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

trict. In short time the signatures OF
about 100 business men md other resi-
dents were obtained. Tho feeling
against him i'll consequence of his Ice
turc are very strong AID StThimous,
men Of oil parties uniting in petition
ing the President for his removal. All
the local papers comment Oh Douglass
uttcranccs and advocate his removal. a
committee OF citizens Will call upon tho
President and present II petition for re-
moval. Should his present bondsmen
retire, Douglass may find it difficult in
the present state Of popular feeling to
obtain any ono i'll Washington to talu
their places. .. ..-.-
COLUMBIA, May l2.-Govcrnor IIamp.
ton to-day submitted to the House of
Representatives communication from
President Hayes stating that tho Dis
trict Attorney Of South Carolina hns
been instructed to prepare for tho trinl
OF three cases Of the Ellcnton prison.
eis.
LONDON, Alay l2.-The Russians owl.
IDENTIFY intend to open fire OH the Tur-
kish positions along the whole line nuG
under covcrof IN oyerwhclmingnIt artillery
fire, attempt to cross the river mt sever
nj points simultaneously. Notice has
just been given that the Russian bat
tcries ut Geutgevo may begin firing Oh
that town and fortress ut any moment.
Although no great battle has yet been
fought, all intelligent observers cuu see
that Eussia hGs achivcd marked SUCCESS
i'll her armed advance Though % diff
cult country. and that her military dis
positions thus fur are good nugurs for
final success.
An official dispatch from Constan-
unople says tho Russians having at-
tackled Oh Friday, in great force, the
position occupied by the vanguard of
the Turkish artillery troops in the vi
cinity Of B"lOum, mn engagement cn.
sued, lasting eight md half hours.
rtsIl;ing i'll the complete route Of the
Kussi"ns, who lost 1900 men. The
Turkish loss was irc0nsiderable.
Ihc Vienna correspondent OF the
daily NcgS snys ho has read letter
from person in close connection with
the Turkish Government ciIcles. The
letter says tho Grand yizicr is losing
his head, and Saivot Pasha ii az n loss
what 10 do. There mrc frequent coun-
Gals Mt which already hints are thrown
out rs to whether il would not be better
to treat with tho Eussiaus before they
cross the Danube.
l. '.ScAESIfF, May l2.-It is officially
con .irimcd that the ELssians SINK n
largo Turkish monitor i'll the Danube
yesterday. The shell penetrated the
boiler oi Tie monitor, resulting in an
explosion which fired the magazine.
The monitor sank aud the entire crew
and 300 soldiers pcrishcd.
BERLIN, May I2.--Il is reported that
$4,000 infantry have been Dispatched
from Taskerd to reinforce tho l,u.siap
garrison i'll Central Asia. An nrfuy NJ
o0,Oo0 isto he concentrated there under
Gcncial Kaufman with vicw of cuior-
ing fnmeros. 4 force resembling the
Gcfm"n inndwchr will shortly he called
out in Russia for the defence of the
shores Of tho Baltic and Black sens. II
IS intended TO organize rifle companics
III every Russinn town, so that every
man capable Of carrying arms may be
drilled
The EoumHnian Government has, in
consequence Of Austria's friendly re-
n"nsiiahccs, almost rcnnunccd the idea
Of m"ci"iminS their independence.
NEw IonE, May. l2.-Whilc Mrs.
Nm' {. Rcnwick and Daughter, Miss
Grace FHssottn aud Mrs. Harriet Me.
Dowcll, all Of Albany. were driving in
Central Park to-day their horses took
fright aEl dashed or. The driver wns
thrown from his seat ard fntnIly iuiur.
cd. Mrs. Renwick, Eciznng her child.
l""p"d frcm tho carriage, and laio 20.
night was unconscious. The child yy,s
unhut. Mrs. Mcdowell also iumpcl
and vas instantly killed.
Miss Fossctt, retaining her scat, waa
not injured and Tho horses were soon
stopped.
Thomas =. Somcrvilic n lawyer Of
%his city, tiled for completely in the
safc burglary conspiracy. has sent n let.
Ter 10 the United States District At,or.
ncy giving in detail tho whole affair.
iIo rays that scvcrnl PERSONS who raid
all tho expenses OF the job, aud for
whose hcmpGt il vas planned, hayc moi
suffered SO much as they shOuld. and hc
dcaircs 10 unhosom himself ns much ma
possible. Ills statement will he used
i'll the cases 10 be tried.
PutLAD&LriiiA, May i2.-Tho iury In
tho cagc Of Rev. Mr. Bott. charged with
adultery. having failed TO ngrco, we,e
discharged to-day. Ono OF tho iurors,
A. II. H"dgs"mi wns held in SI5OD
bail TO answcrto the charge tint hc Ind
Remarked that no difference what tho
evidence might he no would not con.
yict.
WA"mrsoroH, May ~. Lieutenant
Wheeler starts next week to resume tho