The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-02-14
CFroE. Saturdays Daily.l


ing.
Very cold weather is reported
throughout Minnesota. Dakota aud
Montana.
Lieutenant. Commander II. N. Cults,
Of Mare island. died in San Francisco
Of internal hemorrLage Tuesday night.
+. G. Johnson has been appointed by
the Governor to I'LL the vacancy existing
in the Lincoln County Board Of Com
m~issiouers..
Judges Rhodes md Marshal. who
have been "Tguing the California taA
cases before the Supreme Court. passed
West by the train this morning.
Owing to the large number Of appli-
cations for young lady pupils Miss
Fannie Grant desires to state that she
will not admit any more boys in her
private school. l-27-l,w.
Governor Foraker has rendered his
decisions ou the charges preferred
against the Cincinnati Polio. Commits
sioners. removing them from Office.
This practically leaves the control OF the
police in the hands Of the Mayor.
Testimony in the mining case is still
being taken in the District Court. At
i:3O this evening n recess was taken
until z O'Clock, when further testimony
will be taken. The daily nttendau e at
the Court room shows the interest at
tichimg to the case.
A Lynchburg special Of the 4th says:
Snow has fallen since Wednesday noon
and is twelve inches deep. All Railroad
communication is interrupted. Iicports
from the southwest portion Of the State
indicate unparalleled storms, and the
snow il now from two 10 three feet deep.
Wn. Roche, n sailor, went into n San
Francisco butcher shop n couple of days
ago, and ns the butcher turned his back
Roche seized a knife from the block
and cut his throat, holding the knife in
the wound until he reached the door,
where Lie fell and soon after expired.
While the Northern Territories and
the Eastern and Southern States are
suffering with extreme cold weather,
from the effects Of which there has been
great loss Of property and III some in
stances loss Of life, the Battle-born
STATE has been favored with the most
delightful Winter weather Oh recOId.
C. p. Huntingdon, Vice Presi-
dent Of the Southern Pacific
Company, say that sorne time ago the
Central Pacific gave ~ some brok-
ers the refusal OF about six million
acres of land III Nevada and Utah Ut 81
per acre. The refusal will expire this
month. and Huntington is not anxious
to make the sale, Us he regards the price
as too low.
In San Francisco Thursday. Wm.
Reese, while attempting to sell some
st0len diamonds to a ~jewelcr, was ar
rested by Captain Lees. Reese resisted
and a desperate struggle eusued, in
which the detective was badly scratched
about the face. Reese drew "A revolver.
fired and very near killed Lees, who
jumped aside IN time to escape the bull
let. Reese then fired II shot at the Jew.
eIer. After IL lengthy scufIle the crirui-
nal was o~ycrpowcd aud locked up for
burglary.
On Tuesday night. at Crossfeld. Nd,
IA German known only as "CieUrge,' -
wns arrested for some slight oiTense.
On his way Ia the lookup. lac drcll -ed,
that II hc was confined all night hc
would burn the house and himself.
"Wednesday morning the house, "a small
frame structure, was found Ia have been
entirely destroyed 10y fire and among the
ashes were the remains Of the unfor-
inmate.
A San Francisco dispatch Of the III,
says: This afternoon Mrs. Elma Lnth-
rOp was called to her front door by Mrs.
Theresa KcuigaU, whn suddenly Mt
tackled her with II razor, cutting her
fourteen or fifteen times on the face aud
body. The recovery Of Mra. Lhthrov
IL doubtful. As "a reason for the assault
Mrs. Korrigan charges Mira. Lathrop
with being on improper ferns with her
husband. Mr.. Rcrrigan. Mrs. Lathrop
denies ever seeing ~ hearing Of either
Mrs. Kcrrignu or her husband before.
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