The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-09-24

ono Of whom was arrested and shot.
The other negro escaped and n war;
rant was placed in tho hands of q
Constable, who with tho aid Of n
posse OF white men, Attempted to
mako his arrest which was resisted
by large crowd OF negroes, about
200 in number, armed with shot guns
npd Winchester rifles. On Sunday
the excitement continucd;both whites
and blacks are fully armed, and
watching each others movements.
There is q report of skirmish DUR
ing tho day, in which two or three
persons wcro wounded. Toward
night n compromise wns agreed on,
both parties agreeing to d;sband and
retire TO their homec, the negroes
agreeing to surrender tho colored
man who made the assault, and de-
liver him ovcr TO the authorities at
Aiken. With that understanding the
whites dispersed, and while retiring
to their homes, it is reported, that
several of the latter were ambuscadcd
and shot by tho negroes. Tic city
IL full of rumors as TO the number
killed, but there has been nothing
definite asccrtained.
LATER. The passenger train from
Augusta 20 Port Royal, which left
this morning Mt 8 o'clock, has rc-
turned Proceeding to Jackson sta
tion, the track wGs discovered to have
been torn up, and the freight train
which left here Mt G o'clock this
morning, was found wrecked and the
negroes had possession Of the road.
Superintendent Fleming, of the Port
Royal road, has telegraplcd the state
OF affairs to Governor Chamberlain
asking him for troops; lie has also
applied TO Lieut.. Homhnrd Of tho
U. s. Army, stationed at Hamburg,
for assistance. ..
LONDON, Sept. IS.
The steamship Canadian, Captain
Mclean, from Montreal, Sept. 9Th,
for Glasgow, grounded this morning
mt Sherman Point, near Lorne; all
on board are safe; the vessel struck
on n rock and stove in her bottom;
sho is leaking i'll hcr fore compart-
mcnt.
Silver is quoted nt 81 ZIG and 51sS
BELGRADE, Sept. IS.
General Tchereaycff7s army on Sat
urday proclaimed Prince Milan King
of Servil.
REn1IH, Sept. IS.
Tho Turkish terms of peace nrc
disHpprovcd of, but as tho powers
failed to concert common pro-
gramme, the immediate result is
nothing worse than continuation of
war md an increase of Russian auxil-
iarics in tho Scryian camp. II is not
apprcliended that Russia will carry
out her threat of direct Interference
so long rs the Servinns manage to
hold Deligrndc and Alcxinaia, and MS
.no nu''i''il"i rams are commencing,
tho Scrvinns are pretty safo if they
r"n iioi" o"' lew WeeK3 longer.
""I N'Ssl" nli8ht Oo tempted 10 do
"''o 'ii' ''e'E'ahS 10 sustain crush
m"6 :, "''ea' "e!''o 'H"y arc rescued ny
'Ho "e"'hcr' Is oiierent question:
CoNSTAETESoPLE, Sept. IL.
The Porto III his reply to tho AM
oasSad"r" SAID that orders for the
suspension OF hostilltlcs should not
"o given P"pilclty' ior fear of ngitn-
'ioh among inc Ahllommcdans.
SAN TnAyclsco. Sopt. 18.
Gold ,p,uo1 11o,I ,,, or,,o, .
1Og7.
Currency, 81 and 9II,.
About 2:3O p. III. yesterday, n
plungor containing Edmund Lnnc
and his two SONS, was capsiacd when
near Cont Island, and tho occupants
preclpitatcd into the water. Mr.
h"no' "itcr struggling Pomo Time,
sank "h" was drowned His sons,
VINO proved themselves strong swim
'hera' managed TO Keep themselves
"iloat nearly 10 minutes, ut tho end
'. wi,,cN ''',o 'hey wer" pi'Eea up 0y
pUrtlCS WHO ma Witnessed tho ucCi.