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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01
n. Nov n~H..s Law.

The snaetments Of the last Legisls-
t1re. affecting pas government Of the
public schools Of the State, are M fol-
lows:
BEc1IoA l.--wheA the State and
county money to which any district il
entitled is not sufficint to keep school
open In such district at least three
months in q year, it is hereby made
the duty OF the Trustees OF each dis
trict to levy. and they shall levy a dis
trict tax upon the taxable property in
such district sufficient to raise an
amount. which together with the Stat.
and county money to which such dis
trict is entitled. will keep a school open
three months in each year; and such
tax shall be assessed, equalized and
collected in the prescribed for
assessing. equaliEing and collecting
taxes voted for furnishing additional
school facilities in sections Forty-one
and Forty.two OF this Act, and it shall
not be lawful for the Trustees Of any
school district, .ao fluid Of which Is ex-
hausted. to incur any debt, or pledge
the credit Of their district for any
amount that cannot be paid by the in
come OF the district during the year in
which such liabilities are incurred.
Any contract made IN violation of the
provisions OF this Section shall b. null
and void.
Section thirty-pine Of the old school
law vas made to read AS follows:
The Boards Of County Commissioners
OF the several counties Of this State are
hereby authorized aud empowered to
create new school districts, change the
boundaries Of school districts heretofore
established. or abolish the same. when.
ever in their Judgment it shall be for
The best interests Of the common schools
to do so, provided, that when n new
school district is organized, school shall
be commenced within one hundred
and twenty days from the action OF
the Board of County Commissioner II
creating such new school district; and
il school shall not be commenced within
the said one hundred aud twenty days
in said district, then such action shall
become void and no sue district shall
exist.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

The latest from Washington il that
the Republican caucus will agree to al
low executive sessions for the rntiica-
ton OF the Chinese treaties and the
confirmation OF nominations to which
no serious objection is made. 1t is be-
lieyed that after the transaction Of this
necessary business the Democrats will
offer to give the Republicans the Senate
officers II they will nominate clean Re-
publicans and shelve GOrham and Rid.
dleberger. II is not probable that tho
Republicans will consent to this and
that the Senate will be allowed to find
itself short OF Republicans and an adj.
iournment thus be brought about.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01
! AepaSaieAx Jssr.H o. Re-
publican AanInirrAtIOa.

When. In the interest Of justice and
public policy. able and influential party
organs openly denounce or refuse to
sustain, the imbecile or corrupt purse
Of the party with which il is affiliated.
or its leaders, the hope Of an ultimate
reformation from the political evils with
which this country has SO long been
cursed. may 10 reasonably entertained.
The New York Ti.e,. one Of the stauu-
chest as we'll as ablest OF the Republic
can journals. has lost all patience With
its party, and in q burst Of honest in.
dignation. denounces the course of the
past aud present Republican Admins.
t~ratious. in the following language.
During Hayes term. 1t says. the
Treasury Department was largely man
aged to all intents and purposes cor
ruptly to further the political ambition
Of the Secretary. The Postofice De-
partmert where the old evils Of political
influence, the interference Of Congress
"Sa ohN SShahOIs anu tuc utbh >iuS
traffic in votes and expenditures hus full
swing, de.eloped.:h amazing and hui
initiating star route scandals which are
now being exposed. The Chief EIecu-
tive in whose hands the Constitution
places the great body Of appointments
and who could at any moment have dis
missed the Cabinet officers who refused
or neglected to carry,out his views. in
effect abdicated his office for the benefit
Of the men, whether selfshly and in
violation Of the public interest or not,
shaped the appointments with little
reference to the principles that had been
distinctly announced by their superiors.
There was a sound administration in
one Department only, because the head
OF that Department was loyal to the
President himself. Garfield entering on
his work with u professedly less ele rRte l
standard, bids fair to fall even further
below that standard than HAYES did be.
low his. The one Department which
under Hay es was distinguished for its
thorough application to the princi.
Gil les Of sound administration has been
turned o'cr to the politicians.
The NV Secretary Of the Interior
seems to have re-establIshed the most
vicious wisietul and demoralizing meth
DDS of the old system. He has ubsnd-
oned competitive examinations. and the
examinations which he hss ostensibly
substitution them are in Tact farcIcaI.
New and incompetent men are put over
the heads u men of tried and proved
capacity, often at higher salaries. The
handspring q discipline and efficiency.
namely, the certainty that merit aud
merit only. would secure advancement,
is broken. Tic best men among the
subordinates ire naturally disguised
and discouraged.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

Tax SRrtr State OF Monday says: Al.
Depoister, while engaged in coupling
Sars at this station last evening, had
three Of his fingers caught between the
iron and wood Of n drawhead and badly
crushed. The drawhead was different
from those on the cars of the Central
Pacific and was II OF the kind which
railroad men call imam killers" The
flesh and nail OF one OF the fingers was
severed from the bone and left sticking
on the drawhead. DR.. Huntington was
called to attend him, md thinks he
will be able to save a part of the ing.
ers. The wounds are excruciatingly
painful.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

pESNIses. Texas. special says q III.
mor prevails here that Governor Over
ton Of the Indian Nation, north of here.
was killed on Sunday. The rumor is
discredited, but owing to the fact that
the Governor has been in the field with
his militia for some time. driving out
tresspassers. and has thereby incurred
the enmity of a large number of COW.
boys aud others, it is Thought by some
the report may be we'll founded. Ii Is
known that a party Of the cowboys left
Cook county, Texas. within a few days,
for the Territory. with the avowed pur.
pose Of giving battle to Overton.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

On the evening OF the Goth inst, a
mat was seen passing down the Mis-
souri, river in a skif which contained a
young IN When opposite the
head Of Island 16, he threw her over
board and drowned her. Some few
persons on the bank OF tho river heard
the IN begging to be put ashore,
and Witnessed the terrible death. They
started in pursuit of the wretch. who.
however. escaped in the darkness.
The pair had remained over night at
Charlottesville, which is ITO miles up
the river.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

LORD BEAco&sFrLD will leave Hugh.
enden manor an. all his other property
to his nephew, Ralph Disreali. The
estate is entailed in tho male line with
a revision to the female heirs. provided
oil successors Of the latter take the
maine Of Disraeli, not in connection
with, but instead Of their own surname.
All his letters, pap"rs. manuscript, etc,
are left in the custody Of Lord Rawion
with full discretion regarding their pub.
l%ication, except private correspondence.
the use Of which is to be governed by
the wish Of the parties Interested. There
is special direction that no part of his
correspondence with the Queen should
be published without her consent or that
OF her SUCCESSORS.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

The Reno Gdzette says: The Board
Of Director. Of the old Nevada & Ore
gon Company met this morning at 10
O'Clock aud made adeed of all their
rights aud franchises and property Of
every kind to the new company aud ad-
journed. The books aud papers were
released by General Hatch. and were
taken possession Of by the new Board.
The following were elected 10 fill the
vacant Offices to-day: Geo. L. Woods.
President; Geo. A. King. Vice Presi-
dent S. c. Scoville. Secretary. and
John Sunderland, Treasurer.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

AN American company has been
formed to build n limo Of railroad in
Mexico to DO called the Sinola and Du.
range Railroad. II Is to extend from
Alfalfa. on the Gulf OF California 100
miles north OF Mazatian, to Durango, in
the State Of tho same name. $40 miles
from Durango. II would connect with
the Mexican Central Railroad. which
will extend from the City OF Mexico TO
the American frontier at FL Paso.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

The Board Of Commissi mere for the
care Of the States insane have made a
contract with DR.. Asa Clark. OF Stock
ton. Cal. for the care OF our insane, as
follows: From March .. 1881. to July
!, 1882. at the rate Of 81 per week for
each patient. The Board consists OF
Governor Kinkead, Lieutenant Governor
Adams, Controller Hallock, Treasurer
Crockett, G. W. Huffaker, of WashOe
ounty, aud w. E. F. Deal. Of Storey
county.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01
ne Par,a C.nrnnnee.

The attitude OF England and Ger
many upon the secretary question. a.
reported in the foreign dispatches. IL
decidedly hostile to the adoption Of =
bi-metalie standard, and the impress.
sion l. conveyed that the international
Conference at Paris will fail OF the &C.
complement VI the object for which
ii MAS assembled.
A Berlin correspondent at Paris says
there are no prospects OF the success Of
the Monetary Conference. and In view
of the attitude Of the powers a decision
to postpone. OF even to close the delib
erations, may be expected shortly.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

The Carson -AIped! says: On Sundays
lightning arrived here a Chinnman with
an American wife. The man is about
five feet high, while his better half
It 'nds nearly six feet in her stockings.
and her muscular development is Of n
character to satisfy her husband that
any unseemly conduct on his part
would be an uuwisc undertaking. Tue
couple are quartered in the perfumed
precincts OF Chinatown.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

PRESIDENT GARFIELD is reported ms
saying that the reckless and unlawful
expenditure OF public money on the
Star routes mus have been known to
those occupying subordinate positions
OF trust III the oficc Of the Second As
sistant Postmaster General, aud in his
opinion the public service demanded
that the subordinuteI should not conn.
tenance or conceal such inextusable
waste OF Government funds by their
silence. This remark Of the President
is understood to apply with grenter
force to the Sixth Auditor Of the Treas.
ury, through whose Office all accounts
Of the Star ronte contractors passed,
and who also failed to call att ntion in
his annual reports to the facility with
which the Second Assistant Postmaster
General WAS getting rid of millions Of.
dollars with evidence before him OF this
careless expenditure.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

No DOUBT now exists that the pro.
posed conference Of the European
powers to concert measures against the
Nihilists and Socialists will DO held
Sir William Harcourt's speech gave
great encouragement to this step. The
English Government will not, however,
accept the invitation. Public feeling
is decidedly opposed to the subvcrsion
OF the right OF asylum as at the demand
OF a second Holy Alliance.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01
An Unnatural Son,

"How sharper than a s%erpent's tooth
it is IN have q thankless child" The
above sentiment by a standard author
finds = peculiar application in a re-
markable family enlargement which
has lately been reported from q ranch
near Reno. AT that place there resides
a COW and calf between which there has
hitherto existed a tender affection. The
precocious calf, has, however, for en-
SOM best known TO himself, withdrawn
his flial affection from the guardian of
his youth, and bestowed them on a
mule. The mule accepts the situation,
and the calf yells like q hired man
whenever the necessities OF trade with
draws the long cared mother OF his
adoption from sight.-Gdzsne.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

A SHASTA dispatch says that Sheriff
Smiley OF Trinity county came upon a
mar who robbed tho stage In Shasta
county on the 18th inst. Tho robber
refused TO surrender and drew a pistol
whom Tho Sheriff fred wounding him
mor'aily. Some Of the gold dust taken
from tho stage a found on tho robbers
person.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

JAY GOULD continues the work of
railroad consolidation. The last heavy
scheme OF this nature reported is that
the Missouri Pacific; Missouri; Kansas
&Texas; Texas Pacific, and the I~nterna.
tional and Great Northern Railways, in
all OF which Gould is said to hold a
controlling interest. The number Of
miles covered by these roads amount TO
nearly 5000.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

The Virginia Chronicle is responsible
for the statement that Attorney. General
Murphy declars the term year" in the
school law to mean the period from
january LIST OF one year to January LIST
Of the next year. This Is very import
ant, as it will, no doubt, in q great
measure control tho action OF many
school trustees throughout the State.
1t will not have the effect OF keeping
any Of the schools open. In fact, II
may cause several to be closed. 1t was
under this construction OF tho statute
that the Carson schools were closed.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

A CoUPLE OF the Times Rerisr' com.
positors have lately joined the whang
Doodles, but it is noticed that bottles of
wine and other eIhilerating beverages
sent TO the Office disappear about as
rapidly as when the force was composed
entirely Of topers. The regular whang
Doodle gait is to be rigidly righteous in
front OF the door and to stuff and guzzle
behind it.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

Elk Attorney General John II. Kittrell
was fined $3.50 for contempt OF court
by Judge Briggs Of Bodie, the coin to
be forthcoming by the close of the
month, or thereafter liquidate the
amount ut the rate Of 81 on per day
through a residence at the county Jail g.
John will scarcely go to jnil il there's
virtue in argument.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01
SoME Of our Comstock sharpshooters,

SOME Of our Comstock shArpshooters,
says the Chronicle. are beginning to use
what are known as spiral" bullets.
These bullets have a spiral groove in
Them corresponding in direction in the
rifles, although the angle is more Oh.
fuse. The effect ia target shooting is
said TO be very satisfactory. Nearly al
the California marksmen use these bull.
let's.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

OFFICIAL figures show that the an.
nual pay Of 90 Star routes out of 9.225.
was raised between the lettings OF 1877
and January Ist 1850, from S727, III to
S2,S02, PA The regular appropriation
for the Star route service for the year
ending June Goth, 1880, was S.. 300. DOO.
Of this amount 81, SO2. 2l4 was absorbed
by the 93 routes, leaving $1,000. 1856 for
the remaining routes. Those who
claim to know Nil the points Of the in.
vestigation which is being made into
the methods Of the Star ring, soy the
half has not yet been made public. and
will not DO until measures are taken to
bring Brady to justice, and the peniten.
tiRry IL possible. The whole steal is
divided between what is known as the
Dorsey gang and the Miner and SAILS.
bury party.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01
lnnea states Suprene Court
R~IRelal0R.

The decision Of the United 6Ates
Supreme Court. ia the we'll known
Eureka Con .-Richmond mining suit Of
Eureka, which had been A~nxiousl5 ex.
pected for the post two weeks. was ren-
dered on Monday in favor of the for
mer. and is the unanimous verdict Of
the Eve sitting members Of the Supreme
Bench. The matter has been pending
ia the court OF hast resort over two
years, aud the announcement OF the
dnni result in Eureka. occasioned tho
widest excitement; betwoon two and
three millions OF dollars being involved
& abe result. aud n great part of the
people Of the camp being either direct
ly or indirectly interested parties. The
Sentira says:
Il was not long until the men en-
ployed ct the Eureka Con. furnaces
learned the news and they Immediately
began To celebrate the victory. The
Whistles were turned loose, nnvils fired,
bonhres kindled and a general jollifca-
ton ensued. Phe news wal telegrpphed
to Ruby Hill. when the whistles of the
Iu-eka Con-, Albion aud Price aud
Davis joined in the sbrill chorus.
Down Mt the furnaces the friends Of the
company gathered by the hundreds and
keg after keg Of lager beer was dealt
out 10 the throng. Foreman Stevens
and Assistant PoindeIter oficiated as
masters Of ceremonies. 1t is estimated
that there were from 800 to 500 visitors
on the ground at one time. Supsrin-
tendent Read felt good over the news,
and authorized the boys 10 sail in and
enjoy themselves to the fullest extent.
The whistles were kept screaming until
after 10 o'clock. ~
And 80 ends one Of the most noted
mining trials that has sver taken place
on the Pacific Coase. The one ledge
theory. as applied 10 the mines Of Ruby
Hill, has received tho Endorsement Of
the highest tribunal in the land. The
theory need pever be questioned again.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

/ TIE Russian police, hoping to wiring
a confession from Hessy Helfmann, loft
her without food for forty hours. Helf.
Manu.. who is enciente, is said to have
had seven fainting fits in that time. 40
cord;ng to a dispatch shc has obstinate
ly refused 10 give any information
against NihilIsts. When food was at
last brought to her. she was unable 10
speak from exhaustion.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

GLASGOW. Scotland, claims the noto-
riety OF producing the champion faster
OF tho world in a IA year old girl, who
has taken no food since the first OF jan
uary. Her diet Is a little water daily,
and she rarely sleeps. 1t is not claimed
that she is accumuluting fat, but it is
asserted that he pulse is perfectly ua,u.
raj.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

THAT jolly old sea dog. Secretary Of
tho Navy Hunt, rushed into Congress
the other day with a demand for an APP
preparation for sinking artesian wells on
ship board. He explained TINT IL was
about time nj navy was supplied with
pure fresh water at all times. He was
removed by iorco.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

Miss MINNIE BLACKBURN, daughter Of
the first sheriff Of Carson county, while
II vns yet a portion OF Utah Territory.
died in Carson City Of typhoid fever.
last Sunday. She was the first white
child born in Nevada Territory. Tho
deceased was 20 years Of age.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

PAssEscEns for Wood River are arriv-
ing at KeltoD much more rapidly than
The stages a take them forward. II
is reported that the emigration IL q,
least Gty per day greater than the ca.
pacity Of tho coaches.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

CAMP HAnSgY has been abandoned
AL military post. The SiiVsr STATE says
Lieutenant Galbraitb, OF the Second
Cavalry has arrived at Fort McDermit
for the purpose Of formally transferring
II TO the Interior Department.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

1r was their first night aboard the
steamer. He said, tenderly: AT last
wo nre alone, out upon the deep waters
OF the dark blue SEQ, and your heart
will always beat for me as IL has bea, IN
the past" She answered. languidIy:
Ny hearts all right, but my stomach
feels awful"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

THE town Of Greenulle, PIumas Co,
Cal, had a 300. 900 gro Sunday last.
III business and main portion was ut.
torly destroyed.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

Mhs Howe, principal manipulation of
the Boston SO called Ladies' Deposit"
has been found guilty as charged by q
jury in that city. Those Bawstin pco.
plo are not hampered by a gallantry
which recognizes q distinction between
male aud female swindlers, other than
mere sox.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

Tho Saver STATE says: DR.. Huntington
returned from . visit TO Eureka yeslcr.
day afternoon. Hc was 20 well pleased
with the place that he will probably re.
move there shortly to practice his pro.
fessiou.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

Ten thousand dollars has been ffored
and refused for a seat in the Big Stock
Board, one OF which was recently
bought for %, 900.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

The San Diego Ntr, prints a long
account OF Roger @. Tichborne's wan.
behring's, and says that the long lost
baronet is o residing iu that country.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

sESAroR Fam emphatically denies
having crossed the continent under an
assumed name NJ was reported by some
OF the San Francisco papers.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

IT Is estimated that thore are now
about 1900 men at work on the South.
ern Californis ruilrosd between Ban
Bernardino and San Diego.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

SOME colleges would never DO heard
OF II til" students didn't cut up in an
outrageous manner occasionally and get
into the newspapers.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

The Central Pacific has discharged
the Cinnamon from the Battle Mountain
section Of the road. and filed their
places with white men,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

FRErGHr cars Of twenty tons capacity
are being manufactured Tor the South
rrn Pacific road.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

JUDoE BosSrT1ELD, OF Humboldt
comfy, Is holding Court AZ Hamilton,
White Pine county, for Judge Riyes,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

The Brunswick mill on the Carson
river will shortly DO started on low
grade ore from the Comslock.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

TnE lightning express trains between
Virginia City and San Francisco, have
been discontinued.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

wonES can hold a mining claim un-
der the General Land onloo law and 40
q o uipoy,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

IMMIGRATION Is rapidly absorbing the
lands north and east of Lewiston,
Idaho.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-01

A SUMDER Of the directors Of the
London and Northwestern Railroad Co.
who come to take notes Of the American
railway system. have jus. arrived in
New York. Tho Pennsylvania Rail.
road Co, has placed a train ut their
disposal. They will soon visit San
FrGncico and other places on the Coast.