The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-04-23
TGlGgralphiC.
CHICAGO, April 10,

At Cambridge City, Ind, last night,
two men were badly scalded by the c1.
plosion Of an engine on the Cambridge
branch of the ]. N. & L. Railroad.
- ..i' DETRoIr, Mich. April TO-. 4
E. w. Hudson, largo ship owner.
Inns failed; liabilities S9S, 900; will pay
III full. b ;a... :. ,r-.4l'. rG.-
Mrs. Margaret Rice, a btllo Of two days,
committed suicidesby drowning yester-
day. supposed TO be cnused by insanity.
Over one hundred houses along the
banks OF Sagannw River are partly un-
der water, caused by henvy floods.
Whole towns are inundated along the
Chippewa aud Little Bewns Railroad,
the truck being submerged. .'. D.. =.
..: 4. .rn.J WAsnISGToS, April 15.
Tho Senate Committee on Foreign
Relntions has decided adversely OH tho
proposed appropriation to enable the
United States to be represented in the
international Convention for tho metric
system OF weights aud measures. a.
Blninc says lie does not intend 10 ask
for any committee to investigate the
charges against him. 1t is Thought,
however, TINT ho finally will be COM
PEELED to, though his friends claim he
cannot expect justice from n Democratic
committee j. s#.. ..-...a aEy .s..7 ..
Senator Morton Inns received letter
from Il. B. Elliott, Chairman Of and unr
behalf Of the South Carolina delegation,
StntinS that associate press dispatches
from Columbia, saying Chamberlain
will control the delegation, which will
vote for Bristow and Blaine, but in no
case for Morton, Is unauthorized and
untrue. % sa. d.. s1:: EEsass,a.s g.
..-. . New Y0Rk, April 15.
An interview with Mrs. Forrest, now
known M Miss Catherine W. Sinclair.
Ii ruhl!Hhed, wherein she distinctly
states that Charles O'Conner undertook
her case i'll tho suit brought against
her by Mr.. Forrest, without any under
standing that he was to receive pay
for his service. She claims to be nblo
to etfectually contradict the statement
in MIR. O'Conner = recent defence de-
livered to tho Bar Association. Action
however will depend OH tho action tnken
by the Bar Association. .,.. F.... ..
Tho quarterly circulars issued by
Burton Dun 4 Co.'S Commercial Agency,
records q. 900 failures within the lust
three months, which exceed any preyi-
ous quarter since thrse records have
been pu6lishcd!, The aggregate IL less
by Sb, QUO, 600 than the amount involved.
by failures Of the last quarter Of 1875,
tho average indebtedness of tho failures
during tho three months just ended
was S25, 900. ., -. ..f.
The house. in tho woods at Chuppau-
qun formerly occupied by Horace Gree-
ley was destroyed by fro last evening.
If Ind hppn Co.. ,,o,,,.
1t was for nearly twenty Years tho
country home Of Greeley. ="
D.. FoRr LARAMIE, Wyo., April H..
A Ifinn by the name of Rowzco, who
used TO belong to the Fourteenth in
iHntry, arrived hero yesterday, and re-
ports that ho and his party Of five men
were attacked by Indians just south Of
the ShGyennc river on the 7tl instant,
when returning from Custer City. Ono
Of the pnrty nRmcd Norman STORMS,
from lowR, was shot through the body
hhd Killed. Rowzea was shot through
the shoulders but not seriously. The
Indians were very numerous in that
section, aud a grent deal Of stock haa
been run Off. -.
FonT SMITH, Ark, April If.
A bold attempt was mndo q o'clock
yesterday morning to rob tho express
and mnil train Oh tho Missouri, Kansas
and TeIns Railroad, ut Blue jacket
Station, in Indian Territory. Tho
officers OF the rOad Ind known for some
limo that n gang Of drspGrndoes Ind
orgnniSell for this object and the Com.
phny Ind tnkcn steps to frustrnte their
design, In sending u small detective
force to watch them. Three detectives
had joined tho train, learned plans,
which included tho robbing Of this
tratn rs the train was run on the side
track by Inisplaccinent of tho switch.
Tho guard who had been placed on the
cab with tho engineer. losing his pros-
cncc OF mind commenced firing Of the
robborS ns they approached tho train,
at tho same tiInO giving tho signal to
Tho other train, giving The robbers n
chance to retreat. The gang was cap
iured nt ChetOpn, KH., this morning.
NEw YoRK, April IL.
Tho funeral services OF tho lutc A, T,
Stewart were BoleInnized this morning
ut his house md mt st. Marks Church,
Bishop Potter officiating, assisted by n
number Of clcrgymcn. Tho floral de-
corAtions At cRch plnco wcro mngnin.
cent, anIl tho crowds III front Of tho
house, church nnd along tho strects
wcro very grent. Admission to house
md church was hy ticket nnd holders
including the leaders in tho several
professional nnd political circles. Gov.
Tildcn md Rice headed tho pnll bear
scrs. ..s "a. "f" ....0u. .
CHtcAdo, April Is.
Tho committee appointed by the
Chairman Of the grand ninss meeting
last Tuesday night, waited on. Mayor
Colvin today to request his resignation.
Tho Mayor mndo no immediate response
10 tho request, but desired thom 10 sub.
init tho request, together with tho rea.
sons therefor, In writing. ....,
Sr. Louis, April H..
w. o. Avery was sentenced 10 Two
years md 81 900 6nc. ... 2
SAN Francisco, April l5.
Senator Sharon started for homo on
| Friday. IIe is expected hero on the
10Th Instant, consequently ihoro 10 Joy
among tho holders OF Shnronian shnros.
Tho stockholders OF tho Halo & Nor.
cross Company hnyo decided to increase
tho capital stock from ZOO, 900, IN
10, 900 shares, TO 81 900, 900, in 1l2, 900
shares. ..t .... r,. .... .
Reliance hos levied an assessment OF
ten cents per sharci delinquent May ~.