The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-09-01
LATEST NEWS.

DAN tRANcISco dispatch oil Satur'
day says: '.E. X. BarnuE,. keeper oi
the lighthouse on South Farrnlone
island. came to the city last evening on
a visit, aud called at the house OF a
friend on the southeast corner of Front
and Vallejo streets. While there he
fell down III sht OF stair3 and sustained
injuries which resulted in his death one
hour after the fall. The Coroner was
notified. and he took charge OF the
body"
The hell-hound OF capital. who runs
the san francisco Stock Exchange, truck.
ling TO the lecherous bondholders, and
thaves in broadcIuth who back him aud
his durty, vagabone sheet, dares to
speak Of the white plumed Navarro OF
the sand lots as ''Dennis Kearney, the
gutter snipe Of the political back
alleys" and "the rufiian who has got
his vocabulary by raking tho cutters Of
speech for putrid pr.zes. "--RsRo Ga.
zette.
AT Charleston. South Carolina, last
Friday. two brothers, John and Neil
Locklcar aud Pompey Easterlin, their
negro confederate, were hanged for the
murder of Frank Bryce, an Irish peddler
in February lust. The Locklcars were
half breed drsperadoes. and formerly
belonged to the notorious Ncrth Caro-
lima gang
CARKY Idaho by fair or foul means,
Is the order that has gone up to the
Oneida Saints from john Taylor and
his priestly Mormon clan. The free
men of our noighboring Territory should
look out FOR these L.,tter.day fellows,
for they do as they are told and ask no
questious.-Sah Luke Tribune.
The Enterprise of Saturday makes
this mention: John Kelley, the ia
NOUS fiddler OF 40, will hereafter give
entertainments nightly at the Capitol
beer parlors, commencing tonight. lie
will also play Sunday afternoons from
O'Clock to q. lie Is host and u
whole concert OF himself"
THE Tunes names Mesick, Strother,
Tritle, Scely, Whitman, Rising and
Lewis. Owing to an oversight our
nane was oDitted.-Reno Gazette.
We were not mentioning the recipi.
ents Of executive clemency.-Lyoa
Times.
The news from the fever stricken 10.
calitics in the Southern States is heart
rending. The yellow fever has assum-
ed the epidemic form aud is the most
awful visitation which has occurred in
America since the advent of Asiatic
cholera i'll 1882.
Tux SeHtiHeI furnishes the following
proof OF Mormon piety: "Mormous
swear by the saIne God that other
Christians do, ut least that was the case
with the one yesterday whose wagon
broke down near Ruby Hill, aud spilled
out his hen, aud eggs"
A PErALUMA telegram OF Saturday
says: "Mrs. Brooks. stewardess Of the
steamer Pilot, fell from the boat.land-
ing this morning anil was drowned.
The body has not been recovered.
TnE Carson APpedi names Fred Hart
80 diluvial editor" and tho Virginia
Enterprise has christencd Dennis Keur-
ney "a human clond.burst."
BoDIE is booming--so is the Com
stock-lil;cwise tho Base Range, and
yet money is not overly abundant in
Nevada and California.
TnE collector OF the Port OF New Or.
leans will not permit drinking and
smoking by attaches during business
hours.
TIE Sentinel claims with much plaus
Utility that Eureka District is the most
promising mining camp in tho world
TIE aggregate amount OF dividends
paid 10y the Richmond mine up to
August second, 1873, WAS 81 .5S7, 700.
The Renoites are tolcrubly happ
now. They have finally decided the
locality Of tho new Chinese quarter.
BOY ut Panama claims to bo son
OF the late Michael Reese and wants his
diyy of the old mans estate.
President HAYES asserts tha, he is
not uufriendly to General Grant nor to.
ward General Grants friends.
DICK RULE ia no longer editor of that
spicy littlo con tenn. The Virginia Foot.
tight.
THS second trial Of Jesse Bigelow for
the killing Of A. Botio, is nov going on
ut Eureka.
BI,Hor SIMPsoS, tho distinguished
Methodist divine. preached NJ Salt Lake
yesterday.
AT Sonora, California, on Friday
last, Michael Ryan was instantly killed
by falling into mining shaft.
Is Tennessee, Government official.
are playing hob with Illicit disiillcries
ClrrArs Jvpp. who fell into lining
shaft last week. died from his injuries.
Tns Russians will take formal pos
session Of Bntoum on August 27th.
Lasr week snow fell mon tho ann