The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-12-16
hTE TELEGIAMS.

tive HnrIis Of the Natal Committee i,
Preparing plan for the creation Of /.
i.rw n.ry. lie proposes to provide foi
i the nppn!utmrnt OF "A board VI competent
! Ca:iicrts GIil :Ilva! constr uclors whose
duty italis!l be 70 surcrtntcnG the build
lug u ihis %nvy according to definite
plan. The entire cos. is to lie $50.
J0.Q2o "t which S5.ue9. 300 is to De
appropriated annually. No further ap,
Preparations are tc he made for the
repair Of old vessels il ;hc cost Of suc!
repairs would exceed 10 per cen. Of the
original c,4t - .ho vessel. .''
The Sonata finance committee dis.
cussed Wrllnce'S bill authorizing sixty
year four per cent bonds to be issuel
for Investment of savings. The com
rnittee did mol take final action OH the
measure. but The discussion developed
The fact that the entire committee were
:avorably disposed to it, ani will pro-
badly mt the next meeting agree to re-
commend its passage. go. ..-
To-day :hs Tsesi.:su. transmitted 20
tue Sen.:,s The nomination of Cyrus II.
BALDWIN, CU!iru.u. Of CuStcms of South
Carolina.
The President nn:uinricd 10. le rear
a,i:iiE,.l il the u:svy, Cutrirodure Dam
III Ariti u.
The S,mAtc committee OF military,
ailiisS today received an oral state
meat frua Ord .,ni letters from the
Secretary Of War and Gri.esals s;cr-
man anal Sheridan in regard 10 the
necessity cf Iaakins permanent. pro.
visions for the protection Of the Texas
fromtirr by the establishment of
military pa.ss, etc. EIaxcy WAS author
lied to rri.irt II bill arnropriating 5000
Q0G for tie erection Of suitable posts
ON t,ic lilo GrLnlt, 10 be located 1T
the discretion of the Secretary Of War
In the executive session to day. the
nominations y! Roosevelt To be coll, cto-,
and Prince u BE- naval officer of the
port OF View York, We're reported from
tie committee OH COMMERCE uniHvolp-
bly, aud IL !iYor.Ible report WAS made
IN the IL 1minntion Of Merritt, 10 be
surveyor Of customs. No action WAS
taken.
Over 5000 people visited chic:
Joseph Grd his band OF Ncz Percrs, ut
Fort Leavenworth OH Sunday. ., ...
SAX FaASCIsco, DOC. 1.-THE As.
seinlly NO ptcd unanimously the Sen
ute concurrent resolution nsEing Con-
gTsss to levy psr capita tax of $3.50
on Chinese immigrants. The Scuate
adopted n joint resolution asking Con
gress to enact necessary laws to provide
for All international commission q! lie
United States, Great Britain aud China
to restrict Chinese immigration. ~
New IoHK. Dee. ll.--Spcrinl adviccs
from bucharest put the number Of Tur-
kish prisoners taken at Plovna ut no.
0OO aud tho number Of guns captured 1T
400. The ground. which was the scene
Of the soItie wGs literally strewm with
thousands OF dead and dying. Oslnan
PHsha himself was severely wounded
before lie would consent 10 surrender.
His yaloT, which: is described rs des-
pcra.c, is every where the theme OF con.
verSati,n. The suiferings OF the Turks
ill The belcagured town were awful.
cold disease and famine dccimated
the ranks and reduced The soldiers to
living Skeletons. To. aggrnvntc the suf-
ieiinss. there were 10 doctors aud no
mcdic;n3 could be obtriued. -......
LONDON, Dec. li.--On Saturday AZ
ter osmHa Pasha had found his CT
cape impossible, his army starving
and reris!!ins with cold and no hope
Of succc.G, 10 saTt n pnrliementuire to
tile Russian headquarters, with n spec
iai letter addressed personally TO
Grand Duke Nicholas. rs chief of tho
army investing Plevna. The Grand
Duke declined either to nccopt tho let.
ter or receive the pN:liornautairc, and
directed him 20 bo conducted to the
headquarters Of Prince Charles MS COIN
nahder-in-rlicf Of tho allied armies
bcsicgins p!eyna. The purport of the
letter was request for favorable terms
OF capitulniion, and on especial roJuost
from Osinnn Paaha to be allowed 10
surrender his sword TO tho Grand Duke
Nicholas: This being impossible, tho
rarliamcnloirc returned.
On Sunday another desperate assault
was mnde on tho Russian right, in
which Oman Pnshn himself was wound
cd "nd about 5000 Turks pGl hors du
combat. Nothing rcmGihHd but un-
conditional surrender. aud thus closed
ono Of the IraYegt dtfcnscs Of modern
times.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 12.-Tho Crab
OIcl!aTh outlaws have all been held to
answer for murder and robbery. The
display Of The armed posLe has bad
Tie effect Of keeping perfect quiet dur.
ing tho tinl.
NV SonF, Dec. I2.---At tho quar-
leiiy meeting Of the directors OF tho
WrHtetu Union Telegraph Company
today report was submitted Showing,
that OH Oct. LII there was q net surplus
Of SEQ. sec. 0ilh lint TIC nci nrnflin fl,s