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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

IN Weighing the element of strength
attending the respective tickets. now
placed before the American people from
which To choose q Chief Magistrate for
the next four years, the San Francisco
Stock E1eharss. one Of the most fearless.
able and independent journals on the
Coast. arrives at the conclusion that
Hancock. in one respect, enjoys a
positive advantage; having no civil
record, he Is invulnerable to anything
like abuse or detraction. This il only
too evident from the onslaught made
upon him with reference 10 his action in
The trial and execution Of Mira. Surratt.
Nothing could moro satisfactorily ex-
hibit the strong vantage ground OF the
Democrntic candidate than such vapid
aud baseless accusation. Il shows
that the Republicans are being driven
10 the most desperate straits in order to
make even the semblance of an attack.
Such efforts will only Tecoil against
them. which being undeEsteod. they
will, Of course, resort 10 different
style OF tactics. The nomination OF
English Of Indiana for Vice President
is vast improvement over Arthur, the
Republican candidate. English does
not bring with him any of the gny
trapPings of military glory. never even
having served as Corporal o. Sergeant;
but as a civilian his record 10 clean
not unnssailable = only comparatively
SO. For il must be remembered that
the record Of no civilian ia positively
unassnilable. Arthur's record will
place him on the defensive. Having
been removed from the position of
Collector OF New York at the very
time Hayes announced his resolution OF
carrying out the reforms in the Civil
Service, he stands Pri0,d Jdeie condemn
ed. His nomination was notoriously
made AZ a concession to the Repubii-
can Colossus who strides with naughty
p, acock gait over tho Republicans OF
New Yo.k.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04


THE Stock Report thinks it's astonish-
Ing how much the reporters in. Cincin-
had Knew about tactics Of the capdi
dates before the Convention. They
had it all in n nutshell aud they tele-
graphed to- MS the entire programme.
how 1t was going to be worked and
what was to have been arranged, and
what Jim would do in case. Jack did
80 and 80. There was nothing In il,
however. Those Associated Press
sharties never have been known to
oIl the turn on a single event. They
are all gas aud CANNON. aud II they
weren't they wouldn't be retained u
week in the Association employ. Fn.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

TIE Times-Rsries learns from parties
just in from Jack Creek, that Billy
Egau, a coal. burner in that vicinity, is
supposed TO have been burnt to death
day before yesterday, while attending
his coal pits. Il is known that he was
working there alone, aud that he had
burnt in tho about GOO bushels OF. coal.
On Thursday last some ueighbors
went to his camp, and found tho
coal pits destroy ed cn ircly, and nothing
could be ascertained rs to Egan's
whereabouts. The theory is that while
arranging one OF the almost completed
kilns. he broke through and pcrishcd In
tho burning coal pile. A party left here
this morning TO mike thorough search.
and satisfy themselves whether or not
he has perishsd in tho horrible manner
supposed. ...
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04
EnEiInh VI. EnriInh.

On receipt Of the full report OF the
proceedings Of the Cincinnati Conven-
ton We discover that thu nominee for
Vice President is not James Z. English,
% CoNterticut, as VS. supposed, but W.
II. English, OF Indiana.
The Intelligent (D Press agert who
constructed the Specials sent to tAis
pspeh had probably overtsIed bis mas.
sive btsln durins sAs day. and having
exhausted hts snentsi capacity. in the
evening sent the following: Estates
down to Del. seconds the. nomination
English; his nomination witt probably
be unanimous: States are secondins
nomination English when called; Eng.
lish nominated for Vice President; ;
English nomination unanimous; at 5 p.
II. Convention adjourned sine dio."
Neither the initials OF the name Of
the nominee. nor the name OF the State
whence he hailed, being given, it was
but natural to suppose that James. f..
English was the man, be being the only
gentleman of that nnme who had pre-
viously been prominently before the
Convention as n candidate.
1t seemed strange to us that both the
nyminees should be drawn from the
East, but under the circumstances men
toned. colld not believe tho fact to be
otherwise.
While We hold Mr.. English of Con-
necticut in the most exalted esteem.
and could have most heartily supported
lin forthe position. We have NO hesitan-
cy in expressing our unqualified nppro-
val Of the sci, ction OF Western man
for the second place. after the first had
been awarded to tho East. Such u
course was the Gully just and equitable
one to pursue.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

The United States Treasury authori-
ties are in trouble because the only or
iginnl cheap money people, the cot,a-
terfeiters, are producing in large mum.
bers greenbacks nid National bank
notes which defy detection. Indeed,
the bole difference between the bogus
aud genuine is, the former are moro ar
tistic. and in many respects batter spec
linens Of ensraver's skill. The 500
counterfeits now in circulation are 90
perfect that many experts haro been
deceived by item. and they have been
iloated SO adroitly that secret officers
have not been able to obtain the slight.
est clue to their; authors. It is proposed
to call IN oil 800 bills, and to ask
Congress next Winter to authorize a
new ISSUE OF bank and Treasury notes.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

The Osceola correspondent 0. the
White Pine Ne~, says: Tho placer
mines have produced largely since the
water commenced running through the
canyons, md it has been proven con.
clusively that the enterprise OF our
water company in bringing the water Of
several large springs n distance Of about
eight miles to the miner, will be one Of
tho bos,rnying invrstmentsin in tho State
They will havo about 800 inches Of
water. quite sufficient for hydraulic aud
Sluicing purposes. Tho company will
have their work ready by next fall.
They have secured by purchase several
hundred, acres Of placer mining ground.
and will expend about $l5O,ooo in
bringing tho water upon il, but two
months work will reimburse them for
their outlay. p. .... .....
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

HARDEN DRowS, who murdered his
wife's mother over year ago, was
hanged at Huntsville. Missouri, In
the presence Of a greni crowd. This Is
the man who attempted suicide Mt Kan
sas City somo days ngo, IN accordance
with plan between himself aud wife 10
kill himself ut certain hour, but who
was prevented from carrying ont his
par, Of tho agreement by tho officers,
who, by choking, forced him TO disgor. .
heavy dose Of morphine. His wife
was moro successful, she having sbo,
herself with a pistol, rs wo reported
irom Kausas City at tho timo. 6..f
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

THE Ltadsr Of the 25th says: Antonio
Vasques, convicted Of murder in the
second degree, in tho killing Of jose
Gtrcia, was brought before Judge Rives
this morning for sentence. His at
toruey II. NJ. Beatty. moved for new
trial, on the ground that the Judge erred
in his instructions to to the jury. The
motion was overruled, however, and the
prisoner showing no rensun why he
should not be dealt with according Ia
law, was duly sentenced to ilfteen years
imprisoiiinent In the State Peueten,iary
Tho prisoner received his sentence
ccolly md without tho least sigr Of
emotion. preserving tho same sloical MI
OF indifference that characterized hi,
notions all through his trial.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

The recent outrage committed by a
Spanish cruiser upon an American yes.
sci on the high Heas, by arbitrarily
boarding and examining the same, hAa
at length produced tho desired effect.
Il bns been determined by the Govern.
Inopts OF tho United States, Great BRIT.
ain and Germany that these repeated
nggrossions by Spanish cruisers shall
come TO nn end. and ,heso powers will,
in the ovoht o. 9 repetition Of the ont.
RACES, ,-insis. not, only on the pSymen,
OF damages, but also on tho punishment
Of the Spanish officers by whom tho
offenses ma, tc committed.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

IN tho Cincinnati Convention, the
vote OF the Pacific States on the first
bHllot wns as, follows: California
Field 6. Thurman 3, Seymour ,. Hen.
bricks !; Nevada-T'ilden 8, Field 5;
oregon-Field 4. Tilden Q. After the
fist ballot, . conference Of the New
York and Ohio delegates was held, and
after the withdrawal Of tho Ohio mem.
bers FROM the meeting, W. @. Whitney,
son in auw Of Judge Payne Of Ohio,
withdrew tho na.ho OF tho latter as n
candidate, thus leaving those dclcga.
tions, which bad supported Payne. at
liberty to select another as their favor.
tie, 80 ,s51-.--
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

The Republican journals appear un-
nL!e to comprehend how a party can
hope to be successful in political cam.
paign, which nominates a Uuion. Gen
eral for it's standard bearer, aud elects
Rebel Brigadiers to Congress-. Such
radical dulInes occasions no surprise
among mcn Of conservative aud liberal
views, for II could not he reasonably e1-
pected that these fellows who have con-
stauly fought the wur If the rebellion
with their pens--for sixSerh years after
its final close. have thu cp ;,aciiy for
more than single idea. The saneuin.
AIRY garment still constitutes their entire
stock in trade. and with II as a winding
sheet, they will be cheeriully Inferred
In their political graves next Fall, aud
their places supplied with live men. en-
pnble OF recognizing 1.-Two and impor-
tant issues. Thinking men Of NIL
parties have arrived at the conclusion
that it is about time to suppress these
political Don Quixotes. consigniug them
and their wind-mills to tn, oblivion that
should have engnlphed them long wear.
ago. .. .'.r
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04
National Democratic Committee.


The following are the members of tho
Democratic National Executive Com
mittee: Alabama, Levi Lawlur; Arknn.
sas, john j. SUMTER California. j. T.
Farley Colorado, It. NJ. Patterson
Come cticut, William II. Barnum; Del.
aware. j. C. Grubb; Florida, Samuel
Pssco; Georgia, George G. Barnesi
Illinois, W. c. Goudy; Indians. Austin
IL. Brown; Iowa, NJ. NJ. Ham; Kansas.
Charles W. Blair; Kentucky. Henry d.
McHenry; Louisiana, d, +. Jones;
Maine, Edward ". thompson; Mary
land; o. p. Horsey; Massach usetts. Fred
o. Prince; Michigan, Edward Kanter;
Minnesota. z. II. Kelly; Mississippi,
W. ID. Martin; Missouri. John G.. Pra
ther; Nebraska. j. Sterling Morton
Nevada, j. G. Hngermin; New H,.rnp-
shire, A. n. Sullivan; New Jersey,
ORE stes S. Cleveland; New York. Abrnm
S. Hewitt; North Carolina, 81. W. Ran.
som; Rhode Island, Abner S. Barnaby;
South Carolina, +. W.Dawson; Tenncs.
see, Thomas O'Connor; Texas, ,. o
Stockdale; Vermont, ID. z. Snalley;
Virginia, Robert A. Goghii; West
Virginia, Alexander Campbell; Wis.
consin, W. F. Villas. Ohio. Oregon
aud Pennsylvania are to DO hereafter
appointed.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

"WoULDs'T you like to have bow7''
said the bold young archer a. they
snuntered down the field. and she muir
INJURED Yes" aud the absorbed archer
aid. What kind OF bow wotild you
prefer2" She quivered u little as she
r'plied nrchly. Il think 1 should prefer
rew." and then the young man took it in
and although he was an arrow. .chested
youth he went TO the target and heayed
bulls sigh. .....
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04
90 .E0fI q HTI.II 10 IsO
July, d. 1896"
A. l.,sre.,lss Case

Under tie above he4d the Leader Of
Saturday Bays: t'4.i. -' 'i "i'. ''.''
1.-The eSss Of Mary McLanshlin vs..
Woodruff Il Ennor. now on trial before
jury In the District Court. appears 10
be exciting great deal of int@sess. Dur
ing its progress the court room Is full
Of spectators. There is o long array OF
WITNESSES. including some Ave or six
physicians. Miss Mclaughlin claims
to have been severely injured by the
orerturninG Of ohe Of defendants CO aches
running froih Humboldt. Wells to
Cherry Greek, on the evening Of the
9th OF ottobcr last, aud she. for $40. .0OO
dAmases. Her attorneys arc the Hons.
Thu.. Wren and Geo. W. Baker. Those
ol The defendants nre J. L. Wines, OF
Elko, and Bishop & SaLiu. OF Eureka.
This, We believe. is the first appearance
Of Mr.. Wines before our District Court.
He has, however, nn. established home
reputation as being one Of the most able
and eloquent lawyers of the Elko bar.
he has certainly shown himself in this
case, an antagonist to bc respected by
the Nestors OF the Eureku bar. The
physiriaus to DO examined are Drs.
Owen, Thoma md Rockman for the
plaintiff. and Bishop and Williams for
the defense. With this strong array OF
talent in the case. both legal and medi-
cal, and the conflicting testimony. the
jury will have nice time in deciding
the matter to their own or anybody
else's satisfaction. 1t probably will
not be submitted to them before some
time on Monday next"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

i1r is thought the census OF San Fran.
cisco will show the Chinese population
in that city 10 DO about d, 600. Two or
three shuusutid have gone into the coun.
try to farm aud miaf. and several ,hou.
sand have gono East, principally to New
York City. ,..
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

Tax Leader says there are no less
than 900 idle men in Eureka and
many OF them half starved, and still
people will wonder wtyh Is dull with
such an army Of unemployed. 30
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

liz the case OF II. Sodlor Va. the as.
signces Of tho estate OF d. u. Immel,
Judge LEONARD, Of tho Supreme boncb,
decided that tho sssignmt mt was valid;
Beatty and Hawley concuIring.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

IT is rumorcd that the E. 6 P. r. r.
Co. intend shortly putting corps Of
surveyors into the 6eld, for tho Purpose
oflnying nut roIto south to the Color.
ndo' Although not yet positively de-
cided upon, 1t is thought the project
whl take shape this Summer. a5r -
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

The Lyon County Time, Of Saturday
says: On ThutsidJ afternoon = three
yearSold boy Arrived by stage frt III
Bodie, labeled l!hu bhrdle Of mer,
chHndisc. He was shipped by his SIS.
ter in Bodie to his mother in this city,
and came through safely, right side
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

The sum Of $4,000 has been sub.
scribed to the Stockton and Bodie Mar.
row Gauge Railway. ..r...,....
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

A vsHY fi1h quicksilver mine was
recently discovered IN Marion coauiy.
Oregon.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

The medicines Of DnSnAs Dtck 4 %. are
uneIcelled for elegance, purity and rclia-
bility. Their Seidlitine Seillitz Powders,
nro Ms pleasant ms Lemonade. Their soft
Capsules are world famous. SEQ Advt
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-04

.s.aaaiS =. ldy Js.J spieK 5mi
90 80 hQos e II2so-i ,n-s bsiS
asa b..a alj-iiei.uca l,4i ASA ,sm
IA =. ~. Y ad' .isdg hroaha si. tree
s1sGi sgH sfuIIs -anr3gg ssi - 600
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-05-27
The Old Time Plow...

In paper on the origin of the pillow,
DIR. Taylor states that the first agricul.
tural implements seems to have been
pointed stick four or Eve feet long, such
as many savage tribes still carry for the
purpose of digging roots, knocking
down fruits and urearthing animals.
Alta late date the stick was bent and
used as hoe, the point being hardened
by fire. In the Southern part of Swe-
den large tracts of land give evidence of
early cultivation, which is attri buted to
prehistoric people called by the natives
"the hacker" who are always associated
with the giants of mythology. and
whose rude Doe was FIR pole with a
short projecting branch.z There came
into use afterwards larger instrument
of the same kind, which was not used
like the hoe, but dragged by men or
oxen. Instances of this are to be found
in old Egyptian pictures and bas reliefs,
and it was probably the primitive idea
of the plow, which is of prehistoric
origin, evidences being found of its
early use among the Greeks, Egyptians,
and Chinese. 1t has from the earliest
times religious sanction. The next
improvement was wooden hook shod
with iron, and in the time of Virgil a
wheeled plow was in use, which differed
but liltle from the best in Europe a
century ago. fss ls9asss. % rss.3 go
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-05-27
Paper Leather.

The Pdper World describes new
kind of paper sizing which promises to
be exceedingly useful. Tits considers
bly, cheaper than ordinary size and has
the merit of making the paper water.
proof without discoloration. In one ex-
pertinent one hundred and eighty 1--WE
pounds of leather board we-e manufac-.
tured from hemp, which was made:
nearly fine in the engine, and then the.
new sizing added, mixed, precipitafed,
and beaten. fne.lg The. thin, s endless.
sheets were woven around cold cy7in-
der and when of sufficient Thickness
cut, removed, and dried in the sun.
Strips one-fourth of an inch thick,when,
dry and before rolling, were as plant as
most sole leather, and could be bent
square over without cracking. This
leather board can be made insoluble in
either hot or cold water. Apiece of III
not perfected, and not wholly imperyi-
Gus to water, one-fourth of an inch wide,
cut lengthwise of the. fibre. held up
seventy-seven pounds Of stone. By
rendering the same beard insoluble, the
strength was increasedz from seventy-
seven to two hundred and eleven pounds.
Leather paper of less thickness, made
in the same manner, is described as pli-
able, somewhat elastic, sapparently du-
rab'e, and suitable for the uppers of
shoes. G TEtff.A 4 E
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-05-27
New Way to :. Raise. Setter Dogs.

A good joke on a Rockville sporting
man has just come to light. Having 4
tine litter of setter pups-pedigree stock
--he was taking special pains to give
them good start in the world, i and to
this end it was his custom to rise from
his bed at.short intervals to feed them.
1t became rather tedious business for
hin TO "crawl OUT during the cold win
Ter nights TO attend to their wants, 80 he
tfied new plan, Setting pan Of milk
In warm corner behind the stove, he
went to bed, and in the small hours the
young CANNES called for food. Think
ing to make one job of it he rose in the
dark and carried the pan carefully to the
:EOedhouse, when Sc zing each pup by
the nape of the neck he thrust its nose
1ntp the pan, and when all had got To
stheir work" returned to his bed The
'he1t morning he was reused by his wife.
who wanted to know what in the world
a. had done with her bread pan. Inyes-
tigAtion followed; his wife had wet I'M a
batch of bread and set it behind the
stove to rise; this pan our "shot' had
carried to the pups, and they, after gore-
ing themselves with the dough, waddled
back to their warm nest. The yeast
was good and the puppies rose, looking
like 80 many mui5s With the head of the
animal used for trimming, while their
legs and tail sfesembled warts ON An
Early Rose potato. .14oA
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-05-27
Another Canal Project.

IL Paris Dispatch to the London Times.l
NJ. Lepinay, to whom the task of in
vestigsting the question of canal con-
Meeting the bay of Biscay directly with
the Mediterranean was committed, has
drawn up his report. The canal M.
Lepinay propose starts from Bordeaux,
and would emerge, after traversing four
hundred and six Kilometres, a. the
ancient port of Narbonne. The num-
Der of locks would be sixty-two,. their
length being one hundred and fifty
metres, SO as to allow the passage of
ships one hundred and thirty-four
metres long. The depth is 8. so metres,
and the breadth, where the canal is of
single width, is fifty-six metres at the
surface of the water, and eighty metres
where 1t is double. the aggregate length
metres, or As per cent. of the whole
length. M. Depinayi estimates that
with the aid of engines of 500 toll, 1000
horse power, an average of fifteen kilo-
metres an hour might be attained land
in this way the journey from bordeaux
tqNarboune might be made in abont
osty-eight hours, loss of fonr hours
IAN average in waiting for the depart
aurss included. From sea to sea, the
journey would take tifty-four hours,
thus making the voyage from Malta
to Brest matter of four days gain for
steamers going thirteen kilometers an
hour, and of nearly thirty hours for the
large packets, making twenty-six. The
'11f&mated cost is $50, 600, 900 francs
saving to navigation, were this en-
prise carried out in the manner M.
RiDay proposes, would be q distance
300, 1900, and 1900 Kilometres
h sea to sea; from Bordeaux to
- .eires it would be no less than
10 kilometres.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-05-27

SwoJ /. l 3 I; # q
among hehfeEaeeetpreduc 9f @{p15iSS
ham mana fzc5nfeH a the eS6{fekd&h'
century. Of found ries for can1op there
were nofie.t .gTbere exists, Y Nj. Jlefif'
writes, sssas populaf. error among t10sA
who knowa0urzstownzhn Init imperfektlyA
picturiDg Birmingham as. 9rimy ,,Hiths
the denses ssmok ker of : sfurla ees.ssech hoinr.
with tho clAnk0r of forges Sleaming with
great firesss$ No picture .of the town -
could be Mid0t Of the mari. q ScarceIy b
bar ofpie Of iron has ever been smeited
within it's boundaries;s there was 8
solitary sfurnace zt Aston, where the
blast was blomu BY a water-wheel, and
one eIof the, first, steam engines in thls
neighb hb0rh0od was erected to supply Its.
pjacey Even this furnace was blown
out before 1913, and some cinders from
its cal 3 were, cut and polished by an In
genious townsman, who "sets them in
rings and brooches, and sold them as
fragments of Pompey's Piliar.o The
name itself by which the great ipdustf5
of the town in its many branches. was.
known during the eighteenth century
sufficiently indicates its character. The
trade of Birmingham was the "toy
trade" and the great factory at Soho
was established in 1764 by Matthew
Boulton for the making of "toys.n
This word derives its current meaning
from an original use for !" petty com
modities or triHes,''s and In its trade
sense represented buckles, clasps, chains
and an endless variety Of small articles
of hardware .ssssssS 80 s. h1
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-05-27
Blowing Out Kerosene Lamp.

A very common method ofextinguish-
ing . Kerosene lamp is to turn down tn g
wick until only q minute fame is visi-
Bile and then blow down the chimney.
This is the. most dangerous practise.
being very frequently the cause Of ex.
plosi0n. People who use kerosene lamps
should make it an absolute rule never
to attempt to extingIish a lighted lamp
in that way. 1t is just as easy to blow
into the lower end of the chimney as
the top. except that the person blow
ing is required to stoop little to do it.
But the best way to extinguish the
Light is this: Turn the light up to full
height. Then, with your mouth upon
q level with the top of the chimney, nd
about foot or more from it, blow hori-
zontally over the top and the light will
go out instantly. The blowing draws
the air from the chimney, and without
air, combustion cannot be sustained !:
hence the light goes out, : 7 = = s.