The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-10-29
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New York, Oct. &c.

New YVRK, Oct. &c.
Great excitement WAS occIsioned
this afternoon by report that tho
Continental Life Insurance Company
hail suspended. The failurc is due
70 tho depreciation of the securities
of The Company, which arc princi-
pally bonds and mortgages, An OFF,
Ger OF the Company states that the
Company could have kept on, but
Tho expenses OF maintenance were
gradually eating up The assets, and
it was thought best 20. appoint n
Receiver to wiud up allnirs with n
view to resuming at some future
time. The Officers arc much excited
and decline to give nay estimate.
The Commereidi -AdrdriiSer states tint
the failure is regarded Us clear
smash. .. r..
BALrIMoRE, Oct. &c.
At the Municipal Election in this
city, to-day, for member of tho first
branch of the City Council, the Dem
ocrats elected their candidates in
eighteen Of the twenty wards; To-
form candidate being elected in tho
First, and tho Republican nominee
IN y~f I, Il.
in the Inst Council stood ten Demo-
Gratis and ten Republicans and Re-
| formers. The Democrats also elected
their candidates for the second
branch, to fill vacIdcies, from wards
Fifteen aud Sixteen; n Democratic
gain. The vote was comparatively
small, only about $4,000 votes being
polled. Tho Democ! attic minority
will DO about 5000.
OMAHA, Oct. %.
Governors Pillslary, OF Minnesota,
Ki:kwood OF IowI, Hardin OF Mis-
soulf, Osborn of Kansas, Penuing-
ton of Dakota, CARRIE: or Nebraska,
and several eminont professors and
gentlemen, met here io.L.y for the
pnipo'e Of discussing modes rnd
mems OF Kidding the coun:.:y OF
Srasshop .Iers. 4 committee w:s np-
pointed 10 .repA md y cient n
series of resolutions 10 the formers of
Tho country, and Q memorial to Con-
gross. Tho Convention IVES serena
det during the evening.
INDIANA2oITs, Oct. 2G.
Tho Sccrei'"v OF Sac, io.Gag, nil
;ho''i"es the following rs Tue result
Of tho recent oleciioL. The Highest
voie cast WAS fos Tic..su. er of the
State:
Democratic, 212,019; Republican,
2oG, 21S; Independent, 1G,OS2; total,
1910. The avece3o plurality for
tho Democratic State :ictct is $50;
majority for Williams over Harrison,
for Governor, 5,13J.
NEW UHhi SGe' 10.
a man named Maconoclicr, has
confessed to having murdered Mag
gle Eaaef, on Long Jslsnd, in
August. During his couic sion,
Maggie's mother attacked him in
Court, and DO WAS rescued only with
difficulty. He subsequently came
near being ~ lched by the people.
.. WAsUtSGr0N, Oct. &c.
The number OF visitors ut ilIc
White House averages 1000 daily.
- -.... 49, CHICAGO, Oct. &c.
Tho Jury in tho case of the People
versus Alexander Sullivan, on trial
in the Criminal Court here, for tile
mu;tler of Francis Hrnford, came in-
10 Couit this morning cad again ill.,
formed Ju;3e McAllisier thAt they
were unable to agree. nDd asked 10
DO di.ch :;.;cd. With fr;a rcrno5t
The Court complied. 1t lis undc.'
Stood That tho jury STOOD eleven for
Gcqnitial and one for conviction Oh
tllct charge. There is much diGcus-
sion in tho city about tho alleged
partisan coGrse OF Judge McAiiister
during tho entire trial, cspec'llly
in his instructions 10 ,hn Jury. Prca-
ecutin9 Attorney Reed, has openly
intimntcd in Court, his opinion Of the
rulings, md tho feeling is SO strong
in Town that several petitions are in
ciroul";ion asking McAliis'or 10 re-
sign. Tho petitions ut tho Dead Of
Trade llavo been signed by n majority
OF tho most prominent members, and
embraces Gomo 500 to 1000 names.
Tho M'@-Occn, this morning editori-
ally, comments severely on tho con,
duot OF tho presiding judge, and
cLa:3os that no llns dissraccd tho
bcnch by his pnlpAblo mud persistent
coDtortion OF facts and lew. The
JiG'cs, oil which Journal Mr.. nat,
Mrs. Sullivan wcro Formerly ON.
ploycos, is tho only city Journal that
approves McAllisiors course.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. &c.
This is Ohio day and Merchants
day ~ tho Centennial md tho nttcn.
dance Is moro than unusually arcIt.
| Among tho cIowIu ,,tn.nnI nm H.,