The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-07-09

luz patent, thc annual expenditure Shnll
not he required until tho contest is de-
tcrnlincd by the courts
WASHINGTON, June 30.
The President to-day nominated JUS.
Giliinnen, Of Connecticut, ns United
States Treasurer, vice Wyman, resigned.
The GnnlpIittee on Conference ON the
postoisice appropriation bill, hnd an
other meeting yesterday, but failed to
nSrcc. This fact will be reported to
both Houses and another committee mp
pointed. r..s.. =
PnSe and Piper opposed tho bill OH
the ground that the existing laws IRE
working we'll. nnd that the amendments
are unnecessary and tend to disturb
titles. Also TINT non-rcsidcnts or
spectators could hold claims without
developing them by inducing other per-
sons to assert bogus claims to the same
lnnd aud bent them in litigation indcfi-
nitely under this bill.
Luttreli. Wigginton, Lane and Ma
ginnls, OF Montana, favored the bill
and 1t passed M recommended by the
House Committee by n large majority.
The Commnndnnt Of tho Washington
NAVY lard yesterday received orders
from the Navy Department 10 close the
yard on Friday, and all tho employees,
comprising clerks, watchmcn, iircmen,
mechanics and laborcrs, to consider
themselves furloughcd from that time,
Ill case Congress fails to pnss the ap-
preparation bill. Should this occur,
the marincs will do patrol duty, and the
mnchinists will bo detailed from the
ships i'll commission, to look ont for the
steam fire engine in case Of fire, while
the sailors will tako the place OF the
regular ship keepers on vessels luid UP
in ordinary.
........ AUGrsTA, Nc, June 80.
Blnine's physician considers his M
tents nervous proStration moro severe
than has been supposed. Ho prescrib.
ell absolute rest, iorbilding him even to
write letters. lie gives no encourage
ment that lie will be able to take any
part in the coming campaign.
LONDON, June 30.
During tho session of the House of
Lords tins evening, Lord Derby, i'll re-
ply to question by Lord Granville,
said tho Government had no informa-
ton That Servia had declared war, or
any information justifying the state
ment that war Tns absolutely certain,
but he was bound to say, from the gen
eral tenor Of the reports which reached
him, that he could entertain little, il
any hope, that war would be averted.
The Standards Vienna dispatch says
beyond some stray shots there has been
no fighting between the Turks and Ser
VANS. Much anxiety prevails at BEL
grade and SeInendria Mt the possibility
OF their bombartlmcnt by the Turkish
gunboats. The Sclavonic papers ask Aus
tria to prevent the Turkish gunboats
from impeding the navigation of the
Danube. BY such an net tho Servians
are preparing to block the Dryn in order
to protect their camp at Schabatz.
ATHENS, June 80.
Severe earthquake shocks were ex-
perienced to-dny at Coriuth anl the
neiShboring villages. Several houses
were destroyed and the remainder
threaten to collapse.
PARIS, June 80.
President MncAIRhon has pardoned
aud reduced the sentences of eighty
five persons who were imprisoned on
account of their participation in the
communistic instruction.
NEW ORLEANS, June 10.
In the Republican Convention the
majority report OF the Committee on
Credentials came up for adoption. The
| vote was taken amid tremendous ND
plause and declared adopted. Then
came dead lock. The report was nd
verse to the Packard faction, throwing
out several delegations that favor
Packard. Numerous calls were made
Tor the minority report, but without sue
cess. Later in the afternoon, Pinch
back declared the Convention adjourn
ed until tomorrow, which created great
| comnotion, and cries Of "StanpsI"
An attempt was madc to place Stamps
| or Packard man in tho Chair. a strug-
gle took place Oh the stage, Stamps
being thrown into the orchestra. Sew
eral fights took place OIL tho floor, piss
tolls being drawn on all sides, but were
not used. Partial quiet having been
restored. Packard made u conciliatOry
speech, md the Convention thereafter
agreed to tnko recess till 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
NEW York, July 3.
Major Carey, commanding under Or
ders from General Sheridan, will bro.
coed north over tho trail along Little
Powder river, TO cut off the Sioux In.
dians from rcsorting 10 tho agencies for
ammunition, and to force them 10 Law
down their arms before they can seek
protection or food from tho Govern
neut. The nOxt forward movement
will commence about tho middle OF this
month.
An excursion is soon to be made into |
the Big Horn mountains in search OF
gold.
Tho Heraid today, in n long article
OH the first century closing day says: |
1t Inns been n century Of development
without parallel in history. Our pop
ulatiOn has Increased from 275, 900 To |
$1,000. 900; our area has been extended
from SUI, 900 to G,S3i, 400 square miles;
Developments i'll agriculture, under the
pressure OF immigration and stimu.
lus OF mercantile industry, have been
wholly without precedent; tho value OF
manufactures advanced from twenty
millions to four billions and two hum
dred millions; foreign and domestic
commerce has takon gigantic stride;
marvellous Developments in orr min
crnl resources have not be0n tho work
OF century, but Of fifty years; thcro
was not single bank In tho colonies In
177G TINT had more than $4,000, and
new internal improvements hoyo kept
pnce with Immigration.
Yesterday Rev. Mr.. Armitnge, OF the
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, vigorous
Iy advocated wuinnn'a unIT.rnt,n gnyiuu