The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-19

The libel case Of DIR. W. II. Hatch
against Fred. Marriott, Of the San
Francisco News Letter, came ZIP i'll the
Police Court on Monday. Marriott was
charged with circulating Il report that
Hatch was o Quack and practiciug with
out n diplomn. Hatch stated on the
stand that he had n license from the
College OF Physicians and Surgeons in
Londou, issued TO him i'll 1858. He
said it was in the hands of his attorney,
hut ON being pinned down produced
the document in question from his
pocket, when it proved to he II diploma
with the name OF tho original owner
erased and his own inserted. and the
date changed from 1865 to 1858. Hatch
was Mt once arrested and lodged in Jail
on II charge Of perjury.
II is privately fumored in Now York
that the Vanderbilt Railroad Company
AMI tho Chicago and North Western,
being dissatisfied with J Y Gould's m IN
agement of the Union Pacific, arc seri-
ously proposing to take up and COM
plele the Northern Pacific. ,.
Another rumur is that Gould failing
to bring the Central Pacific to his de
mands threatens TO construct the pre-.
posed road from Ogden to tho Columbia
river, aud so obtain M independent
connection with the Pncific. The ef-
forts to market Central Pacific stock ut
remnnerOtire prices are positively una
vailing. -, q.
Tho following is from Brownsville,
Texas: Saturday forenoon Captain
McSeely. of tho State troops. with IL
few of Ills men, pursued. and nfter n
forced mnrclI of % miles, overlook a
band Of twelve cattle thieves. II miles
from Brownsville. Ihey showed fight,
and in the engagement which onsned
the entire band of raiders: WINS killed.
McNeely had ono man killed, Perry
smith, two horses killed and one
wounded. He recovered $50 head of
stolon cattle. ..a ..-
An Annapolis, Maryland. dispatch of
June '14th says: ''Thc principal resi-
dents Of Ann Arundel county, in which
n negro named 'Simms recently out
ragged Miss Jackson, came into this city
carly this morning and proceeding to
the iail. searched the jailor and found
the keys. A large number went to the
cell OF Simms; found him chained;
dragged him n short distance from the
city and hanged him to tree" l'
uSNS ltllN llc SOuTI o. aDDc0lS
had decided in favor of Tweed and or.
dered his release. caused great excite
ment in Now. York. Sheriff Conner has
taken every p%recantion for re.nrresting
him OIL his discharge. and unless he
can supply securities to the AMOUNT of
three millions he will be taken from
Blackwells Island to the Ludlow street
iail. ,.3 .... D. "
W. D. Jenkins. Deputy United States
Marshal, and w. d, Street, an Indian
scont and guide, had u desperate fight
with n band of Cheyenne Indians in
Rhwlins county, Kansas, n few days
ago. They fortified themselves nj the
head of u ravine and fought the Indians
four hours, killing seven, md finally
driving them Off. .':".' ''
On Saturday Congressman-elect WIN.
S. King, indicted in Washington in
connection with the Pacific Mail subsi-
dy was admitted to bail in the sum of
$4,000. General Butler moved that q
day DO set for trial, Int was opposed by
District Attorney Fisher, and the Judge
has tho matter under advisoment.
Track. laying on the Consolidated
Railroad Mt Eureka is progressing fine
~. Rails are laid to Cariboo Hill, and
tho grading to the Rnby Hill terminus
will no completed in n few days. Tho
rolling stock IL expected i'll two weeks,
n tho rond to be in running order by
the middle Of July.
A rich strike is reported in the Hen
ming mine, owned and worked by John
Q. Fall, ut Unitmville. They say the
richest and largest body of ore ever seen
i'll the county has been developed in the
mino.
The new bill regulating the Press in
Paris imposes fine and Imprisonment
for attacks On tho President or Govern
mcnt OF tho Republic. II also attaches
penalties for publishing false news.
Three of the Black Hills party who
recently Ind their property destroyed
by the military have sued the Fort oiIi-
GERS who destroyed it, and claim dam
Hges 10 the amount of 500, 900.
8. 2. Howard, convicted in White
Pine county Of murder in the second
degree, has been pnrdoncd. He was
sentenced to Ten ycnrs' service, and has
served five Of them.
At n meeting Of Chicago working
men and communists on Sunday, armed
resistance to tho encronchmenis CT en-
ployers on tho rights Of employees was
recommended.
Tho Manhattan Silver Mining Com
pany OF Austin has declared it's second
dividend of one dollnr per share. n.y.
gregoting $4,000, which was puid on
the 10Th inst,
The Eherhnrdt md Aurora Compnny
started up thar mill on the 9th instant.
Everything abont il is in splendid work.
ing. order, md a very successful run is
anticipated.
a girl. on Sunday morning. opened
the doors of the Cleveland. Ohio, iail,
and permitted ~ prisoners to escape,
D OF whom have since been recnptmrcd.
a dispatch from Los Angeles saystllat
Lieut.. Wheeler aud his exploring party
cnmped near that city. will start in n
few days on their exploration.
Harrington Cross & Co.'S Ltorc Mt
Rewield, N. Y. was broken into on
Tuesday, the safu robbed OF $50 600