The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-10-02

nR-aIa JorIty-Iteco
cred dDnmnRrs-Rine shootInu-De-
limo Surrumbs.
New IoRk, Sept. 81.
Gold, 1:lG3.; legal tenders. sc, buy
ing and SGiII, selling.
\ fire nenr Little Falls, y. j., yestcr-
day entailed n loss of $50, 900.
The late stealing in the District of
Columbia il attracting much attention.
Acknowledgement Pierce is doing his
full duty. He snys he Inns sympathy
for young Fishers connections, but his
case must be Innde MI example 0f, he
having been m officer Of the Govern
mcnt.
The creditors Of Stciling. Ahrns &
Co., at baltimore, are cndenvoriug to
arrange niruirs.
PInysted, Republican candidate for
Congress from the Fonrth District of
Mime, has 800 majority.
Anna Hogan has recovered verdict
Of $4,000 aSninst the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania railroad for the loss Of
her husband hy u locomotive explosion.
She sued for $40,
The match between the Amaturc
American Rifle Team, of this city, and
the Victoria Rifle Club, Of Hamilton,
Ontario, takes place mt Crccdmoor to-
tlny. Fifteen shots nt each range. Tar
gets new Wimbledon model, giving POS
sible 225 points. The American Team
consists of eight mrInbcrs who comprise
Garfield, Bruce, Ballard. Hepburn, jew
ell, Coulin, George nnd Hyde. II is
sail some Of the famous American
Team may take the place Of some Of
these men. The Canadian Team arriv-
cd Ihnrsdny morning nnd nrc lisirib-
nted Ill different parts of the city. Their
arrival was not generally known and no
committee were on hand to welcome
them. They prncticcd ut CrGcdmoor
yesterday. The naincS of the Canatliun
Team nrc ms follows: e.. II. Murrcy,
President Of the Victoria Rifle Club and
l'nPtnin uf the Team, Geo. Morrison,
Jas. Adams, Geo. Disher, Vim. Mitchell,
ID. Mitchell and Joseph Muson-nll pos
srsslng It good record as narkSInen.
The match begins ut ii o'clock to-day.
Trfh"me special from Washington
says S"cretnry Dclano is to retire from
the Interior Department on the first OF
October. \ meeting Of three Cabinet
members, Nristow, Fish and Jewell, WAS
held yesterday la confer Oh this subject.
Tie President has submitted the NAMES
Of Senator John Scott md Muyne
McVrnSh Of Pennsylvania, Judge Taft
of Ohin, cK-Ju,lgc prntt and j. Russell
Jones Of Illinois, for the consideration
of the Cabinet. Thr result of yester-
days conference is not known Int the
chances nrc That one of the gentlemen
from Pcnnsy.vaEin probably Scott, will
bc chOSrn.
FninI c"nl-oIl Explosion.
NEW HAYES, CT. Sept ~.
4 Kerosene lamp exploded in the
hands uf Mrs. Sylvester, at Brand, ,tfur
on Thursday evening, burning her body
md setting the house on fire. Her
husband was also badly burned in try
ing Ia save her. She died the next
morning.
Can't See H-Arresteh-FatnIS Shooting
Chicago Custon House.
CnIcAdo, Sept. %.
\ dispatch from the Red Cloud agcn-
ry says il is hardly probable that the
proposition 10 lease the Black Hills
country will he accepted by the Indians
ns they do not look fnvuralbly upon il.
II. Il. Turner, Of Quinccy, has been
charged with forging II deed two years
ngo To mhont SIG, ,00O worth of land. He
has hccn arrested md taken on rcqui-
sition To- Cnlifornin, Mo.
There lns been trugic affnir in Ar
knnsus. One Strndrr in attempting to
shoot mmn named Dcnson missed him
and instantly killed IL young Innn named
Thos. Horton.
Libel Suits InstItutrd.
CnARTEgToS, s. G., Sept. 81.
suit has been entered 10y ". T..
Earle, nf the Grccnville RfpRhiican.
ngainst John &. md Edward bentley. Of
the Enfcrprisr amt .UnnHtGiRrrr, for 81 900
damages for publishing mn article dc-
flaming him.
Texas FIoodS-CorrrctIon
SEw ORLEANS, Sept. 81.
The citizens uf San Antonio, TcXns,
hnvc appointed u committee Ia receive
subscriptions for tho MD Of sufferers un
the coast.
Several parties. who wcro reported
lost nj Hclnsro, Texas, nro found Ia bu
safe from danger.
There is no epidemic ut Memphis,
Tenn, ny reported.
4 special tn the fTmS. states that the
Chicago Guston House Commissioners
in their report lo not agrcc with the TO.
ports Of the previously appointed Com
inissioncrs, being Of the opinion that
the condemnation by the Government
experts wRs too sweeping while the lucnl
architects report went 10 tho other OK
ircmc. They nrc of tho opinion ihnt
there nrc some faults of II seriUus nature
in the foundation, but think Il unncccs.
gnTy Ia tcnr down the walls in order To
remedy these defects. They arc also ni
the opinion that the stone is uflicicntly
good to warrant no condemnation of the
work. The result Of tho report will
probably br the Issuing OF MI order hy
tho Treasury Department to resume
work ut an early day. Secretary Bris.
tow IL represented To hc perfectly sntis-
| fed with the report, but tho architect
bitterly drnnumccs II, that individual
hoping to lInvc the opportunity Of tear
| ing down The building and rc.crccting Il
on different plans, designed by himslf.
a Public umccr Jugged.
KSSaAs CRY, Mo-. Sept. %.
John y. Croiton. lntc Adjuiamt Gcn-
| cral uf Missouri, wHs arrested OH his
farm In Clay county, yesterday. charged
with forgery in connection with Stato
wnr Clniins while IN office. 1Gia ann was
nlso arrested. General Crofion will
wmiv" examination AMI lui the caia e"
to Ih" grand jury.