The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-07-29
Iron Wednesday,. D.ily.I


Miss George Walker and Miss MAR
Taylor have returned from q visit 10
Coral Hill.
The only arrival by stage from the
Mort last evening Sas Rev. A. Haus:
no departures this morning.
Mrs. Josephine Taylor aud her lit,I.
daughter returned from their visit to
Ruby valley by the Train last evening.
Mr.. aud Mrs. y. F. Rogers have re.
turned home from their trip to Cornu-
copia. Jack creek and HdjseenI points
Of interest.
A rotary zephyr q the washoe yari-
ETY. picked up everything lying about
loose in town, this evening, and cur
RED 1t of to yard Lamoille.
j. A. Blossom aud tn. Evans bto,h.,s
sold their horses to q. Powers. Of wyo-
ming. lAst week. SIX hundred aud f,ty
head were started from Clover valley
last Thursday for Nebraska.
A Comstocx nechauic has invented
an electric lamp for coaches aud car
r'aSes. The revolving of the wheels
Of the vehicle sets ia motion an appa-
ratus which generates the electricity re-.
quIred.
At the Carson Prison, Scientist Da-
wilson made ths discovery Of a track
left there by an animal with three toes.
each toe track being about Two inches
IN diameter. Nothing like it is known
10 the scientific world.
The Washington conscience fund hos
Just Leen swelied by the addition Of
Si.ivU. tn size Of II check drawn by
the National Bank of Kansas, and seut
to the Secretiry Of the Treasury to be
restored to the United States Govern
meut.
J. ID. Abel a in town to-day from
Fort Hhlleck, for the first time in sew.
eral months. lie bought q new wagon
of w. L. Smith. loaded Il with a black
smith outfit, some supplies sud liquid
r"irrshmeuts. ami struck out for home
again ON the dUubIr-quick.
j. p. Kerr. The Patent medicine man
of Virginia City, who in November,
1881, was arrested on a charge Of using
caucc!ed postage stamps, and who sub
SequentIy failed to appear for trial. was
rc-arrertrd last Saturday in San Fran
ci-co by U. $. Marshal Corbstt.
During last week 80 deaths from yell
10" fever occurred at Havana. General
Ord' who took passage on the steamer
City %: Washington, for New York.
died Sunday evening. Two Of the
steamers crew also Tell victims TO the
fever While at Havana.
The Chinese have prohibited the eI-
port Of buiIocks for the use OF the
French troops III Tonquin. Two car
goes Of cattle are detained ut Hainan.
The French Admiral has mad a stroug
complaint. aud tue british Consul has
"',o P'o'''''"' So'N7 Vi 'ho sh'PHheht'
being by al EuglIs Ii irm.
In Taylor county, Virginia, Monday.
"a farmer named WIN. Carson, who was
driving ~ moving machine, was holding
IN his arms "a child. aged three years,
WHEN tho hcEsrs became frightened and
threw the boy from his fathers arms
III front OF the cutter bar. The father
jumped to save tie child aud fell IN
front OF the mncLIn", which ran over
both. The boy was cut to death aud the
i'iher horribly manglod. the machine
MA broken to pieces aud n horse
Killed. 1t is feared the young wife of
s Va h'''s"'s '"o's"
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On b,nri or which ,rr hrelv to deyelon
disease ON the vov,,e.
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