The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-09-10
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side, last night, Jno. Berthipon d
young German about Is years old
who had been playing with somd
companions, was knocked. down by
them and kickc1l in the abdomen 81
terribly that ho died FL tsiost instaniIv'
Il Times Washington eyccial. says
tlie Hawaiian treaty is certain 20 piyc
us trouble. Germany, Franco and
Russia, will claim under the prov;s:
ions OF tho treaty amity, commerce
md navigation that the favored ma.
ton cladso will give them tho right
TO tho entry OF like products of tbC
Sandwich Islands, duty free:
MoRRisS Ills. Sept. 8.
The Independent Conprcssion,I
Convention OF this District, yestart
day nominated alexander CamnbnII
Tho Democratic Convection me, i'm.
mediatcly after and also nominated
Campbell.
CLEVELAND, Sept. s.
II. B. Payne accepts tho iloninoI
ton for Congress on the Democratic
ticket, i'll this District.
NoITHrIEhD, MINI. Sept. 8.
a report is received TINT a nosse
overlook tho bafik fobiers aiii n
hSht ensuell III which ono robber Was
wounded; tho rest escaped but pur.
suit was continued.
CHAHhEsroN, 8. G: Sept. 8.
All night the Colorctl NIiIitin md
White Cldbs remained mt tho places
OF rendezvous under arms. a party
OF passing blacks fired into the arm.
Dry Windows OF tho Montgomery
Guards, and the fro was returned.
ESccptiLiS tliio md ohe or two other
minor disturbances, tho streets wcro
quiet after midnight. The Blacks
talk OF having torchlight process
sion tonight, and efforts aro being
made TO prevent it, as trouble will
probably grow O1it vi IT.
BY the intervention Of Congress-
mnh Small, the Cora Bapee strikers
havu been iGtlucud 10 dispense with
ont further molcstation OF laborers
who continue working in tho rico
fields.
HALIfAx, Sept. s.
a telegram lins boon sent tho Hall
tax crew in Philadelphia, authorizing
them to challenge. the London crew
to row three mile Sncu for $1,000.
or five milo race for So, 900, to be-
rowcd at ST. John or Hulifax.
BELGRADE, Sept. s.
Tho Snryians still hold Alcxinntz.
General TechcrnnyeT is sending
troops and artillery thcrp from Doi
grade. Tho Turks have halted near
between Adrositz and Pc
tralvntz. experimenting mn attack from
General lIowatch. No news has
been received here respecting peace
negotiations. Tho Servians would
prefer n continuation of war to hui
conditions Of peace.
Madrid, Sept. 8.
The Cabinet has decided to notify
tho Provincial authorities TINT whilg
tho Constitution forbids rnanifestu1
tons offensive to the Catholic re-
liBl0n, proper respect for tho invio.
liability Of Protestant churches and
ceremonies must he enforced.
VIM. NJ. Tweed and his cousin,
William Hunt, have been arrested i'm
tho Port OF Vigo, on board thu
nerchnntmnn Capm. Tweed
was travelling under tho namc OF
Scc0r. Both prisoners were lodged
in the fortress.
SAN FRhSCiSco, Sept. 8.
Currency, ~ and 91T.
Tho California Mining Company
lI1s declared u dividend Uf two dol
lars, payable un tie 10Th.
About 4 o'clock this morning Mrs.
Lillie Newton committed suicide Mt
her residence, ,02i Pacific street, by
taking slryClIl,inu. Some few weeks
ago her husband died of smallpox.
! lie cRsu may bo remembered from
tho fact that ccriRin qnack doctor
named Bnrodoni Bnvn false certiii.
cate of death from scarlet fever, for
which UfTcnso l,u was lined 5000. At
that time Mrs. Newton attempted su-
icidc, but tho design was frustrated
by medical attendance. Sho left u
letter addressed to Mr.. Olsen, her
landlord, showing that grief ut tho
loss Of her husband prompted tho
act.
8. L, Rankin aud others hero
brought suit in tho United Siatca
Circuit court against j. W. Ford, In
surNnco Commissioner, to test tho
law prohibiting eastern md foreign
lif0 insurance companies from doing
business in tho State, except under
certain restrictions, and pray that do
PENDANT DO Gnjoincl from prosecuting
such cnsGs ngainst tho companies
mentioned.
Thrco now cases Of smallpox aro
reported this morning md three
deaths; tho lnttor all Chinese.
William lines, postmaster nj
Mokclumnc Hill, has been arrested
by U. $. Marshal AIurccIlus on
olnrBo Of forging n signature TO "
postal order for tho sum of $4,000.
Mr.. InnGs has passed tho ngO of three
scoro and ten. aud is pioneer of
Mokclmmno Hill. IIo las been
pOstrnastcr and deputy postmastor
for olcvCn years, HBont Of Wells,
Fargo IL Co. for seven years, and is
netting ns ngcnt md treasurer for n
company engaged in heavy mining
operations. Ito denies in toto tho
chnrRo madr against hin. and says
that all orders in his Office lIayu been
pnid. Ito admits that tlcro wcro IT.
rcgulnrilics in tho payment Of sumo
$3.50, but ho amount was pnid. lIo
says there Is dino him from tho GOV.
ornmcnt over 800 on tho last two
quarters and s0mo 900 on tho present
unnrlor.