The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-01-15

pears there has been somo hitch In tho
contracts between the Government and
Mr.. Mullen. Some tiIno since fhe de-.
pHttment made ruling NOT to pay Null
len for his stone until after il ,wns fn-'
ished: EIn demanded pny for his rock
upon delivery, and consequently has do
livered no additional stone, tiud tho
men were compelled to suspend work
| for the lack Of MATERIAL !i3 s.ye4-
1sy y .a Rosfio'SS, Jan. 10.
The direct cable has been splicei
againY and is in good working order!
Tile splice was male by the steamship
Faraday tliis morning.
G .a. NEw YoRKi Jan. 10.
Tho twelve orc thousand dollar bonds
| OF the UEion Pacife first mortgage
last, have been recovered by That firlu;
through n boy, who Claims that he
picked them up in the doorway of
Marks u Cos. Office.
q. WHITE PLAINS, n Y, Jan 10.
Surrogate Coffin has Just announced
his decision III the will case of Isaac NJ:
Singer, THE sewing machine Inventor!
Ho decides ngairist the claim of AIrs!
Mary Ann Foster. holding that she III
not the widow Of deceused.
PARiT, Jan. 10.
The crisis III the French cabif1et haS
been reached ly Duhaurct, Leon, Sanf
and Rennult., tho MinisterA; rendering
their resignGtions to the President.
.-........-.'.... BoMBAri jim. 10:
a serious riot occurred among the
natives i'll PyBerooa yesterday, during
which several Of the Pyberonds we
killed and several Injured. ;. Tho mill:
tary was called out and II chGrgS made
upon the rioters. Order was finally re-
stored md u number of the ringleade:S
have been arrested: 3i t.,fztT!A
'4 Lo&DoS; jan: 10.
The death Of Lord Anberly, from an
nttact OF bronchitGs. is announced to-
day: ...l..- ~r.-g..f.f...rs f-st.r.
Tho condition Of Lord Napier, who
has been seriously ill, is reported moro
favornbly: y" ~ isfs%i
. @ KASsGs Cry jan, l2.
a special from Olatho fays that Gor:
II. N: Fishback attempted liberties
on Wholesale scale with several white
and blnck WOMEN there last nigh: The
SANiGSho ~ buth Huu uIEehISu. l1lS
friends w;ll try to kIlsir the matter ur:
Fishback is n bosom! friend of Lappin, =
tho dofaulting Stnto Treasurer
80. .... INDr&AorLis, Jan. IL:
The charge OF fraud in the finances of
the Stata Grange Gre said TO lack bot
tom. There. was no system III the
manner OF Keeping the books, and coz
fusion liz tho accounts has resulted:
Dues were sent to both tho Secretary
and Treasurer by 200 Oranges. The
Investigating committee meet to-day to
set the crooked accounts straight.
.# ..a QUrNcY. LIZ, Jan. I2.
In mn interview with reporter Gen.
Singleton. who Is mn intimate nccnunin-
tanc6 Of the Hsnmtci nud st: Joseph
management, declared tint tho rnmureu
application for receiver for TINT
railroad must be II cGnnrd. Ito adds
that tho road is well managed, and that
the alleged corruption among the offici:
ais has NO foundation in fact;
-...- SAN FnAScrsco, Jan. IL:
Carlos Gorie, tho old reprobate who
| attempted to commit an Indecent as-
snult on n girl, was fined $500!
.. III the deck Of tho Police Court THU
morning were two nffEistors; who had
fallen from grace Rev! j.; IT,: Ruby
nnd Fnihur Murphy, both Tor drunk
ness: Ruby was sent up for 80 dayr;
and Murphy paid his fine. s.a
The Central Pacific Railroad will
not reduce or give excursion tickets To
the Centennial on PlfilGdcIphia. Fteigl {
VIII he carried at the usual rates nnu
all remaining uns0ld mt tho close OF
Tho Exposition will bo' brought bnck
free. - 80 ..a" -. #.,ss-a5s II. =
Mrs. T. Strory @ns convicted Of two
chnrgcs Of slfop-lifting at Bnucroft's to
day. She wns cnught in the act. On
searching her room sone $500 worth
of books were found in it.
OMCAno, Jan. IL.
The whisky cases Gre set for trial t. J
day. EleIncr Washburn, of the Seer,
Service, il oh hand, and the Cover
ment officials claim 10 hRVo everything
IN readiness for n successful prosecution:
The distiliers seem to- hive lost nlt hone
aud courage, and nro coniesaing to the
Government! -rElrE0
- ISDIASAroLIs Ind, JIM. fl:
Judge Creamy, OF tho United St,ttcs
Court, to-day rendered decision IN u
case ngninst the Indianapolis, Burlin,I
tor and Western Railroad Company,
granting to, tho Rogers Locomotive
Works, Of Patterson. N. j., tho POSSES
sion Of % locomotives, valued NJ somo
$50, 900, which this former purchased
some time since. Tlic Contract shows
that the possession passed on the sale,
but not ilfe titlo until tho notes wero
paid. Tho EnilrorM Company mor
gagged tho engines. and tioy woro tl.tn
thrown into the hands Uf ~ receiver.
-s SAN FEAScrsco, Jan. IL.
THO Commission Of Inquiry into tho
caiso Of the Pacific disaster has put tho
blame of the casualty on Captain Saw
y,r' OF the ship Orpirpns: 49,. ..-.
An Hssrssmrnt TT nity cents has boon
leSiud by the Prus5ian. q. d S. NJ. Co.,
delinquent February II. ~
Tho Wchfout Mining Company, Elku
county, Ncynlni elected the following
Directors yesterday: s. L. KyIcr, ".
6. Lyndc, David Mcliuy, j, G. Lihl 6y,
IL: IL. Colby, L.. l.. NuOnnn and ID. Il.
Allison. Tho ncw Board mel and ulcct.
cd ). y. Kylcr, President; Dnyid No
Kay, Ficc.prcsidcnt, II. NJ. Hougf,
Trcasurerj II. S. Buckmastcr, SupcriiI.
tendent, mid d. A. Jennings, Secretary.
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Acrf&G Third Assistant Postmaster
General Ireland has received from Mr..
W. G. Parks, tho Grand Master ot