The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-26

NAA NANLhAes SAaAhN8
GU Monday. with a knee drill follow
ed by the "HAlleluiah march" The
army consists Of twenty-five officers and
sixty-hve soldiers. About 1000 persons
were in attendance.
Dispatches from various points
throughout the Northwest show that Al
hot wave extends all ever Illinois. Iowa.
Wisconsin aud Nebraska. Eight o'clock
Monday morning at Des Moiues the
mercury stood So degrees above, and
reached 90 above. Dubuque reports 20
and Omaha -.
Kings plaster of Paris mills, at New
Brighton. L. l., were totally destroyed
by ire Monday afternoon. The occur
IL will greatly advance the price OF
plaster Of Paris on the Atlantic Coast.
The Health Board Of Statistics for
New York 'ity show Il recvrl VI POS
deaths for the ~ hours ending at noon
Monday. This Is the largest number
rrrorted for any day in 1855. The I, o.
on,r head to-du! AZ iuquests on the
bodies Of persons, who directly or Judi
rectly died fIom the heat Of the last iew
days.
A Mt. McGregor dispatch Of the 2O;h
says: Last night was IL GOOD one Tor
sleep, the Thermometer ut Grants cot
tage showing - fall o! temperature 10 IS
degrees. The General slept at intervals
and this morning, afte= taking food, Lr
wrote for DIR. Douglas. His rest durin.
the night has Teen better than the aver
age.
Neal Thornton, who murdered police
mai Shrahan at Joplin. Mo, ON SUNDAY,
WIS Iy nchei there on Monday morn
ing. Thornton WAS a desperate, and
shot Sheahnn while the latter was at
tempting to arrest him for an old Of
Tense.
Gold coin seems to be more plentiful
than silver COIN in Belmont. 1t is often
the case that gsnIia cSunct got silver IN
exchange Tor gold, aud Yet people living
east OF the liacky Mountains Insist that
there Is too much silver IN the county.
Send on SOM %. your surplus silver
co!n.-BclIuout Courier.
Good reports cpmc irom Antelope
Mining District III the Toiyabe Noun
tains, Nyc county. \ number of mIcu
are prospecting II that locality says
the belmont Cour.e r, nui several Local
tions have already been made. Ii is
said that lodges carrying good ore have
been iound. \ specimen %; the ere
from that district sent to belmont this
week will assay high IN silver.
The Reyciilc makes a center shot
when It says: There no longer re-
mains IL doubt that. whcth,r admins
tered by Republicans or Democrats.
ours Il now "a Government 4 the people
by bondh"ldrls Tor boudhutdcrs." This
IL Il proposition which is, and has been
for years, clear 10 the minds Of think
inS men, and the question how i, what
means can Le adopted 10 rid IL I'm drne.i
people Of the iucubus?
Look on; for those whose Tongues are
polluted with ttir bearing and IDLE gos-
sip. S4un as you would IL viper. thusy
who seek to b~vssnircL II PERSONS char
a%cter, directly or indirectly, behind
their back. II 1t Were loss,bl t.Ii,
class w"ul! pu. IN" angels down t. the
miro with Observation-Disclosures
The contract for bui!Glng the Uniycr.
sity, says TUESDAYS journal, wls yes
tcrlHy awarded to Burk. Bros, o..
Reno, at Sl2, ITO, but this only include,
the exterior portion, aud the first floor.
as to complete the building ia accord
nncc with the plans would cost $50. GOO.
Mondays Times-Ruvicw: Jcs,c
Winter came in from White Rock yes
terd"y, accompanied hy his two dnugh
icr's and Hiss Marion Stone. The lat.
tsr lady has just flishcd tcnclinp
school at thHt plar., nnd is on her way
10 Elk.
Up at Boi,e City tn, seem to have
solved tie tIniuP problem. The States
IMAM says the city Mar7hd arrests
them, takes tIem out Of town aud tells
tlem To skip, und they skip.
Mining men beiicye that mines Wi
again b. in demand IN the Eastern mar
ket the coming :, inter. Letters nave
been received IN Eureka linking inquiry
f)r good pTosPec's.-scutincl.
Mr. q orge II. Morrison. o.. Carson,
gave the l~SEEPESDEST "a friendly call to-
day. Mr.. Morrison is travelling IN the
interest of Bancroft's History Of Nevada
and wall remain here for n few days for
the purpose Of interviewing old-tilnc.
prominent citizens and gaining valuable
and interesting Information relative To-
the early history Of our state and the
growth and development Of her ic-
sources. As he IL n gentleman Of pleas.
ing address and engaging mann ~. we
bespcnk for him u courteous reception
on tho part Of our citizens.
The frs; lie diploma ever issued in
Nevada by the State board Of Educa.
ton was issued July 10th 10 Mrs. j. X.
Williamson, uf Austin: the first cduca-
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