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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26
News Notes.

The Secretary of the Treasury has
made call for tho redemption OF $780,
600, 900 of $50 bonds of 1865
Competition among the BARRIERS Of
Reno has reduced the price OF shaving
to II cents and hair cutting to 25 cents.
Ben Stern of Gold HILL is getting up
q homographic chart OF the members of
the Legislature and state officers.
There has been 100000 fire in
New York, which will cause the sus-
pension of several insurance companies,
AM an advance in the rates OF insur-
auce.
The Leader says the Phoebe stage got
lost in snow storm on Tuesday after
leaving Hamilton for Eureka, and after
wandering around for about half day
had to return to Hamilton, where it ar-
rived next day at 2. N.
The papers contain accounts Of fre-
qucnt accidents from the coasting OF
boys in the streets. 1t is generally
the passers by that are the sufferers,
hut tho other day boy by tho name
Of Cornado had his thigh broken in
Virginia City.
A bill has been passed in our State
Senate prohibiting the use of the Capt..
tol building for anything else except
Legislative purposes. 1t is understood
that tho object Of this bill is to compel
the government to erect building for
United States Court House, for which
purpose it has hitherto been renting the
capitol building. II the occupancy Of
the capitol duilding for that purpose
does not interfere with its use by the
State, aud as the terms OF the court arc
not held whilo the Legislature is in
session we should suppose that it would
not, we do not see why tue State should
not rent tho building for that purpose,
and consequently with the information
TINT we have on the subject We arc un.
abie to see the ptopricty OF this bill.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26
Information wanted.

A special committee hos been ap.
pointed in the Nevada Senate In con.
neoiion with the consideration Of the
F"ros and Frcights Bill to gather inior.
nation in regard to rates charged, dis.
elimination between different points.
etc. by tho Railroad Companies In this
state. An invitati is given to merch.
"nss and others having information in
regard to those matters to communicate
1t to Tho committee, which Consists OF
N J. westerhold. Chairman and Soma.
tors Moder and Thompson, to either
one OF whom communications can DO
addressed.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26
(nptured.

l.. o. Hall tho clerk who stole Si0,.
700 from the London and San Francisco
Bunk short time ago has been captur.
ed at Hong Kong. The steamer that
ho sailed ON went first to Yokohama in
japan, Mt which place the officers had
been notified by telegraph of his ex.
pected arrival. AS therc is no extra
dition treaty With Japan he was not
permitted to land there but was kept
on board tho vessel until her arrival at
Hong Kong which is an English port,
where he was arrested md in due time
will bo sent back to San Francisco.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26
NEVADA LEGISLATURE.
NINTH sEsSION.
Sennte.
CARSON, Jan. 10th, 1879.

SAAoONB UNI. AObug
Mr.. Boardman, Chairman OF the Ju-
dietary Committee. reported back SEN
ate bill No. 1, An Act to amend an Act
entitled an Act to secure leins TO me.
chnnics recommending its passage.
Also Senate bill No, Z, An Act to pro-
hibit riotous and unlawful proceeding
upon mining property, with an amend
ment to Section 4, recommending its
passage as amended.
The COMMITTEE on Claims reported
Senate bill No. IL. with recommends.
tion that IL do net pass.
Committee on EnIollment reported
concurrent resolution No. !, nnd joint
resolution No. 10, correctly enrolled.
By Boardmnn-That Secertury pro-
cure certain blanks for the use Of com
Inittecs. Adopted
Stone-That the Secretary of State
have Sufficient letter heads and envclops
printed for the Use of the Senate.
Adopted.
MIR. Cassidy moved to refer claim
OF tho MiucralOSist to the Committee on
Claims. Carried.
Messages we're received from tho As.
seub!y notifying tho Senate OF the
pass 40 at certain resolutions.
by Stone-Au Act relating TO cleo
tiouS.
Dayton-Au Act concerning statistic
nj iniOrmntiOn.
by Farrcll-An Act To- amend Section
4, OF nh hct To provide revenue. Re
ferred to Ways and Ncaus Committee
Comins-An Act To provide for the
payment Of certain indebtedness OF
White Pine county. Referred to the
delegation.
Adjourned.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26

The velocity OF light is lSG, 800 miles
per second. aud that of electricity on
an ordinary wire is about 10000 miles
per sccond.-Eko IadpcHGcm.
Who told yon? II wo knew we
should make il warm for him. It
seems that We are never to be allowed
to have a sensation on hand Lu, some
prying scoundrol manages to steal il
and givo II TO the independent. We
shall be n little more cautious about
whom wo tnko into our confidence
hcreafter.-ReHo Gazette.
Too bad for a rnHu TO hido his light
under bushel and then have il 0tolen,
We had not the slightest idea il was
stolen property, and lcns, Of all that il
belonged to tho GdsSRe.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26
Genera, Grant Accepts.

That was remarkably thin pretense
Of General Grant and his friends, that
he had nn idea Of going to India by the
usual conveyances instead of going
deadhead in u government vessel. And
considering the fact that there was no
probability of anybody believing the
story, it is q little strange that it
should have been gotten up. But an
other remarkable thing has occurred in
this connection, and that rs that Grant,
who is to be the first man ever elected
President Of the United States for
third term. has actually condcscended
to apologize for accepting the invita-
tion to go in government vessel, just
as il il was not one Of his inherent
rights to do 50. He has even gone 10
far as to explain that lie will not re-
quire the government to board him.
nor furnish him with wine during the
trip, and that il he should want to
make an inland journey somewhere or
for the vessel to carry him, he will make
use OF tue usual cUnveyances aud pay his
own expenses. and the vessel then will
of course only be required to wait until
the General and party are ready to pro
ceed, when they will again be taken on
board Of the vessel which VIC have al
ready been informed has been gorge
ously fitted up for bis especial accom-
mediation and whose officers have been
selected with view of making every
thing as pleasant as possible to the
august parsonage who is to be enter
tuined.
This explanation of Grants is very
great surprise to the country, and is
remarkable as being the first instance
Of his ever having condesccnded to
anything of that kind.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26
Revision or the New Testament.


A number of English and American
Biblical scholars have boen engaged
for several years in making a revision
Of the New Testament, aud it is now
announced that the work has been
completed and is about to be published.
1t has long been IN admitted fact
among theOlogians that q revision OF
tho scriptures is very much needed.
But the matter has been delayed as long
taken by many persons that the ac-
knowledgement Of the fallibility OF our
version of the scriptures must to a
certain extent raise the question Of the
authenticity Of all that is claimed to be
revelation. This objection has at last
been overcome. and there is now O
good deal OF speculation in regard to
what changes have been made in the
text Of the old version, some of which
have been reported in advance OF the
publication OF the work.
lis said that one OF the changes is
the stricking out. as saperious. of the
last twelve verses of the Gospel by
Mark. There is no doubt but that if
an ciTor; is made, and there is tho will
to do it. there is 10 great difficulty in
getting evidence to affect the authen-
ticity of any part OF the scriptures.
The particular portion of the twelve
verses of Marks Gospel which have
been stricken out, that was Abe essential
part, is understood TO be the following:
"He that belicveth and is baptised
shall be saved, hut he that believeth
not shall bc damod."
There being no other passage in the
Bible that expresses, like this one does,
in general terms n condemnation for
unbelicf it has long been felt to DO in-
consistent with reason and justice, and
the striking it out will doubtless provo
a very polite more.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26
FrcightS mud EarcH.

There have been sevcra! bills intro
duced in tho Legislature Oh tho above
subject, but we have seen copy OF only
one of them and therefore are un-
able to judge OF their relative merits.
Tho bill We have seen is that intro
duccd i'll the Senate by Mr.. Boardman.
One respect in which we think this bill
should be amended is that in which no
allowance is made To common carriers
for loading and unloading freights, but
are only allowed to charge the same
rate for transporting goods n short dis.
tancc rs Il long distance. which is clearly
not just. IL is true that it is not AS
great an injustice as the Railroads are
committing in making tho rates for
transporting goods n short distance
compensate thom for low charges on
through frnights, but it Is nevertheless
an injustice OF the same nature. and in
!tgislating upon this question what is
necessary above all things is To guard
against being influenced by spirit of
retaliation, because that is lust wba,
has repeatedly caused the failure OF
Railroad Legislation in other States
and will certainly have the samo effect
here.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26
Crumb Picker

Ir is noted us n curious fact by Sir
Samuel Baker that negro has never
been known to tame an elephant or any
other wild animal. The elephants omp.
loyed by the ancient Carthaginians and
Romans were trained by Arabs or Car.
'haginians. never by negroes. A person
might travel all over Africa and never
see wild animal trained or pettod.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26

A very important move towards lesis.
laiion on polygamy has been made by
tho nsreemcn, Of tho judiciary com.
mittoc Of tho United States Senate ON u
report defining polygamy and proyidin. /.
that any person prncticing or believing
In poFgamy shall bc disqualified from
jury duty.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26
4 Good NH.

Our Representative, Mr.. Mayhush,
has introduced bill in tho Legislature
providing TINT tho counties Of this
State shall be divided into districts for
the purpose Of electing one County
Commissioner for ench district. This
is the law in California and is the only
way in which to insure tho representa-.
ton Of NIL parts Of the county in the
Board OF Commissioners.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26
Camp or Fort.

There Is on order OF the War Depar,
mcnt changing tho designation Of
military posts form Camp to Font.
Seven or eight years ago tho desigun.
ton was changed from Fort to Camp
and now II is TO be changed back again
TO Foit ltis hardly worth while for n
person to make All effort to get used to
using the new namo because IL is liable
to no changed ngain soon. judging the
future by the past.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26

The Kansas City 7Ymse Is agi.ating
tho proposition OF ceding that city, To-.
goiher with striy Of adjacent territory,
TO Tho State OF Kansas. II argues that
by i!s namo tho city ought TO belong TO
Kansas; that tho boundary between
tho two States Is nm obstacle. aud the
only obstacle TO tho material progress
Of tho city: that tho greater part Of tho
irado Of the city comes from Kansas
and II claims or pretonds 10 claim that
'ho osssion would meet with universal
APPRECIATION, not only in Kansas, bl
In kansas City.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26
snow on the Mountains.

The depth Of snow on tho mountains
at present Is M follows: Truckec, 20
inches; Summit. 30 inches: Cisco, As
inches; Emigrnnt Gap. 30 inches, Blue
Canyon. ~ inches; Alta, 20 inches:
Gold Run, 20 inches; Cclinx. 10 inches.
The lcpih Of snow nt this iimo last
season was about the same as II il now
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26
The Mormons In Washington

George q. Cannon the Mormon dele.
cato to Congress is making a strong
effort to secure legislation giving i'm.
munity to tho polygamists OF Utah
against tho action of tho Law OF Con.
gress of 1863, Arguing that the fact
that the law has remained dead letter
since that time would make tho sudden
enforcement OF tho law now unjust.
iic wants law passed fixing future
date prior TO which tho law slnll not
DO operative. There is also n dolcga.
tion OF Mormon women ia Washington
working for the same object. who have
had an intotvied with Mrs. Hayes OH
tho subject, but IL appears they have
not received much encouragement from
her. It's probable however that q law
OF tho kind referred to will bo passed.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26
Trout Migration In the Truckcc.

Tho advance guard OF tho migration
OF the trout from Pyramid Lake to
their spawning ground on the head
waters Of tho Truckco river has arrived
as far as Clark's. Tho State journal
says they travel very slowly and that
II will probably DO two or three weeks
before they get up ms far MS Reno, u
distance Of iwonty miles from where
ihey now nre.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26

Miss Walker OF Brecon Mill Canada
diod suddenly on Jan. 18th. Her lover.
upon hearing Of her death cut his throat; !;
aud her mother, on seeing tho dead body
Of her daughter dropped dead.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26

TnE Srirer State says IL is rumored
that Spaniard, who has been pros.
pcciing in the Paradise mountains, has
discovered n quartz ledge within mile
OF so OF Spring City, tho groupings Of
which assay 81. 100 TO the ton silver.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26
An Honest Ncwsboy.

A San Francisco nowsboy gives no.
uco in tho Po't that lic will return a
hvo dollar gold piece TO the man who
gave II to him by mistake for quarter
Of u dollar.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26

Iuterest paid on ordinary and Tcrm Deposits,
Deposits received IN sums Of 81 and upward,
Loans made on approved real estate, bondr,
Socks, etc. Stocks, currency and silver hnngLt
and sold. Exchange for sale Uu all tho prineis
uNa cities Of Europe aud the Orient.
2i.u A. W. WHITE. ssstAS
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26
OLD,
TRIED,
AND
TRUE.


People are getting acquainted-and thoss wh
10 not ought TO be-vlth the wonderful nCrits
hat great American Remedy. tho
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26
VIRGINIA SAVINGS BANK,

No. ~ souTn C sTREEr.
OAPI ......................s 100000
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-01-26
w BEST TOHiG IN USE.

These Bitters IIO not 0i.IU dis
HnguisIL Themselves bV Vtheir fla
cor and aromatic odOr ADORE all
others generally used, 6ut are at
the same time an e.rcPilent tonic
and an eHicdciOUs stiIHuldnt to
excite the appetite. They are
prepared from the most choice
and tOHOieaonie herbs and roots,
and hare given UniccrsdI Satis-
faction tchcrcper tried. Th0u5-
dnds Of dUsDeptics hare Toitn..
relief through their use, ana
physicians recommend them for
tho cure Of all diseases of
tho Blood and Liver, and
irregularities or the digestive
organs.
Headache, Blliousness, and Constipn-
uon, General Debility and loss OF appetite,
arc all caused by the arrangement OF the
Stomach, Liver and other funcilonRrics OF
tho system. Tho IXL Blttcrs hnvc been
successfully used and nre warranted To
alleviate tho sufferer In ali the above cases.
FSTs7he T.TL Bhtcrs are sold only=5sso
IN OiaSS 10 sell other thin ne S~~
genuine article ont Of our Loiii6S IL felony
and rc ,cM rhcn dciscfci, j,roWcutc such
pdTtiei TO The ItH CJtcnt Of The to1s.
Read Physicians Certificate on
each Bottle.
ErcTy family siOHi, hare them IN The lou
Sold et,.rttrbcTg.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-19
THE CHINESE IN CANADA.

The Chinese question is being agi-
tated I'M Canada, and discussed in the
Dominion Parliament. A member of
the House of Commons at Ottawa, said
IN speech, that Chinese laborand immi-
migration was the MOST important ques-
sionaffecting the PacificCoast Apetition
was presented which stated that there
are 5000 Chinese in British Columbia,
whose presence menaced the prosperity
/. OF the country. The matter was re-
rferred to. a committee, and, it is not i'm
probable that bill will be introduced
J, and passed restricting, or perhaps pro-
hibiting, the immigration of Chinese to
the British possessions in North America.
Meantime, while the people Of the Pa
cifc Coast, from Mexico to Alaska, are
endeavoring tosget rid of the Chinese,
Louisiana planters are asking that ne
be made with Chinese Com
panies for 1000 Cinnamon to take the
I places of the negroes, who are leaving
the South for Kansas and other North
FERN States.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-19

By authority of the Postmaster Gen
sral, paper called the Citizen Soldier,
published at Washington, and contain
ing much valuable information to pen
sioners and others, was refused trans
mission through the mails at the same
rate of postage accorded to other news
papers. The publisher of the Citizen
Soldier, who served in the Union Army,
called the attention of Congress to the
matter, and the Sanate, on motion of
Voorhees,, adopted a. resolution direct
ing General Key to give his reasons for
barring the Citizen Soldier from the
mails. This aroused the anger of the
valiant General, and in his reply to the
Senate he says, "It is not within the
province of the legislative branch to di-
rect an Executive officer of the Govern
ment to furnish, his reasons for the per-
Torrance of duty devolved upon him
by law" He Immediately, however,
repents this rash answer, feeling, no
doubt, that the public do not look for
much dignity in man who changes his
professions for office, and apologies by
"supposing that it was not the inten-
ton of the Senate tor direct him to fur
nish reason, but to give information
relative to the subject matter of the
resolution" and then states that the
4 Department considered that the Citizen
Soldier was designed primarily for ad-
vertising, and therefore ehargable,
Under the Act of July, 1876, with extra
postage, and that, at the request of the
proprietors of the paper, the matter
was referred to the Attorney General,
/ where it now awaits his consideration.
1t is believed. that the Citizen Soldier
was excluded from the mails at the in
stance of pension agents and others,
who wanted pay for the information
which it furnished gratiutously.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-19

The papers grew dull, and instead OF
serving up man for breakfast every
morning, or recording the winnings OF
Poker Jack, or Rattlesnake Dick, sub
stituted religious columns, or rolls OF
honor of the Sunday school scholars.
There was no longer zest to life, and
about the only occupation lett was TO
pre-empt section Of the circle around
a saloon stove, and with some sympa-
thizing comrade, recall the memories OF
the past, the argonautic days OF the
brush wood shanties on the verdure
clad slopes of the Sierras, when he was
young, and stout of heart, when he
toiled in the gulches during the day,
and was soothed to slumber at night by
the signing winds that sang natures
melody through the branches OF the
stately pines. How he longed to repeat
the experiences, yet remembered that
thirty years had lapsed since he first
tried his luck with pick and pan, IN
that delightful region
But now change has come DER the
spirit of his dream. There are whispers
of another country where placers
abound with the yellow gold, and he
reads with avidity the tales of the
wealth of northern region. The name
sounds we'll" Yankee Fork that is
euphonious to his ear and reminder of
the nomenclature of the California
rivers. 1t is out of the way, too, there
are. no railroads stretching their iron
bands in that direction, and the wilder
ness invites him. He hears of old
pards who have already started, and he
grows anxious. The warm days are
propitious for tramping, and he guesses
that there may be something in the re-
ports. He is very nearly worn out, in
other peoples Judgment, but his spirits
are indomitable, and the chances to
make stake are as fascinating to his
mind now as they were quarter of a
century ago, and in a few days he will
be ON the road, in company with many
of his kind Poor fellow! it will be
perhaps the last of many similar jour
neys that he has undertaken, the last
except the long journey to the UNI
known land, where he may discover the
realization of that heaven, where the
good prospector always strikes it rich,
where the highways and byways are
paved with gold, and the bedrock is
never barren
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-19
CHEW JAcKsoN's Best, Swest Navy
Tobacco nov20-7S-ly.


1t is the duty of every person who
has used Boschees German syrup TO
let it's wonderful qualities be known to
their friends in curing consumption,
severe coughs, Group, asthma, pneuno-
MA, and III fact ali throat ahd lun5 aus
eases. NO person can US; IL WITHOUT
Immediate reilei. Three does Will re-
lieve any case. and we consider 1t the
duty OF all druggists to recommend 1t
to tue poor dying consum. tive, at least
to try one boctle, as 1900 dozen bot
ties were sold last year, and no one
case where it failed was rtpJrted. such
a medicine as tAe German Syrup cannot
be TOO widely known. ASS your drug
gist about 1t. Sample bottles to try
sold at 10 cents. hs, ula SIC 10 cents
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-19
THE OLD PROsPECTOR.
The season at watch His Thoughts
Turn to, New Diggin%s.
[From tile Eureka Leader

From The Eureka Leader
SIN the Spring" to alter an.old quo
tation, the thoughts of the. prospecter
turn lightly to new diggings, and he
becomes restless, and prepares himself
for tramp to that country which. he
has been in search of for so many years;
that region where surface placers
abound, with rich streak OF gravel on
top, coarse gold on the bedrock, and it
a pitching. Quartz veins and silver
lodes are all very well in their way, but
to the old-timer it's prosaic sort of oc-
cupation, and one that he engages in
under protest. If it wasn't for the
element of chance, the bare possibility
of striking it rich, he would have
quilted it long ago. True, he has fol-
lowed. up all the excitements, from
White Pine to Phoebe, and from the
Black Hills to Bodie, but they did not
pam out WELL Deadwood was prom
Using, and he had great hopes in that
direction, but the tender-heels dis
gusted him, their economical habits and
small-bit customs were too much for
his lordly impulses, and he returned to
the congenial bar-rooms Of Eureka,
almost persuaded that the last of the
Eel Dorados had been discovered, and
that nothing was left for him but to
live in the glories of the past, and
calmly await the time when the familiar
saying of "One of the old boys gone :"
would be applicable to his case. 1t was
a sad state of affairs for the grizzled
pioneer. The times were changed, and
he felt himself out Of place: He had
fled to the grey and barren mountains,
and midst the deserts, thinking that
civilization would not follow him, but
he was disappointed The churches,
for which he always professed a pro-
found respect, but never attended, grew
numerous, amusements changed, and
fairs and festivals, concerts and ex-
hibitions replaced the old-time fam
! dango and wandering theatrical troupe.