The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-11-15
From Tuesdays Daily.l
BALNAGUNDI.

gone insane with grief over the desertion
Of her husband, to whom she had been
married five years.
We understand to-day that Frank
HouSh is slowly recovering from his
attack Of typhoid fever. Frank has had
n serious tune of it.
Free Lance: It is now an assured
fact that VIM NJ. Stewart will be "a can-
didate for the u. ). Senatorship, to
succeed Senator Fair. lie will have
substantial backing.
The beautiful Spring like weather of
the past " days is to-day succeeded
by lowering clouds. rain beginning TO
fall about ( O'Clock this evening aud the
barometer falling rapidly.
j. W. Dorsey, W. NJ. Stewart, G. W.
Baker and W. j. Crton, arrived here by
private conveyance last evening. The
members Of the legal fraternity had
been examining into the TuscaToru miu-
ing case on which they ARE retained.
Baker and wife aud Stewart went west
by the train this morning, Dorsey aud
Triton remaining here. The trial Of the
mining case mentioned will take place
at the term Of .cour beginning next
Monday.
\ Washington special says: Dakota
men profess to know hat it is the in
teut.on OF the President to recommend
the admission of Dakota aS II State. but
that he is inclined to think that the
Territory Is large vnough for two States.
lie has requested Delegate Clifford Of
that Territory 10 come to confer on this
subject. SECRETARY Lamar is consider.
Ing the question, and the President will
probably Adopt LImar's conclusions.
\ Dcmins, New Mexico, special says:
News was brought here Saturday that
"A saIni band OF Indians Lnd attacked
and burned the Mis .ouri Florida Cattle
COmpIny's ranch here, and shot and
killed Nrs. shy and her ll-ycar-old zen.
fAc numbered persons were the vie
and son oi John 7. Shy, the principal
owner in the Missouri Florida Cattle
Company. After committing The deed
the Indians headed southwark, toward
Po.vrus Lakes. Immediately GA H.
ccivt o. the Rows tue military and mill
tia started IN pursuit.
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office las refused to approve u
list Of lunds selected by the Northern
Pacific RviLroad Company, including
about jS,UUl acres III Washington Terri
tory, embraced within the forfeited luud
grant OF tie Oregon Central Railroad
Company. The Northern Pacific Hail.
road Company 4, line from Portland tu
Tacoma tiuYcrScs "a portion Of the for
icItcd grant, and tl.gt company claimed
been Withdrawn for the benefit Of the
Oregon Central EaiigUnd. The Com.
missioner III his decision holds that il Is
iIumatrTini whether or not The iul.is
were Withdrawn from the Oregon Cen.
trail, for as the truct hui hren granted IN
the first place TO the Oregon Central,
they could not have been included IN
tue grant to the Northern p..".Iic, even
IL II Of til" grants Of land had Lccn
extended by the JOINT resolution of May
81, 1870, upon which the Northern Pa.
cifc bases Ito claims.
1t Is o currently reported thnt ~.
Minister Dnggctt's mission to Washing.
ton Is 10 lay brfur, the President - uiu.
position from King kallakua to annex
his kingdom 49, u State to the American
Union, and thc signiicun nee OF the Hon.
Rollins assertion that he was m aspir.
ant Tor the Senate, i now understood.
Mr. DagS,tl will SC" that the Lcgislu.
turc # tHc State OF Hawaii is composed
of men who will vote for Daggrlt COR
Senator i'll spite of Adolph Sutro, Bob
Rowland or any other combination Of
cogruptiLg influences that may Lc
brought to- bear upon the ~unsophi,tica.
ted citizens of that highly colored elm.
ate.