The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-11
HrsritisG:
GRANT is in Florida.

Sacramento is overTun with trnmps.
Leadville produced SI2,O32. .sOs last
year. ... ..... ....... ..... .r.. a.
Excessively cold weather continues in
Canada. s.r .s.v -.....- ..
The past year has been very pros
porous one for Chicago.
Cornell, the new Governor OF New
York, was inuugur ited OH the LIST. .
General Hatch and party arrived at
Indian creek, Colorado. on the Itt. -
Feed is plentiful in Ventura county.
Cal Stock nien are jubilant over the
prospects.
The Grnnsers' Bank Of California
has reduced its capital stock from S.
500. 900 to 81, 200. 900.
Catholic clergyrncn in Montreal is
sued n card the day before New Years
asking ladies not TO offer wine to their
visitors.
William Arsoll WAS stabbed twice and
dangerously wounded Ia Sierra City.
Sierra county, California. on the 25th
OF December by John Champion.
Edward Condrell shot Frederick
Rindsman in the thigh Mt Washington,
iolo comfy. California, on the LIST.
Rindsnlnn spoke disparagingly OF Con.
drell's sister in-law. .'...... ..'-..- .
widow named Reynold. at Los An
les, on the 3lst ult.. drowned her
daughter, aged seven. aud attempted to
dro~n one aged nine. The woman who
is comfortably we'll of. is thought to be
insane.
Lung Sam, in charge OF gang Of
ChInnmen working upon the S. p. C.
X dlroad. Was found dead with bullet
hole through the neck at Hirrisbarg,
California. OH the 2sth OF December
II is supposed that he was robbed Of
81 900.
In capturing two horse thieves ut
Whitewater Station. San Bernardino
county, Cal, on December 2Sth, one OF
them. Mexican named Tom Pico. was
shot dead by A. ]. Meyers. and the
other named Lhor, was shot in the arm.
Callers at tho White House on New
Y-Hr's dny were received ny the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hayes, Vice President
Wheeler. Mrs. Matthew's. Miss Cook.
and Miss Mnrtin'lhle. of Indiana, Ladies'
visiting ut the executive mansion; Mr..
Webb Hayes and Col. Casey. ...'
A son Of Senator Morgan OF Alabama,
was shot in the shoulder in Washing
ton on the Isl by woman namei Lucy
Horton. Miss Horton began suit
against Morgan last July for breach of.
promise OF marriage. Since then she
has lost her position i'll the Treasury
Department, aud has been generally
unfortunate, and she eluims she has
been prosecuted. .,..-....
Ayoung squaw was accidentally killed
nj the Duck Valley II. serv.tion q few
days ago. by her own brother. Il MP.
pears that the boy. aged l5 yenrs, was
trying his gun, and discharged it into n
tent in which his sister wns sitting, kill.
ing her almost Instantly. The young
Indian was arrested by the Indian
policemrn,tr tried according to the Iudian
law and acquitted. " -.
The Capital Savings Bank Of Sncrn-
mento, suspended on tho 2d inst. % The
bnnk Is said to be solvent, bnt proposes
going ont OF business. 1t promises to
pny The tiFt dividend. Of 10 per cent. on
the principal to dopositors on the 10th
instant and on the samc day to render.
nm account for the last six months.
Other payments will be made as soon
ms assests are realized.
w THE attempts Of the Republican
organs TO draw n parallel between tho
strict application Of the law to tho re-
turns in Name and the, defiance Of Law
by the Louisiana Returning d, bo,yd
(whereby the Electoral vote of the last
namea State vas stolen for Hayes) are
not brilliantly successful. There IL az
close n Resemblance helween tho chsrs
as between the recovery OF n'judemeut
1T law and horining of man pockets
at the point OF n shotgun. D nal 3" Hi"H'
A foolish miner OF Lcadyille made a,
wager that he couli, by laying his head
book upon rope around bis neck and
controlling his throat muscles by his
will prevent sirungnlution. He offered
TO prove II by allowing his companions
to haul him up from the bottom Of the
shaft, sevoniy'avs feet below. TO which
they agreedy The signal was given and ]
IN mn instant ho WAS swinging In the d
air. Instead Of tho pressure Of his
head on the knot having the effect np.
tieipntcd. however, It caused Tire moose
to contract. M in few seconds ho be.
came painfully aware. lie tried 10 call
out TO his associates. but Abe pressure
of tho rope upon bis throat made this
impossible. Tho blood impeded In lis