The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-08

New York.
Mark Twain pays taxes on sG7. $50 in
Hartford. Connecticut.
The Mechanics Bank at Montreal,
hus suspended payment. ....a
! The Boston Herdh says Frank Muir
phv is giving the Californians tafry.
BY a recent census il is shown that
the population of Baltimore is 32l ,7I5.
Daniel Campbell. Of Clark county.
has been nominated for Governor by
the Iowa GrccnLackers.
The Cincinnati Enquirer hints at
possible combination between Thurman
aud Hendricks looking to 1850.
Judge Lynch has been holding high
carnival at bakersfield. Cal. The
loakum brothers, charged with the
| murder of two men named Johnston
and Tucker, We're the victims.
Secretary McCrary will retire from
the Cabinet about the lst OF September
nc&t aud uccep; the United States Judge
ship for the Eighth Circuit, i'll place Of
Judge Dillon who has decided to re.
sign. .."-
The Sophomore Class Of the Califor-
mia State University were expelled yes
toriay for refusing to give the names of
the members guilty OF issuing an
obscene bogus Junior examination pro.
! GrnmInc.
The Marquis Of Lorne is about to
send young Canadian sculptor OF
promise. Mr. +. Dunbar of Guelph, tu
Italy f.r a course of some years study.
The Marquis in that act commences to
"sculp" out an honorable nnme for
himself. Patent secured.
Several members of the General A.
senbly of Virginia. have refused To-
| draw $50 apiece allowed for attend.
anco upon the extra session OF the Leg
| islatnrc. The Chicago Timss heraIds
this as a proof that patriotism has not
| perished from tho face Of the eaIth.
1t is the opinion Of the Cabinet tha,
under the law. Mr. Lads must secure
and maintain navigablo depth Of
water, hot only in the jctty channel
! proper but through the pass above the
! jrttics. before ho can draw upon the
Treasury for his respective payments.
y contradiction is authorized Of the
statement several times printed llIut the
/ President has decided not 10 approve
the trlingS OF taa court uf inquiry in
! the FitH John Porter case. and that he
will refer them for examination and re
| vision To the Judge Advocate General
OF the rrmy.
In Chicago preparations are being
made to take down the telegraph wires
and bury them in the ground. The new
scheme involves the running OF the
wires through iron tubes. the wires be
ing wrapped with cotton and the tubes
filled with parailine oil, so as To secure
complete insulation.
The farmers of the Eastern States
complain that because OF the chenp
through rates on the railroads from the
far West the Eastern farmers are con
fined to dairy farming and gardening.
and assert that they arc taxed 10 make
MP tho deficiency Of charges for bring.
ing forward western crops.
And now an Ogden man finds il nee.
cssnry 10 c"Ine before the public in u
card IN which ho disowns his wife for
having left his bed aud board. The
fortunate mans former better half 4"
sails under the euphonius cognomcn of
Laura Ann Harris Vladimir. oh, Fred.
crick WadL linan you must have been.
a HAnnIsoS county, Ky. jury has
decided thut IL a man shoots ut another
misses him and kills third. lac should
not ho punished. lie goes free because
he did not kill the right man. The law.
ycrs in tho defense nrgued that il he
had killed tho man lie shot ut he could
not Le punished either, as il would have
oaen clear case Of sclf.dcfrnso.
st Louis RpULiicaa: can Indian
having been hung OH Friday for the
murder Of ChinamOn. it is perhaps on
tho programme OF Pacific Coast novel
ties to hang white man some day for
the murder OF u Chinanian. We might
nss for the hanging of whitc men for
numbering Indians. but thnt is rpflne.
ment Of civilization the country is
hardly prepared for yet"
A doLD amalgama,or IL now on cxhi.
bition in San Francisco. The papers
say 1t amnlgamatos earth, gravel. pulp,
mill tailings and black sand readily.
and in most thorough manner. II Is
the invention OF Mr.. Elkins, and is
styled the loss Amnlgamator." Its
construction Is exceedingly simple, and
IL Is portable, weighing but 500 pounds,
and can bo run either by hand, horse or
steam power. II has rotary pump
attached, which enables Il TO ure the
water an indefinite number Of times,
and will, consequently, DO found inval.
uablo whore that article IL aonroc. The
cost OF running does not exceed twenty
fivo cents per ton In excess Of handling
tho material. The loss Of precious