The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-07-23


The following dispatch has just been
received:
"FoRr FErrEnMAS, july 2O.-To II.
H'iiiidms; iryt.- Gen. DtpL cf .FHHfe,
Omdhn, Neb.: 4 private cOhrcr has
just arrived from tho command i'll the
fitil, who lJft on the night Of the 18th.
The'd day previous courier was started
with mail and official matter, but has
not yGturrivcd. All quitt ind we'll lin
camp. XSigned1 +. ". 'Cc4TEs,
Capt. 18th nifty, comlndg. Post"
The is no truth in the reported de-
feat OF Crook. .....
MN York, 'Jtily 90.
a HctGlds Washington Special says,
tho impeachment OF RobcsOn is post
poucdforn day, md perhaps to the
end Of next week. The Glover Com
mittcc is asked to wait upon tho con-
illusions of tho Navy Committee, which
rs nov &aidihg through II very TOlum-
inors report OF its own. 1t lis under
stood that the eviilenee before the Ma
val ColEihIttee is of u character to war
rant them in recommending his i'm
parchment. -..
Mr.. Whceler's letter of acceptance
ofthe nomination for Viee-Prcsidcut
kytho lhto Republican Convention, is
published to-day. Ito endorses the
Republican platform; farcrs the etlu-
n a., To- I,.,
patience nnd mutual fOrbeuranco
with full and ex"ct justice with the
southern people. .
CINcI:SA-T, -July ~.
Hon. Geo. j.. Pugh, Il leading lawyer
md Democratic politician, died last
night.
Tho National Methodist book Con-
Germ Directory is in session to-day, Mt
the Gibson House, in this city.
,DoSroN, July 90.
The long continued dry weather with
little rain has rendered vegetation very
dry. A fire has been raging all day,
covering belt Of wooded country thir-
ty miles in extent. The loss is cslimat-
cd at $500 900. The village Of South
Dennis is i'll danger.
e.. WAsf1SSToS, daily 20.
& Internal Revenue receipts to-day, are
sos, 556; Custom receipts. SiiS, 600;
Bank notes received for redemption,
SLIGO, iO3.
Windsor stid he understood there
was determination On the part Of the
House not to agree on tho Indian APP
preparation bill, until the Senate had
acted OH The Honse bill for tho trans
OF tho Indian BGreau.
SAS francesca, July 90.
AT The annual meet OF Savage stock
holders. today, Kccno was successful
III changing the management. Tho
trustees elected nrc. jas. II. Kccne,
Jno. w. Colcraam. S. Stein
h.rt, Thos, II. Williams ntla Harry
kceIrt. Tho Sccrcthry's report SHOWS
he rIrc:lEs for last year 10 have been
SSI3,73i IS AMI Disbursements 10 The
same tInoust. No clis.lsc in the Of
iccrs Of the mime WAS made by the
lew trustees, but il is said Oh the
street, that Samuel T. Curtis will he
he new Superintendent. Nearly lOO,.
700 shares were represented.
Governor Irwin has parloncd Geo.
Nartin, tho bnnlo sharp, who was con-
iictcd last April for practicing the g.mo.
The petition for his pardon was signed
~ large number Of po,",:lS OH account
u tho prisoners suffering with disease
II the heart and lungs.
The Centennial decorations Of I}rndy's
saloon, on Market street, caught fire
asst might. Among the decorations de-
'troycd was n picture Of Andrew jack
'on, valued Mt twO thousand dollars.
A general court-martinl for tho trial
II Col. Wsssou, Of tho Third Regiment
e., convcncs i'll this city Oh the 9th
instant,
Fifty Cinnamon were arrested Mt the
Continental Hotel building Inst night
or sleeping i'll too limited quarters, and
most Of them were convicted in the
Police Court to-day.
MN ycrE, July 20.
Tho yncht Mohawk capsizcd near Sta
Ilcton, Staten Island, to-day. Commo-
n"dOro Gardner and wife, who wcro
0und looked ia each others arms, wcro
lrowncd. Among The Ga4ed wcro Miss
Edith May, tho GdHeec Of james Gordon
Bennett. Sailing-InRstcr Rawlings. of
ho Mohawk, has been arrested, md is
lnder guard to prevent violence Mt the
hands Of the excited people.
Torr i'rIrEpMAH, Wy, July 30.
K Gpctinl courier has just arrived
from Gen. Crooks camp, bringing let
Icrs from tho officers Of tho JnfantrS
command, but no official dispatches
II appears that tho Cavalry moved its
camp iiyo miles. orI account OF tho want
Of grnss; tho Infantry to follow. a
courier was sent from headquarters with
official mail and letters from newspaper
correspondents, but failed 10 call, as ho
had agreed, nl the Infantry camp. Tho
lattcr's officers, feeling somewhat slight
ed, engaged mnu ut thor own expense
and sent him out oil the 18th. This
scout has arrived hero, whiIc tho other,
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