The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-01-07

cation which were incorrect. There
were no military, properly speaking, iu
the SInte House. Yesterday there was
n force Of police armed, not differently
from which they were ordinarily armed,
rs conserrators OF the peace. They
were instructed not to interfere with
any member Of tho Legislature, but to
protect from Interference from others.
Az to tho IIuuso which the Committee
cluimcd has been legally and properly
organized. the law provided that the
Secretary of State should furnish the
Clerk with q list of members elected;
Tint the list was furnished tho Clerk,
and sixty eight of the members whose
names were III that list, appeared i'll the
regular hall Of tho House Of Represent
ativcs yesterday, and furty-twoi OF for
ty.three at most, appeared III st. Pat
rick's Hall. He mnst decline to receive
any commuu cation from body which
lacked nearly twenty of quorum.
.. ...' WASHISGroS, Jun. 9.
Tho certificates Of Democratic Prcsi-
Dental Electors in Louisiana and South
Carolina were delivered to Senator
Ferry today. ,.....s ........'.
ed. W4sHrSGTON, Jan. 2.
The Senate Committee Oh counting
tho electoral vote, held another meet
ing to-day, aud prominent members say
general Indications seemed more hope
full for MI agreement than mt any pro-
yious meeting. Another member says
he cannot perceive that tho committee
made any progress toward harmoniziug
conflicting views. 3D.. .. ... ..a.-.--.. .
..-. " COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 2.
Governor Hampton hns issucd nn Nd-
dress cnlling on all faithful, lnw.nbid-
ing and loyNl citizens who desire to
maintain the Government Of their
choice, TO come forward promptly and
pay ten per cent of tho amount Of taxcs
paid by them last year. Governor
Hampton says il is for the people of
South Carolina now to determine
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mcnt they hnvo installed or tho at
tempted usurpatiOn which is only up
held by tho baYoncts Of Fed ,rul troops.
VIRGINIA, New. Jan. ..
This morning Dick Paddock md Tom
Hughes, proprietors of n cock pit, wero
shot and instantly killed by officer Nc
Donald, who, in attempting to qucll
disturbance in tho Delta saloon, was
attacked by them. The olllcer was
slightly hurt by shot i'll the head.
SAN FEAScGsco, Jan. 2.
On Friday night last, Autonia Ap.
ponis, German girl, living with tho
family Of Mr. Pracht, Bonyngo Place,
left homo With alnnn named Josephson,
quartormnsIer Oh tho steamer Granada,
and went to his room on First street.
Next morning she was rescued, partly
dressed, while attempting suicide by
jumping Off Bcal street wharf. Joseph
son WAS found dead i'll bed, shot
through the head, and the rest of the
| girls clothes were in his room. II
! seems that by sOmo hold no had on
her, ho was about TO forco IL marriage
with her, and gho hRd previously MS
serted thnt il he carried out his intcn-
tions she would kill both him and her-
self. After being rescued from the bny
before her connection with Joscphson's
death was known. she disappeared mys-
tcrIously, md is supposed to havo com.
mittcd suicide. 90.
The police have not yet succeeded i'll
npprchending Antonin Apponig, the
murdrcss Of JOscphsOn, but il has been
Hscortaincd that Saturday night, nfter
her disappearance, she stopped with
friends on Grove street, whore she nt-
tempted to poison herself, but fniIcd.
and then tried hanging, in which her
purpose WIS frustrated. Sunday night
she appeared ut the house of Mr..
Prncht, her employer, but after spcak-
ing few frcnzicd sentences disap-
pcnrcd, ind has not since been seen.
Charles Rogers, formerly scenic ar.
list Mt Mnguirc'G thcntcr, was drowned
last night by falling from Vallejo street
| wharf.
CAIsoS, Jan. 2.
The House met nj ii 4. NJ, md or
ganizcd by tho election OF Hon. II. u.
Mighcla, Of Ormsby, Speaker; J. NJ.
Woodwork, Chief Clerk, md other nj
tachcs Of the Republican, party, who
wore sworn IN. Tho Senate bill Great.
ing Legislative fund Of 100000 was
introduced and passed under suspen.
sion OF tho rules. Committees werc
appointed and tho House adjourned at
IL o'clock II.
Tho Senate met ut II 4. NJ, aud was
called to order by Lieut.. Governor Ad.
nms rs President. Tho journal wns
read md approved, and attaches wcro
sworn in by Chief Justice IInwley.
Tho bill crcating Legislative fund Of
5000 wRs introduced and pnssud ui,.
der II suspension Of the rules. Com
mittCca wcro appointed aud tho Senate
adjourned at 1915 =. ~.