The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-11-19

question Of legality. On being opened
they were found to DO signed by only
ono judge and two inspectors. a mo.
ton was made to receive them under
protest, but was subsequently, with
drawn. III the fourth precinct Of tho
Ninth Wardit WINS discovered tllpt the
election officers hal forgot TO enclose
tally list, but after SOME ilisSussion the
omission was rrmcdicd in the affidavit
Of those ofllcer,', aud the canvass was
completed.
The. Board of Supervisors met this
morning anil declared the result of the
official canvass Of the vote Of the city
ns follows: Fo; Presidential Electors,
Republican, l,IGG; Democratic, 2O,-
l15; for Congress-. Davis, Republican,
2!,llI; Piper, Democrat, ~, aG3; for
State Controller, Kenicld. Republican,
2l,0G0; brown, Democrat, 2O,46O. a
resolution was adopted declaring Davis
elected to Congress. Supervisor Stro-
,her voted ''no." and handed up two
resolutions to be read. The first was
to the effect thnt in the recent election
gross frauds were committed by pnrtics
voting Illegally by means of certificates
OF enrolment cn tho Great Register,
and 10y false representations MS to their
nnmes, residences, etc; adopted. The
second was 10 the effect thnl the man.
ner in which officers OF the election in
tho Third Wurl, who Ind been re-
placed 10y others per order Uf tho Board
Of Supervisors, Ind taken possession Of
the polling place, and prevented The
new nprointees from performing thGiI
duties, and demanded thorough in
vestisntion; that such action wns With,
out authority OF Ian, etc. Tho trouble
i'll that precinct nrosc from tho fact that
the Republican judges appointed by
the Supervisors Of that Wnrd were dis
placed by the Board and Democrats 'ap-
pointed in their stead, but the olG ap-
pointecs contested tho matter and re-
tanned possession. Tho resolution
called ont'n long discussion bGtwccn
Supervisor Bryan of the Third Ward.
and Struther; the former claiming that
the election WAS legally and fnirly con-
Quoted, nnd every safeguard adopted to
secure the rights Of both parties, and
that the newly appointed officers nado
no demand TO be admitted to the pol.
ling place; the latter claiming that they
were forcibly and'by thrents prevented
from attending 10 their busircss as de.
tniled. Tho resolution was ilnnly
passed, to 3, The question will come
up in the course Of the investigation by
the Finance Committee, which will in
auSur"tc to-day, after tho regular bust.
hess OF the Board is completed.
81. PORTLAND, Orc son, Nov. II.
With the exception OF two countIos.
all returns have been received from
Washington Territory, giving jacobs,
Republican, Delegate to Congress-, 2J8
majority. ....l .r... ..... .......,...r,.
SAS FRANCISCO, Nov. Il.
Knickcrbocl1cr levies m assess.
ment of 30 cents por share, equal to
81 % on tho old stock; delinquent
December 10Th. -s..
'' VIHoISIA, Nov. II.
a party Of prominent gentlemen OF
this city had II narrow escape from
death Sunday morning while inspect.
ing shaft No. Of tho Sutro Tunnel
Company. They had no sooner left
the shaft building than the hy-whecl
Of tho hoisting engine, weighing four
tons, burst with loud report,
and by its centrifugal force send
ing fragments weighing from 100
to 1000 pounds i'll every direction,
sonIn Of thum landing on The hill to tho
westward, 500 fcut distant. The dam
nS' is being rnpidly repaired and worI;
in the tunnel head was only delayed
one day. ...... ....
.a... NV Yonx, Nov. -.
PO0!.rooIn pi6pri tors announce Tint
thoy will pay 10 bets um,il iIrc result H.
absolutely known; probably on tl,o
lili nf March,; meantime something like
&i,0OO.O0U * locked up.
HtCmM"SD. Va, Nov. H..
Official rcimins from ninn.y-ilrcc
cities and counties in Sirsinil, show II
majority for Tildcm Of over 1890. The
remaining cni.nticS will ircrcusu t.i,sc
| figures about 200.
II is estimated tia! ihcrc ara z co.,
600 lUcScd IN tho pool boxes here.
! MurriSsry's commissions arc stated tu
bo $50, 900. There have hcon rumors
tlint the pool prorrictots hnYo hbscond,
cd, but tlri8 is not cunIlimcd. II Is re.
ported that MorriT-cy no longer take,
ruolS, ~ the election cxc,ivnrnt IL
sufficiently great already.
NV YUMK, Nov. 10.
Tho S"" stoutly opposes tho right
of the Southern Returning Boards 10
revise tho returns. resolved and Judge
Of tlIUir validity.
a TriL"ne Sydney, Ncb., srccinl
says passengers on tho stage from
Rcd Cloud Agency say tho Choyonnc'
lnyc left their camp on Bal Land
crook and gone north 10 jCin Crazy
ltorsc. These indians arc bette,