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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-05
A CHICKENS DEVOTION.
The Tragic End OF n Faithful Houdan-
Loyal Unto Death.

The Tragic End OF q Faithful Houdan-
Loyal Unto Death.
Many timc has the fcklcness of hu-
man nature boon put to the blush by
inc undying loyalty of a dog or q horse.
But rarely has it occurred, we are sure.
that a chicken has found itself unable
TO live without its master and has de-
term1ned to commit suicide rather than
live in loneliness. A correspondence of
La Nature, French scientific journal.
tell the following tragic story of a
chicken Of tho uoudan variety or
which his brother had made o. pet. Ho
says:
every morning in coming out of tho
mousse tho young man brought with him
handful of crumbs CT of grain or of
something else that chickens like, and
littlo by littlo his IToudan pot acquired
tho habit of following him about tho
place. In grovo near tho house thcro
was q bench. When tho young man
reached this bench no invariably seated
himself, and tho fowl, jumping up by
his eide, pocl1cd tho food from his hand
and was pottcd by boing strol1od on tho
head and back.
''This had gone on for quite u long
time when tho young man loft homo to
go to college. Tor tho first day or two
tho cbicllon seemed not to bo incon-
solable ovor tho loss of its friend, but
took its food with tho rest. hftor o fcw
days, however, tho fowl seemed to be-
como aware that its friend was not COM
ing back, and it was seized all at onco
with an unconquorablo melancholy. 1t
fingered morning after morning under
the windows Of tho house as if waiting
for its master to como out.
"Finally 1t betoolc itself to tho bench
whore its master had been accustomed
to feed 1t, and thoro romGincd, its head
under it's wing, almost rotionless, day
and night. 1t was useless TO try to
tempt it with food; tho chialion refused
to look up whom tho most tempting hand
fuls of grain or dough wcro thrown down
before 1t. Its oyolids woro closed, and
its intontion to dio OF hunger was SO
evident that it was deemed merciful to
kill it," .....--
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-05
A CASE OF BLUFF.
low Cool Man Won Twenty-Five Hun.
dred Dollars at PolScr.


A little gamo of draw PLAYED at ono
OF the leading hotels in Denver has boon
subject OF interest to scmi-sports late-
ly' says the Chicago Times. Theplayers
"ero prominent mcn-ono leading and
wealthy cattlc-man Of Colorado, whose
hPure has only recently assumed alder
.hanlc proportions; ono Congressman
from Georgia, and the third q scion of
the cotton aristocracy of New Orleans.
"A three days siege was agreed to. A
room was engaged and Office hours ar
ranged. They were to begin PLAYING at
one o'clock in the afternoon and Quit
promptly at ten. Lunch was served in
the room, and a new deck was to be used
for each deal. The limit was placed Mt
SlCO, but it was optional with any ono
or the trio to declare tho limit off at anv
time. The first days play resulted in
1aVor OF no one particularly, but the
very first hand dealt on tho second
afternoon found two sets of threes and
four flush out. The blonde from
New Orleans had three and knew
what they were worth, SO he
opened her up for 500. The
big fellow from Colorado had the same
sort OF temper, and promptly knocked
OIL the limit by depositing $500 worth
OF ivory on the table. Our CONGRESS-
man with the anxious face looked SOL
emn, but had not dreamed of any blacI,
cats, SO he ''saw' what was going on.
In the draw Mr.. N. did not improve
things, but looked as expressive as
last years base ball. The Colorado man
made fours, and the Congressman got
the right color and shape. One hundred
went cut as a feelos Mr.. Long Horn
mado it an even $500. The Georgian
thought an ace-fush good, and raised
him $500 more. Mr.. n. laid his cards
down on the table.
rs my paper good, gentlemen2"
Certainly" was the roply.
In moment more check for S., 900
lay on the table. The silenco was sad
dening. Cattle were not very high that
year, and four tcn-spots were quietly
laid down. 'The Congressman from
Georgia thought so, too, and his beauti-
full flush joined tho discards. Mr.. N.
coolly raked in tho So, 200 pot and passed
his hand over to me. He had three
duces. a. ..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-05
AN ORDINANCE,

TT APPEARING TO THE Salts.
faction of the Board of County
commissioners Of Elko county, State
oil Nevada, from a petition addressed
TO SAID Board, and signed by a largo
number Of the citizens of the town of
Elko, in said county, that horned
cattle running at large in tho streets
OF said town are a public nuisance.
1t is therefore ordained 10y said Board
OF Commissioners that all persons
living in said town of Elko who own,
or claim, or have under their charge
or control, any milch COWS, calves, or
other horned cattle, are prohibited
from permitting or allowing the same
to be at large in the streets of
said town between the 18th day of
April and the 18th day of October.
unless said cattle are under the charge
and control of herder. And it is
further ordered and declared by said
Board of Commissioners that all per-
sons disobeying this ordinance shall
be punished by fine of not less than
twenty nor more than fifty dollars,
or by imprisonment in the County
Jail not less than ten nor more than
twenty-five days.
This ordinance shall take effect on
and after the 18th day of April, 1850
Dated at Elko, said county and
State, the 7th day of April, 1890.
FRED WILSON,
r. p. HAMILL,
STANLY RIGsBY,
Chairman of Board.
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Notice for Publication,

LAND OFFICE AT EUREKA, NEVADA
April 16, 1890.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
4N following-named settler has filed notice
OF his intention to make final proof in SUD.
port of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the District Court of the State
of Nevada, ut Elko, Elko county, Nevada, on
TUESDAY, MAY 81, 1890, viz:-Homestead
Entry, No 100, JOHN CLENDENNING for
the y OF = Sec. 23, and s % ofNwL
Sec. "a, Township so, North of Range So East,
Mount Diablo Meridian.
lie names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, ard cultiva.
tion of, said land, viz:
f. Francis NJ. McPhetres, of Elko, Nevada.
1ssac Ostreicher, Of Elko, Nevada.
I'D. Bradley, OF Dceth, Nevada.
. George Russell, of Reno Nevada.
ID. II. HALL,
Register
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-05-05

DEPUTY U. s. LAND AND MINERAL
Surveyor for Nevada. Mines laid out
and Surveyed for Patent. Land surveyed, ap-
plicatohs, contracts, payments on land. and
apprr'nlning TO taking up or holding lnrd Of
the State or Government attended TO. Shall
keep fully posted as TO nlI lands taken up and
acant IN the castrru part Of Nlvads Ad
dress Elko, Nevada.
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The state herald., 1890-01-03
Mrs. Davis Undecided Where to Bury
Her Dead.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 27.-Mayor
Ellison, of this city, this morning received
letter from Mrs. Jefferson Davis in reply
to request that the body Of her husband
be buried here, dated Beauvoir House, De.
cember 81. In It she says:
III gratitude for the manner In which
the people of Richmond sustained him dur
Ing the war, his affection for her citizens
and tho calm fortitude OF her men and wo-
men under crushing defeat were to be the
moving cause only, might lay him therr
unqucstioned; but the State Of his birth,
kentucky; the State Of his adoption, which
showered every honor upon him within
her gift, Mississippi; the State where
tho Confederacy first unfurled her
banner, Alabama; the State Ia which
his parents spent their early years /;
where his father was born and where my
husband has received many honors, Gcor-
gia, State In which wc found friends and
home, and where our dead rcposc, Ten
nessee; and last though not least, the
State which now gives him sepulcher
amid tears and the plaudits of the people,
Louisiana. All these have put forth
claims so strong that I cannot choose
among them and have decided to wait,
perhaps years, before making selection.
"To rest in the same soil with your i'm
mortal heroes, Robert f. Lee and Stone
wall jackson, Is privilege fully appre.
ciated, and should bc the last to under
value the honor, but whcn n final decision
must be made, cannot be unmindful Of
the right of those who have done mo tho
honor TO claim the custody OF my dead, ind
beg you to have patience with me for y
season.
The state herald., 1890-01-03
Pennsylvania Coal Mines Shutting
Down.

SCRANTON. Pa. Dec. 27.-Following
the announcement yesterday that tho
pcnnsylvania Coal Company had closed
down eleven OF its fourteen coillorics, and
the Delaware and Western Company ak
OF its mines, to-day comes the new. tina,
the Hillside Coal aud Iron Company,
working the Erie railroad mines OF rorca,
City, Gormain aud Pleasant Valley, with
nearly 5000 workmon, have also shut
down. Individual operators nll through
the valley nrc unable 10 secure ears aud
have also ordered n shutdown until con
dltlons arc improved These individual
collicrlcs number dozen or more, md will
average $50 men aud boys each. Tho nm.
nounccmcn, IN also made tina, tho Delaware
md Hudson Canal Company will q, tho
end Of the week shut down fifteen Of It's
colicrlcs, about half I, operates between
Carbonate aud Plymouth, The closing OF
company works mud individual mines viii
cause the idlencss OF upward OF 1900 men
md boys 10 this I, is quite likely will be
added u large number Of wofkmen who
will be thrown out Of employment by tho
shutting down Of the minos OF Wiikcsbarrc
and Susqucbapna Coal Company IN III
Wyoming region,
The state herald., 1890-01-03
RACE TROUBLES.
An Attempt TO Arrest a Negro Outlaw
Leads 10 the Death Of a Mum.
bcr Of Persons.

SAVANNAH. Ga, Dec. 26.-Trouble
at Jessup yesterday began nj 10 o'clock u
m, when Chief Marshal Lcggctt and as-
sistants attempted 10 arrest bob Brewer,
tho notorious negro outlaw aud fugitive.
Brewer raised his gun aud deliberately
shot and killed Assistant Marshal Barn
hill. The ehlot marshal then fired at
Brewer, but missed him. and Brewer no
turned the iirc ind shot Lcagctt through
both legs. Brewer aud his crowd, ten or
twelve men, then fed 10 Mcmillan swamp.
The negroes were followed into the swamp
by several citizens. Among them were
William Wood, a carpenter, and his son,
William Wood, Jr. Tho negroes lodged
Into the swamp, aud when young Wood
ran la behind him. Brewer rose up aud
shot him through tho head. killing him In.
stnn,ly, md shot Woods father In the
face. Accomplishing this much tho negroes
ran further Into the swamp and escaped.
News OF the death OF young Wood and
tho serious shooting of his father spread
like wildfrc over town. Confusion rcigncl
for time and Jcssup seemed 10 bc In the
hands Of u violent mob. Mayor Hobbs
called meeting aud basty arrangements
were made 10 protect tho town. Seventy
i've armed men wcrc gathered In u few
minutes and followed Brewer and party n
distance Into thoswamp.
Mcmillan IIay cover. over 400 acres
brewer is No familiar with Its hiding
places that the efforts OF tho posse 10 locate
him were regarded as 10 DO vain. Tho
strength OF the posse was soon increased
by posse OF twenty Ave mon and pioke,
limo was formed.
A. about $ O'Clock this morning u party
Of unknown men attacked tho jail nj jcs
sup. driving away the guards. In few
minutes the doors were battered down, and
four men went inside aud shot and killed
Peter johnson and l3lll Hops. Tho former
was tho man who had been wounded aud
captured In tho nsht
There is still great excitement through
out the country around Jessup, but Affairs
viii doubtless quiet down In fow days
II is n region of turpentine distilicries and
saw mills Thousands Of negroes are cin-
pioycd aud the tessup trouble Ia apt 10
dls1rvanifc labor for sone time 10 come.
The state herald., 1890-01-03
jus, Learned sho Wa. FREQ.

KANSAS Cry. Dec. PA unique
case was decided In tho Probate Court oil
Cooper County to-day. At the commence.
ment of tho war Joseph Hiclshan, now II
wealthy nnd influential farmer In the
county, bought n ncgrcss slave and took
her To his farm ns sewing maid. Since
that timo she has never been allowed to
80 beyond tho bounds OF the farm nnd In
her petition alleges sho had been per-
mlt,cd To hold converse with none OF her
race. and none OF the family were ever
permitted TO toll her tho results OF the
wpr. When hor old mastor dicd three
weeks nso sho ran away to Boonvilic, and
while there learned that tho slaves had
bcon cmnneIpatod. She told hcr story To a
lawyer, sand he brought suit to recover
Us wages si 400 wages u. 81 month fol
twenty .hyc years. from Hickam's estate.
Tho court decided for tho plaintiff to. day,
and allowed onchaif of the amount asked
The state herald., 1890-01-03
A SEA COW.
1t No Moro Resembles Cow than
Il Does a Chicken.

1t No More Resembles Cow than
II Does a Chicken.
On my first trip up the Manatee river
fully expected TO see manatee, or
sea COW. r.ljse her big horned head out
OF tho black water and below n warn
ing at us. writes New York Times
correspondent The name leads any
one to hook for great creature with
the hairy sifiu OF n COW, with horns
and II frisking tail, u terrible animal
big enough to swallow u boat and all
its contents. wading along the shallow
shore perhaps nibbling at grass and
bushes. But tho sea COW OF reality Is
IL very different thing from the sea cow
Of Imagination. There was little dam
gcv Of seeing one ofany sort for 1t Is
years since the last one was taken In
the Manatee river. except one solitary
specimen Tint wus considered raro
enough 70 be taken out 70 the semi
tropical exhibition ut Jacksonville.
saw 1t there and now my idea of u sea
COW Is clearer.
1t does no: roam about the-qasa.s.---
bellowiAg and swallowing whole'
II has no hair aud no horns. nor ..
nor angry tail. In appearance II \ =:
more like chicken. and It's nah
comes not from It's shupe. but from IL
habit OF living on grass ana groom ves-
ctables instead OF eating fish or flesh
The state herald., 1890-01-03
How q Kansas Town viii Get tho
County Seat.

KANSAS Cry. Dec. pa count,
.ca, election Ia soon 10 bc held In Rewllns
County, In tho northwestern part OF Kan.
sas. Two ,owns are competing for tbt
honor OF being the scat Of government, Al
wood and Biak.man. Tho latter town hai
inaugura,cd novel method Of campaign
INK. A fund has been subscribed 10 pur.
chase nil the houses In Atwood and NOV,
them to iilahoman and thus dcpopula,c its
rival.
Forty scyep dwelling houses and store.
have already been purchased and moved u
Blah.man. and tho purchasing committee
IL negotiating for a majority Of tho rc
maindcr. Tho people nj Atwood nrc said
10 be- hard d.up aud quite willing to dispose
OF their houses nj fair prices.
The Biahcman purchasing committee ia
backed by a railroad and town company,
and fnds no diillouliy In raising the ncccs
sary funds. Bahcman people aro conf
dent OF success n the CO ming election.
The state herald., 1890-01-03
Rapid Yligh. Of BHmbls ysss.

A writer In Gleanings In Bee Gull
turc asks the question "How fast do
humble bees ay." and answered by
relating mn experience In England
many years ago. on an engine which
wus going at tho rate Of nearly slxty-
miles an hour. which was chasod by
n bumblo bee that found no dlfficulsy
In going around the smoke stack sever.
al times at this almost incredible rate
OF speed. While tho bee was going
with the engine IL must exceed tho
mile-a-minute ratc. Tho report says
this was kept up for six or eight min.
utcs, during which time the engine
passed over as many miles. This
seems nm incredible story. entirely st
variance with our cxperlcn CO with
humble bees. wo havc often outrun
them. and, In fact tho Doe rarely chns-
cs any one more thnn iii.scn or twenty
rods, usually u much less distance. It
is also easily thrown OF the track. Per-
hnps the boo lighted on tho smoke
stack. nnd was carried by IL without
being secn. II this occurred for cvcn
five minutes while tho train was going
Mt such u rnte OF speed, tho humble
bee would never reach It's home. but
DO hopelessly lost. We cannot believe
that bec Of any kind can ny Us fast
IN Is here reported. Probably with n
bee In full purs u!t tho observer be-
came excited. and did not distinguish
between tho boo trying Its stir..
against tho smoke stack. and an In.
furinscd enemy pursuing him with
greater velocity and fcrocIty than bees
ever did bcior0.
The state herald., 1890-01-03
A Relic of the Revolutionary War,

CANAJoHARIE, Dec. 27.-At Stone
Arabia the other day citizen found q be-
grimmed and badly battered metallic boz,
six inches long and two deep. The con-
tents consisted of . Iccket, a bundle o.
parchmeut letters and faded piece of blue
ribbon. The locket was of gold and of fine
workmanship. On one side is monogram
In letters "F II. d )" on the other curl
ously wrought hunting scene. The letters
were all written in 1TTs-19 by lady Of
evident royalty residing in London, to her
betrothed and couched in most tender Ian
guagc. The superscription indicates the
name Of its recipient to be Captain Lowe
OF the British army. There is no record Of
a Captain Lowe having been killed ut the
battle of Stone Arabia, but he must have
been present in that awful conflict and tho
box lost in the fight The gentleman own.
ing the metallic box will gladly surrender
it TO the relatives of Captain Lowe.
The state herald., 1890-01-03
Henry Grady Dead.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 23. Henry
Grady died Of pneumonia at 3 40 this morn.
ing.
Messages Of coincidence have been p5Gi-
ing in all day from north and south
Ex-President Cleveland telegraphed Mrs
Grady rs follows: Accept the heartfelt
sympathy of one who loved your husband
for what he was, and for all that he has
done for his people and his country. BE
assured that everywhere throughout the
land warm hearts mourn with you in your
deep affection and deplote this loss the ma
tion has sustained
Governor Hill of New York telegraphed
rs follows; 'Please convey to Mrs. Grady
my deepest sympathy in the loss of her
husband. He was noble and brilliant
man for whom felt O warm friendship
and highest respect. The entire North
will join with the South in lamenting the
death of one whose services in the obltcr-
alton Of sectional feeling has been distin-
guished, and SO patriotic"
Among other kilograms were those from
Samuel J. Randall, Emery Speer, Roswell
p. Flower, Patrick A. Collins and Clinton
B. Fisk.
The state herald., 1890-01-03
Biograph ical Sketch,

Henry w. Grady was born In one Of the
counties Of Southeastern Georgia. His
father was killed in Virginia during the
war and his estate having been greatly
impoverished, young Grady was forced to
go TO work at a comparatively tender age
TO earn his daily bread He was thus de-
prived Of the advantages of an early edu-
cation, but with his characteristic pluck
no overcame oil obstacles and In few
years entered Emory College at Athens,
Georgia. fro IN which hc graduated with
high honors. He first entered journalism
with tho Tri-lveekiy Commercial a,
Rome, Georgia, rs local editor. In 1872 he
made such vigorous fight on the Ku Klux
which were terrorixlng that section OF the
South, and his views were so at variance
with the attitude of tho Commercial on that
question, that he resigned and went to At
lanta. From that time his rise was rapid
After reporting on the daily Constitution
for few months, he became ono Of the
leading editorial writer's. When Victor
Newcomb, president of tho Louisville &
Nashville Railway, made his coup d'ctal
and scooped the Nashville, Chattanooga 4
st. Louis Railroad, he loaned young Grady
money by which he got In on the ''ground
floor" Of the deal. and when the deal wal
completed the young journalist suddenly
found himself rich. With his little for
tunc he bought third interest In the At
lanta Constitution. Much Of the remark.
able success of that paper is due to him.
Mr.. Grady became famous as an orator
and an almost national figure by hi.
speech on tho New South" delivered be.
fore the New England Association In New
York In December, lss7. II was he whs
was the father OF the New South aud he
christencd II with one Of the grandcst ef-
forts Of his life. As IN orator he had few
equals anywhere. So beloved was he In
his pativc State that In lsss he was urged
TO allow his name to 70 before tho Georgia
Legislature IN n candidate for United
States Senator, and three -fourths OF tn,
members pledged to support him. He dc
clincd the honor, saying he preferred see
Ing Senator Alfred II. Colquitt reelected
Mr.. Grady never held public oflcc.
The state herald., 1890-01-03
idsntIiylnz n. yehnseu.

'Is there Mr.. Johnson IN this
carp called tho conductor as hc on tor
cd coach ON Lehigh -vaslsy train
nnd held up telegram TO view. \ :
There is" replied three
chorus ms they rosc up.
"But this dispatch Is for Jok
son."
That's mo-" replied two
mon. while tho third looked rc\
nnd snt down.
(which OF you Ii mnrrlcd"
tlnucd the conductor.
II nn." both answered.
"Wcll. ! think this dispatch rclnl. !
10 tho birth Of twins Mt home, and IL
conRratulntory."
"That lots mo out. thank hcnyen!"
exclaimed one johnson ~ he snt down
To wipo his brow. whilc tho other
flushed rod aud white for n moment,
md then received the dispatch. Now
York Sun.
The state herald., 1890-01-03
THE INFLUENZA.
u Effects Ia fsussia..-rhs Epidemic
Spreading Ii Europe,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-George w.
Wurts, in charge Of affairs at the United
States legation in ST. Petersburg, has sent
to the State Department an accottnt Of thu
prevalence Of la grippe in Russia, with In
teresting comments.
He states that about the middle Of No
veinber public attention was called to thu
large number 81 p6ra6Hs falling III will
much the same symptoms, fever and sever.
pains In the head, back and limbs.
For lack of better name he states tha,
tho malady has been called influenza, bu
Il shows. signs of typhoid character
though not OF d malignant :s6aturs and VI
to tho date Of writing, December s, no iata
case has been reported. The illness ii
both cases is very light and lasts but q few
days, seldom longer than two weeks,
IT leaves, however, all persons who hav.
been touched III debility shd great deprcs
sion of spirits. In fact, its after effects are
rather more unpleasant than the complaint
itself.
The cause OF the epidemic has not been
satisfactorily explained. Most persons as
cribc 1t to the abnornially warm weather
6f the past month. hut that would not &c
count for its appearance In Slboria, Where
It has burst out in several places, the
weather there having been as cold Us usual
this season.
Now that winter seems to have fairly
set In here it is expected the malady will
disappear, but in the meanwhile nearly
everydna y #fected. There is no exagger
alton in printing tho humber of sick d,
fully two-thirds Of the populatiGa II St.
Petersburg not house has es
capped its visitation. The Emperor was
very i'll with 1t for several days, and
scatcely n member ef the imperial family
has been free from 4.
More than 10000 cases have been medi
cally authenticated, but these represent q
small portion Of the sufferers.