The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-12-20
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more like that Of Nay than Of D<eea,-
Isr.
J. N. Tedda. an oaklsnd capitalist,
was killed Tuesday while in the act Of
boarding a local trnin.s
One Thousand pounds OF eorn.ted
turkeys. will lie received from st. Joseph
No.. for the Holidays. arthe Gem.
c. s. Shay. the San Francisco bro
ker. shot by J. G.. Brown SOME two
weeks ago, died in that city Tuesday.
Those hanging lamps just received at
W. 7. Smiths are the handsomest yet
brought to this market. Call in and e1.
anime them.
The Silver State reports ten guests at
the county hotel. That institute seems
to be u popular place Of resort for the
HumIoldters.
The President sent in the following
nominations for postmasters: John F.
Ward. at Modesto. California;; John C.
Bell at Astoria. Oregon.
A blind man and his two children. |
while crossing Missisquoi Bay, Lake
Champlaiu, Quebec, Tuesday; the ice
broke and all three were drowned.
Warner 4 Co. to-day sent out for Tus-
sa4on the light fast freight with $500
pounds Of mdse. They also received
for Tuscarora parties a carload Of ;um-
Der from the West.
As Mrs. Margaret Thorpe stepped
from the porch at the residence OF
James Brain "A couple of days ago. sic
accidentally slipped. and falling. severe
~ sprained one Of her wrists.
The Secretary OF the Navy has. at the
suggestion Of Auditor Shelly, called on
all the officers Of the navy pay corps
whose bonds were executed over Eve
years ago., to renew them.
Assistant Postmnster-G General Steven
son Tuesday appointed three fourth
class pOstmasters in California, three
in Colorado. five in Nebraska, one in
New Mexico, u in Oregon and one in
Utah.
ID. X. Sessions, eI-Superint-ndent Of
Schools in this State. is visiting his old
home in Georgetown, South Carolina,
and s. p. Kelly, kis predecessor in that
Office, is eIPounding gospel to Philadel-
phians for u consideration.
W. T. Smith received to-day from
Milwaukee q carload OF SchIitz' beer.
Prince Bismarck is reported to have
received painful injuries bya fall from
his horse, and is confined to his bed.
Cyrus w. Field strongly endorses Sem
ator Edmunds' bill providing for Gov
eminent control OF the telegraph lines.
lie thinks Il law should he passed by
Congress making all purchases 80 that
every company should be bound by the
matter aud that arbitrator should have
power to examine reports and accounts
80 rs to arrive ut the actual net profits
OF the companies.
Colonel Aver. chief OF the special
SCENTS bureau at the Custom IIoase, is
u be transferred 10 Sau Francisco, as
is also Lis assistant, Special Agent
Jewel.
The Supreme Court on the appeal Of
the Acknowledgement. granted n PEE
einPi"Ty wit Of maudamus to cn:nprl
Clerk Dalton Of Hamilton county, Ohio,
u make " return o! tn election abstract.
A special messenger was appointed 10y
the Court TO serve the writ.
Plcuro- pneumonia has developed
among IL l.ryr herd Of cattle near West
Willow, in Pennsylvania. Several aui-
mals have alrendy died. DR.. Bridge,
the Stmte veterinarian. visited the h,r.I
and ordered four killed and tie rest
q~uarhntined.
The College OF Propaganda anarun-
ees that up to November ls,, in the VIC
nrntc Of Cochin. China. nine m~issiouar.
les, seven native priests. sixty catechists
2IO mcmhe-s Of religious ordrts, aud
$4,000 Christians were massacrrd; 200
parishes, sevent ell orphan asylums
and ten chnrchcs were burned.
The Suns Washington special says:
Over thirty mi mbers Of the Senate and
House (nbOut AN equal number OF caah)
have written ii. Nichols, Chairman OF the
New York State Anti Monopoly League
commencing tue object Of the meeting
in favor Of silver coinage to he presided
over by Edward Pierrepont and ad-
dressed by Thomas Ewing, John
Thompson aud others. in New York,
Wednesday evening. Warner, OF, Ohio.
has teIegraphed his intention TO be
present.
General do Courcey, commander of
the French forces in Tonquin, ttle.t
graphed the War Office Tuesday. that
General de Ncgrier, has cleared the
Marble Mountain north Of Mdl Duong
Of the Black Flags and pirates. captur.
ing n number Of fortified caverns and a
large quantity Of arms and ammunition.
nps aa..r, $50 ll. l.t