The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-09-03
TelegraphiC.
NEw YoEK. Aur o..

New York, Aug. 25.
Tho steamship c. +. French, which
was burned near Antwerp to-day, was
valued at 100000. Her cargo was n
valuable one, consisting in part of
$3.50 tierces Of lnrtl, 10000 bushels Of
whent 40 boxes OF bacon, lG1 hogs
heads Of tallow. So hogsheads of tobac-
CO. $50 bags of cocoa md rs bags of
coffee. In all valued at S2OO,OoO The
steamer was M iron propeller, nbout
seven years old, with n Tonnage of 1000
tons. She was insured here, but not
fully. Her cargo WAS fully insured in
Europe.
NEW York, Aug. &c.
II is stated that Don Carlos has been
annoyed recently by the conduct of
persons who have followed him when
ever he left his hotel. lie complained
OF this to Justice Kasmire yesterday,
stating TINT he was not afraid of an per-
sonnl encounter, but he thought those
persons lad no good intentions toward
him. lie concluded to make no formal
complaint. II was provided, however,
TINT the police should give him any
necessary protection.
ZAnA, Aug. %.
The Turks yesterday violated the
Austrian frontier, hear Ossoiniki, md
seized ninety sheep aud cattle, and fired
upon the peasants, ono of whom WIS
captured and decapitnted. They also
fired Mt the Austrian gcntlarmes, and re-
treated into their own territory with the
booty. Two companies of Austrian
troops have arrived at 0ssoiniki.
BERLIN, Aug. %.
Germany hns decided TO send mn Off
Ger to the Turkish headquarters to re-
port any further crueltics.
The Pcrte refuses to grant nh armis-
ticc until the prcliminaries for peace
nrc settled.
LcSpoS, Aug. %.
c. Bamuba, tho Greek sailor who,
with four others, mutincd on the bark
C"swell, while OH her voyage to Queens
town, nnd who was convicted Of muir
deIing Captain Geo. Dusll aud the other
four officers Of the vessel, WIS haugci
at Cork to-day.
y special to the .Scrs from Belgrade
says General Tchcruaycif tclcgraphcd
Prince Milan That the Scrviaus won n
big victory Oh Thursday. General
llowatiuich abandoned the pursuit Of
Turkish troops ut Trcschnl,a. and at-
tackled the rear of the Turkish right
wing. Tchcrunyetr at the same time at
tackled the Turkish front. The Turks
were routed, with the loss, according 10
the dispatch, Of $4,000 killed, wounded
and taken prisoners. Thirty-ono Rus
sian officers were killed in the battle.
y dispatch to the Standard from
Podgoritza reports Prince Mcriclitrs
has promised 10 assemble his Christian
followers, t0 the number of ZOO, and
assist tile Turks. The Mcritlcs arc n
powerful tribe of Roman Catholic AL
banians. Since the beginning Of the
war the Turks AMI Montcnegroans lave
been competitors for their aid. This
alliance is supposed 10 he the result OF
an order from the Vatican.
SAN FRAScIsco. Aug. &c.
Tho Board Of Health held its month
ly meeting yesterday. DR.. Mcarcs,
the Health Officer, mndo vcrbnl re-
port on the smallpox scare. lie said
tile epidemic was abating, only an
average OF four cases daily being TO-.
ported. lie did not anticipate any in.
crease, owing Ia tho extensive prccau-
| tinnary measures taken. A hundred
and scvcnty.livc eases were reported
this month, aud four eases each day
for the remainder Of tho month will
bring the number up to 900, against
2Gl cases last month.
a brace Of convicts Cscapcd from
San Quentin Tuesday. and hnvo not
yet been captured. II is alleged that
tho escape was due TO tho carclcssncss
OF the guards, who were evidently not
attending to their duty. The Warden
has offered $50 each for their capture.
Their maincs arc Henry Ellard, ulins
Henry Wilson, and John Wilson,
SAN DrEGu, Aug. 90.
There IL report IN town to-day that
several cases of smallpox have occurred
among tic Indians ut Aqua Culicntc, n
private Watering place, seventy miles
cast of here.
CArscS, Aug. 60.
| y man nnmcd Strickland was found
dead at Mrs. picrcc's lodging house
this morning. Death was eyidcntl,
caused by laudnnum.
brrrtLo, n. Y, Aug. 81.
George Adams, who succCssinll,
played the rOlo Of hero in the late
avortcd railroad disaster on tho Goth
near Fairpoil, has boon arrested, ant
has confessed that no displaced th,
switch, which threw tho train from tht
track on The Lake Shore road Oh lhC
llth inst, whereby the engineer an,
fireman were badly scnlded md III,
engine wrecked. 10 drew tho spike
from tho tics aud the bolts from tn