The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-04-06
From Friday. Daily.
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Snow has continued 10 fAn all day.
A 100000 ere occurred at Cheyenne.
Tuesday.
Kelley a test exhibition Of
his motor TO stockholders in = few days.
Albert Arents has been appointed
Superintendent Of the Mount Cory mine
in place Of Aleck Mckenzie. deceased.
Ben Reinhart who has been on 4 bus
mess trip to the Eastern States for sew
eral weeks past, returned home last
evening.
The finding Of rich gold.bearing
quartz near Port Townsend Washington
Territory, has created an excitement in
that section.
Charles Mitchell, the English pugilist,
says he will settle in this country, and
his next match will probably be with
Mervine Thompson.
A petition asking the county COM
missioners to purchase the Carlin toll
road To Tuscarora. is being circulated
for signatures in the latter camp.
Alexander Gcnesy. sent from washoe
County, and n colored man sent from
Humboldt County. both died at the State
Insane Asylum at Reno, ON Wednesday.
Mr. Terry had her piano aud other
articles OF furniture hat remained here
at the time Of her departure for San
Francisco, shipped over TO Austin, where.
we are informed, she has opened u
lodging house.
A lack of harmony among the men,
bcrs Of the Congregational church OF
Salt Lake City has led to an open row
and thu cleaving of an impassable gulf
between the opposing factions. Those
Utah evangelists should endeavor to set
Il better example before the deluded mob
OF Salt Lake saints.
II is ruinorcd about town that several
Of our merchants have recently been vic
iiniLcd by "A young woman who left
here for the East 10y the train q few
mornings since, after having purchased
ION tick quite literally mt the various
local bazars. TIE matter seems TO have
been kept quiet for some rrason: the
parties bilked submitting to the gentle
cinch without a murmur.
At the preliminary trial Of Bill Burle-
son, u negro charged with attempting to
outrage MH. kno-ppa, near HarWood,
Texas, the testimony showed that the nc
cused was in the vicinity at the time Of
the crime, and Mrs. Knoeppa positively
identified him as her assAilnnt. Burle-
son was promptly remanded to Jail
whence a large mob took him by force
mud hanged him.
The vote against considering The Nor
nsOn tHriH hill VAS the subject Of much
III after the adjournment Of the
cGucns. The opponent Of the bill assert
nnhesitatingly that the h;ty-seven Demo
cratic votes cast against the caucus
resolution, together with every solid
Republican vote in the House. will Ger
family defeat the bill whenever 1t comes
up for action. Three other Democratic
members were not present at the caucus.
hut II is known they will be opposed TO
The bill. thus making. it is claimed,
hiIty Democratic votes against the
measure.
or the capture OF the desperate Kit
Joy, il IL learned that some Tanchmen
ran ACROSS him somewhere on the Gila.
lie refused to surrender, and started to
run. A ball plOughed through the scalp
IN the side OF his head. aud a second
shot struck him in the leg below the
knee. when he fell. II" then gave up.
lie was taken to Silver City, where u
surgeon n%mputnted his leg below the
knee, but il was soon discovered that to
save his life the leg must be taken OF
hbove the knee. NO another operation
was performed. Sheriff Paul. OF that
county, confirms the wounding and cap
turc Of Kit JOY, and states that Joy was
not wounded in the Silver City fight, ~
Mt 6rst reported. Previous 10 the last
battle and capture he was uninjured.