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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-08
SIP NEWS.
PORT OF NEw.YoRE..............

PORT OF SEw.YORE. ......ocr. 8.
CLEARED.
steamship city q Richmond Br) Leitch. Liverpool via
Steamship celtc (Br) Geade Liverpool via Queenstown
steamship Egypt tBr Grosan Liverpool via Queenstown,
steamship Denmark (Br) Williams London, F. W. J.
Steamship Ethiopia (Br) Craig Glasgow Henderson Bros
steamship Weser (Ger) Barre, Bremen via southampton
Steamship Glsland (Br) Rut,sr, Havre J. 5 Tucker
steamship City Of Mexico Mcintosh Havana progroo.
steamship Carondeei Fhrcloth Nassau ~ p, Murray.
stesmsip state Of Texas Nickerson Galveston, via Key
steamship Agiers hawthorne, New.oileans, Bogart &
Steamship NewOreans Dearborn. New orleans. Clark &
Steamship san Jacinto Hazard savannah, Geo Yonge.
stesmship city OF Atlanta. WoodhnlL Charleston, Jas. W.
Steamship 8enefaeor Jonea, Nioehead City Whining
0 Steamship Old Dominion Gibbs Norfolk, city Point
steamship z. c. Knight, Chichester GEORGETOWN. D. c.,
! steamship + c. Bdae DAVIS, Philadelphia Penn. James
Hand .. ~. =, ~,
snip Zonsye, Means Bremen. Dll 3 Rahmann
BARK Nuoyo Veras dtall, certootlo Cork Falmouth
Bark perlhshro Br Alexander Queenstown or Falmouth
Bar: Amathea Sorl. salyesen, Queenstown Falmouth
otT Lima 33erI Fie1broct Bremen Chas Tulng q Co
Bark Jason (Gerl, Grimm BrelneD. theo Rugor
BarR Eureka chapel bunkrk (Francej Vernon H. Brown
& CO.
Bark Billy Simpson tBr), Porter Trieste, j. f. Whitney
q
Brig Ransom t3r1 Iltsom, Cabclo Pension Co
Brig Nellie Higgins Chrstanstadt and ST. Crox, ID. W. l..
Roche Bros q co.
George w Anderson Anderson Demerara Leaycraft
& CO.
Schr Henrietta, IIill, Kingston, ia, Leaycrsft Co.
Olive Crosby hutchinson, Kingston ia, a. II. Solo
schr r. A. De Hart Fsrnham Aux cages Hayul. A. Nones
& Co.
schr Ramar Colbeth ~. John. y. b.. A. T. Heney
schr Harry & Fred Gardner, ST. John. ~ b., Jed Frye
& Co
ARRIVED.
~ prusSalS Ifvernool
81 Via Queenstown 2Sth with mdse and pass John
Dale Sept lat so as Ion 26 49, passed steamship
VIA Liverpool for Boston. oct Tat ~ o. lon - 90
bark rugged steamship bound r. lth at $50 li6 miles
sandy Hook exchanged night signals with steamship
City uchmond hence Tor Liverpool date. at 6:3i
m, li0 miles steamship SPAN. DO for do
steamship Othelo (Br) Fisher HUI Sept To- southampton
18th, with ndso and pass TO Chas L. Wright
4 TO.
steamship Graf Bismarck (Ger Hsgemann Bremen Sept
10 and southampton I'D, with mdse. TO Oerchs & Co.
Steamship Mosol (Ger) Noynaber Bremen sept ~ and
25th With mse and SO cabin and 23S eesge
pass " Oerchs Co. Oct lat Il &c. Ion. AZ 80 passed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-08
BORDER Troubles.

VIOLENCE by OUTLAWS ATTRIBUTED TO MEXIcANs.
GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. Title Nelrs of yes
terday published the following special
FORT DAVIS oct. ca Mexican mob. 400 strong
took rossesso OF the towns Of Iseta and san EZaru
The Texan county officials are prisoners IN the hands
of miuriated mbbe and the cry Is Death to Grin
gOs" aud " viva Mexico"
Letters received to-day Fort Davis state that Mox
cans in large numbers have captured and hold in custody
all Tie officers OF FL Poso County. The lives OF AL white
men are threatened. There troops on the from
tier and horrible massacre q imminent Judge Charles
H. Howard ia prisoner, and bound with ropes.
REPORT FROM GENERAL sHERIDAS-THE TROUBLE
ABOUT THE SALT LAKES.
WAsHINGToN, Oct THE following tele-
gram was received here this afternoon:
CHICAGO, H. oct T.
To General f. d. TOWNSEND, AdjutantGenerai, Washing
The following dispatch forwarded by Colonel Andrews
from Fort Davis received last night from General
reported the trouble at san Eizario, and was or
dered by me to report on ths dlst1roanses
cavarymen that were escorting surveying party to
strengthen him. The trouble IA with our own population
and about the location o; the lands on which There are
salt LAKES have no reason o. believe that any cllehs
OF Mexico have taken part In the troubles hut The popu
lation OF II Paso County is wholly composed OF citizens
T.. II. Sheridan, Lieutenant General
Fort DAVIS, Texas, Oct. A. 1877.
TO he Adiui1nt General Deparinen Of Ierd3;
am requested by Judge Blocker TO send the follow
ing: The Mexcln population OF J.. Paso have risen en-
ard and Mcbride and hold all OF prisoners In jail
The rioters number about 400, under They have
scouts and pickcs out and sentnes posted They seem
numbering about thirty are In peril Of their lives.
no Aler T Is allowed 10 ooni.anteats WIN tne
from the Mexican side Of the Rio Grande. The trouble
Is through Zmpeman having located the salt lakes and
through Howard prohibited the getting OF salt without
permission.
LArER-The sheriff has escaped. Colonel Hatch is ex
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PASSENGERS S4ILED.

JR LIVERPOOI.-Tg Steamship City ~ Rt-laOnd.-JOs
l. ArgHinbau MIRA. JOS. j. Arqumbau, Sidney p. Bennett
Henry CranIall. Mrs Henry Cauda. Alfred Daniel, p
FIemng r A. Gwynne David GRAY, Or. j. A. g. Grant. MIS-
A. = Grant Miss Grant Miss Grant ana governeas Jos
Uiuiey L. s. ~ ". q. Harrison, Mrs. Robertson, \. H.
johnson John Iawrance James Moore \ : Murray John
: Owion Edward Prince Mrs Edward Prince, Miss Edith
prince Mrs Philip Sidney Post and three children. \. =
poet !. d. SwnneY Miss Alice l. Seayey, Henry Stitley
". sinclair ~ II. Sleigh, C. X Iru, Geo whitney, James
Whitehead go,
FOR NASSAU. v. Pm steamship Cdr0ndeiet-rhe Hon
NJ Chance Mrs r. A. Mason and child, Mrs o. A. Bersad
Mrs Berstadt. g. c. Hail. Miss Osborn " Turtle r. cape
and wife W T.. ATmbrister 4. Cuadra, F. MOseau II B.
Wright d. AdGecY. Miss Dononue, L. Conoud MS Charles
~.
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SIR. ROOSEVELT AND THE coLLECroRsHrP.

IheOUOTe N0OstNtlIItMdIhtUO OF odININdJ VII1II
there was nothing be said about the rumo that he
was to De appointed collector OF tho port OF New-fOrk
r his name hal boon considered he supposed with
the view Of taking the Custom House out ~ poltcs.
re had not sought the Office. he said But II " were
rendered hm with the object OF removing the Custom
House from politics. his language appeared TO convey
willingness 10 ept and confidence IN bis aDy 10
attain the object specified.
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TWEED'S DISCLOSURES.
CoRRoBoRATING FORMER EVIDENCE.

CORROBORATING FORMER EVIDENCE.
INTERESTING LETTERS FROM r. N. Agar. HUGH
HASTINGS, ABRAHAM VAN VEOHTEN, AND s. c.
nUrCHINGs-"wOoDIN's MAN. on THE TAMMANY
Payroll NAMED wEED-DRIDGE MATTERS RE-
vAMPED-TAMMANY HALL COMMITTEE MEN NOT
IMPLICATED.
William VI. Tweed's examination, on Saturday
was not confined TO any one general topic. but
covered several He produced letters to show ill.,
timaoy and transactions with Hugh Hastings 5. {.
Hutchings. +. X. Apgar. and Others as confrmatory
of the statements which he had before made and
which those accused by him had denied He gave
the name of James j. Weed. who had been carried
on the rim payroll with snecure worth $4,000
year. forthe benefit of Senator William b. WOodln.
lie also touched again upon Brooklyn Bridge mat
tens in answer to questions from Demas Barnes of
Brooklyn. but nothing not eXposedby THE TRIBUNE
as far back as 1871 was made public. list OF
names of prominent persons, now members OF the
Tammany Hall General Committee, was gwen
Tweed, but he answered-thOugh objection was
made to ans answer-that none of them bad shared
i'm the ring spOs. The full lists of the Iammany,
anti-Tammany and Republican committees VIII be
gone over at the next meeting, and Tweed VIII name
all those who obtained public moneys fraudulently'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-08
A BABES THROAT CUT.

Some boys who were playing in Nest-st,
near Twelfth Saturday afternoon found on tho roof Of
low building the body Of a very young male child
wrapped in few soiled and bloody rags
Tpon the back ~ the neck six distinct cuts and
one under the left ear. The child probably only a
few hours Old when t murdered. No facts seem 10
point to any in the adjoining house as the pereira-
Tor NJ M
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FIRE AT GoUyERYEUR. y. Y.-Loss 100000:

FIRE At GOUYERNEUR. \. 1.-LOss SBUUOO.,
WATERFOWL, n. Y, Oct. IA fire at
Gouyerncur \. Y. last night broke out in the Wood
buildings in the OF Union Hall block. The entire
block and adjacent buildings were burned The follow
ing are the suTcrers c. II. Browne, hardware; D. t.
Ecbhod dry goods q. b. Van Duryce Co., furniture
Miss Relmger hair works: Miss Cuhertson. dress
maker =. n. Burton dwelling house : Masonic nan
Thomas Doyle grocer Whitney Brothers marble w"rA5
The loss IL estimated at 100000 insurance, SJ2OOO.
Tln lre 1. snppl.-d % hale boon % nccndary 0rlsA
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TIE TESTIMONY.

Before entering upon his further examination,
Tweed at the SATURDAYS session. asked that he might
make certain explanations, and add further evidence
about various matters touched upon before. His first
explanation a contradiction OF statement repre-
sentng Attorney General Fairchd having declared
that there was nothing IN Tweeds original statement
about subsdizlug The ArcNS The Ereaing Journal OF
Albany Tweed declared that the original Or1e Of what
he would testify contained list OF checks paid out as
a corruption fund, among which was one made January
10 ls71 FOR 81 OOO and Endorsed by william Cassidy
and Daniel Manning president and attorney of The
Argus Printing Company. This check shown and Is
~ 'O' NEw-YoRK. Jan. 10. 1871.
Tenth National Bank. pay 10 the order OF NatOhai
Commercial Bauk Of Albany four thousand dollars:
$1,000 49, VIM VIM ", IW Hi1
DANIEL W. MANNING Attorney
Later in his explanation ne added with reference to
me Argus and in specific reply TO IT'S denial Of any com
plcity with Tweed directly or indirectly hve letters
written IN 1867. 1868 and 1869, by William Cassidy
asking favors I'm further answer he continuedto The
Argus that no fayors had been received from me by any
member Of that company. / refer to sheet No ] OF
payroll Of officers and appointees in tho street Depart
ment or the city Of NewYork during the month of Feb
ruary, 1870 In the payroll viii be found receipt from
A. 5 Cassidy "a brother OF Wlliam). who was then thrd
general clerk to the street Commissioner, to r. T. Con-
molly Controller Of NewYork for S1G6 &C for the month
OF February 1870 being the monthly payment for MS
salary at the Of 900 per annum He held this 20
son FOR years and this payroll which submit, he
j. charged TO The Argus. IN the handwriting OF VIII
liam l. King. then first clerk to the Street Depart
ment A. : Cassidy was o time removed. when his
brother william called me and had him reinstated
and aferward the further solicitation OF VILLAIN Cas-
sdy FOR ayors received and after the passage Of the
charter Of 1870 increased his salary from 5000 TO
$1,000 per annum. As compensation Tor faVOrs had
from The drgus Company and &c their request was IN
etr1menlh IN having inserted In the Session Laws OF
1870 pare Og5 chapter 1872, the following nroV SION
The contract with TlC ATQs Company Tor ieg 'atlVe
printing shall be extended Tor three years provided the con
iroller the interests n the State.
further present for the consideration OF the commit
Zee the many resolutions for printing passed during tha
year and the succeeding year. 1871 with copy OF the
Iumbers called for under their contract, showing le
number OF cOncs called for beyond the contract order
The amount paid me Argus Company for print ne
(not including adversng), shown by the Controllers
hooks. was as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-08
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
sun 6Ni sun sets.''' o3l .ipoh sloN - %
Moon SETS GIL Moon sOdths $40 Moon age ud5s
WATER TO-DAY-A NJ
SANDY Hook s:2l Gov Island. 00l dell Gate
HIsH WATER TO-Dkf-P g..
sandy Hook SAL Gov Island. 9:2O Hell Gate...llO9
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COURT OF APPEALS.

albany. Oct THE following is the motion
calendar Tor Tuesday. october 3i1 Jones ag peWood
3G9 Secnuty Life Insurance Company 3bI Collins agt
3hl, Thompson IaylOri Son, same agL
356 In Merrill another.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-08

The SIMPLICITY OF AFFECTIoS.-TwO little
children at play in Kensngt0n Gardens wish We're
always ike TO be little" "Whyi" Because should
always have mamma and papa then"
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I lj..N. Y. Life Ina. Co. agt.
Ulmau. No. l.
IGN. Y. Life lns. Co. agt.
Uimau, 80. ..
%. .ThCis act. Fink.
/ 2s. Williams agt. CDhn.
3. Harlem agL Mack.
81. Kinney act Gardner.
36. .FcnChlWanger agL Colt.
lJne.
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NH. MANNING's EXPLANATION.

Daniel Manning, in an interview published In
the Aaay ErcniaQ Times says that The check indorsed
william Cassidy president. Daniel Manning attOr-
ney," was ndorsed by him merely FOR identification and
10 ObHee Tweed with whom he acquainted at the
time. He adds: the 4 rOiiS Company any mcmblr
Of It, never received any pecuuary favor directly in
directly al he hands Of Mr.. Tweed any repre-
sentng him or connected With him"
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= tAAN NUM-
PART IIf.-VAS BRUNr j.

PART U.-LAwRENcz, j.
Townsend agt. Harlem River ana T. a.
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CALENDARs-THIs DAY.

svPnHAE CouET-CHNiEERs- BARRETT J.
-nhLt ~ nrt IInrrn Il I14l G,n,f Forrr % Art Ma
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Endorsed, " Answered Dec 90, 1870
Confidential
OFrlcE7 on ALRANY FvFNING JOUHNU,

ALBANy. Nov. II, 1867.
DKAR SIR: At our last interview in this CITY yOu algn
FL "a desire to form the aCQUH intduce % Sir. Demers
lusiness will call him 10 NewlOrE this week or next
AZ ron n designate the hotel, day and hour where lie
can meet yOu VIII afford him pleasure 10 III such an
appOnimen The time Is fully al your own option.
Allow me o. congratulate yOu your own personal sue
cess and also the trumph of yOur party II is COM
pete victory FOR the Democracy, and good thing FOR u.s.
~ we will show YOU "nCXt iime.' We now know where
our weakness lies. Respect July yours
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Objections were al once raised by several Aldermen
the wtuess counsel and the counsel or the committee
the grounds that the list contained names from the
general committee OF party only and that the
ton of red did require the witness TO reply definite
~ their completely with him IN any frauds. long
discussion followed although tie witness offered 10 an
the question without hesitation. But lac not
allowed TO do so for nearly an hour, when, becoming
weary OF the discussion. hr said "Th PC So
there connected with "a ring fraud that know Of"
Alderman Lewis-ihen the question must Do purely
political one. and that is what We want To avoid.
Q-is there any there who was cOgnzant 81 these
ILLEGAL pracnces against the City Government No.
uOsitiyely regards politics. know nothing Of Them
and don't want 10; did in Oden times and am suffering
for IL now.
Mr. COle-I will ask you at the next meeting 70
the entire list OF tine Tammauy dai General Committee
and 10 answer whether any, and If who, IN any
connected with the ring frauds auy OheG frauds.
with relation TO tine City County Government II /
can VIII procure from Alderman COwlng list OF the
members Of the Republican organization, and tho same
question VIII be asked with regard that. and also
corning what is known the ant-Iamm orglriZl-
ton II procure st OF its members viii put tho
same question as 20 that.
The investigation was adjourned to Thursday ut IL
0Cl
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GyNrRAL srssIo>s-PAET i.-HAcHET Kecorier-Charles
r. Clark and charles Niugars. bur ryi Hugh Mcl aId
Patrick ilio,en elonou' assault aud battery Paiuek lcN
hon aud Matthew CUNNINGHAM burglary Mary Norton grand
larceny lanes Burns burglary: John Brennan. assault and
battery HOwar g. Cadv grand larceny Jefferson Sanders
ana Robert Cromwell frlOni0us assault and Oltterv; VII
lam Vanderbecs burglary Edward Reilly Patrick stanton
and John Canay. burglary; John Decker and IhoLias
,,arto grand larceny Bessie Robinson and Leon Cohen
larceny from the
PART Il.-SrTHE BLAND, J.-Fr1ncis MCCORMACK, john
Daniels James Lynch James Dougherty John shelter
William Poo. Joseph Font, James keenan, Louis Reno
and Mary SimmOns homicde Ellen CARY, arson Howard
VI 1horp grand larceny: Andrew Garagan felonions
assault aud battery: Patrick FItZsmm0ns. burglary
Iona Chuty. Frederick Pfonor. william walker, john
K.uuciy and John Kolch. BURGLARY; Austin Miller Annie
Green LIZZIE smith and Sgmund Boom, grand larceny
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Steamship Weser for 81 emen, Denmark for London Celtic
CITY Of Richmond, and Egypt for Liverpool Ethiopia ~
Glasgow Guy Of Mexico FOR Vera Cruz CarOudeet for Mas
state Of Texas for Galveston Acrs and SewOeans
for New orleans: Jacnto FOR Sayaunah city % Atlanta
for Charleston, Old Don mon, Tor Richmond ships MAFann
VI Tor Lisbon; James Poster r for Liverpool Geo H. On
ten for QueeDst0n barks Bombay for Dundee JASPER
Cork brig Merry for Valencia; schr Eleanor for George
town, ID. C.
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I g.. Carney act. S:eDhens.
! 3. Amend agt. Fleishhauser.
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Ocean steamers.

4 "
~ NEW-N DIRK TO BRISTOL I'm s.l-DI RECT.
Taxing goods passengers for London. Caih Newport
Gloucester. all Bristol channel
Sailing from Pier IS. Eas: River. -
SOMERSET STAN = AT DA 4, Nci -
..-
Cabn Passage $40 cuTrtncy Return tCkets ~ favorable
rates intermediate Currency; seerage SO currency
pruad storage Certificates, S26. and upward
For freight passage, apply to
MORGAN, AGENT. No. 20 ~Or Inst. Newt oih.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-12-30
Tn. SILVER rIoIl,t OF TIA. vvo.rI.

| me SILVER iiolsIIt OF tiIe Mold.
The question Of the demonstration
OF silver now pending i'll Congress. has
excited vast DIAL OF comment both
pro and con, ami ms might have been
expected, majority of the Eastern
journals, swayed b. dispositions to
| favcr the interests OF local capital,
| have sircnuovsly opposed the measure,
| E:Sin; as one Of il.u principal o.jcc.
tons thn: the vGs. increase i'll the pro-
tlnctiam OF ihat r3,:aI has rendered ,:ci,
= ssei: dangerous IL the finances If III"
country. Th:: report Of he Monetary
Commission appointed BY Con.
gross for the especial purpose Of
thoroughly investigating this very sub.
j"ct, together with every othcr fact
bearing upon the result Likely to How
fIom the establishment OF silver as n
legal tender. siSnnl:y fails to show
cause fog such alarm and presents facts
;Sidely Taryipg from the representations
Icy the press alluded 10, and also from
the generally received impressions rrla.
iivcto this matter. The committee, after
deliberate investigation, With The adj
vantage Of the most reliable irforrm.
ton from every quarter. and nione Ht:-
tuatcl by un homes: desire 10 arrive Mt
the plain. COLD, f4cts. gakes tho follow
ing statement regarding the silver pro-
duet Of tie world;
The G"eTrge aruUal yield OF silver in
the United States dGring the live years
ending with 1875 was $23, 3CO.C00. As
no silver WIS produce, Il i'll this country
dining the five years ending with 1856.
it results that the worlds average ur-
nnnl yield OF silver in tho Ave years
ending Will 1915, ~ compared with
the five years erjimg with 1856, in
creased $23, s0G,u9D in tie United
States, wliIe it diminished ;;i,3d3. 1870
III NeYicu Hrd tho countries Gouth Of
it. ai.a was stationary elsewhere. Com
pairing those two periods the net liz
crease vi the worlds nunual silver.
yield was therefore $40, &c, SO.
"In $500, according 20 IGnholit,
ihe annual silver production Of Mexico
and the counties south Ol il wns e.
U7l.S21. DuunE the period from 1850 |
20 1929, i'll consequence Of the rcvolu. |
;ioH mgaiust tho Spanish government.
it fell, according 20 Jacob, to AZ animal |
average Of Is. I0J,0n As las been
seen, it subsequently, advanced to tn
average OF 5000. O1O. mrI stands row
ct about E5, 100, COO"
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@s4rcsrr=-aa-srI


The Idaho SiaicsmUn Of II recent date,
publishes il:e death Of Edward Staple
ton, az Eat;leSnukc Station On the Idn-
hp ToHi, OH tue 10Th Instant. On ar
irving at the station few days prior to
his dGnth, hu WIS quite i'll from al attack
Of piruiisy, from wirieh sre could no! re.
cover,
Deceased waa tn oil pucilc coaster,
uud wac widely known throughout the
Western sl"pc. lIn wng travelling agent
for Mills * Leak. glove manufacturers
Of San Francisco, and ulso for Stune IL
Co., vi sacramento, and Sanford L. Co.
of New York. 10 left here for Idaho
i'll the intcres: OF ;hcau FIRMS only few
wccha ago. md many Of our citizens,
both old aud nsw acGuainthpecs. will
deeply regret 20 learn Of Lis sudden
taking nw"y, Tor his frgul; inRnncr nnt
jovial disposition gave HIN friends and
popularity on every hand.
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Tata, I:.Ilrond accident.

y passenger md freight train OH the
Union rnci!ic road collidcd, Wcdues-
day, ut IL point one mile east of Chey-
enne. Owing to dense fog, TIE trains
APPROACHED close TO each other before
the danger WAS discovered. The On.
9inecr of the passenger train promptly
reversed The melton and spraEg from
the engine followed by the, fireman;
the latter escaping mniniurcd and tho
engineer getting on with dislocated
ankle. The engine Of the freight train
was driven ha.k clear through the for
ward car, INSTANTLY killing the fireman
and sev,ring ;ho isgs & tie c3ginccr,
who survived but two hours. Cunduc.
tor Curtis, OF :l,c freight train, who
WAS on tie engine at the time, saved
himself hy jumping, just before the
engines came III contact. Train dis
patch"r Lansdon is held responsible
for the accident,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-12-30

GENERAL Mcdowell hns forwarded
the following dispatch from Camp
bowie, Ari.:1n.:, to the Department at
Washington:
"I.ieutenants RrokneF and Toncy OF
the SiS;h cavalry have returned. They
struck the party that killed the mail
rider on December ith. Gust OF Sieiu'a
rcakr range and killed one. Five days
later they struck them in Old Mexico,
and surprised Il ranchcro ni th;rty-four
WicEiwr:. destroyed tie CAMP, captured
G!SterE horses. fifty saddles and lois Of
SiuI which iae rencga:ses hal taken
from The Train. Fifteen dead bodies
were found on the Giouud, with evil
dcnccs thGt mere hwL been killed.
The Iaiil matter was rrc",,tUrcd.
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THE Pioclic Rs:grd through letter
from OSccola, learns that John u. Nc
Gee Of san Francisco, iB maxim. arrnn.
gemrntR Ia buy ont Wagner Il Peck.
\ nugget wuilh Sl25 ~. foud on
the Watson claim On the 18th instant.
TIIE National mine uf Bristol District
Ia" also jus. been sold to I. i. Beu Of
Tybo.
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NORTHUMBERLAND

lr Is reported from Washington Tint
upon tho tcast9Inl!ing OF Congress tho
President viii send in special mes.
sage on Civil Hnryico Reform, which
will refer In detail To- the subject, and
Will 10 accompanied by n report.
Among other ree@,omoillatrons. il IL
lint c"ihpc,iti"c examinations
",witii IN rrinurnln from
Office OF thnSc whn have passed tho
examination, except fur cause.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-12-30

THE rUmor that tho President will re-
nov the nominations of Roosevelt and
Prince. is no: generally credited, ha:
Republican ogvCuru;s OF the President
think it not Improbable that he may
"scn:c their mominnt;on through ndIi
.ionN! Democratic support.