The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-04-15

Idaho contains population of II, S9s, with
assessed valve Of property amounting to
50. 292. l45. an sveraSs anoans of each person
of 1878.
AKkASsAs.-The New York Evening Post, a
Republican paper, says:
ia may be thoughts calamity, BY MANY.
that The Republicans should lose Arkansas;
but is not 50 great u calsmity as that State
should be threatened with anarchy by bad
men; and If the Republicans in any State can
show no better title to sule than they do in
Arkansas. ihssooner they give the place there
TO the Demoorats, the better for the country
and the better, too, for the Republican party
THERE is auexcitement at ST. GATHERINGS. in
Canada, over the attemps of ths negroes to
force their, children into the public schools
With the whites. The st. GATHERINGS Times
says that If the negro children are admitted all
the white pupils will instantly leave. The
two races cannot be educated under the same
roof. This Is Canada, mark you, not South
Carolina.
UsIrEp SrArss Treasurer Spinner mas de-
clared that posttnasters must receive mutila-
ted currency at full value in payment of
stamps, when 10 comes in notes not more than
the twentieth of which is missing and in
cases of fractional currency not more than a
tenth.
THE United States Supreme Cour, has af-
frmed the judgment of the Circuit Court for the
District OF louisiana, declaring valid "A PROM
issosy note given for slaves in 1861, holding
that as the consideration of the note was LEGAL
at the date Of she contract the instrument is
valid. -sE ~ - A. -H1F
TEs New York Herald paid during the con-
unuanee of the Franco Prussiau war the sum
OF SloO, 600 in gold for cable dispatch es alone.
Ihis Will give outsiders some idea Of the cost
n no Hr-f -alas Iii.
SISTER KATE HANNoS," at LeavenwerthL
advertses for preacher-an unmarried man
preferred. Sister EAte's- head is level-it
wouldn't look altogether right for her to. nd.
vertise for married man.. -mn. 9 -r-..
The Buckeye Company. Of Nevada county
Cal, Is taking ont about $500 per day in gold.
and the American about $4,000 per day. Sew
erai other companies referred to by the
Transcript arc doing we'll co L-...'
BULLIoS.-Ou the 3Oth ult.. ninety tons Of
bullioa arrived in Los Angeles from the Owen
river country.
The San Francisco Chronicle saws; at is
said that company of 500 men is now being
organized for the purpose of forming a colony
IN Arizona Territory. Expenses are 10 be
paid by some wealthy interested parties.
The celebrated greyhound owned by Lord
Lugan, who won, at different matches, $780,
COO has been shipped to San Francisco.
LAKE PoHr is the name OF the new place
1.-The south shore Of Great Salt Lake. where
the Connne steamers are to. land on that side
of the water.
A tine whale was recently caught off the Col
eta rancho, II or l. miles west of Santa Bar
bars, Cal. The yield was about 60 barrels.
/ II costs about S357, 900 year to run" one
OF our tirs;-class frigates, after the sum of
S2,OOO,OOO has been swallowed in. her con-
struction.
OBJECTs ~ feet long can be distinctly seen
on the surface OF the moon by the great teles-
cope of the Earl of Rose and Lord Oxmauton.
A Newbern paper says that Mrs Alice Day~
OF that city, was lately deliversSof foGr sturdy
boys. We know not what n day may bring
forth.