The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-02-12

1 =
running ] over twenty-five hundred
ounces of, gold to the ton. continues to
yield $4,000 rock, being fiYe hundred
times richer than the ore first millcd.
The drift il within e few feet OF the sig
foot vein, which is supposed to he
equally rich at tho same level. 80
.-..,.,,..,-., V AsuISoroS, Feb. 4. ;.
The national Republican Congress
sionul Committee met tonight for tho
purpose of completing IN organization
for the campaign The committee was
called to order hy Senator Cragin. On
the motion of Senator Logan, Senator
Cameron Of Pennsylvania, was unam
Inously elected Chairman. { Senator
West lin Senator Cameron's absence)
accepted the position for the lnt:er in a
few remarks. Hon. G. +. Edmunds
was unanimously reelected Secretary,
L. Z. Brooks withdrawing his candidacy
for. that office; and Jacob Tome was
! elected Treasurer. The committee pro-
ceeded to ballot for an Executive Com
lnittee and resident members OF the
District OF Columbia. The following is
the Executive Committee: Senators,
cameron 'tPa.) Cragin, West, Logsn
and Dorsey, and Representatives, Rust,
liubbcll, Sinnockson and Platt.
The House Committee on Appropria-
tions completed the foltification bill to-
day, epptopHating for the protection,
preservation and repair of Notifications
uud other works of defense 800, 900;
for conversions of heavy ordnance, $780,
OOO; for projectilcs Of heavy ordnance,
$50, 600; for carriages for heavy guns,
Sl5. .0OOi for proving ground and PROV
ing cannon, $4,000; for torpcdoes,
$50, 900. ....-. ........ ..... . -.
The Speaker laid before the House II
message from the President returning
without approval IN act transferring
the custody OF certain Indian trust funds
from the Secretary Of the Interior to the
| Treasurer, Of the United States, with n
communication from the Secretary OF
the Interior setting out that the Get was
not sufficiently definite to, accomplish
the end desired. The message and az
compnnying documents having been
read, Mr.. Randall stated that tho bill
| had come FROM the Committee on An.
propriations. TINT tho Secretary Of the
Interior had suggested an amendment
to IT; that amendment was incorporated
in the bill and TINT it was very strange
thing that it should now DO objected TO
| by the Department Ut whose instance il
had been prepared. Tho messago was
referred to I,e Committee Oh Appropria-
tions. .-.. . +.
MEDDLETowH, Feb. 4.
While clearing snow from the Mid.
lHnd Railroad, Maryland, yesterday.
tho plow left tho track, crossing the
bridge over Tho Will,uansee river.
smashed il down. and the bridge, plow,
and onginc tumbled into the river, with
nine men OH the plow and cab. Those
OH The plow were all more or less brnis.
cd and cut, while those i'll the cab, in
addition to other wounds were severely
scnlded.
SFw YoRK. Feb. 5.
By nh arrangement between the
Counsel, the S3,OOO,O 900 suit against
Tweed will commence on Monday.
y struck jury has already been ob.
Inimed in the $1,000, 900 suit, but il
will not bc tried till the lnrgo suit is
settled. ...
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8.
Moody and Sankcy commenced rcyiy-
al meetings in this city on Monday.
They have held services ut Charlotte.
y. c.; Columbia and Charleston, S. G.;
Savannah, Ga; jacksonville. Floridn;
Chattanooga, Tenn; Louisville, Ky.;
Galveston, Texas; Iittlo Rock, Ark.
and Mt st. Louis Upwards of III. 900
persons attended their farewell meet
inGs In tho latter city.
LONDON, Feb. ..
a TTr't' dispatch from pcslli, dcs.
cribing tho funeral of NJ. Denk, says
tho route over which tho procession
| passed wns over three und a half miles
long and dcnsely crowded from one
end to the other will, spectators. Every
town 0nd county In Hungary sent de-
putntionD; both houses Of tho Austrinn
Roichsralh sent dcputations, members
OF legations, members Of tho hungarian
diet were pail bearers. Tho pfiuate
Of Hungary performed the service.
Count Andrnssy was present. Floral
decorations were mos; olnborat; Il was
necessary to provide, special carriages
TO cnrry hundreds of wrcn,hs coniri-
bntcd by tho people. Tho coffin was
deposited closo to Bntthyani's mo,iu.
nent.
OTTAWA, CaMndn, Fob. 4,
Prospects nro favorable for n confcd.
efation Of Newfoundland with tho
Dominion Of Canada.
WAsnrScroN, Feb. G.
Tho Secretary OF tho Southern ITis.
toricol Society, replying to Secretary