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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04
rhr Nrw mi the Old.

With the close OF to-day, passes be-
yond the barrier Of time. with all Its
hopes aud fears, its successes and fail
ures, the old year 1879. making room
for its youthful successor Who sinilinely
approaches close upon the heels OF that
which tweiTe sbort months ago Was
hailed as joyously. In that brief space
has crowed many events u National. ms
we'll as local importance. aud the
changes have been rs varied rs he
seasons that have marked its passage,
and rs numerous as the moments
OF which it Was composed. To ON IT
will leave no sorrowful remembrance.
Will. to others the dissatisfied ambi-
tions aud disarpoint' d hopes marking
the m~ile-sion,s on its Say.no tcnd.r re.
| errts will be aroused ut its departure.
Considered in all its aspects, however,
the year just closing has been one for
which we ms II people have reason to
| feel grateful 10 1t has Though Provi'
dcnco and wise Legislation. i~naugurated
All era of prosperity unknown through
many previous mes. The wonderful
revival OF all our prominent industries,
by which cheerful plenty has thrust
quaint poverty aside, the bum OF busy
industry s%upplnuting the murnndnGs OF
%discontcnt and the clanorous walls OF
want; is among the blessings vouchsaf.
ell in 10 and for which alone, our ten
dercst regards arc due TO his declining
years.
In the assuring aud cheering hope
that the good work so molly begun in
the year now fnst Slipping from II
grasp MAJ he continued, aud reach the
very acme Of unselfsh desire during
the reign Of its successor, we heartily
and sincerely wish to friends and pa.
irons all, A Happy New Year!
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04
L TMn.iiandrd L:nmc.

The principal occupation Of tho peo-
plo sway dcowHl in Maine just now
appears to be to ''infignate." After
reading the dispatches frcm the State il
is appearent that an equal amount Of
efrervcrsing indignation hal never be-
fore been bottled mp in 80 small n com
pass; the only wonder is that it did not
bust with thunder sound in one terrific.
ally grand explosion. instcal Of fizzling
through the cork from public rostums.
The indignation business in Maine has
been mouUpoliz,! by the S~talwarts
until now, the opposition has concluded
to take n little of the bomhastic labor
OF their hands. At Waterville, on
Monday, the Fusinmists gathered in
convention, mil Hitcr h%enitily endorsing
the action OF the Governor and Council
planted the following sockloi,ger under
the ear of the Ass. Press:
RESOLUTIONS were passed expressing
tho.belief that the Governor and Coun-
Gil had acted in strict accordance with
the Constitution and laws; that we he
lieve in honest and fair elections. with.
on, in%timidations bribery or fraud. and
consider either crime or trtascn; that
the Associeted Press is the tool of the
Republican party in sending broadcast
untruthfulncss and infammatory mp.
peals in the interest OF Senator's Blaine
and Hamlin to the end that mob rule
and violence shall take tho place of tho
Constitution.and laws. 1t should be
abnted, and we declare said association
a nuisance that Alonzo Garcelon for
the unfincbing discharge Of his duty
| Gs Chief Executive OF this State. is do
serving of the admiration and hearty
support of every honest mud patriotic
citizen and the whole country. The
conduct OF the Councillors, belonging to
the town was also approved. Cheers
were given for the Governor aud Coun-
%eilors and tho meeting adjourned"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04
a New Rinn.


The carson APprdi suggests au inge.
NOUS plan by which the choice OF the
voters in this State for u United States
Senator may be fully expressed as
though voting directly for the scme.
The eiHh IN. To- instruct the voters Of all
political eomplexions. to write upon
the back Of their ballots. the name Of
their choice for that position. nnd firmI,
PledSins the Legislative candidates to
support the man receiving the hcayies,
popular vote.
by this process. tho wishes of the
people in this particular could be made
known, beyond o donbt; but that is u
matter which for years pnst. in this
State-nor are we alone in tho boat
has cut n miscrably insignificant figure
III the calculations OF the average ~lerisla.
tor. There are few s~agebrushers. per-
hars, who are sufficiently idiotic to
suppose that William Sharon world
have ever warmed n seat in the Senn,e
chamber, had the wishes Of the people
been respected. aud the influence S
which thrust him into a position for
which he wns in nowise qualified, would
probably prove quite as potent under
the new system proposed, as they have
been under the old.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

IT Is reported that Pnrson S. l..
k'lley Inns retired from the orthodox
gospel ministry, to follow the practice
Of law. The Pnrson was way over NV
erage as n preacher. but the law offers
ii much broader field in which to display
his talent, aud it is only reasonable to
believe his success IN saving clients viii
be even greater than his vigorous efforts
in behalf of sorls..
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

. InE Hcrod says: The library Of
Edison at MenlO Park was brilliantly
illuminated last night with the new
electric light, the occasion being the
visit Off number OF inventors aud per.
sohnl friends. Forty lamps in al were
burning from 6 o'clock until nfter 10.
Tho effect Of the exhibition was TO con.
vince those present who before were
sceptical that Mr.. Edison had. in reality,
produced tho electric light for house,
hold illumination. No day is yet set
Tor . general exhibition. but II Is quite
probablo that inside OF n week every.
thing will be in readiness to be seen by
all who desire to visit Monlo Park.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

DUMMY u Hn.UuErH are shipping I"
large number Of stock eai,lo FROM Iron
Point TO California. A special train
with six or seven hundred head OF cows
and steers past through last evening
from there. Tho oI,tloaarc poor, and
are being sent to California to Winter.
as grass oil tho rHuSe on which they
have been running is scarce,-Sioer
STATE, 3lsi. .. .llH . .. ...
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

a fntt;N dispatch dated last Friday
says mn Indian got on n spree nj Or
'ca,s Bar on Is aDn,h liver, assaulted,
with n knife, r. II. Scott. severely
.wonnding him. Jas. osJnrn nl,cmp,o |
10 stop tho Indian. when no turned ON
him md plunged the kniio into his
throat, killing hin instantly. Miners
ana ohNrH in The vicinity caught the
indian, God him to N, sinmp " n irco
ana siandin; on, filled hi body with
bullola. m
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

a DISPATCH from Boston reports that
about IL o'clock Sun lay. n fire broke
out on Federal street in tho heart Of
the business part of the city, and ragged
with grcHt fury until after 3 O'Clock in
the afternoon. before it corll be got
under control by the fire department.
The loss by the conflngration is placed
Mt $4,000. 900, which is thought. how.
over, 10 be entirely covered by iusur.
nnce. . ..
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04


A BANGoI dispatch Of the 3lst says:
G. q. Marion, of Augusta, nimcmbcr Of
the Governors staff. came ON the OVEN
inh train with Il special order signed by
the Adjulant General ordering Lieuten-
ant Daniel White. commanding tho
First Regiment, NJ. ", and Melville NJ.
Folsom of the same regiment to report
at the Adju;aut Generals oric. in Au.
gusta al 10 o'clock in the forenoon OF
Wednesday, Dec. 3Ist, by orlcr Of the
Governor and commhndcr.in chief.
4 dispatch of the same date from
Augusta, says the Governor has pre-
pared certain questions Of law for the
Supreme Cour;, which he will submit
IN r,sponse TO the letter nf Months.
The questions will cover the essential
points in Morrill's communications. but
are not to be made public until placed
in the hands OF the Court. There will
be no correspondence with Morrill,. As
TO the matter Of tue communication,
Mr.Gou!d, the Governors legaladviser,
says the Constitution authorizes only
the submission Of questions of law to
the Court, and not Of facts. The qucs-
tons were sent to the Court this after
noun,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

uTJoHS +. PRrTcuAnp, under sentence
TO DC hung OH The 10Th OF ncxt month
for murder, is quito resigned to his
laio, and spends most of his time read.
lug" His library. however, IL not mn
extensive one, and no will DO lhnukful
for any donations which kindly lis.
poaed persons may send him. His
only relative in America Is n brother
who whom las, hcard from wns In Den
yer. Colorado. He hos written to him
since his trouble but received no
answer. IL this meets tho brothers
eye BIO vs. requested to communicate
with the condemned mnn nj once.-
c'r'oa APpoai.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04
New Patents.

Dewey K Co.'S Scientific Press Patent
Agency has received official notice Of
the issue of the following patents to
Pacific Coast inventors. for the week
ending December &C. 1879:
No. 1898. L. Bosch, S. F.. stree,
lamp. ire ~iSsue); 223. $50. +. Cha1ust..,
ST. dredging machine; .222 ,3Sl. T..
Chaquette, $. F., machine for raising
tailings in mines; 22s. ils, ]. Moore and
q, W. Dickic, 5. F., operating pumps.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

THE fac. that tho financial condition
of New Jersey is 30 remarkably healthy
thnt n State tax is Unnecessary this
year will afirmntively aud finally settle
the vc1ed question rs 10 whether Jersey
is foreign country. .U
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

Til. dcposi,ors in tho dcfunc, rio"eor
Savings Bank, in San Francisco, are
making arrangements to push the prose-
cution OF Duncan, aud to recover. IL
possible the largo sums due by him.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

A NOVEL fight recently occurred ut
Atlanta, Ga, between II rooster and two
small, but vicious dogs. 1t lasted sew
crnl minutes during which tho bird lost
n great denl Of his plum ,Ss ana most Of
his tail; but mt last lie beat tho dogs nil
hollow, and thcy retired, sadder and
wiser animals.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

IS Now Orleans. sttoplgY. Mrs.
Clara corrAs'. aged io3 ~ was
tnmcd 10 dtatA bs Or - w ofU
lamp.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04
MARRIED..

BOWER -wRrrRoN-In Eiko, December
3isi. 1871 10y i.cr. George domingo w.
George lioScr, of Lnmoillc valley. I" Miss
Gertrude ". wcitron. of East Troy. Wis
C,tnsiu.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

A Dr9prin from Dundee asserts that
tho number OF lircs lost ny the Ttay
bridge disasitr does no, exceed ninety.
The boiies Of sis victims Lsyo been re.
covered.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

A southern California rdnchmau
boasts Of having killed two In6!ans
with tie ,snpo ballet, VIII - pss4ed
hrongh ono ipio the o'hcf.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

Ptgngos. Of tho Cosmopolitan Hotel.
San Francisco. was to ,ako charge OF
the Baldwin. yesterday.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

On. that Monday could he postponed
Ia the middle OF the week! Everything
goes wrong side mp Mpnlny morning.
People got ont of bed in n hnT, eat
breakfast beeau'e they arc Obliged to,
ard come down town i'll Il tit OF sulks.
The fact il. Suni, 4 just gives rest
enough to make u mrn feel the need OF
more. and Monday finds him mad be-
cause he can't set it.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

1lFEoN tho Phoebe Record of last week
we copied an item with regard to a
SUPP osed murder neat Hike. The fol.
lowing further particulars Of the ease
are furnished in Saturdays issue OF
that 10 I'm ..s
The party in search Of Wallbaum
iound his body in the well on the ranch
the body being covered and held down
by rocks. On taking the body ont Of
the well it was fvupd tnaI Wa;;1agm
had been shot to death; one ball pcne-
trating the back Of the head and coming
ont at the mouth knocking ont Il
tooth; another shot bting in the side
OF the head,thc ball not coming through.
1t was found that Wnllbauni had been
shot in front Of his own door. On the
news Of the discovery Of the body being
taken TO Hike, Mcintyre stated that
George w. McLaue was The. person who
murdered Wnllbnum. Upon This state.
meht being made Deputy Sheriff Moore
started down tho valley TO nrrcs, Nc.
Lane, who was driving The wagon con.
tninius the body Of poor Wallbaum
Moore, on meeting The wagon. drew his
six shooter and informed 5IcLaue he
was nndor arrest, whcreupon McLanc
exclaimed, "My God! what have II
done?" Moore told him that lie had
done enough aud took him in charge.
Both McLanc and NicIn'yre CT eliminate
each other. A check. pud by Johnny
Davis to wallbaum, was found on Me.
lniyre. enclosed in au envelope adj.
dressed TO George W. Mcbanc. wnll.
baum was shot on Saturday. December
9Th, aud !, is said tina, after The deed
Wa committed q couple Of gluaws were
taken into Wallbaum'B cabin by the
ninrdcrcrs and u high carnival was held
III it. This is one Of The most wau,oo
aud outrageous murders hat has ever
occurred in Lincoln { ipiy.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

a LONDON dispatch says: As the
train from Edinburg was passing over
the bridge near Leucars. this morning,
about four o'clock, several Of the grid.
crs gave way, and the cars fell into the
river below, n distance Of lightweight
feet. Nearly three hundred passengers
wCrc on the train, ull Of whom are be
lievcd to lie lest. The bridge was
opened in May, 1873. and was consid.
cred a model OF engineering skill. 1t
w : two miles long, lad eighty FIVE
spans, and at the highest point was $50
feet above tile water. Partitions md
doors Of ears are ilonting ON shore, but
shcrc ia 10 sign Of the girdcrs. The
water ut The point where the train fell
was forty five feet deep, and the wind
was blowing n hurricane. Some delay
IN giving information of the accident
was saused By the wires being blown
down by the storm.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

wrLLocx has deserted the Working
men and j1incd a Democratic club in
Son FrahTsco- JtsgbNrgstbat Krarny
has gone East - ssll ,Ip w%orkingncn's
party tothh n rppblisaus for tho prcsi.
Dental rnoes .
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

BERLIN r. %jpices in the possession Of
n scientific cooking association. formed
by tho Indies Of the city. 1t has II
school Of instruction in cookery, AMI n
qualified chemist gives members
lectures iii practical chemistry. A
laboratory has been established, in
charge Of the chsmist. for tho c~xaupina-
tion of articles Of food, and also OF
utensils employed in cooking.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

~soMIDipis no Q uedienl J,nandn "a.
tensivtx rxocliec Bucd The Londbn and
son,hwS.tS tn 1salroad Tor spnpcnsa
ton Tor ihjity, and obtuintd a35, geo.
Subsequently, he rbneScd tho suit on
the srqundof Inadequate compensation,
aud hc has just received $50, 900.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04
WEEKLY tLko INDEPENDENT.


A special TO the Denver Tri1xse from
Los Pine. dated 25ih. reprounts .Lst
the situation is very serious .here. Hatch
was to have started from Los limos
yesterday. aud SPEND to niehtSt Clinsis
ranch on the Cinnamon. On the goth
no starts from there to AlAmosa, which
b the nearest railroad station. Hatch
has given mp all hope Of seeming the
Indians, md rs BIS departure rs tunta.
mount to n declaration Of war; much
anxiety is felt as to his fate. There are
several hundred braves near Los Pinos,
aud the whites all told will not number
over twenty five. Roads are blockaded
with snow and only passabo for light
buokboards. md the Indians have the
whites completely trapped. Those in
tho Bowl arc Hatch. Valois. and w. +.
Saunders OF Virginia. the Denver Tn
Dune correspondent. 10 soldiers and the
Agency employees. General Adams is
IN Denver. 1t is believed hat n troop
Of cavalry under Mckenzie. stationed
at Fort Garland. has been ordered to
make n forced march to Los Piuos at
once, but they can't get there before
the Indians attack, unless Ourny sue
eeeds in keeping them quiet n little
longer. ouray, Arimas City, Silveston
and other settlements are greatly tx
posed. The White River Utes have
consumed all the stores iaksn from the
White River Agency, and arc eager to
make Nh attack on the Los Pinos
Agency. II Hatch has left without the
Indians, IL is considered certain that
war will open ut once, The Indians
will strike the first blow, as they have
everything their own way Mt present,
owing 10 the removal Of he troops TO
distant points at ouray's demand.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
AND swInNISG BATHS,

conveyance 10 and from Tho srrinSi oTorr
honr during oycv day In ilc week. 81.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

A wAsnISoroS dispatch Of the 3ist,
a y the p%slatiai residence of cx Senator
Stewart, Of California, took 6re this
morning from defective flue. aud vas
completely Quilted by the flames. The
house is situated in the iowa circle.
facing sonth. and at the timo Of il. erec.
ton was considered n model Of elegance
and tasteful decoration. 1t was famil-
iarly known as "Stc~nrt's CASTLE" and
was pointed out rs onc Of the Attrac-
tions Of the city. Tho house has been
unvccupied for sometime. but had just
Eeen reopcned by the Stewart family,
ard preparations were being made for
a grand reception this evening. The
hall room had been decorated and fires
lighted in the furnaces to thoroughly
heat the house in anticipation Of a New
Years ball. The flames were first seen
breaking through the foor la front %
the hall. The alarm was given by tele.
nhouc, aud the entire fire department
was summored. but before the engines
arrived the flames ran up the front
stairway aud reached the top Of the
tower, so feet or moro above the street.
The fire then spread rapidly and 500
filled the entire upper part Of the build
ing. The two upper stories aud the
roof were completely burned ont, moth
ing being saved except from the parlor
and basement floors. At II O'Clock
the fireman gained control Of the flames
and succeeded in saving the two lower
floors from the fire. though the damage
from smoke and water is very great,
Mr.. Stewart was not in the city and
Mrs. Stewart was attending a~reception
when the fire broke out. Her little
child, six years Of age, WIS sleeping in
an upper chamber. and was rescued by
two Of the servants. The loss cannot
be definitely ascertained today, but it
is roughly estimated at $50, OO0. r. .
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

Es-N choijl variety o! Plants and iIoWct,,
,,,,,,i a, 40 <prIups' co,stantly an iiafHl aud
~" for ALL. 80 UNliEtNltr,
" " pfuptisior'
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

TIrE notorious Mrs. jerks Of Louis.
iaIa fame. is II Of tho very few OF ser
viccablc tools left unrrovided for. Hav-
ing no further use for her, tho old wo-
man is left TO tho fertility Of her own
resources for mn existence. She called
mt the New York custom house, S"tur-
day, throwing her speculative optics at
Collector Merritt, but no cIumb OF COM
fort was thrown to her. the sordid
sulishntss OF those now firmly planted
in position, taking no of her ne
cessities, Ingrntitwle is one Of the
mostheinous Of al sins. and is one
Of which tho Naturalization. in this i'm.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-01-04

si'SA'phr" IN Ia'd Z dea are sooa in
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-03-02
An Indignant Girl.


The jacksonville, H., journal says An
instance of pluck occurred few evenings
since, in which girl played the part Of
heroine. A young man called at the house,
desired to see her at once and told her that
her friend Mrs. Blank was very sick and
wanted her to ccme Immediately. Some-
what startled by the announcement, she at
once started with the stranger, but had
proceeded only short distance when a
suspicion flashed upon her mind that per-
haps the call was only ruse to get her
out, and she demanded to know if such
was not the case. Tho fellow acknowledge
ed that it was, and as an excuse said he
had bet Of SO that he could take a walk
with her without being introduced; he
furthermore offered to give her half the
money if she would walk only a few blocks
with him when he would return her safely
home. The girl Indignantly returned
alone, and while standing at back win
dow, few minutes afterward, overheard
the fellow telling the story to chum, and
both laughing about it. She thereupon
gathered revolver and went for the pair
in way that sent them flying down the
street.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-03-02
Nice Isn't It?

Perhaps you have chewed gum without
knowing what it was you had in your
mouth-without knowing that it is only a
refined product OF petroleum. The Gin
cinnati Gazette says that when the thick
brown liquid which comes from the earth
at one stage of its manufacture is strained
through heavy linen cloths, the residuum
left is dirty, brownish yellow wax, that
smells abominably. That unpromising
sdbstance-melted, bleached, deodorized
and prepared for commerce-appears in
masses that weigh about one hundred
pounds, resembling oblong blocks of cloud
ed ice. The manufacturer of chewing-gum
purchases these blocks ready made for his
hand, and at once melts them down. To
the hundred pounds of wax he adds about
thirty pounds Of sugar and fiavoring and
coloriug matter, This is the chewing-gu
which seminary girls love to roll under
their tongues.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-03-02
A Colony of English BIoods.


Victoria, near Kansas City, is known To-
cally as " Deadhead Eden" A few years
so Sir George Grant visited Kansas to
hunt, and when he returned to England
his stories excited the hearts of forty
young sprigs of the nobility, and short
time since they entered Kansas with q
flourish and founded the Victoria colony,
where an elegant saloon is now maintained
by drafts upon titled fathers on the other
side of the Atlantic. The spirit of boon
companionship goes SO far that the bar
keepers have standing orders to furnish
@'drinks to all visitors" The folks Of the
neighborhocd appreciate the kindness of
the young noblemen, who spend about $40,
200 year each, and Victoria is said to be
on never-ending, never-fagging lark.
Lord Lotus is the possessor of large es-
tates in Tipperary and his professed object
in leaving London was to get away from
wild associations. How we'll he has sue
ceeded is shown by the fact that his Lord
ship spent $1,000 for liquors at the bars in
that city during weeks visit last month.
The colonists hunt great deal, but most
of their days are spent in card-playing and
their nights in bachelor orgies