The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-01-20
CondenseA TeLe6rams.

CtIE, bISiur pi NraislIr, vas elSc1su
Speaker of the Cunncii, aud CHARLES
S;ayner Clork. James sharp. ION Of
Bishop John Sharp, was elected SIP ak
er Of the House, and Juinus +. Wells,
son OF Daniel II. Wells, First Counselor
OF The Mormon Church, "a elected
Chief Clerk. In the Council are "
Bishops, one APOSTLE, and in the HONS"
three bishops uud three Presidents Of
Stakes OF Zion. Arthur l.. Thomas,
Secretary Of the Territory, administered
the oath. with the addition that nona
were living in polysaEly or ever had
len p~oIystaniats.
Frank Fletcher, a Young man Of twe;l-
ty-fve, was arrsStcda IA; Portland. Oregon
SUNDAY, charged with inducing II
year-oid g:d 10 share his rOo'n with him.
The orcgoa Code pruNidys that amy
person who shall induce "a girl under lc-
gal age TO leave her parents roof Tor
base purposca. shall b. guilty of felony.
In this arrest the test will b. made
whether the crime cannot land the law
br akcrs in the Pcniteutinry instead q.
being punished by q mere Inc for miSdo-
mcanO
Detective Len Harris has received in
tr!iigcucc of the cnptUrJ .. Frank Tag
CERT, one Of the party who wr,cS,d the
Southern Pacific train, e Gage, last
November. George Cleveland, another
of the party, is jailed AZ Silver City, and
the othgr two arc in New Mexico, with
IL posse close on their tuiil. The where
abouts Of Delnny, the only ono of the
Bisbcc mugl, rers nov at large, has hc,n
discovered in Sonora, AMI three officers
have gone after him. lilo capture 10
certain.
The baggage car on the Rock Island
Railroad was dcmilcd near Onnwa Sun
day, by train wrcckers. The baggage
mnn WA badly injured. The express
safe was broken open and robbed Of FIVE
money Packages, which contained only
small amounts.
D~elnonico's body was found in the
Orange Mountains, New Jersey, Mon
day, by two boys. lie died from expo
sure. Nothing was missing from the
body.
Judge Fern,l, of the Superior Cont.
refused to dismiss the indictments for
forgery and perjury preferred by the
Grand Jury against Miss Hill and Neil
son who will therefore be tried in the
United States Circuit Court.
Mrs. Alma Burnett, of White Plains,
New York, has brought snit against her
moth, r-in-law, Mrs. Charlotte Burnett,
for $4,000 damages, for cnticing the for
mer's husband away. The defendant is
n we'll known society woman Of Brooklyn
and was opposed to the marriage Of her
son Clarence and the plaintiff, who is
twenty years Of age. II is alleged the
mother cn;icod him to go to Europe
last year. and has since prevented him
from seeing his wife.
The wife of S. p. How, of Alameda,
California, boarded a train Mt the Park
strsst station, Sunday, and ut the point
VIII re the W local trains pass jumped
with h I child, two ami II half years of
age, in her arms. She was struck in the
head by the cOw-catcher, intlictlng Il
deep g,sh. The child also received n
deep cash in the for head. The train
was stopped. aud the woman aud child
picked up. The former died in u few
minutes ufte2. Her husband, ON learn
ing the circumstance, became aluios.
frantic. Trouble between the husband
and wife is stated to be The cause Of the
net. Another account states that it was
the result OF an accident, Mrs. Howe,
believing she had reached the Webster
street station, stepped off, when she was
struck by the train passing NJ.
The Mexican Central hns for
wardcd n letter TO Governor Tritle. de-
failing the pursui: AMI capture Of dig
Dan" by Deputy Sheriff Daniels ON
Mexican soil, contrary TO treaty stiInla-
tons between the United States and
Mexico, protests against said actions,
aud asks III Investigation by the Gov.
ernOr.
Tho Reno Journal says The Cen
irnl Pacific Railroad Company ARE build
ing the first oi a series OF iron bridges
to hc constructed along the line Of their
road, the Bear river at CUrinnc being
the fins: stream spanucd. The Corinne
bridge is to he 22i fee: long, aud il from
the mandatory Of the Phoenix Bridge
Company at Philadelphia. Tho next
one to be constructed will be over the
TIuckoe river, at Verdi, Nevada. rs soon
US the Bear river bridge is completed.
In the matter Of G. w. Tyler, charged
with contempt Of Court for addressing
an Objectionable letter 10 the Grand Jury
In respect TO The Sharon.Hill case. the
Supreme Court ailirms the Judgement Of
the lower Court, ordering him to pas a
hne Of $500 or so 10 Jail.
A certificate Of incorporation Of the
Standard Maltiplex Telegraph Company
was fled Tuesday. The lines Of the
company will run to Boston, Portland
tMc,) Florida, Buffalo, Chicago and
the Pacific Coast. Capital stock, g..
DOC, 900.
The stage from Prescott to Phoenix,
on the Black Canyon route. was robbed