The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-01-22

should apply to have my disabilitiea
removed, that there should be no doubt
OF my ability To hold q State appoint
mant. beg you, therefore. to have tho
kindness to present to Congress my mp
! plic"tiGn FOR the removal Of My disa-
bilitics. Yours, +. Il. ISAUREGARp.
! Gen. &. i. Gordon, United States
Senator, Washington. d. c.
MEMrHs, Jnn.lS.
| The .ispsai says, Inst Thursday night,
body of disguised men took four ne,
| groca from the jail at Friar's Point
Mississippi, md shot them to death,
| The mob rGaciitd town soon after dirk.
and compelled the jnilor,S Major Alcor,
! to surrender the jail keys. which wern
IN the Court House safe. II. lncb
then entered tho Jail and UNLOCKED the
! cells i'll which were confined four lcsDer-
| ntc negroes, Jim Stokes, Bob Young.
Carey Irwin and Tom Pugh. The pris-
oncrs were quickly tied and taken n
mile from town and riddiCd with bull.
! lets. There were fifty or sixty men i'll
the mob, hall Of them being negroes.
| The men were quite hasty, but sure in
| their work, and rs soon rs they had
| tied tho prisoners, they hurried them
| out ON the Sheriff ridge road. when
! they were rildled with bullets and left.
jim Stokes, one of the negroes mur.
dcrcd, burned the gin belonging to Mr.,
Branch i'll CooEnms County on tho
| night OF January 7th. Six wceka prcvi.
GUS he robbed II nan. Bob Young was
thought 10 hayo been engaged with
Stokes ill n number of robberirs. Carey
Irwin had committed II number of roll
berries and stabbed n man in the effort
to Kill him. Pugh wn3 guilty Of arsop
| and robbery, and had burned Captain
Howard Stayel's gin and stables, thir-
teen mules mni horses being burned in
| ill the stables.
PARIS, Jan. 10.
An exciting scene occurred at AK YES
| tcrday. NJ. Gambetta hal arrived thero
| for the purpose of addressing Il private
meeting. bnt the authorities had re-
| ccivCd orders to prevent the meeting.
! \ largo crowd assemble |, when tho
military intcrfcrrcd md prevented the
| speech. 'fj
CHICAGO, jan. Is.
The Times Washington special saws
that Fernando Wood astonished tho
House yesterday by tho Introduction Of
resolution which calls for information
as tn officers OF the United Suites Army
holding positions, civil or diplomatic,
whether they are legally eligible, and
have confOrmcd with tho laws concern
ing civil officers and cmolumcnts. This
cinu3e Is supposed to refer to General
Adam Dadeau, Consul ut London, Gen.
Sicklcs, formerly United Statcs Minis
ter 1t MaJLid, AID u. G. AIeigg, who in
now travelling as military observer, or
something Of the sort. in Europe Mt tho
Governments expense. Information is
also asked concerning officers who have
been detailed from regiments to tako
position near tho person Of the Preii-
dent, the terms Of the resolution doing
everything 10 indicate lubbock, without
naming him. When PASSED. the meas
urc VIII cause nu examination into tLe
various Offices held by Babcuck in nd
dition TO his rank OK Colonel of Engi-
neers. BY the terms of the bill tho
most Of the military assignments during
the last six or eight yeas will come un-
der investigation. aud tho shocl ing
Transactions of 1870 and similar cases
Oh record will he thoroughly ventilated.
... . JACKSON, MISS, jan. 10.
The vote for United States Senator in
tho SENATE was: Lamar, %, Martin l;
House, LNnnnr, S3, the Republican
members voting blank. It's said thGt
in II private caucus tho Republicans tlt-
cidcd not to participate in tho election
"f Senator on the ground that the late
election WIS carried by fraud and vio-
lcncc. e.. ..-".a ,'EEH
HEooSLYS, Jun. 20.
The Plymouth Advisory CvmmIltco
will l." called for February 9Th. Tho
letters will H." sent out this week. The
council will most likely bo beld
with open dGora. ..# ... ..l
New ORLEANS, Jan. 90.
The Revenue officers arc ovcrhaulinp
tho books Of the whisky Iucn in this
city, aud creating much excitement.
Leading dislillorS confidently assert that
there iS no record in existence TO estnb-
liSh Il connection between N,w Orleans
nnd tho western whisky rinfy, hut thcro
| ARE good many men !. re who say
tina: sort Of talk is all stuff. 1t il, more
over, asserted that tho = csonco Of tho
Government officials aro have but the
prelude 70 tho opening III New Orleans
O' tho chmpniSn against the whisky
| rings, and there will bc Iuusic in tho mir
| III - few days. Several parties have
been summoned tn appear before the
| Ecvcnud oilicorH 10 tell what they know
about certain matters, but the invcsiiga.
! iion is with closed doora.
MILWAUKEE, jan. 90.
Col. iTcriick, Mr.. Miller and Assis-
! tamt District Attorney Mckinney art
! constantly h"sicgod hY indicted parties
| wi;hprnpoaiti0us 10 iurn State 4 evidence
against somebody; provided prosecution
n9nin.t thcm is dropped. The propogi-
ti"ns have. in every instance, been re-
! jcctcd, and it j.. therefore. probable
that pleas Of guilty will lie entered in
| many 81 the cGScs dockCicd for trial.
! Tho United :iiniCs Grand Jury in
| again receiving testimony ngaint con.
| spirntnrs. Thus far no new Indictments
have been reported, Int II Is thought
that several will bc returned before tho
Ciu5u Uf thc week.
SAYS the Austin R,rGNc; ave cnn
stnml 10 bo ncCuscd Of l,nYing feet liko
| burial raskr!s, and eau bcnr To have
our cniS comrnrcd 10 the ilirrcrs Of
! Sca-lioD; Iut to have Gus girl abused