The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-17
s ELE RAPniG.
NEw York Dec /

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Bill. is once more before the House oi
Representatives.. The proposal is rather
less PTSi1sirFGuS iiiau it WAS when dis
Cusscd Immediately before the adjuurn
mcnt OF the las: session. At that time
the price cf silver III England was just
recovering lis extreme point Of dcprcs.
sion, viz: 1864 pence per ounce, and
the gold value OF the proposed new 81!
yer dollar was hucIuat;ng between
eighty AMI eigh;y.six cents. The pres.
Cut Price Of silver i'll England is fifty.
seven pence per ounce. Compared with
the wild fluctuations of silver within
the year, the value Of our legal tender
notes has been regulating itself, and one
would imagine that gross dishonesty Ens
is much 10 do with The persistent n.ila.
ton OF this silver project. us gross stu.
pidity. IL will surprise nobody, how.
ever, that the Bland bill is almost GER
tnin TO obtain the required majority in
the present House.
The NerUid's Columbia special says
"As anticipated, the Democratic Seun.
tors will Withdraw tomorrow and form
Mt least Quorum Of the Senate by the
admission of three contestants. and the
Sece. ssion OF one or two Republicans
who will GONE with them. The result
OF this will lie the immediate inaugural
ton Of Hampton us Governor; the cleo
ton OF n United States Heaator, and
| the establishment of Gn entire separate
government. Speaker Wallace, Of Tie
Democratic House, Issued pay ccItiii.
Gates fog 500 to each member of the
body which were all promptly cashcd
by tho Carolina National Bank. The
whole amount paid was S7,1C0. This
hal II depressing efl.c. upon the negro
members Of the Muckcy House, who saw
10 prospect OF getting their pay. and is
an assurance that the Hampton Govern
mcnt will be- sustained by the money
I power md property holders Of the State.
NEW YoER, Dec. 10.
The Hercid'J Washington corrcsron-
dent condemns Randall Tor his posi-
ton on the 22d joint rule, and also con
dennis BANDS silver bill, and thinks
it would lave been only decent TO await
the Silver Commission report, be-
fore pressing this measure. The Sem
ntc will reject, and IL not, the prtsi-
dent veto it. 1t is evident that the
stautial business results.
BNYsON, Ont, Dec. -.
Mrs. Collins, willie Temporarily in
zane, yesterday, dr:wn.d her two
children in canal.
PASAMA, Dec. -.
y great fire destroyed the Port OF
Valparaiso OIL the lith and 18th Of No
vcn!brr. 1t began in the Cnfe De la
Marina, Nov. I!t., and was not cxtin-
Suishcl until the Ec%t day: the a,s cunt
Of loss is yet unknown.
WASHI::JToS, Dec. 10.
Tie IIcuse ill 20 orgnmizc The tcrii-
terry OF OakaharIa, vas inhdo the special
order for the tLiTd Tuesday in january.
NLw YoBI, Dee. -.
\ still and three tubs, with u cuHncity
OF over n thousand gallons cnch. have
been seized in tho center Of the block
between 10th and 18th streets. The
of
W&snIHGToI, Dec. -.
The Senate 10y vote Of II yeas, to
81 nays. rejected the proposed Cona;i,u.
tional amendment Of EdTiuds, prOvid-
ing for The count Of the electoral vote
10y the Supreme C"uit.
SEw YOrE, Dec. ID.
At meeting OF Directors Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company to.
day, General Arson St"gcr, General
Superintendent Of tho Central Division
al Chicago, was elected Vice Preside mt.
! A dividend Of one and n half per cent
I was declared from the earnings Of three
months ending December 3lst.
CU.sTANTITOrLE, Dec. -.
The absence OF the PnrlG'S rcprcsen.
taiives from tie preliminary conference
creates an unfnvornblu Impressions; tho
fact that RUSSIA is permitted to sit in
judgement on the questions ut issue is
commented OH in Turkish circles.
Tho Sultan and Ministry, yesterday
witnessed experiments with tOrpcd0ca
nnd heavy Armstrong guns Of tho iron
| fleet.
SAN FHASCIsC0, Dec. Is.
Gold. 81 071I and 81 07ti.
Currency, 90 and 93X.
The Directors OF the Bank OF Cali.
fornin hell meeting yesterday after.
noon tu take into consideration the
proposition TO reduce the present OWL III
interest on commercial paper. Tho
meeting was prolrnctcd until after four
o'clock, md as 10 serious objection was
made 10 the proposed reduction, it was
unanimously decided to authorize Tho
proper officers to reduce tho rate, brt
not go below u minimum OF nine per
cent. Tho reduction M well ns the rate
will, however. he left To- tho discretion
of the officers Of the Bank. Increase
Of cnpitnl, aud the prevailing abundance
Of money, have hccn the principal rcn.
HONS for tho change. The opinion pre-.
wills among business men that tho other
banks will tnkG similar course.
| II IL reported that Michael Reese