The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-06-14
Error. Saturdays Daily
IBALNAGUNDI.

Fred Wilson returned home by private
conveyance, this morning.
The Masonic Grand Lodge assemblies
at Reno, Tuesday, the 9th instant.
Hi Stoker's teams arrived from Bull.
lion to-day with 10000 pounds of ore.
The Grand Prize mill ut Tuscarora Is
now ready to mmenc reducing ore
Elko Lodge. No. IS. 1. o. .. f., holds
a regular meeting at their hall this even
ing.
Departed by stage for Tuscarora this
morning: J. S. Gregory, IL. Armour,
J. p. Edoh.
Abe Buzzard. the noted Pennsylvania
outlaw, has surrendered to the au,hori-
ties at Lancaster.
County Recorder w. W. Rogers. who
was a representative in the Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge returned home from Win
nemucca this morning.
The Raymond e~xcugsionists going
East took breakfast here ut : o'clock
yesterday morning. They numbered 40
persons. The party went To- Sal Lake
City, where they will remain until Mon.
day.
Warner X Co. forwarded 10y FAST freight
to-day, for Tuscarora, $500 pounds Of
mds BY Tucker Bros. teams for Pei
tier a Co. 10000 pound, Of merchandise
They also ship to-day twelve tons Of
Railroad district ore TO Sandy, Utah.
A little son Of Il. l.. Fulton, had a
couple of fingers badly mashed by get
ting them caught in II press in the Ga
Zette Office. The end Of one Of the fin
gers had Ia be amputated. A printing
press is a dangerous thing to monkey
with.
DIR. J. J. MeiGS and Assessor 4. W.
Hesson, representatives to the Grand
Lodge Of Odd Fellows at Winnemucca.
returned home last evening. J Z.
Edof, also "A representative from Elko
Lodge, came up by the train and went
out for Tuscarora this morning.
A bridge over R~ierdeaux nver on the
D. Il. G.. road WA carried away by "a
flood Wednesday, and the excursion
party Of California schoolmarms were
Obliged To return to Ogden ana take the
L.. i. train for the east. The damage
will bc repaired / II IL day or two.
We are glad to learn that friend Skill
man. Of the Eureka Sentinel, has been
appointed Revenue Collector for the
District of Nevada. Archibald is not
only n good, square. competent man,
but is also justly entitled to recognition
by the Democratic Administration.
Commissioner Sparks Of the Land
Office has made the following order;
Final action Of this Office on all pre-.
emption aud humestcads entries in the
San Francisco and Humboldt, CaIifor-
MIA Land Districts wilI br suspended un-
tai he same shall have been examined
by a special agent"
Naval officers who were on the recent
Panama expedition say that the people
Of Panama are anxious that the United
States should make its temporary pos
session of Panama permanent. They
say that under existing circumstances il
would be impossible for the country 10
remain in IL peaceful condition for any
length Of time.
The Treasury inquiry commission has
concluded ITS investigation into the In
teTnal Revenue Burcnu. and made "A re-.
port to the Secretary Of the Treasury.
The commission recommend reductions
III the present force in several divisions
and suggest II change in the method Of
doing business, which they think will
expedite and improve the work Of the
bureau.
A number OF inquiries have been re-
ceiyrd at the PostoMcc Department as
TO whether the executive order mnde by
President Grant in 1873, iorbiding Uni
ted States officials. whose salaries exceed
$1,000 per nnum. from holding state or
municipal Offices is still in force. aud
the matter will he laid before the Prcsi-
dent for determination.
The President made the following ap-
pointments Thursday: Herbert Footc
Beecher, to hc Collector Of Customs for
the District Of Puget Sound in Oregon
aud Washington Territory; Archibald
Skillman, to be Collector Of Internal
Revenue for the District OF Nevada.
General ". s. Rosecrnns Of California
to he Register Of the Treasury, vice II.