The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-05-14
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New YoEK, May G.
| At the tenth annual banquet Of the
Chamber OF Commerce, Attorney GEN
cral Picrrcpont, in responding to the
] toast OF the "prcsilcnt Of the United
Statcs," took OCCASION to make II caIn-
paign speech, and to pay fulsome cit
| logy to tie. character Of Gen. Grant,
whom lie pictured rs q model of all
Tint is great and good, in.d appealed to
the commercial q. community of New
York to support Tie Republican party.
He alluded, though not by name, 10
Governor Tildcn rs mn nspirant to tho
Presidential chair. Gov. Tildrn, who
had entered the banquet room late but
before the beginning Of the speeches, in
responding to the toast, "rhe State of
Ncw York." humorousiy bnt forcibly
hurled back PicrrcpOnt'G cilnrSc that
the Democracy Of New York was res
pnnsiblc for the decay i'll the business
Of the metropolis.
BALTrMoRE, May G.
The General Committee Of the Soci-
city Of the Army and Navy of the Con-
fCdrratc States in Maryland and the
n contribution for the erection Of nn
equestrian statue Of Gen. Il. l.. Lee,
which il is contemplated to place in the
capital square nj Eichmoni. Gen. T..
5. Baker, agent of the Lee Association,
states tha; nearly S25,GH have been
obtained and that il is proposed to
raise n, lcas, $4,000. Lcnaiag citi-
zenS of baltimore will meet tho Com
mi iaf nn AInn.lay ~ e.. ~,
purpose of dcvisin1 measures To obtain
handsome contribution from this
city.
CHICAGO, May C.
Ycstcrlny .cvoning twelve carloads Of
black Killers, from Boston, arrived in
the city, and Immediately passed on to
lamktun, Dakota, over the Northwestern
Railroad.
The sub Treasury here received $25,-
GOO in silver coin yesterday, and paid
out Sl9 O00 thus far. Nearly 500, 900
in silver las been distributed here,
more than nt any point west of Philn-
dclphia. There is considerable COM
plaimt Of scarcity Of change, doubtless
owing to the fact that the fractional
paper Is all goiii:; In IT the banks and
waiting exchange fcT silver, which docs
not CHmc i'll sufficient quantities 10
meet the drnhnd. \ sign Was dis.
played in the sub-Trclsury Office ycs-
tcr,lay, announcing that no moro silver
world L." pail hgi' llin I,:"Snn bcjnr
| that the clerical folGc lad its lands
| full Of orders or requests. Already, SO
| urgent is the call, TINT instead Of count.
ing, ns ut lirst, The clerks lGw weigh
Tie coin III dealing il Cut.
81. Piut, AIinn., May C.
Gen. Terry now expects to leave for
Fort Lincoln on Thursday, mid soon nf-
ter his arrival there. the column of
| Troops for the .. Yellowstone country
will move ont. The column will con-
| sist Of all tho Seventh Cavalry aud
three companies of infantry, besides
The marching column. Three compa-
MICS Of tho Sixth. Infantry, in command
! Of Major .. ii. Moore, will proceed
from Fort Bufnrd, by honts, To- establish
| depot Of supplies on tho Yellowstone.
1t j" the purpose Of Gen. Terry 10 carry
u supply of provisions with the march
ing column 10 pvqSidc against the pos
| sihle failure Of the bonts TO reach The
proposed depot Of supplies OH the Ycl-
lowstOnc. This will require all the
RvailaIio transportation, and is just
now occupying all the attention Of the
officers engaged in fitting ont tho cNpc-
! ,iitiOn.
pirrlIuRG, rn., May G.
The large iron mill Of lircg & Co.,
which firm failed some months ago. il
again ih opciGtion nnl running full
time. IL III thought MI creditors "
| the firm will bn nnil i'm full
An effort is hcing made here lu throw
General George W. Cass into bankrupt.
cy. This Is being done by crc,lituis Of
| llarboitRh, Matthias e. Owens, nj one
| time OwncTs Of one Of the most rXicm.
sivr rail mills in The country, Int who
went under in the iinaEcial stringcncy
! Of late years. The creditors propose to
show that Chss was II member Of thO
| firm.
SAS FRAECIsco, May G.
4 brutal and murdcr0us assault oc.
Cured yesterday at the residence of
| Mrs. \. q. Brown. No. 1889 Pine street.
In connection with the assault was IL
robbery. The lndy Ind gone out in the
morning ON visit, leaving In charge Il
small Chinese hoy, who was engaged In
washing windows. Two young men Of
| the huudluru stripe, who learned that
tho lady was .abgCnt. knocked at tho
front d0ur. hn;l questioned the boy ag 10
| the whereabouts Of his mistress. lIo
told them there was nobody at home
| but himself, aud that his mistress womld
not return Tor sunn time. They went
away, and IN few moments returned
and knocked at tho door again. When
| IL was opened they pushed hy tho ns-
tuniElicd Chimu boy duI shut the door.
| lie hcmnIdrh To know the cause of such
| proceedings, and Rmgrily told them ia
| leave, whCrcupon ono Of them struck
| him three times with n hatchCt, inilirl-
ing az many wOuiids Tho runiaus
| then rnnsuckCi The promises. prOhcity
| tu the valuu Of about $3.50 was carried
OF, aud rs much more destroyed. When
| Mira. brown returned she found Ecr scr
want PROSTATE Un Tho hnll ROo, in largo
| pool Ui blood The boy was Cunvcyrd
in Tho City Prison Hospital. hud sCnrcll
was mnlu for the Villains, but they have
not set been arrested.
Al meeting nf the Hoard Of Health
Inst night. the Mayor, Chairman Of tho
Hospital Committee ~ Supervisors, mid
| tho Health Onicrr authorized wCrc ia
turn ont all patients from the pest house
not afflicted with contagious discascs
There nre but two lcpors in the building
Tho remainder will to-day probably Il,
iuraoh loose.
W. T.. Turner, who was formerly {
lawyer Ia this city, wGs yesterday mr.
rested IN Alameda on charge nt en-
hcHHicmcut. preferred 10y Mira. G.. Hall
book agent, WHO accuses him uf pork
citing $l.iG0 belonging 10 her. II,
| furuiYlirI hail hand