The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-09-10

| "i"NNl pOltonl al,uS anu prnlTicS or
good agricultural capacity, well
adapted Ia wheat culture and s,ocli
| raising, The speaker went on to re-
view the early discoveries and subse-
quont history Of the Territory, in
Gliding the recent settlement of the
dispute for its possession helwccn
Great Britain and tho United States,
and the great timber. coal and min
crai resources of Western Washing
ton, Her unsurpassed fisheries, cs-
taDlishcl school system, and hor fu-
turc prospects in general were scy-
orally discussed. -t
CHICAGO, Sept 9.
The 7imrS correspondent at Toledo
lclcgriphs that lie has eyamincd the
records where Governor Hayes ns-
sessmcnts of taxable property are en-
tired, and finds that he has under
rated his income and estates in every
ease, and has never paid more than
The smallest part of the tax, which
his ample fortune calls for.
NEw YonE, Sept. 3.
The Democratic dilema in.cnsi-
iies every hour. The IiiorH, Albany
-1iIg"S and some other journals pro-
pose ignoring Scymonr's dcrlination
altogether, and marching on To vie
tory under his name and banner.
The SIM says: at w0uld not be ad-
vi#ablc, i'll onr judgement, 10 put
either D0rshcimer or Potter in nom
ination for the first place on the
ticket. Some conspicuous Demo-
crat OF long standing i'll The party
and OF necessary reputation in the
Stale should be nominatcd;. such IL
man. Tor instance, as Ifnnd, Of Al
bany, or Lord, of Utica"
5.,.. WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.
Tho Nicaragua routc for The inter-
oceanic ship canal between the At
iantIcand Pacific, having bceh dc.
termined upon rs the most feasible,
the arrival of Don Amelio Genard,
the accredited Minister from Near
aqua i'll this country, is anticipated
with some interest by those WHO
have devoted much time and uttcu-
ton TO this work. On his rct;;rn to
Washington negotiations will EG en-
.~@N "a iA2Nc N1ONeIUIlCnt
and Nicaragua, looking to the con
struc:ion of tho canal, and treaties
will lie proposed to ihc principal
foreign Powers upon the general
basis Of the Clayton Bulwer treaty of
lS09, guaranteeing the neutrality OF
the canal. etc.
There was . leMsthcy conference ut
Tire War Department this morning.
previous to issuing orders to tie
United STATES Mnrslals in regard TO
tho approaching election. Secretaries
Cameron, Robson and Chandler,
Attorney General Taft, Gen. Shcr.
man, Gov. Chamberlain, and S;cnA-
tor Patterson of South Carolina. wore
present. The object was TO tako
preparatory steps TO carry ont orders
III case Of necessity, and to have Il
full understanding as TO The military
giving aid 10 the United States Mar.
shals.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1.
The eases Of tho thirteen disti!icrs
rcctiiiors, etc, known as tho first
batch, who were indictU year ago
last May, and who gave their evi-
dcncc 10 the Government. were
brought mp in the u. S. Circuit
Court this morning, and after brief
presentation b. their counsel, offered
IN their behalf, wcro dismissed from
the docket.
Tho Grand Jury this morning in,
lictcd Alexander Sullivan for tho
murder OF &. G. Hanford.
Tho following has been received
here: ....
TCGRT'@ CAMr, Ncllowstonc River.
Aug. 2flh, VII. bismarck. ID T..
Yesterday morning Terry moved his
coinmand after mn eight days rest,
marching 90 miles before camping,
Crook had changed his camp the dGy
before, i'll search of better grass.
going ninr miles up Powder river.
hih last nights camp being about 10
miles in advance of ours. Our rond
was on that diahUlicnl trail. which
had cnticed ia so far To so little pur.
pose, and which had been abandoned
~ hopeless job. Tho only reasons
apparently for taking it mp again
were that slic Generals wcro in mhso.
luto ignorance ~ to where the Iudi-
ans he'd gone, AMI wbnt they wcrc
doing, and that tho campaign h al
| proven Il failure, 50 that sometime
had to lac donc for appearance sIkp;
That this trail was tho unly Indian
! sign found. and that the army michI
reach tho Agencies Icy this route n.
well aa another. Evcryhudy has
grown dissatisfied with What thoy
claim to hc the continued misiun,,.
aBcmcmt of the oiliccra. They criii
ci&c The conduct Of affairs severely
and frankly express their disgust N
having anything TO do with II cant
raign which was evidently base
| upon theories.
UrlcA, y. T., Sept. {.
Governor Scymour'g letter ha.
Just been given 10 Mmronr. ~,
State Convention il TO bc called I.
rc-asscmblo ai.SarNtosd, on Tuesday
Sept. 18th.
Sr. llrAoISrur, Quohrc, Sept. ..
| y fire commenced III the wcat en-,
OF this city nt l:3D u. M. and. e.,
yorcl hy ~ high wind. soon uJcp
tho lower part of thc city out q
Main street, taking in It's c0urgc tn
st. llyacinto. Quebec aud NaEiona
banks, posloiiirc, market. Court
house, several factories aud ovc
eighty Wholesale mud retail stores
At3 p. ~. tho fire had spread. b
means Of burning cindcra. to th
three parallel streets, and bHfnt,
everything up. People lind lac
timo 10 G!yo anything. At Up. M
aix hundred houses had been burned
steam fro cngiucs arrived frog