The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-11-15
GENERAL NEWS.

over this ssetiun Of the country, just
north o! this city. washing away bridges
railroad beds. growing crops and level
ing forests and houses for miles. The
cyclone was accompanied by torrents Of
rain aud appalling electric discharges.
1t started in Cohaba. passed through
Dallas. Perry and Bib counties. leav-
ing II dead waste of forests, phSntation-,
houses aud villas. Exploring relief par
ties say tue trace o. the cyclone WAS
half a mile wide. they have gone over
forty miles aud don't know where the
track ends. Thirteen persons have been
found killed outright. and forty or i.ty
dangerously wounded. \ number oil
persons caunot be accounted for Bales
Of cotton were blown i.am ginhousrs
and burst and scattered everywhere. \
man driving with Cotton TO tue city Is
lost. The cotton II wagon were fouad
q quarter Of n mile distant, upl the man
IL mules cannot be found. The grow
ing crops Of potatoes are torn up from
the ground. Even the trees and cotton
stalks are parked. Relief parties me
searching for the dead and dying every
where. Everything is being done to ~
!ieve the destitute negroes, who are
frightened nearly to death AMI huLd!e
together or squat alone, unolHd, in the
bushes and under fallen Trees, supplied
and spcechlcss wi'il fear aud supcr>Ii-
ton, unablc tu tell where amy of their
household is. The city is being can
vnsscd for money subscriptions to LuIy
the dead and relieve the wants Of the
destitute.
Mrs. S. F. Frank Of Red Bluff. Gala,
discovered Thai a burglar had entered
hor room Saturday night, and Instantly
gave an alarm. to which her son re-
sponded. The lGttar found the burglar
in the hallway. and attempted to shoot
the robber. but his pistol missed fire.
A personal encounter then cusuci, in
which the burglar fired one sil"t wi'hou.
effect. He then drew n dirk and at
tempted to stab young Frank, but was
caught by the arms and held until AS
sistance arrived. During the lSht
young Frank aud his sister forced the
burglar on u bed and Succeeded in hold
ing him there. Both men received
bruises about the head. Mrs. Frank,
who WAS holding oic al the robbers
arms, had her = cond iager badly bitten
by him. The man was lodged in jail.
The lntcst news regarding the cuudi-
ton of ex-senator Sharon is that while
lac still retains Consciousness his physi-
cal senses and uen.ti pJScr> are fast
giving way. Ills death is doubtless near
at hand.
1t is rumored that the Monitor min
ing property of Taylor district, White
Pine county, has recently been sold to
an English company.
At Columbus, Ohio. Monday evening.
the State Auditor took u couple uf shots
at the editor Of the Sunday Capitol, in
the lobby Of the Neil house. One shot
cut the bull of the EDITORS thumb. the
o-hcr dying wide of the marx. The
truub!c was the result of an old feud.
John Mccullough, the famous actor.
died Mt his home iii philadelphia at .
O'Clock Monday morning. The remains
will probably he buried in Belle Fon-
tniuc Cemetery, St. Louis.
\ wash-out on the West Shore road,
New York, caused the ditchiug Of six
passenger coaches Monday. One lad
is reported killed aud IL number Of PER
Sous reported seriously Injured.
j. &. Alexander, II Of tl.n parties
under arrest at Hoilisicr, Cll., charged
with completely in the ! ..;h Of Doctor
Powers, who's body was iound banged
to Il tree AMI bullet hclcs in il, in sep
TENDER last. has made n confession in
writing, imP'.cating himself and several
others. The ~cowGrdly whelp was in
duced 20 bctray Lis confcdrrates by u
grant OF personal immunity from the
State. The report concludes by snyiug
'it il fear, Il hat Alexander will De ut.
tackled by flicnis Of those hr accuses"
l. * to BE- hoped that such fear j. well
griandcd. The trcach,ruGS sneak who.
'ttcr taking Part in n viliaiuy, bctruys
his associates III order 20 protect him
self. Is too luIihsumc a creature for
even this wicked world, and his rff"c;u-
al suppr ssi0n cannot we'll b. too sud
den. The siimicst reptile thn: craw's
upon its belly and poiBons the htmos-
phrre with It's vrnuinous breath, is less
repnlsiye and more worthy of life.
The triul Of Millari Wyatt, Glins N
ID. Stuart, charged with the murder Of
Louis Foutnipo nt Spring City, Hum
bollt county in j My Inst. which occu-
pied the District Court ut Winncmuccn
the greater part Of last week was closed
Monday evening; the jury bringing III a
verdict OF murd,T in the second degree.
The Silver State says that the verdict
was all that counsel for the defense
could expect and as il saves their
clients neck, the case is probably
ended.
The issue Of standard silver dollars
from the Nuts during the week ended
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