The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-09-09

1
ated Pioneers Of the Territorial Days
OF California have perfected arrange.
ments for celebration OF their 9Th
anniversary Of the admission Of Cali
fornia into the Union. Saturday noxt
has been set apart as California; day.
LONDON. Sept. IA correspondent,
describing visit to Schipka pass,
Friday last, says: Suliemun Push.
hus abandoned tho attempt OH tho
Russian position, and marched away
from the neighborhood Of Schipku.
Some say ho is still ut Kuzanlik, others
that he is searching for another pass
l believe he is engaged in trying 20
reorganizo his shattered force. There
remains still confronting tho Russians
u few bAttaloins Of Egyptians, with
some caunons on tho heights, aud n
few moro miscellaneous battaloirs in
tho village Of Sthipln. Several Rus.
slams achievements have been march
cd back. and Gen. Nepokoitschitzky
tho Grand Duke Nicholas chief OF
staff, WAS returning from his visit to
tho pass, quito relieved and satisfied.
CAMP Ron: son, Neb. Sept. A.
Crazy Horse and number Of his
chiefs left this agency last night, and
tho rest of tho command ere leaving
this morning. Six companies of CIV
airy and about $50. friendly Indians
left hero ut 9:30 this morning and suc-
ceedcd i'll turning them nearly oil
back. Expect to have them oil buck
by tomorrow. No lighting or casual
ties. Shedding Bear with fifteen
lodges of Lame beers, bund number
ing about eighty persons. surrendered
this morning to Major Burke, OF tho
Fourteenth IafaElry, commanding this
camp. Fast Bull with tho remainder
of tho band, numbering between four
and five hundred, will arrive in two or
.hrse days. Thee az tho Indians
that have been committing depredu-
tons in the vicinity Of the Black Hills,
and their coming in leaves that couu-
try aud the Big Horn country entirely
free OF Indians. The delegation sent
oct Ivy Major Burke succeeded in IN
ducin3 these Indians to return.
| New York, Sept. 4.-The Sun hns q
report from II Pennsylvania politician
that McCra-y is TO By transferred TO the
Postmaster Generaiship in place of Key.
and Governor HaTtTagft ia to DO Sccre-
tRry of War.
CIScISNArI, Sept. 4.-R. james,
Samuel Goodrich and Jumes Simmons,
were taken from Jail pud hang by Il
mob Inst night mt Newcastle, Ky. They
wee charged with numbering q num-
Der OF persons i'll Oven and Horny
codu .es.
Lou-syiLLE, Sept. 1.-The Cor: .cr
TO-. 81, ;his moi Hilg publishes IL lcitet
from L. l.. WicliHe, Of Mount Washing
ton. n.y., Who eluims that Ito knows
Osmnu PashN, OF the Turkish army
apd has had correspondence with him
s;nco ho entered the Turkish scfyice.
10 says O%Wan Pasha is not General
EL*aine, la;o MARSHAL of the F.ench
army, as reported but that he is ma
tive Of Hawkins county, Tennessee, md
that his name is Il. Crawford. He
commanded regiment OF artillery dur
ing the late war aud afterwGil entered
the service OF The liberal goyornmert Of
MEXICO and was inado general of n di-
vision. He finally quarreIled with
President Jcarez and returned to the
United States. and resided for several
years near Philadelphia, Ho riier-
wnrd entered the service Of the Khed-
i've of Egypt, and WAS transferred TO
tho Sultan, aud commanded tho Tur-
kish army ut Ployna.
New IoGE, Sept. 4.-The TNuHe's
Salt Lake special says Young's will was
read today i'll tho presence Of all Of
his wives md children und few friends.
Brigham Young. Jr., Geo. Q. Cannon
aud Albert Darlington aro named as
his executors. The estate is largely
real eJtnto, aud probably worth $4,000
QUO. Tho will was mndo four years n 20
and bis youIgest child, born Of Mary
Van Colt, was then threo years old.
Young was father OF iifty.six children
aud left seventeen wives, sixteen sons
and twenty.eight daughters. The will
aims to make an equitable division OF
tho property between all tho wives md
childrOn, with no preference to my.
Most all Of them already Ind something
decided 10 them. On THU q YaluR on
was set. and il Is to he chm gcd to 'ht
recipients as NJ portion Of their shu O.
though not necessarily at tho valuation
he put on it. This il to he Cquitnb' I
adjusted when tho estate IL divided UP
on tho youngest child coming Of age
Mcan%hil0 tho income Is TO go TO var
ions mothers according TO tho number
OF their children, aud they will with
hold il the children behave badly. Al
arc provided for ns fur M their prcseh
needs nTo concerned.
Tho deceased held many intercGts II
trust for tho Church aud for indiyid'
unIs. His executors nro directed tt
turn o"er to them tho property. Thu
Church is forbidden by law TO hOlt