The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-22


Manley Stevens sho; his wife and
John House, Saturday near Detroit, and
then killed himself.
Powuing Of the Jou-Ha! has one more
chance \ temperance reform club is
aourisbiug in Reno.
Nine persons were drowned and much
property destroyed Thursday night, in
Dakota, by 4 water spout.
North Adams, Mass, has been visited
by 3 heavy freshci AID the damage by
the food is considerable.
/ member of the Sunday School
Excursion Party is cleaning out the
saloons in Virginia City.
Sutro says positively that water from
the Comstock lode vill be received in
the Tunnel by the lst OF July.
Many persons were killed yesterday
AT Stettin, Prussia, by the bursting OF
the boiler 2! the steamer OrpAeus.
A W~innemrcca diasy, attempted sui
eide at HAT place. Saturday, but the in
eIorable stomach pump deereed other
wise.
No new developments in regard to
the Wheatland mystery have as yet
come to hand. The girls are decidedly
better.
LAWRENCE oTs HALL, tie abscoud
ing clerk Of the London and San Fran
cisco Bank. vas sentenced 10 five years
il tho peniteutiary.
The Inaugural running meeting of
the Chicago Jockey Club began Mon
day. 3Ioil!e MCCARTHY, Clara D and
Lottery participated.
Dancing, fireworks, picnic, w-est-
ling, horse racing, speaking aud u big
howiizer will enthuse the patriots OF
UnionTille on the Fourth.
Reynolds, the convicted polygamist.
has been taken from Salt Lake to the
Nebraska Pen~etsntisry, to serve ont u
term Of two years imprisonment.
Great excitement is caused in French
and Dutch Guiana by extraordinary
finds OF gold lately, and n dcposi, OF
Head aud silver has been discovered on
the Thames river, New Iceland.
The will Of Isaac c. Batoman has
been filed for probate. The estate is
valued at $4,000 in stocks Of various
kinds, and is left to lis wife and SON,
with legacies to his Dieces.
A WAsHIScToS special correspondent
says that the President will promptly
veto the Judicial Appropriation bill.
The prospects are in favor Of an ad-
journmcnt and another extra session Of
Congress within two Beeks.
Tho steamers Herald end SDnoma,
running between San Francisco and
Sonoma creek, collided on the bay
Monday morning near the creek. The
bow of tho SohOma was stove in. and
sho sank in a few minutes. The pas.
sengers were saved.
TnE important political even. Of the
day is the attitude Of the Sun toward
Tilden. 1t expresses a willingness 10
accept Tildeu again as the Democrats
standard bearer in 1880. Tho Sun be.
ing regarded rs the most Intelligent aud
influential newspaper in Now York. it,
u]ttornncts attract great attention.
DETECTIVES have discovered evidence
which seems TO directly iinplicate q
negro named Williams. as the perpo.
traitor Of The outrage upon Id Dunn
and Cora Hoslep. at Wheatland. He
WAS taken to the county Jail, at Mnrys,
willie, TO avoid danger Of lynehing.
Both girls are now likely to recover
from their injuries.
Az old Nevada miner. who has jus.
returned to Tuscsrors from Yankee
Fork, says the country Is ovorrun nnt
oyer estimated, and that twelve months
hence will DO q better time to start foi
that region, than ut present. IL,
thinks. however. IL will eventually be
come q great mining oud business con
ter.
Monroe shoppleman's drunken fur
In wahoo, H., consisted in frightening
women. lie pointed a revolver at sev
oral In tie street, and was greatly pleas
cd when they screamed aud ran away.
One was pluekier than tho roRt, ant
would not stir; so he stuck the muzal.
OF tho weapon into her mouth ant
laughed heartily when she tainted. Iii,
next hilarious exploit was TO try how
close he could FIRE at woman'a head
without hitting hor, and tho result wa
n dangerous wonnd. Then nm onrngot
tonn killed him with n single blow Of .
! boayy club.