The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-03-22
lFron Tuesday pail-.l
sALMAGUNDI.

inns Is reinarAnbIy me weather ioi
March" is the general expression.
W. r. and Mrs. Hit returned ycstcr.
from a visit to Fort IIalleck aud Vicin-
ity.
Assemblyman Il. p. Hamill, OF Wells,
passed through OH last nights tnlin.
homeward bound.
St. Pa:rick's Day has come again,
and the loyal som of Erin are wear
ing Of the green"
Attention is called to the card of
County Superintendent Grover, pub
lished in this issue.
Miss Clara Jewett, Of Lamoille val
ley, left by last nights train for Il weeks
visit among her friends ut Wells.
Ex-Governor J. II. Kinkead is cxpec-
ted to return to Carson in a few days.
He is now in Washington.
Warner e. Co. loaded Lovelock's
team with 5000 feet Of lumber for II. W.
Brown of Tuscarorn this morning.
The Sau Francisco Daily Exchange,
a paper devoted to mining interests, was
sold out at SheriTs sale Saturday.
1t is said that Cleveland has shocked
society 10y working in his shirt sleeves.
lie should get II cardigan jacket at once.
Ii is strange but true, tina the woman
who wears solitaire diamond earrings
never finds it cold enough to wear a
muller,
Yrs. Peter Munson went down to
Carlia yesterday, on a visit OF Il few
days to her daughter, Mrs. John McIu-
tosh.
The larger children in Washington
Territory have to stay out of school 20
take care of the baby while their moth
ers are serving on %juries. .
Sarah Hill, in her little alimony trans
action with ex-senator Sharon of Calf
)fornia, simply proposed 10 divide the
gentlcman's shekels Sharon share alike.
As soon rs Bismarck is satisfied that
a pacific settlement Of the difficulty be-
tween Russia and England is assured,
he will follow the advice of his physi-
clans and take IA trip to Italy.
a Kansas cowboy stopped Il stage full
Of passengers and made them wait while
he read Il poem Of thirty-two verses
dedicated to his Mary Jane. There are
some things worst than being robSed.
Postmaster General Villas is mos;
overworkcd Of all the members Of the
Cabinet. There ure b $1,000 P~osloficcs
in the United States, and there are on
an average twenty applicants for each
olEce.-Leador.
\ Dakota paper records the fact that
in n recent snowstorm nm engine in thai
Territory was for hours III Il snowdrif
without wood. but steamed up on corn.
II is not unusual for steam to he go,
up in Elko By the same means.
\ Washington correspondent la.
made u careful investigation OF III,
wealth Of Senators, and has come to In,
conclusion that there are not II dozc,
men in the Senate who are in any way
dependent upon their salaries.
1t is reported on good authority lha
Gov. Adams will appoint Robert p
heating as Major General, and Peter J
Duane as B~rigadirT General, to fill tn,
vacancies caused 10y the resignation O
Generals Formau and Mathcwsun.-
Sentinel.
The express car on last nights traiI
contained "a magnificent specimen Of til,
Siberian BLOODHOUND. The dog is thu
property Of III Elst-Louui paasengc.
who was on the train, and some ilea o
his immense SIC can be gained from
the fact that he weighs III pounds.
the Executive Assembly passed by
vote OF ~ Ia %, IA bill comforting upOl
women twenty-onc-years Of age til,
privilege Of citizens of the Unit,
States Of voting i'll all school distric
meetings, and making them eligible t,
any office in the district. No prOpcrt,
qualifications ure required.
The Washington Star says: Secrc,
tnry Bayard has taken steps for the for
mUl withdrawal of all treaties pcudim,
in the Senate. This will leave the Sen
ntc with nothing to do but 10 pass upoi
nominations, and the prevailing impress
sion now is that the session will not las
more than two weeks longer.
Mr.. Blaine on Saturday. called TO pa,
his respects TO President Cleveland
The meeting between the two gentlemen
was n very hearty one, each shaking IN
other by tho hand with u warm grasp
They were clOsctcd together nenrly ~
hour, and when Mr.. Blaine came out
the President accompanied him to tn,
door and gave him II cordial Invitation
to visit the Executive Mansion fire.
qucntly.
The Worst Yet.
There are two things in the line o
rcportorial duty that the reporter i,
supposed to stand by until thn end 1.