The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-11-04

MADRID, Oct. 30.-The soldiers and
volunteers who have completed terms
of service and settled in Cuba, aud tho
insurgents who have submitted to the
Government will be granted portion
Of the forest belonging TO tho State. or
other national lands, tho recipient TO
DO tenants for three years, when, il the
land is properly cultivated, they be.
como absolute owners. They will be
>exempted from taxation for five years.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3l.-Thc following
registers OF land offices wcro confirmed:
Louis DuGal, Denver; Henry c. Oluey,
Lake City, Col; receiver OF public
money, Carbon Il. Hickman. Lule City,
Colorado, George W. Frost, agent for
Indians ct the Crow agency, Montana;
Wellington Bird, agent for Indians ut
Milk River agency, Montana; Benz. L.
Lang Ohio, secretary TO tho Presidcn,
TO sign land patents.
The following is the special commit.
tee to consider the subject Of aacerlain-
ing HId declaring the vote for President
and Fice-Prcsident Of the United States:
Alessrs. Edmunds, Conkling, Howe,
Mcmillan, Teller, Davis, Barnard.
Thurman and Morgan, of Alabama.
The House Committee on banking
and currency has decided 10 recommend
The passage Of Ewings' bill repeating
the third section of the specie resump.
ton net OF January Ii, 1875.
Numerous horses, Including Ten.
brock, arrived ut Jerome Park, yes:cr-
DAY, 10 take part i'll the programme
next Saturday.
Tho letter carriers have appointed n
committee to confer with the rost-
Office committees Of tho Senate and
House and urge that tho ycnrly salnr-
les i'll all the cities be placed at 81, 200
for tho highest grade and $500 for tho
Lowest.
The House committee "n rpproprin-
tons today took up the army nppro-
priatIon bill. General Sherman mud
other officers we're before tho commit
tee.
The committee on naval affairs have
nSreed TO report i'll favor Of immcL-
lately paging the arrears duo naval
officers.
The House committee OH postuffices
and postroads hell their first meeting
to day, md had under consideration
the bill recently introduced by Repre-.
sentative Reagan, amcndato:y to the
law last winter for the payment Of
southern mail contractors for transport
ing United States mails previous to
the WEI 81 The rebellion. Tho COM
mi;,cc will report favocaGly gu tlo bill
The Senate acied on none OF The in
pc:;rat nominations today. but coz
ii med several bundled ,,oSiin. stcis.
Nav YoEI:, Oct. 3l.--Tho moaning
papers on, line the proposed LrcH:y with
Mexico. rs heretofore published in our
! Washington specials. The lie. "tI con-
m=udIit5 icI.a:si ani approves the
, Scc.etary's pos. loncmcut OF rccogni-
ton OF D;nx un.iI protection against
border raids and for Americans mud
thri; property III Mexico shall have
nave been provided for.
The SIMS Wngpipa on special fays n
: Conference OF prom icfI. Democ rtic
Senators Fad Representative from boil
tue East nAd WEI, wag held yesterday.
i'll nniiGipH, on Of Sen,or Morton q
death. Governor WilliGm., OF ImG.nna.
being present, Indicated his readiness
10 ba guided by the sentiments express.
Grd 1T The conference relative to Nor.
tons SuCCt SsOr i'll tho Senate, and il
WAS determined that tho vacancy, when
il occu.H, shall be rendered To Thomas
Hendricks. vino. il is sail, will accept.
Dan Voorhees, namo was presented
but Williams is understood 10 Lu plclg.
ci now 10 Hendricks.
SAN FrlECisCo. o.. 3l.--NUIwith-
standing tho present depressed condi
ton Of tho stock market, the Ncvad.,
Bank announced no reduction in is
limit Of loans Oh Eonun2i stocks. Tho
bank haa, However, decided To shut
down on tho hIIhincss OF intiiRcIiminnIc
loruing to Ill corners aud confines iii
accommodation in that Icspcc; 10 :r'ok.
c~s rluuc.
NJ .MrHIg, Oct. 3l.-rho furC"nl al
Gen. Forrest took place nj noon ~ The
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Rev
Dr.. Slainback who had hcom II private
goldicr under FoTrcsi. officiating. Tho
, strccts for aqnnrcs wcro crowded with
people. Among Tho pnll.hrnrrrn were
, Ex.prcsidcnt Jefferson Davin. GuvcIuul
Porter, ITou. Jacob Thompson, Col
Galloway. DIR. Cowan and Major Run
, bart Of Forcsl's Stall Tho funeral COZ
, t"go WIS composed II mounted "S.f0n
fcdcrhtcs, odd FullOwa. EhiohnnlW
= guards. Blrr City Ernyg. McIuph'
= Light gunTds, cx.Union soldiers nnc
! civil organizations. business was Gus
{ pending during the funeral ceremonies
o and thousands Of people lined The sido
4 walks 10 witness the honora paid th,
o deceased. Tho Remains wCro inferred
with Odd FcllUwB' rites md militDr,