The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-05-24

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sewn children aud u hired mau, sleep.
Ing at the time ia the second story.
Lewiston and his wife were awakened
By the g!ars end rushed down stairs, the
woman carrying hes youngest child in
her arms, another child aged ten and
the hired man following. When Lewis.
ton opened the dpDr, the tinmvs burst in
: nearly oyrrp,urrius him and burning
of his hair Gpd hearl. The hired ma
succred,d in hrrukiag out n window,
through yhich they escaped, but no
before AIrs. Lrwi.tsn Mas severely
burned. Lewiston made frantic ,fforts
to ,each his little daughter and fous
sons, still asleep up stairs, but all per.
ished in the t;qnes.
II was George W. Sharon, and not
Alexuud r Sharon Jr., ns previously
stated. who WAS indebted to the Spring
Valley Water Company, The matter
has been settled by his bondsmen pays
ing in the shortage. Young Sharon has
lett the State.
! ''wiI the coming maj work." is the
current conundrum. \ weary Down
East editor it thus: 'If he gets
attached I" \ large family and II daily
newspaper, lie wilt
1t Is understood in Washington that
| Ill ,la ,,..;,,.,fl., tS 80 IFNit.1 St,,p-
MINIS will be removed at thu end Of iLp
fiscal year, June 3Oth.
First Sergeant J, q. yakey, Company
T., First Infantry. VAS as~sasSinntcd
while asleep IN his room at Whigple
Barracks, \. T.. by some unknown
party. The ASSASSIN fired three slIgts
through the window, all of which took
effect, IL III the Lex and two in the all.
dumun. both last shot, bglTS fatal Ser
seunt Jakry lived about half an hour.
Being cunSciuus, thr doctor told him hr
could not liv., mi he w.Is ASKED II he
knew who shot him. lie said he thought
he did, but refused to gave the name Of
the party:
Commoaols 4nhnatLnn Young, COM
mundunt q, the NV London, Conn.
Navy ltrl, died q. remlttrut lever Suu-
day, aged - years, lie entered ihr
navy rs a III Il >hIp'min from Illinois in
loil. ale sailed around the wgrld in the
snip Columbia IN iSIj.G, and forced an
cniraucc int, lr!i1, Japan, t. dellyern
Tor.
Sarah Althra IL not at all disconnected
10y the Jordan episode: she says SHE
has frequently tcen warned that she
WILL he EII,ei and that two attempts have
been made 10 INDUCE her TO enter CARR
ages i'll Whiting for her. Sarah says she
has paid no attention to these alarms,
nor TO the numerous Oilers made to her
by alleged friends, to kill Sharon if she
would sanction the act.
Persons who can extract much com
fort ont OF lite with such surroundings,
must be peculiarly constituted. 1t would
seem that money cuu.d scarcely com:
peusate for such terrible sacrifices.
The trial Of the dynnmiters. Cunning
ham and Burton, was brought to It close
in Londpn, Monday. United States
Minister Phelps WAS present and listen
ed with deep interest to the judges
charge. Tie jury rendered IL verdict
finding iotn prisoners guilty and they
"ere sentenced to penal scryitude for
life. Cunningham retained his COM
posurc under the scnteTce but Burton
broke down and sobhej. B,tI main
ia ned that they were innocent of tie
crime with which they were charged.
Silver Statc.-Wc learn from Mr..
KcInler tina; the Glory lead, II mil and
q half tclGw Spring City, of which men-
ton va, ma ir in these columns last
week. com,inncs Z prudHc' cAtraordImn-
~ rich ore. There i Il streak in the
vein, from eight to twelve inches thick,
that assays 81 ,jOJ m sil[rr to the tom,
The Icnd !, owned by Il, II. Luther and
Fvrd. Baumuu ol Paradise. aud Gru,r-
al X. VI. Clarke, ui Carson.
Ella Whcelet suys; IL will kiss the
man wnum m! sou rcvvrrs.' At last
accounts iLe man referred g. was scOOt-
ing ncipsS Minnesota, exhibiting SOM
splendid buIsts OF sprcl in his mad eff
FRS t." ref. the CAnadi,u line.
In tip District Court ut Genoa last
Saturday, the yFrlun% SUITS brought by
his creditors against Henry Nnnsicklc
came up for consideration. TreumOr
Coffin flied III cuurt - Z ncinl power Of
attorney from Nnus.ckic, which II cx-
cuted ard acknowledged ut New Orleans
Louisiana. The name Of ". NJ. lIcvc-
nor was ATTACHED as witness TO the sig.
nature.
A New YORK disInich Of tho 18th says
General Grant last night rested well aud
obtained hts usual amount ui sic, p. lie
did not experience any great pain last
night, nor has he to-day; he arose be-
tween \ aud = O'Clock to-day, and is
feeling comparatively bright aud strong
this %mOIning. 4 mass ii revised proof
niIi manuscript Tor his forthcoming