The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-02-11
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The train robbers will probably b
arraiGned to plead tomorrow.
NJ. p. Freeman IL reported a. doing
q general banking. brokerage and In.
suranee business at Tuscon. Arizona.
Arrived by stage last evening from
Tnsearora: @. A. Richardson. De-
parted this morning: W. Taylor. TT.
Wright. 8. S. warkup.
The wife Of Frank Mills, of Candels-
TO whom he had been married only
three months. was taken to the Reno
asylum last Saturday. Mr.. Mills ia an
engineer at the Mum, Diablo mine.
The railroad bill by Melark.y. Of
Humboldt. which was under consider
alton by the Assembly "Wednesday. VA.
amended, making the rate for passen.
gers four cents per mile and frei,bta
siI cent per ton, and it is reported that
the bill will pass in its present from.
Joe Lyons. dangerously shot by
Archie Harper in an ARRAY at Tusca-
rora a couple of nights ago, was still
alive ut last accounts. but the opinion
OF the surgeons is that he cannot sur
Vive the effects Of the wound. II I.
stated here this evening that Harper
had an examination before Justice Wal
Ter and was admitted to bail, Triton &
Brown becoming his boDdsmen.
The Times Review asserts that the
people of the County are puz Lled to
know what the claim Of that crazy Gil
son for $4,000 is for. For the purpose
of alloying or modifying public curios-
ity. 1t may be stated that the claim is
bused upon alleged extra" work done
on the Courthouse at the time of its
construction in 1869. The modest Gil.
son now presents it in tho form of a re-
lief bill.
The statistical report Of the A~gricul-
tural Department at Washington places
the yield Of wheat in Nevada, last year,
at ~. OC0 bushels. while the returns TO
the Surveyor General OF this State
made by tho various County Assessors,
show a yield of 4O7 .9s6. II the reports
OF tho Washington Department. nrs gen.
orally Of such unreliable character, that
particular Bureau might as we'll be re-
moved AZ a totally useless article OF
furniture.
Little" Ross, the modest but sandy
messenger who ''held the Fort at
Montello. occupying tho unenviabls
post OF target for tho bullets Of tho
train assailants, is just now worried
more over the voluminous correspon-
dsnce to which he is invited than over
the condition of his gun. shot wound.
His means won't justify him in employ
ing a regular private secretary, and the
services of at least two competent
scribss would be required to satisfy the
demands Of letter writer's from all parts
OF America and portions OF tho British
Possessions for ''all the particulars"
Court convened at 8 o'clock this
morning, pursuant to adjournment.
The special Grand Jury before whom
the case OF tho train robbers vas
brought this morning, is composed of
the following citizens: A. Bixel, j. l..
KSyser, II. Chase. J. L. Gilligan, Il. II.
Dorsey, Charles Froslich. E. Penrod,
Il. Reinhart. George Tucker, James
Brain. John Hibbits, n. II. Miller.
The prisoners wero taken separately
before the Grand Jury and it is re-
ported since the adjournment Of that
body, admitted their culpability. Be
that rs it may, however, two indict-
ments were fouDd--one for assault with
intent to commit robbery, and one for
assault with intent to ~kill--against
Frank Ha~ley, Daniel Francis, Sylves-
ter Earll, Raas Anderson and Orrin
Nay, the five men arrested.
after the Grand Jury had submitted
their report and retired, the trial Of the
case Of Cockbin vs.. Valentine ct al was
resumed, and was still in progress as
We went TO press.