The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-04-16
Meter was arrested and locked up on
n charge OF murder. J &c. g7r' .
WAsnIN0roN, AprilIl.

3 hnllct hllbourue,j tho recusant wit
ness, will to-monw through his coun-
sci apply for d writ Of haGeas corpus.
The main issue at present before the
House Committee OH judiciary, involves
the truth Of the respective statments of
Col. Whitley and Babeock us to the
character Of their PriYete business, juat
before the commission or the safeE burg,
larry, each giving different version.
Whitley says it wps relative TO the sAfe,
burglary aud Babcock declaring IL was
Tor purposes personal to himself. -
I,1i'. ~ ,.g NEW Y6hgki,' April IL. Z
Mrs, Morgan, sister df die tfi lf famous Gen.
john Morgan Fof TENNESSEE, committed
Sptcida here yesterday b. Ettoking landa:
mum. The cause. is .nttfihptcd 10, bx..
cessire grief over tho lpss Of hor dnughtT'
ter some time ago. "'.,-j Z.
= .. '.A" KANSAS C1rT, Neb., April IL. /
i The most important land case u ever
presented, that involves vGO, 900 acrLs
in Kansas, will, probably be decided iby
the supreme Court to-day. It is known
ms the Osnge land case. A decision in
favor OF tho railroads would abrogate
titles now held by. 10, 900 settlers. /, &.
~. 81, Gr-if aCnIcAao, April II. =
: II reports, which arc current among
his immediate friends, are true, ox-Con:
gressmnn' J. d. Ward, now under in
dictmHnt for whisky frauds, is likely TO
lose his reason, because Of the disgrace
which has befnllen him. He has occu-
pied a high position in this city, and
has most interesting family. When
the first seizures were nude last AIny,
he wnS United States District Attorney,
but was soon induced to resign because
OF his former business relations will,
some of the indicted parties. He fought
Of the indictment against himsclf ms
long Us possible, and since it WAS finally
returned has been very much depressed,
refusing to eut. His Indictment is sup.
posed to be due to the pictured tcsti-
mony Of the "bossi sduealer,'. Jake
Rehim. Ward, accompanied by
friend to look after his physical inter
ests, will leave this evening for Wash
ington, with Wow of Obtaining the
testimony to be used in his trinl. Il His
case excites no little sympathy, us he is
supposed to be, in lnrge measure, the
victim Of IL yillninous' plot is h:,' !,
, Tho 7fmrs this morning publishes
sensational report that Theodore TiIton,
during his recent tour in Illinois, under
took to inveiglo q young lady, tempo.
raily placed III his charge, into u sleep
ing car, in order to accomplish his pSir-
poses. Tho Times says he took tho
wrong train, and paid thirty dollars ex-
tra for fare. The Indy is n resident of
Chicago, aud positively refused to nc,
cede TO his request The report has q
fish-like smell. !.
q, A'Spceiel4' from Nashville, Tenn.
states that when James q. Blaine vns
Professor in the Military Institute at
Georgetown, KY, he seduced aryoung
Indy belonging to the Female Seminary.
Whom her ahomo became known, the
brother of the girl set upon Blaine, and
Mt the niuzzle of a pistol made him
promise to marry the girl, whichiho
did. Very soon nfter, she died. His
conduct III the entire ahAir is repre.
sented as cowardly and ilisgraceful.
Tho political situation hero grows
warmer. Several Of the fraudulently
elected rascals arc beginning to weaken,
and will probably resign. The grand
mnss-mceting at the Exposition building
tonight will probably settle tho matter
ono wny or the other. ,,.s ...., 81
.-H. ..',l = PARIS, April II. {
Tho conference between Earl Derby
and Duke do Gases has, it is reported,
resulted in a satisfactory arrangement
of the Egyptian financial question. De
San FnAScIsco, April IL. .'
The Chronicle snys powerful whisky
ring exists hero, whose circuit embraces
many Federal officinls rs far back rs
January, 1876. The United States
District Attorney, Vnn Dixie, and Super
visor Uf Internal Revenue, d. NJ. Poulks,
were PIT in possession OF evidence that
tho Government had been deiraudod
ont Of largo some Of money by prom
incnt distiller, and tho Treasury De-
partinent was not notified of tho discov-
ury. Nevertheless tho case was COM
promised, but tho treasury Of the United
Stntos never received dollar OF the
money paid by tho crooked Inanufac-
turcr. The distillory wRs mover seized
nor the owner prosecuted; nor was any
report Of this violation Of law or Of any
OF the fHCts or events connected there
with mndo known to tho department.
The Pacific Mail stcatncr City Of
Iatnlna sailed at noon yesterday for
NictOrin, tho attachment having becn
released. 1t appears TINT james Hum
aud Stephen ID. White, bankers in New
York, clninOd tho Btenlncr undor bill
Of salo mnde on tho 18th Of March. A
Shcriir's jury lccidoh TINT tho steamer
belonged to them, and bond of $780,
O0O WIS Tcquircd from the Pnnnma
Railroad Company! Tho {, compnfly
failing to give bonds, the attachment
WAY released. Tho steamer China is
still Under attachment, but no attach
ncrt upon tho Granada Inns yet been
iRsiirl. ..... q, ...,.. .,.. f....' .t.... ..
Tho seat purchased in The San Frnu-
ciscD Stock Exchange Board by Mark
McDOnhld for $4,000 was for W. Mnc-
kintosh, who has boon MI emplOyo for
somo years In tho London and San
FIRnciscO Bank. Mnckinlosh will como
up for election on Saturday. Il il uu.
dcrslood tho seat Is ono formerly occu.
pied by II. G. Page. ... -
Tho meeting Of dissatisfied Leopard
stockholders comes of tonight at tho
Fourth DistTict Courtroom In tho City
HILL building. -
Tho Citizens Anti. ChincHo Committee
Of Twelve, met Inst evening in tho
Mayor Office TO discuss tho matter OF
sending u delegation to Washington.
II was decided that but threo instead OF
fivo should 10 cent. j- r
A squad Of ofllcora, yesterday. mado n
raid upon Chinese fishermen, who were
arranging their nets In tho wntcr neal
Hunters Point, in violation Of the
new law. Twenty-Five arrostes were
made. ... u. .. .l ...Tf
An Anti.Chinosc association was or
ganized in tho First Ward at Oakland
last evening; similar Organization vii
DO formed this evening In tho Socont