The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-07-22

oi ~. George, St. AnuTeW5, IRISH FRO
tcstant and benevolent societies, waited
OH the Mayor this evening, asking him
to call out the military. lie declined,
saying the police was competent for the
duty. The military wero called out by
the Deputy Adjutant General on his
own account.
IIAInIsDUnu, July ll.--Frnnk Viii
son. colored, who murdered John B.
Erudy i'll Harrisburg IN Junc. 1876,
waS executed III iail hero this morn
NJ.
WAsurS0roY. July 12.-Juhn NJ.
Langston yesterday, informed the Pres
tjent lie would accept the Uayr mis-
sion lately rendered him.
LONDON, July IA Russian official
dispatch dated Alc,andropol virtually
admits TINT the siege OF Kars has been
rnised. The dispatch Is rs follows:
General Mc!ikolf being apprised OF the
movement of Mukh,ar PashH's truopG
toward Kars. in order to place the
troops bcsicging Kars i'll n position To
move With greater readiness. suspended
the bomhnrdmcn., sent tho siege artil.
lcry to kurukdarn aud Alexandropol,
and concentrated the greater part Of
his cavalry at Khajuvali TO protect
his communications.
General Mclil;ofT has offered his res
ignatiou and requests q court.martial.
\ fortnight ago Grand Duke Michael
refused any longer to incur the rcspon-
sibility OF carrying out General Lei
ikotf's sirategieal operations.
LONDON, July IA correspondent
Of tho Times says: The Russians ARE
themselves surprised Mt their success
III the campaign in Bulgayin, and only
regret they dill not cross the Danubo
n month earlier. Either apathy or ig-
nOranco is influencing the Turki,h COM
inardcrs III the abandonment OF one
important position after another, un.
less, indeed, they nrc netting on some
Eiy":'rioGs or fancy plan Of campaign
that sets all acknowledged rules of mod.
cTn warfare at defiance. Whichever
OF these mnlign agencies controls their
c"naGiis the results ara uniformly dis
aStrouT 10 them. Rni tic Russians ara
ric;0r:oua!y advancing toward tho BHl-
kan iacantain4.
The threefu!d development Of the
Rnssian advance gives countcnaucc TO
the view that the russians intend to
make bold dash through the Schip-
kn Pass as bnsis for interior oIcrn-
lions against Adrinnoplc. The dis
lance from Tiraovu To Schiphn is thirty
miles; FROM Tho ruou;h Of the pass to
AdrianoPlc is twenty miles, and thence
to ConstaEiim"plc 40 miles. Thus
tho avant guard Of the RussinIns Is
already hu; 800 miles away from tho
Ottoman capital.
CHICGIO. Jniy 1l.--Tha Times Wash
ington special snys that The Cabinet
yesterday sccrei,ly, but seriously, con.
Sidcrcd the p:oplie;y of displacing
Gen. Howard AMI putting Crook in his
plncc. Howard. who has mndu such "a
bad mess Of the campaign. was sent to
Tint remote country as sort OF pun
ishmGnt after n failure to convict him
on court martial for his share in the
Frccdman's bureau frauds. II il quite
possible that he will be removed TO day,
nj Secretary McCrnry. who was absent
ut yesterdays (FriIny's) Cabinet meet.
ing, returned last night.
SAX FHAHciaco, Juno 1I.-In the
United States Circuit Court to-day, n
paper was read announcing tho amicn.
bic settlement Of the suit in bnmliruptcy
between tho California Pacific Rnilrond
Compnny md tho German hnndholdcre.
and asking that the suit bc disronlin.
ned, petitioners TO pay costs.
pOnTLAHp, July lI.--A special inst
received from an eyewitness Of tho
fight on the South Fork of tho Clear
Wntcr. gives tho following details:
Lieutenant Fletcher md A. ID. Chap
nnm, guide. found Chief Joseph after n
long and arduous search, with his fnll
force, camped in nu almost inaccessible
drlilo hntwccn two high mountains ncnr
tho liver. Oar command numbered 100
nnd Joseph 300 bravo nni determined
warriors. Fighting was carried OIL very
carefully on both sides. Tho Indiana
fought in recumbent position, aud
kept up stcady fro from behind rocks,
trees nnd ovcry advantageous riso In tho
ground, iikn skirmishcrs nnd SHARP.
shooters. Oar men wrro forced TO ND.
rronch through, open table laid and 70.
ceivc n CALLING fire. There was dcsul.
tory firing from rilic pits all day. a
squow who fell into our hands snys that
sovcn Indians wore killed outright and
tho number wounded IL very large. She
sayn tho chief wanted to fight md die
NJ tho rivnr, but tho women prevailed
upon him 20 retreat. Captain Bancroft
OF tho Fourth Artillery was wounded In
the left side, nud Lieutenant Williams
was wounded in tho arm aud leg. Both
will recover. Both sides fought with
greut determination.
WAsnrHnToa, July li.--.Tho Sccro-
taiy Of the Interior summnrily dismissed
1. 81 IInulnA, IlnnI. ~ H., In.li,.. IL.