The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-10-15
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WAsIuSdToS, Oct. 7.


OF Great Britain, and this country,
3 signed mn agreement to-day, that
territorial transit charges, to he paid
by tho British postolicc to the United
States for carrying closed mails be.
tween Boston or Now York and Sar,
Francisco, shall bc six francs Del
liiogrammc on letters or packages
weighing about two pounds and
three ounces; and two francs per Kill.
ogrammc Oh printed matter and sam.
pies OF merchandise. These nov am;l
largely increased rates apply 10 all
mails TO be conveyed across our terri
tory on an,l after August 9Th, 1876;
the agreement is tcrminablc after
one years notice.
PHILhBELrHTA, tti. I.
About four thousand awards OF the
Centennial Judges were made public
to-day; following are those having
interest to the people of the Pacific
Coast:
Caiifcrnia-Ilichacl Savon, Santa
barbara, mammoth grape vine; Bucna
Vista Vine CulturA! Society, Sonoma
wine; II. NJ. Magic, San BcrnaYiino
county, wine; Koahlcr e frohling,
San Francisco, American still wines;
Charles LaFrancc, San Jose, wine;
NJ. Keller & Co., Gan Francisco, Per-
kins, Stein H Co., San Francisco aud
New York, vino; II. NJ. Maggie, San
Jose, California brandy; J. Laucro-
berger X Co., San Francisco, grape
brandy.
Orcgon--A. X. Durfroc, lone
county, Wood Commissioners OF
Oregon, forest woods Of Oregon;
Lauton Kelly, East Portland, pre-
served frnits; alden Fruit Drying
Company, Oregon City, preserved
fruits; YIN. Piummer, Portland, pre-
served fruits; State OF Oregon, grains.
grasses. cereals, fruits ana ycgc.a-
hlcs.
ada-Collcc,ion OF ores AMI
stamp mills. iron eros c.c.
Territory OF Montana-3ilvGr, lead
and gold ores.
Arizona Tcrritory-SiIycr, lead and
gold ores.
y fire broke ont to day in The Gcr-
mnn bark Europa, at pier 50, E,s;
river. She was in Tie dry dorl. Il!
the time, being cauiked, when q
large quantity OF hemp took fire.
John Casey, caulkir OF - Shcrilf
street, was fatally injured. Arlor
short time Tho flames were cxtin-
Baishcd, and Tho iiremcn cxaminol
the hold, whom were discovcgcd the
horribly burned bodies OF Thomas
Ingram, Lewis Sullivan, George Sill,
Win. FurlOng and James Mcdonald,
= workmcn employed in making the
repairs. Tho Europa WAS engaged
IN tho petroleum trade. and tho tim
bcra being saturated with the oil, tho
hanca spread with friShtful rapidity,
cutting oil nll escape Of tho men
working below. Tho damage to the
vessel ia covered hy insurance.
DEavru, Oct. :.
The following are tho RopubI;can
mnioritics on the State ticket.
Arrnpnhoo county, 1888; Clear
Creek county, 80; Ebert county, H.
I'll Paso, 12l; Gilpiu, Isl; Grand
county, i5i Larimcr county, 30; rnrl;
county, %; Summit county, II; Wild
county, 3O7; BOULDER county, iGl;
Saguncho county, l21; Costello coun.
iy, estimated nt 800; Concjos county,
600; iIins,Inlc county, 30; San Juan
county, %; Rio Graudc county, 30.
Tho following counties have given
Democratic muiorilics:
Bent county, 2o6; Douclns county.
hl; Fremont county, 20; Pueblo, 1856:
Jefferson county, T. and Tho Demo
Gratis clnim majoriIicE ns follows:
IEucrfnnoconnLy, 800; Lake county,
Ou; LO8 Amman county, DnD.
But no official returns have hccn
received from these four counties.
This embraces all tho counties in tho
State and IL will bo seen from Tho
figures TINT after allowing all That il
claimed by tlr Dcmocrntsin llIn funr
last mentioned counties, the majority
will hn 1904 on thcir State ticket, and
official returns already in, show that
they have tho legislature in both
branches by at least twO.ihirds of all
tho members.
CuAEhrsroS, s.. G. Oct. I.
Tho Naws and Co"ri@'s corrrcspon.
dent tclcSraphcd laet night from
Columbia that tho report of Deputy
MnrshnlS sent TO investigate tho TO.
cent collision between whites nnd
blacks Mt Eiloton, has lcd Governor
chamberlain TO tho determination TO
issno n proclamation ordering all
white military Clubs or organizations
10 surrender their arms and disband
NJ once. III Caao Of their refusing TO
10 30, ho will ncNL proclaim tho State