The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-05-14
SAN FnANcIHco. May S.

| near berkeley CA Saturday, wns recovered
yesterday. An inquest WIS held to-day,
the verdict being accidental drowning.
Yesterday was ono Of the hottest ,lays
ever known in San Fraucisco. SIauy
| thousand citizens visited the various TO-
sorts, and travel over the different
ferries nnd railroads was enormous
The crowds OH the Oakland ferries YES
ter'lny gave pick pockets good oppor-
tnnlty to ply their fingers. 4 good
! many lost watches, purses, etc. One
man lost $1,000.
Tho National Guard Got bacl; from
Stockton yesterday.
Lewis l.. Dowlanler, who shot Fer.
dinand Bibend i'll the groin and wrist at
the California Nursery, was arrested
yesterday, charged with assault to muir
der. ll1 claims the Nursery was nd
Judged 10 be tho property of his fnther,
and That lIibcnd had cucroachcd OH the
premises, and began TO quarrel hy as
sauliing him with pistol. Bibcnl is
not seriously wounded, nor is Mrs. Ar
mold, the woman who happened to in
tcrcrpt flying bullet with her leg.
AT the Spaultling Court Martial, to-
day, General Lagrange, Superintendent
Of the Mint, testified MS to why lac OBJ
tanned the situation for Pinncy under
Spaulding. lie said pinney had rem
dcrcd impoIlnnt service in the Senator
ial fight, and WAS too good worker TO
he neglected, SO he gave him place III
the Mint. Afterwards, having so many
men to whom lie wanted to give places,
he had pinncy transferred from tho
Mint to the Pnymaster's Department.
The Yacht excursion to Vallejo was a
fine nilnir, some fifteen yachts partici-
pntinS. The Emerald carried OF the
honors.
J. c. Flood hns conveyed to the
Sclby Smelling and Lead Company
lot 1871 ry 1874 feet on the South
west corner Of Lrnvcnworth aud Jcfrcr-
son streets, and lot 275 by 275 feet Oh
the northwest corner of Beach antl HYDE
streets, and II lot 20 Try so on the south
east corner Of Howard mud First streets,
and the steamboat "Duliion': for S2O5,-
UUO. o
San FRANcIsco, May G.
Arrived, Tho British steamer Lord of
the Isles, from Hong Kong, with over
II thousand Coolies.
4 dispatch from Trclin says Colonel
Wingard, United States Pnyinastcr md
troops, were attacked by two highway
mtn. The Clerk wns killed aud sin
teen hundred dollars ial5sh from him.
Wing;rd WIS wounded but escaped with
The balance OF the funds. One robGer
has since been captured.
Sr. Lou,s, May G.
Judge Treat, before sentencing the
GamgcrH and Storekcepera to-day drew
! attention Ia the fact that tho stntntcs
| under which these men were indicted
provide n heavier penalty than those
under which far greater Offenders were
convicted. The Court ut first had
thought the ncnitcntiary tho place for
this class Of Offenders, but il thGy were
| sent there, the contrast between their
punishment AMI the punishment in
| ilictcd in tic Circuit Court in noted
| cases would he too great; Il spectacle
would be presented OF tho dupcs nnd
inferior officers punished with more
severity than the greater Offenders.
The Court therefore decided To substi-
tntc The county Jail for tiiU pchitcntiary.
WAsHISGro3, May 6.
For tho purpose of relieving, 20 far
as practicable, the scarcity of small
| change, tic Secretary uf tile Treasury
has authorized the Treasurer and sever
| al Assistent Trcasurcrs and Dcsignnt cd
Dcpositors of the United Stntcs, to puy
silver in the ordinary disbursements OF
the silver coin oil hand, prior to the
passage uf the specie resumption Rct
Of January lIth, 1875.
General Hunters Committee has he.
gun the investigation of The Union Pa
ciilc fnilrond Company, under TnrhoX' n
| resolutions, and hnS discovered Oh thu
! tcatimony Of officials uf ihu company,
| that there is OH the books II shurlasu of
S2iT, ,UuD Of tile iivst moriatc bonds, and
that aa there il All amount of bonds out
standing aud on which interest is being
| Pnid for which 10 equivalent has ever
been paid 10 the company. II will bo
| remembered tliai this charge Of shortage
il what NIL along stood behind .hu sus-
| piciOn Of misuse OF bonds for illegal
| purposes.
The committee will begin the inYcs.
| tigation OF Hlaiu'G alleged connection
with tie road week from Monday.
| nj which time vnriOiiS uHircts Ut .hg
| road have bcch summoned iu appears
| ~ man by the nnmc Of Teal, residing
i'll this city, tells queer story. lie
whs employed Ia tho Treasury Dclnrt-
mont before the plan Of drftrOyinp pat
per money by chorring il in pieces
came in vogue. To bum tho redeemed
notes in Il lurgV furnace in tho Depart.
men. was used for tho purpose. On,
dny he was placing bundles Of notes ii
the furnace, when ono .ni tho packages
containing thousands of duilmrs hrrnmt
| lnIgt,Nta,l u. nv
To his surprise discovered il tu DO {
package Of worthless papers. flo will
10 summoned 10 testify.
| totr IAriNiE, Ny, May O.
Tho Indians run of tl,irty.uil kcnt
uf horses and mules from liun;oiiI
rnnch, belonging 10 Colonel Bullock
Of Cheyenne, and John IInntoD.
Yesterday James IEuntou. II brother
was killed, his hudy wns found cigll
miles from the ranch, at Goshen Hole
and brought 10 The ranch last night l.,
J. Il. Owens, ot Chug Springs >hancl
and Little Bat, hunter und scout.
Giviu's OK team and May n PHrrott'
mulo team cf Cheyenne, were attacRu,
hy Indians on il,G Bid Instant. la Re
Canyon. Thoy made u strong defense
keeping up II running fight for som
time, corrnlimg trnitis nnd fghiins iroi
behind The wagons and teams. The
finally reached good tpot Tor nalu,i
defence nmd stopped, and succccic
III driving tho lndnus OF. Ono ma
was wcurlcd badly and fourteen hoisc
killed.
wAmi$GToS, May G.
\
Congrcssmcm Page aud Piper had II
interview with Secretary Fish to-day q
ilI" Chinese qucytiuu. lic assure
| lLnu Iliul ln mnn tni Lulr A.iliiur L.,