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

Ind boiler room and slightly damaged
the machinery in an adjoining shop a
Parker Bros. gun works, in, this city
loss between $4,000 and. 500, 900,
Tho wo.kS were insured for Sl8a, 900. .
| -!asa asg4A. bsa PArlEc Fob. 6. S
The International ,ConnIItee ON the
construction Of submNrinestnnpd be-
tween France aud England Terminated
thei- l;:bors to-day. A complete n sfee-
inent has been established on all the
points under couside: ntton, a; well ai
The po:3sibililyQl the ,nEdsriakilg: u
ss-.s- - u ! ..a7t LONDON 2 Fob. I. &.
The destii of Lord Galway IS an
noarcol to-day. {s@g = A.ss%t. y:
eIa-conscqueuce o!-thp ssatinidil oyer
tccrSqann3 at.itadc-uf thtF Chinese OIL:
cials towards the foreign residents, Ave
British Vessels havs beel ordered, by
telegraph, TO depart Immediately i1on
D!scay to China. t'F.l
~. .,sf ..5 -. MADRID, Fcb.7.
Advices received by the government
fIom tho North state that tho Ca.lis,s
are demoialized at all points. The
Carlists in tho provinces OF Navarr md
Biscay have informed Don Carlos that
they nie unable TO render him nny- fur:
ther assistance. - .l-.aE.,. J.iG' .;T
80 - 4:i. WELLS, New, Feb: Q. q
a heavy snow storm with wind set in
early this morning and continued until
noon. Snow plow No. S, with seven
engines, in charge of Nate Webb, left
Toano ahead of the west bonnd ,rasscu-
Cor tain Mt G:3J a. m. and came
through to Cedar, six miles cast Of here,
all right, at which point the hangc OF
one OF the wheels OF tho caboose at-
taehcd to the snow plow broke, and
ditchcd the caboose, causing q delay OF
about four and n half hours. Soon
as tho track was clenr trains
came through all right. The
snow plow was run TO Deeth,
twenty miles west of : here, with
out finding any snow to hinder. This
afternoon the weather has been clear
and calm; and there ara no apprehen-
sion5 of Gelay to The .cast-Dound passen-
ger train. Freight trains will be NOV
ing Tomorrow, if no storms interfere.
The new AauGor, sent from Truckcc,
works 10; perfection. .s-''' o
LArEE.--All the delayed tea and
through freight trains have gone
through ...5i.... -. 81
II. G. Rogers. Deputy Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, General Gilallan,
Chief Clerk of tho Treasury Depart
Ihent, Col. W. II. Parker, Collector of
Internal Revenue at Denver. Col, mr.
rived here to-day. II. j. Hargan,
Chief of Revenue Agents, aud ex-Com-
missioner Douglass, nre expected TO-.
morrow rs witnesses for the Govern
mcnt in the Dabcock case. ...
Judge John X. Porter, Of New York.
counsel for Gen. Dabcocl, and C. O..
snitfn, Assistant Secretary Of Presi-
dent Grant, arrived in St. Louis yestor-
day. 1t is stated on the authority Of
Judge Krun Tint the President YiIl 20
to St. Louis during the trial, and will
probably be witness for the defense.
The Time; Of yesterday morning SAYS
that the dispatches viii; be admitted MS
genuine, and even the purpose Of the
dispatches will be admitted by tho dc:
fense, but it will bo repl esertd dlhat it
was done for political purposes. -.
-..t'' WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.
B The following Is full detail of the
Naval Court Martial to assemble At
Marc Island on the 18th instant for tho
trial Of Pay Inspector I,aius II. spauld-
Ing: Rear Admiral John Rodgers,
Pfesidenti Rear Admiral $. D. Trench
ard, Capt. I. pGttiRon, Capt. S. L.
Carter Capt. J. &. Z. Dokrofrc, Pny
Director L. locker, Pay Inspector A.
H. Gilman, Pay Inspector q. l..
Thornton, Commander Silas Casey, Jr.
a. Il. lia3ner, Judge Advocate. .
The sinking fund propositions OF tho
Union and Central Pacific Railroad
Companies sent TO Congress 10y tho
Secretary Of the Treasury. to.dnys ara
those which wGrC submitted in February
1870, poYidiny in each case for tho
creation Of II sinking fund, by ibc pay.
mcnt Of certain fixed amounts. into tho
United States Treasury yearly, and nlso
the retonlion by tho Govc:iimout Of oil
amounts then or thereafter earned fol
Governmental transportation. Sccrc.
tary Bristow expresses Gn opinion that
some such Arrangement should bS made
but leaves i; wholly TO Congress TO dc
ternine.
Tho bill 10 provide for tho transmits
zion OF correspondence by telegraph
introduced to-day by Representative
Lu'trcll, OF California, (by rcqucnt) 4
substantially copy Of tho Bo:Gallat
"iIubbcrd Postal Telegraph Liil," n,
reported with amendments by the Gen
ate Committee on Postoiliecs carly ii
last Congress, but which mtdu 40 fur.
thcr progress. There Rfc, however
some changes in tic list Of proposed IN.
corporations Of the postal telegraph
company contemplated by them. T., y.
.,., -WGsHi2oToH, Feb. o. 1'
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