The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-05-16

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cisco by last evenings train.
Judge Bisclow and family returned
from San Francisco last evening.
Allen Fisher. OF Wells. was IA pnssen-
ger by last nights east bound Train.
II. Mccain, the Alcalde of HnlIeck,
came down on the Lelated train to-day.
We are pleased to See Charley Gard.
ner on the street again afr his long
and serious illness.
The wes,-bounl' train was about six
hours late to-day, arriving here at /
o'clock this afternoon.
Lee ST. Clair. Of Star Valley. came
down to-day ON business connected with
the settlement of has brothers estate.
A shower Of rain would Lc gratefully
received. aud Their are some Indications
that 1t will come within - short time.
IIarrer's new geography says that
coal i abundant ia Nevada. We are
glai to hear it. ns this discovery will MI
a"!ons felt want"
Little Joe Lang is rapidly recovering
from his unfUrtun ate experience in at
tempting to ascertain the temperature
of a hot spring ! or trying to catch fish
already cooked.
1t is rumored that cE- Chief VI ,rrispn.
late of Virginia City, will take q leading
part ia the DurlcsIue comedy. "Skippcd
by the Light of the Moon" for which
he Is o ia active preparation.
Secretary MAnniug's Resignation is
now IN he hand, Of the President" is
n paragraph which strikes your eye il
almost ANY paper which you pick ~,
when AS a matter Of fact. the Secretary
has no thought Of rcsigming.
Ex-Governor Murray, late Chief Mag
istrIte Of the Saints Rest. who has
brcn on n visit tq san Francisco since
Tr>igning the rcigns Of Government uf
TINT dI,cUmt"ntci and rebellion, people.
Mas "a passenger for the East last night.
III" Treasury il saved again. Post
muster General Villa, has is-a+l an or-
der pro .idiug that retiring "ustmus,cis
shall not use oiicin' envelopes ia for
wiTdIns their final statements To the
Department, but shall prepay postage.
Thus tue Government makes fuur IA
ON every retiring Postmaster
Judge LawlcT Is studying the iutriya.
cirs OF the Chinese oath. with a view To
introducing the ivcaplta;iuu Of chickens
into his court. Experience with every
Kind Of oath has shown that tue ouly
certain way Of. preventing a Chinese
witness from lying il to decnpitatc the
witness before hc swcnrs.-S. 4. Post.
4 special to the Post says: The
President has Withdrawn the nominn-
tun Of Warren Green, now acting A.,
Consul General at Japan. The reasons
b'N' '' '' "'''h ~ b'Sth Nipl
certain scenes which took luce around
The card table since Green's appoint
incnt, II IN which he was o,acrrucd.
The San Francisco Examiners
", ,bir,t,, ,, ~. IT,
nry Department here Is in daily tel
eS'aphic communication with Special
Agent snyder, who il investigating the
l"sS OF the 100000 from the san Fran
cisco Su6-Trchsury. 1t has been set.
tied 10y investigation thus far that the
money was taken in August last, and
That the books were "dUctprrd' 50 as to
conceal the theft. : mydrr II conf lent
that they are ON the track Of the thief.
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After her arrival she stepped into
NHght's place 81 business and asked
hun I" marry her. and upon his refusing
she iir"d tire" shot4 at him from u
Colts fotty-ii'o cuilbrc revolver, two
Taking effect IN his head md one in his
breast, killing him INSTANTLY.
The s,comshir ArcoJio. or noI,iuoro
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