The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-10-04

tucker DTOa. tchuh AOoeNN 800 ~
Tuscarora 5000 feet Of lumber.
The yellow fever is decreasing at
Guaymas, and increasing at Hermo-
siliio.
The barometer. which fell very low
yesterday. is rising to-day. indicating
that the storm is over.
l.. A. Hall. travelling Auditor for
Wells. Fargo g. Co.. is in town to-day.
He'goes hence to Eureka.
Hon. A. +. S~tearues is now teaching
the public school on the old Overland
farm in Ruby Valley.
Division Superintendent Coddington
came up from Carlin last evening and
returned West by the train this morn
ing.
A. C. Mayfeld. a merchant Of Fern
dale. W. T., was called out Of his store
by unknown parties Tuesday night, and
fatally shot.
The Hill side OF the Sharou-Hiii case
clam that Mrs. Clarke, the fortune tel
Ter. was dragged by the Sharon outft
before she was brought into court.
A forest Gre at Emigrant Gap, on The
C. p, has destroyed three buildings and
the tunnel siding ON the summit. The
6re-train is combating the flames.
Jno. $. Hagcr, late appointed Collect
or for San Francisco, has just arrived ut
that city. lie says lac has not yet re-
ceived official notice Of his appoint
ment.
+. Ragot. Agent for the Home Acct
dent Insurance Company, WAS arrested
in Eureka. and will be tried on the
charge Of prosecuting his business
without II license.
Mrs. Burke. Of Tombstone, Arizoul,
lighted the fire in the stove from . can
of coal oil with the usual result. She
was fatally burned; "A sick woman whom
she VAS attending was seriously burned,
and the house aud contents were totally
destroyed.
John Ratclif, %anludiaua farmer was
shot dead. while ont feeding his hogs
six years ago. Lin licnolds. a young
mau who was tried for the crime at the
time and acquitted, nov on his death
bed confesscs that he killed Rutolif 10
obtain what little money lac might have
about him.
The Times-ReyieW OF yesterday an,
pounces n draft Of miners AT the Grand
Prize reducing the force to some eight
or ten men"
il is reported here to-day that opera
rons at The mine are entirely suspend
ed.
Tho President has determined to re-
move 4. J. Dawns, appointed some two
or three months since as United States
Judge for Alaska. This is the appoint
meDt ont Of which the great caustic let
ter Of the President wa written 10 one
OF the iudOrsers OF Mr.. Dawne, who. al
ter recommending him, found fault
WIN the appointment
: dispatch from San Francisco says,
The shareholders Of the Navajo Mining
Company had an angry Meeting Tues.
day. Several Of the most dissatisfied
wanted an explicit statement Of the
present state OF affairs. 4 aommitte
was finally appointed, composed Of g..
Adams, Judge Yale md j. Collins. to
Confer aB 10 the best action to take in
the interest OF the shareholders and re-
port at the next meeting 10 be held
Tomorrow.
The New York Tribune, a lending or
gan Of the Eastern gold bugs il forced
10 admit there is now but little prospect
Lhat the Administration. will effectively
hTBe' or that the party will adopt any
PoIicy potin harmony With The demands
l" 'ne SILVER e~KtrsmiSts, In the Rrst
place Carlisle is certain To DO reelected
Speaker Of the House. No opposition
20 hia reelection has been made mr. n.
yored by the President, although he
fb"Nf iIOLu llt bul~tt. CnT-
Ii"ls would be in Il position to dictate 10
the Administration if clothed wifi
power to organize the House. No, il i,
100 late. Any opposition now made
even by the President. aud with tle usc
OF his patronage, would bc Ineffective.
Carlisle himself, personally, within the
party, has more friends md lnbo, iu1u
ence' who are more closely in sympathy
with his ideas. than Cleveland. lie is
n known opponent Of projection, a
known believer in silver coiuugc and n
Chronic hatcr Of the national banking
system. aud in all that these particulars
represent he is the official head.
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