The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-06-03
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Washington special says: Probably il
CioiHet t9:n,orroY will instruct Secre
'frY Eyarts TO notify tho Mexican Goy
ernment that tho deprcdat;ons on tn
Texan border must cease, and if SIe4i
CO is unable TO prevent further GggEis
Sions upon tho United States, this Gov
ernmcnt will take the case INFO its Gwr
h4nds. and General Ord will be in
structed to punish the mnrauLers. II
Is probable that Ord will have orders f.
cross the Mexican line when in the iu,
mcdinte pursuit Of marNuding bands
and when nblp to capture them in G
days march. Hitherto the Rio Grandt
has heeR she limit of pursuit.
Nkw ToaK,. Mny 99.-The Times
Warrington special says: Tho May
debt statement will prcsent very fay
orfble showing. The debt will DC re-
dqced for tho month about $500, 000.
making the aggregate reduction Tor
eleven months of tho figcal year about
Sa5, 900. 900, which includes SIG, 0o0, 900
received from tho Geneva award fund
aHd covered into the Treasury; Coin
BALANCE, exclusive Of S5,000,o 900 re-
apived from tho sale OF bonds under the
resumption net, will be over SI0O, co.,.
600, OF which about sIs. 900, 900 is coip
certificates and currency balance. in
Guiding tho R,gaunt held to redeem trac-
tionnl currency. upward of 5000, g0U.
CUSTOMS receipts will bo about s1s, 0VO..
600. The amount Of legal tenlaFs re.
tired during tho month for additional
circulation issued to national banks is
Si,9al, 900. About one-half Of 81, OOO,-
600, dqe for pensions Juno Isl, has been
disbursed this month. -..'..
cuIcAoo, May 2s.--Au Inter OCEAN
special from BismarOk, D. II. says:
tLieutennnt Alfred s, Fuller, just mr.
rived by the steamer Peninah frora Ton.
que river, gives the details of the fight
with the Indians on May Tth. Gener-
all Miles with Companies T, II, L md
G. of the Second CavrIry, and twenty
fye mounted men of the fifth Infantry.
attacked IN Indian village pn Little
Muddy Creek, ninety miles from the
mouth Of thu. Tongue river. surprising
and routirs them. They pursued the
rcdskin' i've miles over rough coun-
try Oh foot. FQqrtopp dead Indians
were. counted on tho field and many
others are known TO hnvo been killed
mud wounded, Four hundred and fifty
ponies md horses and 6fty-fpus lodges
with tho entire contents were taken.
The cavalry found many now Agency
goods, comprising saddles, guns, Off
GERS clothing and tho like taken from
tho Seventh Cavalry in tho Custer fight.
The hand were Minneconyous, led by
IMme Deer. The command lost ip
killed, privntcs Charles Springer. Com
panY G; Peter Lewis, Company II;
John H{ortindnlo, Company F; md
Charles Gocosky, Company f. The
Bonnded nrc: Alfred NJ. Fuller, shot
through tho right shoulder; privates
Freyor, left arm; Rosbom, right afm;
Thos. Gilman, neck YIN. Wilkes,
right thumb; Geo. Leonard, chin. Gen.
Miles had narrow escape from being
shot by two Indians who. undor cover
of friendly greeting, camo near shoot
ing him just before the engagement.
ST. LopIH. May ga report hns
reached here that tho Apache Indians
have taken the Texas town OF Double
Mountain. with oil the stock in town.
The letter also suites that many hunters
have been killed Ivy tho IndiRps during
the winter, and TINT in q recent fight
between sixty hunters and over ono
hundred Apnches, tho hunters for InHpy
days pursued the Indians for numbering
ono OF their number, and though
nearly starved when they cnmo on tho
Indian village, thoy attacked it ard had
fight Of several hours, from which the
Indians reiterated under cover Of the
darkness. with, II is beloved, great loss,
PHILADELPHIA, May &c. =. Theresa
Weiss, aged AZ was arrested Tor ct.
tempting to poison tho family Of Mr,
Siegol by spriukling corrosive sublim.
nte over Strawberries and other articles
Of food. A largo quantity Of poison
wns found OH tho prisoner. She had
been notified 10 leave on account Of q
difficulty With tho family,
SAN FRANCIsco, May %. An OroYille
dispatch says Charles mud Jnhu SlRugh-
Ter, +. II. liobeItH nnd +. Conway, tho
Chico murdorers who pleaded guilty to
murder In tho second degree. wcro yes
terdRy sentenced zach to twenty-five
years In the ponitontinry. Il. W. Stain.
brook, who stood trial. got twenty.
ROyep yenrs and six 1noDths,
LONDON, May 29.-trho Standard,
ConstantinUllc dispatch, vim Athens
May 25th, Says Redii PnshH. Minister OF
War, Ia now dictator, md for tho limo IL
moro powerful lhnn over. Great nuIi.
oty prevails among the European popu.
lotion, who fcnr that II during the scige
nows OF ftesh disasters arrive, there
will be collision between thu popuIuce
md tho troops. II is certain fresh dis,
listers must happen. Tho fnll Of Ardn.
llau and Raynzid has enabled the Rus