The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-08-06
III the shape of a speech, when oppor.
tnnity is offered in debate.
New Yonx, AUGUST i.

KEw YoRK, August l..
a, special from Bismarck says now
:; version of tho Custer light lias just been
learned; being tho Stesy related by y
Sergeant of the Sixth Infantry. lIc as
bcrts that Custer was led into n snare
by the trOachcry. of Grow scout named
Cross, This scout, with guides Girarl
and Jackson, wero all who escaped
from tho massacre. It is said that
i Cross wns sent out to. rcconnioitro by
Custer, tho night before tho battle,
and that ho returned in tho morning
Hnd reported tho Indian village small
one, htd ono that offered an easy TfG-
tory. Then followed tho tlisnstcrous
charge and wholesale massacre. Tho
Indians wcro fully informed, and aware
Of Clusters intentions, nnl had mado
every preparation to. .givo him n wnrin
reception. Everything wns done, and
breast-works Of willow brush was thrown
up, behind which the Indians could
pick of tho soldiers without being seen.
Farther evidence has been oUt6incd,
proving that three white men were viii,
tho Indians. Rcno's men shy they
heard English spoken frequently in tho
lndinn ranks during their fight. Ono
Of tho Indians shot by Reno's men whs
found to DO white man, with long
beard, but wearing nm Indian mask.
\ buglcr who was honornbly discharged
from tho Second Infantry in 1869, is
also believed TO have been with them.
During the fight he blew Tho cnlis on
the trumpet several times.
a Saratoga special says. Thdcn is tS-
pected to be hero tonight With a DRIFT
of his letter of acceptance, when II viii
receive it finishing touch. Hendricks
letter is substantially finished, and is
'emphntically i'll harmony NTH Tildcn's
sentiments.
OTTAWA, CANADA, Aug. l.
Tho Vice-Rcgal party left by the
train this morning for British Columbia.
SAN FEANcIsco, Ang. L.
Yesterday afternoon J. n. Buromdis,
the physician who gave the certificate
Of death from scarlet fcvcr in tho case 81;
Of the man Newton, who died from
small pox, was arrested ut lis oifcc,
on n charge of misdemeanor in fniling
to report the case TO .tno Sealth Office,
His bail was fixed Mt SlGo. Another
charge of giving e. falec certificate Of
! death will be mhac against him.
Between sovcn and eight huhafed
persons nrc boing vuccinated Mt the
health ofiico daily Tho applications
reach rs high rs 1850 nearly every day,
and operations have felrcGtly 10 10
suspended before ihrGo O'Clock p. m,
through the scarcity Of virus. Only
Tho best bovine matter is used; ahd tho
hCttth oflice secures all that comes to
| tho city.
The stmi-annunl statement OF Tho
Grangcrs Bauk of California, shows n
capital OF $500, 1870, cf Which ,s2iO, 2l0
is actually paid up. There Is tluo de-
positors $72, 0lO 70; cash on hnnd
S5l,2l2 and tho lonhs and discounts
amount to iS7Ol, ,17O %.
The statement of tIio Bank OF Sau
francisco shows capital OF 81 900, 900,
OF which S227 900 IL paid mp; dto dc.
positors $4,000; cash on hand SOL
GOO. ..'-. -
SALT LSKG, Aug. 1,
This morning Judge Sch9cfTer render
crl II decision in tho case of Young IS.
Young, 10 recover alimony. The
amount made payable hy tho order OF
Judge Mexican, waa reduced from $500
to 500 per month; thus diminishing
tho amount from SIT 900 Ia 81 COO, anil
gives tho dc(endcmt thirty days IN TliiclI
90 pay the amount. II provides that in
default Of such payment, that execution
shall bo issued against his property.
The CoiIIt also decides that tho cost Of
Tie auit I've paid l,y the defendant.
WASHINGTON, Aug. !.
Chief Justice NIuncll died at
Narragnnsctt, Rhode Island, yesterday.
Booth, who voted guilty in the Ecl;-
nap impeachment trial, sail that Il Tho
question Uf juriHdiciion wna proposed.
he wuuld vote for il, aa lie WAS clearly
"t the opinion that il was competent
for The Senate. by II majority vote, to
assert ita jurisdiction, and 3uclp de-
cisi0m having been made il wac the law
| 81 the case until il was revised When
! Booth mad" thiH announcement, iiitrc
\ was r"lmc APPLAUSE in the galleries,
hut il was promptly checked. Mr.. SIR
Ecni gGvc notice that il The demonstrate
lion HhOml'l he repeated lIc would move
| 10 Have the galleries cleared. Jones, Of
Nevada. ssid, in vctinG not guilty, ho
| did not ircau in yclr on tho question
! of gull, or innocence II the rccuged.
bu! he did 80 OH tho gronud that tho
accused was a private citizen, aud Ito.
I liable Ia Impeachment. bu., like other
! private citizens, liable before The cr,lir.
Arg court where hc had been infected
aud was now n%aiting trial. Two
thirds nf tho Senate not baving voted
in favor OF tust1ining he articles Of
Impeachment, /. wha ordered TINT n
Judgment Of acquittal lie outcroi; and
the 8cnntc, sitting ns a Court Of I'm
pcnchmcut Adjourned zine die.
Tho following message was received
hy the Senate to-day,
ar. yI. grv,,, NJ "a. I-,,.y c,,y-. l.,