The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-09-10
TelegraphiC.
New IoEi., Sept. ..

certainty, should the declinatiou of
Seymour prove absolute. In that
case kilograms will probably be sent
TO tho committeeman throughout
tho State, asking consent to sign
their names to a call for another con-
rention ut Albany on Thursday, and
with the receipt OF such consent, pri-
marics will DO held Oh Monday.
Erantz WOE the swimming match at
Long Branch yesterday, beating
Wade about two feet.
Excitement, not only here, but
throughout tho country, is intense
III regard To Seymonr's course. The
World persists that he will accept,
while others, including the .SRn,
have come to the conclusion that this
III not possible, and that n new con.
YcntiOn must assemble at once.
Sr. LOUIS, Sept. ..
The Gio5e. Democrat has Il letter
from kensctt, Arkansas, detailing
some atrocities committed hy IL rc!ig-
ious sect called Cobb, ut Gum
Springs, White comfy. 1t appears
that an old man uancd Cobb rules
tho community, and is regarded hy his
followers rs Jesus, and obcyctl ac-
cortinSly. For some time past sin
gUiar noises have been heard at 9um
Springs, and II few days since &. u.
Humphreys. OF Search, AMI II Mr..
Blake, Of IL Paso, determined 10 ns-
certain the cause. They, therefore,
visited The locality, and rs they were
passing Il hut from which issued
strange sounds, a man named Dover,
one Of tho Cobbiles, accosted them
| saying, God is in the Int, and in
Nited them to enter and SEQ him.
They aightcd from their buggy, and
Humphreys was at once seized by
Ionr men and his companion hy
four women. Blake broke loose
from his captOrs and ran about 4
hundred yards, when ON looking
back he saw the men emitting Hum
phrcys to pieces with long knives.
he hastcncd to town; reported the
case, and Il party Of citizens at once
| started for the scene OF the murder.
On arriving ut the Springs they
found Humphreys head cat of naIl
btuck on II fence palng \ boy,
riding by, hal been compelled 10
three times and utter prayer. 4
barley cnsued between the leader Of
Tho citizens and j. G.. Black and
Dover, tho Cobbiio. during which
the Inter took Humphreys head
from tn" fence several times, shook
IL back and forth, and replaced it on
the paling, at the same time order
ing the citizens to leave. st last
Dover and his crowd advanced on
Bi1ck and his party in mcuaring
manner, and the latter fired upon
them. killing two mcu and wounding
another. The remaining four men,
four women and two children were
arrested ana taken to Jail. Other
CobliIcS were also arrested and taken
1" lMl. There WAS great excitement
among the pcnpio, and lynchng was
threatened. The next day a prc!im-
mary examination WAS hold. and all
the parties released. They talked in.
cessantly abOut their religion, and
there seemed littlC doubt that they
were all crazy from iho effects Of rc.
lIgiOus excitement and starvation.
WAsnI&uroH, Sept. ..
One hundred and twcniy.four
clerks ont Of the eight hundred en-
pioycd in the War Department amd
IFS various bureaus were to-day dis.
rhnrgcd on account of tho recent &C.
ton OF Congress, ordering rcduc.
ton III tho clerical force of The De.
partmCnt5.
L0Hpoy, Sept. ..
Silver, 81 i pence.
y dispatch from Belgrade saws tho
Turks, WHO have concentrated on tho
left bank OF the Morayia nj hdrovatH,
and on the heights near LcschcriIZa,
yesterday commenced mn ntiac! on
the Scrrian position. The Cngnyc.
mcnt was general between Adruyaty
md JcdCovOta and continued until II
o'clock lust night. Both sidcs main.
laincd thcir positions. Tho bnttlo
was resumed to-day, but the result is
unknown. Prinac Milan lcayCe Bel
| Erado Tuesday 10 rcjoin the army.
He will go first 10 Drina. then 10
Ibac, and then t. Alcxina.a.
Tho editor Of the GoIni-onicial
newspaper. kioi', has received nu.
mcrons letters from the permanent
committee oi Tho tikuplsohirn mn.
inequalities Of Belgrade aud other
| provincial towns and from mcrcan.
tilc corporations, thinking him for
advocating u continuance Of WAY.
The letter from tho Skuptachinn
Committee was signed by MI the
members.
SAH FEAHcisCo, Sept. ..
Currency. 0Oif md 0Oat.
Tho Sunday i,yWs, weekly In.
dependent Democratic paper, will
make its appearance Tomorrow
morning. II will bc nodded much
after the Mylo Of tho New YorI, Sun.
day NpC"yy.
Tho final stake money on tho trot.
ting match hrtwccn sc. Julion and
Dan YorhCcs wnD put mp last Gwen.
ing, and Tho race will take place ovci
thu Oakland course today. st a,
II. Lewis saloon last evening large
crowd wnB in attendance upon The
pool selling, quito number of pools
being sold. 81. Julien was tho ~
voritc. by Sl0u.to SCI.
y letter received W gentleman
on Brannnn street yesterday support:
tho theory that tho great fro oI
Monday right had It's origin in in
Ccnliarisn. II ia signed Commit
tcc,' and intimatc5 that 50 louU u,