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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-05-11


4 daring attempt to rob the Medicine
Lodge, Kansas, bank at 10 O'Clock We'd
day morning, was made by four men
who rode up to the bank armed with
Winchester repeating rides. Two of
the party remained with the horses while
the CtLcrs entered the building and de
man led the money of L. W. Payne,
President and George Gappurt, Cashier.
Upon refusal, the Cashier was instantly
killed and Payne was fatally wounded.
At this jumctuEc, the City Marshal ap-
pcarrd and opened fi:c on the men out
side. The citizens gathered rapidly,
nnl the robbers, seeing that the game
WIS mp, quickly mounted ani galloped
away without having secured any booty.
Within ten minutes thhty men were in
hot pursuit, and the chances are that
the robbers will be captured and sum-
mnrily d,ult with. There is no clue to
their identity.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-05-11

In the Sharon divorce case Thursday,
the disappearance of the letter from
Sharon to Miss Hill, in which he ac-
knowiedScd his indebtedness to her in
the sum Of $500 WAS taken up for in
vcstiSation. The plaintiffs attorney
stated that the document was in Miss
HILLS house when Miss Bracket left
AMI that possibly she took it. Miss
Hill said the last time she saw the paper
was the evening before Miss Bracket left
her qnlrrcling. Miss Bracket being
called denied knowing about the paper
since she had last seen it i'll the court
room.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-05-11

Olga Nnlcrih, an actress, has cumlncn-
rel snit in ihc Justices Court against
Ad"lph Sutr". john Sroufc. Grorsc
Sheldon amd Hugh McCram, to recover
SI29, compensation for injuries received
by the fall q; the susp usln bsidsc at
fhc Gin House some tIuIc ago.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-05-11


Wednesdays advicca from Havana
are that the effects Of the explosion Of
the magazine opposite the city. the day
previous, arc fearful. The dead number
twcnty.one and the wounded seventy.
nine, the latter being scattered all over
the town, many having been wounded
10y falling debris and seriously in
jurcd. or the detachment OF twenty.
seven soldiers in the magazine Mt the
time Of the explosion hut eight escaped
unhprt. The Magazine contained L..
COG. 900 cartridges. 10000 kilogrammcs
Of powder and one barrel Of dynamite.
The warehouse at san jose and many
planters warehouses sustained serious
damage. IA did also several churches
and many residences.
The Enterprise Of the "a. says: Night
before last. ~ Governor Adams was on
his way 10 Carson in n special train, in
which the delegates to the State Convcrs
ton were returning from this city, he
WIS taken with an attack Of neuralgia Il
,hc stomach, aud had 10 be conveyed in
q carriage from the cars to his residence,
where hc was lying quite HAT last no.
! counts,
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09
An Important Decision

A correspondent writing to the
| Lafayette Advertiser, says that lin
view of the great difficulties OF proper
/ ly policing the many towns in the state.
and maintaining order, a most lmpor-
tant decision was renderded by the
Supreme Court last December.
THE town of Monroe passed an or
dinance authorizing the Mayor to1mpose
fines, and in default of payment to
condemn the accused, after trial, to work
on the streets at one dollar day, until
| the fine was paid,
"a party was tried by the Mayor
and found guilty of keeping a disorderly
house, in violation OF the ordinance ;
the fine was imposed the case appealed
and the defence urged, first that the
| legislature could not authorize punish
ment without trial by. jury; second
! legislature were obnoxious to the
untary servitude and slavery; third
| that limiting pay to one dollar day,
| was obnoxious to the constitutional
provisions of the Constitution OF 1868,
inhibiting the legislature from fixing
the price of labor. The Court holds:
That the power of the legislature to
confer power of summary trial to a
designated officer, for violation of
municipal ordinance, is expressly
granted, by articles 90 and 1876 of the
Constitution.
"That the distinction between crimes
against the State, which must be tried
by jung on Indictment or information
and mere violations of municipal
ordinances, is both elementary and a
recognized in decided cases and that
the constitutional provisions controlling
the former, does not apply to the latter
class OF cases:
"That the provision against involun
tary servitude and slavery as we'll as
against the power of fixing the rate
of wages for labor have no application
to cases arising under municipal ordin-
ance.
"This decision should very much
simplify the administration of police
regulations and very much lessen the
expenses OF dealing with that element
of society," hichis disoderly and vicious,
without being absolutely criminal.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09
Advice to a Young Farmer.
fsan Francisco Chronicle

A young man just married and with
small means wants to know how to-
start right in farming. This is i'm
posing upon US rather serious task
We of course know nothing of his.
habits OF industry, his love of labor
or his qualifications for the business
he seeks. Above all we do not know
what kind of wife he has selected,
and very, very much depends upon
this, for if he has chosen unwisely he.
has made an almost irreparable mis-
step. We will, however, lay down
some general principles which may do
others, it not him, some good:
First-Buy none but the best land
Ten acres of the best is better than
a whole section of poor land.
Second-Keep it clear of weeds.
Third-Do nothing slipshod. PloW
well and cultivate thoroughly.
Fonrth-Do everything. in the right
season.
Fifth-Procure good implements and
take good care of them.
Sixth-Raise none but good animals.
Seventh-Keep strict account of in
come and expenses.
Eighth-Keep out of debt and clear
of security notes,
Ninth-Rise early and quit work
early IN the evening, so that you may
have the chores done before the shades
of night.
Tenth-Have nothing to do with
travelling agents and strolling fiddlers.
Deal with those who have Local
habitation and name.
Eleventh-Live peaceably with your
wife. IT you can not, coax her to go
to Kamschatka and you go to Austria
liza until you ventiiate your Affections
Twelfth-Live at peace with all
your neighbors, even if you have to
make the concessions and submit to
all the wrong.
Thirteenth-Take good papers and
keep yourself posted as to markets.,
news, literature and politics.
Fourteenth-Study to know your
whole duty to yourself, your family.
your country and your God.
Follow these things and they will
naturally lead you into all the duties
of q good farmer, q good citizen and
"a prosperous and happy man.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09
Give Native Children a chance.
[City Iten.I

[City Item.
The st. Landry Democrat files pro-
test against further holding out induce
ments for immigrants, on the ground
that there will soon not be land
enough for the natives.n The retlec-
ton is based upon the fact that there
has been quite an impetus to matrlmO-
ny in the parish of St. Landry during
the past year. Our authority informs
us that there were five hundred couples
Joined together III the lawful, regular
fashion, within the time stated, and
| that the productive capacity OF the
parish is equal to an increase to the
population of about two thousand per
annum. The editor is treating the
question III a facetious manner, and.
probably has INDUCED i'll the very COM
mon practice Of counting the chick
ems before they are hatched." Yet
there is, at least, grain OF reason in
his suggestion. The present popula-
ton of Louisiana will be able, in a few
years, by the operation OF the laws of
natural increase, to occupy the greater
portion of the habitable and cultivable.
lands of the State. We, therefore,.
should reflect upon the policy Of undue
haste, by which some of our political
economists are striving by unusuaE
SnOE 10 W luuuOC anu d1ISDS TO
come here and take up our vacant
lands at almost any price. A million
or more OF acres were sold last spring
under very liberal construction of a.
sufficiently liberal land law, at the ridi-
culously low rate of twelve and half
cents per acre. 1t is true, a great part
of the purchase needs some work to re-
claim it, and perhaps there will be-
some effort at improvement. Would it
not be quite as we'll to give to each
married couple, of native LOu;sianians,,
little homestead as wedding gift
from the State? We have been hold
ing out inducements to the sO-calleds
oppressed of all nations" long enough.
The really unfortunate do not seem,
disposed to value the offer highly, as
they generally rush through this State
to others not, perhaps, SO highly fav-
pred. We should like to see the ex-
pertinent tried of offering superior IN
ducements to the newly married chill
dren of our own people, thus encour-
aging the growth and prosperity Of a
more homogeneous population than can
lie expected from an influx OF stran-
gers from the old world. ST. Landry
has set up u good example for the
parishes, and we submit
that it is no more than fair that the
State should show as high an apprecia-
ton for the prospective increase of
population from these and kindred
native sources as from immigration,
which costs more than the successful
results seem to warrant. Hence, We
repeat, in more serious vein, the
of the Democrat that was
possibly, conceived in a spirit of levi
ty let US save as much as possible of
the public domain for the descend
ents of Louisianians. They are pre-
ferable to immigrants of any kind.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09
James Peniaentiary Lease.
Lake Charles Echo.

| 1t is said, that under this contract
| the State is bound and there is no es.
cape. But there should be some means
| by which this miserable contract should
| be abolished. This specializing upon
! the misfortunes of misguided humanity
! and in order to make profits sure, the
| privilege of using brutal and barbarous
means-even unto the use of the lash,
which at every stroke causes to flow
streams of human bl00d-seems to us
| to be sufficient to stimulatexthe brain of
our statesmen enough to enable devils
! ing a way of putting an end TO this
damnable covenant.
Talk about the Lottery, but it is not
to be compared with this iniquity and
everlasting disgrace. If one makes a
contract with another, which has for its
fulfillment the cruel and barbarous
treatment of third person, is such a
contract binding on either party We
think not. The most potent way we
can suggest of getting rid of this con-
tract is for the State to refuse to give
work to the lessees on the levees or
elsewhere, and make it a prohibitory
fine for railroad companies, corporations
of any kind, or even individuals, to en-
plOy them in any capacity whatever.
Also make it penalty for any one to
permit their work to be done
by convict labor.
We are not lawyers, and, of course,
cannot say that such IL law is tenable !;
but We know that the simple fear Of
law has caused the omission of crimes
by many who, without this fear, would
have become the most hardened crimi-
mails. To compel James to throw up his
in 10 H.
ship upon him, because he has repeat
eddy declard there is no money in it.
James has already forfeited his lease,
and had it not been for the cupidity of
former Legislators, in granting him re-
lief, every convict would now be within
the four walls of the States Prison,
where they were sentenced to be con-
fined, as punishment for their mis-
deeds, where no human eye, other than
their keepers, could see them, and not
as now, being paraded in the presence
of mankind as grand menagerie /:
beaten, kicked, dashed and jeered at,
and their blood and heartstrings being
utilized for individual gain.
AS cOrruDting element in our poll
tics, in manipulating legislation, 1t is
equal TO any yet claimed to exist, and
we believe it is without u parallel in
this respect. as we think of the fact that
poor human blood is being sold to OBJ
tain means to debauch the peoples law
makers.
1t is a noticeable fact that lawyers
have the majority in both branches of
our Legislature, as a general thing, and
it does seem strange they have not yet
discovered some way of legislating
this evil out of existence. We would
like our legal fraternity to speak out
about this matter, because it is a maxim
that there is'a remedy for all errors and
wrongs.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09

The jury that tried Sykes for the
murder of Kate Townsend, first stood
by vote s to 4 against acquittal. After
that must have out voted s, and cleo
ted an acquittal. One Of the jurors,
for conviction, stated that the accommo-
dations were SO bad that the majority
gave in to get loose, and that if they
had been better be would have remained
and hung out for conviction. There is
q hint here. In order to have justice
done, there must be luxurious accommo-
dations for jurors; those who are il
favor Of aequitting criminals need no
accommodations to make them persis-
tent. You can hire some jurors TO do
right, and some yon can't,
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09

The City Item is mistaken: we we're
in earnest and did not count the chick
ems without the certainty of their
matching. The chickens hatch here.
This parish can show as many babies
to the square mile, in proportion to the
adult population, as any other part Of
the globe. And we are not facetious.
The native population will soon be as
numerous in this parish as is compati-
BILE with comfort. We are opposed to
giving the public land to foreign capt.
talists for mere song. Let it alone
for our descendants.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09

Some three years ago / saw one of
the most brilliant members of the
Senate staggering drunk in front OF
Willard Hotel. The other day /
saw thst he left his champagne untouch
ed at dinner. Said he: 81 haven't
touched alcohol in any form for three
years. woke up one morning realizing
that what pretty much all the temper
ance lecturers have said was true, and
] simply said to myself that I have had
enough. And I have. / have never
seen the time from that day to this
that have not felt a repugnance for
liquor Garland, the learned lawyer
from. Arkansas, is a teetotaler. Said be
Il was passing by the cemetery near
of dozen brilliant men who had begun
life with me. every one of them fastened
to his end by wlliskey. / made up my
mind that ! had drank my share and
stopped. Washing ton Correspondence.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09

A. H. Jones of Winn parish, III the
goth year Of his age, writes to tile
VIM Sentinel that last year he raised
over 300 bushels of corn, bales Of
cotton that averaged $40 pounds each.
II barrels molasses, good crop Of oats
and potatoes, and hogs that averae-
ed 293 pounds each and that he did
all the work himself, except 2 months
and "a days.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09
The cray Matter Of the Brain,
fEdinburg Review. i

A fragment of the gray substance of
the brain, not larger than the head OF
a very small pin, contains parts of
many thousands of commingled glo-
bules and fbres. Of ganglion glo--
bules alone, according to the estimate,
of the physiological Meynert, there.
cannot be less than 600,000,000 in the
convolutions OF a human brain. They
that possibly only a small portion of
the globules provided are ever turned
to account in even the most energetic.
brains. In one particular passage of
his book DR.. Maudsley finds occasion
to contrast the fifteen thousand words
which Shakespeare employees for the
expression of his ideas with the hum
dreds of millions of brain globules
that must have been concerned in the
production Of this intellectual harvest
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09

The City Item complains of the
apathy in Louisiana in regard to the
threatened removal of protection from
sugar. II the Item will count up the
number of sugar planters in Louisiana
and the number of other planters and
farmers, it will find the former in a
very small minority. The sugar plan
ters themselves, the negroes who work
the sugar plantations and the mer-
chants who buy or have the handling
of the sugar, are the only ones vitality
interested in having it protected. The
other planters and farmers and the rest
Of mankind generally do not care a
continental whether sugar is protected
or not; in fact if lack Of protection
makes sugar cheaper, they would rather
1T should not be protected. When the
consumer goes to buy sugar, the only
thing that Interests him is the price,
and he hunts for the place where it is
chespest.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09

eghe testimony of the Butler family
in the Il al of the Jenkins 6fothers for
the mu tel of the Rev. ] Lane Borden,
was ain Idaainst them, botf az to the in
sanity q, Zen. jenkins; jr., and as to
the allegs c!t'sFss:ss<agsthe killing. Miss
Mary BntBeeeon whose account jenkins
said he Filled Borden, testified in sub
stance denying all jenkins statements
that made it appear that she implica-
ed Borden, and she stated that Borden
never made any improper advances to
her. but had always acted in every res
pect the part Of a gentleman.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09

A bill has passed the lower house of
Congress, by vote of 26O to /, forfeit
Sng the lands granted to the Texas and
Pacific railroad company, and making
them subject to sale and settlement I'm
der existing laws.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09

Frederick Douglass, the colored q. S
Marshal of the District of Columbia, is
over seventy years old, and has chill
dren over fiftyfive; he has just mar
Tied a white woman. The old man is
worth several hundred thousand dol
lars.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09

The jury in the Jenkins case at
Mansfield rendered their verdict on
Wednesday, finding Ned Jenkins not
guilty, and finding Ben Jenkins, Jr.,
guilty without capital punishment.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09

The Democracy of Rapides parish
met in convention last Saturday, and
nominated an excellent ticket: d. c.
Panl for sheriff, G. G. Watts for clerk,
Robert ?. Hunter and Samuel Mecker
for representatives.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09

The Methodist Church in the United
States has S7O,oOO,OO0 worth of property
and only 100000 members SO it
makes dollars much faster than it
gains members.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09
OPEIoUsAs, SATURDAY FEBRUARY ., 1854.

Do not forget to vote against the first
proposed amendment to the constitu-
tion.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-09

NJ. Rouher, the Bonapartist states
man of France, and Wendell Phillips,
the great abolitionist orator of Massa-
ehusetts, died on the Sd inst.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-19
PERSONAL.

GEN. GRANT is i'll in bed at his home IN New
York.
-ELECT CLEVELAND has a double
in PhillipsbUrg, \. j., by name o. II. Lon
donbcrry.
Ex-REv. w. II II. MURRAY is reported by
an interviewer as saying that there isn't an
honest minister in the country" That is SIM
ply a Canadian restaurant keepers opinion.
LIEUT.. GEN. SHERIDAN has been i'll FROM
malaria for several days, although transact
ing business. and has planned to make a sea
voyage from Baltimore to Boston and re-
turn.
ALFRED MITCHELL, prosecuting attorney
Of Belmont county, W. Va, has resigned his
Office, to avoid prosecuting his brother. En-
NETT Mitchell, who Is in custody charged with
murder.
MRS. JESSE PUTNAM, of Danvers, Mass.
completed her 10th year on Friday. John O..
Whittier paid his respects to the old lady.
who is the widow of a nephew Of that man OF
undyIng fame, Gen. Israel Putnam.
REV. DR.. WILLIAM DEAN, who arrived at
New York from China a few days ago, was q
missionary among the Chinese for fifty wears.
Vt the age of Is the vel cradle Baptist returns
10 pass his declining years In his native land.
SGRGT. BRAINERD, of the Greedy party, said
that Ellison never complained, and whenever
any complaint was made by others his simple
remark was: Boys. l don't see what you
have TO complain Of; / don't complain" That
remark was always sufficient to stop the
gTumbling. Corporal Ellison never knew
that he had lost both feet. \ month after his
feet were gone some one asked him how he
felt. He nswered he was feeling all right,
but the bottom OF his right foot ltched. II
was feared that If informed OF the loss Of his
feet the shock would have killed him.. Every
time the stumps of his legs were dressed 4
screen was so placed that he could not see
their condition.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-19

1900 a ~ Fcs 0ros q savassaa az
1coId Class H1u Note
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-19

After taking two weeks to think over
the matter the Chicago Tribune came TO
the conclusion that the Rev. DIR. Burchard
really said ssRum, MOTmOnism and Rebel
lion. > and that Blaine so understood him.
uthis was really true, it looks very bad
IN in the Tribune not to ave informed
Burchard and Blaine as to what they
really did a before the election. An
other eminent Republican authority,
however. the New York Tribune. in its
WAround Town department, shows that
the Rev. Burchard's remark was a fair
sample Of Republican sentiment. Ailud-
fng to the a~Iliterative phrase which has
advertised him so widely, the Tribune
saws: .sHe could hardly have selected
from the whole Of our large vocabulary
three words more likely to offend many
men ofIarge classes Of voters than Rum,
Romauism and Rebellion In no other
country are there so many rebels, so
many rumseHers and so many bigots in
terested in politics and enjoying the right
OF suffrage. and in this country those
three classes are the most easily excited
and the most dangerous when excited
3 political issues" Nothing now ap-
pears 50 transparent and disgusting as
the methods Blaine and his henchmen re-
sorted to to secure the votes OF the Catho-
lies and the Southern people.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-19

Our attention has been called Ito publications from the Price BAKING r0"u"
Co.. the OBVIOUS purpose OF which was to)id themselves of the recent exposure
of the inhriorty or low tsto ft the baking powder manufactured by tina. house
AS to whether the Price baking powder is equal to the "Royas" the iac'S
are that when the cans we're purchased on the open market IN line "
Prof Chandler of the New York Board Of Health, the report revealed the TACT
that Prices powder contained twenyseven per cent less strength la the Nosal
When compared in money value, this difference would be as follows:
One pound an Royal Baking Powder worth 70 cents.
One pound can Prices worth Sc cents.
The ROYAL Baking Powder Company have been lighting for years = +"*I Al"
up the practice of substituting Alum, Phosphate, Lime, etc. as cheap substitutes
for cream tartar, as well as short weights and low test in baking powders ana
the "sop thief" cry will not deter is from pointing nut all who ire engaged IN
the nefarous business of pamng upon the public cheap o. injurious baking
powders at the sam price at which a pure and wholesome article is Sold
The Royal Baking Powder has the commentator of the most noea chemists
nature, being manufactured from grape cream tartar, in which no lime exists
J. c. HOAGLAND, President,
ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-19

THE C1urier-JOurHdI has a piece Of
news that does not appear to have reached
other papers. 1t saws that it is under
stood that Mr.. Cleveland, when he gets
fairly into harness as President, will
make DR.. Burchard Chaplain Of the Ialla-
poosa. Il is certain that the reverend
gentleman is entitled to recognition Of
som sort.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-19

PhiLgdeLDhiG Press (RepD.
We shall observe Thanksgiving day as usual,
but there won't be any turkey on the Republi-
can table this year. A hun Of cold corned
beef and a slab OF frozen pie is good enough
Enr n after oil fhaf has hannened.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-19
COMMENT.


Naturally enough the Republicans don't
take the thing easily. In twenty-five years,
however, when they will he thoroughly accus-
toned 10 it. like the Democrats, it VIII seem
rs natural As life to them.