The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-05-13
LATE TElEGRAhS.

surrender of Crnzy Horses bund tool
place at this point ut 2 o'clock today
the whole affair passed off very quietly
The band numbers nearly I.3UO gnul.
under Crazy lIOrEn, Littlo Hawk, II,
Dog, nn1 Little liigmnu. Crazy IIo,s,
sail ho was making this peace to last
The ponies. surrendered nro estimated
to number nearly $500. They seem to
be i'll very gODd condition. and have
many American, hOrGes aud mules
among thom. Little Hawk, ono OF the
principal chiefs, wears about his neck
The silver medal presented 10 his father
by President Monroe in 1917. This mr.
rival makes tho aggregate number Of
Northern Indians HhO have surrendered
to General Crook Mt the Red Cloud and
Spotted Tail Agencies since March,
nearly 5000, md does uwuy with n
necessity for military expedition the
coming Summer. ..: ...'. '... ,
NEW ioRR, Mny Tho IIorlT,
Washington special says it is apparent
every day that 'ex-Secrctnry Bristow nc
quilted many to insure the conviction
Of few i'll the famous whisky ring, and
now that the promises which the mem.
beers OF it made nre fulfilled to get free,
ihe eases IRE TO lie reopencl, md for
the most part the broken whisky men
nnd their bontlsIucn nre in grent state
OF excitement. Sherman thus fnr is
unrrlenting mud will only restrain new
prosecutions where il is evident Gov
eminent pledges were positively given.
New ORLEANS, May THE Lower
Coast steamer Wnlock exploded her
boiler ut Delcroix, nine miles below
this city, killing Berna1l Donr,lly,
tho engineer. and McGiff, fireman.
Two others were wounded, aud six nrc
reported missing, supposed to be drown
ed.
Distric; Attorney Lacy says the cotton
and whisky cases here will be viror-
ously prosecuted, especially the I,nb-
lock, NablOw and Cleveland mills cot
ton cases, in which the claimants are
charged with conspiracy to defrnud the
Government by claim for cotton des-
troyed during the war, bnscd upon sub
scribcd testimony. ..a-.H.. ...
WASHINGTON, May 7.--The President
to-day issued mn order for tho consoli.
dntion OF oil tho agencies for tho pny-
ment OF tho army and navy pensions.
The payment of pensions of widows,
etc. ut Philadelphia. will be saving
to the government of $3.50, 900 per M
NUN. tits expected that MI remaining
questions connected with the new an
poIntments, will be finally decided to-
MORROW.
The Department of State has not vet
been officially Informed through the
proper Russian source OF the existence
Ut wnr between RUSSIA and Turkey.
Every proper measure will he taken to
strictly observe our neutral relations,
while yielding no rights Of our citizens
under treaties and international INV.
There Is reason to believe tho Russian,
ships will soon depart from our waters.
Tho official statement issued by the
Treasury Department shows that the
decrease Of the United S,atcs debt from
March lat, 1869, to April 3Oth, 1877,
was Sl55, I0l,Gi2.
+. a. Sawyer, lute Assistant Secretn-
~ OF tho Treasury, w. II. Hnines, late
Commissioner OF Customs, William II,
B"rstow, lntc Treasury Clerk and Franz;
w. Brooks mud d. Z. RoLdy. sprcula-
tors Mt lnrgc, will be tried in she Crimi-
mi Court at Washington, OH the 10th
inst.' for attempting to rob the Treas.
ury OF oyer S55, 900,
The Turkish legation hero have in.
formation from Constantinoplo saying
TINT tho reported persecution of the
Christian villages OH tho Danube il
without foundation, 81 fnr ns regards
the bnd treatment OF Israclitts in Leurln.
The lsrnelitcs in Turkey hnve
equal rights with all Ottoman subjects
Of Whatever religion.
BUCHAREST, Mny 7.--.Tho Turks
shellcd Bcckcll Inst night and tho Bnshi
Bhzonks plundered the ncighLoring vii
lngcs simultaneously.
Perth, bIny IA dispatch snys
Austria has notified Russia md IN.
Porte tina. tho interruption Of free nnvi-
gallon OH the Danube cnn only be tenn.
Pornry. Navigation must after the wnr
bc restored TO full force in nccordnncc
with tho Treaty Of Paris.
NIESSA, May Tho news Of Eng.
liSli arnIniuoM oausos alarm here. IL
IL reported TINT Turkey is cndcavoring
70 secure British intervention In return
Tor the ccssion Of u hnrLor Ia Crete for
the establishing Of IIaynl station COIN.
innnding tho Sucz cnnnl.
Tho sult"u has resolved to proclaim
n holy wRr.
BEnLlS. May 7..-Lord Dcrby's reply
to Gor'Schakofr's circular, has produced
considerable surprise aud sensation
hero. IN Is said TO have caused serious
pain md displcHsure Mt 81. PETERSBURG.
Sr. PETERSBURG. My Tho tins.
Hi"n Telegraph Agency snys Of Dcrby's
dispatch; England'S apprchcnsions, 80
fnr M Russin Is CONCERNED, nro u,,crIv