The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-11-23
IFron Wednesday. Daily.I
J0ALMAGUNDI.

W. Z. Walker shipped a carload Of
horses from this place to-day for Stock
ton.
We are souy TO learn that Judge Rand
is confined to his bed by an attack Of
fever.
ES-Supervisor Kenny, OF San Fran
cisco. Was fatally injured by a stree; car,
Sunday.
Arrived by stage from Tuscarora last
evening: Il. Gollsworthy, Richard
Davey, Belle Henderson, Chinaman.
Mondays news flom Paris is
that n heavy frost occurred there the
night previous. and reports concerning
the cholera epidemic are growing more
favorable. FoTty-four deaths from cho.-
era III Paris yesterday. In the II hours
ending ~ noon to-day oaly four deaths
occurred in the hospitals and none OUT
side.
Warner Il Co. to-day shipped to
AAA NAAus u N.lAAbsll " NiG IIOIl
Railroad district; also forwarded for
Iuscarora, by Lovelock's team, II, goo
lumber aud salt; bv IIOwcll's team. 49,
600 do; by Curry's team, li,COO; 10y
Yates team. 800 mdsc. Received to-
day from Waite Plains, a car OF salt.
An amusing feature in the Cait.emcu's
Convention in St. Louis is the cowboy
band from Fort Dodge, Kansas, twenty
men strong and III full frontier costume.
They played several selections during
the mornings session, elecitiuS great
applause. The leader vivlds, in place
OF Il baton, a silvcr-mountcd deTriuger
nearly II foot long.
The members Of the various parties
elected 10 the I.cichstag this year are as
follows: Conservatives, ~, n gain OF
20; Free Conservatives, 20, Il gain Of 3;
Uitranoutaucs, loo. IL gain Of ?; Ma
tionai Liberals, 81, n gain OF .; German
Democrats, GS, "a loss OF -; South Ger.
man Democrats, .. q loss of 2; Social
Democrats, -, q gain of IL; Poles, lG,
a loss OF 2; Guclphs, unchanged; Al
s~atiaus, unchanged. The RcicLstae
contains 4 strong pEoiectionist majority,
FTuan Sheriff Taber we learn that III.
brother Milo, who went from acre t. hi,
family at Austin "A few days ago, Wal
taken seriously i'll soou after his arrival
but is now reported as improving. lie
had been quite unwell for some time be-
fore leaving hcle.
When we knew Mr.. Taber, in Ian
der county, years ago he wat
the picture Of robust health ant
manly vigor; but five years service ami
the mcrcuriul fumes OF the amalSaInat
ing department Of II quartz mill SO I'M
dcrminci his constitution that lac has he
come tie mere wreck OF his former sell
Mics many friends hope however, t
shortly hear that he is once more oil
deck and still able to hold his own III al
the Issues .! lie.
In preparing for the trial OF Genera
Swain Mt Washington, Monday, counsc
for SNaim were allowed to ask Colonc
Andrews and Colonel Ayers, without !oI
mHily challenging these officers, whethc
they had formed or expressed any opiu
ion rs TO Swaim's guilt or innocence, nm
whether they entertained any prejudic
against him that would influence ihci
judgment in the case. Both having ans
wIrcd in tine negative, the Court WI
then ri gnniZcd with eleven members l.
the swearing in Of members and til
Judge Advocate. The latter stated tina
General Swain requested that subpoena
be issued for the Secretary of War, Gen
Rochester, Major Carey, Colonel Ban
ana Major SOFT.