The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-09-28
From Thursday. Daily.
sALMAeUNDL.

Moses hopkins and wife we're passen-
gers for the East last evening.
Joseph sarver. for the murder Of his
father. was hanged in Pennsylvania,
Tuesday.
1t is stated that R. N. Daggett's pres
ent visit is for the purpose Of stumping
this State for Blaine.
A. b. Fernald wal the only arrival by
stage last evening. Departed for Bull
lion this morning: E. ]. CaipeauI.
Lineman HIATT went out toward Tus-
carora this morning TO find and repair n
break in the wires which occurred last
evening.
The British gunboat, Wasp. was
wrecked on Tary Island, on the north
west coast of Ireland, Monday, and fifty
persons drowned.
Some two hundred engineers are on
their way from the East to attend the
meeting of the International Association
oil Locomotive Engineers, in San Fran
cisco.
Major Kitchener telegraphs that all is
fniet at Debbeh. The inhabitants of
Aerawch and Berber are frightened at
the approach Of the English expedition,
and some are leaving their homes.
Last Sunday night a negro at Her
Evansville, Mississippi, broke into a
house and tried to outrage young lady,
whose cries brought assistance. The
brute fled, but was caught and lynched.
Warner & Co., shipped to>:ev to
Sandy, Utah, n carload of Bullion ore
for reduction. They also forwarded by
McPhetres team, 5000 pounds of mdse.,
and by Reeds teams, 1900 pounds
mdse., and salt.
The special car Vanderbilt, with James
Gordon Bennett and Charles NordoE OF
the New York Herald, was attached to
the East-bound express train last even
ing. The car with its occupants, passed
West last Sunday.
General Lord Wolsely will start up the
Nile on Saturday without awaiting fur
Their arrivals of troops. A merchant
from FL o'Beid, reports that Mahdi has
twenty Krupp and 10, 1000 of his
$4,000 followers, are armed with Rem
ington rifles.
1t is reported that the RACER boys, who
resided in Reno som years ago, were re.
Gently hanged by vigilantes in Montana.
1t is said the cowboys found them in
possession of a lot of horses belonging
to other people and at once strung them
up without Judge or jury.
John F. Mccarthy, n byother of Den,
mis- Mccarthy Of the Virginia Chronicle,
and for several years one Of the editors
OF the Enterprise, died Of consumption
Monday, i'll Virginia City, aged Al years
During the past ten years he had beer
managing editor Of the Sun Francisco
Post.
j. o. Powers, n former welI-know,
resident Of this county, accompanied b,
his family, passed through last evening
for Dakota where Mr.. Powers bought
large tract of fine land and hal
engaged in farming on a large scale. II,
goes now to locate permanently in Da
kota.
A wrecking train returned from thu
scene Of the late accident near Deeth
this evening brought down the disabled
engine. and what remained of valne o
the smashed freight cars. The boile
and running. gear is about all that is lief
OF the engine, and aside from the trucks
the cars were converted into kindlin!
wood.
James Gordon Bennett, accompanie,
by Charles Nordhoff, OF the New Yorl
Herald, arrived at San Francisco Mon
day. lie vas met Mt the ferry by JOIN
w. Mackay. The train on which he ar
rived had n narrow escape from n seriou
disaster. As it pulled out OF Port Costs
station it ran into n train Of wheat cars
hackay and Dye, in Benefits privat,
car, were thrown TO the floor. Bennett
was badly shaken, but managed TO kecI
his seat. -Four wheat cars we're wrecked
and tho engine of the passenger trair
was damaged. No ono was %seriousl,
hurt.