The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-04-02
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blocked to travel on account Of tho
drifts. Tho river. rose some IL feet by
water blown in from the Lake flooding
cellars and houses in the lower pnrt Of
tho town. The street cars were COM
PEELED to stop travel. At Fort Wayne,
Indiana. the snow is Is inches deep on
the level. Street cars for tho first time
since they commenced running five,
years ago had to bc abandoned Trains
on all rouds running in wore. delayed.
In Chicago, beyond the suspension Of
business aud blockuding Of Streets, no.
damage was done. 3 Trains or al roads
Hrc beginning TO move. N
CHILLIcorHr, o., bInrell 30.
The fine city hall building finished
Mt an expense Of S25, 900 was destroyed.
hy fire Monday night at.l2 O'Clock.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 90.
Two. freight trims we're wrecked.
TucsdIy morning before day-brenk by u
collision. On the Vandulin route near
bridgeport, two valuable engines md
twelve cars were destroyed. Robert.
Robinson, brakeman living at Terre
liauter wns seriously injured. II
New YonK, March 90.
Bowcn's case was ngain under dis
cussion in tho plymouth Special COM
mittee last evening, but the proceedings
were very private.
Telegraph wires were Frustrated In
many directions by tho late gale, md
much damage done to property general
ly. -
PANS, March 90.
Mons. Ozcnc, Secretary General of
the Ministry of Commerce, is named ns
Commissioner Of the proposed Univer-.
snl Exposition, and n. Duhonemerard
| nS Special Commissioner for the depnrt-.
ment Of sculpture and painting.
San FRANcIsco, March 90.
At the anti-Cmncse Committee meet
| ing Inst night, it was decided to post--
ponc the mass-meeting until Wednesday
next, on account Of Governor Irwin not
being able to participate on Saturday,
Union Hall has been engaged, and two
stnnds will be put up outside for the
accommodation Of people. { The follow
ing resolution wns offered mud referred
to the COMMITTEES on resolntionS:
RcSofred, Tint this committee on the
Chinese question deem it proper TO de-
termine to remove any impression that
mny obtnin to the contrary TINT il has
not been constituted in any spirit inim-
ical to Chinese now in this country:
Tint though i'll one sense committee of
pnblic safety, II is i'll no. sense u COM
Inittee fnvoring nny violation Of public
or private rights tliat Chinese now in
this country have come hither under.
treaty regulations which, however in
]1riouS Ia their opinion upon public in
tercsts, they are not responsible for:
thnt they aro entitled to the fullest pro-
lection Of the law, md to NIL securities
which the strong can, and Of right
ought to, assure to tho weak; TINT its
proper oirice is only TO obtain such ex-
preston Of public opinion on the
subject OF the treaty rs will lead to it's
early abrogntion or Hbridgoment.
The committee adjourned till Friday
evening. ~.
At the Oakland course on Saturday
next there will be trotting contest,
mile hents three in five, between six
noted horses. i ar-3a.s
4 running race of dash Of one mile
and n half for ) 900 will take plnce at.
the Bay District truck tomorrow be-.
tween Kntie Peasc, Golden GRte aud
Chance. f't
The Lady Bryan pino hns been di-
vided into three mines. Tho original
Company retains 2,2O0 ont OF the 5,UOO,
feet. One of the now mines il to DO.
called the Alabama, md the other the
| Queen. The first is TO hnvo ] ,2UU feet,
nnd the other 600 feet. a stock divi..
dend OF one shAro in eacll ,mine will
soon he announced.
Scnts Ill tho Pacific Exchange are.
advancing They sny $4,000 Is Bid for,
one. a. Baird was elected to member.
ship oh Monday without single black.
Lnll. Geo. Ii. Mitchell has been noIn-.
mated for membership, to take tho,
place Of Billy Duncan. ...' ..E"
stock dividend OF one shnre on tho
Boyle and Benton Mining Company.
has been declared for each shnfc Of
stock of tho Alta Silver Mining CONF
pnny.
II. NJ. Fryer, inventor Of tho Fryer
process for reducing ores, nlid II. L..
Hall, President OF tho Fryar-Notlo,
Metal Mining Company, arc still at tho
Occidental. Fryer will rt+ttru to GrnsB,
Valley III few dnys, dnd in about two.
weeks expects to throw open his work s:
at tlInt plnco TO the public. good
deal of interest is felt i'll mining circles
ns to tho success of the process. which,.
1t Is what II prctendS TO be, will rUy0-.
lutiOniZe the gold nnd silver mining, Of
Tho const. The two gentlemen nnincd
have been visited by n number OF par-
ties interested in mining matters seek
ing information c|nrcrning the process,
In the Spal,linI Court :iinrtinl to-day
William IL. Culver testified 10 being n
holder of the two forged navy ccrtiii-
Gates written hy PiuIicy and sigurd by
Spnlding. lie Ind asked Snelding
about them nnd lie stated that they
were good and would soon be paid /.
Spnlding told witness not to believe
what the newspapers said about pinncy.
That was ahout the tiluo Of pinncy' 8
! disappearance.