The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-11-01

Last week there died a; the village Of
San Na;eo. SenOra Garcia de Chares At
the age Of I'D yeaD. At tie time Of
her death she had 6 ebiiarvn. sc grand
children, ll2 gres;grSEd children and l
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Her tesh
xAs shIi,slled AID died up TO hat eI-
tent that the Old woman looked like a
mummy. HE deceased fully retained
her mental faculties until about four
yesrs Eso.
GeOrge Ford one o! the rescued
uhalers whom Captain Healy. Of the
Corzin. had tied Up. has bronghi suit
against neAiy for $1,000 for injuries
received.
COnnoiOrr J.. z Walker has been
re-eonmissioaei a. Chief OF TIE Bureau
Of Navigation. and Commodore Mont
gonrry Picard - Chief Of the Bureau
of Ordinance u: the Navy Department
The Official e0znG IN Hamilton county
Ohio. has been eOmplrted aud the pa
pss we're seat to the Secretary Of Sta'e
John Conov,r. going into a house OF
pleasure on D siE~i Virginia C::y,
Friday night very drunk, tipped on the
UPPER step and IAN his head through 4
heavy plate glass door. His nose is
nearly destroyed. aud his face Is cut
horribly. Tie door came back NTH q
spring and threw aim down the steps 10
the ~side~alk, bEui,ing han badly al
over.
= Birmingham. y. Y, dispatch of
October 23rd, SAYS: Word j. received
that John Howell, a farmer residing
near S;ArTueca. Wayne county. Pa,
shot and killeI Our OF his children.
ranging IN age IRON } to IL years. and
hen shot himself. HIS wife and eldest
daughter were absent at the time.
The Ls railroad bridge across the
river - Yuma, Arizona, recently de-
s;royed by fire, /, r-built. Trains we've
to commence passing over il las; night.
The FIRE VS. doubtless the work OF an
incendiary and detectives are on the
trail o. the culprits-
The WashOe Grand Jury met last
Monday afternoon and indicted George
Kane and John Howell for house-break-
ing and \. J. Rowell for embezz!ement.
TuesdAyievening they all plead dguilty,
waived time and were zach sentenced to
the State Prison FOR four yeHrs, at
which ~refornatory they were delivered
Wednesday.
W. \. Rove, OF Lynn, Massachusetts,
lowered the mi,e amateur bicycle record
TO rs Is Friday afternoon. he went
IL. two miles in 52l IS and three
miles in sN7 2-5. The las, two are the
Worlds best records.
Charles Dodge, of Sacramento, was
stopped by a masked Liehwayman near
Bryl='5 g-.::e!:. - :Le YuL= s.,!s .. tie
/ river, Tuesday night. and robbed Of SII.
The roLber leye.sd & pistol Ut DodSe's
head and told him to deliver" Dodge
says lie had $500 and a gold watch
rolled up IA IA horse-bIauk.t IN the bot
tom -: ;hs Dagsy.
The Sen.iue! saE5 the Eureka County
Grand Jury, at their meeting Tuesday
afternoon, found an Indictment against
Thomas Ross ami James Burns, the
two ex-Comstockers. for rnbbery. 4
true bill vas also found against l.. ..
Benedict for embezzlemeut. Benedict
is an eH.Eurekan and is now believed 10
be in Montana. He is accused OF the
crime Of embrzzlIng money belonging to
Eureka Lodge No. 90, I. o. o. +,
while Secretary Of said lodge, on OF
about the 2ud day Of May, ISs5.
Judge Denuey. cX-United States Con.
sui General at shaghia, has accepted
the position OF Foreign Adviser to the
Corean Government at n salary Of ST.
900 Il month.