The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-03-18

ing of the failure Of the Bank Of tho
State Of New York, says II seems The
Vice-President, apparently. entirely IN
his own interest and that Of Ills imme.
diate friends, with sublime indifference
to the interest of depcsitors and stock.
holders, made loans aud allowed over.
drafts which no bahk officer should hovc
countenanced.
The Herald gays the financial disaster
set in with full force yesterday on on the
bank failure becoming Known, and
would undoubtedly have produced dis
as!rous results had not Gould and others
come to the rescue. and By heavy ipur4
chases checked tho decIlnG aud even
turned the MARKET upods he Upward iiSis I'd
track. Bankers express tho opinion
that tue fnilure viii not greatly effect
banking business, as tho failure did not
cause much surprise in banking circles.
BosroS, March Is.
Tho latest returns from New HaImnp..
shire insures iCheney's election By. q +. .
small majority, with 'KepGublican
House aud Senate. Tho Democrats /,
have made gains in tho northern conn !
ties. Cheney's friends claim his ma
jority is 1900. The Senate stands ninoi
Republicans and three Demo q .ats: Tho
election of Republican Senator Is as. ass
| sured. '@EIa "ia, isss T72 $500
a. g. D. j.
WAsu1NoToS, March Is.
JAmes u. Holland, mn employee Of
the Associated Press here, who is tho
author OF the statement that the Cabinet
session held on Friday, March I'd, ro.
solved to apprehcnd Marsh and Tom
linsoni has been summoned to appear
before tho House Judiciary COMMITTEES
to-day to tell where he got his imtorma.
ton. 1t is understood lIe will refuse To-
do SO, in which case he will be commit.
ted to the District Jail. p1 ffasa
New 'YoRK, March 10.
George n. Deuer, the President Of .
the suspended bank, has been i'll fer
some time, aud the institution was
managed by Richard Patrick, Yice.Pres4
ident, in his absence. Besides banking =
Patrick has other business interests both
here and in California, and was supposed
to be very wealthy. He had loans for
the bank nggregating 100000 and re.
ceived loans to tho amount of $500, 900,
Other loans were also out to the extent
of 5000, 900. 5E {,
i:. CntcAoo, 8tarch It,,
Ex-Polico Superintendent Rehem,
having given testimony to tho Grand
jury duplicating Ex. Congressman. j.
W. Ward in the whisky business, the
latter gentleman is explaining tho mat
ter to the jury this q. m. 1t seems thnt
ward Congressman Fnrwell, Rehem
and others, raised lonn OF forty thous.
and dollars for A. G. Hesing in 1874,
in consideration OF which, Washiupton
Hesing, who was running for Congress
against Fnrwell, withdrew from tho
contest. Ward contributed $50, ,O0O;
Fnrwell on equal sum, and the remnin-
der was raised among the distillers,
Hesing was to give his note in return,
but it is said that Ward will testify that
Nehem who was secured to net ns agent
and Nlephestopiles in general, perkcd
the paper and realized q snug sum from
tho transaction. That is tho first mn
parently successful effort to connect
tho members OF Congress from this
District with the Chicago whisky ring.
Sioux CITY, March IL. q
rumor is current on tho streets that
3. W. Sampson with II small party who
left for tho Black uills via Yankton
and Niobrnry, has been murdered by
Indians, but the report is not confirm
ed. a..
NEw EotR, March Is.
Morgan & Co. nro paying drafts and
telegraphio transfers Of Mcssrs. TnlIant
Dc Co., of San Francisco, on tho aus
pended bank.
CoSHEAUT, Ohio, 5farc1i 10.
a Flnlander, answering the descrip-
tion of John Johnston, the Ashtabula
murderer wns arrested here yesterday,
md the Chief Of Police of Ashtabuls
was notified to como and identify him,
An officer arrived and fully identified
Johnston ms being tho criminal, and 1e4
turned with him to Ashtabula.
MILWAUKEE, March Is.
a young girl named Josephine Lcilb,
whilo on an elevator In tho tewott &
Springs coffco mud spice house ycstor1
day, had her head caught between rail
md the floor. Her neck was broken
and her head crushed to pieces.
WASHINGTON, March 10.
Tho President nj lnto hour yesterday
evening approved tho joint resolution
directing tho Commissioned Of tho Dis
trict Of Columbin to pay interest on tho
bonds issued in accordance with the Act
OF Congress- approved Juno 20, 1864,
out OF any funds in tho United Statoa
Treasury, subject to the restrictions Of
tho said Commissioners and for othcr
purposes. The payment Of interest
will commence this morning.
YtESSA, March 10. 2
1t ls reported that MI alliance, offen.
sivo md defensive, has been formed be-
tween Greece, Servis 0nd Romaria
against Turkey.
LoSDos, March 15.
Tho Times saws American securities ot