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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-02-24
From Fridays Daily.


The Tucson Opera House, the finest
building Of the kindi in the Territory, was
destroyed by fire, Tuesday night
The MeAicans have appropriated 5000.
600 to represent Mexico in the Worlds
Exposition to be held st New Orleans.
Itis declared at Tombstone that unless
the Bisbee murderers are . hanged
by authority af law. they will be summa,
rily strangled without legal process.
The Police Gazette contains APOSTLE
Iken,ss Of s. Rosentbal. who vas re-
emily invited by the citizens Of Grants
vile To leave the town, AMI did 10.
The Daily Star Publishing Company
has just been incorporated in San Fran
cisco. with "A capital stock Of 10000
Another daily paper for the City by the
boy.
j. E. Byrne, who has been frozen I'D
MI winter out on the Bruneau, has made
his way into town, and will probably get
fully thnwed out in due season II this
sort VI weather holds.
In reply to tbs San Francisco clear
ing house association. General Manager
A. n. Towne, of the Central Pacific
rad, says that at present the change Of
time Tor the dspSfturr Of trains. desired.
is quite impossible.
Great preparations nrc making at Car.
lin for the celebration on the 22nd in.
slant by the order Of X. OF s. u. Ar
rangements for the ball are Of the usual
rlshDrair style AMI all Who take part ON
that occasion may rely on having IA gIor-
iOus time.
suss, a Chinese woman. keeper of n
houSe OF prostitution, WAS murdered on
the 9tb. by Sun Lee. She was shot four
times, stabbed twice, and her skull crush
ed IN with an axe. Sun l. e told "A num-
Ter Of friends that he intended - commit
the murder. Three Of them have been
arrested as acromp!iccs. san Lee e--
Niped. taking sith him the money aui
lesfjI VI tue Murdered woman. The
authorities Offer 500 Rsasd for him.
VIM. Warner. while working in
blacksmith shop near the Monitor mine
IN Taylor district. Wa ON the ith instant
struck 10y u rock thrown hy n blast.
, h'ch broke his skull and shoulder
blade, infiicting probable fatal injuries.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-02-24

II IL reported at Chicago that Gould
mud Huntington have LOST their holdings
In the Sc. Louis & San FTaneIsc0 road.
md that the Santa Fc road Is again In
Gon'di control. His claimed that the
Santa fe people propose to nj once cS-
tend the Atlantic 4 Pacific from NEEDLES
on the Colorado river. 20 the coast aud
make San Diego the principal terminus.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-02-24

The excited condition Of Tho comm,.
nifty at Hot SprnsScNuscd by the tragedy
on Saturday last and the craftsmanship
81 the "dhcr"niH Of the hostile gambling
factions, has resulted in the quiet Tor.
nation Of n military company composed
OF '"w'"biding citizens. Sixty stand Of
arms, scnt by Governor Berry. are now
IL the compNny's possession.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-02-24

DR.. Becker. who died ut Reno last
Tuesday, was n great traveller and fine
Iingnist. During his lifetime he had
visited almost every section Of the habi.
table globe, and was master Of thirty-Gvc
languages and dialects. lie was bonin
""'stinorcl"nd county, Virginia, sty.one
years ago.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-02-24

ANnsal Injector free with each bottle
Of Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price 90
cents. For sale by r. II. Muller.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-02-24

In tile case Of the Bank 81 G .iifomia
v. John l.. Dunn, State Controller, to
compel that official to issue n warrant
Tor the payment Of interest; upon u GER
lam coupon tn a Central Pacific Rail
r""d bond, Judge Armstrong rendered u
formal judgment against the Controller.
who viii Ut meg appeal the case.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-02-24
tFrom Monday. D.ily.l
RALMA0UNbL.

The will Of Wendell Phillips makes no
public bcIuests of his property, $3.50, 900
in value, 1t being devised to his widow
and adopted daughter.
Joe. Lang who has been seriously i'll
Tor several days past, has 30 iar re-
covered rs to appear on deck again in
the lighter duties about the Humboldt
house.
The Eureka Sentinel asks: .'Wbat Is
a triangular duel? BY referring to Cap
tain Maryatts' '.Nidshipman Easy."a
full description of the Aodu, opsraadi
may be secured.
A serious accident to sleigh riders is
reported from Carlin. by the upsetting of
q sleigh. Miss Brown, one Of the party.
bad a leg broken, and the others receiy-
ell several severe bruises. .
Geo. A. Morrison. one Of SeyoJa's
delegates to the suprems Lodge, X. OPP
which meets at New Orleans April 2Sth,
will leave for the East next month. C..
&. Powning, the ether delegate, will
leave for New Orleans about April goth.
A couple of snow plows we're brought
up from the West by n special engine.
yesterday and Il Of them was used to
good advantage a little way above town
IN clearing the track of u heavy body of
snow that had accumulated Oh tie track
by drifting Saturday night.
Nineteen carloads of fne LOOKING
bee; cattle passed through here by spec
Iai train for San Francisco. last evening.
We understand the bceygs were bought
Of Fred. Bcrtsch, Ross Wright and
others. of Ruby valley and we're shipped
from Wells by VANDERBILT.
The Battle Mountain paper Of Satur-
day says: with this Issue of the Mes
senger EFT George sewers his connection
with this paper. The Messenger. will
still b. published by the Messenger Pub
fishing Company, and the retiring editor
returns his SINGER thanks for the pat.
roHage heretofore extended, and respect
fully requests "A continuation c. The same
10 the new management"
The stage which LETT here for Tuscarora
had not yet reached that place ut 4
o'clock this evening a learned by tele-
graph. The driver. Uncle John Gibbons
went out alone, and il is feared that i IN
tue heavy drifts ut ON places along
the road. some accident has be allen
him. A coIple Of men were sent GU,
from Tiscaron'. by the stage company.
but nothing was heard Of them when We
" If 10 Drgss-
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-02-24
Roll Of' UOROy,.

Among the sludrnts who took part in
the special EXERCISES u; the State Univcr-
Siiy yesterday the following list comprises
the names OF those deserving particular
mention.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-02-24
TIE NEW ZINE IARlE

Abe l.. =. SIA,'e Once at the Depot Hotel, viii
,be As follows, aEtIl farther notice: &.
Moaning-fr0a C;yc los. and from y to ~
o'clock.
Evrnrue--Prom l to s. aud from 4 to 4
o'clock.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-02-24
A Salt Lake dispatch Of fbe 1stb sovs

Salt Lake dispatch Of the 18th says:
A snow-slide this morning, near the
Ontario mine. ut Park City, DESTROYED
the house Of William Rich, killing his
three children and w~ounding his wife.
who is reported as now dying. Rich
was at work in the mine at the time OF
the slide. The slide also struck the
house of John Harris, killing his wife
and wounding him. The houses of Mr..
Drew and Il. johnson were struck bv
another slide, The citizens nrc moving
out of the gnleh aud away from the back
streets Of Park City. The snow is de-, p.
cr there than ever before known. and Is
still falling. Trains on the Utah and
Northern and Oregon Short Line, In
Idaho, are blockaded, and the trains on
most Of the roads ccntvring here are de.
lRycd by the storm.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-02-24
M7nied.

LovELL-PLuGHoFF,-In Elko, Febru-
airy 20, 1854 by Rev. Mr.. Jacka, Mr.. j.
N.Lovell to Miss Matte Plughoff, both
Of this place.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-02-24

The agent D. the Atlantic AMI Paciic
has been notified that the schedule time
between Kansas City aud San Francisco
has been shortened siH hours. Trains
formerly arriving in San Francisco at
2:lO III the afternoon will hereafter al
rive At . in the morning.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-02-24

While John Beatty Was attempting TO
convey his wife, three children aud two
young ladies across the back water near
Newburg on the Tennessee river. the
sAih WAS dashed against Il tree 10y the
curIent, UPSET and Ma. Beatty all the
children nnd one o! the young hides
were dIuwGcd.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-02-24


About 1orty European imni sran's are
now en- rUuu' from New Oieulls Ia san
FramcI,co. The purity consists princi-
gHl!y OF Germans. French aud SpaniaTds
and il mlrr the directions Of the Cali.
iorIiin state Immigration Soci,ty. SLas-
"a comfy seems 10 be III favor among
setti 10, II colony Of twenty-five faini!i,s
IN charge Of Agent Honn, starting .oT
that locality last TUESDAY.
Tie TimCs.Ecyiew Of Saturday says ;
'Mr. A. Van Week to-day scored his
Ujth h.uu"l lap on Lies journey. and
there is apparently 10 reason why lac
should not continue 10 score up to the
centennial mark. II is safe to assert
chat no man Vf bis age in Nevada carries
his years none vigorously than Van"
All who know Nau-nnd who in this
section does not will join in coGgrltu-
hitting him on the sUundIcss Oi his con-
s.ituuon, both physical and mental, and
also in the hope that his present. vigor
mny abide To the century score and us
far beyond rs he may desire.
A Hot Springs. Arkansas, dispatch Of
the nth says; A shooting ARRAY OCCUR
red last night between ". G. Harris and
Cn"T.es ana Tom Shannon, growing out
u iGr assassination last Saturday. Har-
rs, editor Of The Morning Horseshoe,
bitterly dcuounc d the ass,y .ination and
all connected with IL. Watson was
especially denUnnc, d, The editor chnrg-
Ing him with being II fugitive from JUS
lice from Carlisle, Pa, where he is under
Indictment Tor murder. arson and bur.
glLry, under his right name OF Charles
Faulkcs. Last night, while Harris was
in n saloon, Watson. accompanied by
shannon, entered through n back door.
liarris drew y revolver and ordered them
TO throw mp their hands, ut the same
time backing toward the door. On pass
ing ont he started for his Office. lie had
gone hut q few steps when Watson rush
ed Ia tho middle Of the street and opened
fire on him. Shannon also fred. liar
ris began firing at Shannon, who re-
treated into the saloon. Harris then
went to his Office nId procured n Win
chester rifle. Int before lac could use Il
the officers intcrfercd and placed him
under arrest.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-04-05

ly hurried to the spot, for they Knew
there was danger at hand. When the
latter, in company with Mr.. Dupont,
started for the scene they warned Mr..
Jefferson not 30 approach too nea the
y. q. building. but lie disregarded the
iniuLtion and followed slowly after his
friends. II required but a glance at
tie SETTLING mass for Mr.. iii to ON
Jrehoud the danger. and rushed for the
door, calling to all hands tc come out.
Mr. Dupont also went in and saw the
danger. Both of those gentlemen must
have gotten outside the door and met
Mr.. Ackereon, while Mr.. NoIcross and
his two assistants had about reached
The door, when the terrible explosion
came that shook the country for miles
around. i large burst OF smoke and
flame shot upward to a height Of 100 #.
Dupont, IiiIl, Ackerson, AorerOss, and
Norton We're killed instantly. G. Lewis
Ley WAS the oLly of the six who
vas not Killed instantly. His jaw was
broken and "a deep wound maJe in the
side Of his neck by SOME flying missile.
The catastrophe, according 20 other
statements made to the reporters, was
the result Of an experimental attempt
10 save and reclaim IA large part of the
40 80 r,LtT -4l...F. H.. a.. -. -. {
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-04-05

What might have ended in the great
est fire in the history of PennSgrove,
was prevented by timely assistance on
Monday evening. Charles Halter,
when building u fire OIL the evening
mentioned, failed To notice a toEel
near the stove, consequently it took
fire and dropped to the floor, burning IL
hole in he carpet. The smoke attract
el the attention Of the occupants of
the house, who rushed to the room,
which was filled with suffocaIi'g smoke
A few buckets of water soon eXtin-
guished the fire. bat Il few moments
longer nothing could have saved the
house and probably the 7hole row #
buildings would have been burned to
the ground, owing to the heavy north
west wind which was blowing at that
time. Had the fire got started, would
the Hook and Ladder Truck been
brought into service?
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-04-05

Mr.. and Mrs. James Thompson were
nelyously surprised on Friday evening
March the 2Sth., by a gay and festive
throng from Brdgeton, PennsGrote,
and the surrounding country. \ very
handsome extension table and ove
were presented by their friends. Oy-
sters and all the good things of the seal
son il abundance. Mr.. IIuIff of Rrids
eton cooked the oysters in very good
style. In a word, an ~epicurean would
be perfectly satisfied with the eatables
set before him. Fourty persons wsIe
present, and the evening was spent in
lsllity and mirth. May they live to en-
10y nany more such visits was the de-
sire of all present.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-04-05

M Isaac Torbert, one Uf II old
and much esteemed friends depar cd
this life on Saturday, March 10th. In
terment took place un April 2nd, at
abe M. f.. Cemetery. at 10 O'Clock II. III
lie was well Known throughout the
surrounding ceuntry as Il moral and
generous man. lie leaves Il wife with
the community AZ large to mourn his
sad loss, but God is no respector of pr
sons, therefore We must all one day fol-
low where he has gone.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-04-05

The nitro-glycerine house Of the he
paupo Chemical Company's works, near
~sibbstown, 10 miles above this place, on
the Delaware river, was blown to atoms
about ten O'Clock Saturday merning
The shock of the explosion was felt for
miles. Window frames were shattered
IN dwellin IS three and four miles from
the scene Of the explosion. Many via
dows were broken i'll GibbStovn and pear
ly every pane of glass in the forty-iiye or
fifty buildings connected with the pow
der works was shattered and in many Of
the buildings the sashes were blown com
pletely out. The only destruction Of pop
erty and loss of life, however, was con
lined to the nit o-glyccrine house. The
explosion occurred at sixteen minutes
past ten O'clock and at the moment that
the victims were tempting to escape
from the building.
The names Of the killed are as follows:
LAMMoT DUPoNr, aged So years,
President.
WALTER \. HILL, General Superin-
tendent, aged 81 years.
L. HARRY NoRcRoss, superintend-
eat, aged 80 years.
GEORGE MOTION, foreman, aged 20
years.
c. LEWIS LEY, aged % years, EN-
ploye.
Il. $. 1cKERsoN, a chemist, Of st.
Louis.
The building in which IT, explosion &C
CURED was singular in structure, On
the first Floor" socailed, it was about
twenty feet square, with an addition in
the rear about fourteen by On. The
walls Of the first story were built solidly
of stone, sunk below the level Of the
ground and rising several feet above it.
The space within these walls was heorcd
with cement. Over what may be called
the cellar were two tanks, into one Of
which the manufactured nitro-g ycerine
was drawn from the upper story and
washed with soda water. From this
tank, as it settled to the bottom. it was
drawn INTO a smaller n through a PIPE.
The second story of the house was
built entirely of wood, entrance to which
was gained from the outside by steps
from the ground.
Norton and Ley, who were engaged in
the upper floor OF tins house with these
compounds, saw toward ten o'clock that
the mass was not acting right" and
sent for Nj. NorcrOss, who was az his of
flee, to come over to the y, g. house. as
the nitroglycerine building was called.
Mr. Norcross q at once, but was una
Bile to control the mass by reducing It's
temperature. Norton WAS despatched as
a messenger for Mr. Hill, who WAS in
conversation with N. Dupont and Mr..
A.ekerson, who had visited several oc thr
departments Of the works with Gepc,.l
superintendent Hill, and were seated i.
the office. Norton message was. Tao,
is something wrong down o., q
house. You are wanrcd
Mt dupont ana ~ Late
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-04-05

Tuesday was ''.All-fools day and
SOME of the younger ones had fun.
one month more and battling will be
the popular sport.
Ice men will soon be in good humor
and dance about with .glee.
Fourth of July will come on Friday
with a rhiz and Il bang,
Picnics and excursions will now take
the place OF balls and parties.
All good gumncrS get ready, as crow
rail will soocl 0e full Of fruit. 1t IS Il
branch that heytr fails
Mr.. Simon Cunningham, nj OF our
village blacksmiths, on account OF his
health. will take IL trip down the bay Il
few weeks TO recllperatr. We hope the
trip will prove beneficial to his health
"Your father is worth at least halt Il
! million >, said he to his jealous sweet
heart. That is true" she m~urlnufed.
"And yet you doubt my love-" lie re-
piled, in an injured toue.
Rumors says that Wm.F.N aLher'
has a uew fence in his place OF business
and intends getting i curtain pach Vi
his counter. We wonder II he VIII.
Several persons were reminded that
April had come on Tue day, When they
entered our Office and locked at the
clock to see the time al day. Our deI-
il had a piece of paper pasted oven the
face, bearing this inscription: "9ec
him smile" They smiled but said
nothing.
Have you rented your place in the
grove for the ensuing season? If not
you had better apply, as there are plen-
ty of new applicants this year.
Our genial newsboy Bobby" came
neal being torn to atoms by IA ferociouS
rooster one day lately. lie was serH
ing his papers as usual WHEN he espied
a rooster and being fond OF fun began
to crow. The rooster looked up some
what surprised out When he saw Little
Bobbie. he took it as an Insult on his
race and hungered for revenge. lie
at once began the onslaught taking BOB
bic unawares and nearly threw him to
the ground. BoUbie seeing tie Situ-
alton he was in rctaliated the blow and
started to run, bat Mr.. Rooster fol-
lowed and tore Bobbi;'s new suit.
Assistance arrived and the rooster
was deleated. We hear that the r0os-
ter has Slice been cuENtrted-mto Il
pot-pie.
EMoRY's LITTLE CATHARTIc is the
best and only reliable Liver pills known,
never fails with the most obstinate cases
purely vegetable, susar-coated, harmless
no gripping OF unpleasant effects. Drug
gists sell thcm.-l5 cents.
IT'S Coop MEDICINE.
Dongola. Union Co, ILL.,. April :, 50
Dear Sir: was troubled with q Sc
we're headache and biliOusnesS for o
a week. | took three doses Of your Aro-
MANN and it cured and relieved all symp
toms, and I have been all night ever sine
/ can say thai Aromanna is 4 good mcdl
cine and cannot be recommended too
a..ll,. an. t,4rs tya2lN
JAMES ALLEN.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-04-05

Mr.. c. G. Turner's new building 2iH
80 which is to be three stories high, IL
rapidly approaching completion and
will soon | e ready for occupancy. We
understand that the first floor will he
occupied by our musical friend MI.
Pcmberlou Pierce aud Mr.. Turner con
Jointly, whJ will launch out extensive
~ in the sale of pianos and organs,
sheet music, music hooks and musical
merchandise generally. Mr.. Turner
may consid II himself fortunate in Sc
curing such an efficient musician as Mr.
Pierce. Success gentlemen!
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-04-05

Nh. FDiTOR:-ln your last weeks
'SSue We noticed an article concerning
he street lamp which formerly stood
# the corner of Maine and Laurel SITS.
At the commencement was the inquiry
..Who gave the person the authority TO
move said lamp from the orner and
place it IN front of my residence" l
will answer that question 10y saying my
wife took the authority sanctioned 10y
myself. Next that 'rumor tells us
that the money to purchase the lamp
was contributed 10y the citizens who
frequent our neighborhOud with the
understanding that the lamp shoNld be
erected on TIE corner" This assertion
is correct, but the post without the
lamp attached is just as good as both
combined if the lamp contains no oil.
Upon your own responsibility you at
firm that the lamp is needed on the
corner. If you had said q lamp you
would have been correct. In moving
the lamp we did not suppose that we
entirely deprived the public OF the ben
eft derived therefrom as we cannot mo
popoliZe the light given and we suppose
if does the freQuenters of our street
sou good. We think it quite proba-
bic that those who are interesting
tbpnselvesthe most in tbs affair are
The ones who gave the least, Or moth
ing, towards the purchase of said lamp
Deeming it unnecessary to make any
further explanations through your pa
Der We will close by inviting all persons
aaaIievrd to call at our house where
tlcy will receive a full e. pianatioa and
the money contributed, if SO desired,
viii be refunded,
WALTER ), SPRINGER.
Tdllew ny to state that VT are not
interested in the above affair, ut the
lamn or "a" lamp is needed on the cor
ner. We spoke of the affair last week
By request of some lady contributors,
who thought it strange that the lamp
had been moved, and who, We hope,
will favor you with a reply.-Ed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-04-05

The wind on Sunday last played sad
havoc along the Jersey coast in the Del
aware river. Several boats were report
ed to have been blown ashore between
this place and Gloucester. At the
breakwater the destruction and loss Of
life was great. Several fishing skiGs
were blown ashore and partly torn to
pieces at this place.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-04-05


Mr.. EDrruB:-To-day finds he sad
aud lonely. Too sad to go to the houso
Of God ahd worship, Tor h.re is II new
grave in the old church yard. 1t is the
grave OF my own dear, dear husband,
who was always kind and good and las
been - devoted husband. | have always
>oyed him better than any other earthly
treasure, but God has called him home
to Heaven. Tile Lords will he done"
and | must be submissive, but oh, how
sad and lonely here in this cold world
alone. This morniugJ sat down to
read Il sabbath school book to my child
rru; but Wearc often disturbed in the
midst of cur christian journey, when
il is j Will to do that which is right
towards one another. a person came
in and said Mr.. Leap Is advertising
his paper for less than you pay for it..
i never read newspapers OH the Sab
bath, but | took the paper and thought
Can GIllo ut II tC. van d bibOllCl Cuu
Fellow. one that is willing for a broth
ers widow and children to live and earn
an honest living, rob me of what little
business | lave, and that is selling
wall papers. 1t is all the means of sup
port | have at the present time. I can
not take my little ones and go out in
the world to carr their bread. Nor
can | go from home ana leave them
there alone, but | can stay at home
and try to e;trm our bread i'll \ quiet,
christian spirit, if christian people are
willing ful Inc to DO SO. The Lord
knows our hearts, and i hope lie does
not find mine to DO selfish, grasping
aud coyeteGs, and ready to derour
e~yory"nc's business fer my own self.
Ny WI dear husband went down to
fine grave without one hard thought
toward MesSrs. Denny & Bro. i'll their
business dealings. III ey have never
been obliged to keep wall papers, but
have sent many people here. These
things are not forgotten, bgt keep Il
warm friendship and brotherly love.
| am todd that one of olir church
members at the corner keeps wall pa
pers and one of the firm has started Il
route Of the papers and makes the
small sum Of A. cents per day i'll oppo
sition to the young hoy that now +
the daily papers. Those friends Ger
tainly need the sympathy Of the people.
MAY the Lord bless them aud help
item not to tear the prices of wall
paper quite to pieces for the sake of
all the business. May the good Lord
rtmenlb r us al as christians in this
world Of care, anxiety and sorrow.
Mrs. MAGGIE BiLDETBACk.