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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-15
JUST RECEIVED

A LARGE AssoRTMENT OF NEW
Parlor Furniturp. sp ing and Top MAJ.
tr, ssss, Roller Six te n / wa, one 400
pound Fire-proef safe Tools. ans. 1 \ fact
a. hing you want. b III new and second
hand Agents = the v ncouver Nurss rs
{ Just cali 81 City Auctionsers
W.T.. PlI.LM IN & co,
IS che ~ street.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-15

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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-15

PHYSAllAN AID SUR EON.
RADUATE OF THE DkPARr-
~ ment OF Medicine AID surgery o. the
I nivel siIy of The city OF sew ork.
Ofnce the Seattle General do.uital
on Fourth .nd Jefferson streets.
special attention give " chronic dis
cas- . and ali surgical cases; also to The
diseases If wo len.
Ala calls p. ON JLIy attended. ieA
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-15

Which had Q run Of ase nights at Madison
square 1heater In kew York city.
~ RESERVED seats at Lowmans.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-15
WHITE & MUNDAY.

7. q. WHITE
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
GENERAL NEWS.

The Reno Gazette says that William
Dunphy won $I2 ,OJu on Cleveland's
election, every cent Of which was paid
over when the thing Was settled.
Fandango exercises by the Shoshones
will take place Tonight on the opposite
side OF the river, just below the iron
bridge, so we are informed by nm intel
ligentmember of the tribe. A sheol Of
n good time is expected.
The new schooner-yacht Burnhilde,
ll9 tons, owned by John j.. Phelps, of
Enelewood, n. j., son Of William Walter
Whelps, sailed from New London, Con
Ii cticut, OIL Tuesday for II trip around
the world. Besides the owner five other
gentlemen OF the class OF 'S3 of Yale
College will make the trip.
Second Lieutenant Carroll Mercer, Of
the United States Marine Corps, who
was tried by court-martial in New York,
for drunkenness on the Panama eIpedi-
biOhI nus tcth hthbCiCtN ~ Two years
suspension ON half-pay and to retain his
present number on the register during
that time.
An exchange says: The total re-
ceipts OF the New Orleans Exposition
have been figured up at $3.50, 36l 95, or
not much over one.iOurth the cost Of the
big show. In n financial sense the affair
Was n dismal failure, and it is not likely
the contemplated attempt to run the
concern without Government uid neat
winter will end less disastrously. New
Orleans must grow in many ways before
it can handle such IN enterprise il
good style"
A New York dispatch OF the 29tl
says: John Mccullough was yesterday
afternoon handed over to the care Of tn,
BloomingdIle Insane Asylum authori
ties BY three of his closest friends. Nc
Collough's mental weakness has beef
"well-kDowu for many months, but it hat
assumed such alarming proportion,
lntely that the step long deferred was n
lat considered TO be necessary.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
Hope Deferred

The Supreme Court has rendered n
decision in the celebrated Hil.Sharon
divorce case. denying the plaintiff mo-
ton to dismiss the appeal, and staying
all proceedings for the payment Of coun-
sci fees and slimony pending the APP
peal.
or this decision the Silver State says:
This opinion staying proceedings is
considered n decided victory for Sharon
who will not be compelled to pay ali.
mOny or counsel fees until the proceed
ings in tho celebrated divorce case are
reviewed in the Supreme Court. and Of
course, not then. unless the judgement
OF judge Snllivan's court, in which the
case was tried. is affirmed. Sharons'
sack y elus to affect the scales Of justice
in California fully M much MS IL did the
voters Of Nevada when he was a cnndi.
date for Senator"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
Perfectly At Home.

A London benevolent society recently
gave a supper to three hundred profess
sionai tn, YES. Three American Con-
gressmen who ". re staying at the Lang
ham were inNitei.-IOlo V'al.) Mail.
When VIC take into consideration the
fact that these distinguished American
citizens were all Republicans, we can
readily understand why they were hon
ored with an invitation to this peculiar
banquet; yet it seems a little singular
that n Republican paper should thus
openly betray the social proclivities Of
its political friends.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
DISAPPOINTED POLITICIANS.

u II. PSI
The Boston Herald says the po!iti-
clans are dissatisfied with President
cleveland. II This Is tue, and the hon
est ma >ses sincerely hope 1t is. IT is some
thing Tor President Cleveland TO be
proud o.. l. id good sign when the
politicians u come dissatisfied With IA
President. IL is an almost infailible
sigu u good government. II promises
som thing that Was not promised dur
ing a number OF the Presidential terms
Ia.t past. 1t promises that men whose
lifelong occupation is hunting and hold
ing Office have at last encountered a
President who believes that professional
Office seekers ARE not the 6,st material
for public servants. II the men who
seek 10 get a living out Of politics will
only cultivate II good, solld dissatisiac-
tion With the President, aud maintain it
unto the eud, the Executive will have
reason for s=lf-c nsratulation aud the
people will ask fo' a new day OF thanks
giving. A President that the politicians
arc dissatisfied with is the President the
nation has long neseded.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
AppoIntmAnia

A Washington dispatch OF juno 3Oth
says: The President to-day appointed
the following unmed gentlemen as Gov.
eminent Directors Of the Union Pacific
Railroad: Francis Herman, New York
Il. Boyer. Ohio; General T.. p. AleSan.
der, Augusta. Ca; franklin Mcveneh,
Illinois and J. W. Savage, Nebraska.
The President hns decided upon the
appointment Of WIN. D~orsheimer TO be
United states Attorney for tho Southern
District Of New York. vice Elihu y.
Root. resigned. and Of Martin T. McMa.
hon To be United States Marshal for the
same district, vice Joel u Erbard. The
appointments will probably be on.
DonDced tomorrow.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
DennisYillo.

Our celebrated historian and biogra-
pher, V. {. Bartlett, has at last discov-
cred what he believes to b. the genuine
aud unqucstionable ancestry of Major
John II. Dennis. Bart says that by pa
tent research and untiring investigation
he has learned that on the Cape May
Peninsula, on the cohst OF New jersey,
out on q sandy stretch of old sea bottom
stands The yilluge Of Dennisville, where
all the Dennises OF all time evidently
originated. The inhabitants Of the viii
lage are all Denises. Of whom there ar.
about $500, and though there is no, n
shrub which, with the greatest stretch
Of imagination, might lie digni6ed with
the nainc Of n tree within miles OF the
place, the exclusive industry Of the in.
habitants Of this malaria laden district
Is logging" and Mr.. Bartlett thinks
that the Majors success in political log.
rolling Is due 10 the peculiar occupation
Of his ancestors.
The in which numbering is
made u successful industry in q t~reeless
country IL a subject which Bart Is fully
prepared to explain to all who desire to
investigate this interesting phenomenon.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
Apprepr1aae lar 81 ooe.aoa.

A Sunday-sehool teacher asked her
scholars each to learn . verse appropri-
ate fer the occasion. TO reeite when they
dropped in their pennies at the next
missionary meeting. They all came
prepared the text Sunday. and the fnt
little fellow, as he dropped his offering
in said: BLESSED is he that consider.
eth the poor" The second repeated:
"He that giveth L. the poor. lendrth to
the Lord" The teacher was delighted.
aud a. the third. n very it'll boy. vent
forward. she whispered in his ear:
"So~ speak out loudly, Johnny!"
Johnny reluctantly dropping his money
in the box. hsped: 1.-The fool and hith
money it'll thoOn parted"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
rmnY1 OF noamEon oUIcn.
A WAaas Pans otrl Doas AG BrotAsr's
Clothes. Takes Two HorSoa
and IiKhtO Out

The usually quiet little burg Of Rob
inson, in this county, was considerably
excited the fore part OF last week by the
sodien and mysterious disappearance
from the paterual roof VI n young girl
Just budding into u~Umanhood. The
particulars OF the affair. rs we get theui,
are: A week ago last Tuesday evening.
Miss Sadie Watson, as,d 10 years,
daughter of l.. Il. Watson, donned "A
suit Of her br.ther's clothes, saddled u
horse, moauiel it auL led another. and
IN tie gray twilight of the beautiful
summer evening sailed forth to plunge
into the great, unknown world. Early
the next Afternoon the young lady stop
ped at Charley Green's for several
hours, bat 81 comp rIe vas her disguise.
finished of Gy the regulation s~iX-shOoter
swung by her SADIE, that no one for a
moment suspected she was aught else
but what her appearance indicated-a
veritable cowboy. Alter leaving Mr..
Green's she took the road below town
aud pushed ON to the railroad. Arriv-
ing at Wells Miss Watson sold the horses,
dUfed her iuasculine ATTIRE, decked her
self in her accustomed feminine gar
IneDts aud took the night train for Og-
len. 1t Is supposed she is making her
way to All aunt who lives in the Wood
River country. As ~ rs it Became
known that the girl had left her two
brothers started ill pursuit and gave
chase as far Us tue railroad, where they
learned she bad sold the horses and
gone East Il day ahead Of them. They
then returned home. What is most sim
gular about this little escapade there
seems to have been no man or boy con-
nected with it in any way, and a lady
friend, who is we'll acquainted with Miss
Watson, informs us she is fully compe-
tent TO paddle her own canoe.-White
Pine News.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
Correct Bad English.

There" said a woman to a tramp,
els a nire j inner, but l Shall expect you
TO saw u little wood for it.
Certainly. madam" politely replied
the tramp. attacking the dinner with
both hands, ''but you will pardon he 1
trust, il l venture to correct your Eng
lish."
My whst7,'
Your English. Sons modern hu-
thorities claim that grammar is played
out. / know better. The word saw is
a verb in this case, singular numb. and
imperfect tense. You n say 4 shall
expect you to saw wood i shall expect
you to see wood is correct. If you will
indicate the pile to me I will look at it
rs l pass out
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
Tho Rodeo Accident.

We are pleased to learn hat tho con-
dition Of Eddie Litton IL not 10 serious
ms 1t was feared. and he is not thought
to be dangerously injured. As neat az
we - learn, the accident occurred by
his being thrown from his horse and
striking on his head, which caused n
slight c%oucussion Of the brain, which
will render him somewhat stupid for sew
eral days perhaps. but unless inhnmma-
tion should set in no serious results are
"pprehended; and with the careful and
ski!iful nursing which he is sure TO re-
ceive h. will in all probability come out
all right in n few days. II was Il close
call. and II IL fortunate that the accident
did not prove more serious than il did.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
commendable Promptuess.

Colonel Mclean, Acting Commission
or Of Pensions, had his attention called
to a paragraph in "A Philadelphia paper
regarding Margaret u. Cox. who was
terribly burned the day previous by her
dress catching FIRE from The stove. The
paper snid that she was the widow OF u
union soldier aud the mother OF n large
family, and that she had had an appli.
cation on file for several years for n
widows pension. Colonel Mclean or
dered the claim made special, had the
records examined, and in less than an
hour the claim had been approved and
n certificate for over 81. 81 back pay
was on its way 10 the woman's home.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
n,.n,, I.vysr-Lfts Denial.

The New York Tribune says: S. b.
Elkins arrived Monday. Being inter
viewed be said: ~ do not care to say
anything further than that all the state
nsnts, changes or insiuuations that l
am the owner or ever vas the owner OF
tn. Maxwell grant, directly or Indirect
". or MAS or am part owner. or was eVeI
interested in the pending litigation. OF
any suits as to the title or patent to the
same directly or indirectly, is absolutely
false"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
obeytnE Instructions.

A cOmical incident in the Illinois Sen
atOrial contest t%rlnspired at Watsekn,
ILL.,, recently. Major Peters, editor of
the Republican OF that place and Repub-
iican member of the Legislature from
lroquois county, when assured Of Logan's
election, tel, graphcd the boys from
Springfield; Logan is elected. Paint
my old home red" He meant. OF course,
for them to hold a jol~lifcation In Wat
sekn, but the boys tool him at his word.
and, showing the message to Mrs Peters,
gained her consent. and forthwith the
entire male population turned out, and
procuring the brightest red paint imag-
Unable, painted the house, barn and out
houses scnrlet-roof, chimney and all,
not sparing even the fences and tree
trunks. When the Major heard of the
affair he WAS the msddest man in the
nation, notwithstanding Logan's cleo
uon.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
Henley Did It.

California got two more appointments
on Monday In the sbnpe Of receivers OF
public moneys. Both we're secured by
Representative Henley. Mr.. Dollison
had made no application for the place,
but Mr.. Henley was asked TO name q
nan for the position, and presented Dol
lison. because. as he said. he knew him
10 he q good man.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05

Senators and Congressman have their
occasional jokes in the White House l.
they nre out of humor with the Presi.
dent. \ Senator entered the Pr, sident s
room one morning and inquired for IL
map Of the United States, which he for
some time thoughtfully scrutiuized. At
last the President asked him what lie
was looking for. IL was seeing if my
State was in the Union. / See it is, re.
Piled the Senator. How is thnt?'' in.
qnGed the President. 'Oh ns you hay,
given 1t no attention. / did not know
how 1t was" Both smiled grimly.-
Denver Opinion
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
Heavy Storms.

The heaviest rain storm for fourteen
years visited Baltimore last Sunday.
The niufall was Al inoS-s, nI.l the
destruction very considerable. lizards
Of two hundred easements and cellars
were flooded on the lire of Jones Fails,
and in all the depressed portions of the
city The streets were flooded, the sew
ers not having sufficient capacity to
carry the water off.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
Attend 70 Your rnnth

DIR. T. q. C%hrisman. this dentist, ma
be consulted Mt the Depot Hotel for the
next few days only. Though itinerant, he
has every appliance for filling teeth and
the manufacture Of artificial sets, either
In whole or in part. The specimens Of
bis work are n sufficient guaranty Of bis
capabilities. Teeth extracted or filled
without pain. Don't delay longer. You
may not for months 10 come have 40
favorable an opportunity to get your
teeth attended 10. =
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
A HEARTY WELCOME.

EI-Congressmnn Cassidy arrived home
from Washington on yesterdays train
says tue Eureka Sentinel, and was met
upon his arrival at the depot by n host
OF friends, who extended to him a most
cordial welcome. For several hours he
held what might be termed a levee Mt
the Jackson House, SO numerous were
the callers and SO large the continuous
gathering about him. When it became
dark a huge pile OF wood was placed on
Main street, and in ii few il
vas Il blazing mass. S~kyrockets we're
sent mp from several private Residences
on Mob Hill, and the Centennial Guard
Band d~iscoursed in front OF the hotel
some beautiful music. Mr.. Cassidy was
called for by the large crowd that had
collected in the thorougfare. and making
bis appearance on the porch of the hotel
he warmly addressed his friends and
thanked them kindly for the sercnade
and demonstration and for the good
will they had always shown him. lie
apoiogized for introducing politics. and
then spoke in the highest terms of
President Cleveland and the conserva-
tive course he is pursuing in the adj
ministration Of Governmental matters.
Dir. Cassidy spoke for probably FIVE
minutes in all, and his remarks were fol-
lowed by three rousing cheers from the
crowd for him. The welcome was most
hearty and generous, and was entirely
unexpected by the eI-Congrexsman.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
Tho Trunk Murderer.

Post special cable says: "Impor.
ant further evidence is sent from Auek.
land Of the guilt Of Maxwell. the alleged
murderer Of prcller at 81. Louis. II
consists Of sworn descriptions by T..
Preller, n brother Of the victim. Of the
clothes. coins. triukets, books nDd mu.
sc, which were in the possession OF
Preller when he was killed. and which
have been found with Maxwell"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05

In coinmr ming on the new ~transla-
ton OF the Old Testament Scriptures :,
the Sacramento Bee says: The tam
pering that has given us 'sheol' wetkens
what may be called. with all due rever-
ence, the Christians hope of hell; that
IL TO Say, the restraining power over evil
which a lively fear Of future punish
ment eIcites." The Christians hope
OF hell" is good; but We have invariably
found that the said Christians hope is
for the benefit of some other fellow,
who is comPiacently doomed to eternal
ornen because he cannot see things
just us Eve" do.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05

People naturally Zee: sorry for the
rash little boy whose arm was 30 badly
clawed by a circus tiger in Virginia
City. But this ~misadveuture is nothing
to the sufferiugs that tigers of other
kinds have caused ON the Comstock.
There is the Faro tiger. for inst lnce.
Who can measure the anguish this blood
thirsty aud remorse ess animal has al
hicied? He has gown old, his teeth
ARE duh, he is weak from long fasting,
but still may be found at the old stand
ready for business. Aud there, too, is
the mining st eek tiger, the most feroci-
ous and rapacij us Of wild beasts. The
tears OF his vi inns would make a flood
in Sheol. The little boy was %uuforiu-
nat. but he IN y think himself lucky il
he escapes the other tigers when he
grows up.-Shcramento Bee.
The point that most affects John
Roach in the Dolphin matter is that
under u rule Vi the Department, il the
vessel is rejected, his name will be
placed ON the roll of "lailing contrac-
tors" and hereafter, will not be per-
nit to bid upon any Government
plans Whatever. The rule is in effect
that having Once failed he will be denied
father employment. This II is tina,
spurs the great builder to purge himself
from The responsibility for the vessels
failure. He could easily stand n loss
which the refusal to accept the Dolphin
would impose, but lac cannot afford to
be aehi i the privilege Of bidding on the
contracts Of the future ALTA.
1u one OF his recent crmon on evolution
Mr, Becchcr said: But IL the Bible is
the word Of Col, according TO the old
theory Of plenary inspiration, then Nor
MO ism IL right" .r. Beecher cannot
have much further TO go to lose the re-
sitect IS MI decent people.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
Departed for New Fields.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. H. Welsh came down
by stnge from Tuscarorh yesterday and
left by train this morning. NJ. Welsh
accompanies his wife as far as Winnie
mucca, where he takes the stage for
Silver City. Idaho. Mrs. Welsh goes to
Modesto, California, on a visit to her
father, General Kittrell. The lady has
taught the primary department of the
Tuscarorn schools for the past six
months, in which position, we are pleased
to state, she has given such satisfaction
that the Trustees rendered her IA large
increase Of salary to remain during the
next year, but rs Mr.. Welsh has secured
a desirable situation at Silver City, she
deemed it best 10 decline the position
md make the proposed visit previous to
joining her husband in Idaho, where
they propose to locate permanently.
We wish them abundant success in their
new field of labor.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
THE MISSOURI ST. AM WA. her
The Woman's Friend,

An entirely new labor-savinS iuven-
ton for the household. The most PEE-
YEcr AND PRACTICAL washer ever intro
duced.
Following are q few Of the many tes-
timonials to its merit, now in possession
Of the agent, from well-known residents
Of Elko county.
CLOVER VALLEY. June "a. 1885.
The Missouri Steam Washer. bought
Of Mrs. Lemon, does good work and has
no equal. l like it better than any l
have ever seen. aud recommend IT above
all others. Mrs. J. Z. WooD.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
Judge Lynch Busy.

GnineviilIc Texas, dispatch Of June
2Jth states that fifteen hofsethieyes had
been hanged In that vicinity aud other
PORTIONS Of the State within Two weeks.
A week ago two men aud q boy were
Hanged near Galveston, n though some
~ The posse coutended that by reason Of
abe boys youth he ought to be let off
with u light punishment, eventually
he wns strung up to a limb with the
"t'i r. The posse then started on a
ana -hui1 MP The Wachiia river aud q re-
Inri cause back iha, they had captured
an lynnhoJ nine mere. II seems that
there 81, A. termincJ effort Icing made
20 ri The STATE Of these lasless and dts.
Ir.4f TJHuarisrS
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
ou1un GRAFT.

The New York Sun of June 3oth says:
~. D. Chsnee. OF Colorado. who is
closely related to Grant by marriage.
nov says il is certain that the Generals
malady is cancer. and that those of his
friends and physicians, who hitherto
have entertained the hope Of his recov-
cry being possible. have now been eon-
Niuced the disease is necessarily fatal.
This will be painful. though not quite
unexpected news to the American peU-
pie"
The Telegram's Washington special
says: General Dent, who is General
Grants brother-in-law, SAYS: II ain
afraid that General Grant will not last
many more days. To-day 1 received in
formation from the family that the CAN
Ger has commenced TO inhame the jugu-
lar vein, and death Is a question of but
n few days, in the opinion Of his
physicians
In an interview, with reference to the
Generals present condition and probable
future. DR.. Douglass said: The Geu-
eral was likely To die at any hour in
New York, and had he remained there
instead Of coming here, he would. in all
human probability, have expired before
this. His present state is the natural
result Of he disease. He is every day
less StIouG. and though the step from
day to day is scarcely perceptible, the
aggregate Of fourteen days becomes no.
ticeabie. Two weeks ~ General Grant
left the city. II he was III New York
to-day, he could no, be moved here. AS
his strength is not equal to such a
journey. Now. il you ask Inc when the
end will probably be, l Cannot tell; none
can tell. He.grows weaker and weaker,
and ut last the point of exhaustion will
be reached"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-07-05
Cattle in Nevada.
ton.

Airport just ISSUED from the Bureau
of Statistics places the number Of cattle
in Nevada in 1884, ut s 1925 head, aud
their value 1T S,444, 100.