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

not think tho Cuban question will lea
to war. The ex-senator denies TIM
he has taken up his residence PERRIN
nently in New York, but suys ho woult
havo proceeded to St. Louis immediate
ly on his arrival from Europe had no
the condition of his health obliged hin
TO remain here temporarily. TIC vii
soon return to the West.
a special from Hartford, Conn.,, saw
Hon. II. Lynde Harrison, Chairman oI
the Republican State COMMITTEES, huv.
ing addressed n letter to Hon. 'Junlos
Lloyd Greene, Of Greenwich, the repre-.
sentative candidate for Governor Inst
Spring, informing him Of lis renonina.
tion next year, Mr.. Greene has for,
warded- letter declining to run again
for Governor.
Tho telegraph operators of the
Western Union Co. will hold meeting
this week to consider the proposed rc,
duction OF wages. 1t is stmted that n
majority of the operators will probably
strike rather than submit to reduc.
ton. They claim thut tho company
have no reason to reduce their pny. 1t
is not proposed by the managers Of the
A. Il p. Telegraph Co. to cut down the
salaries Of its officers or operators.
Panama, DEC. Q.
The Opinion National, OF Lima, Peru,
says: Repairs to the old San Andres
hospital being necessary. one wall Of
the Chinese wurd was thrown down,
when the laborers found tho wnll was
hollow and filled with human remains.
The lnborcrs then worked with zcnl un-
til between four thousand and five
thousands skeletons were discovered,
San Andres hospital wns built in 1857,
I'M Ter the protection Of Marchese dc
Canctedon Andres Hurtado, and by the
Twice Of SpGinish priest named
Molina. From then to tie present
81 lie it has been devoted to the charit-
able and humane purposes for which il
was constructed"
How tie skeletons came where found
not known to any one; but the South
raclhc Times says the impression gener.
ally prevails that these bones belong 10
victims Of the inquisition. They np.
pear to be from 100 to 200 years old,
and, from their appearance, lend to th,.
belief that tho bodies we're thrown into
the opening between the walls. All tho
skeletons appear to have been clcth d,
ard dresses, boots md shoes are fun
mixed WITH large quantities o! women,
hair. A portion of n Spanish mis-. al
has also been found, but nothing uf IL v
value.
Padre Palncios, the priest who wa
the CanSe Of the OFT ages, murders aul
incendinrism Mt Snn Miguel in Salvador,
has been condt mned to death by n 1piIi-
tar; tribunal. -
The Government and banks Of Poru
mny be said to be bankrupt. Tho III :
gotintiens at Paris for the sale of two
millions tons Of Gnano, were not accept
ed by the Government, 1t wants more
liberal offers.
New YoRK, Dec. II.
A trunk containins over a million
dolinrs worth of bonds was stolen Sat.
urtny night from the Minister of Qua.
tenIn!a, who mas about TO pay then,
over to the United States Government.
When notified Of the robbery the Mill
lister tainted. One man is arrested for
| nT .cipating in the robbery The min
lister himself, on arriving mt Wishing.
ton, said tho trunk did not contain nm,
~-'t "NN oht9 HIS OQkAt.
On Sunday hcveral stores in this city
we onrSthrlzed OF large SUNS, but the
amounts n:e not given.
a marble statue OF Col. iiuitcr was
shipped from Florence, November 18th,
to the United States.
The mystery surrounding the disap.
pearnncc of Wm. NJ. Tweed contiuu s
10 be impcnctrablu TO The police author
ltleS, but it Is said by persons conve:
SAINT with the workings Of tho Tweed
!tinS that his appearance will not be
long delayed; provided, Co.tnin vending
negotiations arc successful, OF Charles
u Cohn'r, tho lawyer. should survive
his pres. mt illness. NJ my believe that
Tweed hnj not lilt the city, but,
through his friends, is negotiating 70;
the settlement OF the suits against him.
1t is said o ConnOr proposed n settle.
mcnt several months ago Of all Ilinu
suits against Sweeney, Connolly, Tweed,
Rowan and others.
y special 10 the Heraid from London
says the owners Of the Dcutcllnnd
have decided to hnnd the salvage on the
wreck to Herr Waits, owner OF the steam
tug Liverpool, the vessel, under com
mnnd Of Captain King, which rendered
nsslstHhce i'll saving the stranded steam
ship.
~ special from Paris says the Sena
tors for life, who were elected by iht
Assembly yesterday, were I'LL Repub
licams. .. ......
a Washington correspondent Of tlC
H1b"nc gives an interesting interview
with Hon. 9. Is. Fnrwell, in which IN
says that he Hnd Senator Logan Ind nt
tempted to have Bcauford Wilson, III,
solicitor OF tho Treasury, removed, ant
consequently, Mr.. Wilson being uii
friendly to him, had sought, III revenge
to have him indicted for cOnlplicty il
tho whisky business. Logan has beef
tho subject Of uncomfortable suspicious
Mr.. Wilson, who Is in the city. charac
terizes the statement ~ absurd, hut re
fuses to say whether II il true, or falls
in part OF wLolc. EX.Dis:riCt AttornC
Ward claims thnt Mr.. Fnrwcll is mis-
taken. having misunderstood certain in
formation given by him.
C%SCiSSArf, o., Dec. Is.
Tho special committee, appuintCd {
prepare for the Centennial in this Statc
has resolved to usk the General As
scmbly to appropriate 81, 100.
WAsn,SGToS, Dec. II.
Tho Spanish noto received by tn
United States Government Inst Wulncs
day was long, friendly aud concilia,U,y
but not entirely satisfactory.
The Secretary Of tho Interior hear
arguments, on Friday, in the case Of In
City Of san Jose vs.. Los liuocos.
decision will be given soon.
In tho Democratic caucus held 10y tn
Members OF the House yesterday scycrI
commissioners wcro appointed.