The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-03-06

Ia the IIou.e of Representatives
Tuesday a hill passed protecting it.
witnesses from arrest on civil process.
a resolution to rcscind tho resolutions
OF ceusure passed on Cameron when
Secretary Of War in 1862, adopted.
The majority Arkansas report, recon-
mending that ;he present Garland
~dPycrnmcnt he let alone was adopted
ayes, li9; nays, 50.
Lon:avillc, February aT.-Tae Lillra-,
~ drawing began this morning. The
Managers having announced last night
i than oliy 80, per cent OF the tickets hay
lug been sold prizes would he scaled in
the sama proportion. The capital prize
Of Sa5,CUO was drawn by ticket SJ.27i;
md tho accond prize. $3.50, was
drawn By ticket 1908.
The House has concurrcd in Tie
Senate amendment to the Post OG."e
appropriation hill, restoring the franz
ing privilege SO az - ALLOW the Con-
grcasional Record aud printed pnbiic
documents to go i.eG under congress-
io&al frank: NATL December l, 1875.
In a speech in the Commons las,
night Roach. referring 10 John Mitch,
ell, said lie iad been elected to Parlia-
ment because he had declared le would
never consent to he ut peace Will: Eng
land, AMI said 10 had acquired western
vices, and lost his native virtues.
John II L. Hannah, the young and
dishonest clerk Of Goodtll. Nelson IL
Perkins, who ran away to New Jersey
with II large san Of money belonging
to his employers, was yesterday sent 70
San Qneniin for three years for en-
beZzlcmcnt. s.s... 0s-.f . .#.r .aF..
Detectives las. Saturday discovered
G0,WlO gallons Of brandy hid about Il
distlliery in Los Angeles. The duties
are 10000 on the whole amount, none
OF which has been paid.
The President and Directors of the.
Union Pacific RniIrpai haze been in
dlc:el Tor not operating the Omaha
and Council Bluffs bridge AZ q part of
that road.
The Pennsylvania Central now car
rlrI passengers from PHILADELPHIA to
Chicago for IS, to st Louis go, and to
other points in like ratio.
a great snow-storm prevail ID all over
tho, upper Mississippi valley 81 rs far
east rs BnlialO, New York. Most o! the
railroads are biockaded.
1t is believed a combination is about
to tie entered into between tho Pacific
Mail Company aud the Overland Rail
road Companies.
Another investigation of the accounts
OF Buckley, ex-Li4ense Collector, has
been ordered by the Supervisors of
| San Francisco.
Pago's amendment TO tho Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill npprOpriating $780,
GOO for u Post-olESo building at Sacri-
nento failed. e
The President has approved the
pension appropriation bill, and the
bill fixing the number of Paymasters
OF the army
The Pacific TanLery, ono of tho Iarg-
est and the best ~tannery in California.
burned at Stockton Oh Sunday night.
General Fitz John Porter has been
appointed by rhc Mayor of New York
Commissioner Of Public. Works.
Tho examination of witnesses for
the defense was Tuesday commenced
In tho Bccchcr-Tilton case.
a lawyer named Wciha shot and kill
led n clog.danccr named Kelley in San
francisco last Saturday.
Tho Democrats arO proposing to fnso
with the independents in San joaquin
County; California. J.. ..r... -..i..
Very severe fighting is going on in
Spain, and the situation does not look
well for Alfonso.
Tho Deficiency bill nppropriates $780,
0U0 extra wages for tho San francisco
Branch Mint.
Eight Conservative Senators toul;
tlrcir seats Tuesday in the Kellogg
Lcgislatnroi .'...' ". %
Tho Into Adiutant-G General Lorenza
Thomas died Tuesday aged 70.
a Railroad Convention is to 10 held
in Helena, Montana, april /.
The Civil Rights bill passed the Sen.
ntn last Saturday.
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