The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-08-06
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CHICAGO. AUGUST ..

ent, speaking of Lainar'a speech, to
day, says that Lamar las long de-
sired to give the country IL judicial and
| dispasSionatc review OF tho Southern
| question, md his disquisition upon the
subject to-day will be read by every.
one, without regard - party, IL; the
bcs: presentation of it that has thus far
been made. From his standpoint, La
mar spoke to-day as sta;e3man-not
as politician. The opening part was
" MASTERPIECES Of eloIuency AMI sound
political philosophy, which will be OF
Importance TO students uf political his
tory. lie discussed the cause OF the
present condition Of the South from the
highest standpoint of u statesman; he
I dealt i'll no nYectire; indulgcd in no
personal criticisms, and abused no
party, but attempted to lay before the
House description Of the condition of
the South. aud 10 explain lis causes,
| allowing others to draw their differences
rs to the best remedy. Ills speech was
much admired, even by those WHO disa-
greed with his conclusions, end it is
spoken Of tonight rs one Of tho ablcst,
If not the ahlest, of the session.
CHEYEHHE, Wy, August ,.
Geo. Powell, hay contractor ut Fct-
ieriran, arrived here tonight, bringing
the following:
'Hrster'ay evening about thirty In
.lans attacked the wagon train Of 4. Ii.
Reed, loaded with government stores
for that post, and killed and sculped
the wngonmnStcr, Geo. Thrushlc, who
was riding ahead, and wounded a
teamste-. They also killed four horses
and ten head OF cattle, and burned
three wagons with their contents, con-
sistiiig Of flour and bacon"
1t Is feared that the Indians will be
very troublesome Oh this road the rest
OF the season. Last Friday forty-tour
head OF horses were run of by them
from horseshoe and Cottonwood
creeks.
Lightly recruits will leave Columbus
Barracks for bismarck Tomorrow.
.... B5rFALo, y. Y, August ..
This was the second day Of the races.
The second race was for the 2:22 cluss,
for purse of $4,000. Cosottc was tho
fnvorite; Sam. Purdy being sold in the
field; five started; Sam. pnrIy won;
time, 2:231;, 2:22IIn 2:22!i, 2:23!f.
REcHMoYp, VA, Angus: >.
y spccinl 10 the EaqWirer FROM Rock
Bridge, Alum Springs, A!uba.an, SAYS
Speaker kerr's symptoms tonight a:c
very unfnvorable. and his condition is
regarded NJ critical.
WA5Hr*GroH, August ..
The Secretary Of the Treasury has i'll
structCd tho various treasury officers
throughout the country to pay out sill
yer coin i'll exchange for legal tcal.r
notes.
LoNDoH. Aug. ..
\ telegram from Belgrade says the
defensive position of the Scryians at
SGi;schar is represented as imprcg.
nnblc. The Scrvian left wing, under
ChluEantich, las taken in Biulopnl;e
and threatens Siruscn, the boInbard-
mcnt Of which is expected to commence
within two days. The Turks nre en-
treuchcd ut I#yach. Three Russian
eOuntcsses are sewing III the hospitals.
Large suns Of money from the Russian
Commissioners have been received in
Belgrade.
\ Paris correspondent reports that
AUSTRIA las been strengthening tho gar
rison nj Sclnln i'll view Of possible
events. AMI Russia is sending troops to
Tie frontier.
Eastern prospects again lock very
gloomy.
At MarsciIlcs intelligence has Lccn
received from Morocco that the Gillian
tribes refused 10 furnish their military
quota and The Emperor marched against
them. His fUYec5 were surprised ut
night Ly uu ambuscadc, and the En-
pcror himself narrowly escaped cap
iurc. Ills army subsequently, returned
to the country Of the GhIaug, uml sold
the captured women and children into
slavery.
a Paris dispatch says it IL ndcriooI
That Muradc has signed his ublicaiium
of til" Ottoman throne. The old Turk
ISL party, led 10y the Sul;Lm prcsump-
tive. is showing hostility Ia the pro-
posed constitution. Mcrllrl I'ashn
threatens To- resign, md another rcY"lu-
ton ia the Diyam ig"uiicilmted. Abdul
| lfnIncd has declared that ~ sDun ns ho
has assembled Tia" tlrun" IL" will take
supreme command Of The nlIuioH against
| The i;rlay"I.
a Vienna dispatch 10 The Vars says
! that IN consequence "f the threatening
attitude "f irregular troops in %cryiu,
| all h"n3cH there aic closed at seven ia
| The evening.
r,Nu, Aug. 3.
Tho Constitutional" correspondent ri
tho G"ioi'c says that three S;hcikG Of
Mecca have placed 200. nnD Arabian
troops at tho disposition "f tho Turhihll
Government. aud some 81 thngo trp"pa
are already awaiin: orders TO stn,t.