The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-07-02
SAN FRAScIsco, June "a.

cases are under treatment.
Last evening jus. Griffin and George
Greeley got to shaking dice in q suloor
OH Stevenson street, near Third, and
from sinking to fighting, when Griffin
| got out his revolver and shot ut tho
other as he was fleeing ACROSS tue street,
missing him both times. Both were ar
rested. ...
The Supervisors last night awarded
contracts for supplies for the various
charitable institutions undcr their
charge to the highest instead of the low
est bidder, md this morning received u
hauling over the Goals from the papers.
The Great Republic, which arrived
yesterday from Liverpool, reports that
OH tho 2Sth of May, when in latitude IL
degs. IL minis. north and longitude III
degs. 81 minis. west, the British bark
Clarendon was boarded. She had been
abandoned, and was OH fire; nothing
being left but the nero iron shell and
some OF the still burning cargo. The
Clarendon had evidently been loaded
with coal. No signs of life were visible
i'll the vicinity OF the wreck.
Mr. Goodman, General Passenger
Agent OF the e. Z. Il. r., says no re-
duction of fnres will be mpdc on any of
their lines for the accommodation of ex-
cursionists OH the i;h Of July, and that
10 changes whatever will be made in
the regular running of trains. Appli-
cations are daily received from towns on
every division OF tho road, and il the
rules should be suspended to offer
special rates nnd extra trains TO accom-
mOd"te people residing i'll the neigbor-
hood Of San Francisco, the same would
hRre to be done for residents near Stock
ton. Marysyillc and Sacramento.
Yesterday nt Cnduch's brickyard, six
miles from San Rafael, one of the Chi
nesc cooks, i'll starting a fire, poured on
some coal oil, with the usual result
nn explosion of fluid and dead Chi
nHInnn.
Concerning the contest for the con-
troll Of Savage, it was reported by one
Of the dissatisfied that kilograms had
been received from nll parts of this
State and Nevada, Offering their nssist-
"nco i'll securing n change OF manage.
ncnt and the use OF fhcir stock.
About two months ago one Meyer ar
rived in this city from the east, hayinr
il! his possession diamonds TO tho
amount of $4,000 or SI2,0O0. Tho
collection numbered among others two
gems valued Mt $4,000 each. Meyers
was very dcsirous of selling his stock
and secured the services of broker OF
such articles to assist Kim. The broker
introduced TO him very young mnn
na'ned Hines, who on Thursday morn.
ing went to tho diamond dealer and rep.
resented that wealthy stockholder OIL
| California street was ilesirous Of prc.
scnting his son with couple Of bril-.
| llants Of tho character possessed by
Meyer, and lie thought TINT he could
sell them very readily for him. IIo lie.
sired, however, TO take the diamonds to
the Innn privately. The merchant oh.
Jected strenuOusly, but, deceived by thc
frank and ingenious fnco of the young
man, Mt length yielded, upon considcrn.
lion that the young man would return
every two hours and exhibit tho stones
to the merchant. Tho cntorprising
young man put in MI appearance faith
fully every Two hours until 3 O'Clock.
At the next hour no failed to appear,
nnd Meyer became npprclcnsiyc, nnd
songhl his friend the broker. They re-.
Iaircd to the police office, and called
into requisitiOn tho services OF police.
men, but the young man was not to be
found. Information was obtained, how.
ever, that ho aud frnil female friend
had tHkcn trip to the Springs.
NEW YonK, Juno &c.
Tho Ucrdid'P ST. Louis special says,
Tildcn is still tho strongest candidate.
Thnrman's friends nrc working cncr.
gcticnlly, and both Hendricks and
Hancock nro developing strength.
The HtT"id'S summary OF the strength
OF individual candidates, gives Tildci
352; Hendricks. 1l5, Bnyard, G3; Allen
aud Thurman, 80 cHch; Hancock, 80
BrondhcHd, G; Parker, 80; Seymour, 4;
Davis, II; Doubtful. 5G. A Time,
special from st. Louis says, fierce
struggle is going on nctwccn Tum,nun,
and Tildcn, and tho destruction OF one
or the other is inevitable. Tildcn',
friends claim thnt ho will 10 nominated
on the second ballot. Tho indication
nrc now thnt il will 10 ridden, or Par
ker, or some ono never yet nominated
a 7rihmnc'T special from st. Louis snys
IL is believed that the southern tlclcgalc
will decide Tillcn's fate, but how the,
stand, cannot bo told until they ncc
today. Hancock IL looking up MS tn
second choice, and II Is predicted tina
lao will ho nominated tho samo wn.
that Hayes was at Cincinnati.
Tho Congressional Committee fror
Washington, now investigating III
alleged expenditures OF 1927 900 &
excess OF tho appropriation on III
Now York post-oflico building, rc.nf
scmblcd in session this morning, nn
continued tho examination of IusrcclC