The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-11-01

The new building for tie State Uni
versity at Reno is rapidly approaching
completion. The brick and mason
work is lone and the structure will be
ready for occupation about December
LIST.
A New York dispatch Of October 23rd
says: The work OF obtaining II jury for
the trial OF Ferdinand Ward was re-
sumed to-day. The courtroom was
crowded TO excess. Up to l p. NJ. two
more jurors had been obtained, making
six now in the jury box.
First Comptroller Durham has made
q decision that the head Of Il depart
ment caunot grant q third class cleIk
leave of absence without pay, and then
appoint him to another position with IA
larger compensation than he would have
received as n clcEk.
George Ford, enc of the rescued
whulers whom Captain Healy, of the
Corwin, had tied up, has brought suit
against Healy for $40, 600 for injuries
received.
General DeCourcey, commander of
the French forces in AMMAN. tele-
Craps from Hanoi to the war Office that
he has defeated the Black Flags in II
three days engagement.
TIL. Gan Ero,,;.., Y,.,h ~
have issued circulars Tor a mass meet
ing on Saturday TO consider the action
oftle Chinese cigar-makers, who refused
to work unless the white employees were
discharged.
Reno Gazette: Saturday evening as
the west bound express pulled ont from
the depot, n thief who is thought TO
have come in from Carson on the V. IL
T., robbed n passenger of $50 while
standing on a car platform, and jumped
off at the Sierra street crossing and es-
capped, and M. Italian wa robbed OF $40
between here and the Asylum.
The case against Mellus, United
States Deputy Marshal, with having ut
tempted to bride United States Customs
Inspector Have e. to allow IL remanded
Cbinaman to Cume ashore, was dismiss
ed by United States Commissioner Saw
yer.
Commissioner Sparks Of the Land of
flee does not approve OF the policy which
Assistant Secretary jerks hns laid down
OF suSpcnding the thirty suits in Mon
tana, against those who ure charged
with taking timber from the public do
main. lie bus written II letter tn Secre-
tary Lamar protesting against this.
Silver Statc:-C Charles KeInler is
loading eight ears with wheat for ship
ment to San Francisco. This wheat
was raised in Paradise and brought
here 10y trnms. II is shipped fIom here
to tide water over the Central Pacific
Railroad for SO per ton. In San Fran.
cisco, No. l shipping wheat ranges in
price from 81 As to 81 ~ per 100
pounds.
Truckee Republican:-Wydnesln
night Mrs. Mcpherson and daughter
we're greatly alarmed by some one Mt
tempting to enter the house by the win
dow. Reporting the matter to officer
Ttetcr. he watched the premises Thurs.
doy night and caught Chinnluan in
the act Of attempting TO raise II back
window. The Cbinnman was armed
with n murderous two.edgcd knife, with
n blade n foot long.
Notwithstanding the promises Of nh
administration from which all frg nd
would be eliminated, and the early pur-
ity Of the ballot-box returned ". the
Ohio count discloses some Il the regu-
lar old.time Bourbon rottenness.-[Car-
son Appeal.
without stopping TO inquire which OF
the parties was responsible for frauds
Ia the Ohio election, we would like to
know by what course VI reasoning tho
Appeal snNcceds in inculpnting the Ma.
tional Administration. Ohio is n sover-
eign aud strongly Republican State, bat
it's Republican predecessors tho
Administration made no Mt
whatever 20 interfere In its poll.
.cs. holding very properly that the !