The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-06-07
from Monday. D.ily.l
HALMAGUNDI.

The Board of County Commissioners
were in session to-day.
Henry Voigt was in town to-day from
Lamoille Valley.
). ID. Abel came in from Halleck by
buggy this morning on business and
started for home this evening.
The new law passed by the last Leg
isiature provides that no cha;tel mort
cages shall De given or be valid for a less
sum than $3.50.
Charles Cash, the noted race rider
had his back broken ON the ,rack ,t
Ierre Haute, Ind, Friday.
On the recommendation of Third
Auditor Williams, Secretary Manniny
has dismissed four Chiefs of Division in
that office.
"~SiH-ahooter" Joe Wheeler was shot
and killed last Tuesday night at Eagle
l'ock' Idaho, while resisting arrest by
Boise City officers, who wanted him for
horse stealing.
Inc baker boy, who killed L. T. Will
iinms ut Soda Springs, Idaho. and
pleaded guity IF .nanslaughter before
the Court at BIackfuOt last week. has
1ccn sentenced To imprisonment IN Tia.
= hi;ei;;;'Ty Tor five yeas. Ills age.
about ii years, probably saved him
from a conviction for murder.
In the DE Ioung-SpFcckIes case Judge
Ioohy decided that it was in Ia discr.-
ton OF the prosecution to call the pro-
scouting wi;Uess 10 the witness stand or
not AS they might deem proper.
Til" Trades Assembly of Chicago has
decided not 10 permit Socialists and An
nrchisis, as such, to participate in its
annual parade.
Salt Lake Tribune: \ gentleman who
Is prominently identified with the brew
ing industry in this city, while travel
my over the Oregon Short Line Inst
week, fell in with II party o.. threc-cnrd
hends and his experience cost him S2sa
and IA gold watch aud chain. lie had
them arrested at Shoshone and sue
ceedcd in getting his watch md chain
back but was advised 10y the magistrate
to take some one alogg to look after him
when hc took another tip abroad.
The Bosphore-Egyptian. in a leading
article, attacks in IA most offensive WAY
EnGlishmen i'll the service of Egypt. IL
Is thought now that IA second suppress
sion OF the paper may he deemed nrcrs-
sary.
Warner 4 Co, to-day received IA car
load OF lumber for Tuscnrora; a car load
of mdse for that place and the Blue
ackct mining company at Blythe City
and IL car load of ore from Railroad dis-
trlct for shipment To Sandy, Utah.
They also forwarded for Tuscarora by
fast freight, $3.50 pounds of general
merchandise.
Governor Adams has appointed Il. p.
Heating, the mining superintendent,
Major General of the Nevada MiIItiu,
vice General Forman resigned.
A mine was sold in Bernice district,
Churchill county, II few days ngo for
100000. There are several mines near
the ones just sold, the assay from which
are said TO run from SlG1 to 500 per
ton.
\ Deming, y. NJ, special says: Nine
Of Geronimo's band Of Indians have
succeeded in crossing into Mexico.
a band of twenty-five crossed the South
ern Pacific track nincty-fvc miles west
OF this place Thursday. heading for
Mexico. They followed the old trail
over which the Indians have passed on
their raids into Mexico for years. Sol
dicrs were camp,d about seven miles
from the trail for several days. nutwith-
standing they knew the Indians would
travel on hat trail to reach Mexico, and
could have killed or captured the entire
band.
Eli George and family departed for
California this morning. Having sold
their property in T%uscarorn, they do not
intend returning To this State. bnt are
not yet decided ms 10 where they will
permanently locate.
An excursion party comprising $50
s~choolmnrns aud masters from San
Fraucisco and Oakland, passed eastward
by the emigrant train this morning.
Six cars were devoted to their accummu-
dation, which being comfortably fitted
mp for the trip, enables the company To
travel across the continent quite pleas
antly. We are informed that by this ar
rhugemcnt, tickets for the round trip
ARE obtained for $50.
Through an accident on the train
soon infer Il left Sacramento. the party
lost one Of its members. A s~irnp3er.
said to have been under the influence of
liquor, in handling u pistol, accidentally
discharged the weapon, TIE ball striking
a young Indy in the Eccast, innicting u
mortal wound. Ecalizing what he had
done, the nan jumped from the train
and made mis- escape.
The furnace at Jasper.
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