The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-07-30

bOll urcu TWO DnllS into his Dlck. lie
fell immediately to the sidewalk, and
pleaded for mercy, the son all the time
| taking aim for another attack, which
he made Mt once, sending two more
bullets into his body. The cause of
this henrtless brutality is sail to be
mOmentary insanity. caused by i'll
health, extending over q period Of sever
al years. ..s1 ..,- --..
WAsnISGToS, July 20.
The bill for tho protection of the
Texas frontier passed the" House after
the rejection Of the second section.
AIr. Randall, in the House, reported
the conference on the sundry nrpropri-
ntion hill. and explained it. He said
the estimates submitted by the Depart
lnont amount to over So, ,009, 900. The
bill as originally reported by the Com
mittce OH Appropriations amounted to
SlI ,G26, $50; that as il passed the House
it appropriated $IS, ,S2G, ,32G, with unex-
pended balance Of Sl5, ,G01 900; that the
Senate had increased it by $j,05S. 300
that i'll the conference the Senate yield.
ed 81, l53, ,22J and The House SI9l, ,13I;
The bill now appropriatcs Sl6, 357 ,9a5
against $2G. GA. $50; n saving of $I0,-
2SG,4lJ. He regretted the statement
made i'll the Senate that this large re-
duction would have 10 be met by def
cheney bill next session, and he warned
tho executive officers from being in
duccd by such statements to make OK
penditures aud incur obligations hn-
yond the sums appropriated in the bill.
He felt that under this bill no depart
ment OF The Government would be Grip
pied, and he declared that the next
! House would discountenanco any def
cheney Lill. After somc discussion the
report was adopted, md the bill now
goes TO the President for his signature.
Mr.. Randall, from the Committee ON
| Appropriations, reported bill nppro-
priating 81, 900 for the expenses OF tho
| joint select Committee OH Chinese I'm
migration; passed. Also, bill ex-
tending TO the 3lst Of July bill making
temporary provision for the expenses OF
the Government; passed.
WAsHIIGToS, July 20.
The rumur was in circulation Mt the
Treasury Department to-day, that the
President will tomorrow nominate
Gen. McDOugal, member Of Congress
| from New York, to be Commissioner
| of Internal Revenue. II is not certain
that lie will accept tho position, he
having heretofore declined tho appoint
mcnt OF Treasurer i'll place of New.
CHrcAoo. July %.
The following from Crooks Camp
has been rcccived:
Crooks EXPEDITION CAMr, CLoup
| IIIlk x.s,
July 22.-Our wagon train arrived here
safe ON the morning Of the 18th, es-
cOrted by three of the Ninth Infantry
companies, Of same branch Of service
sent to reinforce troops from Salt Lake.
All the men are i'll fine condition. We
expect the Fifth Cavalry, now OH the
creek hear the Little Powder river, to
join MS within week. 1t is said To bc
the finest horse regiment i'll the service,
aud Is commanded by Colonel Wesley
Merritt. The eight companies assigned
to lis number IOU men, nil splentlidly
mounted. Awaiting tho Fifth, delays
our northward march. The numerical
strength ol the expedition will Le 1897
men, not including officers, packers and
camp followers. Major NUyes still COM
mands the cavalry. WearG IrOvisioncd
until the 10Th Of September. and there is
talk now of having Fall aud Winter
campaign. Should the next scouting cx-
petition fail, the wagons will he sent
back for supplies. Furthermore il il
said that Captain Nickerson, Of Crook =
staff. is bringing mp strong force Of
Ute Indians. Crook officially stated to-
day TINT lc was going to unite his force
AMI cooperate with Terry, who is now
marching southwnrd from the Yellow
stone. Should he .fnil, Crock will
march against Sitting Dull without de-
lay"
My ioTE, July %.
Tho yacht Mohawk WAS raised this
morning. The hody of Frost Thorc
was found in the cabin.
1SDtANAroLIs, July %.
Tic Chairman Of the Independent
Grccnbnck State Central Committee de-
nicS tho report that comes from WASH
ilSlon to tho effect that the Grecnbacl;
party of Indiana will support TiItlcn and
| llcndricks i'll cnsG tho House rppculs
| the resumption Rcl. The Committee
has called II new State Convention for
August 18th, To consider tho silver
question.
LONDON, JMly2l.
Tho Obscrrrr'S Berlin special says
that ut Tho Salisbury interview the Ein-
pcrorS William and Francis Joseph
agreed tlnt the maintuinamcc Of the pol
icy OF fnon-intcrvcuiiun was iIupOssiblc
| III Wow Of the InassEcrc. and blood
shed occurring daily.
The st. Petersburg GG1iojsc SAYS that
Schvaloif, the Rnssian EInl,nssador tu
Grcat lirtinu, insists upon being re-
called, ~ his position III London il in.
tulcrablc.
This morning all the Powers cxccrt
Russia, huvG declared that Ruumanin' y
demands are unreasonable. The Scr.
vian Minister Milojuyica has guno 10
bucharest, Ruumain OIL II secret mission
ErEEKA, MY, July 81.
\ terrible catastrophe occurred lasI
night i'll canyon thirteen miles cnsi al
here, which fCsultcd in the death ol
thirteen ClinanCm, aNh. h, all pruln
hility. II larger number uf Ilnliams
About niue O'Clock u rlnld.lnlrst uc,
cured in the canyon. where fourteen
Chinese wood choppers and large,
number cf Italians were cmnpcd. en-
Eagcd in getting out timhcr. Wi.hou
u momcni's warming column of waite,
wcniy feet high rushed upon them
nni hut one onl OF the fourteen escape,
to tell tho fate Of the party. 4 lari,.
number Of Italians were campcd shor
distance above tho Chimnmrn, nmd n
no trace OF them can hr found, Il i
feared ihOY NIL ll.pcrisllrd. But one maj
has arrived FROM tho scCilc II the tlisas