The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-12-06

morning.
Mrs. Isaac s. Moore did Friday
morning. in Sacramento, aged 81 years.
She was q WOMAN with quite a history,
having been nine times around tae
weird and having crossc,i the Atlantic
ev,nty-seVcu times. Her first husband
WAS killed ut the frst battle Of Bull Run.
After his buiil. she went e the ho~pi-
tal 1t Alexandra, Va. where she re-
maIned for thirteen months III ls6l-2.
She Was gu tie battle irld OF Shiloh
With Grant, aud has beeu IA member OF
Sumner Relief Corps. No. IL. of Sacra-
mento,
A Pht,borg dispatch that
a riot oecuired Friday between strikers
and nOu-uuiou coal ,u.urrs. 4 number
Of msn wtrs injured aud tl'e police
were forced to treat. Two hundred
strikers are In possession Of the miu-s
and both sides IRE awaiting reinforce
mcn:s. The people Of the region are
terribly excited.
Antonio Pcileggiui. charged that
Charles Camp lad insultei his wife and
on Sunday, sought Camp to punish
him. When found, Camp was unarmed
and Sas given time to 60 and "heel"
himself. Returning. Camp found his
adversary awaiting him, when both be-
gan firing with revolvrrs. Alter several
shots were fired. PelicgFini fell, having
received two wounds. either vi which
were mortal.
II is claimed that Section Is Of the
Revised Statutes, which says 1.-THE oath
OF Office shall be administered by the
President a: the Senate t. ZACH Senator
previous to his taking his seat" pre-
vent Logan from becoming II candi-
date for PreSid ut pro TEN, uf the Sen
ate. As the General has not yet taken
the oath. he is clearly ineligible to the
Office under existing conditions.
The Convention OF Ca;tlem,p Mt St.
Louis, which adjourn d last Saturday,
resolved to make that ci,y the head
quarters of the Association. After the
Convention Adjourned. the Executive
Committee held 4 meeting and Il Bus
ness and Financial Committee, COM
posed OF President l.. Dewitt Smith
(~Chairmanl, II. l.. WOrdy OF Texas, +.
Il. Price Of Missouri, and Schoheld Of
Kansas was appointed and will have
charge Of all financial matters. Sec
r~etnIies Of local associations III tie
West and prominent cn!,iruien III tie
East hre rcqucsi cd To assist the GrI'ru
Secretary i'll TIE collection oiu-~e.smvu.
and dues. They are also request, d e.
raise II fund for the Cumlal,l,c on L,s-
islatiOn.
The Mitchell Hamilton light which
Vas to have taken place at LauIsl
Grove, Marin Co, California, last Sun
day Was sat down upon 10y the Marin
county authorities, in consequence OF
which about a thousand people Who
vent over from San Francisco to see
the sport We're previously disappointed
A. the heavy train ont from Tihurou
approached the second tunnel. j: ran
into q hand car with which \ couple Of
mud-larks who had run away from their
home ut Santa Rosa, were working
their way back. after s~quander!ng their
slender means.
The President made the following APP
pointments Monday:
John c. Thompson Of Harrodsburg,
Kentucky, To be Surveyor General OF
Wyoming, vice John W. Medium re-
signed.
To hc Registers Of Lend Office: Du-
yid Webb, of Coviug,on, Indiana, at
Salt Luke City; Frederick A. MELON.
aid, OF Oregon, at Tie Da!ies, Oregon,
TO be Receiver Of Public Moneys,
William NJ. Garrnrd, Of LnwIenceviIlc
Illinois, ut Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Commissioner Sparks OF the Land OF.
fec has recommended To- Secretary La.
mar that lac request the Department of
Justice to bring n suit to set aside the
patent for the grant known ~ til Cor.
t. Madeira Del Preside. in California
The patent wns comparatively limited in
extent. including ON 5000 or 400
acres. II is said to he OF great value.
owing TO its proximity to San Frtncisco.
The Suu's Westerly. Il. l.. special
says; 4 promising gold mine has just
been opened in IA wild part Of Western
Rhode Island. The rock il snid to as,
say Sl7J 10 a ton. anil in grarel veins
from SO to $50. There are three veins
IL Of which hR- been traced three
quarters CT a mile. There ARE pockets in
which the ore assays rs high rs 500.
The Suit Lake Tribune says: Mon,
day night it vas ascertnined that Nc.
Murrin's general condition was consid.
cred much better. and the chances foI
his recovery are more favorable than
they were. The physician. DIR. Benc.
dict, states that he passed three %criticnl
points safely. and while it is n wemder
he Is still slive, it will be a greater sur.
prise IL he fully RECEIVERS.
Deputy Marshal Collin, was, at the
instance Of the United States civil nu,