The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-18
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Ok Monday last about one third of
the town of Shasta. Cal, was destroyed
BY fire.
AT the Caledonia picnic in washoe
valley on Saturday ! Frenehman nam
ed Sonclen Gasslen was thrown from n
buggy and killed.
THE stocks Of the Comstock are boom
ing all along the line and during the
past week prices have ranged higher
than for many months before.
T. A. EDISON proposes to invent an
electrical machine for the purpose of
determining the position, extent and
value of an undeveloped silver mine.
The hostile Piutes and other lawless
bands of Indians are surrendering to
General Towards army and the bloody
struggle in the north is virtually at an
end.
the well known actor II. J.. Montague
died of hemorrhage OF the lungs. His
body will be enbalmed and conveyed
east for interment.
TUE Reese River RereRie commiser-
ates a famous old stagvr ihusly: Poor
Hank Sionkl 4 Carson man has named
a schottische after him. We suppose it
is a SORT of gallop."
Ar Elmira, New York, on Friday
night last, David A. Oren u returning
Californian was robbed OF his carpet
bag and $500. Subsequently the rob-
Der was arrested at Waverly, n. Y. and
Onn's money recovered.
oY Sunday evening las. during the
temporary absence of Mrs. j. b. Abrams
from her residence in Tuscarora a burg
Lar entered the dwelling aud turned the
cbatels topsy-turvey but did not steal
anything of value.
Ir2 TDaa-Rerieg says: 81. Lewis,
who vas arrested for assault and battery
on Mr.. Marshall Of MarsLalI's Station.
pleaded guilty in the Justice Court yos-
tsrdey, and was fined thirty dollars,
which Lac paid"
By prompt and well-timed action by
the coal and iron men of Pennsylvania,
the anticipated strike OF laboregs in that
State will probably be ayorteL. The
NDler's Journal says: ''rbe Lehigh OPP
erntors have determined to pay the men
on the 1915 Dasis, leaving no protest for
u strike"
\ CHICAGO dispatch of the 18th says:
Zone firm took back sixty OF tho stTik-
ing ~shoemakers This morning, at their
own rates. This fact caused consider
able citation among the strikers, but
they say they don't care n hg for the
proposed engagement of Cinnamon.
They have little faith in it,"
TIE Virginia Chronicle OF Monday has
this cheerful item: "James O'Ncil and
Louis Brannan met at the slum pond
yesterday afternoon and fought about
ten rounds Pccording to the prize ring.
Brannan was badly 5en;en." 1t may
be healthy for the Comstook p. II. to
know that prize fighting in Nevada is q
felony.
THE following item from the Virginia
City Chronicle may indicate the effect
of using swill milk on the Comstock:
"Of natural deaths hat occurred in
this city during the month of June last.
ii per cent. were Of infants. In New
York City, during the same month, the
rate of mortality among infants was
only a little over IL per cent"
POWDER and gloves arc the last thing
IA girl puts on when going to n party
Bd-dr.
A bachelor friend at our elbow says
he would like to know what 10 the hrst.
-SeHtiRe!.
Yes, and he'd probably like to geo
how they were put on Times. Reriep.
BlImpkius says that since they have
I uAAoDN~u BhNNhk OuN9AuCog kLS1 NNl I
wear 'em at all.
The Tfacs.R eriee OF Tuesday contains
this itom Of ill-omen: "Auother pro-
yoking set back has been had ut the
Grand Prize. Holes have been worn in
the Pump column by the rod, which will
nc.essitate the taking out of tho sec.
tons between the 200 and iOI.foot
levels. This will cause another delay
OF about q weeks duration before sink.
ing will DO resumed. In the meantime
tho pump will DO kept running in the
old works"
A LADY belonging 10 the missionary
service In North China states that sey.
onty millions of Chinese died OF starya-
ton last year, ond q failure of crops
Is again anticipated. This seems incred-
lille, but the writer is reliable, and has
no reason TO oxaggorato. She says that
Chinese mothers, driven TO practice
c"annibaiism, trade of their babies with
each other. so that they may escape tho
horrible practice Of eating their own
child.
a MEEfD,S, Connecticut dispatch Of
August 18th contains tliis m%Ournful
statement: "rbo funeral Of twenty-five
Of thoso killed 10y tho tornado in Wal.
lingiord took place to-day. Ten thOus.