The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-12-18

trinl III the case Of the contractors, Cox
McCue & Co. vs. Charles Mclaughlin
and the Western Pacific Railroad Con-
pany. The amount involved IS S2BSa.
G5o %, and in July Lost the cass was
decided in favor OF the plaintiffs.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. II.
! A strpcndous land swindle has Just
been ,pncarthcd in southeastern Mis-
souri,. 1t appears that deeds TO lands
m northern Arkansas and souHkeaGeoSa
Missouri have been forged for spme
years past, md agencies for this work
were established in Cincinnati, Pitts
burg, Philadelphia Now York md
Manchester, England. 1t is cstimatei
TINT deeds to over l9 000, 600 acrcs, Il
land have been forged and disposed Of
the valuation being S25, ,0U0, 600 or $50.
OU0,O0o. Tho land operated unon ia
owned by nun-residcnts, nnd ns tho req.
! ords wcru Ihostly destroyed during tIIa
\ ciHil war, tho ring had every facility tn
carry out tue cnornutS Awiudlp. n, a
the deeds have been sold all over Il q
United States md in England. Tie
Hfand Jury OF Shannon county, Mo.
has indicted DIR. Thos., X. Sherman
David d. Bingham and james L, Inv.
4 Ton Tor completely. Lawton seems To
be the executive nnn, md operntcl /.
tensively i'll England. -
/ New YonK. Dec. 49,
Legal tenders are quiet at 81, buying,
mud S7M. selling.
Prof. Wells, who made n speech ut
the preachers meeting in Boston viii,
bishop Haven, and to whom was 1T
tnbutrd tue language C, IN ,lincntnry 70
the PRESIDENT, has published q card, in
which he says that lie used no language
oi that kind, but spoke in ccnsure OF
ecclesiastical Interference with tho civil
government. lie believes no onn cnine
there with the least idea that Dish. q
haven would make such remarks IN Ii.
did. -. -
| A special states that tLo President
will probably send message TO Con-
gress designating indianapolis M tho
best place for another Mint, solely to
coin silver, or 81. Louis, for both g, Id
and silver. according to the recommCn-
dation Of DR.. LiudeImun.
The commissions OF Col. o. r. Broad.
head aS special counsel in the whisky
cases will be forwarded to st. Louis ut
| once.
AT the municipal election In Matn-
moras two candidates for Mayor were
shot in fight and three men and Il boy
killed.
A Hudld'S spe i'll from st. Louis sny
Henderson, in an interview Yesterday,
| expressed mn opinion that Se0rctary
BIistow would kLxe to 20 bofore long.
because he had been too nctive and Ell.
ergetic in prosecuting the whisky cases,
and hnI opposed his (Hendcrson's) ru.
moral i'll the Cabinet meeting The
HsTdtd'R correspondent further says that
in 1873 Collector Of Internal Revenue
Murdock, becoming convinced that
JoicG aEd Mcdonald were at th,
head OF ring OF conspirators, made NJ
| hdnVits of the facts ard sent them to
President. Murdock believes that Dab-
cock intercepted the afilnvits, and the
President never received them, but the
other officinls believe Grant dad receive
t. and is also indictab!e for conspiracy.
PoEBLo, COL, Dec. IL.
The Revenue officials have discovered
an underground distillcry for the man.
ufncture Of crooked whisky on tho Ar
| kansas River, about five miles nboye
this city. Tho outfit was discovered on
sunday Inst by tho Government Officials.
The disiilie.y was in full operation
when tho officers arrived, but tho ty
principal owners, q. o. Pinckey aud
John I. Hall, escaped. Both aro con.
cealed i'll the neighborhoUd of the ci v,
aud must be captured soon. Wm. NJ.
Bussard, upon whose land tho diBtillcr
was locnted, had been admitted to bail
in the sum Of $40, 900. s'..
WASHINGTON, DEcEMcER IL
The Senate hns confirmed the follow.
ing nominations: Daniel y. PrRtt of
Indiana Commissioner of Internal
Revenue; Edward S. .TobcM Postpas-
ter Boston; II. holland Duell. OF New
York, Commissioners Of Patents; Geo.
W. Emery, OF Tennessee, Governor Of
Utah.
Tho Clerk Of the House hns appointed
his uncle, Green Adams, OF kentucky.
chisf clerk in place OF Clinton Lloyd.
Adams was member of tho thirty
sixth Congress, md aflerward Sixth
Auditor Of tho Treasury.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. IL.
last July, Auditor Clinton was ar
rai3ncd III the Criminal Court for Iuis-
d.ncnnur in office. Tho jury stood
eleven for conviction to one for nc
quittal. a ncw trial WAS entered and
Clinton rendered his resignation 10
ttko effect December 18th, that beii u
accepted by the Governor in order ia
obvinic tho culling Of now man 10
I'LL the vacancy, and enabling him to
appoint successor. II now trluspiros
TINT Clinton il unwilling to give way,
and claims that bis oilicu IL not in n
condition 10 give over to q successor.
, lie also clnims the privilege Of naming
the party to succccd him. Governor
. Kellogg Inns given him until tho goth
instant, st which time, unless he vol {.
, untnry resigns, tho Governor will take
: stops Ia cjcri him.
TRENTON, n. j., Dec. 10.
Row.. ". Gordonap, tho cx.pricst,
lectures at the Opera llogtc this even.
ing on tho subject Of tho "Cunie,,.
, sional," uudUr the auspices Of tho
, American Protestant Association. Con.
siderable fear Of disturbance taking
place IL entertained. i bitter contest
has been going oH for several days
through the columns Of tho Ertniny
, JomnHi, Of thia city, brtuccu Rev. Mr..
Drync, Catholic, Hni Rev. l.. Lucas,
, baptist, with an occasional apicy loAot
from Chaa. w. jay, mud tbis bus Ia.
| crcasCd the feeling, regarding GerelC.
O mans proposed lecture. Thor discus.
sion otiGinatnd Though tho school
question.
II a GUARANTY fund OF $4,000 IN,
| beer raised nv Individual a,,hsrrinIinn