The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-04-12
GENERAL NEWS.


California strawberries are selling IN
Salt Lake city at as cents per hox.
Judge n. e. Street has held for trial
under bonds, fifteen of the riotons Wood
River miners.
1t j. estimated that In a single county
of Pennsylvania, 40,O10 sheepfroze and
starved 10 death last winter.
The Mexican Presidents message to
Congress wnmly opposes the attempt
Of Darrois to :orcibiy unite the Central
American Republics.
james L. Chandler and J. Il. Glenn
ings, cashiers Of tine First National
Bank OF Bushnell, Ills. are under arrest
charged with robbing the Bank OF &c.,
OJ0.
1t ii now reported from Constantine
PIE that z be!,r Pasha sent to Knrtoum
Il Nubian slave who betrayed and killed
General Gordon; tie motive OF the Pasha
being revenge for the hanging OF his sol
by the order of Gordon.
oNNAbS nan az VI ~ NShhha
Bank, San Francisco was attacked from
behind 10y ihree men lass Wednesday
night while on his way home from II din-
ncr party, and robbed OF his purse and
watch and claiu. He was found lying
on the sidewalk un Bryant street near
Second, unconscious aud gagged.
Arthur McEwun las become 4 perniu-
lent member II the Sacramento Bee
staff Mr., Mcf.wen will remain IN San
Francisco, where he will open an Office
and act as general correspondent and re-
porter for the Bee.
A report comes from the las: that the
widow Of the late President Garfield is
about To marry Rev Air. Taylor of
Wcs;ield, Lawrence county. Penn. aged
so years. Friends Of the lady deny
that there is any truth in the statement.
The wives OF the unpaid Turkish SOL
diers rided the office of the Minister of
Finance at Constantinople, Wednesday,.
and to escape their fury, that official
was forced to jump out .: Il back win
dow.
The weather in Oregon is like the
middle Of May. Tie heavy SHOWS OF
December and January made IL wonder
full protection TO crops, AMI wild bunch
grass this year Is more abundant than il
was Thirty years ago, before cattle had
made inrOaGs ou it.
Eugene l.. S.ii!van died of apoplrxy
at San Francisco, Friday afternoon,
aged "a years. lie was = pioneer al
1919, State Senator in 1860, and CuIl,c-
tor of the Pot liz san Fran.isuo iro.a
1880 to 1881. Has daughter is the wife
OF Senator J.. Z. Jones.
The following di.putch, from COM
mandrr Kane o, the ','i!cna," has Just
been received ny tie Secretary OF the
Navy: "Aspiuwall is in ashes, burnt by
the insurgents to escape car;Ure by the
government troops, The Pacific Nail
dock. r.ilroad proper y 90 ia north end
Of the Island and the canal property at
C:ispol ARE the only buildings saved.
The shipping is safe. l have all my
force on shore protecting property My
ship is crowded with refugees
The Silver state says Cattlcmen are
loudly complaining of the great decline
i'll the price OF beef cattle since last Fall.
Those who held ON to their fat cattle
last December and have been feeding
them since that time, cannot dispose OF
them to-day Mt IL cent more, and some
times not as much rs they were offered
for them last Fail. a. G. Mitcbum.
who has shipped several hundred head
of beeves which he has been feeding all
winter, says he is $4,000 out OF pocket
on them rs he could have sold them in
the Fall for what they bring to-day.