The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-06-25

hnSAS ho-uuS unu villa net with The local
committees in pcrfcclinE arrangements
Tor Tho Dcmociatic National 'Couvcu-
tion- Augustus Schell, UhAIrmau If
tho Doihocratic National Committee,
nnd other gentlemen Of note will prob.
ably arrive this Wceh. All the hotels
nrc 6usily engaged completing arrange
,ments for oecclnh!nlAting State irlct2n-
uons ahd other guests, nnd from pres tnt
appearanccs'th crp will lie no lacl; Of nc
communications for NIL who r:sy visit the
city during 'tha' Convention.
TErcKEE, JULIO 10.
Inst night y humber Of NTH sup
posed to belong to the Caucasian Lea
Sue set fire to Chinese cabin occupied
by thtee Chlnsr;ch, nboht n milo north
OF that Itlnee. Ms the 'Uhinnmen ran
out ofthc cabin they were instantly
ircd'upon by tto mob, ono being killed
instantly md an6thor seriously wound
cd. Nb6'it forty shots are reported to
'hRrc'betn nrci.
ST.. JOINS, QtEREc, June 10.
This place was to-day visited by n
most destructive fire. The c,ltire bust
ness portion OF tho town, cmbrarin. a
stretch al territory Of six hundred feet
wide'gnd Il mile III length was DESTROYED.
Seven hotels, nine churches, the aus
tom house, coust house, post Office,
the United consulate, two banks, docks
and vessels IN the river, portion of a
bridge over tho JSiihelicu river, the
| st. Johns WodlGn mills, the stone
china Warehouse, and 2G0 stores were
'dcstroyed. Mrs. Lynch, n young man
named Doniden, Joseph W. Horncr and
| Charles AEprond, were severely burned.
Mayor Rossetlef, whose HOUSE ind
tnnncry was destroyed, was badly
burned.
BATON ROUGE, June II.
In the disturbance, reported as a
riot, which occurred ut Mt. Pleasant,
near. port Gibson, on Saturday, the Ne
groes, following the example of the
\ whites, organized band of regulators
| and ordered Hemocratic Negro to
| leave the place. On his refusing to
leave, he was attacked by thercgulnturs
and killed. Tho Constable and his
| poss&nttcInptcd to arrested tho muir
derer, but weIo driven AWAY. The
| Sheriff OF Baton Rouge with posse went
/ TO Mt. Pleasant Sunday. Rnd captured
fourteen Negroes, including tho muir
dereTs. ~ party of armed Negroes pas
sed Baton Rouge, on the opposite side
OF the river, going towards 1!lnquonint.
LoSDoS, dune 10.
Some dynamite stored in ioincr's
shop, III burbank road, Glasgow, cx-
ploded today, killing six workmen anu
wreckinS several houses.
In The House of Commons tonight,
Bourke. Under Secretary for the For
cign Department, stated that Lord
Derby had recently written to the Peru
Wan minister III regard 10 thc'contiRued
detention OF the captain and inntc of
tho TRlismnn, us follows; FL have re-
monSlrated in the strongest manner in
The nnIno OF Her Anjcsty's Government
against the continued dGtcEItion Of tho
prisoners and tho Hnfriendly conduct
OF tho Peruvian Government. Unless
tho matter il brought to q speedy ter
lrlnntlon, 1t Is impossible that friendly
relations can conitinae." To this the
PERUVIAN minister replied rccapitulat-
ing tho facts in the case, and defending
tho conduct Of Peru, but not really
altering the situation. Bourku said in
conclusion: at appears to the Gov
eminent that the further detention of
the prisoners is unGustilhblo, and wo
consider it our duty to request their i'm
mediate rcleasn." This declaration
was received BY the House with loud
cheers.
CtSctESATI, Juao %.
Bnrney Cunningham, mn cd and
we'll known citizen, was found dead ut
an early hour this morning in q disre-
putable house on Third street. The
only witness to his death was n woman,
who snys he accidentally fell over the
bniusters, striking OIL his head. Tho
fnll WAS heard all over tho house, but
when found hc WINS quito dead. The
woman's statement seems probable iron,
Tho nature VI the injuries, bat thcro arc
suspicious, and tho woman, With thrco
others, hayo been arrested.
New YORK, June %.
Tho supporters OF Gov, Parker. of
Now Jersey, nro predicting that he will
carry Now Jersey md Pennsylvania in
tho presidential contest. Correspond
cnco from various western noiuts
claims Tint Allen and Thurman will be
tho hrst and second choice Of the Ohio
delegates. In kentucky. availability
Will DO tho test, And it is doubtful
whether Tho delegates Will choose Til
den, Hendricks or Allen. Hendricks
VIII have fourteen votes in tho Missouri
delegation, and Tilden six. Knnsns
delegates WILL support Hendricks. Til
den or Allen, rs second choice. Tildcn
will have majority Of the Illinois dele
gHtcs. Nevada delegates aro divided
between Tilden and Thurman.
Tho annual parade of lilo CITY
police takes place to-day. Between
LOGO md 300 nCn will be in line.
Vandorbilts condition il dnily bccom-
Ing more dangerous, and but small
hopes are now entertained fiat he will
over again rise from his bed. IIo IL
worry weak and cmnciated, and IS moved
from ono bed 10 another with great
pain.
WASHINGTON, juno %.
Tho President sent the following
nominations to tho Senate to-day: Nj.
j. Hopkins, Of Now York, TO DO Sccrc-
tary Of Legation ut London; J. J. Day,
OF Now JERSEY, to he Second Secretary
OF Legation ut London, and j.. Fisher
TO be United States District Attorney
for Delaware.
Tho House Committee on tho Dis
tfiet Of Columbia, this morning, agreed
10 report which Is tho Same as that
drawn by Mr.. Buckner. with soino
notifications. The Republicans OF tho
Committee will submit minority re-
port, cahUnorsung the District Colnmis-
sioncrs 4 joint resolution was unani-
inously agreed npon. directing tho
clerk to certify 10 copy Of tho report,
mud send TO the Attorney General, with