Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-01-19

$500 ~SiSAS July ~ Vuos'VU 0ou-
ley's Court this afternoon. The Jury
disagreed, upon which nolle prosequi
was entered and tho defendant was dis
charged from custody.
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An exchange says-A London firm
has offered tho General of the Chartreu-
sian monks, of La Grande, Chartreuae,
tn" sum of IS. O00, 900 for tho monopoly
of manufacturing and sale Of the famous
Chartreuse liquor. The General of tho
order il disposed to reject the proposal.
Reno Journal An intense public
building war is said to be in progress in
Carson. It 10 between the Superin-
tendent Of construction and the con-
tractor. An agent has been detailed by
tho Government, and is now on his way
from Washington to settle tho diffic ulty
A resolution was unanimously adopt
oil at . recent meeting of the State
Board Of Agriculture asking the Cover
nor to request tho Legislature to make
An immediate appropriation Of $25, 900
to enable tho Board to complete tho
purchase of land and Pavilion made in
1857.
s. F. Alta:-Nevada has appointed q
Legislative Committee to proceed to
Sacramento to ask tho Califor MIA Legis-
lature for piece of this State. We are
not aware that California has any Rore
State than rho wants, or that the Leg
islAturs keeps a grabbing for the henetit
of her neigabors.
Tho following officers OF Elko Lodge
No. Is. X of p, were duly install, d
by Grand O laocoIlnr Rogers at tho last
regular meeting of tho Order: E. E.
B'lkey, @. G.; Z. G. Mcclellan, v. O.;
James Brain. Prelate; ]. B. Abel NJ.
Of F.; John Hibbets. N. Of E.; q. E.
Green, K. of r. & s.
Tho Homer Index says: The i'm.
pressible old fellows down at Hal'eiuah
Fiat are supremely happy. Their
prayers have been answered and they've
got young schoolmarm. Judge Mat.
fly gives his whiskers an extra twirl,
aud Sturgeon prances around in a
oiled shirt aud broad grin. too happy
for anything.
John L. Baiolc, under indictment for
the murder OF his brother, Sam uel ] I.
Black, last May, died in the county Jail
at Virginia City, Nevada, Wednesday.
The deceased had boon tried three
times OIL the charge, the jury disagree
ing each trial. The fopr'th trial was set
for the latter part of this month IN Oar
s,n. He lea yes wife and fSur sons In
Oakland, Cal.
Denver Republican (Rep.) There
are many men in tho South who think
as General Longstreet does in regard to
the tariff, but comparatively few OF
them arc brave enough to vote In ac-
cordancO with their tariff views. They
prefer TO be cl6ssed as Democrats
rather than, voting In accordance with
what they think arc the best interests
Of tho South, to be called Bepublioans.
Assemblyman Springmeyer has intro
duoed bill to prevent the employment
Of persons under 10 years Of age al
teachers in tho public schools Of the
State. We are opposed to the bill ON
the ground that age Is not an important
factor in the qualification Of anyone q
. teacher. Some persons never got old
enough to be coed teachers. while or
the other hand We have known gone
who we're very successful teachers be-
fore they had arrived at the mature az,
Of eighteen years,
Its solemnly announced that Presi-
dept.eleot Harrison will not permit even
his initials to be placed upon the doors
OF his now brougham. This democratic
abstinence on his part, says the New