The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-15

was unclaimed for several days in King
William county. Va, and which was
buried by the rrilroad authorities, turns
out 10 lie Mary Cooke. daughter OF .
prominent farmer. She eloped with q
negro four years ago. Miss Cooke was
weak-minded from infancy. The negro,
Riley, was raised in the Cooke family.
and managed to control the girl in her
actions. He soon tired of her, and u
year Z married a colored girl, who
turned Miss Cooke out of doors. She
died in the house of q colored man, who
took her in.
Reinsdorf, the Anarchist beheaded at
Leipsic, Monday. smoked cigars, was
cool and self-possessed t. the last. After
hearing his death sentence read, lie ex-
claimed: down with barbarism! Long
live Anarchy" then bowed his head to
the block. Kuechter. his companion,
completely broke down when brought
out for execution.
Annie and Ella Miller, young ladies OF
Huntington, Pa, while returning from
prayer meeting Sunday night, walked
on the railroad track and were struck by
a passing train. Ella was instantly
killed, her companion being seriously
injured.
BY the explosion Of three boilers at
Peoria, Ills, Monday, two men were
killed and the building totally destroyed.
The boilers were thrown several blocks
away.
by the breaking Of n scafIold, five
workmcn on n bridge over the Susque-
hanna, were on Monday precipitatcd n
distance of fifty feet, striking upon and
going through the ice. Two were drowned
ami the other three are reported danger
Ously hurt.
4 bridge on the c. b. & Q. road near
Creston, Iowa, gave way under n train
Sunday night. Two coaches and n
sleeper with twenty-five passenger went
down with the bridge, killing three per-
sons and wounding seven others.
Il. NJ. Martin and family arrived at
Weathcrford, Texas, by train Sunday
night. and meeting a couple Of youug
men named Fees and Dorsey, asked Iii.
rections to a hotel, which were given,
when Martin. without provocation, scri-
ously stabbed both the young men. The
man must have been crazy.
During the year 1854 the Manhattan
mill was in operation nearly ten months,
being shut down for March, April and Il
part of September. The amouu Of ore
reduced vas 5,20i tons, giving an aver
age assay Of 1921 80 per ton, aud pso-
81, lbs, 800 81 in bullion.
The prosecutions against the polyga-
in Salt Lake is causing the flight
many men, and the secretion and
Of numerous women. Those who
ARE afraid to take the train from the city
go to the country way stations and there
the trains i'll disguise.
Three bRttalions Of guards and four
ba~ttnlions Of infantry, including two
from Malta and two from Gibraltar, have
been ordered TO Egypt. Two battalions
infantry and n regiment Of cavalry
been ordered to proceed from India
Egypt. The nine battalions of troops
ordered from England, Malta, Gibraltar
and India are sent at the request of
Wolscley. The Guards leave England
ut the end Of the present week. Two
battalions of English infantry, at pres
ent III lower Egypt, will proceed jmme-
to Soudan.
The Silver State knocks the bullS-eye
with the following shot: "rhc present
Legislature cannot devote n few mo-
nients of the session TO II more Just or
popular measure, with the exception,
perhaps. OF a%djourning sine die, than that
of repeating the Act requiring grand
jurors in all cases and trial jurors in
criminal cases to serve without pay.
London sentry, Sunday night. chal-
lengcd u man who attempted to pass
the guarl, and receiving no answer, ran
him through with his bayonct, killing
him instantly, when it was discovered
that instead Of II dynnmitcr, the man
was n soldier who attempted to play "A
practical joke OF his conrad.
The iron mouldcrs, workers and boiler
makers Of San Francisco, refused to nc
ccpt the II per cent, reduction Of wages
and about fifteen hundred went on n
strike Monday.
Mondays news from Chicago is that
n snOwstorm of great violence is raging
throughout n number Of the Eastern and
nearly all Of the Western States East Of
the Rocky Mountains. In that city
business ofall kinds is nearly suspended.
The snow lies to q grcnt. depth ON the
streets.
Fresno Camp of Blue and Gray yctcr-
II recently passed resolutions ~favorinq
the placing Of General Grant on the re-.
tired list. 4 copy Of the resolutions
were sent him. The camp received the
following letter from the General in 10.
sponsc:
NEw YoRJ, Jan. %, 1885.
Capt. s. IT.. Diron, Com1andiHg Fresn,
Cdmp Of DIne and Etnu HcLernn.-nr.r