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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

A San Buenayentusa, Cal, paper.
one hundred and fifty miles down the
coast, from San francisco, says that
fish cannot be got there for love nor
money. The editor went to the wharf
to know the He saw thirty FIVE
men lonfng around. They complained
of no work. Yet in sight the channel
swarmed with delicious barracuda fish,
three feet long. "Wby don't you take
a boat md eHrn SIS ~apiece?" "Oh.
darn fishing; that's Chinamen's work
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

There has been n separation between
an uptown lover and his sweetheart.
She presented him with her photograph
which he, on his Blended knees, swore
he would always wear next TO his heart.
While making his last Sunday evening
call, he pulled out his handkerchief
from his back pants pocket, when 10!
the photograph fell at his lady's feet.
She says he is either a liar or else his
heart il not in the right place.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

TIE little daughter OF Deputy Sheriff
Mckay, aged Is months, says the Eu.
reka LeSio, fell into a tub of water
standing in the kitchen. Mrs. Mckay
had gone out of the house for a few
moments, but was called by the little
boy four years old, who, when he found
be could not pull his sister out, called
for help. The mother came in just in
time to save the child's life, for had she
remained in the water but A short time
longer she must have drowned.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

fisH ms brain food: If you eat sar-
dimes you will be capable Of getting of
small jokes. The man that eats clubs
is expected TO be good natured and
chubby. People that eat whales are
inclined to blubber. Don't eat more
than N n day as a general thing, or
you will get to blubberiug.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

1t is said that the desire to return to
the whipping.post is so strong in Ken
lucky that, in some counties, csndi.
dates for the Legislature are compelled
TO pledge themselves to Bus.ain the
measure or lose their chance Of election.
The object Is TO save expense.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

Last Saturday Mr.. s. II. Warren and
associates purchased q 5000 shares Of
the Oriental stock, heretofore held by
what was generally known as dissaiis.
fed Oakland parties, and tho man.
agement IL now in their banda.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

Mrs. Smith and Cove Bennett, con.
victed Of killing police officer Smith,
the hr55and Of tho murdercss. in Jcr.
seJ City. have been sentenced TO be
hanged on July 30.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15
WE HAVE REDUCED ouRRArEs FOR

WE HAVE REDUCED oURRATES FOR
W Drafts on New York 10 = of l per cent.
Our New York dran- are AVAILAHLE AT
ANY POINT ~ II EAST. and the fac,
that they are drawn to order render then Of
no yaIuc to any one except the party entitled
TO tac!r payment: aud Bcia. drawn in dupli-
cate, q second dfaG can be forwarded II the
Dr., should b. lost. They are MUCH MORE
DESIRABLE THAN L. o. ORDERS. a, tho
laiier are oa!y drawn -ingiy aud are 81
good IN the hIEds % one not entitled To them
q, IN the hands ~ she owner. and II thew mi
into "a" hand. 81 a dishonest party and arr
paid, the owner has no remedy whatever.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

The robbers who seized $4,000 from
the Illinois Railroad messenger at Chi
cage, on Saturday afternoon, have been
captured by detecliyes.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

The Eureka mill has been purchased
by the Sierra Nevada Mining Company
and will start mp on ore from that mino
az soon as possible.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

An Iowa goose recently attacked n
small boy aud scared him into convul.
sions from which he died.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

Tho Emperor William proposes to
pardon a large number Of offenders mp
ON tho occasion Of his golden Wedding.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

A terrible riot took place Monday
afternoon at Macintosh, Liberty eoun.
~, a station on the Atlantic & Gulf
Railroad between q party Of Bcsro ex-
~eursionists from Bryan county and those
belonging to the place. 1t began in a
fight between two negroes, whereupon
John Randall. captain Of the negro mil.
itia company from Bryan county. and
part Of the e,eursionists, ordered hi;
company to charge, which they a:d. the
captain himself killed one man by run
ming him through With q sword. There
was intense excitement st this outrage.
The Liberty county negroes rallied and
drove the military company into the
cars and opened fre on them; killing
four and xounding many more. and
only stopped shooting when the train
got oct OF the way which they tried TO
prevent by tearing Up the track. Al.
parties engaged we've negroes.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

a jealous Chinaman shot ut a naughty
white man in Virginia City, Saturday.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

1ncendiarios burn valuable hny stack
in Los Angeles county, California.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

A carpenter fell 60 feet from a sa,
Francisco roof last Friday.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

The long wharf at Oakland Ia being
bulkheaded and filed with rock.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

San Diego is washing gold from tho
sands Of tho sea shore.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

The Pacific mill is preparing to start
up on Justice ore.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

More than LOO emiSrants were land.
sd Monday n. Castle Garden. The old
prosperous rate Of n Thousand n day has
thus again been reached aud exceeded.
The whole number for Las, week wop,
beyond 5000, and the recent progress
wc have noted, b. which each weet's
figure goes we'll IN advance Of tho week
no1t before IL, wss thus uiore than
handsomely maintained. We nro told
10 espee. a ssross tide Of emigration
from several European countries during
tho Summer and there are plainly good
causes nj work TO encourage Il.
FnEsn Strawberries anil cream daily
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15
nherr,n,. A.plran...

The New York Ttnts' Washington
special alleges that Secretary Sherman
is using Federal Offices to promote his
plans for the Presidency in the South.
It is . fact worthy Of note that gen.
tlemen Who have held Government po-
siuons in the south have recently began
to eSinee marked interss. in political
anairA- Almost to . man they have de-
clared in favor of Sherman for Presi-
dent. Notwithstanding the Republican
organizations have been abandoned in
all the Southern States except two. that
section will send delegates TO the Re-
publican convention. and the Tine, cor
respondent believes influences are at
work to select Sherman men. Georgia
Is now being ~canvassed in Sherman's
interest b. d son of Foster Blodsett.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15
CORRESPONDENTS

NEW loRk-.....Agency Bank OF California
NcssTs. knauta, Nachod = kuhuc
\ FRANClSCo.-..The Bank OF California
Ali,Br. Rank
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15
BROKERS.

SAN FRANCIsCo.-Me.srs. II. 5. King Co
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-15

FnEsn Strawberries anil cream daily
al the Com Restaurant.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-01
PITH AND POINT.

"A MAN cares little for his wrongs wher
getting his funeral rites.
The Sons Of the Iron Knot il the
name of Jewish order.
A SHORT negro resembles white mar
because he is not tall black.
A PHYSICIAN has discovered yellow.
fever germs in ice. The safest wav is
to boil your ice before using it. This
Kills the germ.
AN Irishman who had ON very
ragged coat was asked of what stuff 4
was made. "Bedad, don't know: /
think the most of it Is made Of fresh
air." .ftt r4f -,-I
PROFESSOR in law recitation Mr.
-, what is excusable homicide ~
Senior, promptly" Excusable homi.
eide is when q man kills himself in self.
defense oiHf' :.
is IT possible, miss, that you do not
know the names Of some of your best
friends?" Certainly, l do not even
know what my own may be in year
from now." -
TEACHER, to boy who has to be cor
rected frequently" :" Can you tell me
where the Blue Ridge isp" Boy (rub-
bing his shoulder)-" No, but l can tell
where the black-and-blue ridge is" He
is treated more ridgerously than ever
now
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-01
The Boomerang.

This curious weapon, peculiar to the
native Australian, has often proved a
puzzler to men of science. 1t is piece
of carved wood, nearly in the form of a
crescent, from thirty to forty inches
long, pointed on both ends, and the cor
ner quite sharp. The mode of using is
quite as singular as the weapon. Ask a
black to throw it SO as to fall at his
feet, and away it goes fun forty yards
before him, skimming along the surface
at three or four feet from the ground,
when it will suddenly rise in the air
forty or sixty feet, describing curve,
and finally drop at the feet of the
thrower. During its course it revolves
with great rapidity, as on pivot, with
whizzing noise. 1t is wonderful SO
barbarons people should have invent
ed so singular weapon, which sets
laws of progression at defiance. 1t is
very dangerous for European to try
to project it at any object, as it may re-
turn and strike himself. In a natives
hand it is formidable weapon, striking
without the protector being seen; like
the Irishmans gun, shooting round q
corner equally as well as straightfor-
ward. osGu t rt
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-01
Agriculture In France.

Hardly any art has advanced more in
France during the last forty years than
that of agriculture, which except in q
few favored districts was in miserably
backward plight up to the reign of
Louis Philippe, who, by creating conn
try roads and other improvements, gave
a decided stimulus to the cultivation of
the soil, which subsequently received
additional encouragement from Louis
Napoleon, to whom, whatever his faults
and shortcomings, there can be no ques-
ton that France is indebted for much
of her material prosperity to-day. She
now has marvellous variety Of agri-
cultural institutions. Tho chief of all
is L'ecole Superieure Agricole at the
Conservatoire des Arts ct Meters. A
number of special subjects have schools
devoted to them, as the Veterinary Col
lege of Abort, gardening schools at
Versailles, schools of draining and irri-
CATION in Brittany, schools for sheep
raising, vine-growing, etc. The Vim
cennes farm and some others are de-
voted to experimental agriculture.
Farmers schools are located in various
parts of the country kept by private
individuals at their own expense, with
a subsidy from townships for training
young men in several agricultural
specialties es-Net0 York Sun.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-01
Daniel Boone's Snake.

A writer in the Cincinnati CONNER
ctat deserves the ribbon for the
champion snake story of the season.
The narrator tells how he was engaged
in blasting with gunpowder some large
and tough logs, From one of the logs
thus split open crawled an enormous
serpent, which was easily killed. The
man who tells the story continues from
this point as follows: ''On stretching it
out found it to be 81 feet and inches
in length, and the thickest part of its
body measured 20 inches in circumfer-
ence. 1t was different species of SER
pent from any had ever seen before.
Its tail was armed with sharp-pointed
and curved horn; its body was varie-
gated with alternate brown and dirty
yellow stripes, and on close examination
| discovered that it had been totally
blind, its eyes seeming to have turned
into reaectionless, hard, bone-like
substance. This explained its unde-
cided, hesitating movements when it
first came from the log. A strange
crease appeared about the neck, just
back of the head, which found to be
caused by stout thong of leather,
about which the flesh of the serpent
had grown until it had sunk almost out
of view. Cutting this thong and re-
moving it, found attached to its under
side a copper plate which had been
heretofore hidden by the body Of the
snake, and on one side Of which was
scratched ID. Boone, April 10, ITO
/ split the log in two, and near the low
er end of the hollow / found where
there had once been an opening, but
long years ago it had been closed up
with plug made of oak wood, above
and over which the maple had grown
until it was almost concealed. The
dead appearance of the small portion
visible Of the oak plug, was all that
called my attention to its existence.
My theory OF the matter is this Daniel
Boone many years ago, probably on the
date recorded on this piece OF copper,
caught the snake, then young and small,
fastened the copper plate about its neck,
and imprisoned it within the hollow OF
the tree by the means of an oak plug,
where his snakeship had remained un-
til the day delivered him to the free
air and sunlight again" alah
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-01
A Good Dog.

A Philadelphia lady, now dead,
WHOSE accuracy of statement in any
other instance we should never have
doubted, told us the following story,
which seems too marvellous for belief:
Her mother was in the habit--as were
many ladies of that city in old times =
of making her own purchases of mar
keting. One morning an old gentle
man Of her acquaintance, similarly en-
gagged in buying, found that he had one
chicken too many for his basket, and
insisted upon transferring the fowl to
hers. When she brought home her
marketing and deposited it in the
kitchen, taking up the fowl, she handed
it to the cook, with the remark: Il
wish hal another chicken; it takes at
least two to make dinner" There
upon the family dog, which had been
stretched upon the window7sill, jumped
out of the window as If something had
attracted him. The dog stayed away
about half an hour, and came back with
chicken in his mouth, laid the burden
down, and retreated to his usual seat ON
the window-sill. The chicken was yet
warm, though dead; the dog had seized
it by the throat. It was not known
whose poultry yard had suffered. The
lady who told the story ate a piece OF
the chicken. Science Netcs.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-01
GOssip About Senator's.

One of the pages in the United States
senate gave in crisp style his opinion
OF some OF the members Of that body,
who are courteously alluded to as
statesmen. OF Senator Thurman he
said, He is good man. He whirls a
big bandana and blows his nose on
schedule. He is the snuff Senator.
There is only one thing he likes better
than Ramsey's jokes, end that is casino
Senator Bayard is very fine gentle-
man, and is good to the pages. His
weakness is good goers on the road He
Is like Grant and Bonner. Everybody
likes Blaine. He is just what You would
suppose him to be from the reports of
the newspapers. Hoar is good d-natured,
but somehow the boys don't hang to
him. Jones is brick. / made $50 on
one OF his speeches. Always got mon
ey, and trusts the boys with his errands;
have known rages to have $4,000 of his
money at one time. Ransom, of North
Carolina, is as good as the best. Cor
don and Lamar are pleasant, and Ben
Hill is not bad man. Wade Hampton
is fine fellow. The pages get $75 a
month. The boy that gets the Presi-
dents room is rewarded with $1,400 a
year: The perquisitcs for the pages are
considerable. A good one has no
trouble in making 800 month. A
complete book of the autographs of
congressman and heads of departments
brings $50. A page made $500 out Of
what was known as the deadlock pict-
Urea humorous sketch, While the
Electoral Commission was in session
the boys had good opportunity to
make something. They speculated on
the extra tickets the Congressman
shelled out. / knev boy who made
$50 off the bier of Charles Sumner. He
sold the flowers for $40. Wormley paid
him $40 for one bouquet. When the
casket was removed, he watched his op-
portnnity, and cut the fringe from the
bier. He sold it to the colored people
for $50, dealing it out in pieces. We
pick up good many relics. have the
inkstand President Grant used in per-
forming his last official act" And this
is the way these pious little pages turn
an honest penny.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-01
The Law or MatrImony.

Yesterday morning an old negro man
arrived in the city from st. Louis in
search OF his before-khe-war wife. The
old man went of into the war with his
master, but, undergoing q change DO
htically, deserted him and embraced the
emancipation cause, and now, after SO
long a time, he comes back to the
scenes OF his childhood. After making
a great many inquiries he learned that
his wife had married again and that
she and her husband were living down
on Second street. Arriving at the des-
ignated house the old man, stiff with
rheumatism, hobbled up the narrow
steps and fell against the door, which,
yielding to the weight of his body,
opened Sitting near the window was
a tall, bony woman. Near the fire.
place, rubbing fiddle with greasy
woolen rag, sat a man.
1t seems ter me like" said the Wis
itor, dropping down on trunk, shat
You useter be my wife afore de wah."
Bless de Lordl" exclaimed the
woman, "it's beginnin' to hitch onto
me in de same direction" r'AHa
"What does dis prankin' mean /" said
the last husband, dropping the rag and
throwing the fiddle ON the bed. "Splain
yourselves" 4.
"Dis oman useter be my nat'ral wife,
and I've come heah ter see if we can't
make some sorter 'rangements in re-
CARDS to it,"
sole man." said the last edition of
matrimony, "de bes' and mos p'lite
thing is for yer to go way an ten ter yer
business. Dis oman ant myself under
stands each oder putty tolerable well,
an de bes' thing is fer yer ter leve us."
Daniel said the woman, "when
yer was young yer was pretty squar
sort of feller, but now de rheumatic
have cotch yer, and fore God I doan"
wanter rheumatized man. Dan, you's
bow-laigged at de bes'. Sides all dat,
Use changed my ligion."
Let me sight yer to parable in de
law, 'cording to Blackstone" said the
second husband. g De frs deed and
de las will am de mos powerful. De
frs deed am subject to de las will.
Wasn't it deed when you married dis
'omanp Want de ack of marryin' her
o deedp"
"Tibber shoah," said the first hus-
band, rehectingly.
Want our marriage will? Want
it de 'oman's will dat she married me?
Answer de question squarly."
"Yes."
"Well, den, 'cordin' to de law, de
'oman's mine"
"Dats fac, Dan,p said the woman.
" "Aint yer gwine to give me no alum
money!" asked Dan.
De law don't mention that" said the
victorious husband.
Dan arose from the trunk and looked
around the room. A tear stood in his
eye. Suddenly his face frightened
" Gin me dat catfish over dar, an I'll
leave you"
" De law don't mention de fish, but
I'll gin it ter you"
Daniel picked up the fish, ran his fin
ger through its gills, and passed out
into the street.-Little Rock (Ark.)
Gasstte
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-01
NUMBER A.



SAMUEL BuTLER's 12-year-old son.
Fred. at Pittsford, VT, tried the exper-
iment Of hanging himself the other day,
to see II he could extricate himself
while suspended, and was strangled TO
death. M
Mrs. MONTAGUE once said to Sir
William Pepys, on seeing very awk-
ward man come into the room: aThere
is q man who would give one Of his
hands to know what TO do with the
other"
A POOR man, few years ago, pur-
chased piece Of ground at South Am
boy, N. j., and commenced selling the
clay that lies under its surface. He has
dug great shafts and tunnels, and is
said to have earned fortune OF $780,
600. iaNNsff4
SBERIA's first university - that of
Tomsk-will be opened during the pres
ent year, the Russian Grown Prince
taking part in the ceremonies. The
university viii probably be filed by the
great numbers of students recently ex-
lied. ..t.s IA el.ss
A PAMPHLET has been published in
Amsterdam pointing out TINT Holland
really has no claim to continue to exist
as an independent state. II urges that
the manifest destiny" OF the nation is
to be annexed by Germany, and that the
time is favorable for considering that
arrangement. a F'u0a1
THE suicide of Pennet, at Atlantic,
N. O., was accomplished by laying him
self at full length ON high bridge, with
his head protruding over the edge, ty-
ing one end Of long rope around his
neck and the other to a heavy stone,
and then dropping the stone, SO that its
jerk broke his neck.
"Is THERE an opening here for an
intellectual writer asked seedy, red
nosed individual Of an editor. "Yes,
my friend" replied the man of quilts;
a considerate carpenter, foreseeing
your visit, left an opening for you; turn
the knob to the right"
LIVERPOOL papers print the story of
one William James Mayor, respectable
citizen, who passed several years in
penal servitnde for burglary and an at
tempt to murtler, of which he has been
proved to be entirely guiitless. 1t was
case of mistaken identity, and no re-
dress for the injustice has ever been
deceived.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-01
EngIand's New Steel ships Of War.

Three steel-clad ships are, it seems,
at this moment building in the Govern
ment yards at Portsmouth, Pembroke
and Chatham. What their cost will ul-
timately be when completed it is too
early to make even a rough guess; but
the two larger ones, to be named the
Majestic and Colossus, are not likely,
SO far MS we Mt present know of the ex-
pensivc material of which they are to
be composed, to be finished and fitted
for sea for less than $1,000,000 apiece.
The least of the three, the Conqueror,
whose lines have been laid down at
Chatham, is to be some 1000 tons less
than her big sisters, but they are all to
be built on the model of the Infexible
turret-ship, and not of the old broadside
pattern, which seems, for some reason
or other, to have been abandoned for
some time past. The Majestic and
Colossus are to measure 9,100 tons, and
will, therefore, be considerably smaller
than the Infexible; but, as their armor
will be of steel, there is no necessity for
carrying 80 much of it. The Infexible
turret-ship carried twenty-four-inch ar
mored plates on her turrets, while it is
anticipated that the same amount of
protection will be afforded to the Colos-
sus and her sister by sixteen inches of
steel. Moreover, steel will be employed
in building the ships as well as in per
fecting them; and in this way it will be
possible to construct them upon finer
lines, while still remaining as strong as
broader craft of iron. A greater speed
will also result from this innovation; (;
and the Majestic and the Colossus, pro-
vided with engines of 6,000-horse
power, will doubtless realize speed Of
sixteen miles an hour under favorable
circumstances. Like the Infexible,
and the Ajax, and Agamemnon, our new
steel-clads are not to have their revolv-
ing turrets in line with the ship, as in
the case with the Thunderer and earlier
vessels of this type; but the two struct-
ures will be placed diagonally across
the deck, so that all the guns can be
fred right ahead of dead astern.-Lon
don Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-01
A GOODNIGHT SONG.

', 40 you safe, my hftie lore,
All through the night;
M In His encircling arms
Until the light.
h Is with you as kneel to pray;
| tht God keep you in His care alway.
h,dows creep like silent ghosts
About my head;
relf in tender dreams,
While overhead aifrn.
on comes stealing through the window bars
sickle cleaning mid the stars
|gh am so far away,
Feel safe and strong,
you thus, dear love, and yet
The night is long
scbbing heart the old fond prayer,
|htl Sweet dreams God keep you every.
arat