The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-06-14
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hii'eeu 10 tue asylum from
On arriving mt Reno. the Journal says he
was very violent aud could only be re-
strained by force. lie says he is Jesus
Christ, agent of the late WIN. Shakes
peaIe.
Suit has been brought by the Eureka
jnrymen who served ut the last term Of
Court, for their pay, which will test the
validity of the new jury law.
The Passengers from Tuscaroru by
stage last evening. were J. s. Gregory
and NJ. Armer.
dugh NOLAN, the well-kuown Irish
orator, passed through on his route to
Washington last evening.
The people of Genoa surprised the
Vansickle family with an impromptu
party Thursday evening.
Mrs. j. V. Lowell left here for Ogden
where her husband is engaged as tele-
graph operator, last evening.
Payne Il Fernald received last even
ing from the est, II carload of lumber,
II from the East. Il car OF wood.
W. j. Penrose, Of Eureka, PASSED
through last evening on his way to
Bate City. He thinks of locating
there
George Jones, who murdered l.. Du-
til at Oakland, Cal, last january, has
been found guilty of mu.de- in the first
j. +. Triplett informs us that "A car is
being ionded at CuriIa with ore from
Schroeder d.strict, for shipment to Salt
Lake to be reduced.
Warner X Co., forwarded for Tusca-
ro.H b. IUck,r BIOS teams, 1910 bs
The teams took out also, a lot
grain for PeItier a &.
The Masonic Grand Lodge Of WASH
Territory, II. its late session.
adopted n resolution excluding retail
liquor dealers from membership.
y. RuuImc!, prOpriet,r of the North
German HOUSE, San Francisco, was
killed Saturd": by IL blow under the
j." from the list OF Il. u. Baker, the
men beng ensag Il in a quarrel.
Silver State: L. Rc:nhu.t Il Co..
Shipped yestcgdsy, a6J sacks Of conccn.
tr"tsJ:.', weighing 26,ys2 pounds, RI.
cc.vcd lrom the Paradise Valley Com.
?"ny's mine, 10 }. c. Couklim X Co.,
SAT- Ike.
At Bo,t-u the wool demand is modrr-
ate. New Iv.k wool Is arriving more
freely. There haze been considerable
sales Of Texas ni from lgc to 23J,c.
Michigan ~ilccces sold at 2sLc to 2gc.
Pulled wool, super, 23c - 3Jc.
1t was rumorel in Carson last week
that IA State officer was about to be re-
quired TO explain what he had done
With certain public moneys IN his hands
for disbursement Nothing further has
been heard Of the matter out his way,
however.
The gross earnings OF the Union Pa
ciic I'nilwny Tor the first four months Of
1855 were 7,2Ol cor, an increase over
the same period last year Of SI7,IiO.
The expenses were S4,g59.i9I a de-
crease OF ~S2l3,OlS. TIL surplus earn
ings were S2,2l2, ll3; an increase Of
S2GS, los.
p. ID. Slocomb, a merchant of New
Bedford, Mass, was shot dead in his
store, Saturday, by Charles Foss, who
then killed himself with the anne wea-
pom. FOsS was n confirmed drunkard,
and had applied to Slvconb 10 ship him
to nudson's Bay, as he wanted to die il
he could not be cured of his bad habit.
Slocomb had not yet procured him II
berth, and IT is Thought this delay so en-
ragged foss rs 10 prompt the deed.
At fond-du-Lac, Wisconsin, William
Fargo, aged II; Henry Smith. aged lG,
and Martin McCunc, aged 10. perpe-
traied "A daring robbery Thursday night,
in the caboose of the northern freight
train just aS it left for the north. A.
Thinker, the sole passenger, vas alone
III the caboosc, and just as the train
started the boys got aboard. All three
boys seized Thinker, held him down,
took 1925. his silver watch and chain,
his hat, his g~rip-saUk, and the boots of
his feet, besides tearing his vest into
two pieces and carrying away half Of it.
His hsshilnnts then left the tmin. Far
gonnd Smith were arrested and most OF
the plumber was recovered. Mcclure
Inns not yet been found.
Nelly Bracket, Of bureau notoriety.
now trstifics on oath. that her sworn
testimony in the Sharon suit was all
manufactured and totally false. Won
der II that frail dam.el imngines NY
body vii he SO simple as to believe her
now.
Carson Appeal; Yesterday morning
o little two-ycar-old child of Mrs. Ruff
ncr. OF Empire, was accidentally shot
in the head by a ~fve.year-old brother.
The pistol was in n bureau drawer
tangled in some string. The boy pulled
the string out and the pistol bounding
to the floor was discharged, and the
ball struck abuvc the child's temple