The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-10-07
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OF the messengers, was wounded in lho
leg. disabling him, when tho robbers
got possession Of the arms in the conch,
but were unable 10 force tho iron sofe.
FEESA%DI"A, Fla, Sept. 27.-Five
new eases to-day but no deaths are re-
ported. DR.. Mcfarland thinks tho
worst is over, il the people can be pre-
vented returning before frost. At Old
Town, the suburbs OF Fcrnnnlina, over
half the population is down with fever.
DGAyEE, Sept. 81. 7r. M.-The jury
in the Leeds case have been ont since
| ~ II. There is considerable excitement
| rs to the result.
Messrs. Ducl nnd Chinn leave this
evening for Lincoln Oh mining mat
| teIs.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 27.--Thc boiler of
en- engine OH the freight train Of the
Louiavillc nud Nashville railroad cx-
plodcd last night at Rocky Hall, War
rem county, killing Chns. Wilson, cn-
| Rineer, Thos. McCrcn iircmun, McCor-
mick, of Grccnsburg, Indiana, brake
nianaud woundinS slightly seven others.
a. i. Church, conductor, WIS badly
bruised, but able to crawl fur enough
forward 10 flag the south bound passcn-
ger train and avert collision.
Beside the victims Of the railroad
disaster, twelve others were more or
less hurt.
LoTDo%, Sept. 28.-A correspondent
tclcgrnrha that discontcn: anl dis
couraScmcat nre grea! in the Russian
army. The officers regard success as
hopeless. While the headquarters of
the staff remain unchanged, 10 i'm
prOycmvnt seems likely. llnli the
army will DO invalidcd Soon after bad
| weather sets in.
| y Russian official dispatch issued
ut Gorrcy Studen. says that on the
22l inst. about !U,Gu0 Turkish iniam-
try irom Sofia, supported by artillery.
| forced their way through our cavalry,
| posted to intercept them. url entered
| plvvEa. Further details ARE wnnt!n.
AL is qWiot Around Rustchuk nnl The
| BALKANS
o NIESSA. Sept. 27.-Thc newspapers
announce that iii consequence Ct the
large concentration Of iiussinn troops
md the difficulty Z: o5;ninin% supplies
Oh nCcOunt of the bad weather, Niche
met Ali, on the u, commenced retreat.
ing TO his former positions on Kurs
Lom.
ErzaroUM, Sept. 27.-Twon;y.two
thousand liussians arrived opposite
Mukhtar riEha's center, and battle
is imminent.
CETIISJE. Sept. % AT Goransko
the MontCm"grina took 5000 regulars
| prisoners, and captured three cannon
| and 500 rilicI. The Montouo6rins lavo
MISC occupied Pivn, Gap,nrcd For.
| Orkvicd AMI HOW hold the whole terri
tory as far IA FotHchn. They have
totally burned Dilck and the Burroun-
ding villages, after sending tho sick,
wounded and non combatauts TO Ere.
| birin.
Cn.cAGo, Sept. GA telegram from
| Benton, Montana, says tho NCz Pcrccs
attacked the rifle pita at Cow Islnnd nt
gund0wm OH tho 23d inst, making
seven charges and fighting until ten
O'Clock tho next morning, when thGy
left probably for Milk river. Sunday
night they burned tho freight pile, con.
tanning thirty tons Of Government nud
twenty tons Of private freight. Citi.
acnB Wcimcr and Walker wcro wound
cI seriously in tho fight. Il Il hc.
lioYod tho hostilos Nro making their
wny TO tho British Possessions.
Tho Sitting Bull Commission hnvc
arrived ut Denton, but owing to tho
nhscnc0 Of troops necessary for escort,
will not leave before tho tst Of October.
"r. GEoEGE, Utah, Sept. Sept. 20.-
Yesterday tho Shcrin OF Juab County,
tclcGrnphcd description Of two horse
thieves escaping from that county.
Ono @nn arrested last night at Silver
Reef by i. +. Brown and brought here
tonight. The other who wns followed
hy tho officers up Clnra Crock, twenty
miles from hero, refused TO surrender
and attempted TO escape by running
AWAY. lilo was shot in tho thigh. II
is thought tho wound is not fatal
CtSCGSSATI, Sept. 29.--Advices from
Senator Morton this noon nro that
There lIas boon no change since last
night. Tho visit OF Secretary Thomp.
son nnd Senator Mcdonald. Yesterday,
did him good ra;hor than harm.
Sr IoUts, Sept. 3o.--Coloncl David
IL. Arnstrong, 0n old citizen OF 81 Lon.
is,and tho wheel horse Of Democracy OF
this Stoto for tho past twenty Glyo or
thirty ycnrs, wan appointed United
States Senator by Gov. Phelps. 10 iii
tho vacancy caused by the death Of Lou.
10 '. l'cgy. Col. Armstrong Is nt pres.
cnt Sico President of tho Hoard OF Po-
lico commissioners Of this city.
Tho nowly appointed Senator was
! scrcnadcd ut tho Planters IIouso TO.