The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-11-26

HiNec' tehNe LOT tno East TOMORROW
morning. No report Of their views on
Tho subject MAY bc looked for before tho
assembling Of Congress in August nfa''
Mcsacrle, u German. waiter by oecu-
patton, suicidcd ut his room, Clio Funrth
street, last night, by taking prasslc
acid, cause, whiskey. si--.; al1
NEw ORLEANS, Nov. 20
The Board commenced their canvass
Of the votes, taking up tho undisputed
parishes i'll nlphntical order. Three
parishes, Ascension; Assumption and
Avoyellcs were disposed OF, giviIH;
about the same vote us shown III tho
table heretofore made from duplicated
poll lists. With view To regularity
nnd expedition ia tho discharge of the
duties OF tho Returning Board, Il series
Of rules was adopted for its guitnnc5.'
The following is IN extract from
Judge Spaaurl's speech ON the
adoption Of Il motion "rhat all proceed
ings of the Board be in open session."
| IONS ht' IiSStucillI lclllulkSu tnG
other day that your functions were
partly ministerial and partly judicial.
| Those ministerial duties ure few
AMI simple; they consist only in
addition and tabulaiion OF votes; there
Is no call for privacy i'll applying thu
rules of arithmetic and III performing
nll the rest Gf your duties. In judicial
| duties, publicity is i;nperativrly de-
i III Il. IL iul ,f
the investigation. III order to assure u
just argument. Adopt this order, SO
that every whisper i'll your chamber
nny DO hoard TO the uttcr'nost extrcmi-
ty Of the Union, and thus only, in Iuy
humble Judgment, will it be possible
Tor you 10 ruussure ii purturbcd and
anxious country, and to establish
through i generations tho righteous
ness of your rnlins and final award" %
WAsuISGr0N, Nov. 90.
Montgomery Blair, just from South
Carolina, says tho Democrats hnvo
duplicate tally Of all tho votes cast in the
State, which docs not agree with tho
Returning Boards tabuIatcd count. 1t
may he neresm,ry to count tho separate
ballots 10 determine the result ".'Ir
-'. FAITBoULr, Nov. 90. j"
The Younger brothers were brought
into Court this morning. and contrary
10 expectation, pleaded guilty 10 the
indictment for the murder Of Haywood,
the NorlhIield Bank Cashier. There
MAS no excitement or demonstration.
After n vain attempt by the Counsel
for the prosecution to secure n jury
who, under the Statntc, can pass n
death sentence in case like this, the
Judge sentenced them to imprisonment
in the State pcnitontiary for life.
CaGcAGo, Nov. 20.
4 Times Washington special says
consultation with Caleb Cushing.
Butler thinks il Florida, Louisiana aid
Sonth Carolinn, arc given to Hayes,
the House will object to tile reception
of their votes; the Senate will object 10.
Alabama and Mississippi, and n Presi-
dent Will not bo chosen by March,
thus creating the President OF tho SEN
nio President Of the United States.
An Ia,er- Ocean Washington spccia
Says gentleman from norihei:I Dakota
reports here, today, that Sitting hull
is receiving ammunition from British
Territory; immense quantities hnvo
been purchased up there, and shipped
across tho country by wagons. . i.'+".
A 7;;Jmc Washington special says:
The National Republican. Committees
;clrgruins from Florida today repre-
sent tho situation rs satisfactory.
Those Republicans WHO aIo i'll IL posi-
ton TO know, say thtt since Saturday
four counties Hfo in, all giving less
Dcmoc.aiic mnjoritics than estimated.
4 7riJmae Washington special says:
ScfGral Democrats who recently
returned from South Carolina
report nh astonishing indifference
among tho Democrats there toward
Tildcn. Hampton was their chief
choice. They speak bitterly Of the
conduct Of Northern Democrats who
aided secession. and then deserted the
cause. They have no intention of
making any moe efforts iowarl an-
other war, Ihoy have had enough.
NV YoGR, Nov. 20.
Passengers BY the steamer Cnrimtna,
from bermuda. who left 81. Thpinu3 ON
the 10Th instant, report having left the
Franklin there; she lnd then been in
port three days. Her officers forbade
communication with tho shore So
a lrorM Washington special snys
there is no longer II doubt ;hGt tho AL.
miuistraiinu decided 1T a secret Cabinet
meeting, held ono evening Inst week, &c
garrison tho city of Washington from
nov till after tho 5lh Of Mnrch next
AM even longer ii its Successors il
Office after that dag do not ordur other
"isc. This determination wns cunsid
cred again Rnd adhered to NJ guuicr
encU held at ChhnhlcT'g house nn ;;htuf
day evening. SO secretly hnYc thcs
: extraordinary steps h"cu taken, TN,
Vsdurs which have been sent for troops
= have neither been forwarded by mail o
. tclaSrnph, but have been transmitted b.
! special aimy officers detailed for thn
purpose. AZ.
| TALfAItAssrg, Nov, 81.