The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-03-18
BREVITIES.
GoLp. 1917. Currency, 953.. 90.

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ped SSi, 1893 "A.
TIE Sun says Grant, Il Is understood.
has accepted the Presidency OF the First
National Bank. in this city, and will
enter upon his duties immediately.
UNDER the new postal Inv you are
permitted to writo your namo. proceed
ed by the word "from," on the margin
Of tho newspaper you send to your
friend.
Gov. HARTRASFr officially notified
the Senate and House Of Representa-
tives that Simon Cameron has resigned
his position as United States Senator.
The Executive Committee OF the
Western. Union Telegraph Company
recommends the declaration OF the
usual quarterly dividend OF one and
one hnlf per cent.
The New York Tina says the new
Stock Exchange Board is about to close.
Tho heaviest operators will DO received
in the old Board. Commissions will
DO raised again, but not 30 high ns
before.
TAE BOr'E' Washington special snys
it is again asserted in Republican cir
cles that Chamberlain is to resign tao
Governorship aud DO provided for
elsewhere. II this is true it will solve
the South Carolina difficulty.
THE Senate privileges and elections
committee. by party vote, authorized
the Chairman to report TINT Mr. kel-
logg has primo Caeis right to admission
"a Senator from Louisiana. Tho Dem
ocrats will present dissenting reports.
TUESDAY morning, Mitchell Merri-
man, Of Rock Creek. Indiana. n former
inmate OF tho Insane Asylum shot ono
son, aged Is. fatally woundiug him,
and another Son ngod ~, probably fa-
tally. then killed himself.
Tux Inter oeedn's Washington spec
ial says: For the first time in sixteen
years, tho Democrats. on Wednesday,,
had n majority in tho Senate, aud had
they heon disposed they could have
-eorganized the committoes. elected
officers from their own purity, and
overturned things generally.
In tho Republican caucAs, wedhes-
day. er-Secretary OF War j. D. Gamer
on was nominated on tho first ballot for
United States Senator. The vote stood.
Cameron 1873. Morton McAIichnel 1.
The nomination was then mndo unani-
mously. 4 resolution endorsing PTesi-
dent Hayes policy. WAS passed.
a COMMITTEE Of q ,Ie:Is aud Promi-
nent mining men aud operators. o.
piored the newly opened 1850 foot level
Of tho Consolidated vi. Sinin nine. and
their report il awaited with tho g-eGtest
Interest OH California street, md il tx
pected TO SGT at rest various contradic-
tory stories set aloRt cCrce: ming tho
prospects OF the mino.
VIcE-rRzsIDESr WHEELER. Secretary
HcCrary and Assistant Secretary CO.
nant. have, aftoT examination, discover
oil n patent method OF supplying tho
Amy with funds without calling on OK
t;n session; they refuse to disclose the
plan. however. before tho Cabinet hns
considered it. Wheeler is confident Of
its cnnSIilntionality.
A newspaper man out In Kansas died
very suddenly Inst Tuesday, and to the
surprise OF everybody IL WAS discovered
ihai no way worry wealthy. lIis only
son iuharits the business, Washington
press, coffee sack full OF typo. md
nine cutthronL mortgages. nnd MI exc
culion OH everything In the shop, nud
tho threo daughters got SO apiece. 1t
is feared that tho deceased was Mt ono
timc pirate or advance agent for
circus.
IT is reported TINT tho President snyE
no extra session OF Congross Will DO
called un'esa absolutely nccossnry to
supply tho army. Tho President will
Eoud auothor batch OF mino: nominn-
,;ons 10 tho Senate Monday. Ho
soems in no hnsto to bostov patronage.
Tho diplomatic list will not DO revised
Mt present. Ex-Governor Aiken, OF
South Cnrolinn, IN old Whig who has
been acting with The Democrats for u
fow years, will bo mndo Collector Of
Customs nt Chnrlcstou, Rs another olive
branch to tho old whiS clement of tho
SouIh.
The Gold Hill MeTI Inns boon shown
copy Of tho very first issue Of tho
Now York Herd!d. dnted Wednesday.
Mny 9th. 1885. md ronnrks M follows:
II Ia about tho aizo OF tho ROeso River
Revtiiic, md consists Of sixteen col
umns. nonrly nil reading matter, there
being hut fow advertisements. Tho
Now York Gisrdd was evidently very
good pnpcr from tho start. Tho copy
before us Is got In minlon, nonpnrcil
md Rgnto type, and pretty much oil
solid matter, thcro boihR no displny
hOOds or anything In that limo. II wns
n very neat little pnpor, Nud quito n
contrast 70 tho fno double shoot OF tho
present day.