The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-10-18
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Aac AhcciuSuh hAs lu
loving appointments; John w. Leigh,
OF California, Receiver Of Public Non
eys at San Francisco; Richard $. Dem
emit, Of Ills. Surreyor-General Of Utah;
Edmund G.. Shields. of New Mexico,
Register Of the Land Office al Los Cru
ces, New Mrxiroi William II aderon.
OF Arkansas, Associate Justice OF the
Supreme Cont of New MeSieo; Daniel
w Maratta, of pakuts. U. $, Marshal
for Dakota, anil Thomas Smith. OF Viz
ginia. u. $, Attorney for Ecs Mexico.
Senator J. =. JUr,siS seriously i'll ia
San Francisco.
Robert White, an e.up!oye OF Fore
pauslI's circus now in Winter quarters
at Philadelphia, SHs ilirl by tie ci-
ephant E,iPress. The huge least threw
White against one oi the cages with
such force Hs to dtsembO~ei him. This
is the second man she has killed within
u few weeks.
Emma Nevada and his Wife's husband
DIR. Palmer, together WitL DIR, wixom
and suite, lett Queenstown by the
steamer Enuria for New York Sunday.
Henry Wand Deecher stou:ly denies
that he ever stole apples when u boy,
but on the subject Of wateriHelons he
maintains n discreet silence,
The great explosion of dynamite mn
der Flood Rock ut He'll Gate. Neg York.
last Friday, is reported to have been II
complete Auccess, ulttay@Ih a portion of
the rock sill reuiajus above water.
Tie main business portion Of the town
Of Willows. Cal, was destroyed by fire
Sunday, involving loss OF
nearly half II million dollars. Sup
posed TO he the work uf an iuceadinry.
Thomas VI. Tabor. y newspaper re-
porter, was accidentally killed at St.
Luuis, MONDAY. be VAS formerly con-
nected with the Alta, Bulletin and other
San Francisco papers.
~ hi'tAIalfAAFt SA hhlth1 hiACI-
moo while Wb'tc, asel 50. an eiupIoye
Of ~FOFepaughs's circus, Vas i'll the Win
ter quarters Of tue menageric with some
friends, the large elephant. Empress,
sirnck him L fearful blow with her trunk
aud threw him against one .: the cages
with such force as 10 dis,mbowel him.
He died uiter being admitted to the
hospital. The same animal killed a
young man at O'Brien's circus grounds
n few weeks ago, while shn was Lripg
exhibited there,
At II cOnfrreLlGE meeting. 10 attribute
the St. Louis difficulties, the knights of
Labor committee stated that no street
car strike bad been ordered until the
men had tried in every way to meet the
street-cur presidents, and failed. II the
street-car officials had met the men there
would have been no StIike. The com
mittee vent on to say that the men
would adhere la the d smuuds they had
made. especially demanding the twelve
hour ruI1 and the pa yment OF twenty
cents All hour for extra York. They
further stated that the knights Of Labor
took no Hccuuut OF the earnings Of any
road, street railway or OTHERWISE, but
they demanded living wages for all en-
ployes under all circumstances.
Fred Wilson's team. with "A load OF
miners from the Blue Jacket mine, ar
rived III town from the North last eve.
uing. The company seems to be SO
Gramped for means to pay lis indebted
ness that the bullion at the mill was
given oy,T To the workmcm at the mine,
under protest. to satisfy their demand
for the wages duo. We are also in.
formed Int attachments on the Com,
pnny's property were taken ont to-day
by parties il this place, to whom til,
company is Indebted. Ii is II matter o,
general regret ihni the BiIo Jacket ell,
tcrprise hns apparently proved unsuc
r~pas;Gi, AMI 1t j. hoped that the Com,
Pauy iuny Yet see Its way ont of thI
present dinicGijvs.
\ C.ll Springs Hnrbrr, /. IT, dia
patch says: The artificial culture o
oysters has been completely cuGccssiu
gt the Matching station Of the New Norl
Fish Com mission. rhousuud a.: youn,
we've caught ou sculiop shells aud ar,
o Ms large az % dime. This il TIA,
first practical success ON II Inrgc seal,
from oysters artifcially inpregnate,
and Matched.
A Cork dispatch says: The Nation
alist Convention for nominating caudi
dates for Parliament from County Corl
assembled here to-day. Parnell, Dill
Ion, John O'CoDnor and 600 delegatei
were present. An enthusiastic rcccp
ton was given the party leaders. Ow
ing 10 the strong differences OF opinion
prevailing among the delegates respect
ing the claims Of the various gentlemen
mentioned for honors. SIR. Pnrncll 81
lected the candidates for six Of the Iii
visions leaving the convention TO seleo
the seventh.