The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-08-11
News Items.

The Omaha Herald thus sums up the re-
suit Of the recent raid of Gen. Carr into the
Indian country:
Two hundred and seveuty-four horses. one
hundred and tuIty-foUr mules. nine Thousand
three hundred pounds of dried meat eighty
four lodges complete. ifty-siE rifles, twenty
two TcyOivcr,. forty bows and arrows. fifty
pounds uf powder, etc, etc.
About h!i"' u hundred dollars in money wn9
found Iu tn" camp by soldiers, aud the G,ucuI
CuuI.s ding cummcuds in the wurmret
{. ~.-. "" generous hearted feeling which
r...-. ..'.t them TO give most uf it-Oycr nine
u.udg.,, tollurs-to the liberated white cap
tive, Mrs. WcicheI.
Fifty-two Indians were killed and fifteen
squnws and Papooses taken prisoners.
GREAT FmE.--A fire was discovered in the
l. 5. bonded warehouse on Lombard street
Philadelphia. The building was one of the
best of its class, and has always been consid-
cred firC-proof. Forty thousand barrels Of
whisky and other goods, to the amount of ten
or eleven millions OF dollars, were destroyed 1t
is the greatest fire that has occurred in that
city since 1852.
FLORENCE, August 5.-During the cclclrn-
ton of great festival in the Cathedral of
Tranisicilly, the dnpery caught fire. The
church was crowded at tue time. The congre-
CATION was seized with panic, and rush was
made for the doors. In the confusion sixteen
persons were traInpled TO death and IA large
number badly injured.
ADDITIONAL returns indicate that Senter's
majority may reach %, 600. So far as heard
from the state Senate stands: Conservative
IL; Conservative Republicans, 4; with five
districts 10 hear from. House, Conservatives
46i Republicans, 4; Stokes Republicans, 4.
TRoors FOR WHITE PEE.--A petition is in
circulation, asking the Secretary of War TO
furnish a body of 500 cavalry to be scnt into
the White Pine district, to project miners and
other residents i'll that district.-IVhite Pine
NcVs
Some Internal scamp has lot Of rotten beef
and bacon he wants 10 sell. There is not half
50 much need of troops in White Pine rs there
Is in san Francisco, whore man amt safe
out OF his house after dark. But you won't
come IT, that's ceTtain.-lEhite Pine TSlcgr1,o
1T is announced that the ceremony of the
opening OF the SuCz Canal will take place on
the 18th of November next. This canal Ia ono
| hundred miles long, twenty-six feet deep and
two hundred feet broad. The largest ships
can make the passage in twelve hours and use
their paddles.
TIE ESD.-The eight miners who wero mr..
rested mt Treasure City for being engaged in
the "hoisting' business, on July 9th. were
trcd on Monday, found guilty of unlawful as
sombly and fined $25 each.
The election in Kentucky for State Treasurer
and members of the Legislature, on Monday.
resulted IN overwhelming majoritcs for the
Democrats.
The Democratic ticket has split in Amador.
Calayeras, San Diego. Los Angeles and Sono.
ma with strong symptoms of big bolt in San
FnnclscU.--iSGc. Bee.
MILL BURSEp.-Tho 1O-stamp water mill of
Weston N Co., in Gold Canoon, milo above
Dayton was destroyed by fire.
GEN. EoHEcHASs declines the Democratic
nomination for Governor of Ohio. 4 now
State Convention is to be- called
disbandcl. '' ""'
fut" fov"ris rr"vnling to an ALARMING
cv',ni IN ,,r-r..lt