The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-04-09

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ously i'll ut Menlo Park. al-I :.
Tho police last night mado another
raid OH Chinese brothols, capturing the
usual quota. - = - ...
| The schooner recently wrecked at
| Cape Foul weather turns out to bo the
! Uncle Sam. All on board were lost, but
only one body has been recovered. -
| O'Lcary, the pedestrian. will begin
his contemplated walk of 600 miles
III six days ht horticultural Hall on
Monday morning at o'clock. r
The California Coursing Club will
finish the seasons coursing at Stockton
on Wednesday next, the drawing Of
hounds will take place tonight. -,l
The Centennial Committee Of this
city has issued al address 10 the peo-
pie asking for contributions for cele-
bratIon purposes, us the Legislature has
Jailed to pass the bill allowing such to
appropriate funds for TINT purpose.
| AT the nntc-Chinesa Committee meet
ing last night, all preliminaries were ar-
ranged FOR maSs-mcOting OH Wedncs-
DAY next, and communication was re-
ceived from Butte County, signed by
tho Sheriff and others, showing firm
corporation, nnd in response Butto was
invited to send delegation to the meet
Ing. II wne recommended that the
| hithy houses inhabited by Chinese be
subjected to greater tax than habitations
OF Caucasians. II Chinese were fought
OH legal grounds very little would be
accomplished. During the meeting OF
the committee there was an outside
gathering in the street, at which.a blatand
demaSogue INDUCED in very incendiary
remarks which disgusted decent people.
The speaker read long series OF reso.
lutions, condemning the importation
Of Coolies; demanding n remedy from
the law making power, and ended by
proclaining that il measures were not
taken to suppress the plngue, the peo-
pie were justified in taking summary
vengeance OH Inngolians. The reso-
lutIons were received with yells by list
ncrsU and several unlucky ChinaInen
who passed by at the moment were
Knocked down aud kicked to emphasize
| the verdict.
Robert Glenn, liquor dealer, about
ten days ago discharged fifty Cinnamon.
lie soon discovered, however, that il
was not very easy task to fill their
places. Glenn applied to the manager
OF ench OF six companies, but there wns
only ono that was willing 10 furnish
him men; the others tremblcd through
fear OF violence. The Wing Tong
furnished him fifty inch, and they Went
to work Inst Monday. Since that time
the first lot Of Cinnamon kept n con-
slant watch ON Mr.. Glenn'a place, and
last night ono of the Incn recoutlyi en-
pioyed was attacked aid severely
beaten.
INDIANAPOLIS, Iul., Anril 3,
Freight rates to the east nre very
much unsettled. 1.-Two stock rates
dropped OH Thursday, and n general
war may now be looked for at any time,
The trouble arises out Of tile demand by
tho Grand Trunk Of the privilege OF
making lower rates than the other line
through. ~ meeting will bo held hero
ihursd"y i'll the interest of the proposed
douDle-track narrow-gauge from New
YORK To st. Louis, with branches to
Cnicngo. The meeting will he largo
nffnir.
LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 8.
The Missouri river is rapidly rising,
md fears are entertained TINT the water
will dnrnage tho great iron bridge, MS
the onrth at the abutnent of tho Btruc.
ture is being washed away 10 an alarm
ing extent. Tho abutment is rackcd TO
some degree, and although held to-
| gethcr by iron girdors the washing ayny
OF the bank under would seriously i'm
pnir it. Tho bridge is q magnificent
one, built ut cost Of $S00,000.
uARTroRD, Conn, April ..
The Emperor of Brazil has accepted
The invitation Of II prominent citizen of
this city to make n visit hero during his
stay in the United States.
SCHENECTADY, n. Y, April Q.
James Larned, young man out OF
work and of dissolutc habiis, committed
suicide i'll Il bnrn at this place last night.
New YonK, April 3.
Al tho Stock ExclIungo this morning
tho PNciiic Mail stock declined one per
| cent, on account OF n rumor that bnnk-
rnptcy proceedings would Lc commenced
against the Company ut once.
WASHINGTON, April 3.
BY direction OF the President of the
United States, Brigadicr. General W, II.
A6igs, h;ving been transferred in nc
c0rdanco with tclegraplic orders on tho
3rd OF March, 1866, will rosuIno his
duties us Qunrtormastor General, re-
lieving Col. Rufus Ingallg, acting
Qunrtermaslcr General. Col. Rufus
ingalls,, on being relieved, will resume
his duties as Chief Qunrlcrmnstor of tho
Military Division OF the Atlantic. aud
take charge OF tho Gcnornl dcpot OF tho
0unrternlnstcr's Department at New
York City.
LoSpoS, April 3.
Money Is cRsy ut 0i;s for accounts.
United States bonds are firm; old G7'g.
1858 q 1OB; now CTS, 1857 (d. 1857:
lohOs, 1906 now loan, 1879; Eric
shares, l79t.
LIVERPOOL, April 3.
Cotton Is dull; sales OF 10, 900 haIcs:
middling uplands at Gl,, and Now Or.
leans HI 6It,
SASrRGNCIsco, April 3.
Tho Pacific MRil Co.'s contract with
tho pannmR Railroad Terminated on
Saturday. Nothing definite has been
determined OH US to renewal by the
former company. Their last steamer,
which WAS dispatched OIL Saturday from
Now York, left undcr tho expiring con-
tract. Hereafter the Mail Company
will pay full through or local rates over
tho Panama Railroad. A dispatch says
TINT tho contract between tho Panama
tailrood aud tho Panama Transit
Steamship Co. will DO immediately put
In force. Two Of tho latter Company q
steamers will leave Now York for Aspin.
wall and San Francisco shortly.
Yesterday afternoon fro broke out