The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-11-01
From Tuesday. D.il,.l
HALMAGUADI.


yesterday from a visit to relatives at
Halieck.
Departed by stage this morning for
TuscaIora: Gabe Hoskins and wife,
and Miss Ella Liiton.
Miss Marion Stone came in from La
noble where she is teaching school Sat
rrday, and returned to-day.
Arrived by stage from Tuscarora last
evening: Il. G. Bruce, G.. w. Bate
man. H.. A. Owen. Chas Dobler, and two
Italians.
Counsellor j. l.. Wines snd wife ar
rived here FROM Eureka to-day. Mr..
Wines departed Tor Austin, Lander
county, today.
Mrs 5. NJ. Henley cam up from Cal
lorna by the train Sunday evening,
and is at present stopping with her Sis
ter, Ms. NJ. IL. Miller.
lie special train with Eastern ex-
cursiOnists arrived here at u O'Clock this
morning; took breakfast ut the Depot
Hotel and continued westward.
Ii. A. Owen, II Of the parties who
visited the Blue Jacket mine, came
down by stage from the north last eve.
ming, and departed for San Francisco
to-day.
II i stated that Rollin u. Daggett,
while passing through Ogden recently,
ell route East, said that he will contest
for the Seuatorship from Nevada to sue
coed Senator FAIR.
The west-bouud express train arrived
here to-day ut II O'Clock; four and IL
hall hours behing time. The burning
Of a bridge on the L. +. road caused
the delay vi tine truln ut Ogden.
A couple u! carloads OF coke for use
ut the furnace al BuIiOu, arrived here
last evening. Tie cOutcuts Of one car
wore transferred to S;oker's teams last
night and was started out this morning.
lIoush's teams a4e loading from the
O,Aer car to-day.
Virginia CnToIic!e:-J. L. Bletheu
retained tai, morning with his family
from the orange groves aud magnolia
bowers Ol Florida. Nj. BIctLen puG-
cn.syl uu orange ranch Fear Eusiia in
that STATE about q year ugo with ,hc i'll
tent!ou Of settling down for life, but his
family have been sick ever since they
left here. II rIiued necessarily for 81
days there last month, aud most of the
time 80 hard that 1t drove BIetheu's hat
down over his ears Whenever he ven.
tured outside OF hii residence. lie says
he wuuli rather live in IL cabin III the
most desert portions Of Nevada than &c,
cupy a palace among the orioles and al,
ligntors in the swamps Of Florida. Ii,
says the entire Nevada colony are sicl
Of tAc county and climate, and woul,
return to this State if they had IL,
mcHIs to DO 20.
A gentleman who is in q position (,
know the conclusion at which the Presi
lent has arrived on the Indian qu. s.iol
expressed the opinion that t..e -.Ui.
feature il the I"diun iO.iry ui tG.e Al
miuistrHi.un. ~ II viii Lu arnuuncsi 4
Congress. viii be u TcrOIImcndgIIu
that thee be n radical change in t.
matters uf purchasing aHd issuing IrJ
visions and all other supplies. Alnu.
every feature of tie present system i
disappro.cd "f 10y the President. Til
President believes that if the Arm,
is to he expected to prevent Iudit n dep
relations, the military authorize
should he given the power to assist il
removing the caIs.s of dissatisfaction
10y providing Tor an honest distribution
OF supplies. This is the policy whicI
has long been recommended 10y Gcner
ais Sherman and Sheridan and his.
military onicinls.
Silver Slnte:-The races, which begii
to-day under the auspices Of the Win
memucca Jockey Club, rromi,e 10 h
quite interesting. There are Il greu
Iuany horses i'll training, some from Or
cBOn and California, aud several from
the State and county. Sporting mel
from all parts Of the country are in at
tendance und betting is expected TO b
lively. The first race to-day will be
single dash Of one mile for n purse $500
Tree for all; the second will be IL hal
mile aud repeat race, for II purse o
$3.50. free for all.
The Republican Senators do not nov
prcta nd tn conceal their intention of op
posing and thwarting the AdminIstra
ton by nil the methods Of political war
fare. They propose To infinite this cru
SADIE bv n formal attack on the principn
nominations. II 80 happens that som,
OF these Senators, who claim TO be con,
sentative as compared with others oil
their colleagues, have personal grie van,
ccs to redress, caused by the removal Of
near friends, kindred or partisnns.
Mary Ann Booth, widow of the late
Junius Brutus Booth, and mother OF
Edwin aud John Wilkes and Junius A.
Booth, died Of pneumonia at the resi-