The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-11-25
LATE TELEGRAMS.

NEW YoRE, Nov. l5.-Tho Hcrdlds
Washington special snys that positive
ly majority of the Senate Finance
Committee have agreed to report
amendments TO tho silver bill, provid-
ing that all funding bonds. namely. tho
Az and 4 per cent bonds. which
wero sold for gold, shall in any case DO
redeamable principal and interest, ia
gold, and also restricting the legal ten
| der power Of silver to ;S2J or 500.
Senator Jones will urgo an amend
ment that tho Treasury shall be obliged
to issue coin certificates transferable
to bearer, as receipt for silver bars. lie
hopes thus to get over the mechanical
impoasibility Of coming silver rs rapid-
| ly AS he desires, but cannot get the
majority ii sho committee to agree to
this.
HARRISBURG. Nov. 15.-The oflicial
vote Of Pennsylvania shows that Ster-
| rert, Republican, for Supreme Judge,
received, 24l .48O; Turnkey, Democrat,
26l 900, BARLEY, Grcenbaclf. 81 ,5S2;
winton, Prohibition, $3.50 Trunkey's
purality, 6,520. For tho other officers
tho votes were in about the Same pro-
portion. = = t. a'...... ...
WAsnISGroS, Nov. l5.-The Scnat
confirmed James S. Pattern, Indinn
agent, Shoshone agency, Wyoming i;
VIM. S. McMilIcn, pension agent, New
Orleans.
Col. E G. Wade will replace Collec.
tor Jaunin, OF the Third Internal Rov-
enuo district Of Georgia.
The cotton returns Of tho Depart
ment Of Agriculture indicate four per
cent. reduction of tho aggregate pro-
duction of last year, even with favora-
bio picking. .'rg. ".s....-
In the Sennte to-day, Mitchell intro.
duced n bill to establish railroad aud
telegraph limo from Portland to hstoTin,
Oregon; referred 10 the committee OH
railroads. ...
CEEErSNE, Nov. 15.-The Ute5 have
Gono back TO tLeir camp at Cherokee
Springs pcaceiully, and it is under
stood ;',at they will DO permitted 10
dcnw their flour here hs soon az tho
necessary arrangements cnu bu made.
WAsuGS"IuS. Nov. 1j.-Tho President
told the Republican caucus Senators
that he WAS conducting his Administra-
ton OH basis Of the platform on which
lac was nominated, and in accordance
with his letter OF acceptance. lilo had
always been 4 Republican and did not
desire 10 HntegoniEe his fellow Rcpub.
iicans in Congress. He hoped they
would all cooperate in the interests OF
the country. "For euid he, "wo must
not forget that am PrcBi Iont of the
whole country and not Of any party.
in tho caGo Of tho people against
! Vim. VI. Tweed, 10 recover $3.50, GIG,
paid hy the city on fraudulent bill
through conspiracy with Watson. dc.
ceased. judgement against plaintiff WAS
entered hy confession in the Supreme
Court to-day.
The nnnuRl report OF Gen. Sherman
shows TINT on October l2th, tho army
was composed Of general officers, II;
general staff officers, 5GG; hospital stew
ards; lSGi engineer battalion, l09; ordi.
nancc enlisted men, $40; enlisted men
OF staff cOrpR, 73l ten regiments Of cav
airy officers; 439; enlisted mon, 1911;
cavalry, $3.50; iivO regiments Of nrtil.
lcry, officers, 28i; enlisted iuon 2,32I;
artillery, 2,G0j; twenty-five regiments
infantry, officers G77; onlis,cd men g.
Uo; infantry 9,G5J; besides which thcro
aro reported az uncoInIuisioncd slnfi
unattached 10 regiments, military nca.
denny, recruits, unassigned Indian scouts
and prison guards, amounting TO l,S77
men; signal cops i6i; retired officers
"0l; captain OF tho United States nrrny
by net Of CongrcsS I; nggrcgniing on.
| '''H wv H'Nh HitcOli WI WHICH IDp IOfC0
available for war Ia made up Of cavalry,
artillery md infantry regiments amount
ing TO 20,G0l officers and men, TO which
should bc added tho II general ofliccrs
OF general staff serving with thom, TO-.
gclhcr with 7TU Indian scouts.
Sr. PETERSBURG, Nov. ia special
dispatch from Grand Duke Michncrs
headquarters, vcmn Knlch, Akbaba
Hill, seven miles south Of Kars, says
Generals lIcimann md Tcrgukussofr's
corps nro OH Soghnuli Mountains.
Tho 1Iussinn administration IL being
introduced into tho valley Of ErzcruuIn,
and General schclkovnikopp las trcn
appointed military governor.
RAausA, Nov. 15.-Tho Monlencgrins
hnvo taken, Fort pontas. They BON.
bnrdcd Antivnro all day yesterday, and
hRvo captured MI tho Turkish provis.
ions aud dtpots. .,.
CoSsrASrlNorLE, Nov, l5.-Tho Rus.
SLAMS have been repulscd ncnr Knrs
after prolonged Gghling. There has