Of Mark Twain.
Mark Twain mentions " Billy Ballou,"
1t will be further remembered, several
times in Roughing II. Again We find
Billy in Ban Francisco, aud then lin
Alaska, and finally and lastly, on Puget
Sound He was ut one time something
OF u journalist. and employed Gu sew
ernl u Francisco journals in ths ca
pacity of local aud news editor. some
time in 1863 or 1863 he was the
tor Of u large livery stable in San Fran.
cisco. which was entirely destroyed by
fire. Through this misfortune he was
reduced almost to penury. About this
time his wife n most estimable and edu.
Gated lady, died. Here Billy appears to
have waived all further effort to advance
In this world, and took to drinking quite
heavily. He never recovered from the
shock.
The subject OF the above arrived in
Elko about the time it was laid out Us a
town site, and took an active part IN
everything Of q public character ut the
time, among other characteristic acts of
extravaganza, locating what was known
as Ballou's addition to the original plat
of the town. He left here and returned
to California some time in 1870.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15
Fatal Accident In virginia city

County Commissioner. L. II. Torp,
Of Storey county, was thrown from his
buggy in Virginia City. Sunday even
ing, receiving injuries resulting in
death soon after the accident. His wife
who was with him at the time vas also
thrown violently to the ground and To-
cieved dangerou, injuries. The ucci-
dent occurred through the giving way
of the neck yoke while the team WAS
descending the steep grade of Sutten
avenue, causing them to run away. In
turning the corner below ut fearful rate
of speed, the buggy careened, throwing
Mr.. rorp against an iron post With the
result above stated. The deceased was
nm old and highly respected citizen OF
the county, possessing in an eminent
degree those generous characteristics
which render men popular. and Ills ter
rible and untimely death. cast a gloom
over the entire city.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

THE report that the Union uud Cen
trail Pacific Railroads were about To be
consolidated unI,r one management.
which wIs c,Trs-i sometime ago, and
Wis afterwards cuuir, Ucied has been
revived again, with the insurance that
there il a very s.TnnE probability Of the
cousoliizii"n beng Effected. IL i, also
said that tn. r!uu involves the getting
control Of ia" Pacific Mai. Steamship
business So that the monopoly OF tTaus.
portion bctwccn California. aud the East
will be completely Ia Ia. hands Of one
management. Ibis, of course, would
result to tho disadvantages OF California
and eastern shippers to that State. but
we are Of the opinion that it will be
beneficial to this State. from the fact
that il will in all probability do away
with the discrimination against eastern
freights, with which the people Of this
State are TO- being oppressed 10y tho
Central Pacific Co. 1t is To TO pre-.
sumrd that the people Of this State are
willing and anxious to submit them
selves to tho tender mtrcies Of any
other set Of men upon earth with the
confident expectation that they will not
fare worse than they do under the pres
ent management. -
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

A RECENT telegram states that it had
been pointed nj by those opposed to
these resolu ion to compel the National
Banks to receive the legal tender silver
dollar on general deposit. that il that
resolution was enforced the government
would necessarily have to redeem the
silver dollar in gold the same as it IS
going to do the currency. Now 1t seems
very strange that any such idea should
be advanced. The silver dollars are
money just the same as gold is. and the
idea that under the resumo tion act, or
any other act. the government is bound
to redeem them in gold, is absurd. A
demand for the exchange OF silvar dol
lars for gold would be exactly the same
al a demand to exchange twenty dollar
pieces for two dollar and = half coins,
the government can make tho exchange
il it suits it's convenience but there Is
no law compelling il to do so.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15
Celebrities In Eureka.

Eureka seems to be getting more than
her share Of celebrities lately. They
have had Jim Anderson thore for some
time and now acorling to the Sentinel Of
yesterday the Rev. Mr.. Gilbert Do In
Matyr, tho Greeuback Congressman
elect from Indiana, is expected to ar
rive there in a fow days. This is the
man who holds the balance OF power
between the Democrats and Republi.
caos in the Indiana Congressional del.
egation. Mr.. Do La Matyr has relatives
in Eureka. and is expected to lecture
.hore and probably AZ other points in
this State.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15
Lake Tahoe Matters.

Lucky Baldwin, who owns "Yank's"
famous place ut the head OF Lake Tahoe
proposes building the largest and best
hotel on tho LIKE at that popular place
Of pleasure resort next season. Ike
Bateman and other Comstock aud San
Francisco capitalists propose building
fine Summer cottages at tho same place.
baldwin also proposes constructing q
good wagon road from that point TO tho
Big Trees. Tho hotel will be furnished
In the most acceptable style throughout
and Pan,lind, the famous and very pop.
ular landlord OF tho Ormsby House,
Carson. will sell ont and assume charge
Of Baldwin's big new botol above men.
toned. Tho lumber mills ut the lake
are shut down for the season, and the
narrow gauge railroad will not bo In uso
after tomorrow. Winter Is nj hand -
Geld HN Mere.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

THx assertion has been made that the
vital and financial Losses occaaioned b~
the late yellow fever epidemic in the
Sonth we're greater than those oeea-
stoned by the war with Mexico. and that
assertion seems to be borne out by tho
facts. The total loss Of life occssioned
by the Mexican war was I $4,000, and
the entire cost WAS $l23. OOO. 900. The
total number Of deaths from yellow
fever in the South from August 5th to
October 9th wss 1902. The loss to
the city Of New Orleans alone il placed
At Sic. oO0. 600. and the total loss to tho
Southern States will probably not fall
short Of ten times that amount. The
revenues and treasure derived from CAL
iforniA during the ten years succeeding
she Mexican War. more thar paid tho
post Of it. but for the yellow fever
scourge there is no compromising id.
vantage whatever.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

ACCORDING to the last census taken
by the national authorities, there we're
72,7l6 natives OF China in the United
States. or these "a, 1929 were in Cali.
~fornia. 1890 in Idaho. 1896 in Oregon,
l,946 in Montana, AS in Utah, 3,143in
Nevada, aud 2l3 in Washington Terri.
tory. C~aliforia had II per cent. or n
little more than three-fourths reported
in the census. This enumeration was
made in June. 1870. The Alta, after
adding 5s,S35 who come since tho
census, and dcduc,ing 5000 for deaths,
infers that there are now about 10l 900
Chinese in the United States. This os.
mate is probably somewhat to high,
because IL takes no account Of those
who have returned 10 China, and the
number Of these is not inconsiderable
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

An exchange says the mysterious
burning Of haystscks and farmers build
ings has led TO tho discovery that they
are set on fire by wAsps' nests, aud that
the nests are ignitcd by spontaneous
combustion. This is produced by the
chemical action OF the wax la contact
with the paper.liko substance OF which
the nest is composed, a comparatively
small excess Of Oxygen being sufficient
10 make Il burst forth IN q blsze.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

A MONTREAL paper says q policeman
Of that city saw through the windows Of
a house a distinguished looking man in
. parlor drilling a row Of magpihcontly
dressed ladies in the routine Of q court
reception. A handsomely dressed "dum-
my" represented tho Princess Louise,
and each lady in turn approached IL in
the prescribed fashion and was drilled
in bowling aud smiling, backing and all.
ing, and taeking and turning.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15
New York's Elevated Railroad.

New works. Railroad.
One cannot always tell n blessing
when he sees It The elevated railroad
OH Sixth Avenue, New York. was de.
nounced at it's start with y bouudless
fnry. But now tho stores ARE command.
ing m increased rent, and people are
leaving Broadway to get over where the
noise is. A correspondent says he
counted the other morning over seventy
places On Broadway to let, between
Fourteenth md Canal streets. and in
many cases the occupants admitted that
they were looking out for stores on Sixth
Avenue. They wanted to DO whor the
people we're. Tho noise is unxuosiion.
ably a great nuisance. but IL was only
the disguise tho blessing assumed. Tho
elevated railroad has brought the PEG.
pie. has increased trade and rents. and
puts money in tho pockets Of all the
owners Of property, aud all who lease
places Of business.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

FRox the Carson Appeal we loarn that
the trial Of the second ono Of the alleged
Cherry Greek mail robbers was com.
menced in the United States District
Cont on last Tuesday. The passing OF
sentence on George Wilson, the one al
ready convicted, was postponed until
an argument fora new trial can he heard
which was to take place on Wednesday
morning.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

GgS. JoHS Is WISTEW, VA, IA toxn
on Sunday. SANS the Rrno Jornl', h.'.
lug just returned from atrip to Arizona.
lie likes thNt country very we'll. hring
exceedingly we'll pleased With The mines
in Bralsh,w District. Prescott, he say
is a to an 800 f-ct above I'll, vi OF
the sra, with q population Of about 2,
900. There Tom Fitch is yr.cticiug
law, aud has a large aud lucrative pr,c
ticc. At the late election Tom WA
elected a member OF tho Legislature.
They msnsgs things rry nicely ~
Prescott. The leading men Of both
parties get together aud nomin>te =
ticket, nni that ticket il g-u-rally elect
I'd Sithoui opposition. So 1t Was in
TOMS case. He was selling
Winters about it, and wound up by re.
marking: "The last time | ran for Of
flea in Nevada my assessment ives ST..
900; this time IL was 80 80" One OF
these days when Arizona gets 10 be .
State, General Winters believes Tom
Fitch will be "a United States Seus,or.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

CorSTY AUD. TOR WILLIAMS, saws the
Reno Journal, has made his annual
statement to the State Controller show
ing the financial condition Of Whshoe
county for 1878. We " to Court
house bonds. Sll,66O; Reno Bridge
bonds, 1850; audited claims ON suudry
funds unpaid, 81, 81 0s. Total, $780,
69l OS. We have cash OH hand in the
County Treasury, $32,s5s 10. This
would more than pay our entire debt,
leaving US ahead the value of our county
property, viz: Court house, SIS. 600;
furniture, 81, 600; Poor Farm, Hospital,
etc, $1,000; Reno Bridge. $1,000;
Humboldt county script, SI.25i; due
from Humboldt county. SI.i0j 70. To-
tai, SG2, 1863 10. Our aggregate ASSESS
ed value OF personal properly. SI.3iG.-
GA. real estate, -. 2SO. 5L6. Total. So
527, $50. Amount Of taxes collected,
SGG,Si7 6S; delinquent. S3.72j ~. To.
tai. S7O,5I3 60. Number Of poll taxes
collected, 1919; delinquent, lO2. Num-
Der Of registered 'oters. LIS. Our
Court house bonds draw twelve per
cent. interest; bridge bonds, ten per
cent.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

IT il said that there has been 1
change of opinion in the members of
the commission who are considering the
matter of the ransfer of the Indiv ms to
the War Department; aud that the
whole commission are now oppo-ed to
the transfer. With An adverse report
Of the commission there lisa no proba-
bility that anything will be lone in the
matter.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

THE dog-tax returns Of Ohio give l22.
6Si dogs valued at S9.I4I.75S the tex
on which is $3.50. 75s. Under the laws
OF that State the dogtaI is appropriated
TO paying for sheep killed by dogs.
During last year the tax paid for all the
sheep killed and left n surplus i'll tho
fund Of SlO9. 37I.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

THERs has been = very heavy wind
aud rain storms ia the Eastern aud
Middle States. Railroad and t-lc-
graphic communications have been ser
iousIy interrupted. and heavy losses 10y
floods ale reported.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

LADY GooCH, the English woman Who
Was accused Of conspiring to pass % =
spurious child Oh her husband - his
heir, has been discharged; the g.and
jury having failed To- iudict her.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

C~oSKLISG. ia prisste conversation,
announces himself NJ i~rre'os-bly in
favor Of Grant ~ IA candidate for ths
Presidency.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

Tux Salt Lake T,'Lun, gives favorable
FROM tho Snake River gold
mines, but advises people not to 30
there until Spring.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

II has been decided in the British
Parliament that India must pay the e1-
psn~rs of the Aishanistan war.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

Tng Boston Piotis quite disgustod
over the excitement in Cnnada. II
says: They have just Lost an able
Governor. who was driven TO the wharf
on wet day in a cab. They havo now
got nm empty. headed, conoeited young
noodle, who has neither tho brains TO
govern nor tho wit TO scorn his oon-
temp,iblo position. Bo married o
queens daughter, who treats him like q
lackey, and for this. and this alone, loyal
Canada lies down In tho mud md howls
for JOY"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15
DIt.Ib.

+ y = In - ""i'is N.isy. H.'uTh.y n-ssm
b.r It'll. I-'s. 'rfWI daughter Of v ron ..I
~! IA Irrl-y. q -i-.ht LAYS.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

Tux Resumption Act which goes into
effect on January LIST does not apply 10
tho National bank notes. but ~ those
are rsdeennblc by the Drinks issuing
thom in United States notes. it amounts
to the same thing practically ~ II the
Resumption Act applied to the entire
paper currency Ia circulation, which
would make tho smoun the government
Is responsible for about 500. O0O, 900
with only about $3.50, OOO. 900 Of coin
available for that purpose. II is to be
feared that tho resumption business will
be n hard game for tho government.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

Two lAILHoAD BOTS. says the Truckec
RPSbikan. went fishing Last Sunday
ust opposite the mill Of the Truckes
Lumber Company. The water va very
Low. and they clambered out over the
jutting rocks until they rssehed = largo
bowlder neal the middle Of the stream.
Here vas . deep hole full Of white Ash,
and the anglers were happy. Suddenly
. strange rushing noise attracted their
attention. Looking up they discovered
not . hundred yards away . vast body
Of water eight feet in hight. coming
down the river like . troop Of race
horses. Saturday afternoon the food
gates OF the dams on the upper Truckee
are ahut down, and on Sunday they are
raised for the purpose Of floating down
logs. The hood Vas fairly upon our
sshermsn before they knew il. Ose Of
them has the rheumatism badly. but Il
didn't affect him just then. They both
jumped. and ran, and scrambled, and
rolled until they reached the shore.
When they had recovered breath aud
strength enough to look around, the
rock sn which they had been sitting was
submerged fully three feet under the
boiling, sssthing, maddened current.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-12-15

Male and Tensile pupiis prepared for CoiSss.
or sdvsnced further aud instructed In the eoi.
legiatc brsuche'.
English studies, mathematics and The shcat
aud modern Languages thoroughly taught.
Lesson, In music by = eomps,ent tesche,.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-02
SATURDAY, April 9, 1878,
business STAND FOR SALE.

oftr at private salo the new threS-story Brick
Bulldog, No. 80 Eleventh street, occupied on the
ffst door as a Boot and Shoe Store BY Jacob Land
about two years, Is supplied throughout with gasi
hot and cold water up and down htairsi has sx
good dad rooms, besides pantry and bath room:
The property Is In the central part Of the city and
elS Sss 3 The market A. 9. EaERrER.