The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-11-16
From Thur.d.y'. Daily.
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oHeAt Aoiauckiy " hcISuhnL NJ
Palisade, arrived here from San Fran
cisco last nigth and is still in town.
Mrs. Quincy and Mrs. Wilson departed
on u pro;racted visit 10 the Eastern
Strtes, by the train this morning.
Thomas Short, who has been in town
a couple of days. started on his return
home to Ruby last evening.
d. 7. Alger came down from Fort Hal
leck last evening, and Len. Wines came
in from Ruby this morning.
Mrs Victoria Schilling Huelskamp.
nee Morrisini, has concluded AN ensace-
mcnt for six months for concert, follow
ing in opera bouffe.
Henry George has gone to England in
response to an invitation extended to
him by the Scottish Land Restoration
League.
Fire-damp caused an explosion in a
colliery ut Washes in Belgium, Satur-
day, by which twenty persons were
killed.
4 troop ship with 1000 marines has
been orderedt to proceed from Portsmouth
to the Isle OF Skye, to assist the police
in restoring order among the Crohers.
In Missouri Cleveland will have IT,
600 TO 10000 majority over the Fusion
lists. Tie state Senate will probably
stand, 20 Democratic, 0 Opposition.
House, 100 Democratic, 40 Opposition.
1t is alleged by the New York Herald
that the Associated Press Agent in that
city sent out false election rcturns to
confuse the public, for the purprse Of
giving some of the betting fraternity,
who were on the inside, an opportunity
to reap n nch harvest.
Dutch Johns ungovernable cupidity
has again brought him to grief and the
county Jail. An overcoat and blanket
within easy reach proved au Irresistible
temptation 20 Johns klep;oman;acy. He
will be literally supplied with water and
n short allowance OF bread FOR a liberal
penal period.
A decree Of the Supreme Court OF the
District of Columbia adjudging insane ].
o. p. Burnside, late Disbursing officer
Of the Postolice Department, now in
dicted for e;abezzlement, was presented
to the Secretary of the Interior Tuesday,
and upon his authority Burnside was
committed to the Government Hospital
for the Insane Us IAN insane person and
INDECENT"
The Associated Press sends from
Pittsburg II long mess of twaddIe uttered
by one Byers, an iron manufacturer Of
:hat city, the burden of which is that
nothing but ruin and disaster TO the
various iron industries can follow the
election Of Cleveland, The good people
of the Smoky City should see to il that
the poor fellow is promptly bored for the
simples, and safely slowed away in the
Damphool Intirmary.
The Third Plenary Council in the
United States opened Sunday morning
at the cathedral in Baltimore. There
were present thirteen archbishops. sixty
five bishops, besides abbots, m~onsignors,
vicars-general, superiors, rectors OF semi.
naries and t~heologians. Such 4 specta.
Gle and procession was ncver before seen
in the land.
A special from Fort Smith, Ark, says.
Deputy Marshal Menshon has Just re-
turned from Indian Territory. where he
had n fatal encounter with Indians who
attacked his party and rescued thirty U.
s. prisoners whom he had under arrest
from Fort Smith. Two of the attacking
Indians were killed and several wounded.
Two of the Marshal's posse were serious.
ly wounded. Nineteen prisoners were
brought in by the Marshal and his depu.
ties.
Argument in the famous trinl Of Mrs.
Emma NJ. Cotton, widow Of Gen. Col.
ton, versus Gov. Stanford, Charles
Crocker and c. Z. Huntington, began
Tuesday. The amount involved is about
$4,000, 900. The arguments will occupy
six weeks.
Corrected returns from counties Of the
First Congressional District of Califor-
nia give Henley, Democrat, 80 majority.
The Republicans conccde his majority
but will insist on n recount. Henley
will be the sole representative in Con.
gress Of the Democracy Of the entire Pa
ciiic Coast.
John McCulloch arrived Mt tho South.
crn Hotel in st. Louis, Tuesday evening
and il rumor is TO be credited, his men,
tnl condition is pitiable in the extreme.
lie came here with the intention OF OPP
ening in the "Gladin,or," but the prop.
siticn Is 80 absurd that the management
OF the Olympic Thcntcr have closed the
house rather than make AN exhibition OF
the inhrmi.ics Of the actor.
Secretary Mcpherson snys. according
to the figures, subject to corrections, but
not likely to be changed. the Democrats
will have 1873 members in the next House
the Republicans 1il. and the Green
hackers 1, This gives the Democrats q
majority Of IL over all. The Bcpubli-
cans gain % over their present reprcscn.
t%ation; the Democrats lose II, aud the
G~rcenbackcrs and Independents lose
four.
There were SO deaths from cholera in
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