The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-05-17


year 1855 will foot up over IS. coo. QUO or
nearly $3.50 per head for the entire pop
ulation. Sboald the ore body nov being
explored on the lower levels Of the mid
die mines prove a bonanza. the bullion
product fer the present year nry reach
$50. 900. 100.
The following items are culled from
the White Pine News: Nose Scramiin
ard Wilson Carey, two old-time Cherry
Creckegs, put in sa appearance il town
Wednesday. They came from the south.
but their Thrill ing tales Of snowy fields
and icy mountains in the far north would
Indicate they went south to thaw ont.
Both gentlemen are in excellent health.
Parties in from Taylor TIL us that the
Monitor property has bcen sod and that
Capt Drake has taken possession. In
c~ontravention of this, parties from Ham
ilton, who CONVEX ell with the captain
on his return from Taylor, say that he
said nothing abo.t such purchase.
A postal card from Willis Pelham, "a
former typo IN this Office. dated Wash
ington. Nay 9Th, VAS received here by
Phil. Triplett. this morning. Willis
states that he arrived az the National
Capital from the Island Of Cuba. IA
couple OF days previously: that he had
coed health ALI "a ray time among the
natives. but found Washington fearfully
dull, aud tEas Re would skip out for
Gotham that evening. Willis seems de-
termined to see the country at any COST;
each OF lis bulletins being dated from
points thousands of miles apart.
In the Commons TuesdIy, Gladstone
stated that the agreement which had
been reached by Granville, Ea.l of
Kimberly, Baron De Staal. and Il. Les
srr respecting the Afghan boundary
had been forwarded by Baron De Staal
t" 81. Petersburg for approval. Baron
DE Stani II VI. Lessar had not. Glad
stone said. acted as Russian pIcnipoten-
ilrIrs III the conference which resulted
III this agre luent. and that he. CIiaron
DE StIalj had forwarded 1t to Russia,
giving it his support.
The motion To insert Il clause in the
rr-istrHii.n act charging the expense, OF
registry ON the general treasury. being
called np, Gladstone strongly opposed
t, The motion Was finally rejected 10y
u vote OF $50 10 25o re- IA loss O. tea votes
by the government from previous tally,
and Of but " from iac opposition.
AiieE the .dIUGrnmcnt the general
feeling va, that the Conservative Lead
CHS had again Sl.ndrIrd ~ mot with
drawing their mo,Irn after iuu ministers
had explained Iueir policy III Soudau
ana AiGh.nls,an, in,,much sus runrN
Plnnatiun wds the basis Of tue motion.
Five hundred and iity members voted.
II WAS the fullest House ti.is year.
Minis:crla!ists are Juhitunt. Tn.y say
the victory in-urca the rctIgu Il TIE
Government ~ tie November elections.
provided Russia keeps Iuith. The Post,
the Tory organ, rel rrhenls the bluudvr
mad 10y / 5 arty.
The papers congratulate the House ON
its repeated Rejection Of the scheme for
digging = tunuel under the British Chan
mel 90 connect England and France.
Silver STATE: Sheriff Fellows and
Recorder HGl!, who went to Spring Val
ley II few days ago, say tha,c are some
forty Cinnamon at work in the placer
diggIugs. Water is rcarcc and the Chi.
nese burOw underground and get the
rich gravel from the bedrock without
disturbing the s]urluc". Iii ) have hon.
ey-combed II large area III this way, aul
wash t;,c gravel rX rae. ell, ia ruchcrs. Il
is estimated that the placer mines have
produced over II million dollars la gold,
aud il water cyrld be had for sluirii.g,
they would yet pay handsomely.
The Board OF Orphans Home Directors
have made a RUE no, TO admit hulf-oy-
phnns Oh ace amt Of poverty alone. when
the living p"ruut i, rc yectlbIc aud COM
Petent TO have charge Of the children.
The citizens oiTruckcc hnve organized
n vigilance committee for the pm post 81
Kidding the town OF thieves aud ,rurr;.
with which it is infested. Mel! have been
knocked down and robbed ia IN, sts,,is
and buildings have been burn d ~ these
"~touSiiS, until finally, the ciiiz ~ o.
gained for protection and orderrd t..,,u
to leave.
Til" three ItIlians arrested in Chicago
:or ALLEGED participation in the murder
% Tia" Italian lemon peddicr. Carrusso.
practically confessed to the pcrp tm;ion
of tho murder Tuesday. They in II
measure absolve Gilardo, who was ar.
rested ia New Yo-k on his way to Italy.
They state that lie witnessed the deed.
however, aud demanded u share Of the
money taken from Cgrrusso n the price
Of his silence, and then aided them in
shipping the body in - trunk Ia Pitts
burg. The detectives declare that the
confession j. sufficient to cause tho
hanging Of all three men. The murder
was pcrpetrated solely to obtain $500 or
Sl0', which il was known Cnrrusso had
In his possession.