The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-09-09
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ment Tor the vacancy of the Supreme
Bench will be made this month. The
members Of the Court would prefer the
promotion of Judge Drummond Of tho
Circuit Court, brt the President is
DESTROYS OF appointing Southern man.
Judge Hunt. OF Louisiana, and Iris
toy are the most prominent in his
mind.
TEc Herds Columbia, S. c., cor
respondent Says that Woodruff and
Jones, two ot tho ring recently indict-
ed, have signified their willingness to
turn States ovid"nco. They have Ill
ready made clean breast of the mat
Ter and turned over tLeir papers and.
documents to the investigating COM
inittee. They have turned over to the
committee over $50 bank checl.s, for
sums ranging from 500 to $4,000,
which were made payable to various
prominent Stcte officials for bribery,
Gnd which Hre endorsed Ey the payees,
showing that they received the amounts
the checks called for. They will also
turn over to tho State, property for
WHICH they paid $3.50, 900, as repnru.
tiop fey their Sc vcral years of whole
nGle stealing. This arrangement hus
been effected, md the pouessary pa
peru Of tra' .sfcr nre already executed.
lie rront rly. consists of real estate,
bonds 0rruuts, stocks and the yalun-
Die pr .nting presses and printing ma
seri1 Of the Republican Printing Com
pay, of which they wero proprietors,
ito whole nggreGnting in the present
value of siOO,ooo. Another impor-
tant witness has. been secured in the
person OF PRS. Mclaughlin, Of
Charleston, who was the most success
full lobbyist fer years in manipulating
the Legislature by the judicious usa OF
funds provided hor. She was greatly
instrumental in securing Senator Pat
terson his present position.
Tx Secretary Bristow will read be-
fore the Bankers Convention Ia this
city, Oh tho 18th instant, u paper OH tho
tho reconciliation of silver. w. ].
Groesbeck will speak affirmatively on
the subject and will be opposed by i.
l.. Perry CT Williams College. Re-
sponses to Invitations to attend the con-
Tentton have been received by over o.
900 bankers, Pruyn of Albany, will
speak on needed restrictions in regard
TO the issue Of municipal bonds, and
addresses from leading baDkorG will be
delivered Gu tho resumption of specie
payments, tho refunding debt, taxa
ton OF banks md tho rccuperetion OF
business.
j. p. IIalc's pinuofofIe factory on
Thirty eth street was destroyed by ii GO
this morning. It is rumoTed that ten
persons persisted. The flames extcJd.
ed to the south side of tho street, des-
troying the entire block between Tent,
and Eleventh avenues. Al 2 o'clocl;
=. 4. 1t was reported that many persona
%ere buried in the rims; not less Than
100 lives being sacrificed to tho flames.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Assistant Sec
rotary of tho Treasury Mccormick left
this morning for tho North. 4 report
Is ip circulation that owing to the Oh.
erous duties Of his Office he contcm-
plates rcsigniug tho present month.
Neither tho President nor tho Sccro.
tary OF the Treasury has been advised
OF ouch intention.
Tue New York Republican Associa-
ton adjourned sine die on Saturday in
compliance with the Presidents order.
The funds Of tho Association. rfter the
payment ofall outstanding obligations,
were ordered TO DE turned over TO the
Spiders Homo at Bath, New York. 4
letter from A. NJ. Clapp. OF Buffalo,
was read before adjournment. In con.
clusion he says: "Its existence could
not be but short to meet tho behestg of
any man, no matter how high or low
his estate officially or politically. Arc
we mere rariahs or serls that we must
bow meekly to an ord.r from tho White
Houdo or Interior Department.? Must
surrender our independence as citizens
aud our integrity rs Republicans mud
tear down or desert our Republican
association Mt the RutOcrnlic bidding Of
PolentateS or powers2 l for ono can.
not consent 10 it. The nbasement il too
deSpto DO reached without protcstn.
lon ana effort to prevent its occurrence.
This nation Inns reached its centennial
III history, aud this is tho FIRST instance
III which the destruction Of peaccfu;
and useful political organization has
boon demanded to propitiatc tho scal OF
power. II This is Rapublicunisn, /
want no moro Of it, though / propose 10
be Republican OF 1856 80 long rs life
lusls.''
% BAN FRAHcisco, Sept. o. An Auburn
dispatch says that fro yesterday
morning destroyed tho Chinese quar-
tor and n number OF business houses
and residences on Sacramento street
Tho loss is upwards Of $75, 600; insur
anco light.
John Bunk, the hoodlum who mu.
dered Onioer Coots, will not hang o,
Friday next, ns Is expected by many
| and tho urCcisa linn ,vho,, h;a oo,tII,