The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-08-27

moved to JOIN Terry. The officers OF
the Marine Ccips are urging that their
cops be Sent to the frontier. They
CLAIM, that r,Om 500 10 1000 can To sent
inside of week. Gercral Sherman
IS willing that they phould DO sent.
s S. 8 PANS, Aug. 81.
Tic Radicals CT The Ecllcvilic Dis
irict of Paris arc circulating pclitionu
requesting GarltGt:a to resign tho seat
he holds III the Chamber # Deputies,
as their representative.
-~o r.. "a LoNpoS, Aug. 81.
Ea-l Russell hes written Il lo:ter to
Lord Granville urging upon his attcr-
ton the necessity for. au Autumn. scs-
sion of Parliament. lie declares that
the tartarities rcrpetratcd in Turkish
Provinces call for determined COM
bination of tho Powers, under treaty
alliances. against TnrEish tyranny.
A press dispatch reports that Rosa
Ronheur, the distinguished crtist, was
thrown from her carriage, while riding
in the country, and received severe in
juries.
Tho FTnanceer says silver yesterday
was dealt in at 81 pence per ounce.
There is n decline for the east, while
the supplies aro very small. SIost Of
the other journals continue to quote
silver at 5i774 pence.
The Standards correspondent with
the Turkish army near .Alexinatz re-
ports. that the Scrvians attacked tI,e
Vanguard of Ali Pashn's army OIL
Thursday, and were repulsed after
three hours fighting. The Servians
were pursued towards Alexinatz and
successfully driven out of five villages,
being totally defeated. ..
The Netrs publishes details of fight
ing around Acxinatz OH Monday. 1t
appears that the Turks attacked the
town on ;hrco different sides, pressing
inward steadily, driving the Solrians
from entrenchment to entrenchmcnt.
The Moraya Valley is the main place
OF operations. and the fighting there
has been terrible, bat tho Turkish
successes so far are important. The
decisive fighting will begin when tho
Turks attack the heavy cntrenchment.
where tho Scrvians are waiting for
them,
~ Los ANGELES, Aug. 90.
Mrs. Ella Bassett, who was injured
ten days ngo by falling from q wagon,
died this morning. She remained in
sensible up to her death. She was the
wife OF J. VI. .Bassett, late editor of the
Hsratd.
- SAN Francisco, Aug. 81.
DR.. Mears, tho Health Officer, re-
ports the smallpox ms abating. But four
cases wcro reported yesterday, md two
the day before. The subject of the
epidemic was then discussed dcsultoriIy,
each doctor relating some marvellous
cure produced by himself. DR.. Shorb
gave notice that Mt the next special
meeting he would give somo fuller in
formation on the subject.
There was an improvement in the Mt
tendance ut tho Mechanics Pavilion
last evening. =.
Trades, not quoted; currency, 90I
and 0O'4; silver 05 md DIX.
In the Police Court yesterday tho
cases Of Mccarthy and ATusan were
called and continued until Friday, when
they will be disposed of. The other
parties, who nrc now in Stockton, and
nre beloved to DO implicated i'll tho
murder Of Earle, will, it is hoped, be
sent here for examination.
.., VICTORIA, j. G., Aug. 81.
The Goyernor-General will proceed
north in n war ship tomorrow, and will
be absent till tho 18th Of September.
Sioux CITY, Iowa, Aug. 81.
Dispatches from Fort Sully state that
the conduct Of the Indians has become
very delicate within few days. In
marked contrast to their former inso-
lcnco many OF them aro voluntarily
coming i'll and delivering up their arms.
..... vienna, Aug. 81.
The official newspaper, the Post, says
the Prince Imperial OF Austria will
start next Autumn OH two years tour
through Europe and America.
.9 .. LONDON, Aug. 81.
Adviccs from Capo Coast Castle to
August End, stGto that tho King of
Dahomey has confined oil Europeans nj
Whidah in their houses, and thrcntcns
TO massacre them.
& dispatch TO tho Times from Vienna
says that Crete is beginning to cause
uncasiness in Constantinoplc. Tho
Porto has refused to grant the conccs-
sions demanded by Cretnns. and this
has revived tho luminosity between the
Christians and Mahommcdans. This
state of things has already led TO blood
shed ut ietima. In quarrel DO
tween Turk ana Greek the latter
was shot. This was signal for n
gathering, and before tho authorities
could interfere eight Turks wore killed.
and several Greeks wounded. Tho
riot was followed by panic; all shops
were closed, and tho Christians bnrri.