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did not learn his fate, and after he got
home felt worse than ever.
Next day he got q letter from bis
sister.
~ am very sorry wrote she, "but
could not well come on two hundred
miles, simply to attend an opera. sup
pose, however, the invitation was iRten-
ded for another person, and if"
80 Jove, am undonep said Charley,
dropping the missive to the floor and
and breaking out In cold peyspiration.
~ sent the letters wrong, and now I've
done it brown. What will ClarIce think
Of me?n
Driven to desperation at last, be
plucked up courage and hurried to
Clarice's residence.
ais Miss Wilmer inP" he asked the
servant who answered the bell.
"Yes;" and he speedily found himself
in the parlor, and face to face with his
inamorata.
"I-I-did you receive--A note from
me the other day, Miss Clarice," he
stammered, wishing the floor would
give way and precipitate MIN into the
cellar.
~ received letter, Mr.. Winter,n
said Clarice, with q laugh like the tink-
ing of silver bells.
"Ah! yes-I ask your pardon, Miss
Wilmer, for the inadveriency-I mean
-D
"Ob, you need not apologize, Mr..
Winter. rather like 1t, l assure you.
You did not try your fate at the opers
though. Why didn't youa"
How mischievous her eyes were
sparkling! A faint crimson dyed heI
cheek and altogether Charley looking
at her slyly, thought he never saw heI
look SO pretty.
| "But the annoyance"
TT wasn't an annoyance. 1 val
pleased"
Charley's hear thrilled suddenly with
hope. He took one step forward.
"You say that it was no annoyance,
Dare believe you care for me?"
The faint glow deepened suddenly.
"Y on may she said.
II Chartey's friend, Tom Ridgely, had
dropped in five minutes later, he would
have thought CharIey's bashfulness was
all a sham. 1t never troubled him
again.
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Observations Of Rev. eabe Tucker.

You may notch 1t on the palms as q
mighty risky plan
TO make your Judgment by de clos dat
ktvers up man;
Fer ! hardly needs to tell you how often
come ercross
A fifty dollar saddle on q twenty dollar
hoss.
AM. wukin' in the low groun's you dis
kiver as you go.
Dat de fines shuck may hide de meanes'
nubbin in 9 row
l think man has got mighty slender
chance for Heben
Dal holds out his piety but one day out OBJ
seben;
Dat talks about de sinners W Id heap o.
solemn chat
An neber draps nickel in de mission
ary hat;
OATS foremost In de meetin, house for
raisin' all de chunes,
But lays aside his 'ligion with his Sum
day pantaloons
nebber Judge o. people dat l meets
along de way
BY de places where dey come FUN an, de
houses whar dey stay;
For de bantam chickens awful fond O.
roostin' pretty high,
An de turkey-buzard sails above de eagle
In de sky;
Dey ketches little minners in de middle
OBJ de sea,
An you fnd the smalles' possum up dt
bigees' kind o. treei
". A. Macon. .Brtc-a- Brac. Scrtbner, July
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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

II seems that among the papers saved
by Brady with reference to the expedi-
ton Star route service are several en-
dorsed by Sherman. One Of them ask
ing for increased service on the Fort
Yuma route, had on It the names OF
Secretary Ramsey, Governor Wallace,
OF New Mexico. and OF every member
OF the California and Texas delegations
in Congress. Brady's defenders are
disposed to make capital out Of this cir
cumstance, and claim the increase of
service and pry in nearly all instances
complained of can be shown to have
been ordered by the application and in
huenoe OF public men. This is what
Brady has oil along claimed, but the in.
vestigntion by the Post Office Depart
ment has o been retarded thereby.
The Postmaster General is understood
to have his case against Brady nearly
ready for the Department OF Justice.
and General Sherman is understood to
say he placed his name to the paper
only in cases in which il was represent.
ed to him that the frontier forts and
towns would be benefited, aud solely
with such benefits in view.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

The Senate having gone into execu-
tive session, Wednesday. the following
predictions - to what will Be aecom-
plhAed By that body. are nov forwarded
from Warrington:
II 10 assumed that the toneC u the dis.
e~ussion upon the Chinese treaty assures
its ratification by q large majority vote.
which was to have been had yesterday.
In regard 10 the so.ealled contested
nomination, under tho agreement Of
the Republican caucus. this rule can
only apply TO the Robertson case.
Chambers nomination will surely be
acted on. A Senator who has taken an
active part in organizing the opposition
to Chandler, says Conkling. Logan,
Bayard and Lamar, and probably Judge
Davis, Of the Judiciary Committee, will
vote for an adverse report. Edmunds
and Garland are absent. Ingalls, and
Mcmillan are counted to vote for a fav-
able report. Judge Davis has not yet
expressed himself. but four out Of seven
members here are sufficient All the
Democrats and six Republicans, viz. {:
Cnnkling, Platt OF New York, Cameron
Of Pennsylvania. Logan. Jones Of
Nevada, and Mitchell, together with
Malone, ara classed AS opposed to
Chandler.
Logan, when asked by George. who
was going away, to pair on Chandler,
said he could not, as he intended TO vote
against Chandler. The rule Of the Re.
publican Seustors that the objection of
one Senator from the State to which
the nomination belongs. shall send the
nomination over cannot apply TO Chan
dler. Staney Matthews or Sheldon, as
the two former are nominated TO fill
National positions, and Sheldon for
Governor II II Territory.
SenatorSherman gave to Sheldon's
friends hiI assurance that he will not
fight Shelton. but will content himself
with voting against him.
Matthew friends claim q majority
for him and assert that the Judiciary
Committee lave agreed to report his
nomination, so it is plain that Robert.
son is the only nomination that will
be laid Over until this agreement Is
made, and Dies not intend to interfere
with the Senatorial prerogative by max.
in any contet for Robertsou's confirm
alton, but his friends in the Senate
know from te President himself tina,
he is DESTROYS of having the nomination
acted upon. and they. it is believed.
will bring itpp.
It is repored that Senator Hiwley
has expressed n determination to ash
for a discharge OF the Commerce Com
mittee and tax, up the cnse il there j.
any excessive Delay in the report on
Robertson.
Now that the Senate has resumed ex
ecutive business, the President will send
in nominutionsrapidly.
Robert Hill OF Illinois. Assistant
Secretary Of State, Hiram Price OF
Iowa. Commissioners of Indian Affairs,
A. NJ. Jones. United States Marshal Of
Northern Illinois. S. A. HUDSON of
Wisconsin. Associate Justice OF the
hrmod by unanimous consent.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08
The IIIssis-ippt Floods.

The situation in East St. Louis is be-
coming more and more critical, and
unless the river senses to rise, Of which
there is no immediate prospect. the en-
tire city will be submerged. Everything
possible is being done to prevent this by
strengthening and e~levs,ing dykos and
railroad entertainments, but these have
been surrounded by water SO long that
they are more or less soaked, and the
pressure in places is so great. there be-
ing from ten to thirty feet OF water
bearing against them, that there will be
the whole city will be engulfcd. A
break is already reported in the Ohio "
Mississippi railroad embankmcnr. about
q mile north Of the railroad depot, aud
tho Vandalia track is flooded for sDme
distance. Many people have already
left East st. Louis, and others have
moved themselves and their household
effects to the upper stories of their
dwellings. Some merchants are NOV
ing their goods to st. Louis, while
others are piling them upon high
shelves or storing them on the second
floors. Several railroads have taken
their movable property from their yards
on tho island. and some decline to re.
ceivU any more freight at present.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

OS Sunday afternoon David McKin-
ley. q teamster well known in this city,
say tho Carson IPPsdl. was crushed to
death while loading machinery at d.
w. Earl & Co.'S warehouse at IIaw.
thore. In trying to lift n pm bottom.
other heavy machinery which WAS
braced ny n piece Of scautling, were
tipped over. aud tho heavy weight
crushed Mckinley against the side OF
tho wagon. lie only gaspcd onco or
twice before life was extinct. This Is
the first fatal accident that has occurred
in the new town, and naturally had the
effect Of producing a gloomy feeling
among the entire population especially
as the deceased was n very popular man.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

Excessive HesAisnS At Last.
The Republican Senatorial causus
held on Tuesa.y. has adopted . resolu-
tion which provides in substance that
executive sessions shall be held forth
With 1.-THE frat go to be held yesterday
for the Transaction Of accumulated bus
iness. In the following order:
First-Reference Of nominations now
on the table to their appropriate com
mittees.
Observation-Disclosures Of pending
treaties.
Observation-Disclosures Of all nomina-
tions heretofore or hereafter reported
from the Senate committees, which. re
spectively, ARE not objected to by n Re-
publican Senator from tue State to
which the Office apper,ains or from
which in case Of National or Territorial
appointment the nominee is 10 DO APP
pointed.
II was further expressly provided that
no HOOu hb uDCOutcsttu Choco ouali h"No
been disposed Of the caucus shall again
assemble for the purpose Of determin-
ing what additional business should
then be considered by the Senate. and
although. in tie meantime contested
cases, as above defined, shall not be al.
lowed to impede the transaction OF
other business, the caucus is left wholly
unpledged as to its future action in re.
gard to them.
The clause in the resolution defining
what shall constitute IA contested case,
shows that Conkling's influence in the
caucus was superior to that Of the
friends Of the Administration. they hav.
ing held from the first hat au adverse
report from the committee to whom u
nomination was referred could alone
place it in the category Of contested
cases. Tho object in procuring the
adoption of the third clause is obvious,
and Lord Roscoe achieves q signal
victory.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

The American eagle seems to DO n
bird Of too great freedom in rural Cali.
fornia. Albert CHARLES owns u farm IN
Vallejo, on which he says that within
the last two mouths tho eagles have
killed sevonty.fSe OF his lambs, some
Of thom two months old. The eagles
generally swoop down and strike the
lamb about the shoulders. The
blow and penetration Of his claws into
the vitals OF the lamb soon kills it.
The royal bird then picks ont its
eyes. and sometimes tho heart and
lights arc enten. but no other part.
Most Of these killed on Charles ranch
had their eyes taken out, but were not
eaten any whero else.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

A SPECIAL messenger from Lincoln,
New Mexico, informs Governor Wal.
lace that the notorious outlaw, "Billy
the Kid" under sentence Of death in
the Lincoln jail, killed Deputy Sheriff
j. w. Bell md United States Marshal
Robert Aliger, by shooting them and
effected his escape. lie was involved
in three murders. A large reward was
paid Sheriff Garrett for his capture and
he was sentenced TO be hanged May IS.
Gov. Wallace will offer a large reward
for his apprehension.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

YESTERDAY morning detectives Hick-
ey. Burke and Brissell recnptured in
Reno. Davidson Reed and II. G.. Cole.
man, who escaped from Constable
Reed Of Truckee. on Thursday night.
April 2SIh. The Gazette says the men
had been held after examination in
Truckee for car robbery. in tho sum Of
$4,000 each, to answer before the SUI
perior Court Of Nevada county. On
Sunday, April oath. the same two pris-
oners attempted to break Jail at
Truokee, and upon examination were
also held in $4,000 eacb to answer a
charge OF Jail breaking.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

The Worlds Washington special
says: 1t has been learned that the cause
OF Mahone's discontinue, which was
noticeable nearly all OF last week in the
Senate, was the information that the
President had decided not TO give him
the entire patronage of Virginia, which
he had been led to believe he would
get. The manly stand taken by the
straight out Republicans of Virginia,
who refuse to ally themselves with Ma
hone in State affairs. together with the
fact that the Republicans outnumber
the Repudiators.' has compelled the
President TO acknowledge the Repuhll-
canism Of Virginia. and he has decided
to bestow at least half Of the State
patronage upon his own party. The
first steps having thus been taken to.
ward breaking away from Malone, it
will not be difficult for the President to
take others. Considering also that the
Republicans in the Senate urge him to
withdraw 'Ri~dd!eberger, and that the
Democrats will not allow Gorham to DO
elected, it begins to look as though Ma
hone would not realize much on his
vote. Even ConkIing, in the hope of
Democratic favor for his own purposes,
has lately held AlOof from Malone, al
though his alleged sympsthies were
conveyed to him ut length, and with
due feeling, through Platt.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

NICHOLAS FREuEn, generally known
as big Nick" informs the SRrer State
tibet he has found the ledge on tho Live
Yankee claim, in the Paradise mines.
He says he struck the vein within two
feet Of the surface, about 600 feet from
the line OF the Bullion Of Paradise. The
ledge is ovsr four feet wide, and tho ore
is exactly the same as that in the Bull.
lion and Wild Goose. Of which ledge IL
IL supposed to be n continuation.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

SAYS the Homer, Cal. Under: There is
probably no camp on the Coast that Of
fers SO many inducements to men Of
small means as Mill Creek. There is
an abundance of water power here dur.
ing the greater portion OF the year. and
a great many small veins which will
pay well in arastras. a few hundred
dollars will build an arastra capable Of
reducing two and n half or three tons
a day. md sometimes more. Along the
western side Of Lake Canyon there is n
large quantity Of float quartz, some Of
it being very rich. In some places it is
so plentiful that several hundred
pounds may be gathered within All area
Of a few yards. There is enough OF
this float in sight to keep a number OF
large arastras going for a long time.
The district is not half prospected. and
there is every probability many good
veins remain to be discovered.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

THOMAS HAGRIoAS, a negro convict in
the State Prison ut Concord, Massachu
sets. adopted "A desperate means to get
rid Of hard labor during n long term OF
confinement. There is a circular saw
in the shop where he was at work. He
quietly went to the machine. set II In
motion, took the fingers OF his right
hand in his left, and slid the wrist
along the groove until the hand was
neatly %amputated. He threw the
severed member ON the floor. and. walk.
ing up to the officer in charge, asked
that the bleeding stump DO dressed.
Harrigau was sentenced for twonty
years three months ago for al assault
upon n little girl in Boston.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

MONDAY night about 10 o'clock, Con-
stable Reed, Of rruckac, and Joe Dy-
sart got into a quarrel about some per-
sonal matter. The Rein Gazette says:
Reed finally found himself unable to
express his sentiments withou. resort to
a vile opithet. Dysart retorted IT. kind,
and put his hand to his hip as Il to
draw a pistol. He did not have any
weapon, but Reed. thinking the time
had come for action, drew quietly and
shot Dysart in the side. The bullet cut
an ~unsightly cash in Dysart's side, but
the wound Is not serious.
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ESTRAY Office
500

.straycd rem tho premises OF the un der.
signed, sometime during the month Of April,
the following dnscr bod stock, to.witi One
sortel hose, branded D&S on the Ieft shoulder;
white fseo: one bay horse. branded ID on loft
shoulder. and vented on same shoulder and
thigh with = V one yellow horse, branded ID
let shoulder and thigh. and also branded 81 On
shoulder: one hay horse branded ID on len
shoulder and vented X on len shoulder and
thigh. one roam colt. branded II on the shoui.
der, and ono. hay colt, branded 4 on shoulder.
One hundred dollars reward will be paid for
Information that will lead TO the recovery Of
The above described stock.
ToASo. April %, 1881.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

The Phoebe Record is responsible for
the following: At q late hour the other
night, with his shirt.tail flying in the
breeze, and the only garment he had
on, a man was seen making n Decline
across lots from Panaca for B~ullionSille,
while in the distance another man
could be seen armed with a shotgun.
The Panacan, on going into his house
late that night, discovered that his
o'aim had been relocated by another
man. and immediately Wen for his gun;
but the jumper didn't stop to argue the
case. He at once started for Bullion
Vile, peSlecting to put on his clothes.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

IL answer to tho Sunday .shool qucs.
ton: Whom did the Pharisees be.
liovo were inevitably doomed to be
damnodf" The little fellow voclferated /:
Republicans and sinnersl'
There may be some doubt as 10 the
poor sinners, but that boys head is
powerful level on the first proposition.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

TnE Board Of Aldermen adjourned
'fae die Oh Saturday evening, says tho
RereRte. aud delivered all the property
Of tho late city Of Austin oyer to the
County Commissioners.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

The New Orleans PtedyuHe usually
considered authority on Mexican affairs.
anticipates troubles from the enormous
subsidies which the present rulers are
granting railway and other schemes, it
being utterly impossible that she can
stand the drain on the treasury and re-
sources. The people will not remain
quiet under the strain. At the lowest
calculation 500. 0O0, 900 in subsidies
nre already granted railways. The
Could line from Laredo to the City of
Mexico takes $50, coo. 900 out OF the
treasury within the mex two years.
Other subsidies will swell the amount
to S75. 900, 600, OF $50. 000. 400 earned
before 1888. When the millions and
ems of millions OF money are drawn
out Of the country to help to pay for
these improvements. the Administration
which favors these schemes will doubt
less find a powerful party arrayed
against it. The United States would
be called upon to protect its citizens in
their contracts and preserve their pro-
perty from destruction and conquest
will likely follow bankruptcy. 1t is
morally certain We shall have a recur.
renee Of popular discomfort which will
need but little prompting to run into
revolution.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

The Virginia FooHight has Il from
n who knoSs-nn old mining man
and eHpert-that the Wood River coun.
try is a fraud. The ore veins up there
are very narrow and extend below the
surface but a very short distance.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

Transfers hauling freight IRON Haw-
tborne to Bodie. pay SO per ton for
hay. and two dollars per barrel for
water.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

ThE 7IIals' Washington special says:
The controversy growing out Of the
nomin .tion OF Judge Rol ertson is re-
garded by the Republican Senators $50
far as the results are concered, should
issue be Joined in the Senate over the
nomination. ns having passed beyond
the mere question Of the personal tn
umph OF the Presidessos Senator Conk-
ling. aud as Inviting a breach in the
state Of New York and elsewhere that
would lad to disaster in tho coming
elesaons for members of the mex Con.
gross. II tho nomination Of Judge
Robertson is kept before the Senate.
R4Iuhlican Senators say serious results
will follow to the party, no matter what
may be the action Of the Senate. and
the question that the Republican Sena.
tors will be called upon 10 decide is,
will the confirmation or rejection be less
disastrous in its results.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

The municipal election which took
place In Carson Tuesday, resulted in
the reinstaiing Of tho old officers.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

The New York Herald says that the
people Of tho city and county care
nothing for the holding Of the proposed
Worlds Fair, aud advises tho abandon
ment Uf the idea.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-08

Ir is believed that the number OF
Chinese in San Francisco has been di.
minishing for n year or two. In China.
town where they were formerly crowd.
ed, there are now many vacant houses
and shops. It's lodging hous,s 9, streets
and alleys are not crowded as they
weEe q few years npo. 81
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Elgo lRoEpER0ENT.
nanaay. 9lay 4
nnhr Manr lllne.

PIX
sSsR description Of Il mine struck last
Fall in the Ruby range Of mountains.
and which is now being worked. OF
which Pete Lowell is a fourth owner, is
aiven IA follows by the Eureka Sentinel:
..It is the only mine that has ever
been found anywhere in that section.
The ledge, which Is about three feet
wide on top, carries n fine quality Of car
donate ore, assays from which have
been obtained running % high as
Sl27 81 yer ton in silver and GO per
cent. lead. A shaft is now down Is
feet and q contract has been let I sink
IL to q depth Of so feet. A splendid
stream of water runs within one hundred
yards Of the mine, and timber is abund-
ant near at hand. The new find is in
Riko county. and about 40 miles south
of tho town Of Elko. All in all, it seems
TO be o cot promising prospect. If il
were situated in Wood River, or Ari.
zona or Alaska there would DO n boom
abont it. but being right here in Nevada
IL will hardly excite comment"
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,IED

DARTLETT-In Elko. May q, 1881 at 2o'clock
p. ", Molilc Bartlett, an native Of Canaan.
dagua, New York, aged 81 years.