The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-11-06
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NEW IoEK, Nov. 4.

"'' MA ior hNcS OF 1851. Legal
tenders quiet; SGH buying, and 81 sell
ling.
London kilograms quote new U. S.
five per cent. bonds at 1885,; consols
9lH.
For tho past ten days the Court Of
Inquiry, consisting of Commanders
1ieadc and Whited and p~aylnaster
Waiiord, has been i'll secret session at
brooklyn Navy Yard, investigating the
charges of false muster aad general
frauds aud swindling in Civil Surveyor
STATIONS department. 1t appears that
rs fnr back rs 1872 workmen received
- per day, and We're credited OH the
pay roll with 81.
Inc news Is received in this city by
Cubans giving the particulars of promi-
nent CubGns being secretly arrested in
Havana and thrown into prison on srs-
picion of their being connected with
revolutionary movements.
special from Pittsburg V Burg
lars entered tho First National Bank
last Saturday night, but got nothing
but n Sl0all amount of currency. The
explosion of the second safe aroused
the ~nciSlbors, when the burglars led,
The bank officers say their loss will not
exceed $50. Had their keys opened
the second safe the burglars would have
secured n half n million dollars.
Judge DrumInond, of the u. S. Cir
cult Court, yesterday confirmed the
sale by the Master i'll Cllanccry OF the
Rockford & Rock Island Railroad to
Herman O~sterborg, the purchaser, III
behalf of the German bond-holdcrs.
VIRGINIA, New, Noy.i.
Further bullion shipments from the
Consolidated Virginia mine up to and
including the LIST inst. increase the total
for the fiscal month to date 10 1851,
800
WAsurSGToS, Nov. &,
On and after the first of December
the 4:l5 p. M. train for Cincinnati,
over the Pennsylvania Railway, will be
started mn hour late, and include one
or more postal cars which nre TO arrive
rs at present, III Pittsburg ut ESQ II. III,
and Cincinnati 3 D.. M. the FOLLOW
ing Jay, and ut st. Louis at ) n. III. to
Ga. M next day. 4 limited mail train
Will DO dispatched from New York
daily Mt 1870 n. III.
Secretary Chandler, accompanied by
Assistant Secretary Cowan, called mt
the Executive Mansion to-day, and Ind
n long talk with the President mainly
III regard to Indian affairs. Secretary
Belknnp and Generals Sheridan and
Crook, participated in the conference,
and gave expression to their well
known opinions. concerning the Indian
question, besides furnishing much in
formation respecting the practical nd
mlnistration Of the peace policy within
the limits Of their past end present
commands.
WAsHISGToS, d. c., Nov. ..
The Dispatches from st. Louis an
n%ouncing the indictment OF prominent
parties by the Grand Jury of that city.
causes intense excitement here. The
National Republican has the following
doublc-lcRded items i'll reference TO
witness Fitzroy, on whose testimony
these last indictments are alleged to have
been found: lGo has Just withdrawn
his plea OF not guilty and entered one
OF guilty 10 several Of the Courts in the
indictments against him. IT was then
added that ho would voluntarily testify
before tho Grand Jury. This is under
stood to form II part OF the conspiracy
ngGinat them to compel n screening Of
themselves, and in order to avoid rub
lie scandal they have been making Sc
we're threats to the President and Sec
rctnry Bristow for some months.
New York, Nov. 4.
The Panama Star and Herald of Oct.
O1st mat rEs.iNs,l Iuy ,l,V.si, a.
great fire i'll IQuiquc, the news of
which has alrendy BEEN received. Tho
fire broke out in II German club house
about 2 n. H., on the It'll Of October.
before noon three fuurihs of Iguiuue
had vanished i'll smoke, twcntyiour
blocks, houses, stores. banks, etc,
were consumed. The merchant vessels
III the lInrbor sent their crews OH shore.
nnd MI tho civiliuns, foreign residents,
sailors, the police and authorities.
struggled to subduc the flames, but
in vain.
1Iuiquc is built almost wholly OF
wood, with sidewalk, and the ground is
i~mprcgnatcd with nitrate, and water is
II luxury. The fire swept like q lriri-
cane over the city, and houses fell like
pa5tc-hOard palaces. Tho damage
done i. immense, 80, 0O0, 900 will not
cover it, and i'll IIuiqIc no insurance
could be obtained, from the very nature
Of the ground and material employed
for building purposes, Tho principal
cdiiiccs burned arc Branch National
Bank, Town House, Iquiqmc and Com
mcrcinl Hotels; the house occupied by
tho Pacific Steam Navigation CO., Mar
kct Place, and tho f~Rvuritc club house
of tho rity. Many %fnniliru u,n I,,,o
less. Tho President Of Peru has
ordered tho authorities to use GO. OOO
s"ics for their relief in Lima. Differ
Cnt "nationalitirs contributed literally.
and many merchants had taken ndyan.
tagc Of tho reduced tariff. md dis.
patched large amounts Of merchandise
nearly all Of which Is now DESTROYED
and now the merchants themselves arc
absolutely bankrupt, their liabilities,
owing 10 tho dignstcr, being infinitely
i'll excess Of their assets. Their ware.
houses in which large quantities Of nj
trItc wcrC stored cluIc to the sra. were
saved. but lnrgc quantities Of conl and
costly articles there were burned.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Nov. 1.
In tho Senate, to-day. II mcuuorial tn
Congress was introduced, asking an ap.
preparation Of Sl0a, 900 for improve
monls Of bayou bartholomew. i gcn.
cral resolution was introduced in tho
House for adjournment sine dc, on tho
3Oth. Referred.
New ORLEA"s, Nov. f..
Tho Governor has signed The death
warrants Of six criminals, convicted Of
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