The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-01

Al bomc IeSpSSNS hhc PeA RAOAe@N ~
Saturdays events has really increased.
Fears were entertained yesterday that
the dynamiters meditated an attack upon
the national arsenals and naval stations.
and they were placed under special
watch. At the Chatham dockyard the
police were kept ahoat the entire night
To-day Instructions were issued to put a
stop to all ingress at the Tower, house
of Commons and Westminster Hall.
Even members and peers were refused
admission. The entrance 10 the Palace
grounds is closed. and all the public
doors of the Parliament buildings are
locked. and IA barTicade has been thrown
across the hall at the top of the staircase.
The injured ale all reported improving.
Joseph +. PreciAdo was killed by Juan
Pantojas at Los Angeles, Tuesday night.
pantojas believed that Preciado was too
intimate with his wife, and On returning
home from a walk. he was confronted by
Preciado with n revolver in his hand.
Prcciado exclaimed: IL have come to
kill you" Pantojas jumped aside and
seized a shotgun standing near, and fired
both barrels. His would-be ~aSsailant
died soon after. Pantoias surrendered
himself to the police.
There was another sharp earthquake
in Snn ErnnTfgrn M "a Af.ln,l. T,,..l.,-
evening. Its duration did not exceed
five seconds, but it was exceedingly lively
while it lasted. All the high buildings
were seriously shaken, but no damage of
any serious character has resulted.
The Merchants Exchange has just re-
ceived IA dispatch announcing the arrival
of the steamer City Of New York at Yo-
kohama. The fact OF her arrival tends
to increase the anxiety manifest over
the non-arriyal of the steamer Sun Pab-
10. which Is now sixteen days overdue.
Consigners are offering 60 cents insu-
rance, which the insurance companies
decline. The vessel Is insured for $780,
900.
The House Committee OH Postofices
and PostToads will iavombly report "A
substitute for the bills pending before it
relative to n reduction IN newspaper pos
tage from two to one cent per pound.
senator Morrill,, from the Committee on
finance, reported fayorably with amend
ment the House bill for the retirement
II recoinage OF the trade dollar. The
vote IN the committee was six in favor
Il four against IL. The division in the
committee upon reporting the bill Is AS
follows: Morrill,, Aldrich, Albion, Mil
Ter Of New York, Bayard and McPher-
son, affirmative; Jones, Sherman, Beck
and Harris, negative.
Daniel Egan and Edward Devaus,
miners at the Woolwnrl shaft, Kingston,
Pa, were being hoisted from the bottom
- tie shaft. aud rs the bucket was
nearly at the top. u pin in the reversing
level Of the engine fell out. making il
impossible for the engineer TO stop the
engine. As the bucket wentthrough the
h~ead-house. the men jumped. Devans
caught on "A piece Of Cross-timber, but
Egun missed and fell to the bottom Of
the shaft, IA distance Of nine hundred
feet. His body was recovered in IA man
gled and horrible condition.
Reno Gazette, 27th: About noon to.
day little Willie Simas fell from the
fence between his home and William
Ilnmiltou's lot, through u hole in the
plankimg over the mill ditch and was
drowned. The little body was found an
hour later under the water wheel at DIR
lIogan's house and taken home. Every
effort was made Ia reSuscitate him, but
they were Of no avail.
NJ. Ginrci, convicted Of robbery, aud
Mac c. MctCalf, convicted of forgery.
were sentenced 10y Judge Boardman to
ten and four years respectively, in the
State Prison.
The New York Herald's Paris cores.
pondent says the plot to blow up the
Parliament House in London was con,
COctcd in "A Paris restaurant and that its
execution wGq iutrusted to II woman who
reached England with the explosive with,
out being unprecedented.