The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-02-28
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prodoess aud industries Of the sections
thy represent TIE Louisiana pe.n-
b~s are dissatisfied WITH the ~pcoFssed
feisetga On sas IT. 'kUSs iron Georga-
AlAbAinA as1 Tennessee object 90 its
;rra,iaeut Of coal. ircB-ar-- c0;:oa etc,
Whle members from the nee grOxing
districts oppose the redzoel duty on
,thkr proiuc:. The East n nAnafsstar-
ing i.tervst can Lzzys be dePsdei
upon for tEe nEinte7%aee o. high tHriE.
30 that If the detection snOag Sosthsrr
representatives DC tTae a. Eepons1, ;he
prospest for .arE reform Is by ~
mrAns brilliant
JOha W. Necar:hy. the ~d=tsEli;ns
Clerk Of the sIpreine COun o! Cal
i.srs1A vas returned from Ho1olE-
Ia to San Francisco TSesiay, on
n r~eqzi&ion by Governor Stone
Ian He claims be Len for his
health aud owes nothing 70 the State.
lie v.s released o. S3.O1 bL. Nc
CARLY claims &c - entitled to resume
his caz, which soon after his depart
ure vas sled By Governor SioHsaan.
who appointed J. D. Spencer his sue
aess9r. IaiI1.las complications are
anticipated.
Monday morning IS the rarrou grase
train T1uuins bzEeea SAGeeiItO and
San Rafael was hear WAliz Point the
engine and tender left the track, resaiI-
iEs IN the death OF Wa LacAs. the en-
gaaeer. From some unknown cause the
trRdsr jumped the track, fell dosn on
ole side aud raPlzei. Ia the descent
The engine Vas thrown from the track in
tie OPPOSITE direction. The coupling
connecting the tender Ei;h the coaches
brOk-, leaT ing the tack free from OBJ
strgctiOn, and the cars on losing head
w4y stopped The fireman Jumped sud
6aNel himself.
In the Trial in the Superior CoGrt,
San Francisco, Thursday, Of James C.
DEs-a !"E lie murder Of b. J. Shay il
Uet'ber last the testimony for the peo-
pie vas closed w ". Bishop, defend
ants ~oouosel, made the opening state
IneLs, outlining the defense of tenpora-
~ insanity. produced by circumstances
~Liei justified kIm in the act. Counsel
VUa!l show that the defendant. up to
-.ih!n = short tine before the shooting.
biirvri Shay his best friend. lat upon
receipt Of = letter seui by Shay 70 Mrs.
Brown, he, upon reading its contents,
became almost insane. lie paced the
door Of his home for several days and
ulgats, ami OF enc occasion went 50 fEr
A. 10 80 Into the woods 70 put au end to
his life, but ~as prevented from doing
80 BY MS daughter Il would b~ shoxn
that Brown had hot only warned Shay
- have nothing more 10 DO NTH his
family. AID particularly his wife, bu,
wrote to him, and that Shay. despite
tbs warning. continued TO force his ct
teniicns upon Mrs. Brown. and when
Brown szS Shay with hrr In the re.tau-
rant his brain became affected % sach &
degree that it vas Impossible for him 10
ecairui himself.
The Hanbo!dt county Grand Jury
for the February term have jus; made
their report to the District Court. &C.
.eordiEg TO which the various county o.
fsiAls are diseharging their duties
p0oIPtly, and the Affairs OF the county
are in consequence all in aPpIs.pie or
der. This lovely stsie Of things is
doubtless ascrbable to the cheering
fact that the aforesaid officials are Of
the breed OF str.igbt-out Democrats.
Al a masquerade hall in winnemucca
Monday might, the SI!r-r State says
that Uncle George Walker appeared in
the character Of a Mngxump. bat fails
10 STATE how the abortiye noD-descrip;
was represented. An ugly looking mug
in front, and a hidcous wumP in the
rear, Toid be about tie size Of it.
Congressman Scott, Of Pennsylvania.
in a speech on the silver coinage ques-
ton pro!aced his speech by regrstiins
that Democrats had seen ct 80 place
themselves in opposition to the first
Democratic President ard Secretary OF
the tt. a.ury who had occupied these
positions in the past twenty-five years.
The Reno Journal commenting on the
above says: eff that means that Mr..
Scott is Of the opinion that the Prcsi.
dent, and his Secretaries. must he sup.
ported by the party representatives, in
the halls OF legislation, whether they
are right or not, it would tie probably
as well that the party should 60 out foI
twenty-five years more. A party that is
prepared to support its leaders when
they are in the wrong. is no, n safe
party to remain in poxer. Nor will i;
remain"
The truth OF the last clause Of thc
journals proposition was practically II.
Illustrated in the late defeat Of the r..
publican party. There was no road is
leaders desired TO travel that the party
was no; ready 10 follow; no ~usurpaiioi
that the parry failed to endorse. lie
publican Presidents, Secretaries aud
Congresses had for 3 series Of year,
done their almost to drive silver out o
circuli ton but no considerable element
ju the party, even in the silver produc