The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-03

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been tampered with, and it is belieye;
fnllsifsl. Caddo returns, were scalc{
ard posted on tho llth instant, nnj
they, contain an affidavit aud protest q;
,to The Democratic poll, dated on tht
18th: ouachita is in tho same conidi.
tion: When tho Supervisors returns turl sc ol
East Baton Rouge were sent III, the;
contained q protest us to the polls one, on
three. four, five, six, seven and aid eleven, eleven
which being thrown out would diminish
Tilden's vote, By 1,OsS, md Hayes by
,992.i II was then found Tint polls thrcc,
four. and eleven We're Republican, they
therefor -withdtcw the protests as to
these, and substituted tlreo moro DEM
.ocratic iF9llJ, rliamely:. eight. nine, and
thirteen, .go, tllnt tho finnl returns " ould
.show. not loss TO Tilden Of 1896, md
to, Hayes 1G0. Tilden carried the par
ish by Gel, SO TINT the vdto lus been
chaugc4 TO 357 for Hayes. This isra
sample OF tho manner in which the
Ret Irning Board is makingi its stair
count. r-,,5g,., ..-. .r:l75t-;i.
b.. o., .,.-.,., CHICAGO, Nov. 81.
Elrly This morning a fire destroyed
four frame structures on West Madison
street occupied MS saloons ana rcstRur-
ants; loss about SIS, four persons
pcrished i'll the anmcs; their names are
Emma Burt and Agnes Haley, walters,
George, Bodc, and james Allen, Who
leaves family. Their ,charrea remains
weto taken from the ruins today. But
for the heroic conduct of Captain Ball.
winkle, Of tho Fire Patrol, many other
victims would have been added to the
a,;s,u -: a"g9 | Hgligl III l"ii1 n"I3s
a,,, ,a,', '',''5.'5 :, NEw YoRKE,, NOV q.
J. Milton. Tucker, ,colored U, s.
Minister to Liberia. having, bocn re-
fused accommodation nt the Astor
House, has. commenced an action
against that hotel under the Civil
Rights Bill for $1,000 damages.
=. a Times Greensboro, N. c., special
says tho Democrats here are very
much excited by,tho discovery that
Quo of the Tildcn 'olectora, William
Is. Glen. is ineligible!n lie 10 one OF
the Commissioners appointed by the
Southern Claims Commission 10 teko
testimony. This will givo ono Ro-
publican elector in North Cnrolinn. 4
A Tfmes' Columbia dispatch says:
Judge Bond addressed a letter to 'fhc
baltimore American, jn which llc says
tho Board of State Conyassers never
have boon advised by me. 1 never
had seen them, and would not, know
moro than ono Of tho Doard II did,
and that one is The Attorney General
Of South Carolina, No one has yet
applied to tho Circuit Court of this
District for .ny action in relation to
tho recent election. II any person
does SO apply, md thoro is statuto
for it, lie shall have relief; if there he
no statute, ho must seek his remedy
elsewhere. II it be thought unrcas-
enable that where tho Circuit Court
was about TO bo held at au expense
of nearly 81 900. daily, that / should
anticipate IFS session in ordor . 10 a.
range its bhBiness 20 mako tho term
ms short as possible, I do not coincide
with the objectors. .ia;rofit ,tpi1ii s.i,
i+Tho Hc'mtr$ New Orlonnss special
RHys Gen. Sheridan and staff started
for Chicago Inst night, leaving g en-!
Anger in command. %'Hrf of
The Hsra'd's Tallahassee dispatch
says Gen. Ruger left for Columbia
Saturday night. .".n"'' ''i '..11 -
.,,.. .f.... LOSDoS, Nov. 81.
Tho Marquis of Salisbury arrived nj
Vienna yesterday. The Times Berlin
dispatch says the Marquis Of Salisbury
hardly thinks tho scrions difficulties Of
tho. situation arc diminished aflcr his
yisit 70 Berlin. bni lie has good hopes
cf M ultimate ,lioacet.,; sy!uGJan. .'''
a 1icrlin correspondent OF tho Ntws
reports That Bismarck refused to receive
Edhim l'nsila, tho Turkish Ambassador
TO Germany, who called totnkc his lcqyc
before starting tof Corislnnliporlc, The
appointment Of Edhim PaaLa ~ NJ tilcni.
potentiary OF Turkey ut the confer
cncc, ia considered to be umfnvoorablc' 10
peace, because ho is known TO bc MI.
compromising iii his Views. ' .'. .'
l...,.s .,,,.,.-s VirHNA, Noy, 81.
4 correspondent Of the 7TmtA says tho
Scryion Minister issued u decree re-
organizing Tho military forces Of Servin
which arc. divided into IN active army,
and n reserve. Tho active army, con-
sists Of tho regular infantry militia OF
tho first class, and tho cavalry, artillery
and engineers, Is divided into four
corpa, viz: Those OF Shumodio, the
Dwina, tho, NEurnyia, and the Timuk,
The resignntion Of tho sOrvinn Ministry
seems TO bG defnitive; the present Min.
istry will continue to carry On tho ad.
mi'hstration Of affairs Professionally
Tho new Ministry will probably not be
reformed until after tho return OF Mari
noyieh from Russia.
a special dispatch 10 tho 7Tmn iron
Argos, announces that DR.. Schlermann
whilc cycnyAling at tho supposed sitc Q
tho .tonbs of AgOmcmnon aud Cassnmdr,