The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-07-23

tho villages Oi! tic. rivers Saver: and
Marona. Bedding, baudases aud lnel-
ical requisites are sadly deficient.
| There arc no surgeons or trained nurses.
The, Turks take 10 prisoners, and
systematically. refuse 10 give quarter.
| The Scryinns ere moro humaiie.. Tho line
OF Leincck and tho position of Saitschal
is still mn important point. and where
the tug Of war'will fake place. Gen.
Lcischgnnily's forces have been raised
10 0,00U.
" :NEw Yonf. July II.
Dispatches received at the War De-
partment from General Crook. at Goose
Creek. state that tho Indians in his IL
cinity out number him three TO oni;a.
IIn estimates them at 1000, while his
force Is only 1,2OD. No alarm is felt,
however, at the War Department about
the safety of Crook. .. s....... s
Four hattnllions of artillGrt frcn
Torts Hamilton and Wndsworth are un-
der orders to leave for the West to tnke MI
active part i'll tue Indian campaign. -
'ChEYENHE, July IT.,
Late dispatches from Gen. Crook,
State that he has been Joined by rein
iGreements of five COMPANIES under
Major Burkes, whose copmand has
been harrassed day and night by tie
Sioux, and number of horses stolen.
EAshrxcfoS, July II.
Runners 81. proposed changes of i'm
portant officials ii the. Trehshry De-
pnrtment nrh unfounded. There are
probabilities that the House conference
en- tho sundry civil bills will reccde
from its position on the enforcement
II this takes place Congress may be i.l'le
TO adjourn 1T the 'cni of tho present
week or tic beginning OF rcxt. .
CHICAGO, July II.
Recent tciegrhms are to the eifeht
That tho Indians are moving OIL Metii-
cine Bow Station OH the Union Pacific,
almost due south Gf Fort Fctterman,
it is supposed for the purpose Of cap
turing or destroying the supplies. Which
have been stored there recently III great
quantities blythe Government; there be-
ing $4,000 rounds of ammunition
among other things. A very small
force Of Indians coild siczc nnd des--
troy these stores, rs MediciT'e bow is Il
small station and the. country round
about is sparscly settled. Their des-
tructiUn at tllis time would seriously
damage military operations against the
Indians. .- .
1t is generally supposed that the chief
q ihc hostile Indians is Sitting Bull, of
led CloGa'A9"nrY; who visited Wash
ingion about a year aid IL half ago,
when lie WAS presented with ride by
President Grant on account OF the
great bravery he displayed short time
before i'll checking an attack upon the
whites connected with that Agency;
but this is no, NE cosc. ;s there nre two
chiefs BY Hint name. ....
Two couricIs left Fottcrmun ycstcr.
day morning with dispatches for Gen.
Crook, under promise OF receiving nh
extra ro&Ord Il. llcy reached their dies
tination on Tuesday morning. The
usual TIME for II courier to Croct's
camp is ~ hoiiri.
a great many of the Indians left Red
Cloud Agency the foro part OF June to
80 northeast. ~ le"s! $500 left nt
that time, and they are the 1iididi;e who
se largely augmented Sitting Bulls
forces against Custer. ....
About o'clock this morning build
iH8 belonging to tho Ncwbcrry estate.
on North Wells stree, was destroyed hy
frc. 1t was occupied 10y Ferris IL
Avery, dealers in paints. The fire orig
mated in an explosion. Loss on build.
inc, Si,0OU; ON s,o,sE, $in,to6; Hi we'll
Insured.
LoxrcS, tdly ~.
U. S. railway securities siic stronger,
with further advance in Enc. US.
bonds arc higher.
-',.,' s.. -
DhlhiADE, II.
Gcn. Sirahinc Tiobcc has been dis.
missed from the Scryihm army on
charge Of breach Of discipline.
-. SAN rna&&'cii5'cS; July Il:
M0wry was held in the Police Court
today IN ono thousand dollars bail, to
nwnit tho action Of Tie grand Jury on
charge Of oinhczzlcmcnt nmd ioi3ciy.
AfIot examination, to-day, I. Clay;
late manoScr OF tito Western Savings
Unioh Hnd Trust Compdiiy, wna dis-
charged l;y the Police J,idsc, tlicFo not
being niiy proof that Clay Was giilty Of
cniEc2lloniciit, ns chHfeed dg6iiitt lin.
4 ril;ni, iIGn,ch John Strc6ms, dl.
tactod II respectable lady, wifc ~ ii
Battery street merchant, yesterday af-
tcruoGn IL & o'cloar, c'h Webster street,
bctwccit Tyler and Tux, with tli2 in.
icution # oHtraginb her person; III II
! nciglibofliob;l stdrsclS settled: Iic
runian caught the woman hy The throat;
threw her down, and, notwithstanding
her struggles, would have accomplished
his purpose Lad not u gcilicman, who
was passing by, cairo 10 Ecr rescue.
Tic iattCr hit SIroa,hs OH lilo l,cnd With
II club, breaking both. Tic fellow was
arrested hud is nav II Jail, hiwaitirg
tho r,sliit of tlh assault VIr ln.fy i,'