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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

Tho.clrcliou of u Democratic Irai..
Iture secures to tLat party uh" Warden
oi tGc Statr Prison nnI caus. tho State
the loss Of tue services Of General c. C..
Hn;tcTmam. We unierrtund that the
Washoo drl"g 'tiou intend to rrcssut
Joe Jones for that position. Joe is IL
Democrat the party delights to honor.
and su we think that hu will be- the
Warden. The Legislature elects in
joint convention OH the SECOND Mondnv
in February. journal.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14
Cabinet ConIccturcs.

The Heraids Washington special,
says: Gossip has been making the fol-
lowing Cabinet for GaIlicll: State De.
paitmcGt, Bon Harrison or Gen. Grant.
Treasury, Sherman; War, Grant or
Don Cameron; Postoiiicc. Thomas c.
Plati; Interior, Gen. Logan; Attorney
General. John S. Wilson or Ben Hnr-
risun. Mr. Blaine out in the cold.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

a WAsHINGToS dispatch Of tho 9Th
says: Postmaster General Maynard
yesterday received n private letter from
Coustantinople bringing the inforina
ton that judgment had been delivered
in tho Ottoman Central Criminal Court
in the case OF the three men implicated
in the murder OF Rev. Mr.. Parsons, the
American missionary. The actual per.
petrator was condemned TO death, and
and the other to 10 ycnrs' imprison.
mont with hard labor.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14
The Freak OF ~ Lunn,ic.

Conductor Bethel informs us. says
tho S'irer State OF the Ith instant, that a
man whose name he did not learn. is
now east OF ElEo OH his way west,
with large trunk ana big box. Hc
says the fellow carries the trunk about n
quarter Of n milc nt time and then
q goes back aud gets the box. In this
way he travels over the road three
tIues aLd has made tho trip from
Omsha west this Summer. What OBJ.
jsct, u any. tho idot has in carrying the
tEunt. which In said to contain nothing
aodt old clothes, has not been ascor.
tanned.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

The Observation-Disclosures ticket
WAS successful in Douglas county.
johnson and Irvine were elected As.
seinblymen. aud tho balance Of the
ticket has been elected with the oxccp
ton of Treasurer. AL Livingston, the
Republican nominee, having small
majority. Hancock has a majority
ranging from 2D tu 30.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

The Eureka Sentinel figures up tho
Nevada Legislature rs follows:
1.-The Democrats will have in the
State Legislature on joint ballot 40
members, within one Of u two. third ma.
jority and eleven more than they need
to elect the United States Senator.
There will be in tho next Nevada
Assembly but seven Republicans, three
from Ormsby. three from Eureka aud
one from Lander"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

The Reno Co.si's Is OF the opinion
that At Democratic Legislature - likely
to luTkc certain changes IL the Offices
and general management Of the STATE
Prison nul State University. Possibly
that may depend somewhat on the 20.
li'ical complexion OF the Senate. The
Assembly appears to he largely Demo-
cratic, but tn" Senate retains n large
number Of Republican hold over Ssna.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14
Knew WHEREOF lie sneak.

In the course OF John II. Dennis
Spoech! In this city, fow days since.
he said that be was going East soon,
and expected 10 carry tho vote OF Nevada
siosg Vitlrhim for Hancock aud En-.
gIish. II looks very much that way
soN. Al tbs iimO he made tho state
msnt, he know rha. lie was talking
about. John was mover known to tell a
lio. dw,n Rep,Rc.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14
, California Dcmocra,Ic.

4 hVciy count has been going on in
California for several days. in which
tho Associated Press has inkon moro
than Its share in tho shape OF dispatches.
The claim OF four or fivo thousand has
steadily dwindlcd down until this al
tcthooS, when We arc Informed that
"the latest returns from tho stnto give
Hancock 90 majority. with fow small
precincts TO hear from"
Possibly tho Legislature may prove
ashard nut TO crack as Haucock.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

VfSstE RyAM IloxfE's statue Of AG.
miral Farragu, is in position IN Farragut
Square. Washington, D. G. 1, vas cast
at the Washington Navy Yard. l. is Of
bronze ont Of tho propeller OF Farragut's
flagship, tho "Glarford." Itiso Of heroic
size. aud represents Farrngut with q
marine glass in bis left hand. and with
his left foo, resting upon block md
tackle. 1. stands upon n pedestal Of
Moline granite ten fnet ak inches high.
and the total cost ~ $50, ,0On.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

THE Reno GoEeiie says that one Shot
ter, mun with a white outside, was
badly beaten by Indians on the street
Tuesday night. Tho story is that the
Indians gave him four bits to invt st in
whisky for thom. Shottrr bought two
bits worth of whisky, which he drank,
and then presented the Indians with the
empty bottle. The indians punished
him for his treachery with terrible
beating, which will lay him up for n
while.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

jim LYos, who wns killed in bar
room fight al Millard. Nebraska was
found to bc clad in complete though
penctrable suit OF armOr. Shields foI
bis front aud bnck were mad, Of heavy
leather, padded with nu inch Of cotton
batting, aud suspended uuder bis cloth.
ing Ivy straps over his shoulder Tho
protection had long given him the
courage TO figure as bully. .. ...
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

TnE other day. in England, n half.
starved boy was convicted of stealing a
turnip. valued at one penny. The bog
pleaded tia. he took 1t because he was
hungry. lie was sentenced to fourteen
days imprisonment at hard labor. !!
some law could only commit the magis.
trato to twenty eight days OH hard tur.
mips, IL would bo good thing.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14
Case OF IL. u. Parkinson.

The Carson Tribune says that in the
matter Of the Writ of Error before the
U. 5. Circuit Court in the S.se OF Il. Il.
Parkinson, there is division Of opin-
ion between JUDGES Sawyer and Hill
yer, md 1t has been decided to submit
the matter 10 the U. S. Supreme Court
for decision, so il is hard IN .tt,r to
tell when the case will finally be de.
Cidcd.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

SEsAroa SuARoS left Virginia for Cal.
ifornia Immediately after The election
Some OF The papets state that he was
greatly disgusted with Nevada politics.
Such would naturally be the inference.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

THE Carson Timo says that tho Car.
sou e. Tahoe Lumber md Flumo Com.
pHny did large business laal month.
They shipped 10000 cords of wood "a
tho mines and mills OF tho Comslock,
Losides large amount Uf iamber.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

The election Of n Democratic Legis.
lniuro gives that party control Of the
State Prison and State University.
Formerly the Governor, Secretary of
State aud Attorney General appointed
the Warden Of tho Prison and the
Board OF Regents, Tut the Republicans
gave that power TO tho Legislature two
years AGO.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14
- TRAITORS Work.

The sun OF victory has one spot on
1t To the Republicans Of the West-the
loss of Nevada. The appeal has borne
its share Of abuse for months past be-
cause we warned tho party against the
danger attending its endorsement Of
William Sharon. When the fight was
opened in these columns against him we
believed that il allowed to saddle him.
self upon the Republican party he
would defeat it. We tried TO convince
Republicans Of this fact, and were
thoroughly in ca nest. Sharon was
then belived to be n political impostor
who was determined TO rulo or ruin.
He is openly charged with collision
with Fair and tue Democrats. His acts
have in every way tended TO confirm
that suspicion, and he stands con
demned until he can prove that corrup.
ZIONIST il incorupiiblc. Experience Is n
lamp which shines for all. and the party
is not 40 badly beaten bnt that IL can
pluck useful lesson from needless
defeat. Political meddlers and party
traitors must DO drummed from tho
camp altogether, aud the leaders two
yenrs hence nnst be selected from dif.
ferent sort Of timber. The only couso.
lation In defeat is the reflection that
the shame Of being defeated by Sharon
is not so bad ms would have been the
disgrace OF elccting him. Carson DIP.
peal.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

TnE White Pine Nsirs fcrocionsly
attacks Senator John p. Jones and aIl
the State officers n, Carson, for doing
nothing to carry the State Republican
last week. .#.. .. .......
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

An American lawyer is now Attorney
General OF the Sandwich Islands. Tho
Philadelphia Chronicle remarks: II in
two years he don't own the entire coun.
try, and hold tho Kings noto for largo
sum, ho is no credit to tho American
bar,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

Mns. LIScoLs. the widow Of Abra.
ham Lincoln, is quite i'll at the Clnrcn
don Hotel, in New York. II is thought
that her voyage across the Atlantic WIS
too gront mn undeTtaking for hor.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

A Tribune Leudyillo special says:
Elbridge J. Dawson, Assistant Postrnos.
ter, and Edward A. Clark. n stamp
clerk. we're nrtcstcI yesterday on a
charge OF stealing Government funda.
Tho amount Of their deficiency is about
80 ODO
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14
0rnisby County.

Swift is elected Sheriff. Barlinc.
District Attorney; Turner. Recorder.
Kcrscy, Assessor; Greenlaw, School Sn.
porintcndont; s. Il. Jones and Israel
Crawford, Commissioners. All OF the
above are Republicans. The Logisla.
tive ticket is OF tho Same complexion.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14
SualI-pox.

This dreadful disease has become
epidemic in San Francisco. and is
spreading every day. One death has oc-
CURED Ia Nevada that Of George Mar
tin, railroad brakeman at Reno.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

THE State Printing Commissioners
have appointed John W. Maddrill. Of
tho Reno journal Office, Tor STATE
Printer. E.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

An English traveller declares that not
oven in Germany is there SO much drill.
ing rs he has seen IN this country. 1t
is bis! private opinion that the American
people are getting ready on the sly TO
lick somebody. ..
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

The Now York Sun las boon compli.
menting Harry George. Of San Fran.
cisco for his Democratic speeches in
Rochester nnd other cities. The Sun
further says that his book Oh "Povct,y
md Progrors' is ono OF the greatest
works Of the tImo,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

Ar Eureka hay has dropped to S3i
per ton. Good mahogopy wood ia sell
.ng for gii per cord.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

THE Sun says: After all. Mr.. Hayes
electioneering tour through the Pacific c
Coast dos not seem to have done Gar
field much good.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

" RtcHsnc KthaAs has been arpai,;y,!
County Treasurer Of Storey county. vice
u. II. Carrick.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

JonSsT SEAg, the welt known Com.
stock mining man, died Of small poI in
San Francisco, Friday,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

JUDGE BELKSAr's majority in tho
State is about 500; Storey county gave
him about 1000 majority
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

ANDREW d. wHirS. our Minister 10
Germany. Is writing lie Of Thomas
Gorson, TO form one OF sorics Of
b raphies OF the founders Of Tia.
American Reprblic which is to b. pub
lished during she coming Winter. Prof
Goldwin Smith is 70 write liio OF
George Washington iot the same rio.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14

woRK has been resumed on tho old
Santiago mine near s,lyor City,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-11-14
BY TELEGRAPH TO-DAY.
Especial to the Daily Indepcndcrtl
So Ep.S.Yar, :

Especial t0 the Dali! independent
SAN FRASCIsco, 5.
Returns Of State now being received.
and missing precincts gathered, and it
is probable that the result will be
reached before morning. Majority for
either Hancock or Garfield will not
likely exceed two or three hundred.
San FRAScIsco. 6.
Latest returns from State give HIM.
cock 30 majority. There are few small
precincts to hear from. 1t will require
official count 10 decide result in State
but Republicans vii! get one elector, as
Judge Terry is known to pc scratched
several hundred. Republicans appear
to have elected forty AssemLIvmsn. Civ.
ing them n good Hjority on joint ballot.
SAN FRANCIsco. Nov. s.
A Portland, Oregon. dispatch says:
All counties in the State cxccp; Grant
ani Curry are heard from. Nearly AL
official. and give Garfield 5I7 majority.
The two counties to hear from will
probably increase the majority to GOO.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-16
Observation-Disclosures.

What He Says Of the Work: of thes Electoral
Colleges and Other Things relating to the
Presidency.
BAH the members:.of the. electoral college
of Ohio, on the day following the casting of
their votes, made visit to Gen. Garfield at
Mentor, and in response to their greeting.
he said
The American people paid but little at
tention to the details of the real presidential
election, and for very significant reason.
Although you and all the members of the
electoral colleges had an absolute consti-
tutional and technical right to vote for any
body you chose, and though no written law
directed or suggested your choice, yet every
American knew that the august sovereign of
this republic, the nine millions of voters,
on an early day in November had pronounced
the omnipotent fiat of it's choice, and that
sovereign, assuming as done that which he
doubt but that his will would be implicitly
obeyed by all the colleges in all the states.
That is the reason why the people were SO
serenely quiet yesterday. They had never
yet found an American who failed to keep
his trust as a presidential elector. From
this thought draw this lesson--that when
that omnipotent sovereign, the American
people, speaks to any one man and orders
him to do duty, that man is under the
most solemn obligation Of obedience which
can be conceived, except those that the
God of the universe might impose upon
him. Yesterday, through your votes and
the votes of others in the various States of the
Union, it is probable the returns will show
that our august political sovereign has laid
his commands upon me. If he has done
SO, am as bound by his will and his great
inspiration and purpose as Icould be bound
by any consideration that this earth can i'm
pose upon any human being. In that pres
ence, therefore, I standard am awed by the
majesty and authority of such command.
In so far as can interpret the best aspira-
tons and purposes of our august sovereign
loves liberty ana desires for all the inhabi-
tants of the republic peace and prosperity
under the sway of just and equal laws. Gen
tlemen, thank you for this visit, for this
welcome, for the suggestions that your
presence and your words bring, and for the
hope that you expressed that, and the ardu-
Gus and great work before us, we may
maintain the standard of the nationality and
promote all that is good and worthy in this
country, and during the coming four years
We may raise just as large crop of peace,
prosperity, justice, liberty and culture as it
is possible for $4,000, 900 people to raise.
[Apphuse.]
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-16
The Assassin of Judge Page.

The examination of John A. Riley, on
the charge of attempting to assassinate Judge
Page at Austin, took place at Dexter, before
justice Kelley. Judge Page gave detailed
account of the affair, substantially as given
at the time, and very long account of the
difficulties between himself and the brothers
Of Riley which had excited their alleged en-
nifty, and tho reasons for believing they had
ins6gated the crime. He gave no direct
evidence against John A. Riley, but pro-
duced four letters from W. H. Clay, an
officer in the Wisconsin State prison, in
which he wrote Mr.. Page that he had req
son to believe that Riley had committed the
deed, from the fact that his brother Frank
had come to the prison August S, the night
before Johns discharge, and that they had
both gone away together. Witnesses testi-
fed that John A. Riley had stated that he
had not been in Austin for fifteen months
prior to the assassination, and some testi-
mony was introduced that he had been
seen there during the summer, be-
fore the shooting. A. Wood, a
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-16

Pinkerton detective, who was employed to
work up the case against Riley testified at
great length. He had gone to Austin to
familiarize himself with the details of the
crime aud thence to Waupun, Wis, where
he ascertained that John A. Riley had made
remark before he left the prison which
was overheard by MIR. Clay, one of the guards;
he successfully learned that MI. Riley dis
appeared during the summer and on his re-
turn had large amount OF money. He
made the acquaintance of Riley, who relat
to him many incidents of criminal ca
reer. The gist of the testimony bear
ing directly on the Page case was
that his brothers in Minnesota were enemies
of Page, and that his brother Frank had
struck the judge in court; that Page was a
mean old fellow and everybody hated him;
that they arranged to come over in to Min
nesota and do crooked work; that Riley
furnished him with diagram and pattern
for pair of pincers for opening doors by
clutching the keys; that Riley at one time
came to Winona, but returned to Stevens
Pointimmediately, being frightened by reas-
on of some crime for which he feared arrest
He states, in short, that Riley gave him an
account of his life, detailing the crimes he
had committed, but not admitting that he
shot Page.
There is some inconclusive testimony
that John A. Riley was Tin Austin at or
about the time of the attempted murder
that he came there sson after his discharge
from the penitentiary at Waupun, where
his brother Frank of Austin went to see
him; that before going to Austin he was
destitute of money; that leaving it, and af-
ter the shooting Of Page, he had large
sum Of money in his possession; that he is,
and long has been, hardened desperate,
just such an one as would naturally be sug-
gested as the willing and fit instrument of
the cowardly vengeance of others; and that
the motive for the crime is to be found in
the bitter feud between Page and the Aus
brothers of Riley. There being sufficient
evidence to hold Riley, his cousel did not
indicate what this line OF defence would be
before jury, and did not produce any tes-
timony. The justice bound Riley for trial
in the sum Of Sc, 900 for want of which he
was committed to the Jail at Albert Lea.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-16

5O4-making total increase of 7SO, 678 in the
| vote of the five parties The net increase in
the total of all the votes cast. however, is 772,
678, there having been falling off of 1900
in the scattering votes. In the above table the
votes tor the regular Republican ticket and for
the Beattie ticket (28,29 and 9,74O respec-
tlvely) are added together, and in Virginia, the
Funder and Rcadjuster votes ;96, 500 and
31,2o9) arc credited to Hancock In Maine
me Fusion vote COILS is counted for Han
COCK although Weaver would have received
-FOUR electoral votes and Hancock only three
if the ticket had been successful The totals
as they stand in the table, give Garfield
plurality of 1869 If the Beattie votes
in Louisiana, and also the Readjuster
Gars in pur Sssn Would a be S7$ Fd
Guiding with these the Greenback proportion
Of the Fusion vote in Maine (about 81, 24O),
darfold's plurality would be raised to SO. 1927
Garfield's plurality is best represented per-
haps. by the figures 38,OO8. These figures
are obtained by retaining the Beattie and Te-
adjuster votes, which were for Garfield and
Hancock respectively, and transferring the
Greenback proportion of the Fusion vote in
Maine to the Weaver column. In this calcula-
ton the Greenback vote is increased to 342,-
$40.
The division of the electoral vote in Califor-
MIA was due to the scratching of the name of
Judge David S. Terry, one of the Democratic
electors, because of the duel in 1859 in which
he mortally wounded Senator D. c. Broderick
For time there was danger of similar d.
vision in Indiana, the returns from some Of
the counties having credited, through clerical
errors, to a nominee who had been withdrawn.
votes which had actually been cast for the
recognized candidate
summary of the above table is given be-
low, showing how each section of the country
voted in 1850 and 1876. The eastern States
include all those east of New York; Delaware
and Maryland are grouped with the middle
States, and Missouri is classed with the west
ern States
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-16
RAILROAD MATTERS.

The progress of work on the various ex-
tensions of the St. Paul, Minneapolis g.
Manitoba railway is as follows: The Red
KlVer Northern is completed fifty miles
south OF Grand Forks, or twenty ight miles
from Fargo. The t1acklayers have stopped
laying rails southwark, but teams have be-
gun hauling material from Moolhead, and
the work Of trackl.ying will begin this week
northward from Fargo. The Morris and
Browns Valley extension is completed to
Cheyenne river, q distrnce of thirty three
miles. The distance to Casselton from this
point is twenty one miles.
The earnings of the St. Paul & Omaha
railroad for the fourth week in November,
show an increase of $24, 567.
The blockade has been renewed at Chica-
go, and the Milwaukee & St. Paul and St.
Paul & Omaha railroad companies have
stopped taking through freight for the East,
except in line cars.
The Iowa Eastern railroad marrow gauge)
running from Beulah Junction, on the
Chicago, Milwaukee l. St. Paul railway, to
Elkader, the county seat Of Clayton county,
has suspended all trains, indefinitely, on &C
count of not being able to run the road
proftably.
The railroad and warehouse commission
ers make showing of property in the rail-
road business of Illinois during 1880. The
returns are complete except from the Balti-
more & Ohio and the st. Louis & South
western roads, and show that forty six roads
doing business in the State have earned
during the year ending June 80, $139, 0O0,-
900. Their expenses were $73, O00, 600, and
net income $61, OO0, 900. The passenger
business paid $34, 900, 900; freight, $l0l,-
O00, 900.