The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-05-20

The last Of tho Russians did not with
draw until near midnight. Tho Rr4
slams lost many guns. The only Tur
kish officer Of note killed WAS Khalir
Dry, Major.
WAsHISoLoS, May l5.-collcction
Of internal revenue for tho fiscal yea
TO dnte nre $IOI, GO0.O9S. Commits
sioncr Raum entcrtains the opinion
that tho aggregate returns for tho iiscn
ycnr will be fully up to tho estimate
$3.50, 600. 600.
Tho purchasing committee Of til,
Indinn Durcan reject all proposals tc
furnish coffee. they being too high
md will advertise for new proposals
for that article for the Indians.
COLUMBIA. May l5.-The Senate and
House met to-day 10 ballot for the
Chief Justiceship of the State. Asso.
ciate Justice 4. S. Willard was elected
OH the first ballot. This creates va
cancy i'll tho Associate Justiccship,
Tho election for which, will probably
take plGce next week.
CHARLESTON, 10. - Tho Ellenton
case came up beforo the Quilted Suites
Circuit Court tO.duy. Judges Wait
md Bond OH tho bench. Tho defence
challenged tho array of the Grand Jury
on the ground TINT il had been packed
for political purposes. Pending the
argument, the court adjourned.
SrnEAron, Ills, May IG.-The miners
Of the ChicnSo, Wilmington & Yer
million Coal Co. who We're poisoned
yesterday, MS is supposed by their envi.
Gus brother workmcn. arsenic being
the medium, have, under careful nntl
prompt medical treatment, gonelnlly
recovered. TO day, some hnlf dozen
out OF the sixty urc, however, in dam
gerous condition, and their recovery is
extremely doubtful. The city is greatly
eXc ted.
LONDON, Mny 15.-The Times says
nothing has been SO remarkable during
Nho III uS
tons III favor of peace from the Con.
servatives rs we'll rs the Liberals. The
war party fluids Itself small minority.
An analysis of last nights divisions
OIL Glndstone's resolutions. shows the
majority consisted Of 329 Conservatives
and % members of tho opposition, the
latter including tho Marquis Of Lornc.
Lambert, Roebuck,- and Sir Nathaniel
Mayer do Rothschild and IS Home
Rulers. Tho minority consisted of -
Home Rulers and one Conservative,
Ncwgate and tho rest Liberals. The
Home Rule leaders, Messrs. BUTTS and
Sullivan, nbstaincd from voting.
Tho Standards Constantinople CORES,
pondent says: nh glad to report great
success Of tho Turks in Asia. On Mon-
day Admiral liassun Pasha after bonn.
harding the Notifications OF Sukun
knlsch, landed II number OF soldiers,
who were immediately joined by three
thousand natives. \ violent combat
ensued. Tho Eussians were driven on,
Of Suliun Knlach TO day. Upwards OF
10000 natives joined the Turkish forces
who hold the Notifications. The town
is i'll flames. All the surrounding couu-
Try is rising in support Of tho Turks.
4 Times Vienna telegram says before
taking the resolution about dcrlura.
ton OF independence it seems the Rou-
mHnian Government applied to the Ger
man Foreign dice. III reply You
Bulow is reported to hive suid, il the
RoumGnians max, de .Jdeto alteration
in their political position they must do
so ut their own peril and risk.
News has been received that Rus
sian corps crossnl the Danube neIr Pot.
back md entered DoLrudscha. An
engagement is proceeding.
The Turkish gunboat which passed
Kalafat under o)vcr OF the Turkish fire
from Widdin, vas captured by IL Ron.
ihnninn battery lower down tho river.
Tho gnnGoat wns built nj pcsth, was
nnnrmcd and ell routo to Nustchuk for
armament.
The Miridiics have driven the Turks
from Droschi after II snnguinary fight,
wherein M entire Turkish battalion WIS
destroyed. 1t is reported the Mlridi,c
chief will bring " strong corps to co op.
crate with the Monlcncgrius.
According TO the news from Conslnn.
tin"ple sixteen Bulgarian villages havc
been pillnGcd ind burnt by tho Turkish
soldiers.
PANS, May 16.--A dispatch from
Pesth says Roumania has declared war
ngn,nst Turkey.
WAsnrSGIoS, May lG.--As result,
OF careful inquiry in the highest official
quarters, it il nsccrtniucd thut the RIO.
cIHl dispatch about rinncy and other
parties, published OH the 9TH inst, l.;
not based upon or supported hy any
thing on file in the navy Department
except few formal letters relating
strictly to tho charge Of dcscrtion.
These Nro correctly synopsi1ct in rnsu's
statement. Tho department Officers
say Page made several calls in pcrso,
to urge tho removal Of this clurgc
II is also Ica:nrd by inquiry ut the dc
rnttmcnt that the chnrgc Of dcscr,io,
has not been removed, although th,