The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-11-09

Embassy that the Paris government had asked
permission to bring food and fuel into Paris
and victual other besieged towns Bismarck
refused to allow the revictualing of other
towns, or allow fuel into Paris; nor did he
agree, nor was he disposed to agree, to the re-
yictualing of Paris. 1t is possible the nego-
tiations are valid up TO this point.
Madrid.-The Correspondence denies the
statement in the New York Herald on the 18th
and 18th ult, relative to the sale of Cuba.
The Correspondents is the organ of Senior
Aloret, Minister of the colonies and its utter
ance on this question may therefore be re-
garded rs official. 1t adds that the Spanish
people would not permit the sale of Cuba TO
the United States or any other nation on any
terms.
LONDON, Nov. THE Times says the
arrnstce turned on the question Of free egress
and ingress at Paris during the % days, Theirs
insisting and Bismarck refusing. During the
conference between Theirs and Favre at
Sevres, the Paris forts maintained steady
fire on the place of interview. The confer.
enco lasted over eight hours. The Paris Lib
orte asserts that Bismarck proposes restora-
ton of the POpe's temporal power.
\ telegram has been received to-day from
Shaughae. To the 18th of October the news
continues wariike. -Four gunboats. carrying
ten guns each, had been launched at Shaug-
hae. The Chinese Were importing cannon.
arms and ammunition. >No further outrages
on foreigners have been reported.
Pacific CoAsr.-Ihe most high-haudcd and
daring robbery ever prrpctrnted on the Pa
CIhC coast, occurred on the Central Pacific
Railroad last night, or this morning at half.
past one o'clock, nj Verdi IL miles above
Reno. We learn the following particulars of
the affair from passenger on the train, and
whose statement may be relied upon rs cor
rect. 1t appears that the eastern bound train
had been delayed an hour by the freight trims
which cOllIdrd Yesterday. and consequently II
was AN hour behind time when It arrived nj
Verdi. The tram here waited Tor the western
bound passenger train from Reno T. pass II;
and after II had passed, seven masked men
mounted the platform of the express car and
the next passenger car, standing III the way of
the brakes man, who desired them To get ont
of the way as he couldn't operate the breaks ;
but they pnid no heed to him, and he went
into the Gar for the conductor. who, on coming
out had several pistols pointed at ms head
and was requested to 20 back. just then the
bcll-ropv WA, cut ANA the highwuymcn took to
the locomotive and with drawn pistols com
manded the engineer to start the locomotive
and the express and mail cars down the
road. The engineer at first protested but 1t
was life or death with him, as the formidable
weapons which were pointed At his head, con-
WINGED hun that his visitors meant business.
He accordingly ran the locomotive and express
car down the road about eight miles u HUu-
| t,r's old crossing Of the IIuckvc river. where
| he was commanded to stop, which Lv did; ,
! and while two Of the highwavmrn kent the
engineer covered with their weapons the
others went on each side OF Wells Flr.u A
! Co.'S Express car and knocked for admission.
| There was hut one clerk in the ear. aud he
! WAS entirely Ignorant ~ To- what was going
| on outside; So h. partly opened shutter or
! small door, and seeing the men hanging on
the side pf tn" car, trying 10 get in. he quick
/ ~ closed 1t. and On going to the other side he
| found several others trying to- force the door
! open. He uccordIHgly SURRENDERED, opened
/ the doors. md tile ulghwAym'H entered. 1t
/ Was but the "urk of few moment, Tor the
/ Ave robbers TO clutch the sacks ut gold con-
I tanning between forty and iity thousand doll
/ lars which were IL the safe. and to I,siy" the
| car and b" uUt OF 3D. ut among the Churnrr.l
In the haste of srIZIHg the coin, some uf 1t got
| scattered over the car luur aud was nftcrwurd
| gathered up 10y the clerk or mcsscngcr.-Goli
/ nh -NcJry, 5N.