The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-12-05
tFson Thursdays Daily.t
HALMAGUNnI.

Milwaukee expended S2,72o.OOo in
new buildings this year.
An ocean steamship is said to have
used $4,000 worth of coal on a recent
voyage.
Lack Of room is said to keep 1000
children ont of the public schools of
New York city.
1t is said that one-third of the chill
dren of the Mormons in Utah are out
spoken inGdels.
Burglars are making things lively Mt
San Gorgonio, San Bernardino county
Cal.
Pierre jelly was killed near Penryn,
Placer county, Cal, Friday, by a falling
tree.
A new electric headlight for locomo-
tives, known as the Edwards patent is
being tried.
There are 80, 600 brass hands in this
country at the present time and the
number is rapidly increasing.
Petroleum was first used as fuel for
steamers by the United States ship Palos
on Boston Bay in 1867.
Marshal McGuire, who was shot bv
cowboys at albuquerque, N, NJ. died
Thursday.
Look at Joe. Rosenstock's new ad. in
to-dny's issue. 1t presents n novel idea
and is sure to draw.
Brakeman McCahe was killed and
five cars were wrecked on the Utah and
Northern Railway at Collinston, Utah,
Friday.
1t the burning of a general merchan
disc store in Mason. Nebraska, Tues
day, three men perished il their bed.
rooms in the building.
Struggled opium to the value Of So
500 was captured on the steamer Rio
J metro. jIst arrived at san francisco,
from China.
The mining. stock craze in San Fran
cisco continues uutbatri; immense
quantities OF stock continuing to change
hands at advancing figures.
\ Bennett Nackay telegraph cable has
just been la!l across tbs straits between
Benicia AMI Port Costa. The wire
weighs i've tons.
Peter wIlirath OF S III francisco lived
ten days with - piece OF steel one aud u
half inches ia size embedded in his
brain, which was driven through his
scull by au accident.
Sixty OF the creditors of Gardner the
abNconiel scock-brokcr. agreed at n
meeting, in San Francisco, Tuesday, to
accept three bits on the dollar OF the
inuu due them.
joe. Gardner has nearly finished the
! tower on The plaza; the fire belt bling
hoi~:ed to its summit this evening.
There will he ii rousing alarm at the
outbreak Of the next dre.
l;cinhart Il Co., are constantly receiv-
ing from both east and west c]ousign-
mcn;s Of I'LL manner of goods in their
inc, especially for the no Iidny season.
Call in and examine their fine stock.
John Il. Kittrell, having been elected
District Attorney Of s;tanislans county.
will fill that office aud declines the po-
sition to which he was appointed by
the President.
The Elko mill is making an excellent
article OF graham flour. We have tried
1T and know whereof We speak. These
mills should now import new corn from
he East AMI furnish this people with
nice fresh meal. It.would sell readily.
The steamer Richard was bGrned at
Cocodrie. on Red River, La, Monday.
The fireman AMI the Waterman were
drovned md the cook dangerously
burned. The boat and her cargo OF cot
ton are n total loss.
Mr.. J. VI. St"rl will ship from here
to-day $50 head of mnrcs and colts 10
Washington county. Kansas where the
irm Of Steel IL Mitchum, the we'll
known Bull Hun stocknen, have a large
stock rNpch. The animals were
brought down here from the Company's
ranch Il couple Of days ago.
The failure of Frankel Il Co.. the
prominent stock brokers Of Virginia
City, is announced 10y telegraph to-day.
Their liabilities ARE put mt half II mil.
lion. The failure OF X. O. Hooker, q
san Francisco stock broker, is also an.
noun ccd to-day.
Word is received from Kauai that W.
II. Halliday shot aud killed Joseph
Dohsou at TINT place, Sunday. The for.
mcr, who is inst out OF the penitentinry
found that DobSou had been unluly IA.
milinr with IIniiiday's wife during the
husbands incarceration. and at once
concluded to terminate Dobson's ca
rccr. The shooter went aul surrender.
ed himself to the authorities.
Yesterdays Silver State says: The
jury in the case Of Ono-nrm Jim, the
Pluto who murdered Andrew kinnegar.
brought in n verdict Of murder in the
first degree this morning. Though the
Indian admitted TINT lac had shot and
killed Kiuncgnr, some Of the jnrors
held out for IL hours for murder In the
econd degree because the Indian stat.