The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-17
New Yer; to dcfca: the wishes of n mn.
jority Of the voters of Oregon"

81 COLUMBIA, S. G. Is.
at n meeting of tho Legislature in
joint session, yesterday, the totul vo,o
i'll The State wns proclaimed, GIVING
Hampton m"jority of I,l3i; ub,,
Speaker also received the official s,o,c-
incnt from Secretary of State Hayun.
showing the same result.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IL.
Senator Ctaflce introduced n bill io.
day. authorizing the citizens Of Coin
r"do' Nevada, and tho Territories 70
iei' and remove timber OH the puLIic
domain for mining and domestic mr.
poses; referred to Committee on puLli.
Lands. ~ -. .- s-a' RE. p 80 -,
On motion OF Thurman. in tLo c..
ate. the hill introduced last july. or,,
d"sory Of the acts Of July list, 1856. nm,
July ID, 1861, TO Gid in ia. co,,,..
ton Of railroads from tho NI;sso,..
river TO the Pacific ocean, was mail. t,.,
special order for Jan. 18th. Itproyid,s
for the re-cstablishment of The si,lioo
fund to liqnidate the indebtedness ~
the Pacific Railroad Companies to tho
Government. The House bill :or ,ho
payment Of tho Electoral Mcssenr,,s
Phssed. Thurman addressed the Sen,,,
Oh the Resolution providing for tho
investigation of tho Oregon electoral
appointment. ...'
In the House, the bill reducing IN.
"nl"unt to pay expenses Of tho Senate
Investigating Committees from SJo.COp
To $4,000, nnd increasing the Hou.o
Committees appropriation from S2l 900
Ia S5O.uIO, rnnscd considerable pOl,l;cal
debate between Hale, Holman and Cox.
~ the close Of tho discussion. the Bill
was adopted aS recommended Ly the
Committee Oh Appropriations, giving
S""'OoOto each House. During tho dis.
clSsi"n, the report Of the Democratic
vIS:'on' to New Orleans WAS read from
the Clerks desk. thus secnriuy its
printing III the Congressional Record.
The Senate Committee on Elections.
on M"ndny. will take rp the case If
Stfri, Republican Elcrior, who c..,.r,s
the place Of Gross. The case i, DELAYED
for the arrival OF Important pnpc !.
san FsANC,.-o, Dec. Is.
Gold, 81 OK.
Currency, 9a@9JI,.
Chinawuman, the wife ut Wopu
Fin, INSPECTOR foi tbs Yin; Yuog
Company, died Last hi ,hs under ci, cum
etunccs OF n sOmewhuE mys;cr .vus ma
tGrc, the Chinese physicinn in attend
nucr being unable /" discuvrr lhv chase.
and the Whine rhyr;ciuns s.ut fov liz.
br.uS found before death ncc' ed. Dur
inS the niSat her husband. On o,,er;n;
his trnnk, fouud S.,7Du missi.r;, be-
aiars other valcr!!ci. lie had not
tho absence Of the money. aud the fact
that hG inicn led tn take il with him on
the China steamer, on which lic de.
signed u sail 10 day, together with
other Suspicious circumstances. renders
1t probable that ihn gn!nm.. !:ad ;:;;;;:-
blcd away the n:uucy, and iin,.iuy
dr,~c .ou inevitable, had mi.cn poison.
An autopsy will he iIclt OH the. body.
The body Of mn unknown man was
fonnd hanging 10y tho neck on tho
beach between Taylor and Jones s:rcIs
carly this morning The ror. was
fastened to n iOiat iiiatiird in II sack IT
hny.
The Attachment t.! T. :GS' 'L:n
bank, nj the instance u. l'n''O,I n
Co., causes considerable ta'i;. Tho
only money found "a ihc premises c""-
sisted Of ubuut twenty-five pounds
weight Of short b.ts in packages. Tho
demand attached 20 the wit alleges
that briggs welt kew NDh AIchf VAS
gan. 80 V; Il h.s employers money.
IA lie had i!cpr'" Stah~l checks Oh
the game. YUn Mrhr took Gully - ITO
or -, UOu with him in h;m Night TO Mex
leo. nearly al Of which was in pu 'Kcs-
ion Of GnsIo Mott, his pnInmour.
rnrrOit X Go. ullrgo in their complaint
luht Won aiVHT IbAt hpbUl TOb,VbD III
Briggs bank. It's ruuurrd that num-
bcf "f prominent citizens will be called
"a witnesses, and rich revolutions uru
expected. 90.
. s match has been arranged between
Mny Howard aud 81. james for ~ ,O0D
aside, the f"rmcr carrying twenty-five
pounds o'"r weight: match to come or
at Oakland Park on Christmas.
Tho Capital Flour Mills. on Sacra-
mcnip near Davis streets, owned by
DcrninG. Palmer & Co., was partially
destroyed by fro last night. Loss
about :i3j 900; insured for about huff
that aInL.Ins.
Another match has been arranged be-
tween ia" ohhInIS"na, iIognrtnn and
Robinson, for S'I,ujD side. Ia come of
before Christmas. 4 forfeit hna bcc't
put nj, md the whole ann ~ to DO
forthcoming within ten dnys. Bnghri-
M judge, In Wednesdays m"tch, COM
plaiua that he was not given M opPor-
tunity To mike Any claims for his mnt.
ur have my voiro Ia tho decisions
whatever. lTc has not even been asked
his score to compare with those kept ny
tho other judge.
Knickcrbuckor sold for tho hsscs"-
mcnt delinquent yesterday. f"r''o"
largely Interested in tho stock "rc "h"n'