The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-03-01
From Frid-y's Daily.
HALMAGUNDI.

town to-day from Wells.
n A Sovereign remedy for hard times.
read Huckleberry Finn by Twain. al
Milt Polk came down from Halleck
yesterday to attend the Pythias ball.
A. J. Pullman starts for Ruby valley
this evening. He goes out to do some
papering and painting ut residences in
that locality.
We are glad To announce that VIM.
Dumphy. the well-known stock man is
now almost recovered from his recent
dangerous illness.
A New Orleans pickpocket recently
relieved Briggs The Sun Francisco gam
bier Of over $4,000.
The whole business portion o.! the
town of Bisb,c. Arizona, was destroyed
by I-e Wednesday.
The Turks at Jrdieh are circulating
reports that the British troops in the
desert have been massacrcd and that
General Lord wolselcy has committed
suicide.
The Eureka Sentinel is in error when
it refers to L. A. Littlcield az "foI
many years proprietor OF the Elko INDE,
PENDENT" That person WAS never il
any way connected with this paper.
The Austin Rcveille believes that Con
toller IIullock will refuse to draw a war
runt for that IS, 900 voted by the Lcgis-
laturc and approved by the Governor e
give White Pine a new Court House.
4. II. Whistler, practical boot and shoe
maker, LA, opened Z shop adjoining
Peck'S saloon on Commercial street and
gives public notice that he will both
make and mend neatly and with dis
patch. See has nd. ia another column.
In his lecture in New York on We'd
nesday night, Lieutenant Schwuikc said:
The Alaska Fur Company, the great
monopoly ,hut controls the Territory,
will have made Ave hundred thousand
per cent prof; before 1890, when tgivcs
up its charter. The whale fisheries
alone, are worth u million annually.
There is good grazing there for cattle
enough to led ton san Frtariscos.
Tuscarorn Times, 18th: The shaft at
the Navajo mine was drained this morn.
ing to the GJg-ipyt level. AMI a. suon as
thc large pump eau DC placed in posi-
ton, the work 90 dri thug and crusscGt-
ting VA! BE- cJGiucucrI. The pulpp
w's stAr,rl las; S,tucl.y evening, and
SuP-nu,rIl,u P.it. iuiorms us tia,
the iioN a.! water encountered va, not
80 great as bal hceu anticipated.
A. the remain, oftAe dau@h;cr Of john
Wei, were brimg carried into tie M,iho-
dist Church in Wrs', yylIlc. IA, We'd
ncsIay, J.. .our y"LuS lady pail bcarcri.
two Of Thorn slipped ou tar irr that GOV.
cred the stops ,Eh dc culEn fell. The
caskct WAS burn!rd open. allowing the
corpse to roll "U; upon one OF the pros
tra;e Young ladies', who was frightened
into i~nr"m-ibiI.ty. The body WAS re-
placed and tn" service concluded. AZ
the entrance to the cemetery Che handles
al the caSkct broke AMI the corpse again
rolled out. a. the r,ulius wcrr bciuy
lowered lhr cora! slipped and the cnskct
WAS smashed NJ the bottom Of the grave.
tn" grave digger losing his balance fell
into til" grave upon thc corpse and was
draw" our rai-.Dd with fright. Another
'H'Ar' slruul were then procured
"ha the remains at last found rcst.
"ch'iaI toIdhn's trusted mess ngcr,
"'"TE;r' has arrived a; Aim Klca. lie
Gays almost all native accounts. o.srrc
That Gen. Gordon. finding himself he.
trayed made "a rush for ihr m,.o,;pc
near the Catholic mission buildings
Finding the rebels already in possession.
lac returned to the Government, Uop.c
and was killed in trying to enter. The
rebels we've admitted to Khartoum nt II
o'clock the might of the Path of January
Another account says Gen. Gordnn
''hNA'Al
rushed toward the magazine, ~intenlipr
to explode It, mud thus prevent the am.
muuiiion. OF which there were several
tons. from falling into the hands Of the
enemy. The Arabs quickly realized his
intcntion aud shot him dead.
The Ills. Legislature met in joint SEES
sion Wednesday. for the purpose Of vot-
ing for United Stniea Senator. Two
hundred and two members were present
md two absent one Democrat and one
Republican. The first ballot resulted:
Logan lOi--thefu full RcpublIcan strength
present; Morrison o., l.. NJ. Haincs !.
scattering q. No election. Only one
ballot was taken.
The Funeral To-day.