The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-09-24
CoSsTASTINorLE, Sept. IG.

VICTORIA, B. G. Sept. 1G.
Smallpox has broken out among
tho Indians; several deaths have oc-
CURED. The disease is said to have
been brought by tho mail steamer
That left Sun Francisco on the SOIL,
of August. Tho Indians infected
wcro employed to discharge the
cargo.
Earl Dnfferin having returned
from tho mainland, is preparing an
article on Railway matters, which
will be submitted TO the public
through the press, in the course OF n
few days.
Tho Rifle Associations annual
meeting is now in progress, and is
we'll attended; the prizes given arc
valuable.
New YoRK, Sept. Is.
The damage by yesterdays storm
proves to be very great. Several
buildings were blown down and the
Gospel tent i'll Thirty-fourth street
was utterly destroyed, tho II inch
center pole being snapped off like n
pipe stem. Cellars and easements
around the river front were flooded; !;
no lives were lost. Tho destruction
Of trees, awnings, sign-bonrds, polit-
cal banners and transparcncics, was
something immense.
One Of tho signs of Rcvi-
val of business activity which has
been apparent in all channels of trade
within tho past month, is to bc found
i'll the market increase in the busi-
ness of the post Office over the early
part OF the present year, and n cor
responding period Of 1915. AT no
time since the few weeks following
the panic OF 1873, when, owing TO
the uncertain state Of business, many
failures caused an unusual amount
Of correspondence, has SO much
mail matter bcnn sent out and re-
cciYcd Mt the New York post office;
The amount Of mail matter handled
for tho quarter ending August 3lst,
was n slight increase over the amount
for the corresponding quarter Of
1879, but the most increase bas been
within ten days; during the week
ending Saturday. the number of let
tcrs deposited in Tho Office for mail
ing has averaged 325, 900 day. Last
year for the corresponding time, wns
215,OOO per day; letters received
from abroad for delivery in tho city
during tho same limo, have averaged
100000 r. day; mn excess of $4,000
letters n day over receipts for the
samo time last year.
Tho market for our farm products
is widening;sinco last July American
cattle lnvo been received at Glasgow
to tho number of $50 to $50 per
week; meat has also been imported
regularly; tho average quantity be-
Ing $50 weekly.
a Herald special says Sitting Dull,
with his followers, hns crossed the
Missouri river, thirty miles from fort
Peck. Troops arc i'll pursuit, but it
is doubtful if they ovcrtnko him.
AT the weekly meeting Of Metho-
dist Ministers to-day, dispatch was
read from tho family of Bishop
Jones, announcing that tho Bishop
was believed to he on his dcath-bcd,
and asking for tho prayers OF the
meeting.
Bishop Jones died this afternoon.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1S.
The following was received at mill
tary headquarters fort Laramie, Sep
tcInbcr 18th. Tho following dis.
patch has just been received from tho
department Of Dakota. Col. Corlin
reports that Kill Eagle and LittIo
Wound, with 40 people, NIL their
arms, ammunition, and about 100
ponies, surrendered to him Mt Stand
ing Rock, Oil Tho 18th. Twcnty-nino
men surrendered, all of whom wcro
i'll tho fight on the Little Big Horn.
Signed, L. II. SHERIDAN,
Lioutenant-Gcncral.
General Drum sent the following
to Lieut. General =. ii. Sheridan,
fort Laramie. Col. Bull, command
ing the Cheyenne Agency, under
date Of the 9th instant, says as fol-
lows: Have Ind messengers ycslor.
day and to-day, direct from tho
hostile camp, who report camp
near Slim Buitcs, IL hundred and
eighty miles distant. They report
General Tcrry's column on Beaver
creek, and moving towards tho Mis-.
souri. Tho Indians aro worry desir.
ous Of surrondcring. ] have stated
TO tho messengers that il could only
bo unconditional: viz: Surrender
arms, remain rs prisonors and sub.
NIT TO whatever punishment nnd
other treatment tho proper autlori
tics might dictate; hnyo sent conr
icr to General Terry who will rcacl
him in about fvo days.
AUaUsrA, Ga. Sept. IS.
Mrs. Alonao Harley, living il
Aiken county, South Carolina, wa.
assaulted by two negroes last Friday
Tho citizens Immediately assemble,