The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-04-22
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mander of San Francisco with n view
Of securing for Alaska waters something
more efficient than nh ordinary revenue
cutter. He urges the necessity OF hnv-
ing most motive aud vigorous officers
and effective additions to the armament
of tho vessel. Io thinks gunbont
should be sent and kept there, ut lcast
for short time, until tho miners and
Indians become accustomed to the
change. 1t not being possible to
send n gunbont. tho best revenue vessel
should be made rs nearly equivalent 10
gunboat MS practicable.
LONDON, April II.
A SfandardSs Vienna correspondent
says Russian officers from Persia report
10000 Persian troops nro concentrat
near tho Turkish frontiers. Tho Czar
will start on the 9th instant for the
vicinity Of the army A manifesto will
be issued on Tuesday. Tho superior
officers Of tho Southern army have been
summoned before the Grand Council
of War i'll st. Petersburg to DO heard
respecting preparations for marching
n quarter Of n amilIion of men across
tho Pruth next weok. The army hus
already advanced to but has not passed
tho frontier. -
a Paris correspondent OF tho Standard
snys Austria hns made fresh proposals.
whici: mny delay tlte.nctunl outbreak OF
ho".iiitics for week, but The issue il
known beforehand. .r
A dispatch to tho Daily Ners from
st. Petersburg says war will not DO de-
clnred immediately, as some prelim-
inary steps must be taken. Russia
will probably address n note to the
Powers explaining tho situation; sho
will next recall her Enbassy y frum Con-
stantinoplc and all her Consuls in tho
Ottoman Empire; the Car will then 90
10 Kschenatf. Rt which place the de-
clnrotioh Of war mny be dated.
A Times dispatch from Cettings says
tho Tnrkish army has entered the coun
try Of Miriditcs. A movement Of the
Turks is also expected towards Goznuko
BALTIMORE, i.-Specuiution in corn
increased yesterday by tho war rumor4
from London, nnd orders from Chicago
to ehnrtef vessels for the shipment Of
grain. The salo Of corn amounted u nine
hundred thousand bushels, tho largest
nm cunt ever sold in one day in this
market. Charters to ship corn To Cork
were mGdo AT MI advance OF Od. per
quarter.
New York, Apr. 12.-Tho .WorlHs
Washington spccinl snys tho President
is represented by his friends 10 be very
indignant over tho tono Of Chamber.
lnin's lettor. Tho evidence Of coming
revolt in the Republican party against
tho administration continues to multipIy
and doubtless increases tho Presidents g
Indignation. A noted 1tepubIicnn who
arrived here today from Boston, where
he hnd M interview with Wendell Phil
lips, snys he told him that he had n
bushcl basket full OF letters from Re-
publicans Gpplauding his recent speech
dcneuncing tho President. Many of
tho writer's are publicly known as snp.
porters OF tho Administration. Ben
"ado hns written letter here severely
abusing Hayes and his so.called policy,
and predicting disaster.
NEw ORLEANS, April 1I.-GcneraI
Mcmillan, Judge Leonard and three or
four other prominent Republicans were
III consultation with tho Commission
several hours to-day, in tho interest Of
Governor Packard. Thcso gentlemen
were assured by tho Commission IN the
inost solemn manner that no proposi.
ton whatoyor has boen mndv to either
pnrty, and furthermore, that tho Com
mission haVo not agreed upon u plnn.
General Mcmillan and his associatcn
urged upon tho Commission Nh carly
settlement by tho President. II it is TO
DO Nicllols, they desire TO know tho inct
Mt once; II Packard. lot IL DO done with.
out further delay.
h, General Mcmillan said Tonight that
confidence In tho ultimate success of
tho Nichols government seemed TO bo
hardening; citing tho improvement In
Stnlo bonds, etc., nnd doscrtions from
PHcknrd's Legislature. rho Commits.
sioncrs nro In executive session. There
nro now fifty.soycn Beturning B0ntd
members In tho Nichols House. ''-..
NHw ORLEANS, April l4.--Tho Demo.
ornts tonight agreed upon n proposi.
ton that tloy will mako 10 tho Com.
mission for tho admission to their or.
gHhizntion Of NIL members elected hy
parish Commissioner returns. but
that this action shall In no way inter
-fcre with tho legislation already per.
fcotcd. Seven or eight members who
were scntcd subject to conicRt, will sub.
init their eases for Iinal decision TO tho
full Legislature when assembled.
Thoro seems TO DO very littlo In tho
compromise proposition, rs members of
the Packard Legislature who were elect.
cd could ut any limo during tho past
thr6J months hive tnkcu seats IN tho
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