The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-10-14
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Mesilla. Now Mexico, Oct. 9th: Al
armed mob OF 100 Mcxicans, 100 fro,.
tho Mexican side OF tho river, hav
possession OF the comfy OF FL Pnso
IL Texas, fifty miles below this place
Tho mob threatened to massacre all ILL
Americans. They have arrested an,
Imprisoned the county officers. Severa
prominent citizens have iiod from tn
county. \ small detachment of til,
Ninth United States Cavalry started
Tor the scene Of trouble to-day, to pro
tcct the United States Custom Hous,
AMI Government property. The Icxi
cans claim that FL Pnso County be
longs TO Mexico. $751;. .5.-..
j. G. Duncan, manager OF ths Pho
ncer Land and Loan Bank, announced
this morning that the heavy payment.
required. to-day end tho withholding
OF nil depended upon, forces tho baal
into liquidation. The assets consist:
OF real estate mt cost price. 81 20 900,
aud liabilities Of Sl,2i3,OO0. o. ,.'..
The failure OF ". 4. duncan, mem.
Der OF the Pacific Stock Exchange, j.
apnor NC Il. '..-, D. -.'... g..
Perfect tranquility prevails. Tho
Republicans aIe 100 confident OF suc-
cess at the elections to be cIticcd into
my demonstration.
NEw IoRE, Oct. G.-The new sclc-
dule freight ratcs on all western bound
traffic, us agreed to by nlI railroad lines,
went into effect to-day. It uboIishcs
all special classes which nre merged
into tho 4th class rates, established on
sliding scale, anu Will shortly be in
creased, rs they were not iixed for any
definite period. Among tue speciul
instructions TO freight agents are: 20,-
600 pounds will constitute Il car load,
unless otherwise specified. aud where
special class rates arc made on articles
Of car load lots it must DO understood
mean 90, coo pounds or more of each
article named, aud freight must be de-
Tweed on the samo day and be oil for
one consignee.
The public auction OF seats OF Edwin
Adams benefit performance, drew n
vast crowd to tho Academy of Music
this afternoon. The first box was knock
ell down to Mr.. Southern for $500, sec
ind to Tony Pastor for SlGO, third II. E.
Abby for 500. At the meeting of the
Edwin Adams benefit comm nee l,s
afternoon, il was resolved to pay the
proceeds of tho entertainment to his
wife, Mrs. Mary Adams, to be excIu-
sivcly her own private property.
Assistant Secretary OF State Apgar,
writes about tho Tweed revelations,
that 1t wns entirely proper for me to
write letter to Tweed, who was Mt the
head of the department, stating ny
circumstances md nskiuS bis aid in
obtaining my salary. Inerer performed
n service OF any kind for Tweed, nor
did he ever ask me 10 do so.
WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-The Supreme
Court OF tho United States met to-day
at noon; present WRiih, Clifford,
Swaync. Miller, Field, Strong and Brad
ley. Tho call Of tho docket begins to-
morrow. 49,.
FERSASDISA, Oct. B.-Nina now cases
OF yellow fever appeared Saturday and
three deaths Sunday. To-day five new
cases and ono death.
PANS, Oct. g. lie Francois announ.
cos that tho Government has Ordered
tho prosecution OF Gambettn for his
manifesto. /. says the Audacious re.
production in his manifesto OF tho
phrase az Jdm Sc SoEmcitre on sc dcm,t
tre," il not only n repetition of the
offence against tho Marshal, Int n:
GalnhettG has already BEEN condemned
therefor by tho tribunal of the Seine
1t constitutes TN outrage ngniust thc
nn9istrncy whose decisions arc public
Il ignored. .... r., .
LIor CREEK, Wyo., Oct. 9TH,
down coach from DeGdwood wns stop
ped carly this morning by two roat
ngpnts, within quarter OF mile o
Lance Crock station, about thi:ty mile
north OF hore. Only onc passenger. 1
lady, who was not molcsted. No troas
| uro aboard. The robbers told tho dri
vor that they were determined to attacl
Tho next treasure coach, and that the,
were after Boone May, The messenger
and would kill him ii possible. Il i
presumed they want to kill SIay 70
having recognized and nrrcatcd tire
road agents in Doadwood some tin
since. The robbers wRre masked n
usual. bat tho mon wcro recognized u
blackburn nnd Webster, tho murd crcr
Of Deputy Sheriff Cuny.
DUuUQUE, H., Oct. 0..-The follow
ing dispatch il from tho hrndQunrLOr
of tho Republican State Central Con
mi!too: Very Ipehgro returns nrc r,
cciyod Of tho election in this State
Tho yoto has boom light one owing I
q heavy rnin prevailing generally ovc
tho State. Reports indicate tho eset
ton Of Republican S.ato ticket b,
about 1000 o9or the Democratic tick
ot Gear, tho Republican onndidat
for Governor, has been considCrnbl
scratched by temperance tnen, wh
| yoto for Jnssiu. thc toInrpranno oond