The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-03-15
tFror Saturdays Daily.
SALMAGUNDI.

Can anyone guess who will be the lucky
man?
There will be a picture gallery set up
il Elko in u few days. An outfit for
that business arrived at the freight
depot this morning, but who the owner
is or whence he coineth or whittier he
goeth, %deponent sayeth not.
Those who claim TO be in close rela.
tions with Governor Moody, Of Oregon.
say he will not take the responsibility
Of appointing Il U. $. Senator, but will
call an extra session of the Legislature
in October to elect.
The idiot arises in the morning early
to look up his worm, but the man Of
wisdom lies in bed and saves enough on
coal to buy his.
There is said to be a race of sayages
on the island OF Formosa who have tails
a foot long, and DIR. Wolfe was con-
WINGED that there are men and women
in Abyssinia with tails like dogs and
horses"
Joe Goss, the celebrated pugilist,
died recently in Boston. Of Dright's dis.
ease of the kidneys.
President Cleveland should now feel
that he is on the safe side, as Rum, Ro-
mauism and Rebellion Burchard pray
ed for him last Sunday o, Ny:
Il is easier for n camel to go through
q needles eye than for a man TO main
tain the perpendicular on roller skates.
Don't forget that there will be n meet
ing of the Gymnasium Club at Freeman
Hall tonight. Let there be u r~ousing
attendance.
Joseph Merrill, Of Coshocton, Ohio,
was screnaded on the night Of his we'd
ding and was actually scared to death
10y the antics Of his friends. A man
who can be frightened to death by IA lit
tie bC!sterous diversion, had no bust
ness - get married. for the chances are
that his wife would have paralyzed him
in less than n week.
Leonard Field, an nged compositor,
who has worked in the New York Sun
Office for nearly forty years, was stricken
with paralysis n few days since which
took effect in both legs. lie is 81 years
old, and for twenty years has not missed
n single day Mt his case, except when
there was IA death III his family.
Dakota has no Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, but She
has upon her statutes an Act which
answers the purpose admirably. 1t is
this: when animals are left hitchcd
IN the open air during cold weather or
in the night time, they shall be taken
care Of 10y an officer. and the charges
therefor shall be u lien upon the ami
NAL, and upon conviction any person
So leaving them shall pay u fine not to
exceed S25."
Warren T. HIT came up from a
Francisco 10y last nights train.
j. p. Edof came down from Salt
Lake yesterday morning and stopped
over in town last night.
Asscmblymnn Hanks and Peter Holm,
both Of Wells, orriyed Saturday night
from tho Capital.
The Senate confirmed the Cabinet
nominations Of President Cleveland.
without division or debate, by a unaui-
moys vote.
Indications are favorable for IA change
of weather, and We may look for storms
IN the near future.
4. Primrnuv e Tuscarorn, was tried
in Justice Walters Court. last Friday,
on Il charge 81 selling whiskcy 10 In
dinuB. The charge no; being sustained.
the defendant WIS acquitted.
The wushoc delegation deserAc grca,
credit for the splendid fight they made
on the University proposition, II is n
cold day when Reno gets lcn.-Journal.
Senator James e.. Fair recently gave
n thcatcr party in Washington, d. G. to
nine friends, which terminated in un
elaborate dinner At wormlry's.
There wrll he un nunulnr eclipse Of
the sun ON Monday, the 10th instant,
visible to North America generally, be
ing nnnular only within IA belt ~ miles
wide, drawn through wcaycryillc, Cal.
Boise City, Idaho, and Gullatin, Non
tann. The eclipse begins at 7:3S and
ends ut 1880. \. 81, San Francisco
time,
DR.. Harris, one Of the Regents OF the
state University, resigned his Office last
Wednesday, evening. and the Legislature
Thur7dny, elected II. G.. Shaw, o.. Storey
county, TO ill tho vacancy.
Senator J. ". Powell arrived 10y the
train last night. lie went Enst by the
same train for the purpose Of visiting a
brother in Ohio, who is reported danger.
ously III.
Tho passage by the Legislature Of the
clog Law" has had the effect Of clear.
ting our streets Of swine, and not n single
porker is o seen running at large.
Peter MuusOn. loaded for Tuscarorn.
on Saturday. and got ma far ns Warner
Il Co.'S warehouse this morning where
he unlondcd his cargo.