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The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

"The Advertiser is the only Paper
in Mississippi thai has a strictly local
department, tho V.cssburg papers
perhaps excepted. The editorial
"we" never appears on the local page
or in other works, editorial matter
appears Where il belongs on the cdi-
torial pages. Local items arc made
M only from llppenipgs IL the town
anil county. and no. OF events trans
piring alorS he coast in other coun-
tios. We therefore stand single ard
Glono-ard corrccil y too. in prop
er,y conducted local department.
Gulf Coast Advertiser.
Yuu must certainly Fever look at
tie CT rrge Of the SicyAL. We
were under The impression that our
local department compared favorably
with any Of our exc harges; but il the
above is true, VIC must be mistaken.
Can't Yen come up and show Us how
to run local department
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

Tue fu."owirg resolutions were
adopted by tho Rsp nblicsn Congress
sioral Committee oil the Z b district:
ar solved, that tho Republicans
of tho tn Congressional distric.
meet in Convention at Hszlehurs, on
the 18Th day of August mex. for The
purpose Of nominating candidate for
Congress. AID tue transaction Of
oiher business.
Resolved, that the r publican
party e the 7th Congressional Dis
trict. il ready TO work in harmony
with all opponents OF Democracy"
There's an Invitation TO you indie
penden,s. Arc you going to accept
il, aud wo.k Gin harmony" with the
Republican,?
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

The coutruversialiSts must worry
oar esteemed contemporary of tie
Copishan. unless Trey send packages
of Srcsnhacks with their columns OF
manEscript-Port Gisson Raveillc.
TIE articles this week from Bro,
Nc, AT iho regular rates amounts r.
ab N. So, IN. rot a dollar iOes cur
ncightor receive. His mOdesty is
nnSnrnassnl |.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

Richard Buckaloo and his wife.
residents OF this county are probably
the Oldest couple, living in the State
Their respective ages are 90 in Sept,
and 81 10 As't mex, aud havo lived
together as. man and wife for 67
years. Mr.. Duckaloo Yves in town
on the 14,h. Inst, having come from
home disiai &C Of II miles en- horse-
back, that morning, and declared to
ms his inlen ion To return home be-
fore nigh. OF thst day. His wife il
in good hoa!;a. md visits her neigh.
bors for several miles on foot.
What county cin beat THE I?
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23
DARING ROBBERY.
IIoirr BErwI EyA BAND or THIEVES AND
MARsHlLs POSSE AT SUMMIT.

MARsHlL's POSSE AT SUMMIT.
Special telegram 10 tho SIGNAL
SuMMrr, Mss, Jouc %. Oar town
has been the scene VI o fevered tx
element all which has not yot sui s.
ded. consequent upon the tragic
events Of last night. Yesterday
morning between tho hours Of 3 and
) o'clock. tho store Of j II Mills, OF
this place, was broken into and robb
ed OF n large quantity of cured meats,
fine pistols and other valuab|Cs, tho
full extent OF which your correspond
ent is unable 10 ascertain. Areward
was Immediately offered for the cap
ture of the burglars. Powhattep
Causcy took up the case, md after
lillisent search discovered clue
which convinced Lin that the thieves
we're the gang Of 70 bbers known rs
the Harrison gang. Composed OF
some Z or s members, and who
were domicil CO about ore nile below
this place with Mrs. Harrison "a
housekeeper, and which rendezvous
they Lave been Known to cccuny
for some time, during which many
thieving acts have been committed
in this vicinity. Canscy with poss;
OF I men, surrounded the rancho
las. night about s o'clock md dc.
manied admittance. They were invi-
tod inside by Mrs. Harrison who re-
marked "thcro is no enc Lore"
wherenpon Causoy and VIM Enos
entered and mais search of the
premises discovered he stolen Prop
cr.y, and were about leaving when
they spied a mar lying upon r"fter
overhead, who attempted TO draw a
pistol whom Causey opened fro upon
him, five shots ace thought to have
taken lltc', tie man fell 10 the floor
aud was left Tor dead, this precipi'a-
ted Il general fight baiwecn the
pose and four or five ambushcd
burglars, in which about a shots
were exchanged. When the smoke
cleared away Wan Johnson and VIM
Eats Of Caus,y's peso were found
lying upon TIE ground, The formu
dead, and The !0t er MORALLY wcurd-
ed.
a largo pool Ct blood was found
where tho burglar fell, wounded
or doad from the iafter, but
no trace Of him. 1t is known other
OF the burglars were wounded.
The hous, WAS CONSTRUCTED with o
subterauian outlet. through which
in tho excitement. it is supposed The
dead bady OF the burglar was car.
ried to tho tangled brake near the
house. into which al. tho gang es-
capped, and frcin yhith they fred IA
volly OF defiance. A meeting Of cit
iz.ns wGs held this morning ard
largo posse started in pursuit Of The
gang. bat up 10 This hour have learn
ed nothing beyond rumors. The pos
50 propose TO call in Judge Lynch il
successful il ovei,skirg The gang.
Tie names Of gang, 90 far ne krown
rosi'iv, ly, a:c BIN Harrison, Jesse
Ford, lee aud jim Dradha,l. Tie
leader is an outlAw and has recent.
ly returned from Texas, it is sup
posed, bringing some of Lis gang
from there. They are all desperate
men aud figh. lik, tigers.
Will wire again carly in morning
if any further news.
Geuilen On, busiCess men Of la.
zlehurst, this should DO n warning.
Orgarza your night po!cc.l
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23


New York, il lie 20.-Tho Herald
has .he following icnlars al
tho disc very OF DeLpas'a party.
After Melville reached the neighbor.
hood where AIinderman aad NJro'
lett DeLong. he fOund the wreck Il
sow ard soon came upon q rif
barrel supported by four sticks. Dig
ging near these sticks they found
Nv" bodies uuder eight foot Of snow
Expiring further Melville found
i ,eat AMI cam? kettle all tho re-
mains Of u lis,. all approaching
nearly stumbled upon D.Lpug's hand
sticking OF. OF the srov, about so II.
from the odgc Of the bank. Here,
uuder about u foot of snow. they
found tho bt dies of DeL1ng ard
Amdler about three fact apart, and
A. II. sam lying attEeir fee, all par
tially covered by peicea Of tho tent
and few peic.s OF blanket. Ali
the others except A:exia they found
ut the place where tho tents were
pitched. Lee and X ,ch were close
by in cleft u bank toward tho west
None of the dead had boots. Their
feet were covered with rags tied on.
In the pockots OF nll were peicos OF
burnt ska and clothing, which they
had been eating. The hands Of all
were mercer less buried, and i,
locked as IL. when dying. they had
crawled into tie fire. Boyd was
i,irg over the Gre, and his clothing
had burned through to tho skin.
which was not burned. Co!liad' face
was covered with u c!oti. All Of
tho bodies wero carried TO hill 800
feet high, about 40 scrsts TO the
southwest from where they were
found, and there intorred in o maus-
lem constructed of wood from the
scow, built in tho form OF pyramid
"a feet long and z feet high, sur.
mounted by cross 90 feet high and
foot sq1tre. hewn out Of drift wood
and CONSPICUOUS at Q distance Of 20
ycrsts. -
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

What. ia the natter with orr boy,?'
ipvolycs another question. Whrs ir
tho matter with IL, ,ha, we have such
boy! The character Of Toys ia dc
tcr'ainc by ths education they re-
ce;vc. and general outburst Of
crime among boys is hardly possible
il there is nothing wrong with Tic
adnlls.-New York Evening Post,
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

\ Time, Democrat special from
Magnolia of Juuc lob, saws: The
Democratic Carovutign Of Pike coun-
~ mol h'ro to-day TO select de'cg stes
10 the Congressional Convention OF
the SIKH D.st,ic. aud unanimously
indcrscl Col. I. Il. S.odkdale. OF
Pix county, as their choice for Con-
grc,s.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Grocer
les, Confectionarics. Fruits,
Vegetables, E'c., ETC.
nj l2s cents per pound, su-
gar at 10 cents, Calico, at 6 cts,
Ladies Hose, 10 cts per pr.
Everything cold at bottom figures for
CASH ONLY.
Dey- Tho public will benefit! them
selves by giving mo q call before
purchasing elsewhere.
L. L. FATHERREE.
Haz'ehurs', Miss.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23
4 lac i'inn ~ Mnn0nIzc the
South.

Special to Ito Times. Democrat
June 90: The Republican party
leaders here aro meeting with con.
siderable opposition to tho plan OF
Mahouiz'ng the South. They find
that leading Republicans do not take
to il kindly. Tho trouble is that the
leading Southern Republicans see
tho M,hono scheme would deprive
them Of the greater part of the iiicos
jus. as it has deprived tho Republic.
cans OF Virginia of the Offices. They
know that as long as tho adninistra'
ton is Republican they will hrvo tho
Fedora, oGices in tie South, even
though tho Son.h remains solidly
Democratic. They have therefore,
got just as good q thing as they
want and are not in n harry - turn
over the offices TO Greonbackcrs, In
dependents or members OF any other
organization. /. is true, tnat IN
about every Southern State there are
two Republican factions. Oan fac.
ton las the Federal offices aud the
other faction is fighting to get item,
but they stand together 10 avert q
common danger, VIZ the loss CT the
Offices. A Mississippi GreeLbaeker
has been hero for several days try ing
TO GET the Republican party managers
to give aid and comf,rt to the fusion
movcmet OF that State. He says
that the frsionists can carry four
CIngropsion al districts in that State
mex. fall il tho Republicans will act
tremendously with the Greenhackers
and Independents, but that il just
what lbe Republicans will not do.
They know tie Independents and
GctcrbacLcrs will demand n fair
share If tho Federal oe;ces. The
chairman Of the Republicans Congress.
SIGNAL Committee told the Mississippi
Grcenl ack missionary fIa,kly jn'i
where tho trouble wac. He said
that III order 20 keep their PLACES tho
Southern Federal oiliccaOlIer5 male
all kinds If ,aSh Promises Of wha;
| they could aai! would do in tie way
of returning Republican Congress.
ncu from the SSa.h, bas that they
contributed very Lite money and
.nate very little cf,o,i - make then
promises good. The chairman ask,
cd the Mississippi Green ack mission
AIRY what ought 10 be done, under ih'
circumstances. Way sill no miss
/ icnary che wiscs. md bcs. plan &c
pu,sue il !ura then all OF! ut 'ili.s
They ARE rot entitled 10 tho pisces
they have. Pat mon into tho Offices
who will carry on. your plans
Whether .his advice will be accept
ed rcmaias 10 DO seen. I. is cloar
,hat the SJn'hs-,. >nzs,..tis.r''s .v"''''
holders do tho rar.y no good, sne
there IL, Therefore, M reason why The
party should carry ;hem rs 50 much
lead weight. Thoss Republican
cflice holders, however, say that ihc
Greenbackyrs AMI Independent s
ouSl. 10 give some evidence OF iLeir
strength AID heir sincerity AS the
Mahcri!es III Virginia did, before de-
maad'g n share ot he FEDERAL pat
r9nrge. There is scmo reason in this
view Of tho c'sc, aud perhaps, before
the Republican managers determine
What they will 10 in this matter il
will be too late to do any tlIirg ellrc.
tive ia tho all elections.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

a special from J"ckson. OF Juno 70
says tho Democrats anil CJnserva-
tives Of Simpson county, of the Sew
cath Congressional D,s.ric', held q
racotirs on the lItb. 10 appoint del
csa'e' 60 The district convention, and
convention, and instructed for Maj.
T. Il aks1aie.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

The Republican congressional
committee held meeting at Book
have Thursday. We learn thoy will
hold their convention nj this place.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

No need &c mutual friends interior
ing. Bro. Nc. says "you're another"
AID tho Doctor ia away Up nor.h.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

Tie Grocnbackers are few and far
bo.wc,n down this way. They are
I'LL R,dicrls, txcep, few sore beads
who style themselves Independents"
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

Mrs o. Il. Singleton, died on the
night Of the 15,h. at Caution.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

E.hS BuksdI!e or Calhoon will
bo acceptable TO Greeohackers. aud
will receive their support.-Water.
ford Express.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

Pr;nci);es. f,naded OF truth never
cha3r ici n ay, ard often do. in
ve,y Ell gu'ar way too-Waterford
Express.
Yonr nun Chalmers for instance.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

Quito n large attendance offriends
from this city, ejnyed tho exercise
ai Whilworth C.,Icgo Tuesday.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

Tho 26th OF jay is recommend cd as
the time for boiling the convention
for It's district
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

Cash or groceries paid for butter
and eggs at Archie Ainswor,h's. 10
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-06-23

You're sno her, -. W. Mcneil
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-05-14
The Funeral.

The funeral Of Mrs. Emma Kingston,
late wife OF District Attorney Geo. A..
Kingston, took place at h~alf-past ten
o'clock this morning. Tho services
at the Church were conducted by
Rev. ]. d. Beard, who delivered an ap.
propriate and touching funeral address
which with the sweet but mslancholy
musia OF the choir. rendered the sorrow
full scene peculiarly pathetic and uusu
ally impressive.
The deceased was q most excellent
lady; n fond wife aud devoted mother,
commanding the respect and esteem OF
all within the circle Of her acqualnt-
ance. which was clearly manifested by
the numbers OF real who
silently ana sadly followed the mortal
remains to their last earthly resting
place.
She, who has 10Y solved the problem
OF tho inscgutible hereafter, had long
borne unccmPlainingly the sufferIngs of
physical inirm::y from which naught
but death could give surceasc, and
the reflection that their loss is bcr
eternal gain must provo a source Of in.
hnite consolation to those who were
ncRTcst and dearest 10 her,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-05-14
Iron Wednesdays Daiiy.I
AAlmaSu ndI.

Brook trout are biting well at present.
Mrs. S. p. Dorsey aad her son Eddie,
depart for California by the train to-
morrow morning
r. II. NJ llet has just been appointed
Postmaster ut Tecoma, in the eastern
par, Of this county.
Three Michigan boys who went to
Montana to grow up with the county
were relieved Of all their ready cash by
three-cArd nome meu at Rosebud last
week. They are now looking for work.
An accident mt the upper crossing Of
the Humboldt River yesterday. will sus.
pend travel by that route II couple Of
DAVIS. Men are busy at work repairing
the damage. which will be adjusted by
tomorrow evening.
On May LIST the following Bodie miu-
ing companies had mon v in the treas
ury: Bechtvl Con. 500 81; Bodie
SGj.'O7 OF; Bulwor Con. ATS I5;
Mono. So. 1888 "a; Standard Con-, S2II.-
COS 10; Tiogs. Sc. IGl 81.
Denver is swarmiug with desptradots
Of every kind. who have been driven
out Of Arizona and New Mexico by tue
authorities. The Denver police are
making it warm for them and they be
gin TO scatter. most Of them making for
the Pacific slope as fast as they eau
proceed on tie passes, aud Elko is liable
to receive n benefit from them almost,
any day.
The WE OF District Attorney G. A.
kiugs'On WAS taken seriously i'll ycster.
dy. growing worse until her con iiiiou
WAS considered dangerous. Her little
son aud Ms Benson. her sister in law.
were sent for yesterday and arrived to
day from Mound Wiley. The doctor
rrououuc,s her some better this even
ing. aud hopes are cntsrteined for her
l, covery. Tie case Is one Of Llool
poisoning.
Armstrong / Co, the we'll known
cattle men of r%rcornn, have just sold out
their stock To M-s,r.. Sparks & Tinnia
OF Thou'aai Spring Valley; the parties
who bought out Mr.. Downins's stock
and ranch. Mr.. Myron Rov,lI. Of the
fist mentioned firm, sho has been ~
resident OF Tecoma and vicinity during
the past twelve years came down by the
tain yesterday m~ornirg-his first yisi.
here during tie time m%eriionel. Mr..
Rpwdl came ON business. which he dis
posed Of aud started on a witt to his
aged moth'r in Michigan, by tie train
last evening. after a long term OF ali
s,nce Un the Pacific Coast. lie Intends
to return To- this section some time during
the Summer or Fall, aud his many old
ii mis- viii bS glad to welcome him
bRck.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-05-14
Rcashea III. ne,nnre..

The MAsons OF Grass Valley, Cal,
cent au orphan boy, named Eddie Syn.
son, 8 years old. East TO his relatives.
His fare was paid through, and he was
given $50 in money to pay his expenses.
lie had II card tied to a string on his
neck, telling who and what lie was and
his destination. and commencing him
to the care of Masons along the road.
News has been received that he reached
his relatives all right. The little fellow
had been kindly treated all along the
journey. and arrived at the end of it
with S3l 20 in his purse, which wls
more by 81 % than he started with.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-05-14
tFroh Thursdays Dany.l
EAlmnHundl.

To-dSy's wes; bound smigrant con.
tanned seven coaches full.
The comet may be seen now after
midnight with tho naked eye.
Look out for Jupiter and Venus in the
west Immediately after SUNSET. A beau
tiful spectacle,
The weather today was quite pleas
ant. We hope 1t may coutinu-, for a
few days. at least.
Senator Fair is at work upon a bill to
secure 5000 snnuiiy for tho washoe
Indians.
The White Pine News says the miu-
ing aud business outlook Of Cherry
Creek has improved wonderfully in the
pas: thirty da"s.
The overland and frs,-class local bu-
Stress on the G. P. Il. II. is SO heavy
that the railroad company has issued
orders TO take the second class passrn-
gers off that train and run them be-
tween Sacramento and San Francisco
on n separate train, leaving au hour and
II half ahead.
Attention Is called TO the advertise.
meat. under the head of New To-day"
Of +. II. Mulcahy. manager Of the
Four;h Of July excursion to San Fran.
cisco aud Monterey. by tbs Central Pa
eifc II ,ilro4d. Ticket holders are Gu.
titled TO an excursion at any time be-
tween June Both and July 10Th.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-05-14
From Tuesday Dpy.l
6alnlagu
Spring fights have commsnced.


Spring fights have commenced.
ThSgrass crop ID in spleniid condi-
ton hereabouts.
The season Of croquet. with all the at
tendUnt firtatiops and lovers quar-.
rsls. is upon Us.
1t is reported that a Republican cam
paigu Paper will be started in Eureka
in the course a Of couple of months.
THE recent bad weather has laid up n
number % our people with c.lls and
rheumatism.
MY wife," remarked Fi,znoodle. sis
fairly crazy over the fashions. She's got
the 'delirun trimmius."
1t was Long!sllow who slyly described
the lady as wearing flowers ION the con.
~gregation side Of her bonnet"
Bring on your Chinese and kill Off
the pioneer settlers OF the West, seems
to be the cry Of this universal brother
hood II man.
1t takes n girl about four hours longer
to wash the front ~iuGoas II u house
thau the back Windows, il she has
plump Il
Warner Il Co. have to-day received
10000 pounds moro merchandise from
the west. for Iusc roIa. which will be
loaded as O on Hs teams arrive.
Charles Mckay arrived from Tusca-
rora 10y st"gr last evening. Thy d,p,rt-
ureS Ly stage for the north this morning
were: Mrs J. L. BUru,r, NJ. Seigls aud
Max SchUen.
Wa'nSr < Co. to day loaded Halls
team with $3.50 pounds of merchandise
for ruscnrorh. Zen Yates and George
fuckers cams also loaded with 5000
Of m~rICh,uGise for the Mountain City
store.
ii. j. Keith, the fat Federal official
Of Lamoiiie, and Sato Phillips Of the
same favored ii ir;ct are in town to-day
on husiu -. iIauk reports the post
cGic~ in a flouri,hins condition, with
constantly increasing perqUisites. This
L5 thinks is attributable 20 he fact that
1t m1n"p liz III the ba iueas in that
Ism. mi Lc,xT'cts nothing less than
tic DEVIATION Of the institution from Il
IhsrI rate 10 4 fifth rate. very shortly.
R'Io:t' from the various agricultural
dit. cts. East and South. within the
county. show that blowing is we'll al.
'aucrd generally. II ma u;y OF the
( rncTs having flushed. aud ia a number
o: localities they are through seeding.
also. The ground is in hue condition,
and the prolonged continuance Of the
present cold weather can alone prevent
the growth Il good crops. all the other
conditions being exceptionally favor
able,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-05-14
From rnd.y,. Daily.
salmawun.lI.


A psper at Kelton. Utah. Is among
the journalistic possibilities.
The weather prophets say q eoniinu-
aues Of good weather may bs relied upon
for somo time TO come.
The mountain peaks are fast losing
their caps OF snow. which is said to be-
token u warm summer.
1t is rumored here that A. V. Laucas.
ter has purchased the mercantile busi-
nsss Of Woodruff X Ennor at T~uscarora.
President Ar,hur's signature to the
anti-Chin.se Bill has deprived the Dem.
ocratic kite Of it's iail.-lReno Journal.
And the Republican tail of its Kite.
The express trains meet at Rose
Greek, instead Of at winnemuccs, the
w~est-bound train arriving at the latter
place AT 20 p. II.
Tho Bank OF California sent 1000
bars Of lead from San Francisco TO New
York by steamer LAST F.idny. valued at
$4,000.
No sunstrokes were ever known 10
occur i'll this valley, from the fact tha.
evaporation takes place very rapidly and
does no allow Of the cloggipg Of the
skin pores.
A Dublin newspaper contains the fol-
lowing 81 hereby warn all persons
against trusting my wife, Ellen Flana-
gan. on my account. as l am not mar
ried TO her."
The Oglen Pilot says n Chinaman
there hes on sale II species OF dried fish,
imported from China, which he sells to
his countrymen at 81 per pound. II
tastes like old shoes aud smells like an
emigrant car.
Present appearances indicate that the
conventions Of this country will DO able
to find persons who will not refuse to
sacrifice their time and personal inter.
ests, in attending to the duties Of tho
diff, rent offices to be filed.
AOHu ecu Llh ana IusCa-
rora is ia ( ir condition aud is improy-
ing daily. There are a few bad places
yet. which make it hard for heavy
teams, although the stages get through
without much delay or trouble.
The Battle Mouutaineers arc always
putting on airs about something. A
few years ago they used to Lrag Of their
place as the best three card monte camp
on the Ioad, and now they swear it is
the boss Sunday School town between
Reno and Ogden.
Don't let the people Of the northern
portion Of Elko county be alarmed on
account Of the reports OF a hammock
INVASION. The gallant White Piue Iu-
dian War veteran, Captain Hubbard Of
Eureka, has bson Informed of tue situa.
ton and has purchased a bran new plug
hat, n billed shirt and a pair Of spurs,
and Is holding himself in readiness TO
move to the front as soon as his new
saddle and n supply Of camphor ice ar
riYeS from San Francisco.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-05-14
A Good ApooIn:mrnt.

Hon. John s. Mnyhugh Of Elko, New,
has been appointed Indian Agent for
the Shoshons Reservation ut Duck Val.
ley, vice Hon. John How. resigned, and
on Monday the Senate confirmed the
nomination.. This is n new depart
ure in the matter Of Indian Agency APP
pointments. Heretofore tho selections
have been made from the East and
usually with moro regard for political
fnvoritism than tho knowledge and tx.
perienco necessary for The successful
filling OF the position. To this policy
is in a grcnt degree Attributable the mis-.
maung. mcnt Of Indian affairs iu the
Wost. Mr.. Mayhugh is an old resident
Of tho Pacific Coast, is thoroughly &C.
qnainted with the Indian character aud
POSSESSES tho executive ability aud OK.
periedcs which will enable him TO con-
duct the ar airs OF his Office In n manner
satisfactory 10 tho Government and also
to those interests he is expected 10
guard.-Tiiot.