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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

1hs Wood River Mo-. Of the IN
contains the following; Yesterday
morning . JAek Q~aAltheeoSh and Al.
oorwin were about 10 ls6ve Shsfr camp
O Gresnhorn for . days prospecting.
the former met With = sf4ioas accident
which nearly cost hin his life. On
Thursday the boys ~ several deer tn
their vandering. sud concluded 70
take the ife along on CHS occasion.
jack has . splendid Winchester. and
while Standing waiting for another
party, UHsrestinS With his riHh: hand
over The mu1zle. and his LETT arm rest
ing on that. He ~Hs in tbis position.
uhsa his iEyosite A1nting dog jumped
upon hin. IN play and As she dropped
10 tire ground caught the hammer. dis
charging the cartridge in The barrel.
The bali rent through The night hand
between fhe second ara fourth finger.
probably destroying tbs use Of fhe'fh1rd;
passed through Che feshy part Of the
left rrr. rid vent en- fhrotgh SaIe rim
o. Jacks hat. missing his car By about
. hairs breadth. As best theS could,
81. Eod fhose about tied up the wounds,
and Jack feds "a Bellevue, where 10
will Be veil ened Ter.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

TIE Phoebe Record says: During The
past eight days large number Of peo-
pie have left this part OF the country,
most Of them being old timers. Bristol
lost nearly half Of ils inhabitants the
other d"y. all departing in one solid
band. feeling gay aud hsppy. The fev
who remained escorted their friends two
miles out Of town. This party were
destined for the Wood River Country.
A host of the Piocbers have departed
for other feel ID and pastures new. Most
OF them have gone TO Wood River aud
Montana. while others will search for
employment as near Phoebe as they
possibly IN. II this sort Of thing
keeps up for anotho, week there will
not be a mao left in Phoebe. We wish
them eli the best Of luck and hope that
they will sonn strike IL big.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

TIE HraId's Fort Niobrara special
details the shooting Of Lieut.. Cherry.
He was pursuing deserters who had
stolen horses, and met an Indian while
riding along With Sergeant Harrington
on his right hand and privstes Thomas
Locke and James Conroy in the rear.
A shot vas fred behind them. when
tbe Lieuiensnt at once turned to Locke
in his saddle. asking what it meant.
Locke, with his pistol in his hand. and
within a few yards. pretended that It
had gone off accidentally, and imme-
dia;eiy shot Cherry through the heart,
death being instantaneous.
Locke then turned and fred on Con.
roy. at whom it appeared he had fired
his FIRST shot. Conroy wos wounde ed
and knocked FROM his horse. The mo-
tive Of Locke is not known. and the
whole affair has n look OF mystery
which IL is hoped will be cleared up.
The conduct OF Spotted Tail, who re.
maiued at the post. and the Indians he
sent Sith tie troops. has been sdmira.
lie.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

Tag Gear is said 10 have nearly per-
ished by poison IN the 18th inst. Que
Of the palace scullions WAS arrested
since, who bad s~prinkl-d arsenic over q
bowl OF salad Of which Alexander Il
known TO be very fond. As the dish
did not sPPear on the memorandum the
attempt was detected. On the day pre-.
rious the Emperor received on invita-
tioa 10 his funeral.
The Sihilists have answered the re.
dictionary manifesto Of the Gear by a
proclamation saying thu, they sccep,
the war which has been forced vu them
and are confident Of victory. The
greater the oppression the 6rmer will
tue people become.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

Tns fshsaA E~-LLn1 Paki,hS -
fOHOsanS eoSele baAaea GENERAL GraA
<ea By 6-Cere c. osrAE. and sup
pasd 10 a0oShs CoakEE's SeaG-
n4.as: .TAScsiis 1a-" The Re
Pebiiean Senaou have slnua ~ o,e
naA rs5ect-l. Ua most q sheE krre
urged tn vfAh<E Of xAsrorinAtioa
OF RoherGs0- They have bern net with
the obftspAsy and uzros..ss q . Seak
Ear. Hdhenns to wrong AT &C enable
The State o! Eeu Scrk 10 decide 70, her
sell bov her interests Can be bea sub
Ssryed- In fAs SeaEis Senators Ccnk-
Eus and PItt tKye resigned tkeir seats
On shNt body. They ~ll be Ghle TO
choose t-cn among hsreikiS8e 1tssos-
men fuo Senator'S uks will cone in
st-sees Is TO her Will New York Is the
peer ei suy other State. She has beez
potent - the SenHis un3e al party
dynEsNeA She does ms So back and
grove - the dust 9; lie loot
49, P1NE4 oG4 NOeNS
"a sEIeksiG." h rS1Ktors Will 10;
advise" the Pr-siisDt le make an
unworthy appointment. nor sIl they
bAsely ~''eonsf1t" 70 ons As The prize Of
oH-ial favor.
The Conkiing men in the New York
Ascend. are still rehoert on the subject
Of the ressSnAhons OF Conkiing and
Plat Draper Is ID. only member Who
says ostright that be - ready ~ vote
<asH N AsSa, sIaeY; Speaker Sharpe.
Word comes Tbs morning that P1oie
meetings have s=tn called in several
counties 90 spEtkin President Gar6eld-
The sns-Corkling men - the Assembly
are more ~sIprSstss;Ns. AlTori thinks
this Legislature nay refIse % asa sue
eesEOrs. thus pustirg she election orsr
70 another Legislature. Puguid thinks
this the proper SEs - ~tieh 10 get the
subject before tie people. The report
Is current IN New York ttsi Copkhns's
friends Will cali = meeting q TIE Acad-
envy of Muse % endorse his ooyns.
The Hbt-C onkling Republicans tbrest-
eI q monster dsnorsistiop in favor
Of the Administrators should this be
dcae.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

RUHoRs were aging about town. Hys
the Sentinel, 10 the effect that n msu
had been found swung up to a tree
somewhere over in the direction Of
Hamilton. Some Of the stories had i,
that the alleged remains belonged 10
Pete Megity, and others that Tom
Glenn owned them. Two weeks ago
the Cherry Creek Nee, published an
account Of the rumored hanging Of
Megley in S;eptoe Valley. but contra
dieted the story ia the same issue, re.
GREETING that 1t Was not true. Doubtless
this item in the Ness furnished the
basis Of the rumors which gained cur.
rency in Eureka.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

IT, Aouinafioa q Rohertana - Col
fsean Il cuAsos for tbs Port of ES~
fssh. sassAazDA - -
tseaay. nis seGoak - shs e~sasNs
saA1Pt~d - ~ esoston frua g.
6Gats. ed - eSsir poorer ma saA-
eiently potent 70 defeat n C0.tiins
AaA Pi1n Seek Hns ~ the fOcslock and
vilk1rvS as members 0 tine eon6rm-
Ing bOay before he eorfmHdoE Of ale
01 rb0a they had . utterly op-
Pcsea. By the soeeess Of This Dv~e-
nsnt % The part Of the AaziniStaiaon,
the vast pstr0n.se attaching to the Of
see Of Collector Of isi Purr. which Mr..
ConkiinS for % nhny years has folly
controlled. is vres.s1 trou ans ErHsP,
and his political power N tie State
materially N-skeped. Bet = DRs Of
bis imferiols character ckLrot tins De
sutiagzed. and L. n sail . power in
The Pqt= CT ~hssi b. his &c dong been
. Pronize-E md Ease MEMBER. The-s
n no d~hSs1sins The fact that de Se.s
of the Stale Of Is- York ~ns ~hKi
secured the R<PGbioan victory a; ;he
last election. and hat Mr. Conkiirg Vas
chiefly instruDsn:hl n Carrying that
vots-in fact without him II surely
would have BEEN jost-in view Of which
signal service. ASIDE from any premises
thai he alleges we're made 10 hin BY
NJ. GKrSsld. contingent rpon tAe IAi
tef's <Nsion, Mr.. Coniling vas o-r-
taiIly entitled 10 vtry pr-niner; coz
si6-EdG At ke tE1as Of she Admins
S~rEtioa-
True, he ehHrFiopei GrErt in tke
Chicago Convention, Eakirg al opsz
and desperate fight in his favor. from
she very srst, whilst Robertson, who
bsesEe . delegate 10 that Convention
asa SrhD; supporter. Transferred his
influence and vote TO the Christian
Statesman Of Ohio: yet, in the face Of
AL the facts, We hold that Mr.. Garfield
Is quite As much indebted 10 the for
mer IS TO the latter for the seat he nos
occupies. and for our part We hEve 40
hesitation in admitting tia, ve eguld
rePoss q much sigaer degree of reliance
IN n man Who, opeoIy Drawing all op-
position, remSius tRe 10 the cause be
has espoDsed, thsa in one without fIi.
y Of pUrpose, eveo ready 10 tim his
sails TO catch the ReSfrvv.sble breeze.
No selection that could possibly have
Seen made perhaps, WoRH have seez
80 OSecioszbiet 20 ihe Cozkhys faction
as that Of Robertson. and in his pro-
claimed work Of ''hsrmonizing the
party" the Presiden, has shown him.
self a more conspicuous failure than
even Ruth, rford, The Good.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

L SAX NNxoiAL dispatch Of khe 18Th
says: The outward b0end stsge Of ne
FSeneeg las Was stopped by t~o masked
usE t~epy miles southves; from here
Abctt nosa yesterday. The, advanced
with gen aimed AZ the driver, Pete
DonueiiS IND both she; rs they cSited
10 him to halt. Cha-les E>conEey, one
Of the prupHesors of re stage line. and
" d Berry. = passenger. were Or top
6. rr~ stage near the driver. On seeing
the de-PerLdces they drew their Win
ekes;ers aud fred downing both. One
Gag sui, e5t ske etser raised three
EEes, trying ;e shoot The driver, bet;
was Quoted By . secoad ball from Nc
CoSksy. MeConkey then fasten ID a ps,
Per - enc Of them, On which rzs written
II f.fsSss ea the Part OF stage rob.
bers-" he stag e-=.S fall tke eeb
bers weret1s as lkey ie,l and abe stage
driven 20 Black Range. To Gay the
beGs wee brUxgks to this place.
WHERE sEey nov lie. Some Mexican
stole the bots OF one Of the dead robbers.
They bad nothing on their persons by
vhSk they could be identified. Both
are reET h.rl looking exstvRers. Il is
thooEhi ihsy belong TO a bAsd Of horse
ibieves,pAr; Of whom We're arrested -itA
Eel-E horseI in tbeiE possession cut
bought Of The Mexican Justice and we're
hcuuittsd-
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

HHEY DtcKlED Of Tuscaro-A, met
with a singular accident Sunday after
noon, according TO the Ta=a. Rtrisr.
The door Of his cabin vas epea and lie
was sitting by q Table reading. 4 ligh,
sharp pointed shoe knife vas lying on a
newspaper on the table. A gust OF wind
came'iuio the house. and whiriipg over
the table, lifted the paper and knife.
projecting the latter against Dicksrd's
left cheek. ipiietipg al ugly wound u
over An inch in length. The instru.
nent Sss as sharp a. a razor, and If it
had hit bali au inch higher 4, would
have des;oyed an eye instead Of infic,-
ing 4 flesh wound.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

ero0 tAs b1r6sn Of the Hast sastsrn
1inpAscheS il is aiSerlf G Determine
1aA OAa wll be = ouSccAs Of he
oUakliAS-Pi.n coup a'ssA$ TIE ssL-
~Art snrrorters .: the SerSacr Hre Q.
eSGnec NE opinion tk<t Gns LegiSs-
tas WiE Setxfa then With augmented
Strensh GSls their Republican oPPo-
DsuREe equally certain Of 'corrss that
The soubty Gsrnsnsa will Be s1frred
to chew the end Of F$eet and bitter re-
Section - the retirement Of their re-
spectre hona
II would naturally seen that 30 able .
tAcsciar rs Roscoe would not bSye vol
uniGIty sons into 80 dangerous = contest
without establishing lines fer mas
Seriy retreat" and had he been reared
n the Ohio school Of politics. develop
cd into . Christian StstesnG Of the
backsye persuasion, We should feel II
Eared thai 40 danger o. his re- eeiion BY
ths Legislature Of New York need be
kPP-reenaed Tor Under The circsustSu
ces mentioned. be would Inv. been
ere shG he oo0la lose nothing y 1t,
before taking &C bold 3 step.
Bat Conkiing il Al esotist. hssghty.
Eslf-reliAnt, frn IL his love and hate.
With The courage to stand BY bis uori.
and arhks Ii. Bneksye school, scorns
TO stoop even y eopaaer.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

A LONDON dispatch says: Lord
sbreSsbury will marry Mrs. Mundy,
With whom be eioped a short time ago,
~ o az her husband secures . di.
vorcs. His Lordsbip has slrssdy set
tied = largo sum Of money upon her.
The people wondered by wbs. means
the lady's brother so quickly discovered
her hiding place on the continent. aud
Il IL 10 said that at the proper time
their Whereabouts was ju~dieiously com.
munies,ed 10 her relatives by Mrs.
MUDDY herself. Ais we'll lhst ends
we'll.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

JoHN WLLLsrrr. who lost s75,o 900
through the P~rohibatory Law OF Kansas
secured from the brewers convention
at Chicago. aid 10 the smoun, Of s75,.
600, II necessary, to test in the United
States Supreme Court the validity Of
that law. The papers are already made
out. II the right Of the State TO en-.
act sumpsusry laws, includes the right
to destroy private property without
compensation tho brewers propose TO
have the exact limits OF their boundary
defined by a tribunal OF last resort.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22
are InDEPfNDEIT.



CoaAllaG 80 EsA0 DsAEo.
Tie Unitsd saatesS -naASss GrRHsS
York. CoohIi1S sd Fat. ssai - IL
GossDo-01 hn stSte. on Nondsy.c4
eial Dosiss that they resigned their re-
spseiss positions ~ ssnatorH- Their
uSios sssasto Asss besa prScipitsss;
aksoIssaeecf ~iteEusing ereGf sorPfia
sven Gno7s members Of tie Sess.e.
~ho. oFpasestiy. had NJ snsPieion thAt
sueh sD0se vss ineoDtsDPlGtion- The
general feeling is.hA. Conk1inS viii be
IeSieasd b the Legislature, which Is
aoU IN session. and viii remain 90 Dur
ing fhe rsxf four weeks, bat DOUBTS are
suppressed as 70 whether PiHit iii be
equally E0aessstul
Under the Law. the Legislatures e-nDVs
proceed 10 81 STseaa-y IN fts United
Ststes Senate before next Tuesday. md
we're the Democrats members q hat
body .c;rstei by = deSir. - euruiste
the lofty patriotism and tokie sna-
esity Of their A3r,rsaries. obey might
nov easily recoektrurt the committees;
Gsct the oBeers and fins midget Ma
hone into the opposition balance But
ieeording to the dispatches. nosvith-
BLaniiag the fac that there we're Dem.
oeraEc Sensiors so lost 70 = seEse q
honor and j0st:ee TO their parry and 70
ihs people. as 10 assist in the eonfrnA-
zion q Stanley Mathews. The pE-ty Va
the SenA.e has na jet sunk 10 abe level
Of tie R~ePutaesn hoEgishpess that has
bees on exhibition before tie COUNTRY
since the opening Of the executive SEES
son.
The party now fairly m Che ascend
ney IN the Senate viii attempt to take
no Ingenerous advantage they might
gkin through following the shameful
example sci BY their opponents. and the
diHrAeefuI family sqnGtble which has
temporarily ioz 30 the Republicans
the votes OF Ae New York Senators will
cost them aching at the hands Of the
Dsmodsey-
The supporter Of Conkling state that
ne designations were offered because
the New York Senators feel that they
lave been badly treated by the Admis-
IEtIaiLon; that RobeCtser's nomination
Was made At the instigstion u Blaine 10
FEi c. mixing dOpDS that both SeD1,on
end the Vice President protested sgsinss
this warsre sgsint the regular Repub-
besu organization Of New York. bat all
their Efforts failed. The Republican
Senators refused to help them maintain
Toe Republican party Of the Empire
State. and rather thsn remain 10 be put
down and insulted both Senators re-
signed.
The HaGLd's Washington special
says: 4 vote IN the Robertson case is
nov an assured thing. since he has Civ
en- his friends here to understand that
ne will not request that his name be
withdrawn nor ia any way become a
party TO having IL Withdrawn. 1t is be-
lieEed by Senators friendly to the Presi-
dent Chat all Of the New York nomina.
lions which we're withdrawn. except
Tyler's. will be returned TO the Senate
as soon rs that Of Robertson is acted
uDon.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

PATRICK QuIsLAS, an e1.eonvict, sged
"a years. while intoxicated, went TO the
house Of his parents In New York,
Monday night. and demanded money.
Being told they had none to give. the
brute threatened their lives with q pis.
toL The father escaped from the room
but the son detained his mother by
force and shot her twice, once ia the
temple. which II is thought will prove
fatal,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

TEr Austin RrFGlls ssgs: o. SA;ur-
day the suit entitled The State OF Ne.
vsdE We. the SeVsi. C-airEl Railway"
came up in the District Ceprt 70. anal.
Il. T C~TessEell. DisiEc; Attorney IoS
II. N~ayenbAum appeared as counsel Tor
FisintiE. Hnd Judge I b. Mcfarland
OF Sacramento as co5ssl fog defend
ant. The claim Was fcr ds!insuebt
taxes for the year 1850. The ease WAS
called at the opening Of the Cour; in
the forenoon; between 3 and 10 o'clock
in the evening i; vas brought to 8 close,
and instructions by the Court given to
the jury. In the course of twenty min.
otes time the jury rendered = verdict
toS the piEiniid, for the full amount
el.i9ed. Sl3.TlI -. ar5 costs Of the
suit. By agreement the Cour, ordered
a stay Of poceedihgs tcr thirty days,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

The orosscu,s from the north DRIFT on
the Sierra Nevada 1900 level have not
Jet been started, and work on them will
not be commenced until the drift is in
good condition, which will take at least
two weeks moro. Superintendent Pat.
ton denies tho report that tho diamond
drill has boon used In any part Of the
mine since he took the SUPPLEMENTARY.
after Ike James departure for Central
Amchca.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

PAT HOLLAND writes to a friend at
Wool River that he founi eastern tai.
emit too heavy for him in the Newspaper
business at Tombstone. Arizona, and so
he vent below there twenty-five miles:
laid out q town site; mixed up a few
Massachusetts, words with Spanish;
wears goggles on his ears. and sells
town l6h whfie be talks mines.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

A HUSBAND who went to execute q few
little commissions for bis wife gives IL
as his experience that there arc two
dozen different brands Of lilac sewing
silk so exactly alike that no male eye
a tell the difference, and a wrong
choice means ruin 10 n new silk dress,
aud no pie in the house for q week.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

SPECIMENS Of the mephitic plant
known as the skunk's cabbage are sold
In the streets Of New York under tho
attractive namo OF California lilies,
and they smell 90 much better than
the streets that there Ia quite = demand
for them. Anything Is welcome a. .
change.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

REruBLrcASs are being emo we'd from
small Pos,ofices In Virginia and Read
jnster' appointed. Tho Republicans
have begun protesting 10 the President,
and Il 10 now announced that a halt has
been called and tia. hereafter Rspubli.
cans will be retained.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

JcpoE KJSe informs t4e Reno Gazette
thS he Is working On tho injunction
suit in the Iusare Asylum esse. and
zill render his decision in Carson on
Saturday next. The diligence shown
- Els Honor in this cas is Tery cred
tablet 10 him and gratifying 10 His con.
siRReuss.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

A suxon was current last evening,
says the Sentinel OF the 18th. that an
important strike hsd been made in the
Prospec, Mountain Tunnel. AZ the
story ran the whole face OF the tunnel
was ia high grade ore.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

THE Carson appeal says tho white
woman who recently married o China.
man here, swept up the floor With her
diminutive Oriental husb,ud tho other
night. and raised h-hayoo generally.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

TEE appraisers Of the estate Of the
late Mark Hopkins Of the Central Pa
eihc Railroad. filed the account Of the
estate. which foots up $40, 7OO, 900.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

Ar Grandview hotel. near Denver, g.
D. Rsyuns murdered his vile whits
she ~zs ssleep. They had been Keep
ius az Insane Asylum on . new rriuci-
pie which proved a failure and they
became discouraged. Rhynus' inten.
ion was to commit suicide. but his nerve
failed him.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

AT Niles, California. on Thursday.
sfourten .yeas-old . Of John Murphy
bad both feet fsariully cut by . moving
machine.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

A DISPATCH from Yale. British Col
ambia. says several hundred Chinese
mobbed the RAILROAD OompssJ's w,re-
house. ~wrooking IL. Two thousand
Chinese arc on . strike agsins, the rail.
road company. There IL more trouble
sFptslsd.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

The celebrated Peruvian Bitters, the
very bcst tonic known, 81 tho Com. .
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22
BORN.

PETERSON-In EIko. May l., 1851, TO the
vile Of y. 7. Peterson, . sen.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

4 car-load:TeceiVed
and ready f~or'shIp-
mont to Of
the State. TIE fin
est beer ever brought
here. Will strength
en- the m~os
constitution. After
~eoeated trials Of
others. we have been
com peeled to return
to the old rigina
ANHEUSE Err.
Brewing Co.'s Bot
tied Lager Beet,
which we offer to the
trade In lots to suit.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

eezEc-k iuyaly sw t6SR. T-t m and k5outdt
SVisee. .AiIrr.s Il. Hsllctt & 90. PoEta~a. Ne.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-06
NEWS OF The DAY.

ThIrtceu Euldted and tleVen German img!
giants arrived at Baltimore yesterday
l! is repor CO hat * Secretary Schuz will
be mado pre:id :nt Ct The Norlh(rn Puo;Ec Rail
road.
Mathew aud Guy Vasser have prts,nted
propetty valued at $50. coo and $4,000 10 cash
to Vassar College, Pougtkeersie, NY.
Five OF the dirsolos Of the delucc. First
Nalionsl Blnk Of Newark, N. J., have been
Indeed by lbe United States grand jury fer
fraud
An old negro, nhils plcughirs uear Calves,
to-, Iexss, two days ago. turned up $1,000 10
geli, supposed to tavo been buried by an cid
slave living co the fern iw,nty years Ego.
The tcrty fourth anniversary CT the American
a1d Foreign Bible Society WAS held 10 New
York yesterday afternoon and eVsning. There
Tas large attendance. Tie lro1surer's rcpor:
showed that the receipts we're $l5,740 lG eod
the disbursements Sl2 SEQ 05.
At Wills Point (rexas) an edu,sted nsp. Of
good address, rAned Gibson, has been couYio-
ted of the theft Of SIS, ard sentenced to the
perltentisry for eight years. 10 defense Of
himself he made speech which electrified the
BEECH and bar. Ito clsims that he was cnco
editor ct the ST. Louis Globe Damtc.at.
An tjournea public sals CT the effects Of The
Jay Cooke estate took plsoo in PbiadoIphis
yesterday. Somc OF the. western lands ard The
oountry sat. Osonz, were disposed of, The
limit on tho latter having been reduced to
500 900. and sale #; oed after liyey ccm
petition at Sll3.500. 1t is understood that it
vas purchased for Jay Coke.
A skull. believed TO be tho missing head OF
tho body Of Mrs. Lizzie Lowell, bss been lou1d
10 Lewiston. Me-, near the SRi z:rlard road.
a headless skeleton. identified as that Of mrs.
LoSell. Was found near the samo spot seven
years ego. aRd her husband, james L1wsl, Rat
convicted of numbering her. Fla is now 10 the
State prison for the crim,. A reward for the
discovery of tho head vas offered ct the trial
Near st. Joseph. No., Tucsdsy night VIM
Wise, aged 81 Sear7. shot and KILLED Chsll.s
Wilson, aged IS. Both had been COW b,ys,"
ond were working for parties po5i,g from
Itzas to Iowa eno.mped near ST. Joe. la the
afternoon Wise rode to the city, purchased i've
IevolVers, ard ridir back to the camp, called
wilson cut bis tent, and. without warni g
shot him through the heart snd fad.