The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-05-06
News Items.

IMPORTANT DIsCovERY.-We saw Yesterday.
says the Salt Lake Herald OF April 29th, a
specimen of cinn6bar rock in the Office of s
w. Rowland 4 Co.. from "A discovery in Camp
Floyd district, which by assay contains twenty
per cent of quicksilver; and by Reticker' *
pony express We have now a specimen OF the
pure quicksilver before us, brought directly
from the district, rstorted out BY Mr. Cudde-
back. 1t Is of the best quality, and we esteem
the discovery as one of the most Important
yet made in the country. The richness of this
interior region is only beginning to be gsessed
at. Gold, silver, tin, iron. copper. head, bis
muth, and now cinnnbar yielding "A fnn fifth
Q: pune quicksilver give "a wonderful show.
ing in minerals for one region; while in the
other iudnstries the Territory hrs already de-
'eloped great productive resources.
The first triumph OF the people Of England
over "the Crown" occurred in the Uous. of
Commons on April Goth when Cooper Temple
submitted "A motion in hvOr of the reservation
Of part of Epping Forest for public park
The motion was opposed by Lowe and Glad-
stone, because the property belonged TO the
Crown and not TO the public. Harcourt ar
gued that the public WIS the owner of the
grounds, and not the Grown. Upon division
there was majority of lOl against the Gov
eminent. II is thought he motion will be de-
feated in the House of lords
BE- direction of the President, under the act
OF Congress approved April ith, 1871. Lien
tenant ColOnels Horatio !. Wright and John
q. Foster, of the corps IF engineers are np-
pointed members Of the commission to exam.
Inc and report upon the Sutro tunnel in the
State of Nevada, and viii hold themselves in
readiness to proceed to thnir duty on the com
mission npon the receipt of further instruc-
tons
SHARON LYSDALL, ex-Seuetary Of State of II.
linois, was murdered at | 80 A. II. on the 29th
OF April, while on the way from his residence
to the railroad depot The place where the
body was found gave evidence Of a severe
struggle. There isgreat e;ciiomentin Spring
field and the Mayor has offered 81 900 re-.
ward for the discovery and arrest of the assas.
SINS and it is said the Governor viii. offer
large reward.
A dispatch from Tucson, Arizona, dated
ApEil 18th, says Captain Moore with "A hand
iul OF troops, killed "a Indians in two fights
The troops corralled $50 Ap,ches in the Drn-
COON mountains, cast of Tucson, and they are
hopeful of killing the whole band. The valley
for forty miles is being deserted by the set
tiers, who are fleeing to Tucson to avoid the
hpaches.
AT Agricultural Park, In Sacramento. on
April 3Oth, Eugene West rode tusinp Is horses)
100 miles in four hours and ,hirty-four min
utes, beating the time on which he had
"dB'Itu ny hh minutes. Inc average was
two minutes and fOrty.four and two fifths sec
onds to the mile, making no discount for time
lost in changing from one horse 10 another.
The Spanish Government Of Cuba has al
ready borrowed $3O,00O,0O0 for its war funds
to suppress the Cuban instruction, and its
losses in troops, regulars and volunteers e1-
coed 10000. During tho past two years IO7, =
00l troops have been employed on the island
of " hich 81 900 remain
ACoUiTTED.--P. II. Leonard, who n few
weeks since shot aud killed DR.. SCanland in
Chicago. has been discharged, the Grand Jury
having failed 10 find bill against him. hold
ing that the act was done in sef.defense.
COMMISSIONER PLEAsASTOS officially an.
nounces that persons whose Incomes are not
1000 are not obliged TO maze any return
whatever to Assessors, nor have the Assessors
authority 20 compel them to do so.
LASGLgY's DIRECTORY, just ssued, fgnres
mp the population of San francisco 10 be 49,
O00-an excess of more than a, 600 over tho
official returns made by the Corsus Marshnls
The fehauntepec exploring expedition 70.
ports that a practical route for a. interoceanic
canal has been found on that isihmus
OK July LIST law goes into effect in wiscon.
sin abolishing tho grand jury system.
By tho revised census the total population
Of the United States Is set dowt al 80, 5l7, 53i