The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-03-07
lFroE Saturdays Daily.l
BALAA0UNDI.


A special fruit train passed through
here to-day making passenger time, for
the orient.
Gabriel Cohn arrived in town last
evening. He is dealing in cigars made
exclusively by white labor.
General Hnzen. OF tho Signal Service.
Is suing the New York Times for alleged
libel. laying damages at Sl0O. 600.
DIR. L. II. Coates fatally shot A.. u.
Keith, another dentist. III ST. Louis
Thursday. keith's familiarity with
Coates wife is the alleged cause VI the
shooting.
Mrs. NcAfee, of Tuscarors, who has
been spending the Winter down in
Soutern California, came up by train
last evening aud departed Tor home by
stage this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. II. Rand will de-
part for California to-mUrrow morning.
II the change proves beneficial to SIR.
Eand's health, they will remain vest OF
the SierIas two or three months.
The effect Of the great reduction III
the fare To the East 10 apparent: in tie
sudden wonderful increase Of travel over
the {. =. road. During the past two
days tie trains have Leen well loaded.
The amount Of standard dollars in
the Treasury. after deducting the silver
certificates in circulation. ON February
10th was So. 5o7. SAC, AS compared with
s~G7.727,si2 in the Treasury July 81,
lss5.
The Collector Of Customs at San
Francisco, has been Instructed 70 take
measures for having a new contract
made for he Customs carriage service,
10 take effect at the expiration Of the
present contract on April 80.
Vim. PSrdy, one OF Eureka's we'll
known business men, who has been
travelling ia Idaho and Montana during
the past two months, cane IN by the
train yesterday morning, and remained
here until this morning, when he con-
tinued his route homcuard.
II is reported that in consequence OF
the dissolution Of the Transcuutineutal
pool. the time over tie c. l.. L. Il. and
u. L. Il. Il. will be shortened. and tim,
passenger trains will be run from San
Francisco 10 Omaha la twelve or A.te,n
hours less time than at present.
Silver State:-Drs. Hanson and D4w-
son. who examined Clarence GRAY, md
made dilisent inquiry as to his bchny-
Tor, do not agree upon his mental con-
dItion. DR.. Hanson is Of the opinion
hat he Is sane. while Dr.. Dawson ex.
presses The opinion that ne is either in
sane or u cOnsummatc actor.
Among The train-load OF passengers
Tor the West this morning. were n cnu-
pie OF tall, iuug-haiTed duirs, who we've
the exposure o; all eyes as they aired
their proportions IN q promenade upon
the hotel platform. The impression
that they were n pair OF Mormon Rpos-
ties Was erroneous. il being n~sccTtaincd
hat one OF them was no less n person
age than the famous Buffalo William,
while the other was tho BuIalo's Lieu.
tenant, who does the heavy work ia the
blood and thunder show OF which the
Buihionian William is principal propr.-
etor. The paraPher%ulia OF the famous
hyppodroms includes three Pnwmcc
bucks, who, in gorgeous attire, appeared
on the train.
Belmont Conrier- Il il confidently
expected that the bullion output of y e
county for 1856 will lie col 81 lerally
larger thar il has been for unany years.
II indications do not lie numerous
mines That arc now shut down will aeon
DO worked, and worked too for all that
is in them.
lhN huHN lCIIlblt kVlt NlhN INV NCr
Cured for years swept the North ATTAIN.
tic Coast during Friday md Saturday
last, causing much damage along the
Coast line from Maine to Maryland.
The wind acquired n velocity Of over a
mile n minute, tearing away signs. top
plin- chimnies ani driving before il
everything not securely anchored or
the specific gravity Of which afforded
sufficient resistance. The terrible blast
was also a regular prairie blizzard driv-
ing the mercury way down below zero.
and spreading its frosty mantle over
every object exposed 10 its Wild fury.
A Queer Mistake.